Review of With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010) by Andrew O — 15 Aug 2012

Fantastic doc about the highs and lows of Marvel's greatest. And yes it does acknowledge Steve Ditko!

This review of With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010) was written by Andrew O on 15 Aug 2012.

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story has generally received positive reviews.

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By Tim M (3,013) on 06 Jul 2013

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By Chuck N (91) on 24 Aug 2012

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By Chris D (2,215) on 20 Nov 2012

Stan Lee will leave you slightly breathless with admiration, you'll soon recognize that his modesty is as entertaining as his comics...a 'marvel'ous…

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By Christopher H (1,747) on 14 Dec 2012

It's wonderful to see the life story of one of the greatest creators of all time, but I feel like the film was a tad bit too short, and in…

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By Burl Burlingame (127) for Honolulu Star-Advertiser (127) on 25 Nov 2011

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By Nathan E (398) on 19 Sep 2012

I sat down to watch WITH GREAT POWER: THE STAN LEE STORY a feature length documentary on the life of the iconic legend marvel comics own generalissimo…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 25 Nov 2011

Lee recognized that character was more interesting than any superpower - that Peter Parker was far more interesting than Superman…

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By Brad H (510) on 23 Aug 2012

As a fan of Stan Lee's work I was interested to learn the story behind the legend. Good flick…

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