Review of Spider-Man (1977) by Brendan N — 26 Oct 2017

The film was quite well staged but at the end of the day you just have the one question, why the need for a reboot so soon? they essentially are telling the same story as the very first which is a giant slap in the face. Garfield is a better spider man but he is not even close to Maguires Peter Parker who really nailed the lead role.

Webb is basically the wrong guy for the job, he really lacks the strength to sell the story all over again. he was probably the right guy to continue the series with a new crew and continue the series where spider man 3 left off. the action scenes are well handled but retreading the first film really left this film struggling.

The cast are quite excellent and well chosen especially martin sheen who gets the short end of the stick. Garfield isn't geeky enough to work as Peter Parker but he does suit the spider man part. he gives the role a lot and is well supported by Stone.

The story is a little all over the place and really won't unfold until the next addition. what I dislike is the need to leave important plot points out just to include in the next film. I can understand a tease at the very end but a whole tease of a film annoys me. what happened to the old fashion create a great film and move on from there.

A good night in but definitely not the classic like the previous 3 films, the sequel which is envitable has its work cut out because the spider man 2 is close to being the best sequel ever made.

I caught this film again and have reduced to 3 due to problems with the film. Stupid Peter Parker dunking scene and skateboarding around, this just feels forced. Wouldn't people ask questions and attempt to recruit him to the basketball team? The Spiderman scenes are great and this where the film shines, great work but not that only makes a half good film. This origin story rehash is dumb and shows that rebooting is not a great tool, feels like recycling when the garbage men throw items in the same trash as normal trash. Not a great Spiderman film and very much closer to the Spiderman 3 film in regards to overall quality. 22-10-2017.