Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44767 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-05-17
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Formats: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Dutch, English, Hindi
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 116 minutes

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For devoted fans and non-fans alike, Spider-Man offers nothing less--and nothing more--than what you'd expect from a superhero blockbuster. Having proven his comic-book savvy with the original Darkman, director Sam Raimi brings ample energy and enthusiasm to Spidey's origin story, nicely establishing high-school nebbish Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) as a brainy outcast who reacts with appropriate euphoria--and well-tempered maturity--when a "super-spider" bite transforms him into the amazingly agile, web-shooting Spider-Man. That's all well and good, and so is Kirsten Dunst as Parker's girl-next-door sweetheart. Where Spider-Man falls short is in its hyperactive CGI action sequences, which play like a video game instead of the gravity-defying exploits of a flesh-and-blood superhero. Willem Dafoe is perfectly cast as Spidey's schizoid nemesis, the Green Goblin, and the movie's a lot of fun overall. It's no match for Superman and Batman in bringing a beloved character to the screen, but it places a respectable third. --Jeff Shannon

DVD Description
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is an ordinary guy who lives with his beloved aunt and uncle and quietly pines for the girl next door, Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst). But when a genetically-modified 'super-spider' bites him while on a school trip, Peter develops unusual skills - fantastic acrobatic strength, supernatural awareness and a talent for web-spinning. It's not until tragedy strikes at home that Peter decides to use his new powers to fight crime under a secret identity: Spider-Man! When the evil Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) attacks the good people of New York and endangers the life of Mary Jane, Peter commits himself to the ultimate tests: to thwart his arch-enemy and to win the heart of the girl that he loves.

Special Features

• Filmmaker's and cast commentaries including: Sam Raimi and Kirsten Dunst, John Dykstra and special effects crew
  
• Branching multi-angle Web-i-sodes
  
• DVD-Rom including: comic/feature comparison and record your own commentary
  
• TV spots & trailers
  
• 2 music videos: Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott and Sum 41
  
• Easter egg
  
• Weblinks
  
• 4 featurettes:
  HBO making of Spider-Man
  Spider-Man an E! Entertainment Special
  Director Profile: Sam Raimi
  Composer Profile: Danny Elfman
  
• 'Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century' documentary.
  
• Gags/outtakes
  
• 3 Marvel dot.comics
  
• 2 Spider-Man PS2 game test levels
  
• Screen tests: Tobey Maguire and J.K. Simmons
  
• Peter Parker's Darkroom:
  Photo gallery
  Easter eggs
  Weblinks

Disc 3:

• Sneak Peek at Spider-Man 2 with special cast appearances from the set
  
• Featurettes on designing the world of Spider-Man
  
• Spider Wrangler
  
• Wrestling Match
  
• World Unity Festival
  
• Oscorp Lab
  
• Goblin's Arsenal
  
• Costume Design
  
• Spider-Man 2 teaser trailer
  
• Activision Spider-Man 2 game trailer

DVD Technical Information:

• Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic
  
• Language: English
  
• Running Time: 1 hour and 56 minutes (approx)
  
• Region Code: 2

Customer Reviews

Not Worth The Extra Cash!
For some strange reason, I never got around to buying 'Spiderman' on DVD, but when I saw that a 'deluxe' edition was being released with a third disc of extras, I felt that the time had come to finally purchase it. It comes nicely packaged, with a cardboard sleeve to house the amaray case, but once unwrapped, I was shocked to see that the third disc was simply thrown in; No, not part of the overall package, but slipped in between the cardboard sleeve and the main case (which is the regular two disc version of 'Spiderman' available)! It has its own cardboard sleeve (like those that you get with free CD's in Sunday newspapers!) and this cheapens the item further!! There is no compartment to store it, therefore being a little useless as it is now sitting in a drawer rather than on my DVD cabinet! The disc has some interesting extras though, from the costume and set designs to looking at certain scenes in detail, and there are some sneek peeks at 'Spiderman 2', however, these can be seen on TV all the time, and the trailer can be viewed on the Apple Quicktime website. This would have felt like more of a complete package had it had all the extras bundled into less discs, but the price cannot be justified and it was a disappointing buy. Buy the regular two disc version for less, the extras just aren't worth it!

A movie to take its place in my heart next to "Superman"!
I remember as a kid watching the Superman movie series. I still watch the first few now with nostalgia and enjoyment. I also remember later in life watching some of the other superhero spin-off movies (e.g. Batman) and being very disappointed. Spiderman is really the first superhero spin-off movie since Superman which has reach the "kid" in me (I'm 32 by the way!)

I felt involved all the way through, with the suspension of disbelief building until I was hardly analysing the movie at all - just enjoying it. Some of the computer graphics were a bit dodgy, and will probably look dated in a few years time (but then again the Superman flying scenes look dated now - and I still enjoy them).

Kirsten Dunst is a great female lead. She's not a "typical" US blockbuster female lead, and she's even got red hair like the original Mary Jane! Tobey Maguire is pretty good as Peter Parker. At one point he is excellent - it is at the end of the movie where he makes the ultimate sacrifice to protect those he loves (I won't go into details - I don't want to spoil it).

The sacrifice at the ending finished Spiderman with what I considered was a deep message full of integrity. Kind of bizarre to get that from a "Blockbuster". It left me with a good taste in my mouth.

The action scenes? Well they're great. The Times Square scene is massive, the 59th Street bridge scene is really nail-biting, and the final fight between Spidey and the Green Goblin is suitably dark, but also adrenaline pumping.

As an adult I don't know if I could watch this movie many times, it does not really have "hidden depths". (Probably if I'd seen it first as a kid, I'd have a lifetime of nostalgia coming back to it though.) However it fulfilled it purpose perfectly - it was aimed at a certain level of involvement, artistry and "intelligence" and it hit that level so perfectly I finished watching it the first time feeling elated.

Wonderful,just wonderful!
A perfect representation of Spider-Man on show here.Because of the new blockbuster movie,people think that the 90's Spider-Man animated series is average on the scale.This is not true.The animated show is just as engaging and thrilling as the movie.It takes an even deeper look into Spider-Man's private life.(He even gets married to Mary-Jane Watson but not in the episodes on this video.) However,the 4 episodes on this video are the perfect full-action episodes of the show and find Spidey battling 3 of his most dangerous foes including The Green Goblin and Dr Octopus.The action comes thick and fast as we are given the ultimate character representation of Spider-Man here.If you can't wait for the movie to come out on video,buy this and it will thrill you forever.