ak
03-25-2001, 10:07 AM
I have never really been interested in comic books, or comic book to film adaptations. X Men, whilst a good film, just didn't excite me, i think the budget spoiled the film, it was quite measily for what it should have been and some of the special effects were not as good as they should have been.
Batman - Hmmm...It was ok, nothing special. I think the special effect limitations of the time slammed down on its true potential. Jack Nocholson was good, the story was bad, the darkness brought a more grown up look, but, it seemed a bit campy, although, nothing compared to Joel Schumacher's attempts with Batman Forever and the truly disgusting Batman and Robin.
There have been a few other comic book adaptations in between the ages, with Superman and those awful Hulk films of the 70's. But, now, i must say, i am extremely excited by the prospect of the Spider-man film.
Having viewed the new website it just knocked me away, and the suit, whilst true to the camp looking design of the original 70's crappy film is not itself campy, it is very stylish and generally amazing.
Also, the special effects of today will allow spidey to jump and swing from building to building in the most amazing style possible. There are also tests available to watch of Spiderman scaling the side of a building. Impressive!
As for the direction, Sam Raimi has always been a sort of hit and miss director for me, making what are generally mediochre films. To my knowledge he has never directed a comic book, action style film, so it will indeed be interesting to see how he manages the film.
The actors all seem pretty good for the roles, especially TobeyMcGuire, who is absoultely perfect for the role, and i also like the choice of Willem Dafoe for the Green Goblin, although, on first viewings of his suit, i am not extremely impressed.
The story - well, there really isn't much of a story in any comic book films but there is an underlying theme which is interesting - darkness. Batman had it, X Men had aspects of it and believe it or not Superman has loads of it, although not clearly portrayed through the Christopher Reeve film.
Spiderman is this sort of tormented teenager, searching for answers in his life, he sits in darkened alley ways, on top of buildings, watching people from above in the shadow of the moonlight, thinking, contemplating.
To me, these are the strongest issues within the Spiderman stories, and i hope they are portrayed in the film. I have high hopes for this film, what about you?
Batman - Hmmm...It was ok, nothing special. I think the special effect limitations of the time slammed down on its true potential. Jack Nocholson was good, the story was bad, the darkness brought a more grown up look, but, it seemed a bit campy, although, nothing compared to Joel Schumacher's attempts with Batman Forever and the truly disgusting Batman and Robin.
There have been a few other comic book adaptations in between the ages, with Superman and those awful Hulk films of the 70's. But, now, i must say, i am extremely excited by the prospect of the Spider-man film.
Having viewed the new website it just knocked me away, and the suit, whilst true to the camp looking design of the original 70's crappy film is not itself campy, it is very stylish and generally amazing.
Also, the special effects of today will allow spidey to jump and swing from building to building in the most amazing style possible. There are also tests available to watch of Spiderman scaling the side of a building. Impressive!
As for the direction, Sam Raimi has always been a sort of hit and miss director for me, making what are generally mediochre films. To my knowledge he has never directed a comic book, action style film, so it will indeed be interesting to see how he manages the film.
The actors all seem pretty good for the roles, especially TobeyMcGuire, who is absoultely perfect for the role, and i also like the choice of Willem Dafoe for the Green Goblin, although, on first viewings of his suit, i am not extremely impressed.
The story - well, there really isn't much of a story in any comic book films but there is an underlying theme which is interesting - darkness. Batman had it, X Men had aspects of it and believe it or not Superman has loads of it, although not clearly portrayed through the Christopher Reeve film.
Spiderman is this sort of tormented teenager, searching for answers in his life, he sits in darkened alley ways, on top of buildings, watching people from above in the shadow of the moonlight, thinking, contemplating.
To me, these are the strongest issues within the Spiderman stories, and i hope they are portrayed in the film. I have high hopes for this film, what about you?