Certainly very different from the Tobey Maguire trilogy. It’s nice though, not being too entrenched in any specific adaptation; nothing feels inherently wrong about anything that happens, and I’m able to enjoy each one as its own, valid interpretation of Spider-Man.
The Amazing Spider-Man – # 2 & 3
The Amazing Spider-Man – # 2 & 3
So it turns out that the reason these two episodes are together is because they’re actually a two hyphen parter (allright, I’ll retire the hyphen joke…), so what the heck, I’m counting it as a credit again.
In this episode, one of Peter Parker’s collage professors, for whatever reason, gets some plutonium for his class. Everyone complains that this is dangerous; but the professor doesn’t listen, so three students decide to prove just how dangerous it is by…stealing the plutonium and building an atom bomb. The bomb is then stolen by Mr Richbastard, who at first attempts to sell the bomb; but then attempts to extort money by threatening to blow up the president. In the end, Spider-Man saves the day, etc, etc.
The movie villains were a lot more interesting, instead of being, “I’m already rich; but I want even more money! Nya ha ha! *twirls mustache*”
The Amazing Spider Man 70´s TV series Ep 1 Pilot
The Amazing Spider Man 70´s TV series Ep 1 Pilot
Eh, It’s long enough. I’m counting this as a movie credit.
Hoo-boy…this did not age gracefully at all; but I love every minute of it because of it.
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
I missed the Stan Lee cameo in 2; I did see him in 1; but I suppose I looked away for a second in 2. Obviously I saw him in 3. He’s impossible to miss when he actually talks.
I hate to compare this to Superman 3 but…in Superman 3 you had the good Superman and the evil Superman, then finally the fight between Clark Kent and evil Superman. In Spider Hyphen Man 3 you have the good Spider Hyphen Man and the evil Spider Hyphen Man, then at the end, Spider Hyphen Man vs Venom. Luckily the parallels between the two threes aren’t too tight, otherwise Spider Hyphen Man would have had to fight Venom as Peter Parker.
Final rating for the trilogy: hyphen out of hyphen
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
More Spider Hyphen Man! Woo!
So far I’m actually feeling bad for the villains in these. Interesting.
There’s another Rule of Three here, poor Peter Parker just can’t get himself a snack at the party.
Anyway, I think the takeaway from all of this is that spider hyphen powers require both spider hyphen DNA AND kisses from Mary Jane to work properly.
Spider-Man (2002)
Ahh, good ol’ Spider Hyphen Man. Until now my only experiences with Spider Hyphen Man have been the Universal Studios ride, a few episodes of the 60s cartoon, and the Weird Al song.
Heck yeah! Willem Dafoe, J.K. Simmons, and Bruce Campbell!
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
Added to watch later because of Brendan Fraser.
Elevator pitch: “What if…Jules Verne’s books…were ACTUALLY REAL?!?”
GRATUITOUS 3D EFFECTS, like, holy crap. It is possible to have 3D that doesn’t feel gimmicky, but this movie doesn’t quite make it there.
My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)
My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)
I added this to my watch later list because of Robert Sean Leonard, after previously watching House, M.D.
Oh hey, David Warner and Rene Auberjonois! Nice bonus!
This is definitely a goofy 80s movie.
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
I think it would be OK for movies to play around with the Groundhog Day effect a bit more often.
Soylent Green (1973)
I didn’t know the future was so … retro. The Computer Space video game, bubble wrap on the sliding door, psychedelic music.
Snape kills Dumbledore.
I only decided to seek out Soylent Green because of the … plot twist; but it turns out that knowing this particular plot twist took quite a bit of wind out of the film’s sails.
With the Harry Potter series, other than knowing about the famous line, I went into it completely blind. The surprise may have been ruined; but it certainly increased the amount of drama for me; because I would tense up every single time Snape and Dumbledore would appear together. When Dumbledore finally died it was almost a relief.