Before the dawn of the Millennium, the prospect of a live-action Spider-Man meant Nicholas Hammond doing things slowly with a lot of string. The short-lived 1970s Spider-Man TV show perfectly illustrated that non-animated Spidey antics weren’t really achievable, although several – from James Cameron to Albert Pyun – tried to get projects spinning. But then came the arrival of CGI, and anything was possible…
Since Sam Raimi first swung Tobey Maguire into cinemas in 2002 there have been ten Spidey movies, three more Peter Parkers, and a Miles Morales, across four discrete franchises recently connected by Marvel’s multiverse shenanigans. If that sounds complicated, allow us to guide you through the Spider-Verse with our ranking of every big-screen Spider-Man outing.
10) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Mark Webb’s second Amazing Spider-Man had the opportunity to fix the problems of its predecessor, but sadly ended up more of the same. As previously, the...
Since Sam Raimi first swung Tobey Maguire into cinemas in 2002 there have been ten Spidey movies, three more Peter Parkers, and a Miles Morales, across four discrete franchises recently connected by Marvel’s multiverse shenanigans. If that sounds complicated, allow us to guide you through the Spider-Verse with our ranking of every big-screen Spider-Man outing.
10) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Mark Webb’s second Amazing Spider-Man had the opportunity to fix the problems of its predecessor, but sadly ended up more of the same. As previously, the...
- 6/12/2023
- by Ben Travis, Owen Williams
- Empire - Movies
Before there were X-Men in movie theaters, before there was Spider-Man, before Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and the Hulk teamed-up to become the Avengers, and long before Logan, Deadpool and Deadpool 2 proved that R-rated comic book films based on Marvel properties could be financially lucrative ventures, there was Blade. And according to a deleted alternate ending available on the Blu-ray release, the film was also meant to introduce none other than Dr. Michael Morbius, the Living Vampire, in a cliffhanger scene intended to set up the character’s return in the sequel.
Blade director Stephen Norrington played the trenchcoat-clad character, his face hidden beneath a black cloth, in a brief longshot in which the daywalker Eric Brooks and Dr. Karen Jenson spot the figure, who was, accordingly to screenwriter David S. Goyer’s commentary on the scene, explicitly meant to be Michael Morbius, from across a rooftop after defeating Deacon Frost.
Blade director Stephen Norrington played the trenchcoat-clad character, his face hidden beneath a black cloth, in a brief longshot in which the daywalker Eric Brooks and Dr. Karen Jenson spot the figure, who was, accordingly to screenwriter David S. Goyer’s commentary on the scene, explicitly meant to be Michael Morbius, from across a rooftop after defeating Deacon Frost.
- 1/13/2020
- by Anthony Fuchs
- We Got This Covered
Big screen Spider-Man entries have been the very definition of a mixed bag. This genuinely breath-taking 1970’s entry gives Superman IV a run for its money in stretching the suitability of the term “special” effects. We then had a merciful two-decade period of respite before Spidey followed hot on the heels of the X-Men in ushering in the modern comic book adaptation era. Sam Raimi’s trilogy is generally very good and continues to hold up well. Some of the effects from the first film haven’t necessarily aged well, but the performances and story-telling are great, so overall it remains a solid and enjoyable entry.
Spider-Man 2 continues to be one of the great big-screen superhero films, as strong as anything Marvel or DC have given us over the past 20 years, but then it all took a horrible nose dive with the bloated Spider-Man 3. A few good ideas...
Spider-Man 2 continues to be one of the great big-screen superhero films, as strong as anything Marvel or DC have given us over the past 20 years, but then it all took a horrible nose dive with the bloated Spider-Man 3. A few good ideas...
- 6/27/2019
- by Dave Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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