Spider-Man

It should be noted that this, not The Incredible Hulk, was television's first real attempt to bring a live action Marvel comic book character to the small screen. (Wonder Woman had come in apx. the same time and finally got it right...) It was a real kick watching a live action Spiderman crawl up the side of a building, spin a web, and use that spider sense of his.

But what STILL gets me is the music. The creepy 70's "wa-wa" enhanced guitar coupled with the orchestral sense of danger and intrigue common to 70s action adventure series was right on. I still find myself humming it from time to time.

And it was quite a hoot to learn (some years later) that Nicholas Hammond, Spidey himself, was also one of the Von Trapp children in "The Sound of Music"... So long, farewell, it's time to web-sling off...

Superhero films are a mixed bag in my opinion. Most of the time we are treated to great superhero films such as Superman (1978), Batman (1989) and the X-Men (2000). Other times superhero films are not very good as was the case with the 1990 Captain America movie and Judge Dredd.

I'm please to say that the pilot for the Spider-Man TV series was really good. There is a great plot, a great villain and the superb Nicholas Hammond as Spider-Man. The late great David White (remember him as Larry Tate from Bewitched?) also made an excellent Jonah Jameson.

Most of you will be familiar with Spider-Man's origin. It differs a little bit here but it's still very convincing.

Just like the great Incredible Hulk TV movie from the late 70's Spider-Man did not disappoint and it set the ball rolling for the TV series that followed.

I hope the 2002 Spider-Man film is as good as this. No doubt that the special effects will be superior but let's hope it has a good plot too.

i haven't seen this movie since i was a kid, but the memories of it are still very strong. One scene that stands out especially is when Peter Parker first puts on his suit and stands in front of a large mirror! I am shocked that the movie has not been made available somewhere for sometime. i only hope that with the release of the new movie that columbia/tristar will also release the amazing spiderman! Please release this soon!!!

This tv movie was not very similar to the comics (hey, what tv series or movies based on comics are ever completely true to them). The origin here is an excellent re-telling of the comic origin. Like the tv series, this show suffers from several major setbacks like crummy effects, but it is bearable.

Spider-Man. A very old spider. As far as I know, this is to some extent the pilot of the series of the same name about the most famous web thrower. The film itself now looks more comical than it could have been in 1977 and then everyone watched it as something like an action movie. I would really like to praise the camera work, the scenes from the first person looked pretty cool. The actors themselves are a little wooden and the very frequent silence annoyed when for several minutes the character walks around and does something incomprehensible and the viewer is left to wonder what it is. The plot of the film is neither good nor bad, in order to present who this Spider-Man is.