I really llike Spider-Man 2, but...
12-02-04, 09:28 AM
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Originally posted by Michael Corvin
^^ If you over analyze any joke it will fall flat. It was funnier hearing it.
^^ If you over analyze any joke it will fall flat. It was funnier hearing it.
12-02-04, 09:31 AM
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Originally posted by roger_d
My one dislike of the movie is that no one is suppose to know who spiderman was except for maybe a few people but in the subway scene, everyone saw who spiderman was. The idea of him wearing a mask is just that. It sort of ruined the whole idea of no one knowing who spidy was. Yes i know it's just a character in a comic book.
My one dislike of the movie is that no one is suppose to know who spiderman was except for maybe a few people but in the subway scene, everyone saw who spiderman was. The idea of him wearing a mask is just that. It sort of ruined the whole idea of no one knowing who spidy was. Yes i know it's just a character in a comic book.
12-02-04, 11:14 AM
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Everyone is entitled to there own option. I just started this thread to see if there was any "meaning" behind the musical choice of "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head."
I personally like the whole train sequence, including the reveal, and the operation part didn't bother me either. But there are some incredible cheesy parts in the movie.
I hope Raimi goes "darker" theme for 3. I know the is a big back story to Venom, but I am hoping he is the villain.
I personally like the whole train sequence, including the reveal, and the operation part didn't bother me either. But there are some incredible cheesy parts in the movie.
I hope Raimi goes "darker" theme for 3. I know the is a big back story to Venom, but I am hoping he is the villain.
12-02-04, 11:47 AM
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Originally posted by Jackskeleton
much like any of the Marvel characters, N.Y is a very important part of it and couldn't be Spidey without it.
much like any of the Marvel characters, N.Y is a very important part of it and couldn't be Spidey without it.
12-02-04, 12:07 PM
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Originally posted by Chip718
I hope Raimi goes "darker" theme for 3. I know the is a big back story to Venom, but I am hoping he is the villain.
I hope Raimi goes "darker" theme for 3. I know the is a big back story to Venom, but I am hoping he is the villain.
12-02-04, 12:27 PM
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Originally posted by The_Infidel
Do you think by the third movie they'll start listing Kirsten Dunst's nipples in the credits, or will they be simply relegated, once again, as an uncredited cameo appearance?
Do you think by the third movie they'll start listing Kirsten Dunst's nipples in the credits, or will they be simply relegated, once again, as an uncredited cameo appearance?
12-02-04, 02:18 PM
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Originally posted by Fok
Yeah my only complaint is when everyone on the subway she's his face. Surely someone is going to blab.
Yeah my only complaint is when everyone on the subway she's his face. Surely someone is going to blab.
12-02-04, 02:24 PM
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Originally posted by GuessWho
Then why was most of the train scene filmed in Chicago?
Then why was most of the train scene filmed in Chicago?
12-02-04, 03:03 PM
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Originally posted by Fok
Yeah my only complaint is when everyone on the subway she's his face. Surely someone is going to blab.
Yeah my only complaint is when everyone on the subway she's his face. Surely someone is going to blab.
12-02-04, 04:11 PM
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Originally posted by Michael Corvin
I still don't buy this. He is just some random kid. He isn't a celebrity. How the hell are all those people going to know who he is?
I still don't buy this. He is just some random kid. He isn't a celebrity. How the hell are all those people going to know who he is?
12-02-04, 04:28 PM
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Originally posted by Ketamine
If we are going to get into this again, I will add my 2 cents. While I don't have a problem with the scene, I would guess at least one person would go to the press. Where exactly? The Daily Bugle would be a good guess since they are so into Spiderman stories. So they may not get much more out of the person than height and weight (which they should already know), young kid with dark hair, no facial hair, marks, etc. Give that description to people who work in the Bugle with PP (who happens to be the only one that seems to be able to get good pictures of SM), and I would guess at least one person would put it together.
If we are going to get into this again, I will add my 2 cents. While I don't have a problem with the scene, I would guess at least one person would go to the press. Where exactly? The Daily Bugle would be a good guess since they are so into Spiderman stories. So they may not get much more out of the person than height and weight (which they should already know), young kid with dark hair, no facial hair, marks, etc. Give that description to people who work in the Bugle with PP (who happens to be the only one that seems to be able to get good pictures of SM), and I would guess at least one person would put it together.
12-02-04, 04:48 PM
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ok, so this movie keeps getting better the more I watch it. BUT, I do have a problem with Kirsten Dunst. Now, I usually like her and I do think she is attractive in a weird way. I also believe that her chemistry with Tobey is one of the highlights of both movies (the first one more so).
Why does she looks so awful in this movie? Now I know it would be ridiculous to compare her to the comic book MJ but the way I visualize MJ at this age is not the way she looks on screen. It is like they tried to make her look average and frumpy. Even when some hot (or semi-hot) actresses or models dress down they don't look this bad. That horrible brown dress she is wearing at the end makes her look downright ugly.
I thought she was suppose to be this insanely beautiful woman that Peter never thought he could get.
Why does she looks so awful in this movie? Now I know it would be ridiculous to compare her to the comic book MJ but the way I visualize MJ at this age is not the way she looks on screen. It is like they tried to make her look average and frumpy. Even when some hot (or semi-hot) actresses or models dress down they don't look this bad. That horrible brown dress she is wearing at the end makes her look downright ugly.
I thought she was suppose to be this insanely beautiful woman that Peter never thought he could get.
12-02-04, 05:02 PM
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Originally posted by Kal-El
Someone else explained that before. It was to show that there was still someone who cared for Peter even though everyone around him seemed to have abandoned him.
Someone else explained that before. It was to show that there was still someone who cared for Peter even though everyone around him seemed to have abandoned him.
12-02-04, 05:07 PM
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Originally posted by Fok
Yeah my only complaint is when everyone on the subway she's his face. Surely someone is going to blab.
Yeah my only complaint is when everyone on the subway she's his face. Surely someone is going to blab.
This kind of thing was touched upon in Batman Beyond when Terry had to reveal his identity to a kid to save his life. The villian of the week found out this kid saw Batman without his mask so they abduct the kid and probe his memories and the kid remebered seeing somebody else entirely, another hero of his. I think this is the way people would have perceived Spider Man on the train. Yeah, they saw his face, but most of them were equating him with kids they knew already, so they were not recognizing him, but were recognizing people they knew in him.
There might be a few who would have a double take moment if they ever saw Peter Parker in public, but they would probably dismiss it.
12-02-04, 05:27 PM
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This argument came up when the movie came out, but no matter how people have reasoned that Spider-Man being seen without his mask on isn't a big deal, it's still bothersome to me and none of the arguments have really changed my mind about that scene. Sure people might come up with different descriptions or be outstanding people and not tell, but it's also likely that there would be enough assholes on there that could also agree on a description of Peter and blab.
Superheroes have always been about maintaining their secret identities and the seperation between their regular persona and their hero persona. I can understand how Raimi has humanized the character and demonstrated how the two personas conflict, but in this case it felt like Spider-Man being seen without his mask on was too much of a throwaway. To me, it came across as just being careless.
Superheroes have always been about maintaining their secret identities and the seperation between their regular persona and their hero persona. I can understand how Raimi has humanized the character and demonstrated how the two personas conflict, but in this case it felt like Spider-Man being seen without his mask on was too much of a throwaway. To me, it came across as just being careless.
12-02-04, 05:33 PM
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Originally posted by fumanstan
This argument came up when the movie came out, but no matter how people have reasoned that Spider-Man being seen without his mask on isn't a big deal, it's still bothersome to me and none of the arguments have really changed my mind about that scene. Sure people might come up with different descriptions or be outstanding people and not tell, but it's also likely that there would be enough assholes on there that could also agree on a description of Peter and blab.
Superheroes have always been about maintaining their secret identities and the seperation between their regular persona and their hero persona. I can understand how Raimi has humanized the character and demonstrated how the two personas conflict, but in this case it felt like Spider-Man being seen without his mask on was too much of a throwaway. To me, it came across as just being careless.
This argument came up when the movie came out, but no matter how people have reasoned that Spider-Man being seen without his mask on isn't a big deal, it's still bothersome to me and none of the arguments have really changed my mind about that scene. Sure people might come up with different descriptions or be outstanding people and not tell, but it's also likely that there would be enough assholes on there that could also agree on a description of Peter and blab.
Superheroes have always been about maintaining their secret identities and the seperation between their regular persona and their hero persona. I can understand how Raimi has humanized the character and demonstrated how the two personas conflict, but in this case it felt like Spider-Man being seen without his mask on was too much of a throwaway. To me, it came across as just being careless.
12-02-04, 07:40 PM
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Originally posted by jaeufraser
Eh. It's a comic book movie. If I can believe that people can't tell the difference between Chris Reeves with glasses and Chris Reeves without, then the Spiderman thing I definately can buy. It's an emotional scene...in a movie that isn't about being "dark" or negative. You're supposed to believe that no one there would blab, that these people just had Spidey save his life. Sometimes it's better to just go with the movie rather than trying to figure out the real world dynamics of a movie about Spiderman. We're talking a VERY remote possibility that anyone could figure it out, and that possibility only happens if you take the cynical perspective of a rather uplifting scene.
Eh. It's a comic book movie. If I can believe that people can't tell the difference between Chris Reeves with glasses and Chris Reeves without, then the Spiderman thing I definately can buy. It's an emotional scene...in a movie that isn't about being "dark" or negative. You're supposed to believe that no one there would blab, that these people just had Spidey save his life. Sometimes it's better to just go with the movie rather than trying to figure out the real world dynamics of a movie about Spiderman. We're talking a VERY remote possibility that anyone could figure it out, and that possibility only happens if you take the cynical perspective of a rather uplifting scene.
12-03-04, 07:44 AM
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the people on the train who see Pete without his mask, were just moments before watching their lives pass before them.
they were trapped on an out of control subway car barrelling down the tracks towards imminent, violent destruction.
this average, woefully generic, non descript looking kid, just saved their lives.
they are actually all going to get to go home that day and see their loved ones again.
i think the display of non self-centered action ("hey i could make money off of this") amongst the what, 20 or so people in that car?, is not that unreasonable to expect in the circumstance, given the life altering experience that they all just went thru ("honey, i almost died today on the way home from work...").
they were trapped on an out of control subway car barrelling down the tracks towards imminent, violent destruction.
this average, woefully generic, non descript looking kid, just saved their lives.
they are actually all going to get to go home that day and see their loved ones again.
i think the display of non self-centered action ("hey i could make money off of this") amongst the what, 20 or so people in that car?, is not that unreasonable to expect in the circumstance, given the life altering experience that they all just went thru ("honey, i almost died today on the way home from work...").
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12-03-04, 08:49 AM
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Originally posted by AEspinoza1
I thought she was suppose to be this insanely beautiful woman that Peter never thought he could get.
I thought she was suppose to be this insanely beautiful woman that Peter never thought he could get.
12-03-04, 11:11 PM
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In the next movie, they should have a quick scene in which someone is questioning one of the train passengers to describe what SM looked like behind the mask. After thinking for a second, the person says "Well, he kind of looked like Tobey McGuire." Then the person questioning says "Who?"
Well, maybe not.
Well, maybe not.
12-03-04, 11:42 PM
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The thing that bothers me, is that you know if there was a real Spider-Man swinging around NYC, there would be tons of imitators out there with their own costumes trying to do some crazy sh!t.
Oh as for the seeing Spider-Man's face thing, sure I'd probably never forget what he looked like but I probably would have a hard time describing it to someone else.
Oh as for the seeing Spider-Man's face thing, sure I'd probably never forget what he looked like but I probably would have a hard time describing it to someone else.