Ameriatch One of the best films i have seen

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Scott LeBrun Everybody's favorite web slinging superhero came to TV with this ultra groovy series, with each of the three seasons distinguishing itself quite handily.I agree with the idea that had the series been more consistent all the way through, it wouldn't be as noteworthy today. But in the first season, when Spidey was mostly battling villains from the comic books, it was fun but less experimental.Then animation legend Ralph Bakshi took over for the second and third seasons, and things got MUCH weirder and freakier. Then the stories would have Spidey battling more "out there" (and often green skinned) baddies, and fending off a variety of monsters (which made quite an impression on my young mind) in spooky sci-fi, horror, and fantasy type plots. The backgrounds were, as many viewers point out, quite trippy, and the music got even cooler as the production dipped into the KPM music library. The great jazz tune "The Hell Raisers", for example, is a highlight, and decades later it became recognizable as the tune playing under the promo sequence on all Something Weird DVDs.The third season ended up recycling characters, and stories, quite a bit, usually with just enough variation to not feel like complete carbon copies. As everybody knows, 'Spider-Man' even borrowed two episodes from the 'Rocket Robin Hood' series, with Spidey replacing the image of RRH in those instances.Spidey was an irresistible good guy to this viewer. When in his everyday persona as troubled teen Peter Parker, he would be faced with any number of problems. He was quiet and unassuming. But once he donned the costume, he became much cockier and much more of a wise ass. (His voice would also miraculously deepen.) As for villains, The Vulture was always such a hoot. The ego on that guy was hilarious. J. Jonah Jameson was priceless, what with his ridiculous vendetta against Spidey and obsessive need to paint Spidey as an evil doer.Incidentally, it's my hope that some other company will re-release the series on DVD since that Buena Vista set went out of print long ago and naturally started commanding some rather unfortunate prices.Eight out of 10.

madbarberofwestpoint My father was Don Draper. So was my mother. I was eight. I hated every child actor on TV except Wednesday on the Adams Family. TV sucked. Lost in Space was Stupid. Star Trek was the coolest thing since Johnny Quest. I say again. TV sucked. Yes sometimes The Twilight Zone. Yes always the Outer Limits, and the rebroadcast of The Wizard of Oz. TV sucked, sucked sucked. It sucked so badly that I bought a Spindrift model from the Land of the Giants TV show and I hated that show. I still have it but know that it sucked. Spiderman Season 1 was Great.Not even close to Johnny Quest but magnificent all the same. Adequate art work. Excellent music. Terrific voices. Spiderman sounds an awful lot like William Shatner. There are no pictures of Paul Soles. True both are Canadian. Prove me wrong. That's Bill Shatner making a little extra spending money on the side. I met him back in 1977. My first thought was he isn't Clark Kent, he's Spiderman.

Cheese Hoven To start off with the good news. The music is great. The theme tune is a classic and the incidental music is memorable, if a little repetitious at times.Next the animation, which is variable. Some of it is very good indeed, such as close up on Spiderman's hands and some of the scenes of him climbing walls are rendered with great attention to detail. We do not mind so much when these shots are re-used over and over again. Faces of characters are largely well done and simply, though effectively, animated. But lots of the animation is rather routinely done, static backgrounds or often no backgrounds and the same sequences re-used.The voices are likewise variable. The main characters are good (although Spiderman's voice sounds too mature) but the villains are done in an over the top way.But the real villain here are the story lines. Just because these cartoons were intended for children does not mean children should be treated as idiots. In the very first episode, for example, "The power of Dr Octopus" Peter Parker just happens to stumble upon Doc Ock's secret lair after his car falls off a mountain road! If this is not laughable enough, Betty Brant happens upon this lair too when looking for Peter.OK for a nostalgia trip or for very undemanding kids.

John T. Ryan FOLLOWING THE OTHER animated series from Marvel Comics, THE MARVEL SUPER HEROES by about a half a year, this was the first on screen incarnation of "THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN"; being creator Stan Lee's top solo hero creation. The series boasted of having much of the same creative talent as was involved with the other, previous series; namely Steve Krantz and Ralph Bakshi of KRANTZ FILMS.THIS SERIES DEBUTED on ABC TV at the same date as Hannah-Barbera Productions' adaption of Marvel Comics' THE FANTASTIC FOUR. We can't recall the exact time slots; but, we do know that they were back to back. It was a good time for Comic Book Super Heroes!* THE ONE VERY 'Marvel Comics' element and Stan Lee trademark was included; after being totally absent from the MARVEL SUPER HEROES program. That would be the interjection of humor. SPIDER-MAN was steeped in it; what with a lot of wisecracking in voice over by the main character and with the lyrics in the now very well known theme song! AS FOR THE general feel of the show, it did seem to be just a trifle tame; as compared to the comic book adventures. This sort of comparison may not be completely fair; but they are made and always will be.IN OUR OWN humble opinion, the voice provided for Peter Parker/Spider-Man seemed to be just a little too mature. This is,of course, a small (even picayune) complaint and was not by any means, a major flaw.OTHERWISE, THE VOICE actors did a fine job and were well cast in their characterizations of J. Jonah Jameson, Betty Brant and the others. This added to the use of many of "Spidey's" enemies from the comics (Green Goblin, Mysterio, Rhino), great stories and the original musical theme & incidental music all made for a most acceptable adaption.TOPPING ALL OFF was the animation; while no 'FANTASIA" here, it is excellent for Television. Whereas MARVEL SUPER HEROES showcased the most beautiful artwork, skillfully copying it directly from comics page, its animation was extremely limited. SPIDER-MAN made up for the slack with its movement. And, when all is said and done, the name of the game is "Motion Pictures!" "HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!" NOTE: * Following the success of "BATMAN" (Greenway Prod./20th Century-Fox) on ABC in January of 1966, everyone jumped on the proverbial "Super Heroes Bandwagon." CBS had THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (later THE SUPERMAN-AQUAMAN HOUR OF ADVENTURE), the previously mentioned MARVEL SUPER HEROES Syndicated show and ABC's FANTASTIC FOUR and SPIDER-MAN. Other comic book-like characters also emerged; such as Hannah-Barbarra's SPACE GHOST and MIGHTY MIGHTOR.