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- Rangernumberx: "Hey everyone, I'm Ranger and I'm here with this guy, You all know who he is"
- Yellownerd: "They do?"
- Rangernumberx : "Yeah you're the friendly neighbourhood Asian man"
- Rangernumberx : This week, we're aiming our sights at the poster child for early 2000s superhero movies. Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time to introduce you to the 2002 movie about the amazing Spider-Man
- Rangernumberx: "Well, at a glance, it should do well. The comics were written by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, of course, but the screenplay was done by David Koepp, who did the same job for Mission: Impossible and Jurassic Park. And the director...well, the only other stuff I recognize that Sam Raimi has done is Oz the Great and Powerful, so let's call the Spider-Man trilogy his magnum opus."
- Yellownerd : "Well people were probably hyped back then since Spiderman was huge on the comics, I don't know shit about who these people you're talking about but they seem amazing."
- rangernumberx: "Of course, this was after the flops of Howard the Duck, Steel, and other infamous Superhero movies, so people were still going to take this news with a pinch of salt. So, did they deliver?"
- Yellownerd : Well the Film's synopsis was : "Spider-Man" centers on student Peter Parker who, after being bitten by a genetically-altered spider, gains superhuman strength and the spider-like ability to cling to any surface. He vows to use his abilities to fight crime, coming to understand the words of his beloved Uncle Ben: "With great power comes great responsibility."
- It's very vague to say the least but it sets the tone on what to expect; Even if you're not a comic reader it's still easy to understand and i like how they start with on how he got his powers unlike some movies which starts with the dude already having powers and there's no backstory at all.
- rangernumberx: "That's if you don't give up before the opening credits. No movie, just the names of those who have worked on this with a couple of spider web designs on them for two whole minutes. It doesn't sound like a lot, but it is seriously nothing but names of people, no plot, no fight sequence, nothing. I would claim that they were just trying to pad this movie out, but the whole thing is around two hours long."
- Yellownerd: "Two hours of nerdgasm i suppose, I mean they got Machoman in the movie."
- rangernumberx: "Yeah, I was planning on pointing that out, and they also got Macy Gray to portray herself. But no time to dwell on that, as we start our movie with everyone's favorite thing: The main character narrating over what's happening, even though he shouldn't be aware of the audience or what's happening on screen."
- Yellownerd: "Maybe it was kind of a diary scene, you don't know his life"
- RangernumberX : "Maybe. This introduces us to three main facts: Andrew Garfield is playing Peter Parker-"
- Yellownerd: "It was Tobey Mcguire you heathen"
- rangernumberx: "Maybe. This introduces us to three main facts: Tobey Maguire is playing Peter Parker, Kirsten Dunst is playing Mary Jane Watson, and everyone except a small minority of people in this universe ARE ASSHOLES. Even the bus driver is laughing at Peter for not catching the bus on time!"
- Yellownerd: "Well Peter parker is really a bullied teen if i remember correctly and aren't everyone assholes"
- rangernumberx: "Everyone on the bus excluding Mary Jane is willing to let him run alongside the bus as they laugh. Peter's one-time employer later in the movie finds a loophole to screw him out of most of his money. Mary Jane's father and employer are pure distilled dicks. There'e a 100:1 asshole/nice person ratio in this city!"
- Yellownerd: "Exactly"
- rangernumberx: "Anyway, the bus is too a school trip to a science lab, where we are introduced to two more of our main characters: Norman Osborn (played by Williem Dafoe) and his son Harry (played by James Franco). In this scientific spider tour (which gives us a ton of interesting spider facts which I sure hope will play a role in this movie) we are told that Peter's parents are dead and that's he's smart. Added to the fact that he's an outcast, he's only two stages away from becoming a superhero: A great personal tragedy, and superpowers, although it is possible to substitute that last one for tons of money."
- Yellownerd: "Can you blame the superhero chemistry, That could happen to anyone in the Comic world and it'll probably grant powers for no reason, but hey at this point we at least know what happened to Parker"
- rangernumberx: "What are you talking about? He's just taking tons of photos of Mary Jane (that's...a bit creepy, to be honest), and for no reason whatsoever they're just focusing on this spider that's falling down and landing on Pe-oh. Ok, yeah, we know how Peter Parker got his powers."
- Yellownerd: "You know If i got bitten by a spider inside a lab, the first thing I'd do is tell the professor or something"
- rangernumberx: "Yeah, they may not have made a big deal about it, but they still noted that there were a limited number of the unique, multi-trait spiders and that they only exist in this one place. Shouldn't he tell them that one of them is on the loose? Plus, we have no idea if those things are venomous or not. This is like diving into nuclear waste just to try and get powers."
- Yellownerd: "Exactly, I mean how would we know if that spider bit anyone else in that room"
- rangernumberx: "Well, we see that he obviously doesn't care to get help from anybody as he stumbles back into his house, meets Uncle Ben and Aunt May, and goes straight to bed. Alright, Nerd, watch this scene and tell me it isn't just me that thinks he simply looks like he's high."
- Yellownerd: "Obviously he's high, Who acts like that normally"
- Rangernumberx: "Do you really want me to answer that?"
- Yellownerd: "Well do you have an answer for that"
- rangernumberx: "Possibly. But no time for that, as we see Norman conduct villain blunder number 1: Your trusted adviser is telling you that something is very dangerous, and that you should at least wait to go through some proper channels. But nope, you need to do this now, use yourself as the test subject, and ignore any health and safety warnings. To be honest, the scientist isn't completely exempt from the blame, as he still conducted the experiment anyway. But you know how it goes: Norman flatlines, scientist goes into the test chamber, Norman proceeds to kill him for...initially doubting him?"
- Yellownerd: "Well what else would you do in that situation?"
- rangernumberx: "Well, for starters I would make a better way to apply the drug than Halloween-esk green smoke. Then, I would call an ambulance. Then, I...yeah, that scientist would be dead. So we cut to Peter in the morning and SERIOUSLY? He lives next to Mary Jane? I'm not joking, we really should watch out for him around her."
- Yellownerd: "Hey man, If i was next door to a hot bod, I'd want a window view too"
- rangernumberx: "We also cut to Norman, who also got super powers last JESUS! Ok, well played movie. Ya jump scared me."
- Yellownerd: "I have an instant replay of it :."
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- rangernumberx: "We return to Peter as he's in his school's cafeteria, and is just getting the hang of his web powers. Yes, web powers. Apparently, in this universe Spidey doesn't need to build his web shooters, instead they...come from patches on the underside of his wrists. Why there? I mean, any hole or pore on his body would make more sense to shoot webs from than that location, so why there?"
- Yellownerd: "I'd rather my wrist than some other body part, would you risk a random orifice or the wrist? DO YOU WANT TO PEE WEBS"
- rangernumberx: "IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE!"
- Yellownerd: "Fine then go get bit by a spider then D:<"
- rangernumberx: "You buy my ticket to New York, then. Anyway, Peter's new web slinging abilities get him in trouble when he accidentally sends a fully loaded tray of food into the back of the resident bully. He, of course, follows the guy with the tray attached to his wrist by a string as we get a glimpse into how Peter senses the world through spider sense."
- Yellownerd: "Which is absolutely total bullshit in my opinion"
- rangernumberx: "What do you mean? It was previously established through riveting spider fact exposition that one of the types of spider that the compound spiders have the abilities of have senses that border on precognition. It makes sense for Spiderman to have this power!
- Yellownerd: "Yeah but the way they showed how it is is stupid"
- rangernumberx: "But it's like Quicksilver vision in Days of Future Past. Peter's hyper aware of his surroundings, and therefore slowing down the universe to show clearly what Peter is aware of without any exposition to explain what they're doing is rather clever."
- Yellownerd: "which is stupid"
- rangernumberx: "Well, if it's so stupid, why did it help Peter avoid getting punched in the face with enough force to buckle the metal on a locker door? Seriously, the guy didn't even flinch! He needs all the help he can get."
- Yellownerd: "How about I hit you and you try to avoid it"
- rangernumberx: "Do I get spidey sense?"
- Yellownerd: "No, Let's move on"
- rangernumberx: "Fine. So, of course, Peter uses his new abilities to beat up the bully, and punch him across the building. And, of course, nobody has a problem with that. One person yells 'Good job', another bully calls him a freak (which isn't the best plan when he just punched a guy larger than you at least 10 meters), and nobody freaks out. But then again, this is an early 2000s superhero movie. I shouldn't expect perfect logic."
- Yellownerd: "At this moment, The bullee becomes the bully
- rangernumberx: "...right. Also, something that also obviously doesn't need freaking out about is Peter finding out that his hands are covered with THOUSANDS OF SERRATED BARBS."
- Yellownerd: "TINY serrated barbs, this is one gross scene btw"
- rangernumberx: "Well, he takes this as a sign to climb a wall and to parkour over the rooftops, yelling like an idiot, until he comes to a particularly large gap and decides to use a handy nearby crane to practice his web shooting and swinging. I will admit, him attempting to shoot a web on purpose in this scene did get a laugh out of me."
- Yellownerd: "Honestly, The first thing I'd do if i saw tiny barbs was to slap someone also this scene would also be my first trial if i had powers, I mean it's like giving a kid a giant box of toys"
- Rangernumberx : "He has occasionally used that approach while fighting enemies, and I believe it became the signature move of a clone of him. The results...aren't pretty."
- Yellownerd: "Oh he'll win, He is the main character"
- rangernumberx: "After slamming into a giant billboard reading 'Traffic is Fun' (created by the same company that thought that superheroes who get their powers through drugs, such as Captain America and Spider man, were good role models for children) Peter returns home, and finds out that no one, not even Mary Jane, is seriously questioning that day's events."
- Yellownerd: "Do news even exist in this world"
- rangernumberx: "Yes, we see a newspaper later in this movie. Peter even works for it."
- Yellownerd: "Oh right duh, Well maybe there's just something bigger and much more interesting than a flying dork"
- rangernumberx: "So, with his new superpowers and with his dead parents in mind, Peter Parker, tired of being picked on by all, designs the famous Spider Man suit. And decides to enter a wrestling competition with it. Well, he may very well need the powers, because he's up against the one, the only, MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE!"
- Yellownerd: "Isn't that cheating though"
- rangernumberx: "Nope, I'd say they're on equal terms. Also, I get what they were doing by keeping the full suit hidden, but I just thought it was anticlimactic and I didn't like the reveal at all."
- Yellownerd: "Why so"
- rangernumberx: "Because we were shown numerous designs for the Spider Man suit, including rejected designs and a whole page of possible logos. It brought up excitement to finally see the web slinger on the big screen, and all we got was the equivalent of a crappy cosplay.
- Yellownerd: "Excuse me, I was planning on cosplaying that "crappy cosplay"
- Rangernumberx: "Of course you were. And this is also where Peter Parker gets his alias as The Amazing Spider Man. Well, he didn't give the announcer much to work with. Human Spider really is a terrible name in comparison. Kind of like calling a character Man-Bat...wait, that existed, didn't it?"
- Yellownerd: "Human Spider is great"
- rangernumberx: "But not as great as Spider Man. And this is further proof for my asshole statement. They tried to dissuade Peter from fighting as they thought that he would be badly hurt. They all thought that, seeing the same happen to people twice his size. And so, what do they do? They put a CAGE around the ring, so he physically can't escape for the three minutes they're challenging him to stay for.
- ....Assholes."
- Yellownerd: "He wanted this to happen, it has CONSENT"
- rangernumberx: "Not to a cage match! He explicitly stated he didn't sign up for a cage match!"
- Yellownerd: "The safe word is manspider"
- rangernumberx: "I would like to point out that Macho Man's line here is hilarious when shown with his actions. Well, you know what happens. Peter forgets he has spider sense, gets beaten up by a chair, and manages to pull it back and defeat the wrestler. And for doing what has been considered impossible, Peter gets paid $100. Instead of 3 grand. Noticeably pissed, Peter starts to walk away as the manager gets robbed."
- Yellownerd: "Butterfly effect? Butterfly effect."
- rangernumberx: "I wouldn't say that just yet. Due to being cheated out of his winnings, Peter lets the thief go, and he thanks him for it. But he heads downstairs, and sees that his Uncle Ben had been shot. Mentally torn, he dons on his wrestling outfit and goes to beat up the carjacker who shot him. He catches up, manages to get him alone in a warehouse with no police, and starts to brutally beat the offending man up until he sees that it's the same thief he let go. YellowNerd, you can say it now."
- Yellownerd: "Butterfly Effect? Butterfly effect." *cue future gif*
- rangernumberx: I think this is brilliantly done, as he is put in a situation where many people would do the same, as he has been greatly cheated out of a large amount of money and this act could be seen as karma. But, by letting his own feelings get in front of stopping crime it ends up striking home hard, leading to him donning on the mask as his day job. This is how you portray Peter’s tragic, life changing event. Not choosing not to stop a robber due to the shop owner not allowing you to take a penny to equate for your purchase. However, did we really need a flashback to the last 2 scenes?
- Yellownerd: "Hey man, maybe for you but i'd be happy with 100 dollars"
- rangernumberx: "100 dollars? Or the promised 3000?"
- Yellownerd: "Hey man i'd take what i have, I'll probably end up stealing money with the powers anyway"
- rangernumberx: "Anyway, through the power of Cliff Robertson's narration, we see a crime fighting montage with Peter in the real Spider Man suit. This, in turn, leads to the Spider Man doubting J Jonah Jameson, head of the Daily Bugle and played by Cave Johnson.
- Yellownerd: "How do we know it's really parker in that suit, you never saw him in it"
- rangernumberx: "Oh, so there's two people with spider powers and go by the name of Spider Man, who both decide to fight crime at exactly the same time?"
- Yellownerd: "Yes"
- rangernumberx: "Jameson is convinced that Spiderman, the obviously good guy, is actually a menace (think Lex Luthor but with much less cash). But, due to none of the photos being good enough for him, puts an ad in his own paper for good pictures of Spiderman. With his pre-stated interest in photography, Peter webs his camera to a nearby item like a lamp post, sets it to capture images based on either time or motion, and then uses them as a portfolio which he gives Jameson. Which raises the question: How did he know where the crimes were going to take place?"
- Yellownerd: "I told you there are two spidermans doing it for money"
- rangernumberx: "We then cut to a board meeting, where Norman is saying how they've still got the backing, and how everything is looking successful. And, of course, the board have decided without even hinting to him that they should sell out to the rival company, the one they were trying to keep the backing from going to, and for Norman to retire within 3 days. Hey, if I was in his shoes, I'd turn supervillain as well."
- Yellownerd: "With that face, I'd turn into a supervillain as well"
- rangernumberx: "A giant celebration occurs, in honour of Oscorp...I don't know, going two days without an accident? With all of our main characters, minus Norman, being there. And here comes the Green Goblin and...alright. Are you going to address the elephant in the room or am I?"
- Yellownerd: "There was an elephant in this scene?"
- rangernumberx: "No, the fact that in this movie the Green Goblin looks like a rejected Power Rangers villain."
- Yellownerd: "Hey that costume is great specially the helmet area"
- rangernumberx: "Sure, when compared with the Green Goblin from the Amazing Spider Man 2 it looks good, but on it's own? I'm sorry, but it's terrible."
- Yellownerd: "You're terrible"
- rangernumberx: "So he causes general havoc and MOTHER OF HELL he just skeleton-ified those people with one bomb! There wasn't even any collateral damage or anything!"
- Yellownerd: "A real villain has priorities"
- rangernumberx: "And a real villain makes sure he is easily defeatable. Seriously, Spider Man just sticks his hand into the underside of the hoverboard and it does enough damage for the Green Goblin to leave the fight, but not enough for him to not be able to fly away."
- Yellownerd: "Lets try an experiment, You go play with a skateboard and i punch it mid jump"
- rangernumberx: "So Spider Man saves Mary Jane, who until this point was on a gradually crumbling stone balcony or something, and...erm, the park's right there...ok, he's kidnapping her. I told you guys! I told you Peter should've been put on a watch list!"
- Yellownerd: "She's gon' get the Spider D, You think spiders have 8 D's as well"
- rangernumberx: "...no. Just no."
- Yellownerd: "Think about it, what else mutated inside parker, does he have tiny barbs in his Dick"
- Rangernumberx : "I'm not even going to respond to that. We go back to Norman's home to see him going Gollum/Smeagol with himself. I have to applaud the director and Dafoe for this, as we only see the Green Goblin speak through the mirror. It may sound typical, but these shots weren't overlapped with any other. When you see a different personality, it really is Defoe switching between them on a whim. I have to applaud him."
- Yellownerd: "This is a fantastic scene, It shows the struggle of the character"
- Yellownerd: "do you think the green goblin's semen is green too"
- Rangernumberx: "No. The Green Goblin decided the best course of action would be to go to the Bugle and ask politely who took such good photos, reasoning that someone that close to him on several occasions would have close ties to him. Triple J doesn't give Peter's name up to the obviously threatening individual, which is actually a nice personality trait. Or he just never learnt Peter's name. Peter shows up, gets gassed and then kidnapped. Ok, so several hours pass to make it night, but Goblin doesn't demask Spider Man? Missed opportunity, there.
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- Yellownerd: "why didnt he just stab him with his huge ass chin"
- rangernumberx: "Because he wanted to give him a chance to go to the dark side. And this is another scene that I liked, with Goblin near monologuing to Spider-Man about how humanity only rises heroes in the hopes to see them fall. And we see his words ring true, as triple J portrays Spider-Man in a negative light which results in people calling for his arrest."
- Yellownerd: "Rip in pieces spidey"
- rangernumberx: "I just think that he was incredibly stung by being given a make shift gag from Spidey. I mean, he does seem to like the sound of his own voice."
- Yellownerd: "True, I like my own voice"
- rangernumberx: "But of course, he sees Mary Jane get followed by two guys, who are then joined by some others who try to mug her. Apparently, even though he showed no interest in returning to his superego he kept his suit on him at all times, because he changes into it (minus the mask) to beat the thugs up. Because if there's anyone who's going to stalk Mary Jane, it's going to be him."
- Yellownerd: "Well i won't eat a sandwich if other people already took a bite off it, i'd assume thats what goes on in his mind"
- rangernumberx: "...right. This leads to possibly the most recognizable scene from this movie, with Peter hanging upside down, Mary Jane unmasking the lower half of his face and the two of them sharing an inverted kiss."
- Yellownerd: "HARD NIPPLES"
- rangernumberx: "Somehow, this makes Spider-Man realise the city needs him, and so decides to rescue a baby from the nearest convenient burning building. He hears a scream, goes in to rescue that person and SURPRISE! Old lady Green Goblin! I must say that I liked that idea."
- Yellownerd: "You know that scene boggles my mind still"
- Yellownerd: "wheres the baby at"
- rangernumberx: "The baby was inside the burning building. Then in it's mother's arms. What's there to boggle the mind?"
- Yellownerd : "That's hardcore"
- rangernumberx: "If you say so. We see some more fighting, some more spidey sense which ISN'T portrayed stupidly,"
- Yellownerd: "I stand by my statements"
- rangernumberx: "And we see some more of Green Goblin's pumpkin bombs. This time, they release boomerang blades, one of which cut Spider-Man. But who cares about that? Peter's needed at home for a meal with the Osborns!"
- Yellownerd: "I'm pretty sure Mary Jane's nipples can cut through spidey's costume too"
- rangernumberx: "What does that have to do with anything?"
- Yellownerd: "Nipples. Hard ones."
- rangernumberx: "If it wasn't for this being your show to begin with I would fire you. Norman notices that the cut is the exact size and placement of the one he dealt to Spider Man earlier that day, and so puts two and two together and realises Peter Parker is Spider-Man. He leaves lunch (causing Harry and Mary Jane to break up while he's at it) and, after consulting his mask, decides to go and injure Aunt May to get his point across. Did he really do that to hurt Peter? Or just because Aunt May told him off for eating too early in the meal scene?"
- Yellownerd: "PETER PARKER IS SPIDERMAN?"
- rangernumberx: "FOR GOODNESS SAKE NERD THIS WAS ESTABLISHED HALF AN HOUR IN!"
- Yellownerd: "Oh my g-- anyway moving on, How would you feel if someone ate too early at your dinner party"
- rangernumberx: "I would tell them off like Aunt May did. Why? You're not siding with Norman here, are you?"
- Yellownerd: "Hey man, If i had a rather schizophrenic mind, I'd do it too"
- rangernumberx: "Aunt May was put on life support, Nerd! And Peter realises that the Green Goblin knows his true identity. So what does he do? Go on, guess."
- Yellownerd: "I'd cut norman using mary jane's nipples"
- rangernumberx: "Maybe, but guess what Peter Parker/Spider-Man did."
- Yellownerd: "Cry"
- rangernumberx: "Nope."
- Yellownerd: "he attacks harry"
- rangernumberx: "No again."
- Yellownerd: "Do i look like a genuis to you"
- rangernumberx: "Not in the slightest, but I have to follow the rule of three. One more guess."
- Yellownerd: "Called the avengers?"
- rangernumberx: "I wish. No, he starts romantically monologuing to Mary Jane. I mean, hello? Your only living relative's life is on the line, he can attack you at any point, could this NOT wait another 20 minutes until the ending scenes of the movie?"
- Yellownerd: "I mean i can't bang my grandma for sympathy"
- Rangernumberx: "Well, Peter sleeps and is awoken with a flash of the Green Goblin in what I think is the director's attempt to jump scare me again. Ok movie, scare me once, shame on you. Scare me twice, shame on me. Attempt and fail to scare me twice, intense shame on you."
- Yellownerd: "you still got scared once"
- rangernumberx: "I'm going to regret saying that. Mary Jane gets kidnapped over the phone, and it's up to Spider-Man to save her. Although, it's not as easy as it seems, because he has to face a sadistic choice. He can either save his love interest, or a...load of...children...this is one of the most famous scenes in comic history! But wasn't it Gwen Stacy, not Mary Jane, who was put in this predicament. Either way, it is kind of a rip off for those familiar with the scene as both Mary Jane and the crate of kids get away with their lives, so the two supers can have their battle elsewhere.
- Yellownerd : "I mean if I were a villain I'd give the hero sofie's choice as well"
- rangernumberx: "I'm going to pretend I understood what you just said. One dramatic slow motion later, and the Green Goblin lays down a complete and utter beat down on Spider-Man. Is he just so much stronger than he is, or is Spiderman just too predictable?"
- Yellownerd: "If spiderman has spidey sense then why'd he get beat up"
- rangernumberx: "Same reason as in the wrestling match, I guess. The Green Goblin decides to gloat that he will slowly and brutally kill Mary Jane, as all good comic villains do. But this allows Peter to bring the fight in his favour with something so powerful, it would be called a deus ex machina if it didn't appear in almost every single form of fiction: The power of love."
- Yellownerd: "A who's ex machina"
- rangernumberx: "Deus ex machina. Traditionally used in greek theater in the form of gods changing something in the play which would normally be humanly impossible, it is now used for when something extremely improbable and often near impossible occurs in a work of fiction, usually because the author has written themselves into a corner."
- Yellownerd: "well"
- rangernumberx: "Now you've learnt something. The Green Goblin decides to use some trickery to pull the fight back in his favour, and reveals himself as Norman Osborn, playing to the multiple personality routine that he often uses in the comics. However, this time we see that he has in fact embraced the Goblin, and is preparing to kill Peter should he refuse his job offer once more. Long story short, he refuses, spidey sense kicks in, and Norman ends up impaled by his own hovercraft. Now, I know that people call these movies corny, but nothing demonstrates this more than Norman's final lines of "Oh" prior to being impaled, then "Don't tell Harry" just before slumping into death. It's actually fairly impressive how they could make such simple death quotes rather amusing."
- Yellownerd: "Rip in pizza green gobo"
- rangernumberx: "Spiderman de-costumes Norman and takes him home to be witnessed by Harry in order to prepare a later villain, they attend Norman's funeral, Peter friendzones himself, narrates, cuts to him swinging around town as spiderman and then to the credits. That's Spider-Man, folks."
- Yellownerd: "Don't the police check for fingerprints"
- rangernumberx: "Gloves, remember?"
- Yellownerd: "Still"
- rangernumberx: "How about I put on gloves, and you try to collect my fingerprints from the things I touch wearing them?"
- Yellownerd: "Speaking of gloves, Let's talk about the movie's fashion sense; Let's start with parker"
- rangernumberx: "You know my thoughts of the Spider Man suit. It's great to see it in live action, but the trashy home made wrestling costume just left a sour taste in my mouth."
- Yellownerd: "I like both his first trial costume and his final costume, It's cool"
- rangernumberx: "But on the other side, there's the Power Rangers reject. I know the Green Goblin isn't the easiest character to bring to life without it looking stupid, but they could've tried instead of making Dafoe dress like a life size action figure."
- Yellownerd: "Oi I had a Green Goblin action figure once, It was awesome ; It came with the beat up spider man figure"
- rangernumberx: "How much did it look like the one in the movie?"
- Yellownerd: "It was accurate man"
- rangernumberx: "Exactly. It's just a life size action figure! This may have been a movie, it may have been pushing merchandise, but it wasn't made just to sell toys, like many cartoons are. The merchendise was made just to be sold to people who enjoyed the movie as an afterthought. So, why make the main villain's look so easily transferable to a doll that's only going to last a couple of weeks before it's destroyed in some fashion by a 4 year old?"
- Yellownerd: "because swag"
- rangernumberx: "In the middle between the awesome of Spidey's costume and the horribleness of the...aforementioned is the every day dress of the Osborns, the Parkers, Mary Jane, and so on. Honestly? There's nothing much to say about them. They just look like standard clothing of that social class, which I guess does the job well."
- Yellownerd: 'I like the transparency of Mary Jane's clothing especially during one scene"
- rangernumberx: "I can't say the special effects were that special. They were there, and they assisted the movie well enough, but they are a bit dated. I mean, look at the fights in the Amazing Spider Man. Then look at this movie's fights. In one, you have slow motion web slinging, trying to keep ahead of the supports you're using as they explode with electricity overload. On the other? You have a man in a costume bouncing on parade floats and people turning into pretty bad CGI skeletons. Which would you choose?"
- Yellownerd: "I'd choose the bad CGI, My eyes are sensitive to flashing light"
- rangernumberx: "Each to their own. But that was the visuals. What did you think of the soundtrack to this music?"
- Yellownerd: "It's amazing from the main menu til the credits, It's great"
- rangernumberx: "I thought it was good, but nothing memorable. It matched the scenes in the movie great, such as the sudden use of the instruments whenever Peter placed his hand on the wall again when he first discovers he can climb them, but I wasn't rushing to add the music to my soundtrack collection."
- Yellownerd: "At least it wasn't dubstep"
- rangernumberx: "Was it even a major thing in 2002?"
- Yellownerd: "I don't think it existed back then"
- rangernumberx: "Alright. There was no mid-credits scene (that's right kids, it's so old that Marvel wasn't doing that yet) so you only got a couple of rock songs as you saw the people who spent their time creating this. Near the end they played the original Spider Man cartoon theme, which I thought was a nice touch."
- Yellownerd: "True enough"
- rangernumberx: "Something I'm unsure about, so I'm letting you dictate this one. What did you think about the casting of the characters?"
- Yellownerd: "I like it though Tobey Mcguire is a great peter parker but a horrible spiderman"
- rangernumberx: "And?"
- Yellownerd: "That's it"
- rangernumberx: "Nothing about Norman or Harry? Mary Jane? Uncle Ben or Aunt May? ANYBODY besides from Maguire?"
- Yellownerd: "Mary Jane's nipples were the best supporting actors"
- rangernumberx: "*sighs* Ok. I agree with you, Tobey portrayed the wimp Peter Parker well. However, he was missing the quick wit that made Spider Man the superhero so appealing. While she wasn't given much to work with, Kirsten played a nice Mary Jane. I could feel the empathy and love from Aunt May, and Cliff Robertson managed to make enough of an impression on me despite having very limited scenes to make his death very sad. I don't think there was a bad choice of actor, to be honest."
- Yellownerd: "Also Dafoe is a great choice"
- rangernumberx: "Agreed. Do you have any other thoughts on the movie?"
- Yellownerd: "It's a movie that i'd watch from time to time"
- rangernumberx: "With all that being said, it's time for us to pick a best and worst part of this movie. Nerd, what are your picks?"
- Yellownerd: "The best what, scene, actor, costume wat"
- rangernumberx: "Anything. Your one favorite thing overall from this movie, and your one most despised."
- Yellownerd: "Mary Jane's nipples"
- rangernumberx: "Come on, just for this one part, be serious about this."
- Yellownerd: "My favourite part is always the Green Goblin suit, It looks slick and I like it"
- rangernumberx: "I have no idea why that is, but to each his own."
- Yellownerd: "I watch japanese men in tights for a living"
- rangernumberx: "Fair enough. And the worst part?"
- Yellownerd: "Spiderman's powers, I mean i have no idea why he would grow barbs or shoot webs from his wrist"
- Rangernumberx: "Honestly, while they're not the greatest interpretation of Spider Man's powers, they're still decent enough to get the job done, although, it never explained why his hand needed to be in that particular position for it to work. With the web blasters, it was just the position he was most comfortable with while pushing the release on the web shooters. Here? The plot just simply demanded it."
- Yellownerd: "So what was your favourite part"
- rangernumberx: "I think I have to put that on Uncle Ben's death and the immediate following scenes that supply to Spider Man's back story. I am usually fairly emotionless while watching things to be honest, so the fact that it managed to pull at my heartstrings as well as give a brilliant, live action version of, well, everything here made it just great. My worst part, however, had to be the Green Goblin costume. I've stated my reasons."
- Yellownerd: "For each his own"
- rangernumberx: "Indeed, and that brings us to the highlight of the review. Nerd, you have to create a team of fighters to represent you in a dream team death match, with the aim to have the last fighter standing. From this movie, which one character would you chose for your line up?"
- Yellownerd: "Green Goblin"
- rangernumberx: "I have to agree with you there. Hover craft, instant kill pumpkin bombs, plus there's the chance to pick Spider Man in a later movie. But, to end it all, how would you rate this movie."
- Yellownerd: "69 out nipples HA, Probably I'd rate it a solid 7.5 out of 10"
- rangernumberx: "I too would recommend it. Is it the best superhero movie out there? No. Is it a good movie? Certainly. Is it better than The Amazing Spider Man? Well, that's for you to decide, and hey, it gives you an excuse to watch this."
- Yellownerd: "True"
- rangernumberx: "So that's pretty much it for our pilot review."
- Yellownerd : "Til we see you next time! Ba-bye!!"
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