Spiderman, Rebooted

[Nunyerbiz]

Well, I can understand the Goblin mask from a practical perspective... A good chunk of Spiderman and Green Goblin screentime were done with CGI stand-ins... and I wouldn't have wanted some abortion like we saw in the SW prequels when they tried to paste Christopher Lee's face onto a stuntman's body. I suppose the mask could have been easily removable or had a visor or something so we could see Dafoe's face more often... but I think that would have been goofy for the obvious Dark Helmet reasons... Think they went for the lesser of two evils.

[RoninFox]

Well, I can understand the Goblin mask from a practical perspective... A good chunk of Spiderman and Green Goblin screentime were done with CGI stand-ins... and I wouldn't have wanted some abortion like we saw in the SW prequels when they tried to paste Christopher Lee's face onto a stuntman's body. I suppose the mask could have been easily removable or had a visor or something so we could see Dafoe's face more often... but I think that would have been goofy for the obvious Dark Helmet reasons... Think they went for the lesser of two evils.

I thought I remembered seeing in the special features that Dafoe insisted on doing as much of the in-suit acting as possible, knowing that stuntmen can be easy to pick out.  Anytime you would have been able to see his face, it still would have been him I think.

[Nunyerbiz]

Well, that's my point.... Either the design of costume was going to reveal more of his face... or he was going to be removing the mask ala Dark Helmet to do his dialog. If the design was changed so the face was visible at all times, then you get a special effects problem for the CGI team. If he's always removing the mask to deliver his lines... then that becomes it's own problem.

[a pretty girl is like]

IT"S BRATPOP!!  Hi, Bratpop!

The thing I like least about this is pushing the date back gives the studio an opportunity to try to make this a 3D movie.  That's fine and all for the parts with Spider-Man swinging around and fighting whichever villain(s) they choose but what about the other 75% of the movie where it's just characters talking to each other around Aunt May's kitchen table?

[MSTJedi]

IT"S BRATPOP!!  Hi, Bratpop!

The thing I like least about this is pushing the date back gives the studio an opportunity to try to make this a 3D movie.  That's fine and all for the parts with Spider-Man swinging around and fighting whichever villain(s) they choose but what about the other 75% of the movie where it's just characters talking to each other around Aunt May's kitchen table?

THRILL as the tea cup comes at you out of the screen as Aunt May asks one lump or two!

[Darth Geek]

IT"S BRATPOP!!  Hi, Bratpop!

The thing I like least about this is pushing the date back gives the studio an opportunity to try to make this a 3D movie.  That's fine and all for the parts with Spider-Man swinging around and fighting whichever villain(s) they choose but what about the other 75% of the movie where it's just characters talking to each other around Aunt May's kitchen table?

THRILL as the tea cup comes at you out of the screen as Aunt May asks one lump or two!

Great, we get to see the depth of her wrinkles. 3D is truly the wave OF THE FUTURE!

[TeamRAD]

Sam, thanks man! You did deserve to go out on a much better note. Now I may not be a WoW player, but damn, I cannot wait for the movie! Best of luck!!

Whelp, can someone please slip the suits the Season 1 DVD of The Spectacular Spider-Man or the compilation of The Ultimate Spider-Man books? Either of those paths would be so awesome!

And let's start the casting, I'm saying Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Parker, keep Bryce as Gwen (she was SO beautiful), and MJ...Emma Stone.

Regardless of what happens, I know I'll be there on day one, and here's nervously hoping the project lands into the right hands.

[Doctor Who?]

Could Hollywood for once find some teenagers to play teenagers in movies.  I know it seems like such an insane idea but I laugh at every movie set in highschool because the stars are always in their late 20s.

[RoninFox]

Could Hollywood for once find some teenagers to play teenagers in movies.  I know it seems like such an insane idea but I laugh at every movie set in highschool because the stars are always in their late 20s.

The problem with that is that teenagers age more visibly than people in their 20s, so for a project like this which will obviously be made to produce sequels, you risk having someone look like a kid one movie, then an adult in the next when only one year was supposed to pass between the two stories.  Then you get comedians making bad jokes about it forever, like with the Harry Potter movies.

[Sharktopus]

The thing I like least about this is pushing the date back gives the studio an opportunity to try to make this a 3D movie.  That's fine and all for the parts with Spider-Man swinging around and fighting whichever villain(s) they choose but what about the other 75% of the movie where it's just characters talking to each other around Aunt May's kitchen table?

THRILL as the tea cup comes at you out of the screen as Aunt May asks one lump or two!

Wheatcakes in THREE DEE!

Just imagine having to look at Kirsten Dunst's Cabbage-Patch-Doll-from-Hell face in 3-D...

[gbeenie]

Whelp, can someone please slip the suits the Season 1 DVD of The Spectacular Spider-Man

What is this strange thing of which you speak? Don't you know all WB animated series have to be released on crappy three-episode discs first?

[Sharktopus]

Whelp, can someone please slip the suits the Season 1 DVD of The Spectacular Spider-Man

What is this strange thing of which you speak? Don't you know all WB animated series have to be released on crappy three-episode discs first?

RAAARRRGH! HULK SMASH DOUBLE-DIPPING HOME VIDEO COMPANIES!

[BathTub]

Bleh I think it's lame they are going for the reboot. They should just have given Raimi the time he wanted.

[Sharktopus]

There was a casting call for a young, red-haired kid and Tobey was looking forward to "evolving the character." I think Raimi wanted to make Spider-Dad and Columbia - thankfully - put their foot down.

[MSTJedi]

There was a casting call for a young, red-haired kid and Tobey was looking forward to "evolving the character." I think Raimi wanted to make Spider-Dad and Columbia - thankfully - put their foot down.

'Cause that worked so well for Superman . . .