Spider-Man (2002) | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction & Review

[@Eidlones]

A lot of people make fun of Tobey's sad face, but I love it. It's not "sexy". It's a guy crying over the death of his uncle.

[@3DJapan]

Most people would not look sexy in that situation.

[@dysvanlist]

Exactly, his face isn't suppose to look sexy

[@hissatsu4937]

The meme: Look at little Tobey Maguire. Gonna cry?

[@iancruz6617]

Because realisticl crying does not suppose to make you look good. Other actros tried to look good when crying while also cannot eve cry in time for a scene.

[@xero9ravity150]

@@iancruz6617 Exactly lol they expect tobey to look good when crying like tf his character's crying when his uncle just died how is he supposed to look good when that just happened XD

[@rossmorton7002]

Willem Dafoe knows exactly what kind of movie he's in. His delivery of "We'll meet again, Spider-Man!" is perfect.

[@razkable]

Did this chick mj kiss peter at the funeral burial site of her former boyfriend two days ago's father?..she's a hot mess

[@TheDisneyLover58]

Yeah and William dafeo wanted that role cause he was not the first choice hell he wasn’t even the second but he wanted that role so badly and did most of his own stunts.

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

You know, he’s something of a Green Goblin himself!!

[@iconocast]

think about it Hero!

[@joachimlarsen2k]

That's my favourite quote from the entire triology. Straight out of a comic book.

[@tuschman168]

I love the moment when Jameson shows integrity and doesn't sell out Peter. The character was already all kinds of fun but that little moment gives him some depth as well. He has strong convictions which happen to go against what Spider-Man does, but he is also a man with decent principles who will protect his people.

[@ccricers]

JJ is kind of a reverse Flash. Considers Spider-Man to be a menace, but respects Peter Parker’s work.

[@daxriley8195]

Or, he's ruthless enough to know that giving up Peter would mean an end to the only guy to get photos of Spiderman, and there goes his front page articles. He might be protecting his source, or he might be protecting his own interests but it's left to the audience to decide :)

[@masansr]

There's literally a shot of the newspaper with Spider-Man picture and text "Photo by Peter Parker", though...

[@reptomicus]

Doesn't want the goose that laid the golden eggs to die.

[@CaptLoquaLacon]

Proper journalists, even ones that are ideologically biased in what they write, tend to be fanatical about not giving up their sources. It just makes sense that Jameson would be the same

[@merchillio]

17:55 J. Jonah Jameson hates Spider-Man, but he’ll protect his journalists no matter what. I love the character, and no one can play him better than J. K. Simmons.

[@3DJapan]

And worry the hair asks makeup he looks EXACTLY like the comic book. It's uncanny.

[@agnetasteam]

He knows peter is spider

[@MovieVigilante]

I will half agree with George that Willem Dafoe steals the movie. The other actor who equally steals it is J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jamieson. _Spider-Man 2_ is even better than the first.

[@christinadoxstader3004]

That;s because in any good superhero movie you need a compelling villain. Heroes are boring.

[@peepermcbeeper2997]

@@christinadoxstader3004 Peter Parker is a compelling hero and character though. unlike almost all other superheroes, he has moral ambiguity and tough personal life problems to deal with

[@mattp6089]

The movie may well have exploded if they were on screen together.

[@NewsofPE]

@@mattp6089 they were though?

[@sportsrockstar4539]

You know how much he Sacrificed

[@stephenridolfi6464]

"You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!", had a lot more meaning back when this movie was released less than a year after 9/11. People were jumping to their feet, cheering in the theater.

[@matthewbookler4136]

That section of the movie was added BECAUSE of 9/11. It wasn't in the original script.

[@IdealUser]

One of the rare times in our nations history where people were united, regardless of background. Oh how far have we fallen.

[@suprchickn7745]

That scene reminds a lot of us how this nation was before the government and media tried to convince us all that our neighbors were evil.

[@sharpaycutie2]

Oh cool I didn’t know that

[@Jupiterninja95]

@@IdealUser well.. you know.... Unless you were Muslim

[@lethaldose2000]

The funny thing is. To people who grew up on the comic books and the first set of movies. ------- This is the original Spiderman origin story,(with a few changes here or there). --------- It's so funny to see you guys question changes like the younger aunt May (Marisa Tomei) when in the comics, aunt May and Uncle Ben are about 65-70 years old.

[@dacsus]

And Rosemary Harris looks almost exactly like May from comic books.

[@OCDCentral]

@Kristopher Chavez Aunt May was pretty old in the comics. Seems like a few times a year Peter/Spidey had to fight some villain on one side of the city while needing to get to the other side of the city to pick up important medicine for his old, sick aunt.

[@lethaldose2000]

@Kristopher Chavez If Unlce Ben and Aunt May were Peter's parents. They would be 40-45. Not 60-70 years old. He's an Orphan as most superheroes are. Otherwise there is no tragic backstory that woud motivate them to be selfless vigalantes.

[@myopinion69420]

I don't know why people think its so odd that his aunt and uncle are older. for example, there is about a 25 year age difference between my youngest aunt and my oldest uncle on the same side of the family. add on to that peters parents may have been on the slightly older side themselves when they had him (lets say 30-35) that can could easily mean an age of around 70 for his aunt and uncle.

[@jmacd8817]

Regarding the old age of Ben and May… when this story was originally written, it was quite common for older families to have 10 or more kids. And, this means it was also easy to have siblings that differed in age by 15 or 20 years. If Peter’s parents (or one of them) were the youngest child of a large family, then Peter’s parents being maybe 35ish, and his aunt and uncle being in their 50s or even older, would be no big deal. Heck, it’s not even THAT old of a phenomenon… when I was in high school (late 1980s), my best friend was younger than his nephew. (His oldest sister was 19 years older, and had son when she was 17)

[@ThatNordicGuy]

19:32 "Fun" fact, Tobey Maguire had so much water running down his mask in this scene, he essentially got waterboarded. They almost scrapped the entire scene, and the shots used in the movie are pretty much every single frame they shot where he wasn't coughing and gasping for air.

[@Fyrecide]

@Kristopher Chavez Or had his nostrils blocked somehow and had him take a breath before they kissed. Something, anything. The fact it was a problem that wasn't solved somehow is... weird.

[@iancruz6617]

I though the mask was thick enough for it not get the water there but the dist actually move the mask causing s lot of wster get ibto tge mas so that heavily cost it

[@williambanks2223]

Rosemary Harris is what Aunt May looked like in the comics. They updated her with Marisa Tomei to go with the times. This movie sort of followed the original back story.

[@GCbfan]

"Upgraded"

[@abisheknair2523]

Upgraded wouldn't really be the term Marisa Tomei's version of Aunt May is the worst of the three

[@williambanks2223]

I meant updated. Auto correct is fun.

[@abisheknair2523]

@@williambanks2223 it sure is

[@JBWinter]

Marisa Tomei is intended to be a little closer to Ultimate universe Aunt May, who was obviously younger than 616 May. And Tomei is nearly 60 IRL

[@IamnotJohnFord]

This movie follows the main parts of the origin of Spiderman pretty closely. "With great power comes great responsibility" is a quote from the comics from many, many decades ago. Peter Parker feels eternal guilt for letting a known armed robber loose when he could have stopped him so easily. When you think about it, anyone else that guy encountered could have been shot or killed in his mad dash to get away. That it was Peter's uncle is so ironic. Spiderman has been a very relatable superhero because of Peter Parker. Peter was a nerdy bookworm that was 'gifted' with superpowers. But, being a superhero ruins his life in so many ways. Unlike a lot of comics, Peter Parker's life was a big part of the comics. They sometimes read like Greek tragedies in that the writers heaped every burden they could on Parker. Sometimes he despaired. Sometimes he seemed to give up. But, he always got back up and tried his best no matter what. He went thru all the stuff a teenage boy, superhero, and very unlucky guy would go thru. So, every teenage boy could relate to Spiderman in a number of ways.

[@markcarpenter6020]

And that is why Peter Parker is called Spiderman and Miles Morales is called Miles Morales even after nearly a decade. Spiderman was about Peter's life not just about him being a superhero (which was true of all great superhero stories). It's not something as simple as a mantle or title that can just be handed over, which is something the modern comic book industry dosent understand.

[@David-du2jk]

Very well said

[@marketsquareus]

one of the things that makes spiderman and peter parker relatable is he is always chasing rent money. He is a working stiff like most people. You never heard batman or superman stress about getting rent money.

[@CaptLoquaLacon]

Something that occurred to me watching this is how old the origin story is - You wouldn't have a modern hero compete in a pro-wrestling contest to earn money as everyone knows they are a work now. I'm not sure that was the case back in the 50s or whenever he was created. I think the better modern version would be to have him compete in something like a regional Ninja Warrior type contest, but I guess we'll have to wait for that reboot of a reboot of a reboot of a...!

[@neelrathod7696]

@@marketsquareus "This is a free country it's not rent-free country" - Mr. Ditkovich

[@3DJapan]

4:19 Yep, Aunt May actually looks like she does in the comics.

[@marchammer1364]

Fun fact: The Tray Catch Scene in the cafeteria took Tobey Maguire 156 Takes, it’s not, I repeat NOT, CGI. Crazy, huh?;)

[@Cau_No]

@@chand911 Wrong movie, and yes, people don't follow every behind the scenes trivia after watching a movie ...

[@redbrick2745]

@@chand911 😂😂

[@YODAJJ]

I was going to comment the same fun fact coz I knew this one too :)) it’s mindblowing that he actually made that catch

[@marchammer1364]

@@YODAJJ I learned about this in 2021:)

[@Gurra88]

I heard they used adhesive to facilitate the scene but yeah, there was no CGI

[@CitizenoftheWorld1]

6:59 Tobey Maguire had 156 takes to catch all the food using the tray. Gotta love the dedication of filmmakers to use practical effects!!!

[@LeoGarcia2.0]

Wow what? He actually did it? I watched that scene my whole life thinking it was a complete bullshit

[@PIC-ASS-OH]

​@@LeoGarcia2.0of course NOT xD

[@IceDragon289]

​@@LeoGarcia2.0 Yup. In the DVD commentary, the head of the film's VFX said they glued Toby's hand to the tray, then dropped the food from above. It took 16 hours to finally get the shot.

[@sealofapproval637]

JK Simmons portrayal of J Jonah Jameson steals the show for me every time 👌🤣

[@mattpetty1]

He pretty much steals the show in the movie, "Whiplash" even more so. But with uncontained Anger , unfairness, and deceit .

[@fynnthefox9078]

JK Simmons? What are you talking about? That's literally Jameson.

[@robkoenig3355]

This was released in theaters right after 9/11. So the New Yorkers fighting with Spider-Man was very sentimental. In the original trailer for the movie, Spider-Man catches bank robbers in a helicopter between the twin towers in a web , this was removed from the trailer due to it being such a triggering sight right after the attack.

[@davidq.5488]

In the NY theaters they went crazy when that guy said, "...You mess with all of us!" as per 9/11.

[@glennwelsh9784]

Yeah, the citizens on the bridge was an attempt to tie into the message of unity that was being spread throughout New York City post-9/11, but it came off feeling a bit hamfisted even then.

[@Shritistrang]

Jameson is honestly the best character in each of these movies. In every scene, he just steals the show. Edit: Okay, I agree that Green Goblin was amazing as well. As is the villain of the second movie.

[@implicitmintjulep]

I think J K Simmons as JJ is the finest piece of casting in any Marvel film ever

[@rubenlopez3364]

*AHAHAHAH....YOU'RE SERIOUS?*

[@hanoc101]

The "box of Christmas meat" bit is my favorite line of all time. lol

[@tempsitch5632]

You’re mistaking the use of the word “character”.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

This movie is simple And yet groundbreaking

[@iancruz6617]

Ecaue this movoe was heavily ground breaking i remember the hype for this and advert was a total thrill ride. Seeing spiderman in love actiin commercial him jumping surpruse into the brigth of night was mind blowing

[@lurkerrekrul]

It's cute to see the two of you in the same room for BineCinge. ;) 13:46 - The guy in the subway is singing a bad rendition of the theme song to the 1967 animated Spider-Man TV show. It used to play on syndicated channels all the time when I was little, and I can still hear it in my head (the real version, not this one!). The announcer at the wrestling match is Bruce Campbell, star of the Evil Dead movies, which were made by Sam Raimi. Also, the guy who pops into the office at 13:56 is Ted Raimi, his brother.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

RIP Laura Ziskin Thanks for giving life and depth to this beautiful franchise

[@ccricers]

Those scenes where Peter first discovers his superpowers and starts having fun with them is still one of the best moments in superhero movies.

[@fynnthefox9078]

Damn right it is!

[@robburns4176]

James Cameron started this Spider-man treatment. He left the project early on, and Peter Parker having organic web shooting ability is the only remnant of his concept. Cameron reasoned that Parker shouldn't be able to suddenly create a web formula that 3M hasn't never been able to develop in several decades.

[@muggy2128]

The ending, he decides that as long as he's a superhero the people he cares about will be in danger so he decides to keeps his distance from MJ to protect her, Spider-Man is all about guilt and responsibility

[@Daveyboy100880]

It's so weird watching people see this *after" all that films that followed it! It reminds me how much it blazed the trail. So many people talk about the Gollum/Smeagol scene in The Two Towers and forget that Spider-Man did the same thing a few months before, and the whole hero-becoming-the-villain from The Dark Knight... and your comment about "THAT'S Aunt May?!" 😆 Exactly my reaction when I saw Captain America: Civil War! I also seem to remember that there was quite a lot of controversy when this film got a PG rating at the cinema, with many parents being upset with how intense it was (it was re-released as a 12 certificate). Just imagine if James Cameron had made his version! He was going to go full adult action movie on it, which would've been mean, because Spidey is for the kids as much as anyone.

[@ccricers]

Also when Simone said she would die of fright if Spider-Man was carrying her around, that’s EXACTLY what Marvel went for at the end of Far From Home. Zendaya’s MJ looked really scared swinging with Spidey as a more natural response. I like how they took familiar scenes from the older movies and flipped them around like that. Another with the upside down kiss scene. Tom Holland Spidey didn’t get the kiss and fell down.

[@krannok]

Peter Parker's value as a character was always how completely normal he is. He's just a guy, worried about school and girls and work and making rent and all that. The comics were basically a teen soap opera with super powers. He's much more relatable than, say, a billionaire playboy tech genius, or a 1950s soldier with an impossibly pure personal code. Peter Parker is just like the people who read the comic... with super powers.

[@LeoGarcia2.0]

Thats why i like Tobey's Spidey the most. Not everyone can relate to MCU's version of the character

[@iiiivvvv9986]

@@LeoGarcia2.0 I really don't understand the argument that Peter needs to invent web fluid to demonstrate he is super smart. There are tons of other ways to do it without immediately alienating the audience and making him appear like an unreliable genius, such as how the Raimi films did it

[@TheSuperPsychaholic]

Willem Dafoe Is a legend in this movie he even developed how the goblin would fight and really delved deep into the character and for such a distinguished actor to be playing in a superhero film in the early 2000 which was kinda frowned upon back then just shows how dedicated he was to bring this character to life.

[@Tocy777isback0414]

20:27 I LOVE how in that scene Peter has a green shirt on (color of the Green Goblin) and Norman has a blue shirt with a red tie (colors of Spider-Man)

[@Texy88]

16:36 “There’s some amazing buildings in this movie.” Although it was blurred in this video, the moment that Simone said that I knew that was St Patrick’s Cathedral in the background, which is indeed a beautiful building. When I flew out to New York for a brief holiday there in March 2017 my tour guide advised us to visit it whilst we were near to where it was visiting something else, and I am really glad I did because it was incredible to look at.

[@moabman6803]

The best Peter Parker and Mary Jane. The perfect balance of movie and comic book.

[@ThatNordicGuy]

17:53 J. Jonah Jameson would NEVER give up a source! The man's a professional, goddamnit!

[@AscendingBlazed]

Dont know if this has already been said but when Tobey caught MJ in the cafeteria, he also actually caught all the food with no CGI or special effects. It took over 160 takes for him to get it right.

[@cryhwks]

OK so I learned from this reaction that the MCU has made a huge error, for not at all mentioning Uncle Ben, and why Peter is Spiderman. The fact that some people don't know that, is insane to me. It's like not knowing Batman's parents were murdered in front of him. Spiderman getting his butt kicked, is Spiderman, in the comics he gets the stuffing knocked out of him all the time, but he keeps coming back. The Juggernaut fight, is an amazing classic Spider-Man story for that. And Norman Osborne is crazy as hell to in the comics. And that death scene actually happens in the comics. And William Defoe's performance is incredible. Aunt Mae had always been an old grandmother forever, until recently. They made her a little younger in the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man, and the MCU followed that. And JK Simmons was also amazing. JJJ is actually a pretty complex character, seeing him not selling out one of his own is what makes him a very interesting character. Highly, highly recommend seeing Spider-Man 2.

[@kingcole1012]

The part where he says don't tell harry always makes me sad as it shows in his last moments the real norman was still in there somewhere and that he truly loved his son

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

Stan Lee has talked about that the first thing a person would do with superpowers is try to get rich. Peter suddenly has superpowers that will allow him to get money to get a car, to try and impress the girl he likes. It's a totally realistic and very human desire to first want to get rich quick. Which is why Spiderman resonates with so many, he has always been a very well written character, with normal human reactions and emotions.

[@Algee-le3gp]

Willem Dafoe was once considered for the role of The Joker in the 1989 Batman film.

[@robertwest4843]

Its so great seeing people react to this for the first time. It is really a piece of its time.

[@Towelgravy]

2:41 The way I see it is that he is saying "Hey some spiders can blend in and be nearly invisible.. so even if you don't see a spider close by.. there could still be one!!" which is a horrifying thought that Peter doesn't even consider.. and neither do you guys haha. I was afraid of insects when I first saw this movie (was a teen but hey) so I knew immediately why Harry would not want to know his information.

[@JavierMartinezIII]

I’m sorry that you guys don’t know about the OG Spider-Man, not mad, just disappointed that none of the people in your life loved you enough to make sure you watched this 😤 you guys can’t be that young??? Lol. But I am glad you finally got around to watching this. Please DONT watch any Marvel movies without watching all the OG stuff first! It definitely pays off!!

[@GD-tt6hl]

made me feel ancient..

[@BornInsane0]

true lol. I still remember back then that when Spiderman was released it was everywhere for the longest time ever.

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

@@BornInsane0 I was a year old when this movie came out... feel old now?

[@cassu6]

@@The_Blue_Otaku Haha same man!

[@BryanAlaspa]

I know! How do you not know about Peter Parker, the radioactive spider, Uncle Ben and Aunt May??? Or the Green Goblin. Makes me feel 10,000 years old.

[@jessecortez9449]

I'm so hyped to see the next Spider-Man film with the multiple interpretations teaming up but Toby Maguire will always be the GOAT for carrying a stellar franchise on his own.

[@Ankka939]

Great movie. The sequel Spider-Man 2 is my favorite super hero movie with The Dark Knight.

[@catfightparadise]

4:22 - kinda sad that you know Marisa Tomei's version of "Aunt May" considering she was used to sexualize an elderly character in the Marvel comics... very sad. Aunt May was always meant to be a motherly figure to Pete, not the crap we got from the crappy performance of Marisa Tomei's version. lol, can't believe you've never seen the OG trilogy, aka, the best Spider-Man we'll ever get on screen.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

This movie made me cry when I was 9 The emotional depth, Danny Elfman's score Everything was perfect

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

And the memes!! Don’t forget the memes!!

[@LeonardoKlotz]

@@andrewburgemeister6684 fuck that

[@temper44]

Whoever edited this episode, awesome job :) I was able to follow the story and the reactions without losing track of whats going on. I also felt that you guys kept all the most important scenes in the edit.

[@FourEyedFrenchman]

This is why I like Raimi's Spider-Man most. Peter Parker always draws the short straw and gets his ass kicked (literally and figuratively), but he keeps going and does the right thing anyway. Sam Raimi understands Spider-Man on a level that no one's been able to beat on the silver screen.

[@suprchickn7745]

Raimi is known for his horror films and that is why these films are so dark. I think the moral flavor of these films is so well handled and gives Tobey's Spider-Man such a tragic feel.

[@christopherbarbour1022]

The Tobey Mcguire movies are adapting the 1960s version of Spiderman, so yes.... In case you do know about Spiderman, Uncle Ben and Aunt May are like grandparents.

[@mathewdebol923]

J K Simmons is the closest thing we’ve ever had to the living personification of a comic character. This includes RDJ and Hugh Jackman

[@ethanholgate2512]

The Orginal Spider-Man will always be so special to me as a kid it blew my mind and still to this day Toby is my Peter Parker/Spiderman and William Defoe is incredible as Green Goblin

[@tjsupes9768]

my favorite part about Willem Dafoes Goblin is the voice you can tell when its norman talking or the goblin talking

[@gacchan]

This trilogy is probably still my fave depiction of Spiderman, its so close to the comics, i love it. Please watch 2 and 3 as well, because Doc Ock is in No Way Home as well. And if you like Willem, you should check out Boondock Saints.

[@Kirbybaby]

THIS is the only spiderman for me. It's so crazy hearing people never see the original

[@artao5]

Fun Fact: 6:58 - The Catch, in the cafeteria. Toby Maguire actually literally did that. I forget how many takes it took. Their amazement is real. And then I they sped the footage up for Spidey-speed.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

"Willem Dafoe definitely stole the show." Agreed. He also snuck onto the set on the following films in the Raimi trilogy, and got filmed as an 'extra.' If by chance you have never seen it, another fantastic performance of his can be seen in "Boondock Saints."

[@danikajayde8577]

And Animorph, I think I spelled it right...

[@Atlas_Redux]

"WHY?!" Literally told the audience 2 minutes earlier.

[@pokes404]

Jameson may be unethical and a master manipulator, but he's still a career journalist. No matter what (even if the crazy Goblin guy terrorizing the city has you in a choke hold) ... never ... ever ... burn a source.

[@x-man9473]

I don't know if you guys know this or not. But Sam Raimi (the director of this film), was a horror movie director. Which is why that Norman Osborn transformation had that creepy background music. And why that finals fight scene between Spider-Man and the Goblin was so dark.

[@spongeboymebob771]

If you listen closely during his last "speech", you can hear Norman lapse back into the Goblin midsentence when he says "don't let him take me again!", he really did become Norman again when he took his mask off but you can tell after that sentence his voice is slightly more gravelly or raspy and his pitch is slightly higher, showing that the Goblin did in fact take him again, meaning after that point he was pretending to be Norman to his advantage. Also when he becomes the Goblin, his brow furrows a bit and his neck tilts forward slightly, plus his normally straight and white teeth become crooked and yellow. So for a brief second, Norman slips into the Goblin when he shouts "You know how much I sacrificed?!" Then right back to Norman. It's some really neat attention to detail stuff that they made for this movie and character.

[@myTERAexperience]

The cast for this did an outstanding job. Sam Raimi really knows how to make a comic book movie if studios don't interfere and let him work. Legit my favorite comic book movie because it had such a good ratio of his character in and out of the suit. Actually makes the movie seem longer than it is. Very well done. Great pacing.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

6:59 PRACTICAL EFFECTS BEFORE CGI That's my motto

[@michaelfitzgerald38]

JK Simmons as Jameson is the best casting in a Marvel movie.

[@joshuacampbell7493]

With Great power comes Great Responsibility.

[@flatebo1]

“Is there any movie where science meets military pressure yields good results?” Captain America.

[@evilscary]

Watch the sequel, arguably one of the best Spiderman movies there is

[@VimalVKumar19]

The best

[@MrDarkwing78]

If you loved Willem Dafoe here, you've got some great material ahead of you. The obvious is Platoon, but there's also also Boondock Saints with Norman Reedus (TWD) and Sean Patrick Flannery, and it is brilliant.

[@smavtmb2196]

Simone's little day dream over Tom Holland was so authentic and adorable essentially her added sound affects.

[@7rollface]

WRT the “you mess with one of us you mess with all of us” scene you have to remeber that this is set in New York and came out in 2002, when feelings were still pretty raw. I mean, it was close enough to 9/11 that for a couple of months there was a teaser trailer in cinemas featuring Spider-Man stringing some bank robbers up in a web between the Twin Towers. So that scene’s really about something other than the Green Goblin.

[@Billinois78]

17:00 "Follow the cold shiver running down your spine" ... Down my spine? Well, that would lead me to... My ass! "THAT's rrrrRRRIGHT!"

[@susanowen1709]

OMG I literally choked on my own laughter!!

[@newspooiechannel]

This was probably mentioned elsewhere, but Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy 15 back in 1962. David Koepp wrote the movie as far as credit goes, though Alvin Sargent did a lot of ghostwriting to polish it up. He came back to co-write the second and third film as well and was in his 70s when he was writing them!

[@Daremo6969]

Defoe was great in the scene with the conversation with himself. On par with "THER WAS A FIREFIGHT!!!!" in Boondock Saints. (great movie btw).

[@joits]

Third reboot of Spiderman in about 15 years so Feige and Marvel decided that taking time to fully explain how Peter Parker became Spiderman by being bitten was unnecessary and a brief conversation between Peter and Tony in Civil War and another one between Peter and Ned in Homecoming was all that was needed.

[@mayotango1317]

But still feel empy.

[@rashattack7542]

It was still trash and probably won't age well

[@zack8865]

and 2 spider-man movies and 2 cameos later, their conversation became pointless and irrelevant

[@mrmeowsermoney]

Aunt May and Uncle Ben were like ancient in the comics

[@pimtooler6370]

stan lee and steve ditko were the creators of spider-man and they both definitely didn't write this movie. steve ditko had a bad falling out of marvel after he co-created doctor strange & spider-man. its pretty much confirmed that ditko hates stan lee's guts, their relationship was purely professional, there's even stories both of them wouldn't even meet each other at work but communicated through an assistant or something... so its pretty funny when simone said that stan lee and steve ditko were of the writers of this movie...

[@kidfox3971]

Bonesaw was actually played by a real pro wrestler, Randy Savage. One of the most famous and successful wrestlers of all time especially in the 80s, sadly he died in 2010.

[@Danj1095]

That tray scene was real took him almost 200 times to do it.

[@dylancole1910]

J Jonah Jameson is a gem of a character😂 The argument about vigilantes is very interesting because I think that it’s a very grey subject. From an outsiders point of view you can argue that they damage more than they help, that not being vulnerable to the law is going to be an issue that keeps on growing until that person thinks they are eventually above it and something terrible is going to come of it. From Peters point of view or for any Spider-Man like character, their self intentions are very clear to them. Save the people, stop the crooks/ villains. But also think about the damages that result in fighting for people with the help of superhuman abilities, sometimes it’s hard to justify wrecking half the city even if the intentions are good. I bet JJJ would be more eager to paint him as a hero if he worked directly under officers, who have the authority to do the exact same thing. It is very much dependent on how you look at it so it’s a debate that never seems to go anywhere because both sides are equally valid to each situation.

[@fandomgaymertransgirl2.0]

In the original Spider-Man comics, Aunt May & Uncle Ben were quite old.

[@Wezt334]

Jonah’s a complicated guy, on the one hand he hates people who wear masks on the other he is very fair a civil minded. For example in the comics Jonah has refused to print, racist or homophobic stories or state that mutants are wrong even when under both personal and professional threat. His irrational hatred of Spider-Man is rooted in his jealousy of the characters heroic nature and inferiority complex which makes him blind to the times he has been heroic when standing up for others

[@somthingbrutal]

for some classic Sam Raimi you need to watch Evil Dead 2, it's basically a bigger budget remake of Evil Dead with humour added a classic comedy/horror

[@jmhaces]

Jameson's a crazy bastard but he's not an a-hole. He lied to the Green Goblin about not knowing who took the Spiderman pics because it's one of his employees and also because Pete is a kid, and either reason is enough for him not to give him up to an insane supervillain.

[@harleyjackson3708]

In the comics the Aunt and Uncle were old, too.

[@tehdipstick]

Something to keep in mind while watching this movie is that Sam Raimi grew up reading the Spider-Man comics in the 60's and 70's, which was known as the 'Silver Age' of comic books. This was the era where both Marvel and DC focused a lot on Sci-Fi and what we today would regard as campy, silly stories, like Batman flying his own spaceship to the moon in order to fistfight aliens. Raimi's Spider-Man movies kind of serve as love letters to the Silver Age, so any camp or cheesiness you may see is most likely purely intentional. Uncle Ben and aunt May were an elderly couple in the comic books, so the Raimi movies are closer in that regard. Flash Thompson is also closer to his depiction in the source material, where he's more of a stereotypical jock bully rather than the douchebag cyberbully type he is in the MCU. In contrast there's also many examples where the MCU is more faithful to the source material, like having Peter use web-shooters rather than the web being created organically in his body and coming out of his wrists. In the comic books Peter developed an instinctive knowledge of what chemicals to use in order to produce the webbing after he was bitten by the spider, but he has to procure and mix the chemicals by hand, and load the finished webbing capsules into wrist-mounted web-shooters.

[@christopherb501]

"He's going to blame himself forever." Oh, you have *_NOOOO_* idea.

[@KeithDCanada]

Willem Dafoe is one of the best 'character' actors there is. He was incredible in 'Shadow Of The Vampire'.

[@jflaugher]

i love that you have a Chet Baker poster.

[@pazz]

The bomb that turns people into skeletons begs the question, why did he never use that again? Like, later he is clearly fighting to kill Spider-Man and he never thinks “hm, maybe I should use my skeleton bomb”

[@fynnthefox9078]

Maybe they're just really difficult and expensive to make? Norman: It was nice to test out that disintegration bomb on the Board Members. Now to just get another one for that pesky spider, if he declines my proposal. Bernard: Uh, actually, sir, that was the only one Oscorp could make. It took a lot of time and money to make just that one. Norman: Dammit! Oh well, I'll just use the razor bats, at least these were easier to make.

[@f1nger605]

The teacher leading the field trip is actually the same age as Toby McGuire, and a year younger than the actor playing Flash Thompson.

[@samswords9993]

You're actually together for this one! That's awesome!

[@jksgameshelf3378]

I have been remiss in mentioning how much I love the thumbnail images you come up with for these videos with Simone. They’re great. Okay, my job here is done. Now i need to watch this reaction so I can remember what the heck happened in the movie before I see the new one next Thursday!

[@MrUndersolo]

I always liked the fact that this was how the Green Goblin died in the original comic book. At least they understood the fan base!

[@3rdClaude]

24:21 This movie came out not too long after the World Trade Center attacks in NY. Hearing this New Yorker guy say "You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!" really hit home differently in theaters back then. Not a lot of people born after 2001 catch this emotion grabbing line in it's context.

[@SurgeryIsWoke]

That's who she reminds me of. Grace Helbig.

[@TheTower51]

Rest In Peace macho man Randy savage

[@Avocado11]

5:57 It was saying his big sticky white fluid shooter got bigger...his arm.

[@christopher_silver]

Willem Dafoe and James Franco literally look like they could be father and son

[@cheezefryman1]

You two are great. Really funny too.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

Aunt May, and Uncle Ben are more like the original Spider-Man comics in these movies, than in any other Spider-Man films. In fact, everything in the Toby Macguire movies are more true to the comics in my opinion. Except the webbing, Peter made his own in the comics.

[@dostatochno]

17:24 Gollum talking to himself in Two Towers and RotK was actually ripped off from the Dafoe mirror scene in this movie

[@SirMoFoDans4]

Heyo, so my schtick is giving trivia on stuff I know about certain properties so I thought I'd drop this: -Leonardo DiCaprio didn't make the cut as Spider-Man (evidently) but he recommended Tobey Maguire with whom he is childhood friends with. -The role of Spider-Man was going to go to Jake Gyllenhaal because Tobey Maguire was unlikely to make it. However Tobey ended up showing up to film. -James Franco auditioned for Spider-Man but he was cast as Harry instead which is a fine choice. -Peter's webs in the comics are actually not organic. The exception to this is Miguel O'Hara (Spider-Man 2099/Earth 928), Peter Parker from the Noir universe, and probably a lot more. -The balancing act with the food tray was real. Tobey took a hell of a long time to get the shot. -Joe Manganiello was bribed to actually clock Tobey Maguire in face in that scene in the hallway by the staff because apparently Tobey was being a prick or something. Joe didn't take the bribe. -In the comics, Spider-Man fought against Crusher Hogan instead of Bonesaw McGraw in the wrestling match. -A lot of people forget that Elizabeth Banks played Betty Brant lmao. -The scene with Green Goblin on the Washington Bridge is an homage to an iconic moment in comics when he caused the death of Gwen Stacy, Peter's first love. I'll leave a little more about her in the reaction to the third movie. -J. Jonah Jameson hates Spider-Man because of his mask and how it makes him unaccountable for his actions. His wife was also killed by a man in a mask. When he finds out Peter's identity in the mainline and Ultimate comics, he's pretty chill. -Mendel Stromm, the dude that Norman merced in his transformation scene is a villain named the Robot Master in the comics. He also appears in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

[@unxprienced9548]

Fun Fact: Throughout the 3 films Bruce Campbell has cameos! He has worked with Sam Raimi since his first movie (Evil Dead) and he was supposed to be revealed as Mysterio in a cancelled fourth film!

[@MrGpschmidt]

Raimi's adaptation is spot-on overall with a great hero in Maguire and a truly chilling villain in the Jekyll/Hyde Dafoe. With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility - such a powerful line and motif for this - and all - super hero films. Great job reacting guys.

[@christopheryochum3602]

Such a pleasure to actually hear the movie. Thanks so much for the volume! :)