I want someone try and tell _me_ that it's just nostalgia... I watched them for the first time a month ago, as someone who never even got into comics as a kid and who wasn't even alive when the first film came out, and these films already mean _so_ much to me for reasons I'm not sure I can fully describe here. It was such an enjoyable time, the themes could get unexpectedly profound, and even the technical aspects just have so much heart put into them that they've aged more gracefully than a lot of modern things. I'm having to resist the urge to rewatch them all on one go to see what I missed on my first viewing.
possibly because it deliberately has a sort of timelessly-old cheesiness to it. but I think that's all good fun, and anyone familiar with Xena or Evil Dead should get it without question.
Spider-Man (2002) is just one of those movies that will always age well, no matter what decade or generation. There is just something so special about this one.
The first Raimi Spider-Man movie has the earliest memory I have of the character. This was around 2002-2003 (I was 4-5) when the movie came on DVD, and I saw my dad watching the scene where Peter grabs the bus banner and rips it off. I asked him what he was watching and he just said "Spider-Man." It made me think of a man who turns into an actual spider, which scared me off from the character. Spider-Man 2 would then show me what Spider-Man actually looks like.
@@SaberRexZealot back in like 2012 when I was like 3 years old I saw Spider-Man on the tv and I was instantly hooked, and every day I’d always watch spider man 1-3 and would put on my Spider-Man costume
“I don’t know who sends them it comes through the mail.” A man shows who he truly is facing death in the eyes. Jameson was willing to die to keep the photographer he barely knew safe. It’s my favorite Jameson moment.
RIP Stan. I understand more and more as I've gotten older what Stan was trying to do with spider-man. An everyman that anyone reading can emphasize with in some way. He is possibly the most important super hero ever created; inspiring people to be better, to be their own superhero.
@@littledudefromacrossthestr5755 Correction. 1.25 of his movies were bad. Even still, that doesn't stop his performance from being both the best and most accurate portrayal of Peter Parker ever put to screen.
Whichever one is “Definitive” I think this has the best argument for being close to what Stan Lee had in mind. He’s not a “cool” nerd like in the Amazing films or relying on money and tech like in the MCU. I feel like there are aspects those versions do better, but if I’m looking solely at how they handled Peter Parker, Raimi and McGuire did it best
I think that's almost the point though. I think the other versions of Spider-Man on film have deliberately chosen to deviate a bit from the source material by comparison because...well you kind of have to after the 2002 film, that movie just got it so right that you'd almost have to either make a complete remake of that film or a shot-by-shot version of the comics to do something that captures the feel of the comics in an equal manner. Which version I prefer aside, I understand why the later reboots went in different directions, it's very hard to do something more comic book accurate when they've pretty much already done it, unlike Batman for example who has never really had a live-action adaptation that truly captures the essence of the comics.
I disagree, Tobey’s Peter wasn’t as nerdy or even “techy” like the original. If anything Andrew’s Spider-Man and Peter stayed true to Stan Lee’s interpretation better than Tom and Tobey. I originally believed what you believed in (the cool part lesser) but I did see a video all about that and it changed my mind. If you want I can give you a link to it.
@@undeadbatman9762 I stand by it. I’ll give Garfield this, he made his own web shooter and jokes around a lot more as Spidey. A lot more. Like Rhino barreling down the street possibly crushing people, time for my standup routine more.
Please check out 'Implicitly Pretentious'. His videos on Spiderman are some of the most thorough and comprehensive video analyses on the character and his various interpretations in film. Raimi's Spiderman movies are some of the best, but his interpretation deviates from Stan Lee's original take by quite a bit. That's not a bad thing by any means, and they are great superhero movies, but McGuire's Peter is pretty different from Stan's Peter. Part of that is because Tobey doesn't stay in high school for long at all, while in the comics he was for the whole original run, and so he was much more troubled, immature, angry, and petty just like a real life teenager who gets bullied would be. His growth is much more drawn out. Also, Raimi is the reason the world's collective memory associates the origin of spiderman with Uncle Ben and his famous quote, when in reality Uncle Ben was not a highly relevant figure until much later on, and the responsibility line wasn't his. It was just a narration text bubble said by no one in particular, or just Stan himself. This is not meant to be combative or gate-keepey, but just a sincere recommendation to check out that channel and his videos on Spiderman in particular. He does great work and I've learned so much from him.
@@nicholasdiaz1925 I prefer just reading those comics (assuming I hadn't already read them several times over) instead of watching someone else tell me whether they're accurate or not. A lot of what you mentioned by the way is not added in later adaptations (aside from the attitude, which Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man has more of), and for good reason. A comic book is 20-or-so pages and comes out monthly, a film is just 1.5-2.5 hours and has to stand on its own. Even in the later comics (even before 2002) a lot of this stuff was cut or retconned, because most of it was just filler, or not fully developed. Also, Peter wasn't in High School for "all of the original run". He graduates in #31 and Ditko did not leave until #39 (and Stan Lee would still be writing until #100), so the original comics only had Peter in High School for 3 years, which in comic titme isn't really all that long.
Sam Raimi’s: Spider Man is such a wonderful classic of the past much like Kingdom Hearts 1 and Sly Raccoon 1 (both games of which turning 20 this year as well) they’re all simplistic stories with amazing and wonderful character development, not jumping the gun on so many concepts and just creating a timeless memory that can be irreplaceable. Without Spider Man, I probably would’ve never gotten into superheroes or movies at all. This was amongst one of the first films I ever saw as a kid and I continue to hold SM1 as my absolute favourite next to SM2, much like my love for Sonic 1 next to Sonic 2 (not too big of a fan of 3 sadly). Thanks for the amazing review J and I cannot wait to hear your thoughts on the sequels!
Couldn’t agree with you more. To me, this movie and the animated series of Static Shock is what got me into super heroes and those shows were my early mentors of my childhood. I honestly can’t believe how much is retained in my memories when I look back at this.
This, along with Spider-Man The Animated Series (1994) is what trully made me a fan of the character of Spider-Man. Seriously, Spider-Man is such a great character all around and without this character, I wouldn't be the person that I am today.
Same here! Though I would have to add the Spiderman game (2000) on the N64 and PS1 as well personally. I loved that game so much and was my prime introduction to his rogues gallery. I absolutely loved the Spiderman villains, and to this day they are so iconic. Also I have vague memories of Maximum Carnage on the SNES as a toddler basically, and always wondered what happened to more obscure villains like Doppelganger and Shriek.
Man... I'll never forget that night in 2002 when I was waiting in the lobby with my dad and brothers for this movie. I heard the song "Hero" during the prior screening's end credits. The most important movie theater experience of my childhood.
"This is why I love behind the scenes material, it really gives you a respect for the work put into these movies" This, exactly this. You learn SO much from behind the scenes material, I love it too. As I do these films. Also hi Jebtube!
Its pretty to cool to see young people love the Raimi movies. I was born in the early 80's and while I liked the first x-men film, I really loved this one. Many younger folks seem to put this series down as they are mostly used to MCU incarnation , but I think Raimi's first 2 films are still awesome! I can't wait for your next video!
Honestly, i am so glad we got this video. I recently re-watched all this trilogy and couldn't love it more. Am excited for the second video. Also, two things. 1. Okay I am surprised i always thought you were older than me, i was wrong, i am from the '98. 2. Will you do a video series of Spectacular Spiderman? I recently, like a year ago, got the pleasure to watch that cartoon and man I didn't know what I was missing.
Seeing this makes me happy as a Sam Raimi fan and to see this movie being reviewed by my new favorite UA-camr Ive watched. Better than Nostalgia Critic's take on this franchise I can tell you much here.
So youre telling me that Doug Walker is 40 and yet J Reviews is 20 years of age? Sorry for the late comment, but good to know since Im 31 years of age and yet I still have excellent memories of the Sam Raimi trilogy. That......and Sam Raimi is back in directors chair for the new Doctor Strange movie does make me excited! I freakin love Evil Dead and cant wait for that movie! :)
@@JudgementNutter I'm 42 and I disagree with the Nostalgia Critic. I think Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movies are the best. Age isn't everything. The Nostalgia Critic has bad taste in movies in my opinion. I mean he thought GB 2016 was average instead of one of the worst movies in history.
@@lynntaylor9681 so he liked GB 2016 which was so hated by everyone (AVGN also said a similar thing, but Im guessing he didnt go into full blown GB 2016 was better than the original stupidity that plagues alot of reviewers these days). Not surprising coming from the same idiot who tore apart Pink Floyd's The Wall and Deadpool 2. Yeah its a good thing Im not a fan of NC or Doug Walker cause he cant do anything right these days.
@@hwanniggles187 But he throws pumpkin bombs near regular people plenty of other times in the film and they explode. That one specifically flashes, then turns people into skeletons, and noticeably doesn't explode.
This film, while not the best in its genre, or even in its series holds a very special place in my heart. This is pretty much the go-to superhero origin movie for me, it does what many other films have later tried to do and manages to create the gold standard. This film was really unique at the time because it actually tried to stick true to the comics (in essence anyway) and was the first comic book film to not feel ashamed of being a comic book movie, embracing the camp and charm of those stories in such a genuine and heartfelt manner. The fact that they, for instance, had the balls to pull Spider-Man's costume straight out of the comics in an era where all superhero costumes had to be covered in black leather to not be considered "too silly" is something I still think this movie doesn't get enough credit for. Another great aspect of this film not mentioned in the video is the pacing. This movie has a rock-solid pacing, there's never really a dull moment. Every scene is cut to be just the length it needs to be, and while this is an origin story, the origin gets concluded early enough that you still don't feel unsatisfied with the superhero action.
I’d argue that Richard Donner’s Superman and Tim Burton’s Batman were also pretty comic booky for their time. Just take a look at Gene Hackman’s Lex Luthor and Terrence Stamp’s Zod and tell me you couldn’t also picture them being in these films.
@@chrisdelgado4621 Donner's Superman film I agree with 100%. But that film still had a (small) element of cynicism with Lois' character, and it didn't really start a proper superhero movie craze the way Spider-Man did where everyone wanted to emulate its success. Batman 89 and especially Batman Returns I don't think are comic booky at all. They're Tim Burton films, and like every film he makes, it's a Burton film before it is anything else. The Batman in those films isn't really the Batman from the comics, and it's obvious Tim Burton has only read like...two or three Batman comics in his entire life, he isn't a lifelong fan of the character like Sam Raimi is. His costume is also just black leather, not as bad as X-Men, but it's obvious they thought the comic book costume would be too silly (which was a philosophy Spider-Man completely rejected) When I think of definitive comic book adaptations that aren't ashamed of being what they are, Burton's Batman films don't really come to mind. In fact I don't think any (live action) Batman film does honestly, we'll see how The Batman fares.
@@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD Blade is barely a comic book movie. It's more like a comic book movie disguised as an action movie. That film is also just really bland regardless, I don't think that would have kickstarted anything if X-Men and Spider-Man didn't come right after.
14:07 "Now I never saw this in theaters...I was only born in 2000." Awe, was the widdle baby too young to see Spiderman on the big screen? Only us big kids get to see Spiderman. Feels good to be born in the 90's. --------------------------------------------- Now that may inner 6 year old is satisfied, yeah this was an awesome watch in theaters. I remember begging my mom everyday to buy the VHS tape. It took forever until she found it, but I loved watching it over and over and over again.
The same thing can be said when the Dark Knight trilogy began in 2005 when batman begins came out. Only big kids like you and me included get to see batman. I was 6 years old when it came out. It's an awesome trilogy and my favorite of all time. It's a shame that the kids who were toddlers and young children (3-5) were too young to see it.
Just saw this amazing movie in a theatre again since it came out the first time when I was 4 years old!! This one still holds up this far down the road is my personal favorite of the 3 original movies.
Awesome video! Spider-Man 1 is my personal favorite Spider-Man film, I just love everything about it, the origin, the overall story, the characters, the villain, the iconic score by Danny Elfman, the action and special effects and the fantastic web-slinging scenes. Peter had such a wonderful arc too that just sticks with you. Can't wait for your video on Spider-Man 2.
My parents had the Maguire trilogy on DVD back in the day and me and my siblings would watch the hell out of them, my favourite at the time was 3 for venom and my least favourite was 2 purely because I always cried at the end, but what can I say I was a little kid.
I am glad you are doing Spider-Man. I found your channel through recommendations on your TMNT 2003 videos. I also saw your DCAU videos which are quite good. I do hope you will dive into the 90s Spider-Man and X-men series, then work your way to either Earth’s Mightiest Heroes or Spectacular Spider-Man.
Interesting that you posted this the day after I finished watching the Trilogy this week. Some of the CGI is definitely dated in 4K with HDR, but at this point, it adds to the movie's charm, since the rest is so well executed. The closing speech will forever be lodged in my head.
6:12 With that said, they did a fan-frickin'-TASTIC job in No Way Home of translating the look with the hobo hood. Sure, he doesn't have a Goblin Mask but as we all know, "he's scarier without it on" anyway.
The one thing that can’t be denied is that Danny Elfman’s theme for Spider-Man is legit the best theme for any superhero ever. It’s absolutely perfect.
The line "I don't care" when talking about the comic accuracy of the movie is genius lol The movie is great now, it was perfect for the time and came out exactly when it need to. Great review/overview as always, thank you!
it was awesome watching the trilogy in theaters since i never got the chance to watch them since i was to young, except spider man 3. hope you enjoyed it.
You know i'm something of a new Spiderman fan myself I was introduced with the Amazing movies, enjoy the Home ones and recently watched for the first time The Spectacular series, it was a masterpiece Definitely need to watch the Sam Reimi trilogy, they would always be on TV when i was a kid, i was born in 2001 after all but i never watched them from beggining to end, guess now it's the time
My first introduction to Spider-Man was Captain America: Civil War! Of course I knew the general story of Spider-Man, as it’s imbedded in pop-culture at this point, but I never watched any of the other movies. My brother used to watch the Sam Raimi trilogy all the time, but I’m blind and he wouldn’t tell me what was going on so I would get bored and walk away. I was seven and he was four at the time, so I didn’t really expect a four-year-old to describe a movie to me. My first introduction to everything that’s not in the MCU was actually No Way Home! I hate admitting that because I feel kind of ashamed, but I’m all caught up now! I watched the Sam Raimi trilogy and the amazing Spider-Man after I saw No Way Home! Of course I didn’t get the little references to all the rest of the movies, but I still really loved it! I’ve seen it five times in the theater so far! Green goblin was my favorite villain in that movie, so I was very excited to find out he was the villain in the very first Spider-Man movie! I actually cried when he died. The audience in my theater for No Way Home got so excited when he showed up, so based on their reaction I thought he would be in the entire trilogy! I mean on one hand he was, which was awesome by the way! I love how Harry would look at the mirror and you would just here that spine chilling voice!
Raimiverse may not be the 100% definitive take on Spider-Man in my opinion (Spectacular comes closest), but it doesn't change the fact that the first film was all it took to get me completely hooked onto Spidey. I've loved it all since I was just a little baby idiot, having nabbed the DVD and deciding to just watch it for fun - and I still watch it often now, at my old ass age of 21. Without Raimi, I may not have gotten to experience such an integral part of my childhood. These films were not perfect, nothing is. But they're made with love throughout, and even the parts that were just jammed in - like Venom - worked out pretty well in my book. Easily the best Spidey films out there.
I was born in 2000 as well and the Raimi trilogy, as well as the 1994 animated series and Spectacular Spider-Man, are my definitive versions of Spider-Man.
I love how the movie portays the dichotomy between hero and villain by paralleling Peter and Norman's transformations, and gives you such a satisfying answer to WHY one becomes a hero and the other a villain. And the answer (as cheesy as it sounds, but damn is it sincere) is that it comes down to family. Peter's parental figures were always there to guide him down the right path because of how they raised him. Norman, to contrast, has a distant relation to his son and no guiding force to push him towards doing good. Everything he does is self serving, while everything Peter does becomes selfless due to the influence of Uncle Ben.
This better have a 20 year anniversary theatrical presentation! I was also too young to see it in the theater, and I would give anything to watch it in IMAX!
I finished rewatching this film last night for the first time in 3 years. I'm not a huge Spiderman fan but damn, was this movie even better than I remembered. It was EXCELLENT.
I loved the first Sam Raimi Spiderman specifically It was a different take on Spiderman with how the Web shooters work As in it was the first time I've seen Spiderman have Organic webbing And how they used Practical effects was an amazing way of doing it And I'm amazed how the actors actually had a part in a lot of it And how Peter yells at Uncle Ben put me into the Ultimate comics way And the acting was well done William Defoe is my favorite take on the Green Goblin All 3 actors are great, I love every Varient of the Web slinging hero
Another excellent video, very in-depth and well done. Sometime in the future would you be able to do a series analysis overview of Spectacular Spider-Man? I feel that you would really enjoy doing a video essay on that
Seen this movie on DVD back in 2002 when I was 6, first ever Superhero movie I saw and absolutely loved it! Another good observation about Spider-Man is that his “species” is usually hated and feared by many, spiders are not loved by many people yet here one is, being a beloved hero! Puts into perspective that no matter how many people may shun you for how different you are there’s always someone out there that genuinely sees something great in you ❤️
I've been a fan of this trilogy since I was little. Tobey Maguire is my favorite Spider-Man actor and I have him to thank for being a part of my childhood as a fan of Spider-Man.
All my homies love the og spiderman trilogy. Grew up on it loved most of the actors and introduced me to more of my favourite anti heroes/characters i would never knew existed. I have very fond early childhood memories from those movies and hold a special place in my heart.
Hey man, nice of you to talk about Spider Man stuff)) I’m 22, so I too love this version of a character very much. I really enjoyed your reviews of my favorite tmnt show, and I watched almost all your reviews of dcau shows. You rock, dude, your superhero videos are sick, keep ’em up)) Hello from Ukraine, Kyiv!)))
Tobeys spiderman is my favourite hands down. I did grow up watching his movies, especially 3. But I just love it, all of it. Spiderman is my favourite superhero until the end of time
Nobel prize, J’s Reviews, Nobel prize! Memes aside, this is one of my favourite films ever made and one of the best superhero films ever made imo. The only one I can think that tops it is Spider-Man 2, which is a stunning endorsement of the Raimi trilogy in itself.
Honestly bro, you're kinda missing out when it comes to not reading the comics. Nick Spencer did such an amazing job on TASM and really got what makes Spider-Man Spider-Man.
I love how js reviews just makes reviews about whatever he wants!! He just bounces from random subject to subject. For a long time he was just the sonic guy to me then I was like he's off the chain just in general
I Will admit, While Green Goblin's Mask may look Goofie, The way Dafoe Speaks and acts makes it unsettling to watch. As you said it looks goofie, but with how he speaks, Walks, and acts Makes it Fucking TERRIFYING. Just goes to show How great an actor he is, even in the New Spidey Movie He's able to do what he did back in 2002 to the same degree if not Better!
That opening scene was amazing i love the soundtrack and i love that rock song hero by nickelback for this movie. William did a really good performace in this movie. It is also a shame the world trade center scene was cut in the movie. A really early trailer showed bank robbers stopped by spiderman web caught between the towers. Sam rami did a great job on this movie
J: releases Sam Raimi's Spider-Man video (and hopefully covers 2, 3 and other Spidey storys like TASM, MCU and PS4) Spider-Man Fandom: This is something else
I grew up with reading all the Spidey comics, watching the 1977 TV shows of Spidey, all the video games and in 2002 Spiderman came to the big screen and I had waited 20 years for this movie. Due to circumstances I was not able to see it in theaters but when I saw the movie man..I had that same feeling with the first Superman and Batman and X-men movies. Superhero movies were a BIG thing back in the day. Nowadays the movies and TV shows are spit out every year. The super hero movies are now over saturated imo.. But back to film..Tobey really impressed me with his portrayal of Spiderman. He will always be Thé first Spiderman in my book like Sean Connery will always be James Bond. When Andrey Garfield took over I was impressed as well. I think he was treated unfairly and he was also a great Spiderman. I hope Sony is making plans to have Andrew return as Spiderman in a new solo movie after No way home. He deserves to play in another Spidey Movie.
I think this is the best Superhero origin movie of all time. Or at least a template for one. Great job and hard work to Sam Raimi and crew in making the best live action adaptation of Spider-Man to date.
Great review! I often forget about the first Sam Raimi Spidey movie because 2 and 3 exist, it's really underrated and I forgot how much heart and soul the movie has!
Its crazy how many videos ive been watching about spiderman and this comes up. And alot of them were the sam raimi era. The one i grew up on and honestly the best tbh. It’s literally always gonna be on a pedestal for me and alot of people its such a good movie
As someone who did not grow up with these movies and only watched them recently. I wished i had because man this is one of those things were you experience something as an young adult and think to yourself. Where has this been my whole life.
I dont understand how people can watch this trilogy and say it's only carried by nostalgia
I want someone try and tell _me_ that it's just nostalgia... I watched them for the first time a month ago, as someone who never even got into comics as a kid and who wasn't even alive when the first film came out, and these films already mean _so_ much to me for reasons I'm not sure I can fully describe here. It was such an enjoyable time, the themes could get unexpectedly profound, and even the technical aspects just have so much heart put into them that they've aged more gracefully than a lot of modern things. I'm having to resist the urge to rewatch them all on one go to see what I missed on my first viewing.
They’re idiots who have no knowledge of what a good film is😂 these movies rock!!
@@ViktoriaMagrey Glad you enjoyed them
possibly because it deliberately has a sort of timelessly-old cheesiness to it. but I think that's all good fun, and anyone familiar with Xena or Evil Dead should get it without question.
@@ViktoriaMagrey god this is so refreshing to read , i wish more ppl ur age thought like this
"You know, I'm something of a timeless classic myself."
I can literally hear this in Willem Dafoe's voice lol
@@entertainer_ev2747 Same it's uncanny...
@@entertainer_ev2747 its just that iconic
"Back to formula?!"
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Spider-Man (2002) is just one of those movies that will always age well, no matter what decade or generation. There is just something so special about this one.
It’s probably because how you can SEE the passion put into the movie, instead of thinking it’s a cash grab.
@@IamaPERSON yeah that's why The Amazing Spider-Man movies sucked
@@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD but Andrew was amazing tho
@@extraordinarygamer937 did I say say Andrew sucked dumb ass
@@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD yes. yes you did
The first Raimi Spider-Man movie has the earliest memory I have of the character. This was around 2002-2003 (I was 4-5) when the movie came on DVD, and I saw my dad watching the scene where Peter grabs the bus banner and rips it off. I asked him what he was watching and he just said "Spider-Man." It made me think of a man who turns into an actual spider, which scared me off from the character. Spider-Man 2 would then show me what Spider-Man actually looks like.
If I could favorite comments on UA-cam then you would be the first
i agree with your words 100%
Same. Spider-Man 1 was one of the earliest films I remember and I loved it.
Oh gosh imagine Raimi actually directing something like that
@@SaberRexZealot back in like 2012 when I was like 3 years old I saw Spider-Man on the tv and I was instantly hooked, and every day I’d always watch spider man 1-3 and would put on my Spider-Man costume
“I don’t know who sends them it comes through the mail.”
A man shows who he truly is facing death in the eyes. Jameson was willing to die to keep the photographer he barely knew safe. It’s my favorite Jameson moment.
RIP Stan. I understand more and more as I've gotten older what Stan was trying to do with spider-man. An everyman that anyone reading can emphasize with in some way. He is possibly the most important super hero ever created; inspiring people to be better, to be their own superhero.
I miss stan he NEVER deserved to be treated like he did RIP🕊️
Out of all 3 Spiderman actors, Tobey was the best Peter Parker. The Raimi Trilogy was my introduction to comics growing up.
And best Spiderman
Nah man. That was Andrew.
@Dante Toshiro64 exactly
@@ginge641 how?... His movies were bad
@@littledudefromacrossthestr5755 Correction. 1.25 of his movies were bad. Even still, that doesn't stop his performance from being both the best and most accurate portrayal of Peter Parker ever put to screen.
Whichever one is “Definitive” I think this has the best argument for being close to what Stan Lee had in mind. He’s not a “cool” nerd like in the Amazing films or relying on money and tech like in the MCU. I feel like there are aspects those versions do better, but if I’m looking solely at how they handled Peter Parker, Raimi and McGuire did it best
I think that's almost the point though. I think the other versions of Spider-Man on film have deliberately chosen to deviate a bit from the source material by comparison because...well you kind of have to after the 2002 film, that movie just got it so right that you'd almost have to either make a complete remake of that film or a shot-by-shot version of the comics to do something that captures the feel of the comics in an equal manner.
Which version I prefer aside, I understand why the later reboots went in different directions, it's very hard to do something more comic book accurate when they've pretty much already done it, unlike Batman for example who has never really had a live-action adaptation that truly captures the essence of the comics.
I disagree, Tobey’s Peter wasn’t as nerdy or even “techy” like the original. If anything Andrew’s Spider-Man and Peter stayed true to Stan Lee’s interpretation better than Tom and Tobey.
I originally believed what you believed in (the cool part lesser) but I did see a video all about that and it changed my mind. If you want I can give you a link to it.
@@undeadbatman9762 I stand by it. I’ll give Garfield this, he made his own web shooter and jokes around a lot more as Spidey. A lot more. Like Rhino barreling down the street possibly crushing people, time for my standup routine more.
Please check out 'Implicitly Pretentious'. His videos on Spiderman are some of the most thorough and comprehensive video analyses on the character and his various interpretations in film. Raimi's Spiderman movies are some of the best, but his interpretation deviates from Stan Lee's original take by quite a bit. That's not a bad thing by any means, and they are great superhero movies, but McGuire's Peter is pretty different from Stan's Peter. Part of that is because Tobey doesn't stay in high school for long at all, while in the comics he was for the whole original run, and so he was much more troubled, immature, angry, and petty just like a real life teenager who gets bullied would be. His growth is much more drawn out.
Also, Raimi is the reason the world's collective memory associates the origin of spiderman with Uncle Ben and his famous quote, when in reality Uncle Ben was not a highly relevant figure until much later on, and the responsibility line wasn't his. It was just a narration text bubble said by no one in particular, or just Stan himself.
This is not meant to be combative or gate-keepey, but just a sincere recommendation to check out that channel and his videos on Spiderman in particular. He does great work and I've learned so much from him.
@@nicholasdiaz1925
I prefer just reading those comics (assuming I hadn't already read them several times over) instead of watching someone else tell me whether they're accurate or not.
A lot of what you mentioned by the way is not added in later adaptations (aside from the attitude, which Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man has more of), and for good reason. A comic book is 20-or-so pages and comes out monthly, a film is just 1.5-2.5 hours and has to stand on its own.
Even in the later comics (even before 2002) a lot of this stuff was cut or retconned, because most of it was just filler, or not fully developed.
Also, Peter wasn't in High School for "all of the original run". He graduates in #31 and Ditko did not leave until #39 (and Stan Lee would still be writing until #100), so the original comics only had Peter in High School for 3 years, which in comic titme isn't really all that long.
Sam Raimi’s: Spider Man is such a wonderful classic of the past much like Kingdom Hearts 1 and Sly Raccoon 1 (both games of which turning 20 this year as well) they’re all simplistic stories with amazing and wonderful character development, not jumping the gun on so many concepts and just creating a timeless memory that can be irreplaceable. Without Spider Man, I probably would’ve never gotten into superheroes or movies at all. This was amongst one of the first films I ever saw as a kid and I continue to hold SM1 as my absolute favourite next to SM2, much like my love for Sonic 1 next to Sonic 2 (not too big of a fan of 3 sadly). Thanks for the amazing review J and I cannot wait to hear your thoughts on the sequels!
i can hardly wait myself too!
Couldn’t agree with you more. To me, this movie and the animated series of Static Shock is what got me into super heroes and those shows were my early mentors of my childhood. I honestly can’t believe how much is retained in my memories when I look back at this.
@@G0Girt back at ya fellow true believer!
"not jumping the gun"
What does it mean?
Can't forget ratchet and clank neither
This, along with Spider-Man The Animated Series (1994) is what trully made me a fan of the character of Spider-Man. Seriously, Spider-Man is such a great character all around and without this character, I wouldn't be the person that I am today.
A-fuckin'-men. I watched the hell out of the 90s show and I still love it, even if it's super cheesy.
Same here! Though I would have to add the Spiderman game (2000) on the N64 and PS1 as well personally. I loved that game so much and was my prime introduction to his rogues gallery. I absolutely loved the Spiderman villains, and to this day they are so iconic. Also I have vague memories of Maximum Carnage on the SNES as a toddler basically, and always wondered what happened to more obscure villains like Doppelganger and Shriek.
"with great powers comes great responsibility" really influenced who I am and how I view the world around me. Great comment!
SAME. This movie and the show AND the 2000s video game were what made love Spider-Man
@@Gemidori I just got Disney+ and I’m watching it right now!
Me feeling old because this film is the same age as me and I grew up on it : “My back, my back”
Man... I'll never forget that night in 2002 when I was waiting in the lobby with my dad and brothers for this movie. I heard the song "Hero" during the prior screening's end credits. The most important movie theater experience of my childhood.
"This is why I love behind the scenes material, it really gives you a respect for the work put into these movies" This, exactly this. You learn SO much from behind the scenes material, I love it too. As I do these films. Also hi Jebtube!
Its pretty to cool to see young people love the Raimi movies. I was born in the early 80's and while I liked the first x-men film, I really loved this one. Many younger folks seem to put this series down as they are mostly used to MCU incarnation , but I think Raimi's first 2 films are still awesome! I can't wait for your next video!
Honestly, i am so glad we got this video.
I recently re-watched all this trilogy and couldn't love it more. Am excited for the second video.
Also, two things.
1. Okay I am surprised i always thought you were older than me, i was wrong, i am from the '98.
2. Will you do a video series of Spectacular Spiderman? I recently, like a year ago, got the pleasure to watch that cartoon and man I didn't know what I was missing.
I recall a while ago hearing he say something like a movie i watched as a kid at launch being older than him, and i got shocked
@ZACHARY MOORE in J's discord server you get early access to the videos
Seeing this makes me happy as a Sam Raimi fan and to see this movie being reviewed by my new favorite UA-camr Ive watched.
Better than Nostalgia Critic's take on this franchise I can tell you much here.
I mean, it’s an opinion of a 20yo who grew up with the movies vs a 40yo, yeah obviously it's gonna be different. Kind of a big generational gap.
So youre telling me that Doug Walker is 40 and yet J Reviews is 20 years of age?
Sorry for the late comment, but good to know since Im 31 years of age and yet I still have excellent memories of the Sam Raimi trilogy. That......and Sam Raimi is back in directors chair for the new Doctor Strange movie does make me excited!
I freakin love Evil Dead and cant wait for that movie! :)
@@JudgementNutter I'm 42 and I disagree with the Nostalgia Critic.
I think Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movies are the best. Age isn't everything.
The Nostalgia Critic has bad taste in movies in my opinion. I mean he thought
GB 2016 was average instead of one of the worst movies in history.
@@lynntaylor9681 so he liked GB 2016 which was so hated by everyone (AVGN also said a similar thing, but Im guessing he didnt go into full blown GB 2016 was better than the original stupidity that plagues alot of reviewers these days).
Not surprising coming from the same idiot who tore apart Pink Floyd's The Wall and Deadpool 2.
Yeah its a good thing Im not a fan of NC or Doug Walker cause he cant do anything right these days.
Great movie, one of my favorite scenes was the cgi skeletons when green goblin killed a few people, shit never fails to get me
Why doesn't he use those pumpkin bombs more often anyway? You know, the kind that turns people into skeletons? Did he only make one?
@@marvelfannumber1 im pretty sure those were regular pumpkin bombs. Just that regular people just straight up disappear
@@hwanniggles187
But he throws pumpkin bombs near regular people plenty of other times in the film and they explode. That one specifically flashes, then turns people into skeletons, and noticeably doesn't explode.
You cant leave James Franco out of the Intro man... Franco absolutely KILLED it in this series.
Perfect Harry Osborn.
This film, while not the best in its genre, or even in its series holds a very special place in my heart. This is pretty much the go-to superhero origin movie for me, it does what many other films have later tried to do and manages to create the gold standard. This film was really unique at the time because it actually tried to stick true to the comics (in essence anyway) and was the first comic book film to not feel ashamed of being a comic book movie, embracing the camp and charm of those stories in such a genuine and heartfelt manner. The fact that they, for instance, had the balls to pull Spider-Man's costume straight out of the comics in an era where all superhero costumes had to be covered in black leather to not be considered "too silly" is something I still think this movie doesn't get enough credit for.
Another great aspect of this film not mentioned in the video is the pacing. This movie has a rock-solid pacing, there's never really a dull moment. Every scene is cut to be just the length it needs to be, and while this is an origin story, the origin gets concluded early enough that you still don't feel unsatisfied with the superhero action.
I’d argue that Richard Donner’s Superman and Tim Burton’s Batman were also pretty comic booky for their time. Just take a look at Gene Hackman’s Lex Luthor and Terrence Stamp’s Zod and tell me you couldn’t also picture them being in these films.
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Donner's Superman film I agree with 100%. But that film still had a (small) element of cynicism with Lois' character, and it didn't really start a proper superhero movie craze the way Spider-Man did where everyone wanted to emulate its success.
Batman 89 and especially Batman Returns I don't think are comic booky at all. They're Tim Burton films, and like every film he makes, it's a Burton film before it is anything else. The Batman in those films isn't really the Batman from the comics, and it's obvious Tim Burton has only read like...two or three Batman comics in his entire life, he isn't a lifelong fan of the character like Sam Raimi is. His costume is also just black leather, not as bad as X-Men, but it's obvious they thought the comic book costume would be too silly (which was a philosophy Spider-Man completely rejected)
When I think of definitive comic book adaptations that aren't ashamed of being what they are, Burton's Batman films don't really come to mind. In fact I don't think any (live action) Batman film does honestly, we'll see how The Batman fares.
Yeah it's one of the best super hero movies made better then 90% mcu or dceu also blade came first
@@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD
Blade is barely a comic book movie. It's more like a comic book movie disguised as an action movie. That film is also just really bland regardless, I don't think that would have kickstarted anything if X-Men and Spider-Man didn't come right after.
@@marvelfannumber1 ah yeah it kicked started the way of marvel movies you dumb fuck doesn't matter what you think
14:07
"Now I never saw this in theaters...I was only born in 2000."
Awe, was the widdle baby too young to see Spiderman on the big screen? Only us big kids get to see Spiderman.
Feels good to be born in the 90's.
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Now that may inner 6 year old is satisfied, yeah this was an awesome watch in theaters. I remember begging my mom everyday to buy the VHS tape. It took forever until she found it, but I loved watching it over and over and over again.
I was too young when this came out since i was only 3 at the time. I was born in 1999 by the way.
I'm not much of a fan of spider man nor is he my favorite superhero. i do have a soft spot for the tobey maguire films
My favorite superhero for me is batman.❤
I was also born in the 90s as well.
The same thing can be said when the Dark Knight trilogy began in 2005 when batman begins came out. Only big kids like you and me included get to see batman. I was 6 years old when it came out. It's an awesome trilogy and my favorite of all time. It's a shame that the kids who were toddlers and young children (3-5) were too young to see it.
Even After watching this 10 years later, I still get chills watching this movie, listening Dany Elfman's theme🔥
Spider man is not my favorite superhero of all time but I do have a soft spot for the character.
This trilogy was the best and it's cool to see you covering it. Absolutely based films
A meme is not a privilege. It's a gift. And you use it for the good of mankind.
I missed the part where that's my problem
Just saw this amazing movie in a theatre again since it came out the first time when I was 4 years old!! This one still holds up this far down the road is my personal favorite of the 3 original movies.
Awesome video! Spider-Man 1 is my personal favorite Spider-Man film, I just love everything about it, the origin, the overall story, the characters, the villain, the iconic score by Danny Elfman, the action and special effects and the fantastic web-slinging scenes. Peter had such a wonderful arc too that just sticks with you. Can't wait for your video on Spider-Man 2.
My parents had the Maguire trilogy on DVD back in the day and me and my siblings would watch the hell out of them, my favourite at the time was 3 for venom and my least favourite was 2 purely because I always cried at the end, but what can I say I was a little kid.
I am glad you are doing Spider-Man. I found your channel through recommendations on your TMNT 2003 videos. I also saw your DCAU videos which are quite good. I do hope you will dive into the 90s Spider-Man and X-men series, then work your way to either Earth’s Mightiest Heroes or Spectacular Spider-Man.
Interesting that you posted this the day after I finished watching the Trilogy this week. Some of the CGI is definitely dated in 4K with HDR, but at this point, it adds to the movie's charm, since the rest is so well executed. The closing speech will forever be lodged in my head.
8:15 J’s Reviews called J.J.J. a “minor character”
J.J.J: “You’re fired”
Dude I literally just went on my lunch break. Perfect timing.
Sam rami made an impact with his version of Spider-Man and Tobey as the lead won’t be forgotten
6:12 With that said, they did a fan-frickin'-TASTIC job in No Way Home of translating the look with the hobo hood. Sure, he doesn't have a Goblin Mask but as we all know, "he's scarier without it on" anyway.
Ah, a Weird Al fan?
The one thing that can’t be denied is that Danny Elfman’s theme for Spider-Man is legit the best theme for any superhero ever. It’s absolutely perfect.
It's not, Elfman's Batman theme is even better
The line "I don't care" when talking about the comic accuracy of the movie is genius lol
The movie is great now, it was perfect for the time and came out exactly when it need to.
Great review/overview as always, thank you!
Such masterpieces of storytelling of Spider-Man & Sam Raimi! 💙😈💙
14:14 Its happening boysssss. I'm rewatching the whole trilogy
it was awesome watching the trilogy in theaters since i never got the chance to watch them since i was to young, except spider man 3. hope you enjoyed it.
You know i'm something of a new Spiderman fan myself
I was introduced with the Amazing movies, enjoy the Home ones and recently watched for the first time The Spectacular series, it was a masterpiece
Definitely need to watch the Sam Reimi trilogy, they would always be on TV when i was a kid, i was born in 2001 after all but i never watched them from beggining to end, guess now it's the time
My first introduction to Spider-Man was Captain America: Civil War! Of course I knew the general story of Spider-Man, as it’s imbedded in pop-culture at this point, but I never watched any of the other movies. My brother used to watch the Sam Raimi trilogy all the time, but I’m blind and he wouldn’t tell me what was going on so I would get bored and walk away. I was seven and he was four at the time, so I didn’t really expect a four-year-old to describe a movie to me. My first introduction to everything that’s not in the MCU was actually No Way Home! I hate admitting that because I feel kind of ashamed, but I’m all caught up now! I watched the Sam Raimi trilogy and the amazing Spider-Man after I saw No Way Home! Of course I didn’t get the little references to all the rest of the movies, but I still really loved it! I’ve seen it five times in the theater so far! Green goblin was my favorite villain in that movie, so I was very excited to find out he was the villain in the very first Spider-Man movie! I actually cried when he died. The audience in my theater for No Way Home got so excited when he showed up, so based on their reaction I thought he would be in the entire trilogy! I mean on one hand he was, which was awesome by the way! I love how Harry would look at the mirror and you would just here that spine chilling voice!
@@Motherofdragons4780 that's pretty awesome ngl
Raimiverse may not be the 100% definitive take on Spider-Man in my opinion (Spectacular comes closest), but it doesn't change the fact that the first film was all it took to get me completely hooked onto Spidey. I've loved it all since I was just a little baby idiot, having nabbed the DVD and deciding to just watch it for fun - and I still watch it often now, at my old ass age of 21.
Without Raimi, I may not have gotten to experience such an integral part of my childhood. These films were not perfect, nothing is. But they're made with love throughout, and even the parts that were just jammed in - like Venom - worked out pretty well in my book.
Easily the best Spidey films out there.
I was born in 2000 as well and the Raimi trilogy, as well as the 1994 animated series and Spectacular Spider-Man, are my definitive versions of Spider-Man.
I love how the movie portays the dichotomy between hero and villain by paralleling Peter and Norman's transformations, and gives you such a satisfying answer to WHY one becomes a hero and the other a villain.
And the answer (as cheesy as it sounds, but damn is it sincere) is that it comes down to family.
Peter's parental figures were always there to guide him down the right path because of how they raised him. Norman, to contrast, has a distant relation to his son and no guiding force to push him towards doing good. Everything he does is self serving, while everything Peter does becomes selfless due to the influence of Uncle Ben.
I grew up with these movies and I still watch them to this day, yes even spider man 3.
This better have a 20 year anniversary theatrical presentation! I was also too young to see it in the theater, and I would give anything to watch it in IMAX!
same
@@qwerty5684 sadly it didn’t happen.
@@Motherofdragons4780 It might, a lot of times things happen later, so there's still hope
@@qwerty5684 I hope so! That would be awesome!
I finished rewatching this film last night for the first time in 3 years. I'm not a huge Spiderman fan but damn, was this movie even better than I remembered. It was EXCELLENT.
This movie is such a classic.
Happy 20th Anniversary Spider-Man!!!!!
I loved the first Sam Raimi Spiderman specifically
It was a different take on Spiderman with how the Web shooters work
As in it was the first time I've seen Spiderman have Organic webbing
And how they used Practical effects was an amazing way of doing it
And I'm amazed how the actors actually had a part in a lot of it
And how Peter yells at Uncle Ben put me into the Ultimate comics way
And the acting was well done
William Defoe is my favorite take on the Green Goblin
All 3 actors are great, I love every Varient of the Web slinging hero
Can't have enough of this movie being analysed
Another excellent video, very in-depth and well done. Sometime in the future would you be able to do a series analysis overview of Spectacular Spider-Man? I feel that you would really enjoy doing a video essay on that
Whenever these movies get creepy
“Sam Raimi‘s horror is showing!”
I honestly prefer this over Spider-Man 2, it just resonates with me so much more as a 2000s kid
Born in 2000? You instantly turned me into an old man
I recently binged all 3 for the first time and I loved them all. I cant believe I didnt watch these earlier.
Raimi was such a perfect choice for spider-man. I miss when hollywood didn't have a set formula for super hero flicks and had to take some risks.
Since when was there a formula?
Seen this movie on DVD back in 2002 when I was 6, first ever Superhero movie I saw and absolutely loved it! Another good observation about Spider-Man is that his “species” is usually hated and feared by many, spiders are not loved by many people yet here one is, being a beloved hero! Puts into perspective that no matter how many people may shun you for how different you are there’s always someone out there that genuinely sees something great in you ❤️
It was?
This movie is deep. Is something more than a "superhero movie".
I've been a fan of this trilogy since I was little. Tobey Maguire is my favorite Spider-Man actor and I have him to thank for being a part of my childhood as a fan of Spider-Man.
I rewatched it today and am still in love with it. Awesome movie💕❤ Spidie and dark knight trilogy are really special😍
Yes, they are. How old were you when both trilogies came out?
All my homies love the og spiderman trilogy. Grew up on it loved most of the actors and introduced me to more of my favourite anti heroes/characters i would never knew existed. I have very fond early childhood memories from those movies and hold a special place in my heart.
Hey man, nice of you to talk about Spider Man stuff)) I’m 22, so I too love this version of a character very much. I really enjoyed your reviews of my favorite tmnt show, and I watched almost all your reviews of dcau shows. You rock, dude, your superhero videos are sick, keep ’em up))
Hello from Ukraine, Kyiv!)))
Tobeys spiderman is my favourite hands down. I did grow up watching his movies, especially 3. But I just love it, all of it. Spiderman is my favourite superhero until the end of time
I subbed because of your TMNT videos, but I'm so glad I stayed. This review was fantastic and I'm very much looking forward to your Spiderman 2 video!
I rewatched this movie quite recently and it still holds up very well.
I’m biased since I grew up with the Raimi films, but Tobey Maguire will always be Peter Parker to me.
I actually really love the look Sam Rami chose for Green Goblin, but the new movie improved it by adding the classic purple cloak
Damn this video makes me want to see the movie again.. especially the uncle ben’s scene.
This was the first pg 13 I ever watched. I still love it to this day.
Nobel prize, J’s Reviews, Nobel prize!
Memes aside, this is one of my favourite films ever made and one of the best superhero films ever made imo. The only one I can think that tops it is Spider-Man 2, which is a stunning endorsement of the Raimi trilogy in itself.
Honestly bro, you're kinda missing out when it comes to not reading the comics. Nick Spencer did such an amazing job on TASM and really got what makes Spider-Man Spider-Man.
14:00 the image on the left is Domestic Box Office, and the one on the right is International Box Office. No conflict of information there.
This is my favourite film based on a Marvel superhero. I absolutely love it and it's a staple of my childhood.
I love how js reviews just makes reviews about whatever he wants!! He just bounces from random subject to subject. For a long time he was just the sonic guy to me then I was like he's off the chain just in general
I watched all the spider man films and I still think 2002 is the best
Danny Elfman should've gotten an Oscar for Spider-Man 1 and 2 (Christopher Young did Spider-Man 3).
I Will admit, While Green Goblin's Mask may look Goofie, The way Dafoe Speaks and acts makes it unsettling to watch. As you said it looks goofie, but with how he speaks, Walks, and acts Makes it Fucking TERRIFYING. Just goes to show How great an actor he is, even in the New Spidey Movie He's able to do what he did back in 2002 to the same degree if not Better!
That opening scene was amazing i love the soundtrack and i love that rock song hero by nickelback for this movie. William did a really good performace in this movie. It is also a shame the world trade center scene was cut in the movie. A really early trailer showed bank robbers stopped by spiderman web caught between the towers. Sam rami did a great job on this movie
Loving the new header!
Not to mention 2002 was the 40th anniversary of Spider-Man’s debut. So they did picked a good time to release this movie.
a see a retrospective for spectacular spider man coming and i love it
This is the bedrock of Spider-Man films. It’s more than that. It payed the foundation of where we are now with NWH
Spider-Man 2002 always be one of my favorite movies of all time. I always love this movie as a kid
My favourite thing u said was at 15:28. How I have always felt about comic accuracy. We don’t need it if the film is good anyway
Tobey was the heart, Garfield was the mouth. Holland is the earenstness.
J: releases Sam Raimi's Spider-Man video (and hopefully covers 2, 3 and other Spidey storys like TASM, MCU and PS4)
Spider-Man Fandom: This is something else
I got into Spider-Man cos of the 90s cartoon. The movies just maintained my interest.
Since when has the Green Goblin's design never looked goofy, outside of the movies? People just love to complain about stupid things. 🙄
"Despite of everything you have done for them, eventually they will hate you"
I was born just 2 years later after you. Quite curious. Good video!
I grew up with reading all the Spidey comics, watching the 1977 TV shows of Spidey, all the video games and in 2002 Spiderman came to the big screen and I had waited 20 years for this movie. Due to circumstances I was not able to see it in theaters but when I saw the movie man..I had that same feeling with the first Superman and Batman and X-men movies. Superhero movies were a BIG thing back in the day. Nowadays the movies and TV shows are spit out every year. The super hero movies are now over saturated imo.. But back to film..Tobey really impressed me with his portrayal of Spiderman. He will always be Thé first Spiderman in my book like Sean Connery will always be James Bond. When Andrey Garfield took over I was impressed as well. I think he was treated unfairly and he was also a great Spiderman. I hope Sony is making plans to have Andrew return as Spiderman in a new solo movie after No way home. He deserves to play in another Spidey Movie.
I think this is the best Superhero origin movie of all time. Or at least a template for one. Great job and hard work to Sam Raimi and crew in making the best live action adaptation of Spider-Man to date.
J, as a fellow 2000 kid, I can say that this movie was the most often rewatched in my house because I was in love with the film.
just one review after another, definitely one of my favorite channels right now :)
Great review! I often forget about the first Sam Raimi Spidey movie because 2 and 3 exist, it's really underrated and I forgot how much heart and soul the movie has!
Tobey Maguire is the Golden Standard for Spider-Man in Look, Character & Soul
I can’t wait to watch this again on the 20th anniversary.
Please do more Tmnt it was so good we need a part 8 and 9
Its crazy how many videos ive been watching about spiderman and this comes up. And alot of them were the sam raimi era. The one i grew up on and honestly the best tbh. It’s literally always gonna be on a pedestal for me and alot of people its such a good movie
As someone who did not grow up with these movies and only watched them recently. I wished i had because man this is one of those things were you experience something as an young adult and think to yourself. Where has this been my whole life.
Your wish was granted. We got that theatrical rerun
These movies are absolute classic 🕷🕸
Still got this movie on vhs, born in 01 but I think my parents knew I’d love it which holy crap I do