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sunday, may 5
Hmm.. should probably type up the reviews for Angel and Buffy. Oh, yes, "Spider-Man" review coming right up. SPOILERS FOR ALIAS: "RENDEZVOUS" * * * So... Dixon suspects that Sydney is not exactly being truthful with him. About time. There were just too many cases where she made excuses about slipping away for him not to notice. I hope this ends well... In other news, Will was being set-up by Khasinau. Sydney saved him - he screamed like a girl - and now Will knows that Syd has been lying about her job the whole time. Sydney has a little talk with him, basically expecting him to hate her, but know. He's all emotional and loyal, and dammit, likeable. I actually liked Will this week. And now that I like him, what do they do?? Sark comes back and shoots him! I wonder if he's dead... Next week: The season finale! * * *
I've seen the movie twice and it just gets better the second time around! I can't wait to go home and see it again on a huge theater screen. These tiny Oneonta ones just don't cut it. SPIDER-MAN! * * * Okay.. down to the movie. From what I remember, the basic "rise of the hero" plot was pretty true to the comic. He gets bit by a spider in a research lab, discovers new powers and thinks they are the coolest ever - but still can't get the girl. Two things bothered me about Movie!Spidey: no webbing catridges, therefore he can't change formulas for different usage; and where the hell did he get the money to make the new costume and how did he do it? I really enjoyed the scene on the rooftop where he was trying to figure out how to use webbing and he was shouting random stuff and moving his hands all funny. "Web, activate!" "Go, web, go!" "Sahzaam!" "Fly, web!" ROFLMAO You can't forget the wrist action. Gotta love Sam Raimi's sense of humor. He then tries to earn money by wrestling. The place gets robbed, but Peter won't stop him because the guy dicked him over and didn't pay Peter the full amount. "I don't see how that's my problem." The robber shoots Uncle Ben and hijacks his car - thus Peter is responsible for his Uncle's death. That was a nice bit of character development. Peter was working for Dr. Connors.. until he gets fired for being late. The name sounded familiar the first time, but I realized after the second viewing that Dr. Connors turns into the Lizard. Scary guy. Would love to see him or Vemon in the next movie, but they're probably going to do something with Harry Osborn. Oh, the scene where Spidey saves MJ from the muggers. Okay, dude, I understand the girl of your dreams just kissed you, and you have to be all cool and disappear, but how are you going to let her just walk home by herself?! What kind of hero does that? Pfft. The rise of the Green Goblin was pretty canon and the costume was hot. There were a few scary, unexpected Goblin flash-cuts, but that's typical Raimi. He likes to freak the crap out of people. Goblin attacking a place where Hary was, though... not sure if that occured often in canon. Goblin/Norman usually tried to keep Harry out of things. Didn't like that Goblin was killed in the end, but I suppose the movie needed it. Villian does the standard "threaten the girl" taunt and the hero renews his strength. Ah, the bridge scene - that was interesting. I think this was in the comic book, but with a different girl.Spidey let the girl die so he could save the innocents... I think. It might have been a "What If...?" Anyway, the point is that I always thought Spidey could have saved both -- which he does here. The citzens of NYC chucking stuff at Green Goblin to defend Spidey was great - "You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!" ^___^ We never did find out what Goblin did to Aunt May. She was still in the hospital, wasn't she? I dunno.. she looked okay to me. You'd think he would've killed her or something. Poor old lady is gonna have some scary stuff come her way. The little love triangle between Peter, MJ, and Harry was a nice setup for a future movie. As was Peter halting any sort of chance with MJ when he told her that he could only ever be her friend - at Ben's grave, no less. I'm sure she figured out he was Spiderman from the kiss, though. Hey - it worked for the Bat and the Cat. After a bit of research I found out (well.. remembered really) that Gwen Stacy was involved in the whole Green Goblin/sadistic choice debacle. They probably didn't use her because no one except the old school fans know who the hell she is. I barely recalled something about her, but thought it was maybe an AU or something. Anyway... Mary Jane's last few lines were very annoying. They rhymed. ::smacks writer:: ("the only who was there for me... want to be... something-something me.") And.. strangely happy that Peter is keeping her at a distance. The hero doesn't always need to get the girl. *snerk* It leaves him open for rabid fangirls. Also.. who the hell was writing Green Goblin's jokes? A lot of them were just plain stupid.Though, they were in the comic, too I think... *shrug* There were lots of great lines.. which I can't remember. Oh, but I do remember that I am finding Tobey Maguire strangely attractive...man, this is like that Elijah Wood fascination. It just.. develops because the guy is in a hot new film playing the lead. Cannot.. resist.. the.. blue eyes. o_O * * *
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