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List Price: $25.95 | | Label: Sony Pictures
Salesrank: 6570
Released: July 28, 2009 |
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Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
This adventure finds our hero tackling more Super Villains both old and new, including Chameleon, Venom and the Sinister Six: Electro, Doctor Octopus, Vulture, Sandman, Rhino and Shocker. While these criminals are almost more than Spidey can handle, his real struggle becomes an internal one. The stress is enough to drive a high school Super Hero over the edge, but making mistakes and learning lessons is all in a days work for the Spectacular Spider-Man!
Description of Spectacular Spider-Man: Complete First Season:
The exciting first season of Victor Cook and Greg (Gargoyles) Weisman's stellar animated Spider-Man series is included, uncut, in this two-disc set. Spectacular, which follows both the high-energy adventures of the web-slinger and the social struggles of his alter ego, teenage Peter Parker, is perhaps the most satisfying television adaptation of the legendary Marvel Comics series to date; Weisman and his team remain equally faithful to the high-flying action and the personal dramas in Peter's out-of-costume world. And with only a few changes (most notably to the character of Peter's secret crush, Gwen Stacy, and the identity of the villainous Big Man), they've hewed very closely to the source material, right down to minor characters and second-string villains (the Enforcers, anyone)? All 13 episodes of the series are presented here in their original broadcast format (Sony originally intended to release the season in four-episode blocks on stand-alone single discs with new connecting footage, but that notion was abandoned after the release of Attack of the Lizard), and viewers can enjoy their favorite wall-crawler in battle with some of his most fearsome foes, including Electro, the Sandman, Venom, and, of course, the Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus (well voiced by Steven Blum and Peter MacNichol, respectively). Extras on the set are slight--"Spider-Man: Re-Animated" is a making-of featurette with interviews with cast and crew, while "Stylizing Spidey" is a brief look at the show's depiction of the iconic characters-but that shouldn't detract from Spider-fans' enjoying of this terrific show. --Paul Gaita
Spectacular Spider-Man: Complete First Season Reviews:
Truly Spectacular 
2009-11-17 - I'm a huge fan of the original 90's Spider-Man cartoon and was skeptical (to say the least) when I first saw the unveiling of this new series. I'm not a fan of the artwork and I'm getting weary of the constant rehashing of Spider-Man's origins. However, after being convinced by some friends to check it out, I have to say I've been extremely pleased with this series.
First off, while it is yet another rehashing of Spider-Man's high school origins, the primary love interest for the show is Gwen Stacy and NOT Mary Jane Watson -- a refreshing return to old-school Spidey. Also, despite my personal dislike for the art-style, the animation is smooth and moves fluidly providing some astounding and often times brilliant fight sequences. They also do an excellent job of representing the characters while keeping them unique in personality and ability. The Rhino, Sandman, Venom and The Green Goblin were done exceedingly well in my opinion. The only bad thing I can think to say is that a lot of the teenage banter is very cheesy and sounds too much like an older writer trying to capture this generation's "hip" lingo. I can't help but cringe anytime Eddie Brock or Peter Parker call each other "bro".
So, quick list...
Pros:
- Excellent fight sequences
- Great storytelling (representing both the new and the classic)
- Great character representation
Cons:
- "Hip"-lingo
- Art-style (this one is personal, most people I talk to love the art)
The Spectacular Spider-Man Season one
2009-11-08 - What can i say about this DVD hmmm. It's the way Spider-Man is meant to be witty, mocking the bad guy s this show is the comics meet animation. Josh Keaton is the voice of Spidey and dose a great job with portraying spidey the way he was meant to be witty and full of pun's (the best line that i think would have to be "The Amazing Spider-Man has been reduced to sneaking around for his shoes") and the cast only get's better with one of my favorite voice actors Steve Blum as The Green Goblin, Steve dose a great job as ol' Gobby making him better and i wasn't really a gobby fan until Blum's version he's just a pleasure to see on screen and you just want to see more. In this season we get to see some Classic Villains such as The Lizard, Sandman,Rhino, Doc Ock, Shocker,The Vulture,Electro and Venom. We even get to see for the first time in animation Gwen Stacy. So just to sum this all up if you're a Spidey fan then this is a must get.
this is spiderboy , not spiderman 
2009-11-04 - Ew.., It's funny people given good rated for this . It's more kids under 8year olds . My opinion is terrible , poor everything and terrible art creations , urgly lay out. I realy hated it . I really not enjoy it all . I watched 5 minutes and i have to stop it ...If , you are like spiderman not for this . this is look like more a litle spider kid - your choice ! but , not me yuk !!!
Excellent new Spider-man series
2009-09-22 - My son thoroughly enjoys Spider-man and the new series takes Spidey back to his high school days. There are some really nice spins on the regular bad guys (Electro is physically altered into electric energy instead some guy in a suit, and Rhino's suit is permanently bonded to him), as well as the overall continuing storyline of the NY underworld which is, at this point, run by the "Big Man" aka Tombstone. Eddie Brock and Peter are friends whose parents died together in a plane crash, which is a departure from the original storyline, but the writers make it work. Peter Parker doesn't always make the right decision but learns from his mistakes and does right in the end. It is a true coming of age story that always sticks to the very phrase that Spider-man is known for..."with great power comes great responsibility." My son has been watching the second season on DisneyXD and the story is getting even better. Overall I highly recommend this to any Spider-man fan as well as anyone looking for good family entertainment for kids and adults alike.
Respecting its Roots
2009-09-15 - The best compliment I can give this show is that it feels like something Lee and Ditko would have done if they were inventing Spider-Man today instead of 45+ years ago. Recommended not only for children but for adults who grew up on the classics of the Silver Age.
