Spider-Man 2: The Irritating Screams - Blu-ray Forum

ps3bd_owner · 02-01-2013, 03:58 PM

I used to love the Spider-Man films with Tobey but watching them again they really feel outdated, and the actresses who kept on screaming in SM2 was really annoying to the point that it turned me off.

Can't justify purchasing the trilogy on Blu-ray after acknowledging they're not as good as I remembered.

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) now this was a quality Spider-Man film!

dallywhitty · 02-01-2013, 05:58 PM

Spider-Man 2 is still my favourite. I don't understand this trend with comic book films now where people just disregard what came before in favour of the latest thing. It wouldn't surprise me if when the Batman reboot came out, people were suddenly slagging off the Nolan films.

The_Donster · 02-01-2013, 07:19 PM

That's just human nature I think. I'm a toy collector and I've seen it when lines have changed hands. Once this happens the original company that did it get rose colored goggles and start talking about the good old days. I do agree with the OP that it doesn't hold up as well, but it is still one of my favorites. I kind of wish that 3 was 2 and 2 was 3. The way Mary Jane says, "Go get em Tiger." would have been a better ending for the Raimi movies. With 3 it almost felt like they were where they should have been in the 2nd film.

FlyYouFools · 02-01-2013, 09:02 PM

The originals will always have a place in my heart as they were probably my favourite films when I was 10-13. I still enjoy watching them from time to time (SM2 especially) thought it does have it's faults. I do think TASM was the best Spidey film yet though, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone were both excellent and it avoided much of the cheese in the originals.

FlyYouFools · 02-01-2013, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Donster

That's just human nature I think. I'm a toy collector and I've seen it when lines have changed hands. Once this happens the original company that did it get rose colored goggles and start talking about the good old days. I do agree with the OP that it doesn't hold up as well, but it is still one of my favorites. I kind of wish that 3 was 2 and 2 was 3. The way Mary Jane says, "Go get em Tiger." would have been a better ending for the Raimi movies. With 3 it almost felt like they were where they should have been in the 2nd film.

That was probably because they still thought there would be a fourth film.

makaveli21 · 02-01-2013, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ps3bd_owner

I used to love the Spider-Man films with Tobey but watching them again they really feel outdated, and the actresses who kept on screaming in SM2 was really annoying to the point that it turned me off.

Can't justify purchasing the trilogy on Blu-ray after acknowledging they're not as good as I remembered.

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) now this was a quality Spider-Man film!

couldn't disagree--I couldn't get into the new Spider-Man and felt it was too emo and too narrowly aimed at teens. I think SM2 was the best of the Raimi ones.

Jasonic · 02-01-2013, 09:28 PM

Yep, Spider-Man 2 still the best.

As for the screams, that is Raimi's style. Along with the horror like scene of Doc Oc escaping and killing the doctors. He comes from a horror background.

mlittle3 · 02-01-2013, 09:28 PM

When I saw the Amazing Spider-Man last summer I rather enjoyed it. Sadly when I rewatched it on Blu-ray it bored me to tear. TASM really is the worst of all the SM films. Everything about it seems off. The villain is terrible. The story is meh. The manner in which Uncle Ben is handled is garbage. Spider-man 2 is still the best movie in the series.

mlittle3 · 02-01-2013, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Spider-Man 2 is still my favourite. I don't understand this trend with comic book films now where people just disregard what came before in favour of the latest thing. It wouldn't surprise me if when the Batman reboot came out, people were suddenly slagging off the Nolan films.

It has already begun. Of course, the Batman reboot will be cheesy garbage so I am sure the comic book dorks will love it.

SpartanX · 02-01-2013, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mlittle3

It has already begun. Of course, the Batman reboot will be cheesy garbage so I am sure the comic book dorks will love it.

You're the only dork here.

Can Somebody ban this guy please? All his posts are flamebait. Plain and simple.

*PREACHER* · 02-01-2013, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SpartanX

You're the only dork here.

Can Somebody ban this guy please? All his posts are flamebait. Plain and simple.

Agreed...I started to comment and then bit my typing hand. Thank god for Anger Management classes.

FlyYouFools · 02-01-2013, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mlittle3

It has already begun. Of course, the Batman reboot will be cheesy garbage so I am sure the comic book dorks will love it.

As the Star Wars dorks will love Episode 7.

Hellraiserfan · 02-01-2013, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by makaveli21

couldn't disagree--I couldn't get into the new Spider-Man and felt it was too emo and too narrowly aimed at teens. I think SM2 was the best of the Raimi ones.

I'm tired of all the kids on the internet calling everything emo. It's another one of those stupid catch phrases that hit big on the internet and everyone uses it to describe a film they simply didn't like. There were no emo characters in TASM and as for the film being aimed at teens, you can say the same about Spider-Man considering he was in High School when it started and the majority of the trilogy involved him being a love sick puppy over Mary Jane.

I really like the first two Spider-Man films, but calling TASM emo is moronic.

Extremis · 02-02-2013, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by SpartanX

You're the only dork here.

Can Somebody ban this guy please? All his posts are flamebait. Plain and simple.

Yes. Please ban.

Agent Bond · 02-02-2013, 04:48 AM

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I don't understand this trend with comic book films now where people just disregard what came before in favour of the latest thing. It wouldn't surprise me if when the Batman reboot came out, people were suddenly slagging off the Nolan films.

It's always been like that. Love what you saw then hate on it when the new one comes out.

It happened to Pierce Brosnan, Jack Nicholson, Thomas Jane, Edward Norton, and now Tobey Maguire.

Batman1980 · 02-02-2013, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Agent Bond

It's always been like that. Love what you saw then hate on it when the new one comes out.

It happened to Pierce Brosnan, Jack Nicholson, Thomas Jane, Edward Norton, and now Tobey Maguire.

I still think Nicholson did a great job in the same role as Heath Ledger, however on-topic I've never liked Kirsten Dunst as Mary-Jane. Unattractive and really only did the damsel in distress thing, hoping Shailene brings more to the role.

FlyYouFools · 02-02-2013, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

I still think Nicholson did a great job in the same role as Heath Ledger, however on-topic I've never liked Kirsten Dunst as Mary-Jane. Unattractive and really only did the damsel in distress thing, hoping Shailene brings more to the role.

Agreed. Nicholson was great as the Joker, as was Heath albeit in a different way.

spanky87 · 02-02-2013, 01:51 PM

No. In Spiderman and Spiderman 2, Sam Raimi had a good balance of light fun, camp, and drama. It all blended well. In Amazing Spider-Man it was jarring when they would take things way too seriously, then the next scene would go right into the silly comic booky stuff (like over the top villain monologues/action), then the next would get back to taking things way too seriously again.

metaridley · 02-02-2013, 02:23 PM

Haven't seen TASM because I'm sick of reboots and seeing Spidey's origin story told pretty much the same way again.

Spider-Man 3 was in some ways worse than Batman & Robin. At least that movie had no chance of being good. What a disappointing piece of shit.

Spider-Man 2 is the only one that's still watchable...

...... mostly.

006 · 02-02-2013, 06:02 PM

I always preferred spiderman 1 over 2 myself. I just loved the overall story. It was a very balanced film imo that greatly mixes the fun, camp, and drama of most spiderman stories. Dafoe was fantastic as Green Goblin (costume sucked though) and, the kiss in the rain scene is classic, and I still choke up everytime Uncle Ben dies.

I like the new Spidey for what it was, Garfield is a great spiderman (not so great as parker though) and Stone is fantastic as well. However that is about it, the film follows the original way too closely and when it tries to avoid that it just feels cheap (responsibility speech). Also the FX are arguably better in SM3 which is a shame considering the 5year difference between films. Having said all that I still enjoy it as I love Spiderman but for me it doesn' hold a candle to the first two.

I am really looking forward to the sequel now that tgey will have more of an opportunity do their own thing since the origin is done.

02-01-2013, 03:58 PM	#1
ps3bd_owner Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Apr 2011	Spider-Man 2: The Irritating Screams I used to love the Spider-Man films with Tobey but watching them again they really feel outdated, and the actresses who kept on screaming in SM2 was really annoying to the point that it turned me off. Can't justify purchasing the trilogy on Blu-ray after acknowledging they're not as good as I remembered. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) now this was a quality Spider-Man film!

02-01-2013, 05:58 PM	#2
dallywhitty Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Temple of Isis 4K collection:319 Blu-ray collection:1679 DVD collection:178	Spider-Man 2 is still my favourite. I don't understand this trend with comic book films now where people just disregard what came before in favour of the latest thing. It wouldn't surprise me if when the Batman reboot came out, people were suddenly slagging off the Nolan films.

02-01-2013, 07:19 PM	#3
The_Donster Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Deep in the heart of NE Texas 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:216 DVD collection:231 Trading Score:14	That's just human nature I think. I'm a toy collector and I've seen it when lines have changed hands. Once this happens the original company that did it get rose colored goggles and start talking about the good old days. I do agree with the OP that it doesn't hold up as well, but it is still one of my favorites. I kind of wish that 3 was 2 and 2 was 3. The way Mary Jane says, "Go get em Tiger." would have been a better ending for the Raimi movies. With 3 it almost felt like they were where they should have been in the 2nd film.

02-01-2013, 09:02 PM	#4
FlyYouFools Active Member Member since:Dec 2012 Blu-ray collection:76	The originals will always have a place in my heart as they were probably my favourite films when I was 10-13. I still enjoy watching them from time to time (SM2 especially) thought it does have it's faults. I do think TASM was the best Spidey film yet though, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone were both excellent and it avoided much of the cheese in the originals.

02-01-2013, 09:28 PM	#7
Jasonic Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Utah 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:876 Trading Score:115	Yep, Spider-Man 2 still the best. As for the screams, that is Raimi's style. Along with the horror like scene of Doc Oc escaping and killing the doctors. He comes from a horror background.

02-01-2013, 09:28 PM	#8
mlittle3 Banned Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:125 DVD collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	When I saw the Amazing Spider-Man last summer I rather enjoyed it. Sadly when I rewatched it on Blu-ray it bored me to tear. TASM really is the worst of all the SM films. Everything about it seems off. The villain is terrible. The story is meh. The manner in which Uncle Ben is handled is garbage. Spider-man 2 is still the best movie in the series.

02-02-2013, 01:51 PM	#18
spanky87 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:34 4K collection:168 Blu-ray collection:2714 DVD collection:548 iTunes collection:58 Trading Score:64	No. In Spiderman and Spiderman 2, Sam Raimi had a good balance of light fun, camp, and drama. It all blended well. In Amazing Spider-Man it was jarring when they would take things way too seriously, then the next scene would go right into the silly comic booky stuff (like over the top villain monologues/action), then the next would get back to taking things way too seriously again.

02-02-2013, 02:23 PM	#19
metaridley Banned Member since:Feb 2012	Haven't seen TASM because I'm sick of reboots and seeing Spidey's origin story told pretty much the same way again. Spider-Man 3 was in some ways worse than Batman & Robin. At least that movie had no chance of being good. What a disappointing piece of shit. Spider-Man 2 is the only one that's still watchable... ...... mostly.

02-02-2013, 06:02 PM	#20
006 Active Member Member since:Dec 2012 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:210	I always preferred spiderman 1 over 2 myself. I just loved the overall story. It was a very balanced film imo that greatly mixes the fun, camp, and drama of most spiderman stories. Dafoe was fantastic as Green Goblin (costume sucked though) and, the kiss in the rain scene is classic, and I still choke up everytime Uncle Ben dies. I like the new Spidey for what it was, Garfield is a great spiderman (not so great as parker though) and Stone is fantastic as well. However that is about it, the film follows the original way too closely and when it tries to avoid that it just feels cheap (responsibility speech). Also the FX are arguably better in SM3 which is a shame considering the 5year difference between films. Having said all that I still enjoy it as I love Spiderman but for me it doesn' hold a candle to the first two. I am really looking forward to the sequel now that tgey will have more of an opportunity do their own thing since the origin is done.

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