Spider-Man (2002)
Now Playing Presents: The Spider-Man Movie Retrospective Series
English - June 26, 2012 06:00 - 2 hours - 55.7 MB - ★★★★ - 27 ratingsTV & Film Music movies action comic book amazing spider-man spider-man spiderman stan lee peter parker mary jane marvel comics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Spider-Man is one of the best known comic book superheroes in the world, but his road to the silver screen was a bumpy one. Rights issues, bankruptcy, and technological challenges kept Spider-Man webbed up for over a decade despite numerous attempts to launch a theatrical series. But in 2002 cult director Sam Raimi's vision of Spider-Man lept into theaters and broke box office records, climbing to the top of the charts, becoming the highest grossing superhero movie of all time and even besting Star Wars: Attack of the Clones for opening weekend and total dollars. As we near The Amazing Spider-Man series reboot, Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob look back at Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy starting with the 2002 original. A decade later does the film still hold up? Listen to find out!