Spider-Man (2002) | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction & Review 

A lot of people make fun of Tobey's sad face, but I love it. It's not "sexy". It's a guy crying over the death of his uncle.

Willem Dafoe knows exactly what kind of movie he's in. His delivery of "We'll meet again, Spider-Man!" is perfect.

I love the moment when Jameson shows integrity and doesn't sell out Peter. The character was already all kinds of fun but that little moment gives him some depth as well. He has strong convictions which happen to go against what Spider-Man does, but he is also a man with decent principles who will protect his people.

The funny thing is. To people who grew up on the comic books and the first set of movies. ------- This is the original Spiderman origin story,(with a few changes here or there). --------- It's so funny to see you guys question changes like the younger aunt May (Marisa Tomei) when in the comics, aunt May and Uncle Ben are about 65-70 years old.

"You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!", had a lot more meaning back when this movie was released less than a year after 9/11. People were jumping to their feet, cheering in the theater.

17:55 J. Jonah Jameson hates Spider-Man, but he’ll protect his journalists no matter what. I love the character, and no one can play him better than J. K. Simmons.

19:32 "Fun" fact, Tobey Maguire had so much water running down his mask in this scene, he essentially got waterboarded. They almost scrapped the entire scene, and the shots used in the movie are pretty much every single frame they shot where he wasn't coughing and gasping for air.

Rosemary Harris is what Aunt May looked like in the comics. They updated her with Marisa Tomei to go with the times. This movie sort of followed the original back story.

I will half agree with George that Willem Dafoe steals the movie. The other actor who equally steals it is J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jamieson. _Spider-Man 2_ is even better than the first.

Fun fact: The Tray Catch Scene in the cafeteria took Tobey Maguire 156 Takes, it’s not, I repeat NOT, CGI. Crazy, huh?;)

JK Simmons portrayal of J Jonah Jameson steals the show for me every time 👌🤣

This movie follows the main parts of the origin of Spiderman pretty closely. "With great power comes great responsibility" is a quote from the comics from many, many decades ago. Peter Parker feels eternal guilt for letting a known armed robber loose when he could have stopped him so easily. When you think about it, anyone else that guy encountered could have been shot or killed in his mad dash to get away. That it was Peter's uncle is so ironic. Spiderman has been a very relatable superhero because of Peter Parker. Peter was a nerdy bookworm that was 'gifted' with superpowers. But, being a superhero ruins his life in so many ways. Unlike a lot of comics, Peter Parker's life was a big part of the comics. They sometimes read like Greek tragedies in that the writers heaped every burden they could on Parker. Sometimes he despaired. Sometimes he seemed to give up. But, he always got back up and tried his best no matter what. He went thru all the stuff a teenage boy, superhero, and very unlucky guy would go thru. So, every teenage boy could relate to Spiderman in a number of ways.

6:59 Tobey Maguire had 156 takes to catch all the food using the tray. Gotta love the dedication of filmmakers to use practical effects!!!

This was released in theaters right after 9/11. So the New Yorkers fighting with Spider-Man was very sentimental. In the original trailer for the movie, Spider-Man catches bank robbers in a helicopter between the twin towers in a web , this was removed from the trailer due to it being such a triggering sight right after the attack.

Those scenes where Peter first discovers his superpowers and starts having fun with them is still one of the best moments in superhero movies.

This movie is simple And yet groundbreaking

4:19 Yep, Aunt May actually looks like she does in the comics.

Peter Parker's value as a character was always how completely normal he is. He's just a guy, worried about school and girls and work and making rent and all that. The comics were basically a teen soap opera with super powers. He's much more relatable than, say, a billionaire playboy tech genius, or a 1950s soldier with an impossibly pure personal code. Peter Parker is just like the people who read the comic... with super powers.

Jameson is honestly the best character in each of these movies. In every scene, he just steals the show. Edit: Okay, I agree that Green Goblin was amazing as well. As is the villain of the second movie.

It's so weird watching people see this *after" all that films that followed it! It reminds me how much it blazed the trail. So many people talk about the Gollum/Smeagol scene in The Two Towers and forget that Spider-Man did the same thing a few months before, and the whole hero-becoming-the-villain from The Dark Knight... and your comment about "THAT'S Aunt May?!" 😆 Exactly my reaction when I saw Captain America: Civil War! I also seem to remember that there was quite a lot of controversy when this film got a PG rating at the cinema, with many parents being upset with how intense it was (it was re-released as a 12 certificate). Just imagine if James Cameron had made his version! He was going to go full adult action movie on it, which would've been mean, because Spidey is for the kids as much as anyone.

RIP Laura Ziskin Thanks for giving life and depth to this beautiful franchise

The ending, he decides that as long as he's a superhero the people he cares about will be in danger so he decides to keeps his distance from MJ to protect her, Spider-Man is all about guilt and responsibility

Willem Dafoe Is a legend in this movie he even developed how the goblin would fight and really delved deep into the character and for such a distinguished actor to be playing in a superhero film in the early 2000 which was kinda frowned upon back then just shows how dedicated he was to bring this character to life.

James Cameron started this Spider-man treatment. He left the project early on, and Peter Parker having organic web shooting ability is the only remnant of his concept. Cameron reasoned that Parker shouldn't be able to suddenly create a web formula that 3M hasn't never been able to develop in several decades.

Willem Dafoe was once considered for the role of The Joker in the 1989 Batman film.

17:53 J. Jonah Jameson would NEVER give up a source! The man's a professional, goddamnit!

Its so great seeing people react to this for the first time. It is really a piece of its time.

OK so I learned from this reaction that the MCU has made a huge error, for not at all mentioning Uncle Ben, and why Peter is Spiderman. The fact that some people don't know that, is insane to me. It's like not knowing Batman's parents were murdered in front of him. Spiderman getting his butt kicked, is Spiderman, in the comics he gets the stuffing knocked out of him all the time, but he keeps coming back. The Juggernaut fight, is an amazing classic Spider-Man story for that. And Norman Osborne is crazy as hell to in the comics. And that death scene actually happens in the comics. And William Defoe's performance is incredible. Aunt Mae had always been an old grandmother forever, until recently. They made her a little younger in the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man, and the MCU followed that. And JK Simmons was also amazing. JJJ is actually a pretty complex character, seeing him not selling out one of his own is what makes him a very interesting character. Highly, highly recommend seeing Spider-Man 2.

This movie made me cry when I was 9 The emotional depth, Danny Elfman's score Everything was perfect

I'm so hyped to see the next Spider-Man film with the multiple interpretations teaming up but Toby Maguire will always be the GOAT for carrying a stellar franchise on his own.

I’m sorry that you guys don’t know about the OG Spider-Man, not mad, just disappointed that none of the people in your life loved you enough to make sure you watched this 😤 you guys can’t be that young??? Lol. But I am glad you finally got around to watching this. Please DONT watch any Marvel movies without watching all the OG stuff first! It definitely pays off!!

The part where he says don't tell harry always makes me sad as it shows in his last moments the real norman was still in there somewhere and that he truly loved his son

Stan Lee has talked about that the first thing a person would do with superpowers is try to get rich. Peter suddenly has superpowers that will allow him to get money to get a car, to try and impress the girl he likes. It's a totally realistic and very human desire to first want to get rich quick. Which is why Spiderman resonates with so many, he has always been a very well written character, with normal human reactions and emotions.

Great movie. The sequel Spider-Man 2 is my favorite super hero movie with The Dark Knight.

16:36 “There’s some amazing buildings in this movie.” Although it was blurred in this video, the moment that Simone said that I knew that was St Patrick’s Cathedral in the background, which is indeed a beautiful building. When I flew out to New York for a brief holiday there in March 2017 my tour guide advised us to visit it whilst we were near to where it was visiting something else, and I am really glad I did because it was incredible to look at.

A few notes, as a fan of Spidey from long before this movie came out: 4:20 The Aunt May / Uncle Ben in this movie is a lot closer in age to the comic books versions...they're very much grandparent age in the comics 6:20 Mary Jane having a messed up family life predates Forest Gump by a LOT. 1967 for her first full appearance. 17:50 Jameson is a pretty complex guy in the comics. He once secretly donated a ton of money to Peter's defense when he was being accused of murder. He doesn't trust people wearing masks, be they villains or heroes. 21:30 In the comics, Norman Osborn was absolutely an evil guy BEFORE becoming the Green Goblin. In fact, he tends to be a LOT more dangerous when he's having bouts of sanity. When the Goblin persona is in control, he's mainly a threat to Spider-Man. When Norman is in control, he's a threat to both Spider-Man AND Peter Parker. It's why he's absolutely the best Spider-Man villain. Several other villains have discovered Spidey's identity, but none have used it against him as effectively as Osborn. 25:50 This scene mirrors Norman's original "death". But, as with all good villains, he eventually got better. And honestly when he returned (20 years later), that's when he REALLY became Spidey's archnemesis.

"WHY?!" Literally told the audience 2 minutes earlier.

Whoever edited this episode, awesome job :) I was able to follow the story and the reactions without losing track of whats going on. I also felt that you guys kept all the most important scenes in the edit.

Watch the sequel, arguably one of the best Spiderman movies there is

Raimi is known for his horror films and that is why these films are so dark. I think the moral flavor of these films is so well handled and gives Tobey's Spider-Man such a tragic feel.

Jameson may be unethical and a master manipulator, but he's still a career journalist. No matter what (even if the crazy Goblin guy terrorizing the city has you in a choke hold) ... never ... ever ... burn a source.

20:27 I LOVE how in that scene Peter has a green shirt on (color of the Green Goblin) and Norman has a blue shirt with a red tie (colors of Spider-Man)

"Willem Dafoe definitely stole the show." Agreed. He also snuck onto the set on the following films in the Raimi trilogy, and got filmed as an 'extra.' If by chance you have never seen it, another fantastic performance of his can be seen in "Boondock Saints."

JK Simmons as Jameson is the best casting in a Marvel movie.

This is why I like Raimi's Spider-Man most. Peter Parker always draws the short straw and gets his ass kicked (literally and figuratively), but he keeps going and does the right thing anyway. Sam Raimi understands Spider-Man on a level that no one's been able to beat on the silver screen.

my favorite part about Willem Dafoes Goblin is the voice you can tell when its norman talking or the goblin talking

This trilogy is probably still my fave depiction of Spiderman, its so close to the comics, i love it. Please watch 2 and 3 as well, because Doc Ock is in No Way Home as well. And if you like Willem, you should check out Boondock Saints.

That tray scene was real took him almost 200 times to do it.

The bomb that turns people into skeletons begs the question, why did he never use that again? Like, later he is clearly fighting to kill Spider-Man and he never thinks “hm, maybe I should use my skeleton bomb”

With Great power comes Great Responsibility.

for some classic Sam Raimi you need to watch Evil Dead 2, it's basically a bigger budget remake of Evil Dead with humour added a classic comedy/horror

I remember watching this as a kid and never getting bored of it due to how well it was written and directed. I enjoy seeing people who still watch and react to it on here as it's very nostalgic :)

Third reboot of Spiderman in about 15 years so Feige and Marvel decided that taking time to fully explain how Peter Parker became Spiderman by being bitten was unnecessary and a brief conversation between Peter and Tony in Civil War and another one between Peter and Ned in Homecoming was all that was needed.

stan lee and steve ditko were the creators of spider-man and they both definitely didn't write this movie. steve ditko had a bad falling out of marvel after he co-created doctor strange & spider-man. its pretty much confirmed that ditko hates stan lee's guts, their relationship was purely professional, there's even stories both of them wouldn't even meet each other at work but communicated through an assistant or something... so its pretty funny when simone said that stan lee and steve ditko were of the writers of this movie...

If you loved Willem Dafoe here, you've got some great material ahead of you. The obvious is Platoon, but there's also also Boondock Saints with Norman Reedus (TWD) and Sean Patrick Flannery, and it is brilliant.

6:59 PRACTICAL EFFECTS BEFORE CGI That's my motto

“Is there any movie where science meets military pressure yields good results?” Captain America.

The cast for this did an outstanding job. Sam Raimi really knows how to make a comic book movie if studios don't interfere and let him work. Legit my favorite comic book movie because it had such a good ratio of his character in and out of the suit. Actually makes the movie seem longer than it is. Very well done. Great pacing.

I have been remiss in mentioning how much I love the thumbnail images you come up with for these videos with Simone. They’re great. Okay, my job here is done. Now i need to watch this reaction so I can remember what the heck happened in the movie before I see the new one next Thursday!

Something to keep in mind while watching this movie is that Sam Raimi grew up reading the Spider-Man comics in the 60's and 70's, which was known as the 'Silver Age' of comic books. This was the era where both Marvel and DC focused a lot on Sci-Fi and what we today would regard as campy, silly stories, like Batman flying his own spaceship to the moon in order to fistfight aliens. Raimi's Spider-Man movies kind of serve as love letters to the Silver Age, so any camp or cheesiness you may see is most likely purely intentional. Uncle Ben and aunt May were an elderly couple in the comic books, so the Raimi movies are closer in that regard. Flash Thompson is also closer to his depiction in the source material, where he's more of a stereotypical jock bully rather than the douchebag cyberbully type he is in the MCU. In contrast there's also many examples where the MCU is more faithful to the source material, like having Peter use web-shooters rather than the web being created organically in his body and coming out of his wrists. In the comic books Peter developed an instinctive knowledge of what chemicals to use in order to produce the webbing after he was bitten by the spider, but he has to procure and mix the chemicals by hand, and load the finished webbing capsules into wrist-mounted web-shooters.

If you listen closely during his last "speech", you can hear Norman lapse back into the Goblin midsentence when he says "don't let him take me again!", he really did become Norman again when he took his mask off but you can tell after that sentence his voice is slightly more gravelly or raspy and his pitch is slightly higher, showing that the Goblin did in fact take him again, meaning after that point he was pretending to be Norman to his advantage. Also when he becomes the Goblin, his brow furrows a bit and his neck tilts forward slightly, plus his normally straight and white teeth become crooked and yellow. So for a brief second, Norman slips into the Goblin when he shouts "You know how much I sacrificed?!" Then right back to Norman. It's some really neat attention to detail stuff that they made for this movie and character.

You're actually together for this one! That's awesome!

Simone's little day dream over Tom Holland was so authentic and adorable essentially her added sound affects.

Defoe was great in the scene with the conversation with himself. On par with "THER WAS A FIREFIGHT!!!!" in Boondock Saints. (great movie btw).

i love that you have a Chet Baker poster.

J Jonah Jameson is a gem of a character😂 The argument about vigilantes is very interesting because I think that it’s a very grey subject. From an outsiders point of view you can argue that they damage more than they help, that not being vulnerable to the law is going to be an issue that keeps on growing until that person thinks they are eventually above it and something terrible is going to come of it. From Peters point of view or for any Spider-Man like character, their self intentions are very clear to them. Save the people, stop the crooks/ villains. But also think about the damages that result in fighting for people with the help of superhuman abilities, sometimes it’s hard to justify wrecking half the city even if the intentions are good. I bet JJJ would be more eager to paint him as a hero if he worked directly under officers, who have the authority to do the exact same thing. It is very much dependent on how you look at it so it’s a debate that never seems to go anywhere because both sides are equally valid to each situation.

Such a pleasure to actually hear the movie. Thanks so much for the volume! :)

"He's going to blame himself forever." Oh, you have *_NOOOO_* idea.

The best Peter Parker and Mary Jane. The perfect balance of movie and comic book.

WRT the “you mess with one of us you mess with all of us” scene you have to remeber that this is set in New York and came out in 2002, when feelings were still pretty raw. I mean, it was close enough to 9/11 that for a couple of months there was a teaser trailer in cinemas featuring Spider-Man stringing some bank robbers up in a web between the Twin Towers. So that scene’s really about something other than the Green Goblin.

The teacher leading the field trip is actually the same age as Toby McGuire, and a year younger than the actor playing Flash Thompson.

THIS is the only spiderman for me. It's so crazy hearing people never see the original

This was probably mentioned elsewhere, but Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy 15 back in 1962. David Koepp wrote the movie as far as credit goes, though Alvin Sargent did a lot of ghostwriting to polish it up. He came back to co-write the second and third film as well and was in his 70s when he was writing them!

Fun Fact: 6:58 - The Catch, in the cafeteria. Toby Maguire actually literally did that. I forget how many takes it took. Their amazement is real. And then I they sped the footage up for Spidey-speed.

Ooo yes I love this movie I remember being obsessed with Spider-Man when I was 7 because of this one

Aunt May and Uncle Ben were like ancient in the comics

I don't know if you guys know this or not. But Sam Raimi (the director of this film), was a horror movie director. Which is why that Norman Osborn transformation had that creepy background music. And why that finals fight scene between Spider-Man and the Goblin was so dark.

I just noticed that painting of Richie Tenenbaum on your wall, and I AM HERE for it.

Willem Dafoe is one of the best 'character' actors there is. He was incredible in 'Shadow Of The Vampire'.

2:41 The way I see it is that he is saying "Hey some spiders can blend in and be nearly invisible.. so even if you don't see a spider close by.. there could still be one!!" which is a horrifying thought that Peter doesn't even consider.. and neither do you guys haha. I was afraid of insects when I first saw this movie (was a teen but hey) so I knew immediately why Harry would not want to know his information.

The Tobey Mcguire movies are adapting the 1960s version of Spiderman, so yes.... In case you do know about Spiderman, Uncle Ben and Aunt May are like grandparents.

I love that you have a Chet Baker poster in your room!

Heyo, so my schtick is giving trivia on stuff I know about certain properties so I thought I'd drop this: -Leonardo DiCaprio didn't make the cut as Spider-Man (evidently) but he recommended Tobey Maguire with whom he is childhood friends with. -The role of Spider-Man was going to go to Jake Gyllenhaal because Tobey Maguire was unlikely to make it. However Tobey ended up showing up to film. -James Franco auditioned for Spider-Man but he was cast as Harry instead which is a fine choice. -Peter's webs in the comics are actually not organic. The exception to this is Miguel O'Hara (Spider-Man 2099/Earth 928), Peter Parker from the Noir universe, and probably a lot more. -The balancing act with the food tray was real. Tobey took a hell of a long time to get the shot. -Joe Manganiello was bribed to actually clock Tobey Maguire in face in that scene in the hallway by the staff because apparently Tobey was being a prick or something. Joe didn't take the bribe. -In the comics, Spider-Man fought against Crusher Hogan instead of Bonesaw McGraw in the wrestling match. -A lot of people forget that Elizabeth Banks played Betty Brant lmao. -The scene with Green Goblin on the Washington Bridge is an homage to an iconic moment in comics when he caused the death of Gwen Stacy, Peter's first love. I'll leave a little more about her in the reaction to the third movie. -J. Jonah Jameson hates Spider-Man because of his mask and how it makes him unaccountable for his actions. His wife was also killed by a man in a mask. When he finds out Peter's identity in the mainline and Ultimate comics, he's pretty chill. -Mendel Stromm, the dude that Norman merced in his transformation scene is a villain named the Robot Master in the comics. He also appears in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Still the best spiderman movies

Aunt May, and Uncle Ben are more like the original Spider-Man comics in these movies, than in any other Spider-Man films. In fact, everything in the Toby Macguire movies are more true to the comics in my opinion. Except the webbing, Peter made his own in the comics.

One thing I love is the part where New York fights back against the goblin. This came out in 2002 shortly after 9/11, I always thought they put that part in to show how unified we can be against an element of terror.

Such a great treat seeing you guys watch William Dafoe's performance in this.

I thought that scientists were very careful as well, but I visited a cemetery in Peru and one of the graves had the inscription on the guy buried there. He basically tested the antidote for mosquito bite he was developing on himself and didn't survive the night.

In the same room, ur in the same room! Mind blown, now to watch the video!

I have to say, while DeFoe did an amazing job, J K Simmons was also knocking out of the park (BTW, he plays an important role in the sequel series to Avatar, Legend of Korra). JJ Jameson was always a "grey" character in comics. Both petty and noble in a mercurial way that is highly interesting to see. The bridge scene, for those that don't know, was a different reference to the death of Peter's first girlfriend, Gwen Stacy. The Goblin threw her from a bridge, Spider man got her with a web, but the deceleration was too strong and broke her neck. When comic fans saw the scene for the first time... it was intense (for me, at least).

The Sam Reimi Spiderman, is the best spiderman movies.. yeah that includes the 3rd movie..

The part where Pater catches all of those things on the tray was done for real. He really caught that stuff.

It's cute to see the two of you in the same room for BineCinge. ;) 13:46 - The guy in the subway is singing a bad rendition of the theme song to the 1967 animated Spider-Man TV show. It used to play on syndicated channels all the time when I was little, and I can still hear it in my head (the real version, not this one!). The announcer at the wrestling match is Bruce Campbell, star of the Evil Dead movies, which were made by Sam Raimi. Also, the guy who pops into the office at 13:56 is Ted Raimi, his brother.

Wait until you see Spiderman 2. The best superhero movie of all time.

Fun Fact: Throughout the 3 films Bruce Campbell has cameos! He has worked with Sam Raimi since his first movie (Evil Dead) and he was supposed to be revealed as Mysterio in a cancelled fourth film!

I always liked the fact that this was how the Green Goblin died in the original comic book. At least they understood the fan base!

"you would feel it coming out right?" Ugh i got full body heebie jeebies when you said that

My mind was blown when I saw you guys actually sitting next to each other

So cool you are watching video together in person.

It’s taken me about 5 videos to realise that Simone changes the name of your channel each time she introduces herself! Cool 😎