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The best superhero. A brilliant film!!, 10 Dec 2008

Quite simply; awsome!
I read the comics as a kid and i have to say that the film (as i write, all three films) are so close in perfect detail to the comics. The most accurate, detailed and honour to the comics. I should know, i had (not have sadly...) the first spidey marvel comic onwards. Im mid forties and had the spidey, hulk, fantastic4, superman, iron man, etc. Loved them all.
Out of all the superhero films (and i love them all) Spiderman was what i was looking forward to the most. I saw an interview with Sam Raimi who said he loved and was a major Spidey fan from the original comics and he wanted to make the film as accurate as possible to the comics. And boy....! did he… Read more

Fantastic film! Why the hell is it not on DVD!!!!!!!!!, 27 Jul 2008

Brilliant film. Watched this on video in the early 80's. Great black comedy.
Good pace, funny scenes a plenty,some serious stuff too. It takes you along then bam! Hits you with humour or thought provoking moments.
I keep searching and searching....... hoping one day it will be out on DVD. Why it isnt is way beyond me. Must be to do with legal rights or something stupid.
If you want to get it on VHS then i say go for it! great film.

Powerful, but with substance. Fantastic album., 2 Jul 2008

I bought this years ago when it first came out. Never heard of them, never heard a track. I came across it in a record shop and loved the cover! It was their famous indian headress on a skull. It was silver embossed on a satin black sleeve. I bought it on the strength of that plus it seemed to have attitude streaming from it (i am from punk era and love early punk rock, Ruts, Ramones, UK Subs, SLF etc, plus early Van Halen, early Iron Maiden etc) But this album just blew me away when i first heard it. Every single track is strong. Not a weak song on it.
The music is at times melodic but make no mistake, still extremly powerful! This was their debut album and this ranks as one of the… Read more