XPCTNGALOT
04-04-2002, 07:47 PM
If anyone reading this is not in the mood for a rant, please move on.
Spider-Man has been my ultimate favorite super hero for all of my 26 years on this earth. The ONE movie I have been waiting for all these years is, of course, Spider-Man, and when I found out that it was finally getting made, I about died from excitement. I was not disappointed with the choice for the main villian (Green Goblin versus Doc Oc), the cast, the director (sorry to keep bringing it up, Sam, but Evil Dead rules!), or even the very first preview. But we're getting so close now, and I am (I really HATE to say this) very disappointed and disenchanted with things. First, obviously the budget is a gizillion dollars. Can't you guys make Spider-Man look more realistic when swinging around? It is so LAME that it is so obviously computer-generated. I am not fooled, and I hate how fake some parts look on the previews. I realize that the technology has never been here before, and that a true Spider-Man flick couldn't have been made without computers, but can't you try a little harder? Who saw The Matrix and said "That looked so fake!" NO ONE. Are those guys just more talented?
Next, and my personal pet peeve, actually, the freaking merchandising. You got Spidey with a Dr. Pepper, Spidey with a F%$#ing Hardees hamburger (JESUS PLEASE!), Spidey with Cingular Wireless, Spidey on a Playstation controller. Are we going to be tortured with a movie of eternal plugs? Will he just happen to swing by a fifty-foot bilboard with PEPSI written there in bold letters? Will the Green Goblin be using his Cingular Wireless phone while he's cruising on his glider? This is not the experience I was hoping for.
Can it get worse?
The X-Men flick came from out of nowhere it seemed, took itself seriously, and seemed to be more about the X-MEN, not all the bull**** that could be TIED IN with it. I hope I'm not the only fan out there disenchanted by this corporate merchandising ploy. This is not a Spider-Man movie. This is a HUGE opportunity to make money money money. Very few care about the fans (I'm sure the director, cast and crew do), but unfortunately, making movies is a business, and the consumer is the target. NOT the movie fan. I'm sure the bigwigs don't give a rat's *** about what people like me think, they just want to see the money come rolling from Spidey products here, there, and every-freaking-where. I know I've already seen his face on Pop-Tarts, cereals, and the like.
Congratulations that you're making the bucks. I am honestly so pissed that I don't think I'm going to see the movie. If I do, I'll probably sneak into a theater so my money won't reach any of your greedy hands.
So after waiting and waiting for an amazing Spider-Man experience, I guess I'll have to keep waiting.
Thanks, Hollywood, for ruining a fan's expectations. But hey, you're getting paid. I'll be over here on my sofa, reading my comics and playing them out in my own head, thank you.
Spider-Man has been my ultimate favorite super hero for all of my 26 years on this earth. The ONE movie I have been waiting for all these years is, of course, Spider-Man, and when I found out that it was finally getting made, I about died from excitement. I was not disappointed with the choice for the main villian (Green Goblin versus Doc Oc), the cast, the director (sorry to keep bringing it up, Sam, but Evil Dead rules!), or even the very first preview. But we're getting so close now, and I am (I really HATE to say this) very disappointed and disenchanted with things. First, obviously the budget is a gizillion dollars. Can't you guys make Spider-Man look more realistic when swinging around? It is so LAME that it is so obviously computer-generated. I am not fooled, and I hate how fake some parts look on the previews. I realize that the technology has never been here before, and that a true Spider-Man flick couldn't have been made without computers, but can't you try a little harder? Who saw The Matrix and said "That looked so fake!" NO ONE. Are those guys just more talented?
Next, and my personal pet peeve, actually, the freaking merchandising. You got Spidey with a Dr. Pepper, Spidey with a F%$#ing Hardees hamburger (JESUS PLEASE!), Spidey with Cingular Wireless, Spidey on a Playstation controller. Are we going to be tortured with a movie of eternal plugs? Will he just happen to swing by a fifty-foot bilboard with PEPSI written there in bold letters? Will the Green Goblin be using his Cingular Wireless phone while he's cruising on his glider? This is not the experience I was hoping for.
Can it get worse?
The X-Men flick came from out of nowhere it seemed, took itself seriously, and seemed to be more about the X-MEN, not all the bull**** that could be TIED IN with it. I hope I'm not the only fan out there disenchanted by this corporate merchandising ploy. This is not a Spider-Man movie. This is a HUGE opportunity to make money money money. Very few care about the fans (I'm sure the director, cast and crew do), but unfortunately, making movies is a business, and the consumer is the target. NOT the movie fan. I'm sure the bigwigs don't give a rat's *** about what people like me think, they just want to see the money come rolling from Spidey products here, there, and every-freaking-where. I know I've already seen his face on Pop-Tarts, cereals, and the like.
Congratulations that you're making the bucks. I am honestly so pissed that I don't think I'm going to see the movie. If I do, I'll probably sneak into a theater so my money won't reach any of your greedy hands.
So after waiting and waiting for an amazing Spider-Man experience, I guess I'll have to keep waiting.
Thanks, Hollywood, for ruining a fan's expectations. But hey, you're getting paid. I'll be over here on my sofa, reading my comics and playing them out in my own head, thank you.