Release Date:
Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Spider-Man
everywhere you look, its Spider-Man. Youd think this guy was long-overdue for a decent adaptation or something. Well, one look at Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown, and youll realize that, actually, a good adaptation is really long overdue. A character thats been around since the 60s had to wait until the early 90s before they could even throw together a decent animated series about him, much less a feature film.
Taken from the TV series that was much more faithful to the comic books than any that went before it (remember Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends?), Showdown collects some of Spideys best super-villain dustups, ranging from the maniacal Green Goblin to the, um, maniacal Kraven the Hunter. The extra features are very Stan Leeheavybut can you blame him? The guys waited 40 years for this kind of press. We really appreciated the inclusion of the origin episode from the original 1967 series, though. Not only is the cornball dialogue and cheesy animation a blast, but we never get tired of that theme song (but if you know whats good for you, youll avoid Areosmiths tepid cover version from the movie soundtrackegads). Most of you wont be rushing out for this, and thats understandable, but fans and completists will be pleased.
Taken from the TV series that was much more faithful to the comic books than any that went before it (remember Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends?), Showdown collects some of Spideys best super-villain dustups, ranging from the maniacal Green Goblin to the, um, maniacal Kraven the Hunter. The extra features are very Stan Leeheavybut can you blame him? The guys waited 40 years for this kind of press. We really appreciated the inclusion of the origin episode from the original 1967 series, though. Not only is the cornball dialogue and cheesy animation a blast, but we never get tired of that theme song (but if you know whats good for you, youll avoid Areosmiths tepid cover version from the movie soundtrackegads). Most of you wont be rushing out for this, and thats understandable, but fans and completists will be pleased.