Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Pretty Good

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

The animation and character design on this show is the worst I have ever seen for spider-man, or any Marvel super-hero for that matter. This kind of animation belongs in the realm of "parody" shows like TEEN TITANS. People act like this is a good show because of XYZ but never mention how awful the animation is? Maybe it's because most people can't draw worth a damn anyway so they are not critical of animation quality and style. Maybe people can't see it because they can't draw a straight line much less a goofy looking spider-kid with an alien head.The style of this show is so overwhelmingly bad that I can't actually bear to watch it in more than seconds at a time. Spider-man's head is deformed, he looks like an alien should be under the mask.Let's pretend I wanted this show to happen. Let's pretend I actually asked for this show. I would have to request such a thing like this: "Dear Sony,please make a spider-man cartoon using the cheapest animation style possible, minimalist, and cartoony, and goofy looking. I want it to look like a parody, really kiddie and not serious looking. I want the show to look like a cartoon made for toddlers. I want it too look like comedy show for 3-8 year olds. Also please make spider-man into a child with a skinny body and a big misshaped head like an alien. Make all the characters animated like kimpossible, or other NOT serious shows like that. I really hate realistic animation, and realistic proportions in cartoons. Please make characters unrealistically top heavy with skinny legs and jagged lines for "style". I really like the stylizing of hyper-unrealistic cartoons with big eyes and limited detail. I really hate detail, and shadow, and proportion. Let's just make this like...a kid drew it!!! I want it to look like my 8 year old who is a talented artist drew it! That would be spectacular! Thanks SONY! Here's a big plus for you, it will cost the same to animate this cartoon as it did to produce 5 episodes of the 90's FOX version of Spider-Man. I also like shows like Batman Brave and the Bold, so if this could take some pointers from that minimalist lazy style that would be great" SO there you have it. I would have to request crap in order to get this show made. And I can't imagine it's story is so good that it helps one to over look the abysmal lack of realism and detail (otherwise known as quality).I am not against low quality animation when it comes to satire, comedy, parody,and jokes. But when it comes to serious stories, with action based characters, involved in life or death stakes, I want it to look realistic like in the majority of comics drawn by Jack Kirby, Todd Macfarlane, and Steve Ditko, John Romita. You know good looking art like in the 90's FOX version.In my opinion, not being able to see how bad this animation is is like not being able to taste rancid food. It's like not being able to detect when food is spoiled, moldy, rotten, sour, and so bad that it will make you sick.If you are one of the many people who cannot see how bad this animation is then please realize you lack a visual sensory perception in a part of your brain that cannot detect good from bad quality visual stimulation. Much like some people can't detect certain flavors, odors, colors. You people cannot detect when things look "off" or "unrealistic".I feel like this show could have been animated as stick figures, or like powder puff girls and not one fan of this show would have felt any differently about it.To me, cartoons are a visual medium FIRST, and a STORY second. I can't get over bad animation to get to a good story. I also can't let good animation cause me to forgive terrible storytelling (like in Avengers Assemble).Despite what all the fans of this show think, it was canceled for a REASON. And the fact remains that the longest running Spider-man series is by no coincidence the BEST QUALITY one. And that one is the 90's series that aired on FOX.

Orphaned schoolboy Peter Parker lost even his uncle, leaving him with old, semi-helpless aunt May. Trough a messed-up experiment with spider DNA, he acquires super-powers. But he only uses them when masked in a flashy costume as Spider-man, a mysterious dashing hero who defeats all crooks. As Peter, his life is far humbler, moonlighting as photographer for the Bugle. Although it never reaches the height of the 90's TV show "The Spectacular Spider-Man" (2008) is still a fun and very entertaining take on the character and many old enemies return with just a new look like Dr. Octopus and Green Goblin but like i said it's different but still very entertaining and funny and it doesn't disappoint.

Spider-man is my all-time favorite super hero. I grew up following his comic book adventures, and thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them. I remember always dreaming of seeing the web-slinger properly portrayed on screen. I enjoyed the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies to an extent,but they were not really what I was looking for in terms of portraying Spider-Man for the spectacular (no pun intended) comic book character that he is. When I heard about this series, I was skeptical of it. I had a feeling it would follow in the footsteps of the films, and end up being just another mediocre retelling of the web-slinger's story. But boy, was I wrong!The Spectacular Spider-Man is arguably the finest animated series Marvel Entertainment has ever gifted to it's fans. Not only does it present the story of Spider-Man in a way that is both entertaining and faithful to the comics, but it also updates the web-slinger and his story-line in a fresh, new style, that can easily be enjoyed by comic book fans of all ages. The series deals with the origin of Spider-Man, in which Peter Parker is still in High School, having to deal with problems in his social life, as well as his secret double life as a crime-fighting superhero. It incorporates unique and interesting characters like Gwen Stacy, Peter's girlfriend from high school, which is a fantastic change from the constant overuse of Mary Jane Watson in previous films and animated series. The animation style is fresh and exciting, and the action scenes (as well as all other scenes) are clean and well-drawn, providing a much more believable animated world then previous animated series have done.The show is also incredibly well-written, with a powerful plot and characters that just seem to fit in perfectly. The voice actors in the show do an unbelievable job in portraying their characters, which adds a lot of credibility to the show as a whole. It is truly a shame that this TV show was canceled so early, seeing as it truly had the potential and the capability to continue for many more seasons, and gain the popularity and success that it deserved. If you have not watched the Spectacular Spider-Man, I highly recommend that you do. You will not regret it.

Everyone's favorite friendly neighborhood wall-crawler enters a whole new level of awesome with this new series, fun as the other shows were. Shining a new light on the hero's life, The Spectacular Spider-Man digs deep into the comic book world while presenting new twists to the classic characters of Peter Parker's life like Gwen Stacy, Aunt May, Eddy Brock, Doctor Connors/Lizard, and all of the classic super villains.Plot: It's been a few months since the genetically-altered spider bit socially-awkward nerd Peter Parker and now school is now back in session. As he struggles with maintaining both his friendships and life, Spidey confronts one of the most popular rogue galleries in history, some villains of which are created to squash the web-head. It's all in a day's work for the spectacular Spider-Man! First off, the action scenes are some of the best I've seen in any super hero series, the combatants going all over the place, smashing a few things, and beating the living crap out of each other. The voice cast is just phenomenal; Josh Keaton nailing the character of Spidey, Steve Blum delivering the insanity of the Green Goblin, Clancy Brown bringing the nobility of Capt. George Stacy and brutality of Rhino, etc. Music is also a real treat due to it's catchy tone and fast pace, though the theme song initially gave me slightly mixed feelings (not anymore). Despite the rather simplistic artwork, the design of the characters are great, especially Doctor Octopus, Vulture, and Lizard.Character development is definitely one of the stronger points of this series. Not only is it Peter's journey through life, but unexpected characters like Liz Allen and Flash Thompson get their own little back stories and journey's of their own. Surprisingly, comedy is done very well as there were moments that actually made me laugh, some of which coming from jolly old J. Jonah Jameson. Fans who read the comics will also notice a lot of recognizable moments and dialog taken right out of the classic panels of the old comics.While there are a couple things to nitpick around here, The Spectacular Spider-Man will be more than satisfying to watch. It's a shame a season 3 will never come thanks to freaking Disney and its fairly disappointing "Ultimate Spider-Man" series. Overall, I give this show an eight for entertainment value and an extra point for being extremely faithful to the comics. In the words of Stan Lee, "EXCELSIOR!"