Spider-Man – Superbit

Cast View all

	Tobey Maguire	Spider-Man
	Willem Dafoe	Green Goblin
	Kirsten Dunst	Mary Jane Watson
	James Franco	Harry Osborn
	Cliff Robertson	Ben Parker
	Rosemary Harris	May Parker
	J.K. Simmons	J. Jonah Jameson
	Joe Manganiello	Flash Thompson
	Gerry Becker	Maximilian Fargas
	Bill Nunn	Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
	Jack Betts	Henry Balkan
	Stanley Anderson	General Slocum
	Ron Perkins	Dr. Mendel Stromm
	Michael Papajohn	Carjacker
	K.K. Dodds	Simkins
	Ted Raimi	Hoffman
	Bruce Campbell	Ring Announcer
	Elizabeth Banks	Miss Brant
	John Paxton	Houseman
	Tim De Zarn	Philip Watson
	Taylor Gilbert	Madeline Watson
	Randy Savage	Bone Saw McGraw
	Larry Joshua	Wrestling Promoter
	Timothy Patrick Quill	Wrestling Arena Guard
	Lisa Danielle	Bone-ette

Crew View all

Director	Sam Raimi
Writer	Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, David Koepp
Producer	Avi Arad, Ian Bryce, Grant Curtis, Heidi Fugeman, Stan Lee, Steven P. Saeta, Laura Ziskin
Musician	Danny Elfman
Photography	Don Burgess

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DVD Picture:
Videophiles who have come to appreciate the subtle improvements of Superbit™ titles will not be disappointed with this DVD. Compared to the previously released DVD (Issue 66), this new anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 Superbit DVD offers very subtle improvements noticed in the finer details. Close-up shots nicely reveal minute textures but wide shots, however, can appear somewhat undefined. Colors are rich and well balanced, with accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. Vibrant hues pop from the screen, like in the night sequences. Contrast and shadow delineation are also well balanced. The computer-generated graphics have a video game quality (especially as “Spidey” swings through the city on his web), but are smooth and very nicely rendered. Regardless of the false appearance of these scenes, the movie is based on a comic book so the look may be appropriate. As with the previous DVD, edge enhancement is noticed with this title but is not a terrible distraction. While pixelization was a problem with the previous DVD, this Superbit is more solid. Finicky viewers will appreciate the subtle, but cleaner appearance. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
This remastered Superbit release of Spider-Man just sounds fantastic in Dolby® Digital and borders on awesome in DTS® Digital Surround™. Soundfield pans and channel separation are superlative. Sounds flow across the soundstage horizontally and vertically with tremendous ease. Individualized sounds effectively ricochet in separate channels throughout the presentation. Dialogue is crystal clear with wonderful intelligibility and tonality. There is a very sweeping theatrical sound quality to the soundtrack, as this DVD release sounds great on a grand scale. There is also a crispness to the audio that rates up there with some of the best DVD soundtracks to date. When the action on-screen really heats up, the audio follows with a barrage of sound that not only impresses but just floors the listener. LFE is deep and penetrating as explosions just shake the listening environment especially in Chapters 18 and 26. The subtle nuances and the sheer power of each strike and blow in Chapter 27 is not only wonderful to hear but is felt by the listener as well. The DTS version is the much more open, defined, and effective of the two soundtracks as it has a more sweeping audio quality to it. The Superbit edition is a marked improvement over the “Widescreen Special Edition” release in dynamic range, the ability to hear a bit more subtle sonic details, a cleaner sound, and a more sweeping soundtrack. The older version is still good, but the newer Superbit release makes this release the version to have. (Jeffrey Kern)

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality
Superb Music Score Recording Quality
Reference Quality
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality

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