DVD Review: Spider-man (From Barry And District News)

DVD Review: Spider-man

IT'S BEEN long awaited from cinema to DVD, but well worth it.

If you missed it on the big screen, don't worry. Spider-man is just as good on DVD, with a few extras on the second disk that would not have been available in the flicks.

Tobey Maguire, a relative unknown, swings on to the screen as he takes the lead role as unassuming Peter Parker.

Bitten by a genetically modified spider on an academic trip, school magazine photographer Peter finds himself with extraordinary powers in a very ordinary body.

But he then faces the dilemma of how to use his new found abilities. When he tries to use it for profit, he has to deal with the consequences. And when the Green Goblin appears on the scene, his mind gets made up for him.

Acting opposite Willem Dafoe and the attractive Kirsten Dunst, this is without doubt a fantastic film.

Forget any fears that the special effects will not be up to scratch. By the end of this movie, you will be desperate to shoot webs out from your wrists and attempt to scale walls without a safety net.

But don't try this at home!