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Spider-Man The New Animated Series: Season One |  | Directors: Alan Caldwell, Audu Paden, Brandon Vietti, Ezekiel Norton, James Taylor
Actors: Neil Patrick Harris, Lisa Loeb, Ian Ziering, Angelle Brooks, SuChin Pak
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  99 reviews
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Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), Portuguese (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 99
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 30 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: COLD01068D
ISBN: 1404932925
UPC: 043396010680
EAN: 9781404932920
ASIN: B0000VCZLG
Theatrical Release Date: July 11, 2003
Release Date: January 13, 2004
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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 10/05/2004 Run time: 299 minutes Rating: Nr
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While fans breathlessly await the fate of the computer-animated New Adventures of Spider-Man (it remains in limbo after being dropped by MTV in 2003), they can enjoy all 13 episodes of its first season on this two-disc set, which includes a wealth of extras. Mainframe Entertainment (which created the cult Saturday morning series ReBoot) and writer/executive producer Brian Michael Bendis (the Ultimate Spider-Man comic) give the venerable story a spin by placing Peter Parker (voiced by Neil Patrick Harris) in college alongside pal Harry Osborn (Ian Ziering) and longtime crush Mary Jane Watson (singer Lisa Loeb). As usual, Parker/Spidey must conceal his secret identity while wrangling a host of foes, which are a mix of ones drawn from the comic book (The Lizard, Kraven the Hunter) and brand new enemies (Talon, voiced by rapper Eve). Spider-Man fans seem firmly divided into "for" and "against" camps over the animation, which beautifully captures Spidey's web-slinging, but often looks awkward when depicting everyday movement. Die-hard series viewers and Spider-Man/Marvel collectors in general will be pleased by the set, which includes behind-the-scenes featurettes and commentary by the creators. --Paul Gaita
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 Spider-Man The New Animated Series: Season One July 7, 2010
w.t.f.d.i.k.
MTV tryed to be edgey. but most the time it doesn't work. For die hard spider-man fans only
eye popping, high flying action, with uneven writing . . . February 1, 2010
trebe
Computer graphic (CG) animation gives The Amazing Spider-Man - The New Animated Series (2003), a unique look, particularly when applied to a character who can practically fly, and routinely makes radical moves in three dimensional space. It may take a while to get used to the way Spider-Man and the other CG characters move and behave, but it is very easy to get caught up in the coolness of the visual presentation. Spidey and his foes are capable of wild moves, allowing for some intense action, and high energy battles.
The cartoon seems to pick up where Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002) left off. Peter Parker, Harry Osborn, and Mary Jane Watson, are roommates attending college. Parker concentrates on his studies, and works as a freelance photographer for The Dailey Bugle. MJ is trying to further her acting career. And Harry (who again looks nothing like the original comics), is trying to come to terms with the recent death of his father, Norman (Green Goblin) Osborn, former head of the Oscorp corporation. Spider-Man is voiced by Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), Mary Jane by singer Lisa Loeb, and Harry by Ian Ziering.
The kinds of adventures Spidey gets involved with vary widely. The original animated stories, draw only slightly from the character's classic comic past, with an emphasis on more modern themes and high tech aspects. The quality of the writing runs the gamut, from excellent to poor, but the high quality of the animation helps to make each episode an interesting watch.
'Sword Of Shikata' features both an cool story, and some fantastic fighting scenes with a female assassin skilled in use of the sword. 'Law of the Jungle' pays a slight nod to an original villain, as Curt Connors experiments lead to him becoming the Lizard. The CG version of the reptilian, moves like a Jurassic Park raptor. 'Spider-Man Dis-Sabled' has a shaky premise, but features Sable, another female assassin with a strong personality. Returning to the well, the female villain thing is featured again in 'Keeping Secrets', where Harry's new girlfriend is also a high tech thief. The best of the lot is probably the two parter 'Mind Games', where a pair of siblings with superior mental abilities, use their powers to convince Spidey to try and kill Kraven the hunter. It is nice to see a genuine Spidey villain featured, as it at least provides some kind of frame of reference, however slight. Something that is largely missing in the series.
The reworking of the origin of Electro in 'The Party', does not work well, and things get even worse, short circuiting in 'When Sparks Fly', when Electro returns with romance on his mind. Another miss is 'Head Over Heels', a nutty tale, where Peter's lab partner Christina is a babbling whack job, who's mind is warped in an accident, to fixate on Spider-Man.
The collection truly shines in the extras department, as the bonus materials include several featurettes, onscreen tidbits, and a plethora of commentary tracks. Headed by executive producer Morgan Gendel, and co-executive producer Audu Paden, the various tracks provide a wealth of background information about each episode, as well as general information about different aspects of production. You will get some understanding of things like, why the characters' wardrobe does not change, how faces are animated, and how MJ's hair moves. The decisions of the production team was subject to approval from Sony, MTV, and who knows who else, so getting things done was not always easy. In his commentaries Neil Patrick Harris proves to be a fun guy, and a Spidey fan as well. Marvel comics godfather, Stan Lee, lends his vocal talents to the project, and also appears in several commentaries. Lee, who always seems to be very much a kid at heart, expresses great enthusiasm and appreciation for the project, which he co-executive produced. Unfortunately the series was not renewed for a second season.
John J. December 17, 2009
Movie Master (Houston, Tx)
Great season, lots of surprises, different from other seasons. Characters were 3-D and lots of fun. Well performing old and new villains. Love that Spidey!!!
Great animated series for the older spidey fans July 17, 2009
Ben
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I saw a few episodes on mtv when it was first aired. I was intrigued and found out later they released it on dvd..i bought this cd like 2 years ago. Extremely good for any real spider man fans out there. I only gave it 4 stars because there is some adult content in the discs that may not be suitable for young viewers. Otherwise great spidey series. I loved how they added new villans and and still kept some of the old ones. I loved the animation and the moral dilemmas/struggles that peter parker had to go through as a college kid while balancing his dangerous alter ego life as spider man. Definitely worth buying.
The only unfortunate thing about this series is that it does not air on tv anymore. The series was cutshort before it could even began to bloom. I don't know why they cutshort such a great series..possibly due to lack of viewers. The two discs include all of the 13 original episodes that was ever aired on tv.
Great for adults but not for young kids so beware May 20, 2009
Terrence A. Henderson (WISCONSIN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This updated look for Spiderman is really impressive. The storylines are good and the spiderman action sequences is really impressive. Unfortunately, with a few modest changes I could of recomended this for everyone. I think it kinda has a PG TO PG 13 rating due to some mild sexual content and a few curse words MTV deciding to throw in . If the relationships stayed allittle more modest and the eliminated the very few curs words that existed this would be great fun for everyone. As an adult its perfectly fine and a great series but I know how much i loved spiderman as a kid with the old cartoons which this is really more action packed. However, the minor flaws cant be ignored for younger kids. Its a solid 4 stars and thats simply because this should of been fun for the entire family and with a few minor changes it would of been . I loved it and wanted more after viewing. Teen and above i would show but not younger kids .
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