Annie Leibovitz Photographs Spider-Man — Page 4

The other issue I forsee is that there is simply far too many villains. Compare if you will the first spiderman movie to the second one. The second one has a better pace because they only need to cover one origin story (doc ock) as opposed to two (spiderman and the green goblin). In the case of this show they are thus far going to need TEN origin stories covered so that the casual viewer knows what the hell is going on. So unless this sucker is 6 hours long (at this point that truly would not surprise me) its going to be a dragging mess. Or on the other hand it could become just an endless parade of "blink and you'll miss it" villain cameos.

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I feel like a terrible comic book geek here, but I was going through my mind trying to think of superhero movies where the villain did NOT have an origin story and were still quality. It seems like the bad guy origin story is a more contemporary sort of invention post-Danny Elfman's Batman with The Joker. Before that, I don't think it was really done.

And how much will the other baddies feature in the show? They could be just giving maybe Swiss Miss and Green Goblin backstories and throw the others in during an epic final battle or something. It's a waste of characters, but that might be the case.

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You folks have been anti-Julie/anti-Spider-Man from the beginning. As a pro-Spidey but somewhat objective dude, I wonder why the strong feelings against the show? Is it a personal issue, or are you just that strongly opinionated about a production that hasn't yet seen the light of day?

First off, I seriously think Taymor is over rated. As I have said many times before, she is great at creating tableaux yet is lousy at directing actors and story-lines. Give me one example of something she has done which she tells a concise story filled with emotion. Lion King is Schizophrenic and after the first 10 minutes does nothing but flip from one tableaux to another with some copulating Africans on wires. It was Disney being very careful of it's property that kept the storyline coherent.
Secondly I am sort of turned off (much like the Dark) by the obscene budget of this thing. It matches her ego, I guess. I would have much rather have seen four or five smaller shows mounted for that price.
Do I want the show to fail? Honestly, I couldn't care any less. I don't have anything invested in it. Will I go see it? No. I spent good money on Lion King and was bored crapless. From what I have heard of the music it sounds like typical U-2. From what I know of the mechanics of the flying effects while people suspended over the audience on tracks doing aerial ballet will be impressive for a while won't be enough to hold my interest very long. Am I impressed with the costumes? Not really, they too look schizophrenic. I am sure there were many clashes between Taymor and Aiko and it h
kind of shows in The Green Goblin's get up.
I might be wrong. It might be the hottest ticket i town and sell out for 5 years in advance, making it'd money back in the first six months....snort........................... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I crack myself up!

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Updated On: 11/16/10 at 04:29 PM

It bothers me that the budget for this show could fund several really good shows

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Word is that the Swiss Miss costume is proving too difficult to move in.

Here is a pic of the revised version:



But this is Taymor's real vision:

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Updated On: 11/16/10 at 06:33 PM

haaahaa- Whoops. Major mind fail. Tim Burton!
(Though I have to say Elfman is my more favorite part of the pair)

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You couldn't be more wrong. This show has ALL the elements of a major hit. That is, if they can get it all to work.

I have heard alot of the music, seen some of the stunts, seen may of the sets, and heard portions of some scenes.

The elements are indeed there.

I loved Cry-Baby and now bryan is going to show up looking for a cast recording.

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" I have heard alot of the music, seen some of the stunts, seen may of the sets, and heard portions of some scenes."

If all that is true Bailey, you are clearly involved in the production, so your constant cheerleading for it makes sense. So instead of telling myself and others how we should think/feel about Taymor's latest masturbatory venture, why don't you give us some actual info on the show.

Updated On: 11/17/10 at 11:41 AM

I am not exactly a cheerleader, but I do have some knowledge about the show. What would you like to know?

If you would like a serious back-and-forth, I am all for it. If you are just going to act like an infant, forget it.

And why are there a 105 of them?

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