SPIDER-MAN is the last of Donald F. Glut's amateur home movies made throughout the 1960s. The cast and crew are a little older and wiser here so the special effects and action is better conceived than previously. Spider-Man and his cohorts battle the usual master villains in a story packed with action and effects, all of it told in a cheap but fun style. Elements of narrative structure and character show just how far Glut came since he started out making movies nearly 20 years previously.
4 Reviews
Pretty good for it's time
rpazos-5241629 March 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Considering this is the very first Spider-Man real life adaptation and one of the earliest fan-films it's impressive that actually it isn't that bad. The plot is basic but works, and the editing is well done, i was expecting a much messy and poorly edited thing.
The car explosion at the end was pretty good and it actually looked like a scene from a regular 40s or 50s movie As for the villain (who is an original character created by Don Glut) is quite original it could be an actual Spider-man villain in the comics.
And i like how they gave Spidey the gadget that is able to track someone's positions from the early versions of the comic.
6.5/10.
The car explosion at the end was pretty good and it actually looked like a scene from a regular 40s or 50s movie As for the villain (who is an original character created by Don Glut) is quite original it could be an actual Spider-man villain in the comics.
And i like how they gave Spidey the gadget that is able to track someone's positions from the early versions of the comic.
6.5/10.
A novelty most fun for those involved
peefyn10 January 2016
In this day and age, fan films are everywhere, and exists for many franchises. This is one of them, but because it is so old, and more importantly, because it's the first live action version of Spider-Man, it has gotten some attention.
Do not mistake this for anything more than it is, though. The editing, the effects (including some spastic stop motion), the acting, the voice over, the locations, etc. all have a distinct air of home made fan movies. Obviously this was a much bigger achievement in 1969, due to the technical limits (especially for home productions) - and it is admittedly a bit fun to see how Glut solved some SFX problems. But other than that, this movie hare little to offer. Being 11 minutes, it's a fun novelty for fans of film making, spider-man fans, and fans of live action super hero movies' early beginnings.
Do not mistake this for anything more than it is, though. The editing, the effects (including some spastic stop motion), the acting, the voice over, the locations, etc. all have a distinct air of home made fan movies. Obviously this was a much bigger achievement in 1969, due to the technical limits (especially for home productions) - and it is admittedly a bit fun to see how Glut solved some SFX problems. But other than that, this movie hare little to offer. Being 11 minutes, it's a fun novelty for fans of film making, spider-man fans, and fans of live action super hero movies' early beginnings.
The first Spider-Man in live action
hogan-134306 April 2023
The first live-action Spider-Man movie! And this movie is amazing, the Steve Ditko era costume makes you feel good.) of course the movie looks dated, but it is so charming and inventive in terms of effects, that's why I like this TV series with Nicholas Hammond or fan-films - Dan Poole's , because in those days not it was CGI, they put their soul and potential with stuntmen, doing life-threatening stunts like stuntman Fred Waugh did in the TV Series, or they used practical effects, they have soul.
Out of the minus! I can point out that they didn't have to come up with an original villain, Dr. Lightning looks a lot like Doctor Doom! Literally looks like it! And his daughter could be Mary Jane, it's really strange to see two comic book characters being turned into a weird analog, father and daughter!
Out of the minus! I can point out that they didn't have to come up with an original villain, Dr. Lightning looks a lot like Doctor Doom! Literally looks like it! And his daughter could be Mary Jane, it's really strange to see two comic book characters being turned into a weird analog, father and daughter!
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