Retraction : I recently saw the two Spiderman movies . Not in their entirety , but , enough to geta feet for 'em , and I have to admit , I did'nt think they were bad at all. Actually some pretty good performances. Zooey Glockenshpeil , or whoever , was'nt a bad pick for Mary Jane, tho' I guess I'd have preferred seeing someone who looked and acted more like her , Laura Prepon , maybe. But , that's not even a complaint. I never knew why they did'nt paint Willem DaFoe green _- BING ! - instant Green Goblin , instead of using all these appliances to detract from his already reptilian features. I realize ,if they were all lined up for a date with him or me , there'd be ONE line , but , I always thought he was creey looking. Sorry.
I thought , whatshisname , Eric from "That 70's Show" played a right bastard of a rival , but , he might have been even better as Peter Parker . Seriously. Anyway , I should'nt have said I would'nt have liked it , due to my rare aversion to CGI (Sorry . I wish Harryhausen did'nt have to live to see it happen , but , he's been a sport about it.). I liked 'em both. What I saw.
"Ghost Rider" had some nice touches . It was'nt as awful as I expected. I mean , come on , Nicholas Cage. I don't think I've liked anything of his since "Valley Girl" , and he was too young to know how badly he was acting ! I guess I like a few things...The Ghost Rider looked bad ass with his "Eternal flame"skull , and Peter Fonda as Lucifer was the icing on the cake. Otherwise , it's hardly challenging , but , I liked it all right. No use of Suicide's "Ghost Rider" , though ? CRIME !