Hey Everyone,
First of all, yes, I know this sounds more like a thread that Zero would write (sorry to disappoint anyone--I'm sure he could write it a lot better! )
The inspiration for this thread is the fact that my beloved Spidey t-shirt that says, "The Original Webmaster--On The Web Since 1962" is about to make its final swing, and I have to find an even cooler one to replace it. My brother and I have this unspoken war over Who Has The Best Spidey T-shirt at family functions, and of course, I always win (in my own mind, at least.)
Who do you think made the best Spider-Man? (Please give me a moment and I'm going to make a public poll. You can choose more than one answer, and just for fun, we'll be able to see everyone's choices.)
I am including 4 actors, including my personal favorite--Dan Gilvezan, the voice actor who played the version I grew up with on the Saturday morning cartoon, "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends." Mr. Gilvezan was also the voice of the ORIGINAL Bumblebee (who was also a favorite of mine) on the ORIGINAL 1980's Transformers cartoon!
As for live actors... One of the reasons I've always loved Spidey is because Peter Parker was someone I could always relate to--just this nerdy, dorky kind of guy who would have never fit in with the popular crowd--and I thought Tobey Maguire did a pretty good job of portraying that. He was handsome, but had very believable "lovable, but dorky" air about him and was very down-to-earth.
I really wanted to like Andrew Garfield (I loved the scene where Spidey was wearing a firefighter's hat and helping to carry the hose with the other firefighters), but something about his portrayal was just a little off to me. I couldn't get into all the skating scenes because I always saw Peter Parker as being a bit clumsy and awkward (and a whole lot like me), which is why I liked him so much in the first place. I just couldn't get into a Spidey who was already somewhat cool even before he got his powers.
Speaking of which, this brings me to Mr. Tom Holland. Oh my goodness. I realize this is of no fault to Mr. Holland, but seeing a version of Spidey who could be my son (as well as an actress my age for "May"... Not Aunt May, but just May ) was more than a little unnerving.
And perhaps my old age has made me cynical, but as far as I was concerned, Tom is just way, WAY to pretty to ever be the real Peter Parker. I need to see someone who at least LOOKS like he'd be targeted by bullies...
To my beloved 1980's Cartoon Spidey... I miss you ... and your amazing friends.
How about the rest of you? Which portrayal of Spidey did you like best, and why? (And of course, feel free to list any others who aren't in the poll as well.)
Please feel free to go into detail about why you felt your choice made a good Spidey. Feel free to mention other animations/versions/comic story lines as well.
I'm looking forward to having a bit of light-hearted fun, and I might even learn something new about my favorite web-slinging hero.
First of all, yes, I know this sounds more like a thread that Zero would write (sorry to disappoint anyone--I'm sure he could write it a lot better! )
The inspiration for this thread is the fact that my beloved Spidey t-shirt that says, "The Original Webmaster--On The Web Since 1962" is about to make its final swing, and I have to find an even cooler one to replace it. My brother and I have this unspoken war over Who Has The Best Spidey T-shirt at family functions, and of course, I always win (in my own mind, at least.)
Who do you think made the best Spider-Man? (Please give me a moment and I'm going to make a public poll. You can choose more than one answer, and just for fun, we'll be able to see everyone's choices.)
I am including 4 actors, including my personal favorite--Dan Gilvezan, the voice actor who played the version I grew up with on the Saturday morning cartoon, "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends." Mr. Gilvezan was also the voice of the ORIGINAL Bumblebee (who was also a favorite of mine) on the ORIGINAL 1980's Transformers cartoon!
As for live actors... One of the reasons I've always loved Spidey is because Peter Parker was someone I could always relate to--just this nerdy, dorky kind of guy who would have never fit in with the popular crowd--and I thought Tobey Maguire did a pretty good job of portraying that. He was handsome, but had very believable "lovable, but dorky" air about him and was very down-to-earth.
I really wanted to like Andrew Garfield (I loved the scene where Spidey was wearing a firefighter's hat and helping to carry the hose with the other firefighters), but something about his portrayal was just a little off to me. I couldn't get into all the skating scenes because I always saw Peter Parker as being a bit clumsy and awkward (and a whole lot like me), which is why I liked him so much in the first place. I just couldn't get into a Spidey who was already somewhat cool even before he got his powers.
Speaking of which, this brings me to Mr. Tom Holland. Oh my goodness. I realize this is of no fault to Mr. Holland, but seeing a version of Spidey who could be my son (as well as an actress my age for "May"... Not Aunt May, but just May ) was more than a little unnerving.
And perhaps my old age has made me cynical, but as far as I was concerned, Tom is just way, WAY to pretty to ever be the real Peter Parker. I need to see someone who at least LOOKS like he'd be targeted by bullies...
To my beloved 1980's Cartoon Spidey... I miss you ... and your amazing friends.
How about the rest of you? Which portrayal of Spidey did you like best, and why? (And of course, feel free to list any others who aren't in the poll as well.)
Please feel free to go into detail about why you felt your choice made a good Spidey. Feel free to mention other animations/versions/comic story lines as well.
I'm looking forward to having a bit of light-hearted fun, and I might even learn something new about my favorite web-slinging hero.