A Japanese short film that was apparently released theatrically, making it the first theatrical Spider-Man movie. If we're to rank it amongst all the other theatrical Spider-Man films, it's honestly better than the two solo Andrew Garfield films. Probably a similar level of fun as the Sam Raimi films, too.
Why make such a bold claim?
- The main bad guy is called Professor Monster
- Another bad guy is a dude in a monster suit called Sea Devil who can shoot torpedos out of his mouth (?) and he's hilarious. He can also turn into a kaiju-sized monster, which reminded me of Jet Jaguar in Godzilla vs Megalon.
- The editing and sound effects are also hilarious
- At only about half an hour long, the film wastes no times and is kind of just constant action scenes
- Spider-Man has some kind of futuristic spaceship
- Spider-Man swims
- I love Spider-Man's silly little run
- I love how Spider-Man has to say the name of a gadget before he can use it
- The main theme music is glorious
- SPIDER-MAN BRIEFLY PILOTS A MECH. My life feels complete. I may never see such a beautiful sight again.
- This looked like it was fun to make and that made it fun to watch
Something about Spider-Man and tongue-in-cheek Japanese action movies from the 1970s work so well together. It's a match made in heaven. Kevin Fiege should watch this and take notes. Can't go higher than 8/10 because of how short it is, but it's undeniably glorious.