Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC, HiFi Sound
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Rhino / Wea
• VHS Release Date: June 17, 1997
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1566053285
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #325,569 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars After School Flashback, November 29, 1999

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Chris Grau (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Amazing Spider Man [VHS] (1977) (VHS Tape)

After days of searching the web, I was finally able to locate a video of the original spiderman video. Viewing it with my children was a blast and I was mentally transported back to those awesome after school memories of watching spidey battle the ever-losing gang of thugs from the 70s. My kids watched this spiderman video with more attention than I did when I was 8-9 years old. It occured to me that their animation expertise far exceeds my own. I want more original Spiderman videos made available. If anyone knows where they can be purchased, please e-mail me with that information.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Take the good with the bad, May 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Amazing Spider Man [VHS] (1977) (VHS Tape)

Yes, we never see just how Peter puts together such a proffesionally crafted costume. Yes, the plot is light years away from the comic book origin (you can find that radioactive spider, but sorry, no dead Uncle Ben), and yes, most of the effects, with the exception of one building to building swing, are more unintentionally hilarious than Cindy Crawford's movie career. One the other hand, come on! This Spidey was a blast, disco boots and all. It was the seventies, waaaay before CGI, and they did the best they could with a low budget. I mean, did any of us really care that they were recycling shots when we were young and originally watching it? last, let's not forget how good Nicholas Hammond was. Not only was the guy a tremendous actor, he looked like the Jon Romita jr. comic version brought to life. There are faults here to be sure, but why destroy some great memories? Highly reccomended for children and those of us who want to remember.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For Older Fans Only (Like Me!), May 9, 2002

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Michael A. Quebec (Union City, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Amazing Spider Man [VHS] (1977) (VHS Tape)

What can be said about this video that others haven't already said? No Uncle Ben being shot, no guilt from Peter, no angst, no insecurites, no Mary Jane Watson, Betty Brant, or Gwen Stacy, no high-school bullies like Flash Thompson, no Green Goblin, Scorpion, Lizard, Kingpin, or Vulture! The costume looks like pajamas & this rendition of Spidey is pretty much a straight cops & robbers adventure with a guy who crawls on walls & a madman bent on mind control. To top it off, J. Jonah Jameson isn't the hypocritical, self-serving skin-flint he's supposed to be.

So why watch it? Well, if you were a 7 year-old kid when these Marvel Made-For-TV CBS Specials were released back in 1977, then that's a good enough reason to buy it! I still enjoy this video! The martial-arts fight scenes are fun to watch (he takes on three big Asian guys armed with bamboo swords!), Nicholas Hammond is likeable as Peter Parker, & the '70's theme-song for the Spider-Man Specials (which wasn't used in this pilot, but would be used in the later episodes) is really catchy! They even have Aunt May in this tv pilot!

If you're a young teen to twenty-something fan of Spider-Man, raised on computer-graphics, & expecting an accurate rendition of the comic-book character, then this isn't for you! (The current Sam Raimi directed/Tobey Maguire starring blockbuster, admittedly, is thousands of times ahead of this dated tv show.) But, if you're like me (and my age), then this is a fun, light, & enjoyable look back at the way they used to do action shows back in the '70's. And how about those '70's fashions, huh?!