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There's another Spider-Man film out there making
news. EXCELSIOR on his travels around the net found a Spidey film titled THE
GREEN GOBLIN'S LAST STAND being sold on ebay. (We posted a heads up with
pictures a couple of weeks ago) After a few inquiries and a fair share of
controversy (more on that later) we have a special review of this cool film and
the real story behind the talented filmmaker who made it.
Greetings fellow web-heads, EXCELSIOR here with my review of
Dan Poole's Amazing Spider-Man film THE GREEN GOBLIN'S LAST STAND. I've been in
contact with Dan and we have his blessings to review his fan-produced film here
on the HYPE! So drum roll please, here we go…
 The film
was entirely shot and edited on video and made on a shoe-string budget in 1992
by filmmaker Dan Poole, as a presentation showcase for then Spidey director
James Cameron. This movie wastes no time in getting started, introducing us to
our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man leaping from the rooftops onto the roof of
a carload of thugs speeding thru the streets of New York City. All the while
Gwen Stacey waits patiently for her date Peter Parker to arrive late as usual.
On the other side of town Norman Osborn has been released from
"rehabilitation" and before long returns to his old ways as the
maniacal Green Goblin. Soon Spidey and the Goblin are reminiscing about old
times and beating the hell out of each other. The climatic final showdown
between hero and villain is action packed and the death of Gwen is moving.
The film's pacing is very fast and the actors know their parts well. Considering
that "The Green Goblin's Last Stand" was produced on what SONY might
spend on a day's worth of donuts for the crew, and the technical shortcomings
(poor sound & lighting in few spots) does NOT take away from the overall
impact of the film. The music score is also quite good for a film made up of
"swiped" music cues. Many films of this type resort to over-using
familiar themes such as, Star Wars, 007, Batman and Superman causing them to dip
into parody. The effects and costumes are effective without drawing attention to
themselves, and the stunt work is at times mind blowing to say the least.
This outing of Spider-Man is better than any given episode of the old 1970's TV
series starring Nicholas Hammond. Filmmaker Dan Poole has treated the source
material with reverence and chose not to take the easy way out by playing it
"campy" like some pointed-eared hero of late, and marks what a big
event film could do if done correctly. In short this film is for any die-hard
fan of the Amazing Spider-Man and is a fun way to spend an hour while waiting
for the real thing to open in theatres next year! Thanks Dan Poole for a great
homage to our favorite wall-crawler, SPIDER-MAN!
Stay tuned as we will be bringing you an in depth interview with Dan Poole very soon.
EXCELSIOR aka: Chris Mason has worked nearly 18 years in
the entertainment industry doing storyboards, concept art, special effects, and
graphics designer on many Hollywood films and television productions. |
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