Making the Amazing (2004) (V)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Charles de Lauzirika

Release Date:

30 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A comprehensive 12-part documentary on the making of "Spider-Man 2," covering everything from pre-production to premiere. Available on Disc 2 of the "Spider-Man 2" Special Edition DVD. |

Cast

James Acheson	...	Himself
Avi Arad	...	Himself
Lydia Bottegoni	...	Herself
Dan Bradley	...	Himself
Bruce Campbell	...	Himself
Joseph M. Caracciolo	...	Himself (as Joe Caracciolo)
Grant Curtis	...	Himself
Kirsten Dunst	...	Herself
Eric Durst	...	Himself
John Dykstra	...	Himself
Danny Elfman	...	Himself
Jody Fedele	...	Herself
John Fedynich	...	Himself
James Franco	...	Himself
John Frazier	...	Himself
Alec Gillis	...	Himself
Rosemary Harris	...	Herself
Eric Hayden	...	Himself
Gary A. Hecker	...	Himself (as Gary Hecker)
Steve Johnson	...	Himself
Dion Lam	...	Himself (as Dion Lam Tat Ho)
Anthony LaMolinara	...	Himself
Stan Lee	...	Himself
Jeph Loeb	...	Himself
Ray Lykins	...	Himself
Tobey Maguire	...	Himself
Jeff Markwith	...	Himself
Alfred Molina	...	Himself
Bob Murawski	...	Himself
Gregory Nic Nicholson	...	Himself (as Nic Nicholson)
Kevin O'Connell	...	Himself
Paul N.J. Ottosson	...	Himself (as Paul Ottosson)
Joe Quesada	...	Himself
Sam Raimi	...	Himself
Ted Raimi	...	Himself
Scott Rogers	...	Himself
Johnny Romita	...	Himself
Brian Ruberg	...	Himself
Greg P. Russell	...	Himself
Steve Saklad	...	Himself
James D. Schwalm	...	Himself (as James Schwalm)
J.K. Simmons	...	Himself
Shownee Smith	...	Himself
Paul Spadone	...	Himself
Scott Spiegel	...	Himself
Neil Spisak	...	Himself
Scott Stokdyk	...	Himself
Alex Tavoularis	...	Himself
Thomas Valentine	...	Himself (as Tom Valentine)
Thomas P. Wilkins	...	Himself (as Tom Wilkins)
Tom Woodruff Jr.	...	Himself
Laura Ziskin	...	Herself

Also Known As:

Making the Amazing: Spider-Man 2 (USA) (alternative title)
Making the Amazing: The Making of 'Spider-Man 2' (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

126 min | USA:127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lauzirika Motion Picture Company

Trivia:

This documentary is split up into 12 parts: Greater Power, Greater Responsibility; Story & Character; Visual Design; Costume Design; Direction; Spydercam; Stunts; Practical Effects; Editing; Visual Effects; Sound & Music; Lessons Learned.

Movie Connections:

References The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

How can something this great be TOO long?

MAKING THE AMAZING is a superb, thoroughly-detailed documentary about the making of SPIDER-MAN 2. Fortunately, for those with ADD, the documentary is nicely broken up into several topical chapters. Interviews with everyone on the cast & crew nicely illuminate what it was like to make this massive sequel. In fact, the documentary begins on a refreshingly bold note with Sam Raimi expressing doubt that he's going to succeed. Right off the bat, MAKING THE AMAZING informs us that this won't be yet another PR-friendly lovefest. It's an incredibly detailed and informative "making of," vastly superior to everything on the first SPIDER-MAN DVD.

I'll never understand people who whine that a DVD has too many bonus features or that documentaries are too long. That's like saying a library has too many books or iTunes has too many songs. This isn't the main attraction. It's all background information for you to learn more about later. And for the curious, you can never learn enough.