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Each of these movies are reviewed from a gay perspective, giving them
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better the film; similarly the more pink triangles, the greater the gay interest. A full list of
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Spider-Man Movie Rating: 
A Stunner
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The leotard-clad web slinger leaps off the pages of Marvel Comics and
onto the big screen in this candy-coloured, fast-paced adventure. On a high
school field trip to a research lab, student reporter Peter Parker (Tobey
Maguire) is bitten by a genetically altered spider. Soon after, he develops an
arachnid's strength and agility and decides to use his extraordinary powers
to fight crime. Director Sam Raimi strikes the perfect balance between mock seriousness and sarcastic camp, giving as much time to Spidey's sweet romance with Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) as to the furious battle with insane villain Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe). The film is a stunner in all departments, and Maguire establishes himself as a superhero of an actor. |
 Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man. Courtesy of Columbia Pictures. |
Gay Interest:
LoadsGays can easily relate to Peter's status as a teen outsider, who feels different and out-of-place among his peers. His initial transformation into Spider-Man is like a wet dream, which ends hilariously when he shoots a load of sticky web out of his wrist. Maguire, who played queer in Wonder Boys, looks great with his newly buffed body in a skin-tight body suit. Peter's rival for Mary Jane's affections is played by James Franco, who won a Golden Globe for his performance as queer actor James Dean in a tv movie. | |
