Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2 Discs)

after the first few minutes it became clear that this was one of those typical CGI animation shows that thinks a certain style of animation is more important than actually making the animation look good.

There is some good voice talent in there, but it really doesn't compensate the weird looking CGI imaging. I'm not surprised at all that this show had only 1 season

As a self confessed Spidey fan since as far back as I can remember I'd recommend this to other fans. When they were originally broadcast I only managed to catch the first couple of episodes and it does seem strange at first with the different animation style, but once you've watched the first 2 or so you get used to it and it's really quite good. I thought at first they laid the Peter & MJ on a bit thick with her 'chasing' him a bit much, but it soon tones it down and the rest of the series I thought was good.
A real shame there isn't a 2nd series tho, as the 2 part series end especially is a great finish (as another reviewer said previously, typically NOT happy-days-everyone-wins ending).

If you love spiderman you will love this im now 21 and i love it , the animation is pretty good the storylines are awesome and spiderman is the way he is meant to be with witty remarks unlike the movies my only downfall is i wish they made more thats why its a 4 star for me but buy it!!

my 2 year old son has recently becamed obsesed with spiderman, bouth him this dvd and watched it with him (repeatedly) we are both impressed

This series is watchable only if you love Spiderman. It's not so good that anyone could enjoy it. I was unsure all the way through as to whether of not I liked the new animation style.

The bobbing heads and cell shaded effect characters may be a bit much for someone whom likes basic hand drawn looking animation.

The story is also good, but does not fit in time wise with the movies that it's obviously based on. ^^;

Still, a good series for a Spiderman fan to watch- at a fantastic price. And even though it's not as good as other Spiderman series, it is certainly impressive and new age.

A great series with well written story lines and nice slick animation. Both me and my kids love this DVD and really hope a second series will be made. So much better than the last cartoon series from the 90's that was nothing like the comics. 10/10

Well first things first. Its not as good as the Spiderman: The Animated Series. But then again most of these new fangled rehashes aren't i.e The Batman, X-Men Evolution
This show has a few things going for it, but only if you can get over the animation. Its CGI but with less style. The first time I watched it, I struggled to put up with it but the stories and the voice acting drew me and now I have to say I quite like the animation.
The storylines are interesting enough to keep you hooked and there are appearances from Spiderman bad guys like The Kingpin, The Lizard, Electro and Silver Sable.
Its not as good as Spiderman: TAS but that doesn't stop it being good enjoyable fun to watch TV.

The wierd animation style takes a bit of getting used to but within two episodes you'll be hooked by the humour, action and some great direction.
Character development plays an important element in it's appeal to an older audience - you really care. This is great to just watch when you have a quiet 20 mins and yet I find myself watching two episodes in a row.
Unfortunately, there isn't a series two available.
For the super low price you really can't go wrong with a package bursting at the seems.
Conclusion - BUY IT!

Yes, it's very different (but not quite an alternative take on it). Harry's a blonde and MJ has short hair and like the Daredevil movie, Kingpin is black (one of the few Hollywood comic book changes that I think worked out great). However, I really did like all the changes introduced to each and every character and this is coming from a US comic book Spider-Man fan from the 1980/90's. The changes in this series are certainly no where near as insulting as the changes/treatment Venom was given in the recent Spider-Man 3 movie. In any case, following on loosely from the first Spider-Man movie, each episode was a treat to watch and the final two parter was 'kick ass', right down to its very depressing ending (so Spider-Man!). It's much more adult orientated (in terms of language, humour and sexual content) then the series from the 1990's and certainly (for that reason) more realistic (e.g. unlike the 1990's series, the Police are not equipped with laser guns! People bleed...they also die and on many occasions Spider-Man, after intense fight/explosion scenes has his classic costume torn/shredded look). My gripe with the series would be (aside from the final two parter) that each episode was a stand-alone (no season long story arc), lack of established super villains (though the new ones and altered ones were by no means poor) and the bizarre tendency for Parker to turn into Spider-Man in a blink of an eye but really these are very minor problems for me and I've only included them in order to make this look like a balanced critique. All in all, an excellent series and a very damn shame there are no plans for a second series.

I first bought this dvd due to the hype of Spider-Man 3 & due to the fact that I was a huge fan of the original animated series & wanted to check it out! However the dvd turned out to be a disappointment. The animation is probably the main thing that stands out as it is mostly comes across as a bad computer graphic. The storyline also doesn't seem to make up it's mind whether or not it is a follow on from Spider-Man 1 or if it is a stand alone piece. A major fault I found with the dvd was that only 2 main Spider-Man villians appear - a very weird looking Electro (with no recognisable features or characteristics) & a very lightweight villian in the Kingpin. In my opinion is not worth buying instead save your money for something like The Batman or X-Men Evolution which are both far from perfect but ARE far superior to this dvd.