Behind The Mask Of Spider-Man: The Secrets Of The Movie by Mark Cotta Vaz

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Behind The Mask Of Spider-Man: The Secrets Of The Movie by Mark Cotta Vaz
pub: Boxtree. 205 page softcover. Price: £15.99. (UK). ISBN: 0-7522-6489-3

I suspect the Spider-Man movie has had more people whetting the lips than the Star Wars Clones movie. Certainly the first weekend cinema sales seem to bear witness to that thought.

With the shelves full of ‘Lord Of The Rings’ and ‘Star Wars’ merchandise, you’d have thought there’d be more Spidey material floating around.

All right, yes in terms of models and toys, but not so much in the way of books. Outside of the film novelisation, ‘Behind The Mask’ is the main one dealing with the film.

No doubt Boxtree probably pulled the rights to ensure it had no competition. Quite right, too, cos this book covers the making of the Spider-Man film in great detail.

Not only do we start off the with legal wrangles of film rights before Sony got them all but we also get a complete technical breakdown of everything from storyboards to models to final design of, well, practically everything. You want to see how the Goblin’s glider developed or how the stunts were performed then this is for you.

There are also chapters devoted to the cast and production team with photos covering every inch of the way. About the only thing missing from the book is a complete credits list although the cinema main one is on the back of the book. Considering that director Sam Raimi was working on the film until it was released, this reviewer suspects it wasn’t available when the book went to the printers. Such is life.

Although I’m going to have to wait until video release before seeing the film, this book has certainly made sure that I’m going to see it the first chance I get.

Although I have tribulations about the costume make-over for Daredevil let alone the origin change for the Hulk film, ‘Spider-Man’ as a film looks definitely like it’s going to stay pretty much with the essence of the comicbook character. You simply have no excuses for not buying this book.

GF Willmetts

Check out websites: www.panmacmillan.co.uk and www.sony.com/Spider-Man

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