Spider-Man: "The Alien Costume" Recut

Man I loved this show as a kid and The Venom Saga was always the best storyline. So to see it edited together so seamlessly with just minor edits made it truly awesome. It still has the same charm and engaging story as before, just more focused and made to feel like a direct-to-video movie. Also, just watching it makes you go 'huh, THIS is what Spider-Man 3 (with Tobey Maguire) SHOULD HAVE BEEN!'. Well, for me it now is! In my collection my 2000s Spider-Man movie series goes: Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man: The Alien Costume Recut. Well done, Problem Eliminator!

As a kid I had the "official" edit of this on VHS, it was called "The Venom Saga". This particular edit did many different things in comparison while tightening the pace and minimizing the cheese. While there are some things I miss the cheese (who does not love Venom at the wheel of a truck?), this edit gives the stakes more dramatic significence. A great treat, all it needs now is inserted into an edition of Live and Kicking

this is a fantastic bit of nostalgia. i loved the show back in the day and the removal of the corny-kid dialog and wtf moments (Venom in the pickup truck) did well to elevate it to now, as much as this show can be elevated. audio and video is as good as it gets and there are no detectable cuts, you all know the bits. all the standard television transitions are gone, it is one long narrative. you gotta have a good idea of who everyone is already because there is no introduction given to anyone, but its a great way to revisit this series with one of the best stores. (spider slayers? screw those episodes.)

This is a great fanedit. It takes out a lot of the overly-hammy parts of the original episodes ("I'LL CHASE YOU TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH!!!") and does the TV-to-Movie transition very well.