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Ultimate Spider-Man is best seen whenever it's taking itself seriously, the whole problem, is that it is NOT.
Some people have already compared this to Deadpool, and while I'm not a comic book fan or even watching most of the adaptations on TV, I can totally see how this comparison is spot-on.
Spider-Man just acts as a goofball most of the damn time, his character is supposed to be likable, but even the partners do a better job at it.
Speaking of the partners, it makes you wonder why it isn't called "Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends 2", without the campy feel of the first.
Spider-Man from 1995 was watchable by adults and children alike, this is barely even watchable from the point-of-view of a 20 year old guy, this show is clearly meant for teenagers, but it is too shallow to appeal adults.
It pains me to write this, but even Unlimited Spider-Man which was 13 episodes long and ending up with a cliffhanger has more appeal to me, at least if the plot was... different, it had a serious tone and a refreshing theme. (for the Spider-Man series at least)
There is more ; Ultimate Spider-Man the TV Series, DOES NOT resembles its comic book counterpart nor its video game counterpart, it is clearly another product.
So why is it called "Ultimate Spider-Man" if it's not based on the comic book ? Why is it that the character Spider-Man became a spoof ? The answer is : to appeal to a wider audience.
That's sad, but it could have been much better had they not tried to make Spider-Man more "family friendly", the animation is good, the story is okay, but half of the lines are cringe-inducing and it is just... not the Spider-Man that we know.
Some people have already compared this to Deadpool, and while I'm not a comic book fan or even watching most of the adaptations on TV, I can totally see how this comparison is spot-on.
Spider-Man just acts as a goofball most of the damn time, his character is supposed to be likable, but even the partners do a better job at it.
Speaking of the partners, it makes you wonder why it isn't called "Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends 2", without the campy feel of the first.
Spider-Man from 1995 was watchable by adults and children alike, this is barely even watchable from the point-of-view of a 20 year old guy, this show is clearly meant for teenagers, but it is too shallow to appeal adults.
It pains me to write this, but even Unlimited Spider-Man which was 13 episodes long and ending up with a cliffhanger has more appeal to me, at least if the plot was... different, it had a serious tone and a refreshing theme. (for the Spider-Man series at least)
There is more ; Ultimate Spider-Man the TV Series, DOES NOT resembles its comic book counterpart nor its video game counterpart, it is clearly another product.
So why is it called "Ultimate Spider-Man" if it's not based on the comic book ? Why is it that the character Spider-Man became a spoof ? The answer is : to appeal to a wider audience.
That's sad, but it could have been much better had they not tried to make Spider-Man more "family friendly", the animation is good, the story is okay, but half of the lines are cringe-inducing and it is just... not the Spider-Man that we know.
If you go past the cheesy voice acting, Chaotic is actually not that bad of a TV Show, but my main gripe with it, is how the universe seem to have been dumbed down in order for the show to target kids.
It needed a more dark, gloomy atmosphere, like the Animated Series from the 80s, instead we have the most annoying kids as protagonists traveling around the world of Chaotic battling each other and getting involved into the Chaotic's universe with other major characters... or not so much.
The problem is that the human protagonists, apart from being annoying, are almost always doing something in relation to Chaotic, but the interactions with the beings from Chaotic are very limited, so most of the episodes are just filled with 10 minutes of battling between humans (sometimes the whole episode is like that, rarely it doesn't involve battling), and at best, the rest being "plot development". If there's any plot ; Season 1 has more like stand-alone episodes rather than being plot-focused. Season 2 & 3 however are more plot-focused but not entirely.
Chaotic is the complete opposite to Digimon on that aspect. (by the way watch Digimon in its Japanese -read original- version to see what I'm talking about, not the 4Kids dumbed down version, it's actually not bad at all) The art direction is not bad at all for the creatures, but terribly lame on the humans. Season 1 uses flash animation, it works well on the creatures but it only makes the human protagonists even more ugly. Season 2 & 3 use traditional animation, I like it better than flash, but it's not as fluid.
The music is so-so in my opinion, some themes are damn good, but others are just plain bad, some of the most aggravating ones comes when a "mugic" (some sort of power-up) is activated. Usually the better themes are those that conveys a serious/epic feel, others however just underlines how dumbed down and sometimes even childish the show is.
All in all, the artwork of the card's game may completely mislead you into thinking that this show is actually quite mature, or at least for mid-late teenagers, but this show has been butchered and toned down so much, that it would hardly get a 5/10.
I give it a 4/10, but I'm sure if it had been transcribed in its original state, it would deserve at least a 7/10.
It needed a more dark, gloomy atmosphere, like the Animated Series from the 80s, instead we have the most annoying kids as protagonists traveling around the world of Chaotic battling each other and getting involved into the Chaotic's universe with other major characters... or not so much.
The problem is that the human protagonists, apart from being annoying, are almost always doing something in relation to Chaotic, but the interactions with the beings from Chaotic are very limited, so most of the episodes are just filled with 10 minutes of battling between humans (sometimes the whole episode is like that, rarely it doesn't involve battling), and at best, the rest being "plot development". If there's any plot ; Season 1 has more like stand-alone episodes rather than being plot-focused. Season 2 & 3 however are more plot-focused but not entirely.
Chaotic is the complete opposite to Digimon on that aspect. (by the way watch Digimon in its Japanese -read original- version to see what I'm talking about, not the 4Kids dumbed down version, it's actually not bad at all) The art direction is not bad at all for the creatures, but terribly lame on the humans. Season 1 uses flash animation, it works well on the creatures but it only makes the human protagonists even more ugly. Season 2 & 3 use traditional animation, I like it better than flash, but it's not as fluid.
The music is so-so in my opinion, some themes are damn good, but others are just plain bad, some of the most aggravating ones comes when a "mugic" (some sort of power-up) is activated. Usually the better themes are those that conveys a serious/epic feel, others however just underlines how dumbed down and sometimes even childish the show is.
All in all, the artwork of the card's game may completely mislead you into thinking that this show is actually quite mature, or at least for mid-late teenagers, but this show has been butchered and toned down so much, that it would hardly get a 5/10.
I give it a 4/10, but I'm sure if it had been transcribed in its original state, it would deserve at least a 7/10.