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Ananse: Spider Man 1 & 2 (2011)
Directed by Rockson Emmanuel
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Ghana’s bootleg response to Spider-Man combining the African myth of Ananse with the Marvel Comics’ character.
Length 82 minutes
Actors
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/17/2020 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 1 star |
| (Average) 1 stars |
Viewing Notes
This was the second flick in the superhero themed Tomorrow Romance TV double feature via Kast. This is probably the worst of all the films I’ve seen in a Kast watch party and no surprise that Jason hadn’t seen the movie prior to this viewing otherwise I’m sure he wouldn’t have programmed it.
I believe the trailer for this is what sold him on it. But the trailer really has all the best moments of the movie. This is mostly a slog until “Spider-Man” appears towards the end. But it’s just not enough to save this weird blend of Ghana folklore spider mythology and the western superhero.
The premise ain’t bad: a woman is murdered by a gang. A local chieftain uses some ritual to bring forth the spiderman in one of the villagers. However, the murdered woman’s spirit also is on a bloody path of revenge until it merges with the spiderman. Yeah, it’s bonkers but the execution of this is rather awful. And not awful in a good way. This was a rough watch even with live chat in the watch party.
I’m not sure why this film is split into a part 1 and part 2 on TMDb but the cut we viewed was around 90 minutes or so. If the two parts are combined it would run over 2 hours. I can’t even imagine viewing another 30 minutes of this. I suspect Jason won’t be programming any more sight unseen films going forward.
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