Parker and his Spiderman didn't act like Spiderman, outside of shooting webs at people. The best thing about ASM is that it captured the essence of the characters and set up an interesting world to play in. With the groundwork done, we have the potential for some great sequels. If ASM2 is to ASM what Raimi's SM2 was to his original SM, it will be fuckawesome. At worst, ASM was a fun way to burn a couple of hours. I think my biggest real complaint is that the Lizard looked stupid. My biggest problems were the lack of any real challenges for Peter outside of the big boss. The girl he likes...likes him back. His super smartness...isn't off putting. Hell, the only reason Flash beats him up is because he stands up for someone else, than after Ben dies he's all, "We cool, bro." That's where it fell down for me. Also the fact that for as big as it was, it felt really small. The whole time I was watching I kept thinking you could do a decent Buffy-esque TV series out of this. But yes, his character was more Spider-Man-ish than Maguire's. Though, I will say, at this point in the now-over-a-decade-long superhero adaptation game, coasting along on a mediocre origin movie should be a capital offense. Move on already. Fair points, all. They mostly didn't bother me at the time, but I agree those are issues that should be kept in mind when crafting the sequel. Safety