...wait 'til it comes out on DVD...

Rating: 4/10 (19 July 2005)

really thought this was a poor effort...
this is coming from someone who didn't grow up reading the comics but was fascinated by the characters as a kid, so my comments won't be linked to how well the spirit of the story and characters transferred to the big screen...(people have said that Tim Story did a good job in this department)...
my comments are more about the quality of the film itself...
just thought it wasn't very engaging- don't think it had to be really intense, but it just seemed emotionally flat...
also very frustrated with the action scenes...it just didn't seem like there was time to really develop them into something really dramatic, and the last "confrontation" was a letdown(resolved way too fast)...
i did like the humor(the scene regarding johnny's car had me chuckling pretty hard...) (:
i think overall that "spiderman" and "batman begins" are way-better movies, as the story and characters were more central than the action and effects...(you almost forgot you were watching a movie about a comic book hero)...
overall very disappointed, and probably won't even watch it again when it comes out on DVD...hopefully the next movie will be better...
sseltrek