Almost Great Movie

Rating: Null/10 (11 May 2002)

I have to say, I've been a huge Spider-Man fan for most of my life and when I got wind of this movie nearly 5 or so years ago, I was so excited. I waited and waited until finally, it was here. The story was pretty much inline with the comic books with a few subtle differences that gave it that "updated" feel. I was a little concerned about the 2 leading characters, Peter and Mary Jane, however, they really pulled it off well. My only gripe with the movie is this... Now I'm no special effects guy, nor am I saying the effects were terrible, but I do feel they could have been better. There were time when Spider-Man looked really good, and other times, he looked a bit dark. Sometimes the suit looked rubbery, and other times it was clearly cloth. When he was spinning around town, he seemed a bit blurry (which I understand would probably happen if one were to really spin around town), however, I thought it looked very CGIish (which it was). Some say there were never any "rendered" Spider-Man figures in the movie, but I really think there were. There were several sequences where he looked just a bit to jello-eee and the physics seemed just a bit off.
All in all though, it was a very entertaining movie and I can't wait to see the sequel. I'm sure the CGI will be much better, and perhaps we'll get a taste of Spidey's black costume...