The bar for comic book adaptations is officially raised!

Rating: 8/10 (5 May 2002)

Much praise goes to Tobey Maguire. I figured he would play a good Peter Parker, but not a good Spidey, well he proved me and I'm sure many others wrong. Kudos to Maguire and director Sam Rami for bringing my favorite superhero to the big screen. Just as we all think of Christopher Reeves anytime we think of Superman, Tobey will be the name that pops into heads when Spider-Man comes up. I have to admit that my opinion is very biased since i am a huge Spider-Man fan, but when you consider how hard it is to please die hard fans when comics are made into movies, the fact that I was delighted with this film should speak volumes. I appreciate the liberties that were taken with the original Spider-Man story, but love the how the director was able to keep the story so very accurate to the original. I can't wait until Spider-Man 2!