Excellent movie *** give away warning***

Rating: 10/10 (11 May 2002)

This was an excellent movie. Classic tale of good versus evil, set in a modern day setting. I especially like the way that they taught Peter to good with his power, the killing of his uncle by a man he let get away when he had the power to stop him was a great twist. They also thought of calling Mary Jane MJ, a great modern twist. Anyone who has gone to High School in the last few years knows that a girl with a name like Mary Jane wouldn't last 3 minutes with the social elite, especially in a New York high school. Of course she would have a nickname that friends would call her, and what better than MJ. The special effects were great, seamless, all except one scene where he's running across the tops of buildings, and the scenery behind him is obviously fake, it's not moving at nearly the speed he is. Other than that, it's great, from his first experiments with his powers with the bully at school to the ending, where he defeats the Green Goblin. Obvious opening for a sequel though, since we all want him to end up with MJ, but he turns her advances away, knowing that she could get hurt by his powers. And the end of the movie quotes his uncle "With great power comes great responsibility." I generally all around loved it.