I/We almost feel schizophrenic...

Rating: Null/10 (10 May 2002)

I'm hoping that use of the word 'Schizophrenic' will deter the vast majority of those that this movie seemed to be geared for because 10-year-olds probably don't know what the term means. And if you're 10 or younger, know what it means, and are still reading this, then please accept my apologies. :)
Basically, I enjoyed the movie to an extent but really expected a whole lot more with all the hype and with the technological movie industry advancements that have been made since the Batman movies were released. The special effects were decent but you could easily tell when the background was engineered and I really didn't care much for the blatant disregard of how life really is. If you found out that your best friend and roommate was dating the girl that he knows that you loved for eons, would he still be your best friend?? Doubtful. Would he still be your roommate? Certainly not.
I went on my lunch hour (OK, 2 hours) to the opening day matinee thinking that I'd be blown away...but I really wasn't. Much like 'Pearl Harbor' and 'Titanic', this movie concentrated WAY TOO MUCH on having a romantic by-line. Don't get me wrong, I thought Kirsten Dunst did a fine job as MJ and, like the masses, I am definitely a cog in the "We Love The Alley Rain Sequence" machine...but I assure you it wasn't for the budding romance.
So, I've read most of the reviews in order to not replicate what others have already said but it seems like pretty much everything I saw to be lacking has been addressed. So, instead of wasting your time, how about this??
This movie was decent but it could have been a LOT better. Just like 'Star Wars: Episode I', I thought it was geared entirely to the youth population...maybe that's just me losing touch with that inner child but the movie as a whole certainly didn't appeal too much to me. Although I will freely admit that having Macho Man in there as Bone Saw was a great choice...that brought me back to when I was a kid, anyway. I mean, I see the whole point of wanting to make money and, therefore, the movie must appeal to all the demographics...but the only one that I think adequately addressed this was Shrek...since the sequel is all but obvious (will Harry be Venom??), my only suggestions to the film-makers is:
1. Nix the love stuff...moms are going to go to the movie whether they like it or not and
2. Bring back Spiderman's wise-crack sense of humor...make his lines kind of like the numerous adult references in Shrek...you know, funny to adults, incomprehensible to kids (but they'll laugh anyway because everyone else is laughing).
Over-all grade: C+