i was extremely impressed, excellent job Sam!

Rating: 10/10 (3 May 2002)

I did have great expectations for Spiderman, ever since I saw the original trailer (with the twin towers); also because Spiderman has always been my favorite comic hero. However, I feared that it would have some cheesy faults like other comic-movies (X-men, Captain America). Surprisingly enough, director Sam Raimi did an excellent job of casting the roles and following the comic so well. The only faults were how Spidey emmits his webs, the Gwen Stacy character being omitted, and that Oswald actually turned into a goblin creature, not wearing a costume. But those few errors definitly did not stand in the way of my feelings for the film. The Green Gobliin costume was actually very 21 century-like and updated the story. Also, I liked the fact that it wasn't JUST action; there was actually a story. I thought Macho Man Randy Savage had a nice cameo as Bonesaw, as well as Bruce 'don't call me Ash' Campbell's role as the ring announcer. I normally don't do this, but since it was so well done and true to the classic comic, Spiderman gets a full 10!