The best Comic Book Film of all time. Nuff said.

Rating: 10/10 (3 May 2002)

Wow, today I along with millions of others, saw Spider-Man today (opening day) and all I can say is wow. Every good once in awhile, a movie succeeds my expectations. I didn't think Spider-Man would, mine were pretty high, but guess what, I was blown away by the sheer fun of this movie!
Is it the thinking man's movie, no, but is it what entertainment is all about? Yep, and that's why I gave this a rating of ten, course I'd really give it a 9.6 (more on that later.)
Tobey Maguire must really be a nerd in real life because he captured of the essence of Peter Parker beautifully, and his Spider-Man? He got that in a big way too. His Parker simply shines though, as a very believable hero.
William Dafoe, man what a great actor, shame the Oscar's will snub this film, because Dafoe simply scares me with his sheer ability to play an insane man. His reason in becoming the Goblin is very believable and well this villain is evil. Flat-out evil. Innocent lives? The Goblin sure doesn't care.
Kirstin Dunst, she looks good, and she acts pretty good, course my only complaint is her scenes while good and give the film depth just kinda drag due to her. She's slow in delivering lines...She's the reason knock this film down to 9.6
The rest of the cast; Aunt May and Uncle Ben were great and especially J. Jonah Jameson, this guy shines throughout the entire film. And of course, Bruce Campbell, wow I love this guy, I also love the fact that he's integral to Spidey's name. You'll understand after watching the film.
And finally for the comic fan, can you find all the homages? hehe, there everywhere and they were great.
Overall, this film was excellent entertainment and kept me entertained the whole way throughout. Go see it ASAP!