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Rating: 10/10 (25 May 2002)

In my youth back in the 60's, I went to the local drugstore every Tuesday right after school to use my allowance to buy all the newest editions of the Marvel comics available (Fantastic Four, Thor, the Hulk, Daredevil, Captain America, etc.) and Spiderman was one of my favorites. I far preferred Marvel comics to DC (Superman, Batman) because they illustrated real people put into extraordinary circumstances, complete with emotion and angst. In my opinion, Sam Raimi captured the essence of what Stan Lee intended in creating these masterpieces... I honestly don't know how it could have been better. Spiderman the movie brought back a lot of memories from my youth, as I used to identify with Peter Parker (the nerd) quite a lot. The casting was perfect, the special effects were great, and the story conveyed exactly what the comic(s) always emphasized: "With great power comes great responsibility."
But, in all honesty, I would have like to seen Peter get a chance to boff MJ, at least once...
All in all, a masterpiece that raised the significantly raises the bar for movies made from comics. I can't wait for some of the other Marvel comics to be made... it's about time Stan Lee got his due.