too much anticipation

Rating: 6/10 (24 July 2002)

The times I end up enjoying movies most are when they suddenly promote it and the following week it's released. This way,there isn't all the hype and hence anticipation. Let me say that first,I'm a huge comics fan (including Spidey) and I don't at all have a problem with the changes in the basic story arc. Mind you,I prefer Peter inventing his own webshooters but that's a small complaint. The movie simply didn't capture Spiderman. It was too much flash and not enough substance. Yea,it told a story that wasn't paper thin but it didn't communicate it very well. I'm not altogether sure that I'm happy with the takeover of computer animation. I enjoy it to enhance but certainly not to dominate,which is what it did in Spiderman. Oh well,I'm sure there'll be a sequel. I personally would like to see them do Venom. 6/10