Best Superhero Movie Ever!

Rating: Null/10 (5 May 2002)

I have always been a big fan of the Spider-Man comics, and with a few exceptions, the movie follows the comic very accurately. In the movie, his webbing comes directly from his wrist rather than from an invention of Peter's. I for one felt that this actually added to the film rather then detracted from it. It seems more plausible to me that with all the characteristics of the spider Peter inherited, he would get a power to make his own webbing. His "organic webshooters" create a few funny scenes that could not be done otherwise.
For anyone that is familiar with Amazing Fantasy #15, the beginning of the movie is very predictable. Green Goblin makes an excellent supervillian, however, his costume is a letdown. Although it makes sense that it would be a flight suit to go with the glider, why would the helmet look like that? The helmet seems like a good way to go, but It looks very different from the original mask. Green Goblin looks more like a robot from a Rob Zombie video than the Green Goblin in the comic book. The classic look of the pumpkin bombs is gone and replaced with futuristic bombs. And Gwenn Stacey has been replaced with M.J. Other than the Green Goblin's appearance, these things really don't detract from the quality of the movie.
Overall, this movie has some of the best fight scenes ever, accurately portrays the comic, and has some incredible acting. Sam Raimi is a genius and I have complete confidence in him that the other movies will be just as good.