El Hombre Arana ROCKS!

Rating: 8/10 (5 May 2002)

First of all, I want to say that I'm a HUGE Spider-Man fan. Been a fan of Marvel comics in general since I was a kid. I like the fact that the Marvel superheroes have super-powers but are also human and have human weaknesses. I love the Spider-Man saga and have been waiting for a Spider-Man movie since the 60s cartoon and late 70s TV show. That being said, I thoroughly ENJOYED this movie. I came in with little expectations since I didn't particularly like the trailers for the movie. I love Sam Raimi's direction in the movie. Tobey Macguire and Wilem Dafoe do excellent acting jobs as Spider-Man and his arch menesis The Green Goblin. I also enjoyed the early special effects scenes that showed Peter Parker learning to use his new Spider-powers. My only critism was the wack Green Goblin mask(one critic called it an Ultraman mask) and the anti-climatic ending. The cheesy dialogue was tolerable because it was true to the comic book feel of the movie. I will say that I saw it on May 3 when it came out and saw it twice already. The audience was enthralled with the movie, laughing and eating up every minute of it. The CGI/computer digital effects were cool for the most part. This bodes well for other Marvel movies coming out in 2003 such as "The Hulk" and "Daredvevil" which should also be good. I can't wait to for Spider-Man II & III to see the other great villains; Doctor Octopus, Electro, Mysterio, the Lizard, Sandman, Kingpin and Dr. Doom come to life. Kudos to Sam Raimi, Tobey Macguire, Wilem Dafoe and Kirsten Durst for a great movie and comic book adaptation. "Spider-Man" will make 200-300 million easy...