As a fan of the comic books, I was delighted with the movie.

Rating: 8/10 (5 May 2002)

My parents owned a variety store when I was young, so I grew up reading all the comic books they sold. The Marvel comics were the best - and I followed the adventures of Spider-Man for years. I was doubtful when I heard that Tobey Maguire was going to star in this movie, but he did a great job. The movie, itself, was very faithful to the comic books with the exception of the spider webbing - which was invented by Peter Parker and shot out from little packs at his wrists.
I loved the part where Peter first tries out swinging from building to building using the webbing and has a few crashes. Very much like it must have been for the novice web-slinger!