the yarn is a real spin!

Rating: 9/10 (7 May 2002)

I have been waiting for this movie for years,if not,decades!!!!When i found out that Freddie Prince Jnr. was auditioning for the role of spiderman,i thought that the movie's gonna go down the drains!i mean,sure,freddie's cute and all..but as spider-man???no way!then there's the rumour that Leonardo Dicaprio and Ryan Phillipe trying out for the part as well.Heck,those two don't have the 'pizzazz' to carry out such an important hero character that's been idolized for years!so imagine my surprise when i found out that Tobey Maguire is gonna be spider-man.i thought that he was just perfect,and after watching the movie,i was right! =) The 2002 movie version of spider-man is much more cooler than the spider-man from the tv series!Sam Raimi managed to bring out the cartoon spider-man to life!The movie covers every single detail of the webbed hero:from the way he climbs the walls,and the whole swinging from a string of web to another.Die hard fans of spider-man won't be disappointed by the movie,because it follows the comic faithfully!The Green Goblin,played by William Dafoe is the perfect nemesis for Spiderman,and William portrayed this character very well.I was kind of disappointed that Kirsten Dunst took on the role of Mary Jane Watson.Hey,don't get me wrong!i like Kirsten a lot,especially in movies like 'Virgin Suicides' and 'Bring it On',but i felt that the role should be given to a real redhead like Alicia Witt.i think she'd make a better Mary jane than Kirsten Dunst.but still,that little tid bit didn't ruin the movie for me!All in all,i think spiderman has cast his web,uh,i mean spell on me! =P