Great comic-book movie!

Rating: Null/10 (10 May 2002)

Alright, I'll admit it, I did NOT want to see this movie. My husband dragged me to it. I was afraid it would be another horrible comic-book movie that was dark and full of inside references that only devout fans of the comic would get. However, I'm glad that he did. It was great!
I really enjoyed the fact that a lot of the movie revolved around Peter Parker's wonder and enjoyment of his new skills and also of the relationship between him and M.J. This made it such a chick flick! However, at the same time, there was stuff exploding and people fighting and so it was a great guy movie too. I would definitely recommend this movie for a date.
Like many of the other reviewers, I noticed that some of the special effects were not up to par with many recent films. I commented on this to my husband who said that he thought they did that on purpose to give it more of that "comic book" feel. After thinking about it, I agree. Also, many people have spoken about some of the cheesy, over-the-top dialog. I think that this was also supposed to harken back to cheesy comic-book type dialog.
All in all, it was very entertaining and interesting, and unlike many comic book-turned movies lately, you do end up caring about the characters and their feelings.