As good as the old Spiderman comics

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2002)

I'd been waiting with gradually increasing expectations for Spiderman. I am glad to say that I was not disappointed. Very little was lost in the translation from the comic book to the movie. Just enough time was spent describing Spiderman's origin. Toby Maguire did an excellent job as the nerdy Peter Parker. Watching Peter discover his powers was a lot of fun. And his tragic discovery about the best use of great power was very moving. Willem Dafoe was an excellent Green Goblin. His conversations in the mirror were terrific and he was a very convincing Goblin. Great climactic battle, little sad about the final Peter Parker scene. Overall a great movie - I'm giving it a '9'.