best comic book movie of all-time

Rating: 8/10 (5 May 2002)

what can't i say about this movie. as a big spider-man buff, i was almost brought to tears by how well this movie matched the comic book. as a movie buff, i was captivated by how brilliant the film was as a whole. it was purposely cheesy at parts (i.e. goblin screaming "WE'LL MEET AGAIN!"), had a strong wit, and was vibrant and full of color. tobey maguire has always been a favorite of mine, and he didn't disappoint, playing the perfect shy, calm character that peter parker is. they couldn't have picked a better face than willem dafoe for the green goblin. and i've always loved kirsten dunst for numerous reasons. the only comic book movie that ever compared was the original batman. but i think with batman, people blew it up because of the sheer star power of the movie. taking nothing away from maguire, dafoe, and dunst, this movie didn't need a star-studded cast to capture the audience. they just nailed every little detail that brought the comic book to life. they didn't try to make it realistic like x-men, and they didn't try to make it overly-dramatic like superman. where all other comic book movies tried to be movies first, and capture the essense of the comic book second, this movie took everything right from the pages and put them onto the screen. i can't wait for the sequel (there will so be one) where he takes on the lizard (he mentioned dr. connors in the movie), venom, doc octopus, or whoever. it will be great.