Nice Cameos in a Great Movie

Rating: 9/10 (9 May 2002)

I got a lot more emotional spectrum out of this movie than I expected. That alone impressed me. I felt sorrow, glee, anger, fear, humor, and even shocked enough to jump at one point.
There were some great cameos (one of which I missed, darnit!) by former cohorts of Sam Raimi's from his Xena and Hercules days. Some were more obvious than others, which explains why I missed the one person I would have really liked to see.
Anyway, I'm told by my comic-fan friends that this movie did a really good job of honoring those who told the tale of Spiderman before it. I wouldn't know--I was more of an Archie, Pink Panther, Peanuts sort of kid.
All I know is, even without being a comic fan, I really enjoyed the movie. It's always a plus when a film works on all your emotional strings.
Oh, and did I mention how good the special effects were? SEAMLESS.