Fantastic adaptation. Bring on the sequel!

Rating: Null/10 (3 May 2002)

This movie is a wonderful and faithful adaptation of the original comic book series. It is great to finally see Spider-Man on the "big" screen with all of the bells and whistles that current technology can provide. My only regret is that this movie just "re-lived" all of the scenes that fans of the series already know so well without any big new story lines, and that is not entirely a bad thing. However, now that the "introduction" has been given, I am already eagerly anticipating the sequel.
The one other recommendation that I would make, and this won't be for everyone, is to read the novel adaptation of the movie first. Peter David did an awesome job of transferring this movie into print form. However, there is so much more in the novel that explains some of the scenes in the movie and how they "got to that point". I am normally a purist in the sense of wanting to see a movie first without any foreknowledge of what will happen. I took a chance on this one and read the novel first and have absolutely no regrets.
10 thhwips out of 10