Why do people always hate things? Give it a shot..

Rating: 8/10 (6 May 2007)

OK, I have a lot of spider-man comics. I even have a tattoo of spider-man on my arm. It's safe to say I'm a pretty big fan. Even I admit there are plot holes in the new spidey flick, and a lot going on, but in all, it was a fun movie, and did what it was supposed to do, entertain you.
The Good -
1. CGI was incredible, especially the sandman forming for the first time. That was very neat.. 2. Humour - lots of it and from lots of different angles.. 3. Good action sequences for the most part.. 4. The dynamic between Peter and Harry. I like how that was done..
The Bad
1. Harry butler and his "revelation" was a bit silly.. 2. The alien costume that was very cool, but did not really flow like in the comics. Plus, Peter didn't need to have bangs just to let the viewers know he was bad..seemed silly..but his turn as a Wattabe brother was classic.. 3. I like Lowell as the Sandman.. :) (Wings fans?) 3. The bad guy teamup seemed forced. There's no reason for Sandman to go after Spiderman (his character seemed driven by needs for his daughter, not revenge..) with Venom. It would have made it more interesting if Venom had kidnapped the kid to make the Sandman fight Spider-Man and the police.. 4. Topher Grace is good as a little conniving Eddie Brock, but in the Comics, Venom is a huge guy, and it did not really fit.
All in all, I was happy with the results. I would give Spider-Man 1 an 8.0 rating as well to match this one, with Spider-Man 2 probably a little ahead of each..
Thx.