For a fan of the comic....this is unwatchable....

Rating: Null/10 (28 October 2007)

I put off watching this as long as I could. Quite frankly I was afraid I would not be able to get past the blatant disregard for the legacy that is The Amazing Spiderman. I was correct.
Now don't get me wrong, the action and special effects were top notch. But the story and it's complete misuse of characters kept me shaking my head the whole time.
Gwen Stacy an over the top and somewhat egotistical vixen??? While MJ has zero self confidence and is meek and mild??? Flint Marco (The Sandman)is the crook that killed Uncle Ben???? Aunt May thinks Spidey is a HERO?????? And the whole establishing Eddie Brock as a slimy photographer? His real story is so much more interesting.
And what the hell was the deal with the part emo, part 70's porn star Peter??? There have definitely been ego issues at times for Parker...but that was just ridiculous.
My son has only ever watched the movies, but it is time for me to break the comic books out of storage so that he can see how complex a hero can be.