Best Spider-Man movie ever!

Rating: 9/10 (30 April 2014)

Being a huge fan of Spider-Man comics and the first movie of this franchise, I went to the advanced screening of this movie and I'm so glad that I did. This movie blew my mind. One minute you're happy, next you're sad. This movie is one giant emotional roller-coaster.
The acting was brilliant all round. The only disappointing performance was Jamie Foxx but that can be overlooked. The standout performance was definitely Emma Stone. She nailed the role and played a very good partner for Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker.
The characters were all unique and also interesting. This movie did a very good job at handling three villains. Dane DeHaan was a much better Harry Osborne than James Franco. He really understood the character he was playing and that translated in his performance. Jamie Foxx as I mentioned earlier wasn't very good in this movie but that's because Max Dillon wasn't a very good character. As Electro, he was fine, but Max Dillon didn't feel like a character you can relate to or a likable character. The Rhino was only there for a short amount of time but I felt that was enough. He payed his part and didn't overstay his welcome.
The music was really well written. Hanz Zimmer did a very good job at capturing the character's personalities and it was very well composed. Saying that, the music didn't fit the situation at times. When Electro was trying to understand what has happened to him, light, jumpy music was playing when I felt the scene was serious.
The CGI in this movie was amazing. It went a little downhill during the fight scene between Electro and Spider-Man, but other than that is was really good. While watching this movie, I believed that Spider-Man was actually swinging around New York. The animations for the swinging was believable and flowed really well.
The movie was fun to watch because of the costume designs and the make up. The Green Goblin looked really cool and creepy and his suit was alright. They might want to change the look of it in future films though. Spider-Man's suit got an upgrade and it is better than the first movie's and looks a lot like the comics. When Gwen Stacey died, she was wearing almost the exact same thing she was wearing in the comics.
To be completely honest, while watching this movie, I cried. It was the first time I have ever cried in a movie and I am so glad it was this one. The scene where Gwen died was emotional and very well done. It felt like she was falling forever and that was a good thing because you didn't really know if she was going to survive or not.
I am really glad Sony still has the rights to this character because if Marvel studios had done it, we wouldn't get Gwen Stacey at all and we would be stuck with Mary Jane. If Marvel had the rights to Spider-Man, they wouldn't have killed Gwen Stacey like they have in this movie.
The ending was one of the best parts. In superhero movies, you don't get to see what happens after the "big fight", but in this movie, you see how Peter reacts to Gwen dying and he tries to fit back into his life. It's really rare to see and when done right, it can be amazing.
Overall this is a really great movie you can watch with the whole family. In my opinion it is better than Spider-Man 2, but I'm sure there will be people that disagree. I loved it and can't wait for the next one.