Cartoonish in a good way. I had fun.

Rating: 6/10 (6 July 2012)

If the Raimi trilogy was about Spider-Man in reality, then this is about turning the comic into reality. This is most evident during the battle between Spider-Man and Dr. Connor where the special effects look very much like moving comic panels. This movie also seemed to highlight what separates those from generation Y born in the 80's and those from generation Y born in the 90's. This is very much Spider-Man and Peter Parker is very much Peter Parker, however, there are marked differences between Maguire's Parker and Garfield's Parker that come down to the movies trying to relate to the teenagers comprising the audience in their respective runs. I think that if I was ten years younger, this movie would have spoken to me on the level that Raimi's movies spoke to me on, but I'm not a teenager anymore and so there was less to relate to this time. It still made for an enjoyable movie, however, and I am looking forward to its inevitable sequel.