True to the spirit of the comic books, this really is Spider-Man!

Rating: 9/10 (30 November 2012)

People are entitled to their opinion but I grew up reading the comic books and this movie is far more accurate than Sam Raimi's efforts for a whole plethora of reasons
Firstly Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) is brilliant.. nerdy, witty all at the same time and precisely how he should be.. much better than the incredibly dull Tobey Maguire. This Spidey is expressive and energetic
He also has the correct physique, slender and long limbed he looks perfect in the Spidey suit and has all the correct poses precisely as drawn in the comics. The suit is better and the effects on Spider-Man are also far better and look real.. I absolutely loved the web slinging sequence at the very end of the movie and that is the first time I have seen Spider-Man on screen.. I found it very moving to see that at last after imagining him in my head for so long reading the comic books
He has web shooters. Hallelujah!
There are some excellent casting choices.. I really liked Gwen (Peter's proper first girlfriend), Flash, Uncle Ben, Aunt May, Dr Connors and Captain Stacey too. The actors in this were superior pretty much across the board
On the negative side, yes some liberties are taken with the storyline but it really didn't matter to me. The music wasn't memorable although the sound design more than made up for this. Also the lizard was a little chunky and didn't move very gracefully which made the fight scenes rather limited.. I would've preferred a smaller more wiry Lizard, this one looked a bit like a dinosaur
But these are small criticisms and as a complete movie it beats Raimi's first Spider-Man (and probably matches his second one with Doc Ock). Judging by the ending during the credits it looks like the Green Goblin will be in the next one and after Raimi's completely horrible metallic Goblin I am really looking forward to finally seeing him on screen as he should be in Amazing Spider-Man 2
If you love the comic books then take the IMDb rating with a big pinch of salt because this really is Spider-Man!