It's a bloody remake; okay if you haven't seen the first or are a die-hard fan.

Rating: 7/10 (2 November 2012)

It's a 'bloody' remake; it's okay if you haven't seen the 2002 version with Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco and Willem Dafoe or if you are a die-hard fan of the franchise. It's also one you might want to see if Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans are more your type of actors. The latter was sort of my reason to see it. I enjoyed it enough, but would have to say that the differences between the two were not enough for me to rate it any better than the first. I see by user reviews and ratings that audiences felt pretty much the same way. The critics however were correct in giving it a lower rating than the original, simply because it did not have that certain something that comes from being original nor did it provide that great of a distinction from the original. I may prefer Emma Stone to Kirsten Dunst, but is something subjective and I don't claim one is any better than the other. If my review does no inspire you to go see it or if it does not make you decide not to, that's just fine; let the ratings do the job. I'll give credit to the directing by Marc Webb who did no less impressive work than Sam Raimi. The tempo in this latest one is faster, keeping in tune with today's fastest pace world; it should please the younger crowd.