Sonicron said:
Saw the movie a few days ago, and aside from agreeing with the points that the Lizard looks like crap and some characters are one-dimensional, I have to call bullcrap on this entire review. Folks, if you're in the market for a fresh reinterpretation of the characters and the source material that doesn't feel the need to slavishly stick to every single detail laid out in the old stories it's based on, this movie will deliver, and you won't be sorry for the bucks you spend to go see it. Seriously, this review is 90% undeserved bile in my opinion, so if you're at all interested in this flic go see it instead of skipping it because Bob says you should.
I'm with you, this movie was really good, and aside from a few small issues (The Lizard's face, Peter dropping the hunt for Ben's killer), it was a great movie. Spidey had the smart mouth, was a realistic guy who got really nervous around cute girls. The action scenes were good, and even though they did outright say "with great power comes great responsibility", I LOVED the way they handled it. "Peter, your father had a rule he lived by, a principal, really. He said that whenever someone has the ability to do good things, he's obligated to do it. That's not a choice, that's an obligation." It was explained in a way I can see an actual surrogate parent explaining things to a high school kid.
I loved Garfield as Peter, he played it SO well. I had doubts from the trailers, but seriously, it's like he was designed to be Peter Parker. Tobey Macguire was just a horrible Peter Parker. He never fit the role, was never snappy enough, and really just came across as a pushover, even in costume.
Seriously, this is a good movie, and well worth watching. If it gets a sequel, and I hope it does, I hope they go with some more inventive names, though. Perhaps "The Spectacular Spider-Man"?