Does whatever a spider can...
Well, I saw Spider-Man yesterday. Twice, actually, since the first viewing was a screening to see if I could take my son. Very enjoyable movie, true to the spirit of the comics in most ways. It has Sam Raimi's trademark camera work, which certainly works for superheroes. It's a bit frenetic at times, and might not be for the easily motion sick, but it fits. The casting was good, I thought, top to bottom. I think the most fun was probably had by the guy that played J. Jonah Jameson; he completely captured the essence of that blustery blowhard. As for the leads, Tobey was great as Peter, I thought, and Kirsten combined innocence and sexiness in a fine Mary Jane. The effects are pretty good. There are a couple of spotty bits, but nothing too jarring. It's not going to win any Oscars, but it's a fun movie well worth seeing, and it keeps the core conceit of the Spider-Man story: With great power, comes great responsibility. You know, they really ought to put that in the office of every politician. :-) Jim ------------------------------------------------ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
