Surprised to see no threads for this movie here. I just saw it last night, and fancied a bit of a chat about it.
Note - spoilerage will be contained if you haven't seen this movie yet!
Outline from IMDB
A rather odd thing has just just occurred in the life of nerdy high school student Peter Parker; after being bitten by a radioactive spider, his body chemistry is mutagenically altered in that he can scale walls and ceilings, and he develops a "spider-sense" that warns him of approaching danger. Adopting the name "Spider-Man", Peter first uses his newfound powers to make money, but after his uncle is murdered at the hands of a criminal Peter failed to stop, he swears to use his powers to fight the evil that killed his uncle. At the same time, scientist and businessman Norman Osborn, after accidental exposure to an experimental nerve gas, develops an alternate personality himself; the super-strong, psychotic Green Goblin! Peter Parker must now juggle three things in his life; his new job at the local newspaper under a perpetually on-edge employer, his battle against the evil Green Goblin, and his fight to win the affections of beautiful classmate Mary Jane Watson, against none other than his best friend Harry Osborn, son of Norman Osborn! Is this challenge too much for even the amazing Spider-Man to handle?
IMDB Page
I thought this movie was fab. If any of you saw Saturday Night Live a few weeks ago, you will remember them slagging off Tobey Maguire's very relaxed (read 'slow') character, and were suggesting that SPider-Man might be lacking in some excitement because of this. Well, yah boo sucks to them, this movie was great. Tobey Maguire was pitch perfect (although I am a longtime fan!) as the Peter Parker/Spider-Man.
The special effects were pretty incredible - particularly the shots of Spider-Man swooping through the city, apart from the fact that real people can't move like that, it was almost real-looking.
Favourite moments for me were:
Peter discovering his new powers (funny!)
No, you got my name wrong, I'm the
Human Spider :lol:
Every appearance of J. Jonah Jameson
