May 10, 2002
Just got back from seeing Spider-Man. Definitely worth the five bucks for a matinee. A couple bits made me cringe, like Peter and later Mary Jane giving the whole "you mean so much to me" speeches. The rest of it was really good, though. They took a couple liberties with the comic-book version of Spidey (he has actual spinarettes on his wrists instead of building web-shooters) but all in all it was pretty true to the comics from what I could tell. They even found an excuse to have the half-Spidey-half-Peter face that Stan Lee seems to like so much.
The plot itself is pretty straightforward (it is, after all, based on a comic book) but it was paced well, was acted fairly well and had some great effects. Some people may argue with the Green Goblin wearing a mask instead of just looking that way, but the reason why it has to be that way will make sense to anyone who's seen the movie.
That's about all I can say without giving away too much plot, so, basically: Go see it.
PS: Saw the promo trailer for Hulk... looks like it's also gonna kick some ass. Just as long as they manage to fit a "you wouldn't like me when I'm angry" into it somewhere.
Note: If you saw yesterday's entry and were curious, I think the Giant Eagle interview went really well. And I almost never feel that way about an interview. Here's hoping I get the offer.
