Hi, Vince. We went to S-M on Friday evening with a large group and although I made a point of getting there way early, somehow ended up watching the show from the second row. (Long story.) I agree with you on many of your "holes" in the movie and had some of my own. Having become fairly well-informed about the original comics because of my 5-year-old son's fascination with Batman and Spider-Man comics, in the original comic, Peter Parker designed his own web shooter and sewed his own costume. In the movie, the web shooting is introduced as part of the result of the spider bite he gets and he just shows up in the slick-looking costume, which I thought looked great. (And I loved those beautiful drawings, probably originals by Stan Lee and the other gentleman responsible for the comic.) I read part of a review either in People or Entertainment Weekly in which the director said they didn't want to show Peter Parker sewing. Huh? I think I would have preferred seeing him working out the science experiment and making his costume from scratch. Also, in the comic, Peter Parker/Spider-Man is also a lot more witty and sarcastic with his foes. I thought that was sorely missing in the movie. The Green Goblin, while very well done by DaFoe (sp?) was so over-the-top creepy, it kind of negated the opportunity for humor. And the last patriotic scene I felt was a cheesy last-minute add-on after the Sept. 11 attack. But all that aside, I too enjoyed it very much and thought the characters were great. I'm sure we'll be at the sequels too! Thanks for sharing your comments.
Lindsay
