This is an opinion piece. I’m not stating facts. Stop defending the film from my opinion. I still told people to go watch the movie and decide for themselves. And I stated that it isn’t a bad film by any stretch. So please, give it a rest. I’m glad you liked the film, but there’s no point in arguing with my opinion.

Peter meets Harry at college. How would he meet Harry at high school? He’s dating Gwen in high school… just like he does in the comics… way before he ever meets Harry. And Captain Stacy died before college, just like in the comics.

“With great power…” is one of the most made fun of lines in any comic ever because it’s so laughably bad and so overused. It’s just not powerful. It’s silly. It’s like saying “with a powerful car, you need a powerful transmission.” It’s technically true, but it’s obvious and silly. It’s a meaningless line. It’s not “puny God.” And Uncle Ben IS bumbling and awkward in the comic!

The plot is predictable because it is literally the first 50 ASM comics retold with the Lizard setting everything up.

There were TONS of references to other people in the Spider-Man main story. I’ll wait to get a home copy before discussing this one so I can’t point out all of them. They even setup Aunt May’s telling Peter that he should really meet that Watson girl next door! It was REALLY well intertwined. It was just SUBTLE, which the Raimi films never were.

I’ll totally agree that the pacing was slow. But the Lizard’s plot is straight out of the comics. There were lines the Lizard says that are IDENTICAL to the comics. That was actually a big plot there. Make everyone a cross-species.

#6 is a personal thing. It’s how the comics do it, too, when they finally get around to it.

The ending credits can be one of two people, really. There is a gentleman, or mystery man, or something in Marvel stories (I forget his name, but he’s in the Sinister Six books, for instance), but only one character typically appears and disappears with friggin’ LIGHTNING: Electro. A character never done in the movies, who could be REALLY awesome. Especially if they take the older era intelligent Electro and add in the newer age cool costume. The second possibility is Mysterio. Who is known for disappearing and appearing using his machines. Either of these characters would be BIG. They’ve never been done before.

He made a MISTAKE. He didn’t realize the Lizard was sentient. There wasn’t exactly a lot to suggest Conners wasn’t just a big angry Lizard from Peter’s perspective.

I felt this was one of the less awkward Peter Parker character portrayals… go back and look at how horrifically awkward Toby McGuire was. I found myself cringing. Also, did you not have a boyfriend in high school? It totally goes that way!

His jokes are SUPPOSED to be lame. Seriously, you’re crazier than a soup sandwich! is a typical Spidey joke. They are corny, old, and lamer than a 1 legged horse.

I give the movie a 10/10 for Spidey representation, and somewhere like an 8/10 for overall film. Easily my favorite superhero movie. Ever. Just barely edged out the Avengers.