i fully admit to being a bit of a movie snob, however i was prepared to see a fun summer movie last night and i felt this didn't deliver. the writing treated the audience like a bunch of idiots (plot points were reiterated over and over again) and some scenes (the tea party with octavious and his wife giving cheesy love advise to peter) were painful in their poor acting. I also was less impressed with the special effects than i would have liked -- i could practically *See* the blue screen when octavious was framed against the fusion reaction at the end, right before he drowned the entire thing.
I'm going to refrain from commentary on the plot out of respect for the comic book genre
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I think people are enjoying this movie out of love for the characters and the genre. it might be better than most comic book adaptations at accurately reflecting the characters but i didn't think it was particularly good as a stand alone project. (ie maybe i'd love it if i had been a bigger spider man fan as a kid).