There's a fine line between "re-telling the origin story" and "telling the origin story again." This film did the latter.

There's a fine line between "re-telling the origin story" and "telling the origin story again." This film did the latter.

I get his qualm. This movie doesn't need to be as dark as Fight Club. Dark movies are supposed to be written well enough that they carry emotional weight.

I get his qualm. This movie doesn't need to be as dark as Fight Club. Dark movies are supposed to be written well enough that they carry emotional weight.

Risk-free: a goddamn trilogy is announced despite fervent negative reviews. (That is, reviews that are smarter than calling Tobey Maguire "emo.")

Risk-free: a goddamn trilogy is announced despite fervent negative reviews. (That is, reviews that are smarter than calling Tobey Maguire "emo.")

Yeah like we're out of the ordinary expecting excitement from a superhero movie. Since when is Spiderman better off being "grounded"?

Yeah like we're out of the ordinary expecting excitement from a superhero movie. Since when is Spiderman better off being "grounded"?

Yeah way to fill the role of completely stereotypical jock. Pretty much puked in my mouth the scene where he had the Spiderman shirt.

Yeah way to fill the role of completely stereotypical jock. Pretty much puked in my mouth the scene where he had the Spiderman shirt.

Agreed. I found myself wondering why it was going so high, and why I wasn't there with it.

Agreed. I found myself wondering why it was going so high, and why I wasn't there with it.