“SPIDER-MAN“: Saw it last night. Okayish. Not my thing. Tobey Maguire was much fun, though, very Boy Scout/nerd. I really liked how his first few Spidey-stunts look awkward, even clumsy–they’re breathtaking, but still very gawky and adolescent. And there were several funny moments, several sweet ones, some fun (the NYC man-on-the-street reactions), some chills (Norman Osborn vs. his mirror): the usual Chinese-menu approach to moviemaking. But I think it’s a problem that I identified most strongly with the becoming-evil (evilescing?) son of the evil villain. Sum less than parts.

Here’s a comments thread about which are the best superhero movies. I will vouch for “Unbreakable” and, as you already know, “X2.”