I think the origins were well done. Different than the first movie, a blending of original Spider-man comics and Ultimate Spider-man, with likely more to be revealed in the second movie.<br/><br/>The first three were cool action-wise, but angsty whump melodramatic romance for the rest. Here, it is actively Peter's journey to get his powers, to become the hero, to do the right thing. the whole Romance angle is very minor, really. And the action scenes are bloody awesome. The movie as a whole, in style and execution, is a lot like Batman Begins, really. Perhaps not as AWESOME as that one, but similar, in my opinion.<br/><br/>The Lizard was, likewise, a blending of several comic incarnations. He was a good villain in this movie. They altered him to make him a decent threat to spidey, without going overboard.<br/><br/>Quit listening to comic-nazis, though: all their comments are about movie/comic and not about quality. It is a NEW INCARNATION. Go watch it for yourself. It is GREAT.