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With special effects so convincing you don't even think about them, a head-case hero and a three-dimensional villain who is his equal, socko Spider-Man 2 has something for everyone.
Read the full reviewIt's a real movie, full-blooded and smart, with qualities even for those who have no idea who Stan Lee is. It's a superhero movie for people who don't go to superhero movies, and for those who do, it's the one they've been yearning for.
Read the full reviewThis triumphant sequel to the hard-to-top 2002 original may be the first great comic-book movie in the age of self-help and CGI wizardry, an entertainment in which both the thrills and the therapeutic personal growth are well earned.
Read the full reviewThe filmmakers smartly counter heavy drama with goofy comedy, mining a rich vein of humor in the juxtaposition of the mundane and the superheroic. Maguire and Molina excel at opposite ends of the moral spectrum, but the film is stolen once again by J.K. Simmons.
Read the full reviewThe pleasure is doubled in Spider-Man 2. Crackerjack entertainment from start to finish, this rousing yarn about a reluctant superhero and his equally conflicted friends and enemies improves in every way on its predecessor and is arguably about as good a live-action picture as anyone's ever made using comicbook characters.
Read the full reviewBetter than its predecessor, and also superior to most other comic-book-based movies. It has a more credible (and more frightening) villain, a more capacious and original story and a self-confidence based not only on the huge success of the first "Spider-Man" but also on Mr. Raimi's intuitive and enthusiastic grasp of the material.
Read the full reviewIt's the tone of the picture that's most striking. This is nothing less than a superhero's lament--Spidey Agonistes, a comic-book spectacle in which the primary struggles are behind the mask.
Read the full reviewIt's refreshing to witness a superhero with doubts. Maguire and Dunst again display the depth of talent they bring to these roles by injecting such everydayness into larger-than-life characters.
Read the full reviewThis movie, directed with precision and an appreciation for (relatively) rich character texture by Sam Raimi, remembers all the fine elements of the original film (and the comic book story). It reprises them perfectly, including wonderfully choreographed, skyscraper-hanging fights.
Read the full reviewThe cutting is so sinuous and breathtaking, the music (by Danny Elfman after too much coffee) so onrushing and the camera so penetrative of the depths and heights of midtown Manhattan at cloud level, that the illusion, despite its artificiality, works. You don't believe it but you "believe" it.
Read the full reviewAs played by Alfred Molina with both computer-generated and puppeteer assistance, Doc Ock grabs this film with his quartet of sinisterly serpentine mechanical arms and refuses to let go.
Read the full reviewRaimi seems more comfortable being his outlandishly jokey, B-movie self, letting entire sequences play on the line between carefree schlock and Hollywood blockbusting.
Read the full reviewAlthough Sam Raimi's direction is generally solid (and, in some scenes, flawless), the film's middle act has instances when it seems repetitive and exposition-heavy.
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The Metascore® designation for this movie is 83
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Spider-Man 2
"When I went to see Spider-Man 2 on june 30 2004 for my friend's B-Day I thought It was 2 times better Spider-Man was good but Spider-Man 2 was 2 times beter and there is alot of good action and good acting we were all verry happy and it came here verry verry fast so I give Spider-Man 2 two thumbs up 5 stars and the score of 92 out of 100 so Enjoy The Movie enjoy Spider-Man 2"
best movie ever
"spider man 2 is the best superhero movie i have seen. i can't wait for the third spider man"
Spiderman, your coming back to us!
"Great movie, Spiderman couldn't have done better. Very good effects, I can't wait till num. 3!"
ACTION PACKED
"Spider Man 2 was a great movie. I think it was probably the best super hero movie I have ever seen. It has loads of action and I love it. I'd give it an A and 2 thumbs up."
REVIEW LORD
"HORRIBLY DISSAPOINTING, SOME GOOD ACTION SEQUENCES, BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ACTING? MANY MUST WONDER WHY IT TURNED OUT TO BE CONSIDERED "CORNEY""
Fantastic Four is a Family
"This movie is about a family. Not just one person. Wonderful characters that you really learn to be a part of. They are people: real, alive, and struggling with changes. Finally, a movie a parent of a teenager can approve of. Real people hit with an extraordinary challenge. Can't wait to see how they develop in the sequel."
what?
"this movie is on the top- to see list?? what? what? what about the godfather gone w/ the wind casablanca and other mentionables that are a lot better then this movie... the movie was just ok"
Proper Sequel
"Spiderman is back, and he has a new enemy, a better one too I might add. This was better than the first one in almost all ways, this was the perfect summer movie for 2004, and it fits the bill for most audiences."
Spiderman Returns
"This flim is easily one of THE best Superhero movies ever directed. It is far better then the first movie, which was also good. The acting is suberb, Maguire really fits as Peter, and Alfred Moliuna pulls off Doc Ock perfectly. It's an incredible film not about mindless action, but a tale of how a man learns the true meaning of responsibility."
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