Far superior to the first film

Rating: 10/10 (19 April 2006)

Spiderman 2 is by far a much better film than the first. The storyline is better, and some other important characters, besides the three main characters, are given some of the spotlight this time around. I liked it a lot.
This time around Spiderman (Tobey Maguire)has to fight with Doctor Octopus and face up to some of his own personal demons while battling the man with six arms. Is he up to it? Well if you haven't seen it yet (if that's even possible) I'm not about to tell you. Let just say that the villain Doc Ock (played beautifully by Alfred Molina) is much better than the Green Goblin from the first film.
We also have the usual supporting characters with Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst), Aunt May (Rosemary Harris), Harry Osbourne (James Franco), and of course good old J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons). All of which are great for this movie. Both Aunt May and Jameson are given more to work with in the second film, and they do perfectly. They are one of the reasons why part 2 is the better film. Of course the special effects are an improvement over the first one as well, and Dunst, Maguire, and Franco are just as good as they were last time. And lets not forget the story, a big improvement.
Spiderman 2 is one of those few times where the sequel is better than the original. It is in fact in my top five list of comic book adaptations, just behind the first Superman way back in 1978. I know some people wouldn't agree with this, but than everybody has their own favorite. I'm cool with that.