Can it get any better?

Rating: 10/10 (1 July 2004)

I have to admit, i never thought that a spider-man movie could be one of my favorite movies of all time, but it has happened. I never was a really huge fan of the first one, it seemed a little corny at some parts and i just couldn't take it seriously, but it was an entertaining movie none-the-less.
This time everything is better. We no longer have to sit through half of the movie waiting for character development, so the movie seems to move at a faster pace. where as the first one relied a lot on action and had a little romance thrown in, this one adds much more suspense, romance, and well, better action. There was certain parts in the movie where i was gripping my chair and holding my breath because the suspense was so awesome, especially the scene where a certain person tries to have a surgery on the back but things don't work out as planned. If you are looking for a romantic movie to see with your date, believe it or not, this movie will qualify. It expands on the idea that Peter Parker can't show his true feelings for Mary Jane due to the consequences. Just as in the first one, the romance between these two characters plays a big part in the movie. The graphics are truly awesome. The first spider-man movie tried so hard to blend CGI effects with real people, but it was fairly obvious when CGI was used, which gave it a more "cartoony feeling". Remember the way spider-man flipped through the air in the first one? It seemed so unrealistic to me how he moved through the air, well in this one spidey seems to move at a more realistic pace and style, it's hard to describe, but if i saw spider-man swinging through the skies, this is the way i would imagine it. Mr. Raimi does a magnificent job in this one to use CGI only when it is needed, and when he does use it, it's hard to tell if it is CGI or not. So in other words, the graphics are much more convincing. And i cant forget to mention the comedy, it helped lighten up the movie and made it even more entertaining. So please, see this movie, even more than once if you want to. It simply doesn't get much better than this.