A Bigger, Better Spider

Rating: 9/10 (30 June 2004)

Can I get a witness? BAM!
As the credits rolled on in this two-hour extravaganza, I realized that I might have just witnessed history. For one, no other movie has cost $200 million to produce. Second, aside from the two great sequels of the past two decades [Godfather Pt.II and Empire Strikes Back] no other sequel has come close to it's predecessor. Well, from my experience, the budget and sequel will reward themselves. The movie will probably beat out "Return of the King" in revenue, and SP2 is, by far, better than than the latter.
Without spoiling the emotional roller-coaster of a plot, the viewer should prepare themself for unharolded special effects [nothing comes close], physics defying acrobatics, a "coming of age" Peter Parker [whom everyone can relate too], a gut-wrenching love story, and conflict after conflict after conflict. All this in one movie and there is still one more episode to wrap up the trilogy!
I hope the summer blockbuster season [a shout-out to Senior Lucas] can learn from this movie for years to come this one rule: SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKE A BLOCKBUSTER THE MONEY IT NEEDS TO MAKE A Sequel, BUT, SPECIAL EFFECTS BALANCED WITH A DYNAMIC STORY THAT TUGS AT YOUR HEART CREATES A CLASSIC.
With that, I give Spiderman 2 a WELL DESERVED A+
Peace.
I'd also like to point out cameo appearances by...unh-uh...you'll just have to keep your eyes peeled; they're not hard to spot.