Liked the first better

Rating: 3/10 (30 June 2004)

By far this was nowhere near the worst movie I've seen this summer (Van Helsing gets that designation) but I was disappointed. From reading the reviews I see I'm in the minority but sometimes it's like that.
What I didn't like: So much angst and not enough action reminiscent of last year's Hulk movie.
The overly done heavy handed "Mr Loser" jokes were just too much.
Dr Ock is my least favorite Spiderman villain. he is right up there with the equally lame Stilt Man or giant poodle from the Hulk. Why weren't the more interesting villains like Venom, Carnage, Kraven the Hunter, Scorpion or Lizard used? The new contrived origin of Dr Ock and his motivations were weak.
Considering how Peter Parker is always disappearing just as Spiderman shows up or Peter is the only person able to get pictures of Spiderman, the idea that no one suspects Peter is Spiderman is as bad as no one realizing Clark Kent is Superman with glasses. The scenes with Mary Jane and Peter. Painfully dull and journeys to nowhere.
What I liked: The little CGI that was there. The movement of Dr Ock as well as improvement of Spidey swinging through Manhattan were excellent. Wish it had been the Lizard or Scorpion instead of Dr Ock. Good character development but overdone killing what should have been a great action movie.
That's my opinion.