"Aunt Mae, where are all my Comic-Books?"

Rating: 9/10 (12 March 2016)

The major Principles Return for the Sequel to the Mega-Hit and Deliver, once again, about as much Fun, Social Commentary, and Mayhem one can expect from a Mega-Budgeted Movie of this sort.
One could comment, and many have, about the endless Restating of Spider-Man and Mary Jane's on again off again Romance and the Heavy Handed retelling of both the Yearning and Dismissal of the Two. It gets to be a Bit Much.
Putting that aside, the New Villain, Doctor Octopus, is brought to the Screen with an Incredible visual Accuracy of Doc Ock's First Appearance in the pages of the Sixties Comic. Alfred Molina is a Scary piece of work. Along with His Alter-Ego it is a Villainous Vulgarity. He has No Qualms about Dropping and Old Lady to Her Death in a Heartbeat.
The Effects are Outstanding for the Creature and His Metal Limbs become a Presence to be reckoned with. The Battles between Spidey and the Good Doctor Gone Bad are truly worth all the Money it took to put on the Screen.
There may be too Much Mary Jane and James Franco can barely Contain His Bad Acting and Harry Osborne's constant Complaining about Spider-Man becomes an Irritant. J. Jonah makes His mark again as Spider-Man's Public Relations Nightmare.
Overall, a Big-Budget Bonanza both Artistically and Commercially. The Spider-Man's Created angst, by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, that Revolutionize and Personalize the Super-Hero with Problems made Us think of Them in a completely New Way.
In Fact, it was the Marvel Line in General that brought Comic-Books a New Face that fit perfectly in the Zeitgeist that was the 1960's.
Sam Raimi and Crew Captures that Long Ago Metamorphosis and brings it to Modern Audiences. It may not seem as Fresh when told Today but it is a well thought out Recreation of a Time when Comic-Books were more likely than not Thrown Out with the Trash.
Times and Attitudes sure have Changed. Thanks Marvel Bull-Pen Guys, for bringing a New Look to Comic-Books that Defined a Generation of Fan-Boys.