Great movie, but...

Rating: 8/10 (7 July 2004)

Spiderman 2 has great action, good acting, good script and a great director Sam Raimi, everything is as good as in the first part. Exactly as good. In fact, this is the same story just told using different words. Why???
I liked Spidey 1, no doubt it's one of rare 10/10 movies, but when you just repeat something it loses its magic, right? Why didn't they shift the story a bit? Why do we have to watch the same character's inner conflicts like in the first movie?
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Story goes: Mary Jane has a boyfriend, Peter feels miserable, the bad guy kidnaps Mary Jane, Peter has to save her... What movie is it? First or second? No one laughs at the same joke more than once. (Yes, I know people who do, and I envy them:-)
What I'm talking about? I'll give you two examples of the best sequels I know (And can remember right now): Alien - Aliens or Riders of the Lost Arch - Temple of Doom. They are so much alike and yet so different. Spidey 1 - 2 are just so much alike. Remember how Hary found his father's hidden stuff? Scary, isn't it?
Yeah, Spiderman 2 is a great sequel. However, Spiderman 1 was good enough to deserve more than just a sequel. 8/10