Spiderman just got better..BIG TIME!

Rating: 8/10 (8 July 2004)

The first Spiderman was an OK movie but nothing that special so I didn't have big expectations for the Spiderman 2. I went to see it just because I thought that it would be a good action effect rally just to enjoy in a big theater. It turned out to be something much moreI was surprised positivelyactually I was amazed.
Makers really had put their best to the screen. Script was extremely well written and included very good little details what made the movie going even more fluently. Dialogues had a good tone and fit to the actors mouth very well. The Director Sam Raimi dared to use some camera tricks etc. what he used to use in his earlier productions giving the Spiderman 2 more grown up look. Humor was clever, action was nice and effects were used a lot but they weren't dominating the movie. Couple of `fly around the city' effects were too CGI but it didn't slow down the movie. Everything was balanced nicely and it felt that nothing was shown in the movie without purpose. Camera angles and the cutting were really giving a comic look to the movie what gave me a nostalgic feeling. You could almost see yourself turning the pages of some old Spiderman comic.
For the serious fans this movie is serious eye candy. As a trademark of almost all (or all) Sam Raimi movies you can find legendary Bruce Campbell here playing a good cameo role. There is also a hilarious chainsaw scene what is a pure reference to the evil dead movies. Kirsten Dunst's nipples through her shirt were shown in the first film (it started pretty much talk in States?) and yes they are shown once again in this sequel. Good old Sam. :) Spiderman is also making a lot of new amazing athletic fancy tricks in a good old comic book way. There are plenty of other little details and things to find from the movie. Keep your eyes open.
Spiderman 2 really raises the bar of action (especially comic translations) movies and forces you to think that it's time to take these kinds of movies more seriously. You really can put this movie to the upper level where the quality movies are. The movie is giving something to everyone and still can keep the quality of the film high. Way to go Raimi! We want to see this more!