Rocked my socks

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2004)

--SPIDER-MAN 2--
Directing: Excellent Music: Great Storyline: Great Action: Excellent Writing: Corny (4.5 stars) Acting: Good Visual Effects: Great RATING: 7.5 stars out of 10
Spider-man 2 rocked in every way that I thought it would. The action was gripping and the special effects were taken up a notch from the last one. (Parker jumping from rooftop to rooftop, anybody?) It was in every essence your stereotypical superhero movie and even though this may make it seem fairly corny at times, it is exactly what I wanted to see. I thought that the casting of Doctor Octopus could have been a bit better, and I would have liked to see IL' Doc Oc with a bowl cut, but hey, it worked. >From this movie it is inevitable that there is going to be AT LEAST one more sequel, as both the Lizard and the second Green Goblin are being set up even further than before. What do I say to that? Bring 'em on, Raimi; bring 'em on. The cameo of Bruce Cambell was great, though it looks like he's getting older and gaining a couple of pounds, and I caught the Stan Lee appearance, though it's for a split second. (He pulls a lady out of the way of falling rubble.) Spider-man movies make me happy when I watch them, I'm not sure why. It just seems like such a cool concept that a nerd like Parker is actually someone much more powerful. The feelings I get from watching it may be because I see some similarities between the character of Parker and myself. Spider-man 2 was a joy ride, though at some times it did seem to get a little slow. The ending was MUCH less disappointing than the first one; she called him Tiger! The directing was top-notch, and there were many beautiful shots. Sam Raimi is a genius, and he has always been so, even when he was making such low-budget movies as the Evil Dead and Evil Dead II. The storyline, though I don't know how it compares with the comic books, was great and it fit together very with the first movie, it's own self, and sequels to come. Acting was somewhat corny, but that is only because of the writing. The writing is VERY corny, and I think that that degrades the actors' performances. (i.e. I'M BACK! I'M BAAACK!!! *falls into an allyway* Ooh my back! My back!)