Two thumbs and the other eight fingers way up!!! 
Rating: 10/10 (30 June 2004)

From the time I saw Spiderman, I've been waiting for the sequels. The biggest mistake a person might make while watching a sequel is to compare it to the original. This might not be the way to go for movies based on certain story lines.
The first Spidey flick was the introduction to the Amazing Neighborhood Spiderman. So, for obvious reasons it was equal to an exciting roller-coaster of events. The audiences jumped out of their seats when Peter Parker discovered his secret powers. The movie empathized with the common man as a face like Tobey Maguire's (which embodies innocence) is hiding behind the mask of a famous superhero. It was a perfect match. The characters fit perfectly in the puzzle, and the movie achieved it's purpose, a huge fan following.
The second movie is where the director Sam Raimi opened the emotional reins of the main character, and created those turmoils the central issue, instead of the usual villains.
It's been almost two years since Peter's Uncle was murdered. Peter is shown still very much in love with MJ (Kirsten Dunst), but can't convey his feelings due to the fact that he is Spiderman. His friend Harry Osborn (James Franco) is still highly agitated about his father's death, and keeps threatening Peter to choose between him and Spiderman. The main plot in the movie is that Peter Parker is really torn between his jobs and education and the duty of being Spiderman, that he's doing bad in everything. He gets fired from all his jobs, drops low on his grades and even is facing problems with his powers. He cannot spend time with MJ while she finds another man, John Jameson (Daniel Gillies), who is an astranaut and incidentally, Jonah Jameson's son.
The movie twists into a maze of Dr Octavius performing a fusion reaction and accidentally welding four mechanical arms to himself. Dr Octavius is played by Alfred Molina, who does an amazing justice to the character. He is rightfully innocent and understanding at certain times, otherwise being sinister and deceitful. Now, Spidey is tired of leading these two lives, and his powers have almost left him, so he throws away his suit and leads life simply as Peter Parker. Then the filmmakers show an amazing mindstruggle for our hero to either come back as a hero, or lead a normal life. Eventually, his choice is motivated by the kidnapping of MJ by the evil Doctor. Meanwhile, his trashed Spidey suit reaches the offices of the Daily Bugle to the hilarious Jonah Jameson, played by J.K. Simmons, who keeps it on his office wall. So, Spiderman steals his suit back and webs away to save his love. In the process, Dr Ock leaves a out-of control speeding train to fall over an incomplete bridge, and Spiderman is left to save the folks. Spidey loses his mask, but saves the people after using all his strength to stop the train. The passengers see his real identity and remarks such as, "He's just a kid!!" emerge from them.
There is a tender moment as little kids return the mask while promising that they wouldn't tell anyone. "I will not tell no one!" (I think using wrong English might make the kids sound cuter... sarcastic...) Anyways, Harry Osborn is given the limp body of the exhausted Spidey by Dr Ock, who is after a radioactive metal to build his fusion reactor. Harry finds out that Peter is Spiderman, and is too awed to speak. Spiderman goes back to Dr Ock's lair, and saves the day. Well, towards the end, Dr Ock turns good again, and sacrifices himself to save the city from the out of control reactor. Finally, to the major implications of the movie. Firstly, Harry finds a secret chamber in his dad's room leading to the Green Goblin's (his dad) lair. There the movie is left with the very possible presence of Hob Goblin in the Spiderman 3. Secondly, MJ leaves her fiancée, John Jameson standing on the alter as she runs to Peter Parker. This is another door to a possible opening to Venom, a character from the comic book which might be introduced in the next movie.
Lastly, Parker's professor with only one hand, might be an opening to Crocodile.
Overall I think this was an amazing movie, done with utmost care to details and which opened so many new possibilities. Hope you guys like it!!!!!!!!!!!!