Awesome sequel!

Rating: 10/10 (6 May 2007)

Spider-Man 2 is an awesome sequel. I originally had no interest in seeing this films, as I was never a fan of comic books or movies based on them. But a couple of weeks go I saw the first Spider-Man movie and I loved it. So I had to watch the second one. And I wasn't disappointed in the least. It has all the elements the first one had; action, a great storyline, a great villain, a love story, betrayal, and superhero status. In this film, Spidey must save New York City from the indestructible Doc Ock, a.k.a. Dr. Otto Octavius, played to perfection by Alfred Molina. He's a scientist who constructs a Geo-thermal "sun" that sucks up everything in its path and will destroy NYC if it cannot be stopped. He becomes a tentacled monster after a science experiment with this "sun" goes terribly awry and these mechanical arms are fused to his spine. And he is out to get Spider-Man as well. Meanwhile, Peter Parker starts realizing his feelings for Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) as does she realizes her feelings for him. And he starts losing his desire to become Spider-Man and save the world after being a full time student, having a full time job, and dealing with the death of his uncle takes a toll on him. But when the Doc Ock kidnaps Mary Jane and threatens to do away with her, then Peter Parker realizes he's destined to be Spider-Man and that he's NYC's hero.
The action sequences in this film are breathtaking. Especially the one scene involving Spidey and Doc Ock on top of a subway train. I loved Doc Ock the villain. He was genuinely a nice guy at first but once that experiment went awry he became evil and destructive. Alfred Molina was the perfect choice for that role. James Franco was great as always as Harry Norman, who is still out to avenge is father's death and find out who Spider-Man is. Kirsten Dunst was great as Mary Jane. I don't normally like her but she was sweet in this film. And Tobey Maguire is always great as Spider-Man. He has that boyish charm and boyish good looks and he makes you want him to be your hero! The only part of this film that I thought was a little disturbing and overly violent was when Doc Ock was being operated on in the hospital and his tentacles "came alive" and killed all the nurses and doctors. I thought that was a little too graphic and violent and would probably scare children. But that was relevant to give the viewer a little insight on what had happened to Dr. Octavius and what he has become. Anyway Spider-Man 2 is a great film and any fan of comic book films should watch this. And if you're not a fan of comic book films then you should watch it for the action. I loved this film and I'm glad I watched it. I'm such a fan of the Spider-Man films now! Thanks for reading my review.