THE Ultimate Spin.

Rating: Null/10 (16 October 2010)

Spider-Man 2 was a giant quantum leap forward for Superhero movies. It manages to get all the right ingredients needed for a franchise such as the Spider-Man movie series: It has awesome breath taking action scenes, its fair supply of good humour and wit (supporters known for it), romance, great cast, chemistry and Musical Score. This time round Sam Raimi combines all the mastery from his box of tricks, from films such as The Evil Dead Trilogy and Darkman (armed with a better budget lol). Raimi has matured as a filmmaker and handles the special effects and action sequences with real flair and imagination, but its in the dramatic scenes such as Peter Parkes would be confession to his Aunt May that he is Spider-Man and Peters heartbreaking dream sequence in which he imagines the ghost of Uncle Ben, really capture the heart of Marvel Comics characters. At this point Tobey Maguire really has the right angle on the character of Peter Parker/Spider-Man. He combines the sweet bookishness of Peter with the superheroic crime fighting qualities of Spider-Man and Maguire does really well in this situation, rooting as always for the under dog Peter Parker, then later Spider-Man. Once again though Spideys fails to be portrayed as a comedian, which is essential for the character to keep his wits about him. Alfred Molina as Doc Ock is a sheer revelation, Raimi and company came up with a really good interpretation of the character and Molina steps up to the plate and gives a really exciting performance, making Dock Ock both once evil and tragic. Again Danny Elfmans theme music is a miscalculation, bland and insipid, failing to capture the danger and excitement of Spidey's world. Spider-Man 2 is a brilliant example of how original, enjoyable and exciting the Superhero movie genre can be. With JK Simmons as Jameson and Kirsten Dunst delivering another good performance as Mary Jane, the ensemble cast work really well together. The action sequences are top notch throughout never more so than in the Spidey/Dock Ock battles and climax on the New York overhead railway sequence. A most enjoyable, top notch and bold Superhero movie, the best of the Raimi/Maguire series and one of the best genre films full stop.