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Rating: Null/10 (9 July 2004)

Going into the theatre to see Spider Man 2, to be honest, I had my doubts. The first one wasn't all that, it had flaws. The effects were good at most and the storyline was more an introduction, a setup for the sequel, than a film of its own. And the recut/reshoot after 9/11 with all of New York City backing spidey at the final was unbearable. Too patriotic. Misplaced. All that said I must say I was blown away! From the extremely cool and well-made intro, cleverly giving us all we need to know if one didn't see the first installment to the slapstick first half-hour of us getting to know the life of Peter Parker to the second act with Doc Oc. raving around town to the finally with Harry turning against his best friend Peter, eaten alive by hatred and blame. This is a thrill-ride with sappy parts, your regular twists and turns and not a too complicated story, but it works. By god it works, delivering one of the best, if not THE best, comicbook-hero-adaptation of all time. Sam Raimi proves he masters the art of entertainment. Another plus is the homage montage-sequence where Doc Oc. goes berserk at the hospital. F***in' brilliant! If you haven't seen it, do. You won't regret it. This is good.