Product: Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Rating: 5.0
Best Super Hero Movie Ever
This, along with the first Spider Man movie, is the best super hero movie ever. You just can't really do better than this.This is one of those rare action flicks where the hero is actually more interesting than the villan. Rather than waiting around for Peter Parker to turn into Spider Man, you will become completely engulfed in Parker's life. Seeing him tear up over seeing Mary Jane with another man damn near made me tear up. Okay, it did make me tear up.One of the most moving moments of the film is when Spider Man is finally recognized as a hero by the passengers on the L-Train. Powerful comic book/mythological stuff!And the light touches are great, too! Street musicians perform different versions of a familiar Spider Man song throughout the film, and it is just delightful and funny.The soundtrack is great as well. Danny Elfman is in top form, and the song selection is as fitting as any Scorcece(sp?) film.When Spider Man loses his powers, "Rain Drops" paints a perfect picture of Peter Parker's "dumb" happiness at having the hero burden lifted from his mind.This is a comic book-based movie as it should be done. True to the original source material, but condensed into a two hour film.Sam Raimi should direct the inevitable upcoming Superman movies as well. His love and respect for the comic books that these films are based on shines through like no other super hero movies that have been brought to the silver screen.Take out all of the action, and there is a bona-fide unrequitted love story here. Awesome!