Product: Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Rating: 5.0
For once, Roger Ebert was right
When he called Spidey 2 the "Greatest Superhero movie," he was right on the nose. Ebert's reviews are usually completely against my thoughts of a movie, but this time we agreed 100%. This movie is fantastic.I hated the first one. Let me get that outta the way. It was an 'okay' movie, but with Sam Raimi directing, I expected *A Lot* better, and getting the mediocrity I did in watching it, it's caused me to hate it. But this movie, which I was really unsure about, ended up being Fantastic. Everything the first one should have been, this one is. It's got the emotional impact the story needs, it's got a very well cast Doc Ock, and, of course, it's got Bruce Campbell. He's only in one scene, but when he appeared, I stood up and cheered in the theater. I'm sure many of the folks out there understand.The movie isn't perfect, mind you. They should've cut a few of the endings. It seemed to end three times. Plus, if it were about 10 minutes shorter, it'd be a lot easier to watch. Some of it just seemed a bit slow. Plus, Peter Parker, as in the first film, seems to be a complete knucklehead. Maybe that's what Sam was striving for: A very bright person, but not one with a load of common sense. I know a great many people like that...But, these are all very minor complaints, and don't really take away from the movie. For $16.49 here on Amazon, you'd be nuts not to buy it immediately.