Product: Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Rating: 5.0
Spiderrific.
As a Spider-Fan from an early age, I am steeped in the geekiness of enjoying comic books, which makes me a stickler for details when it comes to my favorite characters. When I heard Spider-Man would be brought to the big screen, I had the familiar sinking feeling of "Oh, no, they're gonna screw it up." Then Raimi & crew blew me out of the water. Then I was dreading the let-down of a sequel. But Spider-Man 2 joins Empire Strikes Back in the pantheon of sequels that exceed the original (does that reference make me an uber-geek? Yeah, but you knew what I meant).This movie is dead-on true to the comic, from Peter's real-life difficulties to Doc Ock's maniacal genius to the public's attitude towards Spider-Man. The entire "feel" is like you've been transported into this parallel New York where superheroes and supervillians are a fact of life. And not to be overlooked is J.K. Simmons stealing every scene as J. Jonah Jameson. Watching him is like seeing JJJ sprung forth from the forehead of Stan Lee himself.In the words of Comic Book Guy, "Best. Superhero flick. Ever."