Product: Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Rating: 5.0
this is the Hero, Spiderman, you knew as a child - Marvel-ous !!
Perfect - just like, exactly like, and indistinguishable from the comic! Peter Parker, always striving to stay out of trouble, always late, never getting anyone's approval, self doubting, always dissatisfied with his life. A nerd, can't dress, living in a dump, the worst of luck (which I think he brings on himself when he doesn't believe in himself, esp since his cosmic spidey sense should correct for that). He doesn't have all the snide, quippy humor in costume he had in the comic, but given his stage in life and on screen it makes sense; I'll expect it in the next film.Dr. Octopus, perfect. His look, his mannerisms, his portrayal, the tendrils, absolutely dead on. Could not have done any better if you had pulled him straight from the imagination of the child I was when I first discovered the comic.Jonah Jameson, good lord, hysterically dead on. Impeccable.This movie has completely restored my faith in hero/comic films. Granted, many of the Marvel films of late have been pretty good, but this one by far exemplifies the best of Marvel, the best of Spiderman. The scene after he saves the folks on the train, that is how heroes are thanked.I bought this movie on a fluke, despite not having seen it in the theater, because it was on sale. It is now my favorite superhero film ever, outdoing both Xmen and the original Tobey Spiderman.It is a synthesis of good acting, good sets, good CGI, good cinematography, good direction, perfect timing, and blends both light hearted sense of humor with seriousness and as well as both dreams & daily life. Excellent!!