Directed by:
Sam RaimiScreenplay:
Alvin SargentCinematography:
Bill PopeComposer:
Danny ElfmanCast:
Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Donna Murphy, Daniel Gillies, Dylan Baker, Bill Nunn, Willem Dafoe (more)VOD (5)
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With Peter Parker's secret life as Spider-Man taking a toll, he considers hanging up his web, only to face another fight against supervillain Doc Ock. (Netflix)
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The second Spider-Man is a class better than the first one. It is darker, with a stronger story, and better music that adds a massive boost to the action scenes. I mean both the rock, nu-metal, and punk (the classic American soundtrack blend) as well as the excellent orchestral score by the always great Danny Elfman (Planet of the Apes, Big Fish), whose compositions are again a pleasure to listen to. The special effects belong to the absolute top of modern cinema. There is some of the traditional pathos and tears, but that belongs to Raimi's Spider-Man, or rather, we have all gotten used to it.
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Molina's supervillain is very much the lead here, pulling this sequel above the level of the first instalment in the form of a whiny Willem Dafoe hiding behind an ugly mask. Otherwise, Sam Raimi shows once again that he’s an excellent director with a story that is well put together, mixing humour with action in the best possible way. He also plays his cards right with the always likeable Maguire, the beautiful Kirsten Dunst and the mandatory great visual effects, thanks to which, especially in the spectacular ending, I didn't know where to turn my eyes. A beautiful example of a sequel that surpasses the first part, if only by a little.
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A film I looked forward to seeing in the movie theater ten years ago. It definitely didn't disappoint me back then, and I fondly remember this trilogy in general. However, it's true that even though it was a big hit back then, over the past ten years it has somewhat worn out. It’s a classic big blockbuster that will now look best on television. The first installment did leave a bit more of an impression on me, even though I generally like Spider-Man, and Doc Ock looks simply great.
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More of everything than in the first Spider-Man. And the bad guy is better, the technical aspect is more sophisticated and the omnipresent humour is wonderfully refreshing. Despite the small amount of action and a lot of dialogue reaching back to the past (which slows down the plot), I found the sequel more satisfying than the first one. Though the 110% happy ending is a bit of a bad move, its justified by the wave of emotion that it brings.
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In addition to the X-MEN series, I enjoyed Spider-Man 2 the most from what the film mainstream has to offer in terms of comic book remakes. Sam Raimi managed to perfectly balance humorous exaggeration, a tolerably sugary love-story and an action level with a very decent and jagged villain. The film thus offers a very nice cocktail, in which are mixed adrenaline passages (the fight on the train is magnificent), humorous moments and intimate vistas into the soul of the hero, who may not even want to be a hero. It is Peter's oscillation between an introverted student and an intrepid super-human - a constant search for himself - that forms a sympathetic second plan under a bombastic spectacle. The relationship is maintained equilibristically, and Spiderman 2 is an exceptionally balanced and bound spectacle almost to the end, which is sporadically disrupted only by Aunt May's excessive pathetic rants. Unfortunately, the word “almost" in the previous sentence is treacherous. The end of the film awkwardly and purposefully walls up everything it had carefully built brick by brick before, and the spectacle is rolled over by an interesting second plan. In the end, the hero does not have to solve the main dilemma of what to decide, because he can have both love and heroism. Oh, how I hate this hypocrisy. Even so, Raimi's spider man left me with many positive impressions. A great demonstration of the mainstream craft, which has long avoided the pitfalls of the mainstream, but a minute twelve it will get there...
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