Cast: B
Plot: B+
Special Effects/Stunts: B
Similarity to Comic: B-
Director: Sam Raimi
Comic Company: Marvel
Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco
Rating: PG-13
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They fixed a bunch of stuff that the first movie was lacking, like the cheapy props and the bad costumes, but they sacrificed some of the things that made the first movie so popular. I had the pleasure of watching 'Spider-Man 2.1' which is the version of the movie with some cool added scenes (J.J. jumping around in the spider-suit was PRICELESS), I definitely recommend it if you have the chance.
The Good: First things first, props to my boy Tobey Maguire for learning how to cry, seriously thank you. The cast took a hit by losing William Dafoe, but made up for it by getting Alfred Molina to play Dr. Octavius and Dylan Baker to play Dr. Connors. J.K. Simmons steals the show again with another outstanding performance as J.J. and Aunt May is played beautifully again by the same actress. Even the actor who plays Uncle Ben made a short appearance and did a good job.
They replaced the ketchup with stuff that actually looks like blood, thank God, and they revamped the Spider-Suit to look a lot better. The computer generation is a lot better than in the first movie, the part where the car is thrown through the coffee shop window at Peter and Mary Jane is really cool. The plot is good for the most part, it's pretty science-y and may take a couple of viewings to completely understand but it flows and the science details aren't detrimental to your understanding.
The Bad: The worst part about this movie was Kirsten Dunst. I went into this movie expecting the cute nipping girl that made out with an upside down Spider-Man in the first film, but instead I got a freakishly skinny sickly girl with fried hair, I don't get it, what happened? Her character is even different; she's kind of snappy with Peter and is mad at him for almost the entire movie just because he didn't go to her play. And her snaggle-teeth bug me.
Another thing I think this movie could have gone without is Spider-Man's problem with his powers. The plot was strong enough without him having to struggle with whether or not his web will shoot. They don't even give a good explanation of why he's losing his powers; just that he's stressed and conflicted over his role as Spider-Man. Batman gets conflicted over his role as a hero too but he doesn't puss out and stop performing.
The action sequences are a bit overdone, they're cool and all but how many walls can they really break through without getting hurt or calling timeout or something? I liked the train fight a lot, but even then I was wondering how much punishment Spider-Man could take without showing any signs of being hurt.
The Interesting: They went from not using enough CGI in the first movie to using too much in this one. Almost everything that moved seemed to be computer generated except the cars. They used real cars for the effects and stunts in this movie and the cars were all computer generated in number one, weird change if you ask me. Another interesting change is James Franco, he really beefed up, and physically filled the shoes of the Goblin role he plays in the next movie. His acting isn't nearly as strong in this movie though, which was disappointing, not bad, just not as strong.
Conclusion: Pretty decent movie, not as good as the first in a lot of ways but better in a lot of ways too. It's a good adaption of Spider-Man to the big screen but it left me wanting more, I feel this franchise has more up its sleeve and I can't wait to see what it is.
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