Spider-Man 2

Name: Spider-Man 2
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy
Released: June 30, 2004
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 83
Cast: Alfred Molina, Kirsten Dunst, Tobey Maguire

2004

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: June 30, 2004 | PG-13

Starring: Alfred Molina, Kirsten Dunst, Tobey Maguire

Summary: In the second installment in the Spider-Man series, based on the classic Marvel Comics hero, Tobey Maguire returns as the mild-mannered Peter Parker, who is juggling the delicate balance of his dual life as a college student and a superhuman crime fighter. The entertaining adventure escalates and Spider-Man's life becomes even moreIn the second installment in the Spider-Man series, based on the classic Marvel Comics hero, Tobey Maguire returns as the mild-mannered Peter Parker, who is juggling the delicate balance of his dual life as a college student and a superhuman crime fighter. The entertaining adventure escalates and Spider-Man's life becomes even more complicated when he confronts a new nemesis, the brilliant Otto Octavius, (Molina) who has been reincarnated as the maniacal and multi-tentacled "Doc Ock." (Sony)… Expand

Director: Sam Raimi

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 127 min

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Rene Rodriguez

A masterpiece of pop filmmaking -- a fantastic, exuberant entertainment that manages to be both sleek and substantial without being patronizing. Read full review

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Premiere Aaron Hillis

Fantastic news, true believers: Spider-Man 2 is smarter, hipper, faster, funnier, and flat-out more electrifying than the original, swinging to new summer-movie heights as the greatest comic-book adaptation yet made. Read full review

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Dallas Observer Robert Wilonsky

Where Peter was yee-ha giddy with the discovery of his newfound powers in the first film, he's crushed by the weight of responsibility that comes with them in its far superior successor. Read full review

Rick Groen

Raimi doesn't make the mistake of over-thinking the flimsy psychology of the genre. All this conflicted-hero stuff isn't meant to be profound; instead, it's there for the same reason as everything else -- to give the action (the interior action in this case) a healthy shot of pop energy. Read full review

Ella Taylor

Molina is an actor of unusually elastic gifts, but unlike Willem Dafoe, who has only to bare his scary teeth to send us all scampering for the exits, there's no getting around the fact that Molina has the face of a kindly basset hound even when it's contorted into a deadly grimace. Read full review

David Sterritt

The sequel is more exciting and surprising than the 2002 original, thanks largely to Molina's excellent acting. Only the strenuously comic scenes fall as flat as one of Spidey's leftover webs. Read full review

J. Hoberman

As much as I enjoy Spidey's high-flying Cheez-Doodle swoops through the skyscraper canyons of a digitally rearranged midtown Manhattan, I get no kick from his angst, especially since in this incarnation, as opposed to the '60s comic book version, he's more innocuously depressed than defensively paranoid. Read full review

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death12123

Jun 1, 2019

No other Spider-Man movie touches this. Perfect comic book movie, amazing characters and script, best Spider-Man actor, JK Simmons, etc. True Marvel fans will see this as the best Spider-Man movie and one of the best masterpieces to ever be seen.
You don't even have to be a Spider-Man fan toNo other Spider-Man movie touches this. Perfect comic book movie, amazing characters and script, best Spider-Man actor, JK Simmons, etc. True Marvel fans will see this as the best Spider-Man movie and one of the best masterpieces to ever be seen.
You don't even have to be a Spider-Man fan to enjoy it.… Expand

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Moviebuffreview

Jan 21, 2011

Spider-Man 2 may be called a comic book movie, but is so much more than that. The film improves the action thanks to a larger budget, has awesome acting and characters, and an excellent script which has a heart and entertains. Spider-Man 2 is a movie you truly have to see to believe, it isSpider-Man 2 may be called a comic book movie, but is so much more than that. The film improves the action thanks to a larger budget, has awesome acting and characters, and an excellent script which has a heart and entertains. Spider-Man 2 is a movie you truly have to see to believe, it is the master of comic book movies along with The Dark Knight. Even if you are not a Spider-Man fan, SEE THIS MOVIE!… Expand

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DrewConnell

Jan 20, 2022

Such a amazing movie with a great story, great themes and the movie has tons of heart.

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Gamora_Clapped

Feb 2, 2022

I still think the first one is better than this one but, this movie is great. This movie is filled with a bunch of sad scenes and it suck seing peter go through this but, It all built up to the end and it is hella satisfying. The cast did a great job and danny elfman made great music onceI still think the first one is better than this one but, this movie is great. This movie is filled with a bunch of sad scenes and it suck seing peter go through this but, It all built up to the end and it is hella satisfying. The cast did a great job and danny elfman made great music once again. Good job Sam raimi.… Expand

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Tyranian

Apr 13, 2019

In my opinion one of the best superhero films ever, has excellent visuals, writing, story, acting and music.

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colegrisby

Jan 13, 2022

This was the best Spider-Man movie until Spiderman No Way Home came out. This movie still holds up very well.

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TheRealness

Jul 4, 2006

[***SPOILERS***] Where to begin? The plot of this film is incoherent. Doctor Octopus needs those tentacles to...do what exactly? All he does with them in the lab scene (his lab in a residential space) is press a button. Later on, the villian robs a bank for...money that he will use to...do [***SPOILERS***] Where to begin? The plot of this film is incoherent. Doctor Octopus needs those tentacles to...do what exactly? All he does with them in the lab scene (his lab in a residential space) is press a button. Later on, the villian robs a bank for...money that he will use to...do what? Buy lab equipment? Does anyone see the stupidity here? Why not just take what you want? The best of all: Doc Ock goes to James Franco and demands the precious McGuffin of 'tridium.' Rather than just ransack Franco's home and take it, or torture him and take it, Ock makes an unncessary deal to risk his life and hunt down Spider-Man for it. Smart. Onto the dialogue. What young people talk as Tobey and that hideous actress do in this film? 'Go get'em tiger?' Seriously? This is what happens when 50 year old Hollywood hacks write for allegedly cool young people. That the actors did not speak up proves they were out to cash a check. The public, inc. the critics, is brainwashed by an assault of hype into liking this dreck. People so desperately want to like it, that they overlook wack, weak plot and dialogue. 'It's just a summer movie,' is no excuse. Just because I am in a movie theater doesn't mean I have to check logic and common sense at the door. But in a culture where people are content eating fast food day in and day out while listening to Ashlee Simpson and reading US Weekly, why should anyone be suprised this movie is a hit? Kirsten Dunst is another issue altogether. Apparently just because someone is on a big screen or magazine covers, they become pretty. This girl's face in those ECU shots is downright scary. She belongs in an old Raimi zombie flick. But again, if you luck into a big role because you've been chasing fame since you were a child actress, then you just become pretty. Become famous in our society and suddenly you also become physically attractive? Finally, Raimi's cheese shots of people screaming is just wack camp. Much preferred Nolan's Batman.… Expand

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