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Spider-Man 2 (Widescreen Special Edition)- Sony Pictures |
In SPIDER-MAN™2, the latest installment in the blockbuster 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 college student and a superhuman crime fighter. Peter's life becomes even more complicated when he confronts a new nemesis, the brilliant Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) who has been reincarnated as the maniacal and multi-tentacled "Doc Ock." When Doc Ock kidnaps MJ (Kirsten Dunst), Spider-Man must swing back into action as the adventure reaches new heights of unprecedented excitement. System Requirements: Running Time: 127 Min. Format: DVD MOVIE More than a few critics hailed Spider-Man 2 as "the best superhero movie ever," and there's no compelling reason to argue--thanks to a bigger budget, better special effects, and a dynamic, character-driven plot, it's a notch above Spider-Man in terms of emotional depth and rich comic-book sensibility. Ordinary People Oscar-winner Alvin Sargent received screenplay credit, and celebrated author and comic-book expert Michael Chabon worked on the story, but it's director Sam Raimi's affinity for the material that brings Spidey 2 to vivid life. When a fusion experiment goes terribly wrong, a brilliant physicist (Alfred Molina) is turned into Spidey's newest nemesis, the deranged, mechanically tentacled "Doctor Octopus," obsessed with completing his experiment and killing Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) in the process. Even more compelling is Peter Parker's urgent dilemma: continue his burdensome, lonely life of crime-fighting as Spider-Man, or pursue love and happiness with Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst)? Molina's outstanding as a tragic villain controlled by his own invention, and the action sequences are nothing less than breathtaking, but the real success of Spider-Man 2 is its sense of priorities. With all of Hollywood's biggest and best toys at his disposal, Raimi and his writers stay true to the Marvel mythology, honoring Spider-Man creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and setting the bar impressively high for the challenge of Spider-Man 3. --Jeff Shannon
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The three pinnacle comic books films are Spider-Man 2, Batman Begins, and the first Superman movie. Batman Begins and Spider-Man 2 have something in common; they have comic book fans making and writing the films. If you're going to make a film about a comic book character, then you need someone who is familiar with the characters and the world they inhabit. This is why so many of the comic book films today are not very good. Al Gough and Miles Millar co-wrote the screenplay for this film. They are the same "dynamic duo" who gave life and re-ignited the Superman mythology with Smallville. As comic book fans, they obviously knew what they were doing when they penned this fantastic sequel that surpasses the original at almost every turn. There is a reason why Spider-Man is Marvel's most popular character and the icon for it's company. No one has the thumb on justice and doing what's right more than Superman, nor does any character surpass Batman for his psychological complexities. Spider-Man is the hero that everyone can relate to. This is because Spider-Man is a hero with realistic problems that everyone has and goes through. Despite his impressive array of abilities, Peter Parker has trouble attending classes at his university. He can barely pay the rent each month. There was once a scene in one of the comic book series, where Peter Parker has forgotten to do the laundry, and the only clean shirt he has to wear to work is a Strawberry Shortcake t-shirt that a co-worker at the Bugle had given him as a gag. This is the life of Peter Parker. The movie really hones in on Peter's character and his problems. He gets fired from his job for always being late. He's late to watch Mary Jane in her play. He's back-logged on his paychecks because he's already asked for an advance at the Bugle. He's on the verge of failing his courses at school. How is he able to balance his life as Peter and Spider-Man? This is the inner conflict that befalls him. At one point, the load is such a burden, that he feels he can't be Spider-Man anymore. And, yet again, the audience can relate to his character. The movie works so well because it focuses on Peter Parker instead of Spider-Man. Batman Begins works because it focuses on Bruce Wayne instead of Batman. And Smallville is a hit show because it focuses Clark Kent. Audiences now want and demand rich and interesting characters. And Spider-Man 2 delivers big-time! Tobey Maguire is wonderful as Peter Parker. I confess that I had my reservations about him when I first heard that he was cast to play the part. He mirrors Peter Parker from the comic book so well. Part of that tribute has to go to director Sam Raimi who is one of the biggest Spider-Man fans around. He still has a poster of Spider-Man in his bedroom from when he was a kid. Tobey is able to humanize Peter to such an extent that we share his joy and his pain. Tobey has also mastered the ability to communicate the feelings of Peter with a simple look. Words aren't necessary. We all know what he's feeling. Spider-Man's new foe is Doctor Octopus. He's wonderfully played by Alfred Molina. Spider-Man has had many foes over the years, but during the 70s-80s, you can consider Doctor Octopus to be one of his best and most creative foes. He is not as much a personal nemesis as the Green Goblin, but he has a great intelligence. Molina give Doctor Octopus an almost sympathetic feel. Given powers that are a bit similar to Peter's, Octopus obviously chooses a different path. The special effects are much better in this film than the last. We see Spider-Man swinging in between cars and trucks, fighting Doctor Octopus against the sides of buildings and battling Doctor Octopus on top of a subway train. This DVD is fantastic with lots of great extras, including interviews with famous comic book artists about Spider-Man, Doctor Octopus, and the women of Spider-Man's world. As a former comic book reader for nearly fifteen years, it's wonderful to see this fun character come to life on the big screen. But, you don't need to be a comic book fan to enjoy it. As I said, most everyone can relate to Spider-Man. --2006-12-09 I felt that the sequel showed another side of Spiderman that the cartoon(1960's) or the tv series in the 1970's didn't show. Peter Parker can't do it all such as being in love with Mary Jane, going to college, saving the world and holding down any job. He has a special talent which makes his life miserable and you can read it in his expressions when things go wrong. This is something we all have a problem with and the movie resolves his conflict by showing us and him that we can have it all. It all about priorities and making it balance. A great movie indeed! --2006-11-09 Remarkably entertaining movie. I still get chills watching the action sequences on my 27" Television. --2006-11-09 The first Spider-Man movie was great, and this one follows in its footsteps. I would go as far as to say it is even better than the first. It is always impressive to see Spider-Man display his powers, and with modern special effects, we get to see him in all of his glory, as his creator Stan Lee had intended. There is one particular part in this movie that brings a tear to my eye. It is that powerful. It is this one part where Spidey uses his powers to the max in order to save a trainload of people. It is simply AWESOME. The rest of the movie is good too, but that is my favorite part. If you like comic books, action films, or both, I recommend this title to you. --2006-09-18 I was hesitant to see Spider man 2 because the first one did not struck a cord with me. The first one is not bad, but it's like every other comic-book adaptation superhero movies out there: you know, cheesy villans, large reliance on 21 century CGI and actions. Basically makes you always come out of the theatre unsatisfied. But Man, this time for some reason the writers decided to give us a superhero action movie with a PLOT!!! Imagine that!!! Instead of the usual comical superhero movie we've seen many times, Spider Man 2 was written into a drama. instead of the movie spent half of it on the villain and his evil plans and half the hero has to stop the villain. We have a movie that solely focuses on the main character and his struggles. the villian was as simple as a villain could be- a mad scientist turned into a monster and ended up almost destroying the city. At first look at Dr. Octopus, I thought the character was going to be even more ridiculous than the last one- the Green Goblin (which was one of the main reasons of my hesitancy to see this movie). But hey, he works. He's formidable enough for Spider man, faithful to the comic books. And we didn't have too much of irratation in watching his evil plan formations and how he became what he is, it was smooth enough to make us understand, and quick enough to sit through. The rest with him in it would be the breath-taking action. Lots of times when the producers decided to make a sequal to a movie, they often made the movie more complicated than it has to be (X-men, pirates of the carribean anyone?). But Spider Man 2 was really a SEQUAL, it was a continuation of the first one, and more character-driven and in depth. It was brilliant in the way that it's understandable, it's simple, and it's something we could all connect. The "twist" in the movie-in which Spider man was "turned" into just Peter Parker again, wasn't a twist so much as part of the story. This I find exhilarating. This twist is something we have seen in lots of other superhero movies, like in Superman 2. The difference is that instead of showing us all the negatives in being a human as to being a superhero which made the hero change his mind, this film showed us all the positives of being a human, that it was something burden stripping and something to be cherished upon. Peter Parker started to enjoy school, do his homework, and actually for once made it to his heartthrop-M.J's show. And the writer triumphed again in showing us, in that powerful fire-rescue sequence, that a human being be hero too, that just because we don't have superpowers doesn't mean we can't do good like superheros. But in the end my favorite twist- in which Peter saved ONE person but could not save another, his conscience stirred up in the way that he COULD do more but he didn't, and this started to change his mind. So instead of the hero being humiliated (like in Superman 2 Superman was badly beaten by a goon after turned human) and therefore recognized his vulnerability in not pocessing superpowers, Parker's mind was changed in recognizing his conscience in his choice-making. This brilliant scene not only sticked to the whole theme about CHOICE, but that superpowers, like intelligence, is a gift to be used for the good of mankind. Spider man 2 was also a movie in which EVERYBODY can connect, simply because the main character was just so ordinary, in comparason to other superheros. He doesn't have financial back-up like batman, he isn't immensily tall or good-looking like Superman, he's not an undead or alien. In fact, he doesn't even have a stable job. Many times in other superhero action movies there are always things that make us scratch our heads like: oooookay, so where did you get the money to buy all that cool equipments?? Or, after all this time with the secret identity-the he's here, he's not thing wouldn't at least SOMEBODY start to suspect?? But in this film it was so realistic: how do you manage to be 24/7 superhero AND manage to keep your job going?- YOU DON'T. Parker was fired more than once in taking on this big responsibility. Even the Spider-man outfit was something ordinary- its colors dyed on other clothes in the washer, now that's REAL story-telling. Of course one of the major highlights of Spider man 2 would be its humor. And the irony in humor using was just great. The lines were funny, Peter Parker was just pathetic in the you-want-to-give-him-a-big-hug kind of way. It was both funny and heart-braking The cliffhanger in the end set up the third movie very well. Not only was it a happy-ending cliffhanger, but makes us anticipate lots of questions to be answered in terms of characters and character transformation: so now that Harry Osborn know the truth about his father, would he follow his father's footstep and become the next Green Goblin (God I hope not), or forgives Spider man in understanding? The last scene in which M.J watches Spider man going off with a look of concern on her face- what was she thinking? did she see something in Spider man that we did not? Why wasn't she happy in seeing Spiderman go off, especially since they just made up??? I can't wait for these questions to be answered in the third film Finally I just want a big shout out to TOBY MAGUIRE!!!!! He was simply BRILLIANT throughout the whole film, KEEP IT UP TOBY!!!! This film was 2 hours long and not a single second was wasted. This got to be the first sequal of a superhero film in which I was not the least unsatified, not only that, but made me want more. Please keep it on the same track for the third movie writers!!!! --2006-09-04 Read for more: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html%3FASIN=B...
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