Spider-Man 2 Review Here

[ArnoldTBlumberg]

My review of Spider-Man 2 is up at the Scoop website:

 

http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/scoop_article.asp?ai=5648&si=124

 

Arnold

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

I deduce from your article that you thought it was a serviceable movie.

[Red Hook]

Nice review Arnold. Very nice.

 

I also felt the same about the two X-men movies.....where the first was hampered by the need to "set up" the storyline, introduce the characters.....

 

The second X-Men launched right into action and never looked back. A much better film.

 

Perhaps that is an unavoidable pattern.

[ArnoldTBlumberg]

Yeah it was OK.

 

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

I also felt the same about the two X-men movies.....where the first was hampered by the need to "set up" the storyline, introduce the characters.....

 

Maybe there is hope then afterall for Hulk 2.....nah!

[uclapeterg]

I can't tell... did you like it?

[ArnoldTBlumberg]

Nah not really, I was hoping for something much less exciting and emotionally fulfilling. I guess I should have seen Garfield instead.

 

Arnold

[supapimp]

you didn't like spidey 1!?! that's blasphemy!

[ArnoldTBlumberg]

Nope, I didn't say I don't like the first one. In fact I do like it quite a bit, it's a wonderful superhero movie and I've seen it lots of times. What I'm saying is that I felt emotionally detached from it, like I was watching the movie from somewhere else. That was just my bizarre reaction to finally seeing a live-action feature film version of a character that meant so much to me as a kid. It wasn't until *this* one that I felt the full emotional impact. Just the way it worked for me.

 

Arnold

[uclapeterg]

I know what you're saying. I kinda felt the same way for the 2nd half of the picture.

[Hensley300]

Just saw it last night with my wife and , she started crying during one of the scenes. Man am I gonna have fun telling our kids about this one. Anyways, excellent movie. Wierd for me is that the only thing that bothered me about it was that it reminded me how awful hulk 1 was and how much more could have been done for that movie. . Anyways, cant wait for the video game to come out

[the_Greatest]

Spiderman 2 far exceeds the first movie. There is nothing blasphemous about saying that. Now that I've seen it, I've been watched the 2nd preview several times ( I only watched it once when it first debuted several months ago). One of the things that strikes me is that this film might have the best Cinematography I have seen since Jan de Bont with Die Hard and Hunt for Red October . It is nearly flawless.

[12c_Comic]

The best true to life Super-Hero film to date.The first film was the genesis of the hero,the second is the coming to terms within the heros own understanding of his place in the world.Now Raimi can open the flood gates with the third movie with greater and more action to come.4 stars out of 5 ****

[uclapeterg]

One small thing for me: the trailer gave away too much!

[the_Greatest]

See? I tried to warn you guys. I watched it once and then I avoided any previews completely for two months. " I am so smart, I am so smart.. S..A..R...T.......D'OH!!!"