Spider-Man 2 rocked. I’ve been hearing about how the reviewers are raving about it being better than the second, and the commercials for the movie even have Roger Ebert proclaiming it as the best superhero movie ever. It was definitely good. Real good. I don’t know about it being better than the first one though, although I really loved the first one to begin with. They’re both very good, and choosing one as better than the other isn’t going to be easy. I don’t have this huge urge to see it again right away, unlike I did with X-Men 2.
What’s to tell? There’s great action scenes just like in the first, maybe even better. Lots of tense moments (The Doctor Octopus scene scared the crap out of me. Really.), some humor thrown around, and a few sappy/cheesy scenes just like in the first, although I felt they were tolerable and did their part in establishing the characters. And let’s hand it to Sam Raimi for not being afraid of doing some actual character development in this long string of what’s sure to be a successful series.
Things to look for: Bruce Campbell as a snooty theater usher (Go Ash!). Stan Lee in his standard cameo apperance. And Hal Sparks in an elevator? I have no clue who this guy is, but people cheered. The opening credits were really really cool too, and I mean on par with Panic Room’s credits, featuring art by Alex Ross that does a quick recap of what happened in the first Spider-Man. And look for story credit for the movie attributed to Michael Chabon, pulitzer prize winner and an alumni from UCI’s MFA program.
Go watch the movie now.
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I only know Hal Sparks from E!’s Talk Soup show. I’m not sure if he replaced the first guy, Tom/TIm something (skunk hair like you), or if he replaced Aisha Tyler. I think he came before her.
He was also in Queer as Folk on HBO or Showtime or something.