Spider-Man 2 Review

Spider-Man 2 Review

See what I thought of Spider-Man 2.

Review Opinion
By prettynuclear - Aug 26, 2011 08:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man 2

As a family movie, I'd have to give Spider-Man 2 a 10 out of 10. It's wholesome PG-13 fun but me personally I could care less about that. I watch movies for the acting, to feel something, and for the most part Spider-Man 2 is an emotionally blank experience. Maybe it was because of the writing or all the comedic cameos but the movie doesn't have very compelling acting. Watching Mary Jane get upset over a play or hearing Harry whine about Spider-Man was just annoying to me.

Doc Ock in particular has very weak writing. When he's not talking to his claws, he's building a machine that makes suns. Why? Because robot arms control his mind. Spider-Man doesn't even have much to do with Doc Ock. He's largely unconcerned with him until Mary Jane is kidnapped. The relationship between villain and superhero is sorely lacking in this movie.

Most of the plot though is about Peter's commitment issues and it would've been a fine story if Mary Jane wasn't such a brat. She complains too much and isn't even nice to Peter. She does redeem herself a little in the end but her negativity is one of the worst aspects of this movie. I want a love interest who's sweet and likable because then I would understand why Peter is struggling so much.

Now what I love about action movies are the stunts. I don't know why but there's just something about the physicality of stuntwork that I find exciting. Spider-Man 2 has zero stunts and the fights are all cgi. I know people loved them but I felt they were tedious and overdone (think Transformers).

Overall, I give Spider-Man 2 a C+. It's watchable but there's nothing special about it. My biggest complaints are the acting and weak plot.

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BooYah
BooYah - 8/27/2011, 8:12 AM
Spiderman 2 is my favorite cbm so I disagree completely!
ComicBrooks
ComicBrooks - 8/27/2011, 8:14 AM
I kinda missed MJ's dark red hair from the original. It looked more acurrate and she looked way more hot. To ne she seemed run diwn in the last two. But good review i agree an disagree on some but its not my editorial so good on ya! Also original spider-man ftw!
Moonwalker1991
Moonwalker1991 - 8/27/2011, 10:32 AM
Good review. I agree with everything said about MJ. I really didn't like her at all in those films. Her character was too mixed. Nothing like she is supposed to be like in the comics, and she's just plain annoying. I secretly hoped she would be absent in the third film or die, but we all know how that turned out.
LucasMend
LucasMend - 8/27/2011, 10:52 AM
MJ is the only bad thing about the movie, hell about the whole trilogy. SM2 is one of the best CBM ever made and one of my favorites.
JackDexx
JackDexx - 8/27/2011, 11:18 AM
yep yep yep!
can't wait for the reboot!
CaptainMaximum
CaptainMaximum - 8/27/2011, 1:34 PM
They did good at giving peter his [frick]ed luck. The scene where they honor john jameson, peter finds out mary is engaged, then he can't get his martini, and then harry slaps him in front of everyone. Peter was like fml
T22Rock
T22Rock - 8/27/2011, 5:38 PM
You generalized the plot so much. Spider-man 2 is a great movie. sorry man, i disagree completely.
JackDexx
JackDexx - 8/27/2011, 6:04 PM
@wbrowning79
what about spider-man 3

Mj is right up there with bitch face, from dark knight i forget her name, of chicks that ruin movies for me.

ThatFan
ThatFan - 8/28/2011, 4:58 PM
It was good... for 2004(aka all CGI and no REAL Spider-man web-slinging), and Tobey's and Kristen's Terrible portrayal of Peter/MJ, really, you couldn't get further off the comics than there portayal of Spidey and MJ. And do you know how most of you DON'T see that... it's because Spidey's suit looks like the comics, SO WHAT IF IT DOES! just because the suit looks like the comics, you people can't see beyond that, and to you its the best, but I hope that one day, YOU LOOK AT THE ACTING!
Deadshot
Deadshot - 8/29/2011, 6:13 PM
Spider-Man 2 is the only true Spider-man film there is, and I'm including the one coming out in 2012 as well because from what I've seen and know it's more of a poor mans Batman.
JackDexx
JackDexx - 9/1/2011, 8:30 PM
why did virileman get reported he's right?
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