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Product Description Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) gives up his crime-fighting identity of Spider-Man in a desperate attempt to return to ordinary life and keep the love of MJ (Kirsten Dunst). But a ruthless, terrifying new villain, the multi-tentacled Doc Ock, forces Peter to swing back into action to save everything he holds dear. .com 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 DVD Features:The first commentary track is by director Sam Raimi and a self-deprecating Tobey Maguire speaking in tandem, and producer (and Marvel CEO) Avi Arad and coproducer Grant Curtis speaking in tandem. They discuss a number of topics, including Raimi's memory of his excitement over Richard Donner's Superman and how the character of Black Cat had to be dropped from the film. The second commentary is by six members of the Oscar-nominated effects team, and one of their primary focuses is how Doc Ock's arms were achieved by a combination of puppetry and CGI. The centerpiece of the second disc is a massive two-hour documentary that can be viewed all at once or in 12 separate pieces. It covers the development of the story, the visual effects, costumes, stunts, and sound and music. Three shorter featurettes cover Peter Parker's struggle between his personal and hero lives, Doc Ock, and the women in Spider-Man's life, and what's interesting is how they discuss those topics not just in relation to the movies but to the comic books as well. (For example, Betty Brant and Gwen Stacy had a much greater impact in the comics.) There's a scene in which you can toggle among three different camera angles, and a gallery of 17 paintings Alex Ross created for the opening sequence. The sound and picture are spectacular, though only the Superbit edition has DTS. --David HoriuchiMore Spiderman on DVDThe Spiderman Toy StoreThe First FilmSpider Man on the small screenThe SoundtrackGame Boy Advance The BookMore Superheroes on DVDBatmanBladeThe HulkJimmy NeutronJustice LeagueKim PossibleRobocopSpider-ManSupermanWonder WomanX-MenAlso see our Action & Adventure StoreStills from Spider-Man 2 (click for larger image) P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Set Contains: The first commentary track is by director Sam Raimi and a self-deprecating Tobey Maguire speaking in tandem, and producer (and Marvel CEO) Avi Arad and coproducer Grant Curtis speaking in tandem. They discuss a number of topics, including Raimi's memory of his excitement over Richard Donner's Superman and how the character of Black Cat had to be dropped from the film. The second commentary is by six members of the Oscar-nominated effects team, and one of their primary focuses is how Doc Ock's arms were achieved by a combination of puppetry and CGI. The centerpiece of the second disc is a massive two-hour documentary that can be viewed all at once or in 12 separate pieces. It covers the development of the story, the visual effects, costumes, stunts, and sound and music. Three shorter featurettes cover Peter Parker's struggle between his personal and hero lives, Doc Ock, and the women in Spider-Man's life, and what's interesting is how they discuss those topics not just in relation to the movies but to the comic books as well. (For example, Betty Brant and Gwen Stacy had a much greater impact in the comics.) There's a scene in which you can toggle among three different camera angles, and a gallery of 17 paintings Alex Ross created for the opening sequence. The sound and picture are spectacular, though only the Superbit edition has DTS. --David Horiuchi See more
D**Y
True to Spirit
'Spider-Man 2' continues the story of Peter Parker, a young man that has been gifted, and cursed, by having been bit by a genetically altered spider. The spider bite infected Parker with magnificent powers, and at the same time, made Peter make a difficult choice on how to best use those powers. In the first movie, the audience watched as Peter gained his powers, accepted his responsibility, and made tough choices on how to run his life.In the sequel, Parker, played by Tobey Maguire, still hasn't learned how to make his life as Peter Parker the student, photographer, and nephew coexist with his life as Spider-Man the super hero. While he excels at being Spider-Man, he doesn't do such a good job being Peter. He has fallen behind in paying his rent, has lost contact with his best friend, the millionaire Harry Osborn (who is convinced Spider-Man killed his father), if failing in college despite being exceptionally smart, and has put a relationship with the girl of his dreams, Mary Jane Watson (played by Kirsten Dunst) on hold.To make matters worse, a new super villain has emerged. Much like the Green Goblin from the original 'Spider-Man,' Doctor Octupus gains his abilities through an accident while pursuing an otherwise admirable goal. Doc Ock, played by Alfred Molina, in some respects, is a very sympathetic villain. In addition, Spider-Man finds that his powers are frequently failing him. So, he makes a choice: whether or not to be Spider-Man any longer....This movie is an exceptional story. Like its predecessor, it remains true to the spirit of the comics thanks to the direction of Sam Rami. I did not care for the angle of Spider-Man losing his powers because of self doubt and discomfort with his role in life as it was never an angle explored in the comic, but it was a great plot device to explore the dual life of Peter Parker.Some of the actors were better than others. Personally, I really like Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. Kirsten Dunst does a fine job acting, but just doesn't strike me as the knock out that Mary Jane was portrayed as in the comics. I'm not sure who I would have replaced her with. Alfred Molina was a truly excellent choice for Dr. Octupus. His performance as the brilliant scientist and loving husband turned eight limbed super villain is first rate. However, perhaps the best performance is that of J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson, the Editor of the Paper that Parker sells pictures of Spider-Man to. The role could not have been cast better and Simons has JJ down to a T.The action scenes were first rate. The battles between Spider-Man and Doc Ock easily eclipsed those between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin. Raimi and the writers of the film developed some truly creative ways for both the hero and the villain to employ their powers. The FX department did a wonderful job bringing the action to life and making Doc Ock move as one would expect.In addition to the plot line of Spider-Man fumbling with his powers, my other gripe is how Spider-Man's identity was handled. Quite a few people seem to know who Spider-Man is now. Parker's alter ego was always a closely guarded secret in the comics, and it just seems to be discarded too carelessly in the films.I highly recommend this film. Spider-Man and comic book fans will enjoy it for its true to spirit adaptation of the comic (although not 100% faithful to the comic book). Next to 'X-Men 2,' it is one of the best translations ever. Action fans are in for a treat as well. Besides the violence, parents don't need to be overly concerned about what their children are seeing as there is no sex and hardly any language. The movie excellently blends action, story, character development, and humor. DVD enthusiats will be thrilled with the generous amount of extras. I highly recommend this film.
P**R
Best of the Spidey's So Far...
My 2 year old has been fascinated with the Toby Maguire Spider Man films. She probably spends most of her time watching the first one, but she finds this equally captivating.Really, this is one of the better super hero films out there. Spider Man is an interesting character because he is usually portrayed as a high school teen or a college age kid. What this means is that he doesn't have all the answers, so it's typical for Spidey to do something stupid like think he should deny himself time with the woman he truly loves.In Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man's denial of his love for Mary-Jane Watson manifests in a loss of powers. The first time I watched this film, I thought that plot device was just a gimmick, but after watching this film more than 100 times (because my 2 year old keeps calling for it), the power loss makes sense. Before Dr. Octavius goes bad, he has a line about how "you can't keep something as complicated as love bottled up inside" and that's clearly what Spidey's power loss is meant to represent.Rosemary Harris has the sequence of dialogue that the screenwriter was probably most happy with, and she does a good job delivering it as Aunt May. She has kind of a Morgan Freeman moment with her "I think there's a hero in all of us" speech, and the scene where she is rescued by Spidey is effective.The best part of this film is the revelation of Spidey's identity to Mary-Jane. This is the culmination of two films of heart-ache in the romance between Peter and Mary, and the release that is felt when Mary-Jane realizes the truth is palpable. Actually, that's one of the better screen moments that I can remember. Poor, foolish, noble Spidey has been trying to protect Mary-Jane...but it's true that something as powerful as love can destroy you if you try to bottle it up.The various action sequences are very good. Rami's camera mimics the acceleration and deceleration of a man swinging on a wire, which is probably the only way to shoot spider-man. This one is superior to the first in all aspects except for the lack of Williem Dafoe (he appears in one scene). A must-watch for all superhero fans.
A**R
Great movie
I'm so glad I finally got this on DVD for my collection.
C**E
Five Stars
Parfait
S**D
This was a horrible film. Dont waste your time
This was a horrible film. Dont waste your time, even though I know you love Spiderman. Hopefully they do a better remake like they did for Batman with this superhero.
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