Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

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

Genre: Action
Director(s): Sam Raimi
Production: Sony Pictures
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 23 wins & 59 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
83
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Year:
2004
127
$373,377,893
Website
7,368 Views

J. Jonah Jameson:
You're fired. Parker, hello? You're fired!

Peter Parker:
Why?

Jameson:
[looks at Peter's latest photos in his photo book] Dogs catching Frisbees? Pigeons in the park? A couple of geezers playin' chess?

Betty Brant:
[walks in urgently] Boss!

Jameson:
Not now.

[Brant walks out]

Peter:
Well, I was thinking maybe the Bugle could show another side of New York for a change.

Robbie Robertson:
We got 6 minutes to deadline, Jonah! We need page one!

Jameson:
[looks over at Robbie, ignores him] Parker, I don't pay ya to be a sensitive artiste! I pay you because... [notices Brant heading back for his desk] Still not now! [Brant walks back out] I pay you because for some reason that psycho Spiderman'll pose for you!

Peter:
Spider-Man won't let me take any more pictures! You've turned the whole city against him!

Jameson:
A fact I'm very proud of! Now, get your pretty little portfolio off my desk before I go into a diabetic coma! [intercom alarm goes off; he presses the intercom button]

Betty:
Boss, your wife's on the line! She said she lost your checkbook!

Jameson:
Thanks for the good news! [turns off intercom]

Peter:
Mr. Jameson, please, isn't there any of these shots you can use? I really need the money.

Jameson:
[with faux sympathetic 'puppy-dog' face] Aww... Miss Brant?!?

Brant:
[walks in] Yes?

Jameson:
Get me a violin!

Robbie:
5 minutes to deadline, Jonah!

Jameson:
All right, run a picture of a rancid chicken. Here's the headline - "Food Poisoning Scare Sweeps City!"

Hoffman:
[leans in] Some food got poisoned?

Jameson:
[glares over] I'm a little nauseous, yah!

Peter:
[after a short pause] All right, Mr. Jameson. [hands Jameson a photo of Spider-Man]

Jameson:
[briefly analyzes the photo] It stinks. Robbie, there's your Page 1 - "Masked Menace Terrorizes Town!"

Robbie:
I told you he's not a menace!

Jameson:
And I told you...

Robertson:
I'll take care of it.

Jameson:
I'll give you $150.

Peter:
$300.

Jameson:
That's outrageous! [hands Peter his check] Done. Give this to the girl.


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