Promote the fight choreographer, fire the scriptwriter.
That in brief, is my review of Spidey 2.
Nice artwork on the opening (and a creative way to remind everyone of the important plot points from the first movie).
Fight on the side of the skyscraper rocked, especially during the brief plummets. One of the few annoyances I had with Two Towers is that when Gandalf and the Balrog fight, it rarely looks like they're actually falling at the same time. The SFX guys for Spidey 2 pulled it off much better. (And lesson to villains everywhere: never turn your back on Aunt May.)
Fight on the subway was also really cool. Made good use of the top, sides, AND interior. Carrying in Spidey afterward was a bit much; even got a few snickers from the audience. But the amazement of "he's just a kid" was well done.
And in all fights, that African proverb kept running through my head: "When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers."
The Doc himself was well done. Tragic villain, well acted, and I loved the tentacles with their snake-like motions and own personalities.
But as nice as it was to see Doc Ock redeem himself, I'm not even going to go into the ridiculousness of putting out a fusion reaction with water.
The script was too heavy-handed, sadly. Let's just run it into the ground that Peter's life as Peter is being destroyed. Let's do a totally over-the-top sequence of his post-hero life. Let's use uncomfortably over-dramatic phrasing like "I'm Spider-Man no more." I realize they needed to show what was going on in Peter's head, but ever hear of subtlety?
I also have no idea where they were going with that blond-girl-crushing-on-Peter subplot, especially since they dropped it like a hot potato so quickly. Is she supposed to be someone from the comic I don't recognize?
Anyway, I've heard various things about who the next villain will be. I was hoping for Venom, but the most official-sounding story (and most believable, given the end of the film) is that Harry becomes the next Green Goblin and teams up with the Lizard.
And as long as we're talking about tales that may or may not be true, Alfred Molina supposedly named the four tentacles Larry, Harry, Flo, and Moe.
Also seen today: the last five episodes of Excel Saga. That includes the aptly-named bonus episode "Going Too Far". In the words of
ren_narf, ;>~
Nice artwork on the opening (and a creative way to remind everyone of the important plot points from the first movie).
Fight on the side of the skyscraper rocked, especially during the brief plummets. One of the few annoyances I had with Two Towers is that when Gandalf and the Balrog fight, it rarely looks like they're actually falling at the same time. The SFX guys for Spidey 2 pulled it off much better. (And lesson to villains everywhere: never turn your back on Aunt May.)
Fight on the subway was also really cool. Made good use of the top, sides, AND interior. Carrying in Spidey afterward was a bit much; even got a few snickers from the audience. But the amazement of "he's just a kid" was well done.
And in all fights, that African proverb kept running through my head: "When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers."
The Doc himself was well done. Tragic villain, well acted, and I loved the tentacles with their snake-like motions and own personalities.
But as nice as it was to see Doc Ock redeem himself, I'm not even going to go into the ridiculousness of putting out a fusion reaction with water.
The script was too heavy-handed, sadly. Let's just run it into the ground that Peter's life as Peter is being destroyed. Let's do a totally over-the-top sequence of his post-hero life. Let's use uncomfortably over-dramatic phrasing like "I'm Spider-Man no more." I realize they needed to show what was going on in Peter's head, but ever hear of subtlety?
I also have no idea where they were going with that blond-girl-crushing-on-Peter subplot, especially since they dropped it like a hot potato so quickly. Is she supposed to be someone from the comic I don't recognize?
Anyway, I've heard various things about who the next villain will be. I was hoping for Venom, but the most official-sounding story (and most believable, given the end of the film) is that Harry becomes the next Green Goblin and teams up with the Lizard.
And as long as we're talking about tales that may or may not be true, Alfred Molina supposedly named the four tentacles Larry, Harry, Flo, and Moe.
Also seen today: the last five episodes of Excel Saga. That includes the aptly-named bonus episode "Going Too Far". In the words of
ren_narf, ;>~