In Collection
#1049
Seen It:
Yes
USA / English
| Tobey Maguire |
Spider-Man/Peter Parker |
| Kirsten Dunst |
Mary Jane Watson |
| James Franco |
Harry Osborn |
| Alfred Molina |
Doc Ock/Dr. Otto Octavius |
| Rosemary Harris |
May Parker |
| J.K. Simmons |
J. Jonah Jameson |
| Donna Murphy |
Rosalie Octavius |
| Daniel Gillies |
John Jameson |
| Dylan Baker |
Dr. Curt Connors |
| Bill Nunn |
Joseph Robertson |
| Willem Dafoe |
Green Goblin/Norman Osborn |
| Cliff Robertson |
Ben Parker |
| Vanessa Ferlito |
Louise |
| Aasif Mandvi |
Mr. Aziz |
| Ted Raimi |
Hoffman |
| Director |
Sam Raimi |
| Producer |
Laura Ziskin; Sam Raimi; Avi Arad |
| Writer |
Alvin Sargent; Miles Millar; Steve Ditko; Alfred Gough |
| Cinematography |
Bill Pope |
| Musician |
Danny Elfman |
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
| Edition |
Superbit Collection |
| Barcode |
043396086517 |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Release Date |
11/30/2004 |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio |
2.40:1 |
| Subtitles |
Chinese; English; French; Korean; Portuguese; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
ENGLISH: DTS 5.1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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