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Spider-Man 2 (Widescreen Special Edition) (2004)
Front Cover Actor
Tobey Maguire Spider-Man/Peter Parker
Kirsten Dunst Mary Jane Watson
Alfred Molina Doc Ock/Dr. Otto Octavius
James Franco Harry Osborn
Daniel Gillies John Jameson
Dylan Baker Dr. Curt Connors
Rosemary Harris May Parker
Donna Murphy Rosalie Octavius
Bill Nunn Joseph Robertson
J.K. Simmons J. Jonah Jameson
Movie Details
Genre Action; Adventure; Fantasy; Thriller
Director Sam Raimi; Michael Caton-Jones
Producer Avi Arad; Laura Ziskin; Ian Bryce; Stan Lee; Joseph M. Caracciolo
Writer Stan Lee; Steve Ditko
Photography Bill Pope; Anette Haellmigk
Musician Danny Elfman; John Debney; Christopher Young; Steve Bartek; Burt Bacharach; Christopher Carrabba; Maroon 5; Kris Roe
Studio Columbia TriStar
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time 127 mins
Country USA
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.8
Plot
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
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 244
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
Spider-Man 2 at Movie Collector Connect
IMDB
Amazon US
Product Details
Edition 2-Disc Special Edition
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Layers Dual Side, Single Layer
UPC (Barcode) 043396051492
Release Date 11/30/2004
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned); French; Spanish
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Dolby Digital Surround [Spanish]
Dolby Surround [English]
Dolby Surround [French]
Nr of Disks/Tapes 2
Extra Features
Widescreen Special Edition Color Dolby