One of the few prequels I know that surpasses the original! Very entertaining & with a great message: "Sometimes you have to give up your dreams for the greater good".

I just LOVE this movie. It has great humor, great action scenes and a powerful message: sometimes you have to give up your dreams to be the person everyone needs you to be.

Every time I watch it, I find myself rooting for this guy even though I already know everything that it's gonna happen.

Great super hero movie!

that one strong Child helping Spider-man

This is the best of Sam Raimi's Spiderman flicks and is one of the best in all the Superhero genre. There's a variety of reasons for this but it's mostly due to Alfred Molina's portrayal of Doctor Octopus. There's a lot of "Evil Dead" insanity in the operating room scene that features the arms of the Doctor and Spiderman sparring. It's trademark Raimi and it's the best sequence in any of the Spiderman films. Actually the fights between Spidey and Doc Ock are all great including the terrific runaway train scene and also the final act.

Tobey Maguire is very good as Peter Parker even though the relationship with Mary Jane in her Kirsten Dunst form just doesn't work well. She's dislikeable in the role and is written as being very needy and self-centered. It has the potential to spoil any rewatch if you're in a foul or less gracious mood.

The special effects are very good and the action scenes are all class. This is one sequel that tops the original.

This movie overcame the first one and besides being a SCREAMING SIMULATOR 2004, Spider-Man 2 is the best live-action movie of the hero (for now). Powerful messages, strong plot, quirky and funny jokes and surprisingly, the fight scenes and the VFX overall aged really well.

The train scene and the hospital scene are PERFECT. Gotta love Sam Raimi.

Tobey and Alfred Molina stole the show.

My final conclusion: MJ BELONGS TO THE STREETS!

no matter how much money they spend, marvel can never beat the El Train sequence. 

never.

I have a ton of memories from childhood this and it's video game. I know it's not at the same level as current superhero movies but I still has a lot of fun with it. Alfred Molina is great as Doc Ock. The quiting montage is forever in my brain everytime I hear that song. The train set piece is fantastic.

I can rewatch this movie endlessly without it losing its place as one of my favorite superhero movies every created. Thats pretty much all i need to say. if you love this movie your a smart and decent human being, if you didn't, then you suck. there it is.

The best super hero movie ever!

One of the most boring Marvel...
6/10

Just as good as the first installment.

The director of the film had a weakness for shots of people screaming, there are many scenes like that.

A film about how difficult it is to be a superhero when in normal life it is difficult to life is without having everything served on a tray. ;)

Best of the series without a doubt

The second best superhero film of the last twenty years or so, right behind Batman v Superman.

The philosophical questions it asks about being a superhero were pretty ambitious for the time. It makes for a fantastic story about Peter Parker having trouble dealing with his personal life, and his unassigned duty as Spider-Man, something that's expected of him by the people of New York.

It's a great film, especially an action film too. Highly recommended by me, and I'm not much of a fan of superhero stories.

Best Spider-Man movie hands down.

This is one of the few instances where a prequel is better that the original. Spider-Man 2 might be my all time favorite pre MCU movie by Marvel. Great story, awesome villain and really good CGI (even in 2021) makes this movie hugely entertaining. Also the look of Spider-Man in this OG trilogy is still the best one imo.

It’s been said to be one of the best superhero films ever made...and it is. Spider-Man 2 is a thrilling film with an epic tale. The story of Peter Parker continues as he struggles to balance his normal life with his life as a superhero. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, and Alfred Molina all give strong performances, making for rich and interesting characters. And the story is especially well-crafted; dealing with themes of identity, freewill, and sacrifice. The special effects are especially ambitious, but they end up falling short at times and can be distracting. However, the score is remarkably effective, and enhances the tone of the film. Incredibly powerful and compelling, Spider-Man 2 delivers an exciting adventure that raised the bar for the superhero genre.