Spiderman 2 Review

What I liked: The sound track. It was pretty great and will be added to my collection of music to listen to while studying and cleaning. Spiderman’s relationship with Harry and his aunt both seemed to work better than other versions and contribute better to the story. That they made the super villains crazy before they got evil powers or plans for world domination, that made it more understandable how they turned out bad. That spiderman tried to help people not just get out of emergencies but feel noticed and liked; he came across as a well meaning teenager. 1 in 20 bantery things that spiderman said.

What I didn’t: the other 19 in 20 bantery things spiderman said. Let’s be honest most of them were really hokey. That being a biologist and having at some point seen building plans makes you qualified to know how to restart a nuclear reactor. The secret lab hidden subway station. While a workable plan for many a secret lab, it does seem like someone may have noticed. Evil scientists in an evil corporation experimenting on people, this trope has been overused in superhero movies recently (guardians, captain america 1, captain america 2, iron man 3, x-men first class, x-men days of future, x-men…) Too many villains. One would have been sufficient. Two was excessive. Three. Well this is getting a little ridiculous.

Who should watch this: Target audience definitely highschoolers. Others might enjoy it but middle school/high schoolers would like it the best.

Would I watch it again: it was worth the $1.50 at redbox and I will certainly listen to the sound track again.

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