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When I saw Spider-Man (see Tony’s review), I left the theater wishing I could get those two hours of my life back. Needless to say, I had no intention of seeing the sequel. But I was out of the room when the group I was with on Friday night chose the evening’s entertainment—and I reluctantly went to see Spider-Man 2.

And I was pleasantly surprised…

Spider-Man 2 takes place two years after the first movie. Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is struggling to hold a job, go to class, do his homework, keep his friends, and fight the world’s bad guys as the superhero Spider-Man. The love of his life, Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst), is working on an acting/modeling career. And Peter’s friend Harry (James Franco) has taken over the family business, Oscorp, and is determined to make it greater than his father ever dreamed it could be. But when an experiment at Oscorp goes horribly wrong, Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) is left with four robotic arms fused to his back. He secretly continues with his experiments—only on a much larger scale.

Meanwhile, Peter continues to suppress his feelings for MJ because he doesn’t want his enemies to use her to get to him (though they do anyway…). But when MJ announces her engagement to someone else, Peter decides to toss out his Spidey suit and live his own life for once.

So it looks like no one’s going to stand between Octavius and an experiment that could destroy the entire city…

Spider-Man 2 is definitely better than the first Spider-Man. Director Sam Raimi has learned a lesson or two since the first movie, and he’s created a timely yet timeless film that has more style and class than its predecessor. Instead of being campy, it’s more comic-book-y. The humor isn’t forced, and the lines aren’t as painfully corny as they were in the first movie. And though I was still disappointed by MJ—who does nothing but pout and/or scream through the entire movie—I actually liked most of the characters (even Parker as played by Maguire, who made me cringe in the first film).

So I’m actually going to say something that I didn’t expect to say about this movie: it’s not bad. It’s not bad at all. In fact, it’s pretty good. It’s even worthy of the title “Summer Blockbuster.” So head out to the air-conditioned comfort of your local theater and check it out.

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