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In Reply to: "Spiderboy." posted by tinear on July 01, 2004 at 16:18:44:
Tin,I thought the first film was terrible, but I liked "2" a lot more. The FX are much better this time around and I agree that the emotional games worked. Sam Raimi finally figured out that CGI can work if not abused.
I thought Alfred Molina was excellent as Dr. Oc. He gave the bad guy some depth.
The subway fight was really well done, although the concerned citizen thing "we promise not to tell" was total BS.
As an aside...
I picked up the DVD box-set of the 1967 cartoon series and when I have the time...I'm going to watch all 1,200 minutes in a row.
Spiderman....Spiderman...does whatever a spider can...
Tosh Jonah Jameson
"I think this place is restricted Wang, so don't tell them you're Jewish"
Follow Ups:
ToshiroMeyers,
but now you're giving me second thoughts. I will, just to connect the dots.
Absolute agreement on the evil "Dr. Ock". Antagonists are more important than heroes---and its harder to make a "good" one. He has to be evil, yes, but it's much more effective if some part of him is likeable or, at least, admirable (thinking of the excellent Alan Rickman in "Die Hard.").
Tin,The problem with the original is that Willem Dafoe is a lousy bad guy. He's not sympathetic, charming, nor cool. The other issue is that Kirsten Dunst is a terrible actress.
Alfred Molina is a good guy, who loses control due to a lack of humility.
Alan Rickman was incredible in "Die Hard". Bruce Willis' lines are completely forgettable in comparison. The manner in which Hans Gruber takes control, loses control, gets it back, and proves to be a coward was the best part of the film.
I always root for the bad guy with minor exceptions.
Tosh
"I think this place is restricted Wang, so don't tell them you're Jewish"
"Kirsten Dunst is a terrible actress."
believe it's the Die Hard guy.
The movie almost is sunk by a guy I assume is Ben Kingsley's son. He is terribly "cute." Too terribly...
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