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Spider-Man 2 Reviewed [updated]
Update: 06/30 15:42 GMT by T : This article has been pulled; the Spider-Man 2 review which appeared here was reposted without credit or permission from chud. (Read it in its original context.) We welcome original feature-length articles, but not plagiarism.
...a lot of action movies just leave me empty these days. I liked Spiderman 1, but didn't think it was exceptional. Hellboy should have been called Dullboy. Hulk had some interesting ideas, but was too much of a head-trip for it's own good. Will check out Spidey 2, after another viewing of F911.
...(I'm sorry, I still miss his original partner, Gene Siskel)
Anyway, Ebert said it is probably the best superhero|hero movie ever made.
I don't like his tv show now that his original parter, Gene Siskel, who was my favorite - one of the reasons I went to that section of the Chicago Tribune (I live in Indy) first - to see what he'd written about current movies.
I'm certain we could come up with a ton of movies which would be considered superhero|hero movies, where some would be very esoteric to many who haven't had a variety of newspaper cartoons growing up; e.g., The Phantom, in the Trib. And Spiderman was also in the Trib until about the time I graduated from high shool.
Also, the TomatoMeter is currently at 96 compared 89 for #1. This is always a very good indicator for me. I'm sure this movie will be great.
People, do *NOT* click on the last link. Mods, take note - browser breaker, standard pr0n and probable IE exploit (just crashes out the firefox tab, thankfully)
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
-- Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
An examination of the source on the last link reveals IE exploit.
Might I also suggest finding out this guy's ISP and IP address, informing them, and prompting criminal proceedings?
I saw the sneak preview Monday, and I have to agree with the reviewer, that this movie was definitely better than the first one.
I own Spidey 1 on DVD and have watched it a number of times. Up until Spidey 2, it was my favorite comic book movie.
After seeing Spiderman 2, I am now very excited about the potential of this franchise. There are so many cameos and reasons for some people to hold a grudge against Peter/Spiderman, that by the end of the movie, you are left wondering which villain(s) will be in the third one. I am REALLY hoping to see Venom or at least Carnage in the third one, but I won't get my hopes up.
One more thing I really liked about this movie - everyone did such a great job making you care about Peter/Spidey as a human. Possibly the most touching scene in the entire movie is the end of the train scene. You'll know what I am talking about if you've seen the newest commercials or the movie.
Berardinelli gave Spiderman 2 three stars out of four, which is a fairly solid recommendation.
http://www.chud.com/reviews/spid2.php3
seems to me bonch just copy/pasted this article in its entirety, without giving any credit to the chud guys, who did the real work!
Or he spent 2 minutes cutting and pasting Devin Faraci's review over at CHUD.
Bonch, aka Overly Critical Guy, who keeps proclaiming he hates the bias of Slashdot and all the people the comment here, has submitted a review here. Talk about interesting personality conflict.
I didn't know trolls submitted articles these days.
Trolls submit articles.
But trolls don't write articles.
THIS REVIEW IS PLAIGARISM, PURE AND SIMPLE
bonch (38532) did write this review.
Unless bonch's name is really Devin Faraci, "bonch's" review is cut-and-pasted from chud.com.
Opinions on the Twiddler2 hand-held keyboard?
That's incredible! You're right that the review is cut-and-pasted. I hate to say it but this is a great example of how /. needs to have a way to moderate stories off the front page.
-wilde_karrde
No, Ken Watanabe will play Ra's Al Ghul.
Thin plot, sketchy characterization, and John Travolta all combine to make a movie that just wasn't all that engrossing.
Wait, why'd you suddenly start talking about Battlefield: Earth? Or did you mean Broken Arrow? Or maybe Face-off or Password: Swordfish? Now I'm really confused.
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