The Dreaded Sequel.....

C'mon, admit it! We've all been there before. You find a movie and characters you love and then wham! There comes the sequel which lets you down! After a few of those you think, "Ok, never again. I shall not expect much from a sequel."

I'll admit it. That was what I expected going into see Spiderman 2. Fortunately, I was wrong.

Spiderman 2 took me on a journey, never quite letting me get comfortable with the characters which I had grown to know too well from the original Spiderman. For this work of direction, I heartily applaud.

Spiderman is Peter Parker, and Peter Parker is Spiderman, but can the two really reside in the same body and mind? This movie is Peter's quest for the answer. Oh, and they just happened to throw in a powerful villain just to give us, the audience, a backdrop for the journey of discovery. Oops, I almost forgot to mention a wonderful love story which is a carry-over from the first Spiderman. Do any of you readers care about a love story packed in an action-adventure movie? Well, I have to admit, I can't get enough of it.

This movie is better than the first. The characters touch your emotions and move you through the story with them. It's great fun, folks! It's old-time great story-telling, and even though it has crash-bang explosive action, it is a story that reaches into your heart.

See this movie. Not once, but like me, see it twice, thrice, maybe even more! You will be glad you did.