Brilliant. Beautiful. Out of all the comic book to movie cross overs, Sam Raimi has done the best with the Spider-Man films. This sequel is obviously higher budget than the first one and thus, I think, is slightly better. Also, the second film doesn't have to plod through the story of how Spider-Man got his powers so you can cut right to the action. The actors are wonderful (save for the ridiculous Kirsten Dunst) and the writers are to be commended on their ability to remain close to the Spider-Man storyline while still delivering a themed, beginning-to-end film that doesn't leave things too loose in the end. This movie knocked my socks off. The down side? I have to wait for Spider-Man 3! Argh!