I worked late last night and got up early to finish a project by noon. Instead of going home for a nap, I went to the movie at noon on Friday.

Most of the reviewers said that Spiderman 2 was better than the original, and they are right. Spiderman is more of a superhero in this one, the girl is better played, and the bad guy has a little redeeming value, once Spiderman talks to him, mano-a-mano. There is obviously a Spiderman 3 in the cards, because it tips us off to it, and I see by IMDb.com that 3 is tentatively scheduled for 2007.

Great escapism on a Friday afternoon. I loved it, and I rated this one higher than the first. I never read the comics--my first exposure was Spiderman 1.