Spider-Man 2

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Spider-Man 2 is the sequel to the first movie.

This time Spider-Man is dealing with the villain "Doc Ock"

The story begins two years from where the previous film ends, and Peter Parker is finding his double life increasingly difficult. Precariously struggling to balance his crime-fighting duties with the demands of his normal life, Peter often finds his personal life taking a back seat. He loses a job, faces financial difficulties, and struggles to maintain his physics studies at Columbia University. Moreover, he has become estranged from both love interest Mary Jane and best friend Harry Osborn, and Aunt May is threatened with foreclosure.

Harry, now head of Oscorp's research division, has invested in the research of brilliant scientist Otto Octavius, Peter's idol. To perform a sustained fusion experiment, Octavius has developed a set of artificially intelligent mechanical arms, which are impervious to heat and magnetism. Though the experiment overloads and becomes unstable, Dr. Octavius refuses to halt it, with devastating results: his wife is killed; the neural inhibitor chip which enabled him to control the arms is destroyed; and the arms are fused to his spine. Unconscious, he is taken to hospital to have the tentacles removed, but the tentacles kill the surgeons, and he escapes. Uncontrolled, the tentacles begin to influence Octavius' mind, playing on his vanity and ego, and he decides he must complete his experiment at any cost. J. Jonah Jameson names him Doctor Octopus or "Doc Ock." Doc Ock attempts to rob a bank where Peter Parker and his Aunt May happen to be present. After a short glitch in his powers, Spider-Man manages to take back most of the stolen money, but Doc Ock takes Aunt May as a hostage. When Spider-Man rescues her, she revises her former opinion of him and realizes that he is a hero. Peter Parker gives up being Spider-Man

During a party, Peter learns that M.J. is planning to marry John Jameson, and Harry lashes out at him in a drunken rage due to his loyalty to Spider-Man; shortly afterwards he loses his powers while web-slinging across town. Meanwhile, Doc Ock rebuilds his experimental reactor. Peter questions if he could ever have what he "needs", a life as Peter Parker, which involves a vision of Uncle Ben, and resolves to give up being Spider-Man. Back home, after visiting Uncle Ben's grave, Aunt May is distressed by Peter's confession that he was somewhat responsible for his Uncle Ben's death. Aunt May and Peter reconcile, and she tells Peter of the hope that Spider-Man brings to others, in spite of what dreams he may have to sacrifice. Peter attempts to re-connect with Mary Jane, but she informs him it is too late. In the meantime, Doc Ock has completed rebuilding his reactor, and needs one final item: the tritium which fuels the reactor. He goes to Harry Osborn for it, dangling him over the edge of the Osborn mansion balcony when he refuses. Harry agrees to give Ock what he needs in exchange for capturing Spider-Man. Mary Jane meets Peter in a coffee shop to ask if he still loves her, but Peter tells her that he does not. Amidst this exchange, the two are ambushed by Doctor Octopus, who abducts Mary Jane in a ploy to lure Spider-Man into a trap. Peter's powers return, and he dons his costume and engages Doc Ock in battle, culminating with the insane scientist forcing Spider-Man to rescue a runaway subway train. Spider-Man battles Doctor Octopus atop a subway train Spider-Man battles Doctor Octopus atop a subway train

Spider-Man manages to stop the train before it can plunge over the end of the track, but then passes out. Unconscious, he is captured by Doctor Octopus and delivered to Harry Osborn. Harry unmasks Spider-Man and is stunned to discover that his sworn enemy is also his best friend. Peter awakens and convinces Harry to reveal Octavius' whereabouts so he can rescue Mary Jane. Spider-Man finds Doctor Octavius in an abandoned warehouse on a waterfront pier, where he's restarted his fusion experiment. After battling with Doc Ock, Spider-Man manages to stun the villain with an electric shock. Peter then reveals his true identity to Octavius and pleads with him to stop the machine. Returned to his senses and determined to end his doomsday experiment before it causes more harm, Octavius uses his mechanical arms to collapse the floor of the building, successfully drowning the device at the cost of his own life. Mary Jane sees Peter without his mask on, but Peter tells her they can never be together, as he will always have enemies.

Across town, Harry has visions of his father, the late Norman Osborn, in a hanging mirror. The illusion demands that his son kill Peter Parker to avenge his death. Harry refuses and hurls a dagger at the mirror, shattering it and revealing a secret room, containing the Green Goblin's war gear. At the end of the film, Mary Jane leaves her wedding and finds Peter in his apartment, telling him that she has decided to be with him – despite the risks. She persuades Peter to finally let her in while accepting the need of his vows by letting him respond to a sudden call for help.

[edit] DVD Special Features

Disc 1: Movie: Full screen or 2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen

English Dolby 5.1, French Dolby 5.1, English Dolby Surround, or Spanish Dolby 2.0

English, French, or Spanish Subtitles

Commentary with Director Sam Raimi, Actor Tobey Maguire, Producer Avi Arad, and Co-producer Grant Curtis

Technical Commentary

Spidey-Sense 2: Subtitled Factoids and Production Notes

Four Web-i-sodes: New Costume Design, Peter Parker And Mary Jane Watson, J. Jonah Jameson, Comic-con Q&A

Train "Ordinary" Music Video

Blooper Reel

Theatrical trailer

Previews: Spider-Man, Christmas With the Kranks, Spanglish, Hitch, Seinfeld, White Chicks, The Forgotten, Hellboy DVD

52 Scene Selections spanned over 13 menus

Easter Egg: Sam Raimi's Japanese Press Introduction

Disc 2: Making the Amazing 12-part Documentary: Greater Power, Greater Responsibility, Story & Character, Visual Design, Costume Design, The Spydercam, Direction, Stunts, Practical Effects, Editing, Visual Effects, Sound & Music, Lessons Learned, In addition, outtakes and goofs from the outro to the Spider-Man 2 sneak peek on Spider-Man Disc 3

Featurettes Hero in Crisis, Ock-umentary: Eight Arms to Hold You, Interwoven: The Women of Spider-Man

3 Angle+ Composite Featurette: Enter the Web (Filming of Pier Scene)

Alex Ross' Opening Credits Art Gallery

Interactive: Activision's Spider-Man 2 E3 Trailer, Activision's Spider-Man 2: Spinning the Game

Subtitles: Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese

DVD-ROM: Sony E-Newsletter, Sony DVD E-Store, Spider-Man 2 Press Reviews, Content For Your Mobile Phone, Countdown To Spider-Man 3, Weblinks

Easter Eggs: Willem Dafoe's Special Appearance, Doc Ock: The Musical

[edit] Spider-Man 2.1

Disc 1: All-New Extended Cut With 8 Minutes of Never-Before-Seen Footage

2.40:1 Anamorphic Wide screen

English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1

English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese Subtitles

Spanish or Portuguese Subtitled Commentaries

Commentary by Producer Laura Ziskin and Screenwriter Alvin Sargent

Spidey-Sense 2.1: Subtitled Factoids, Production Notes, and Box-in-Box Behind the Scenes Footage: English, Spanish, or Portuguese

52 Scene Selections spanned over 13 menus

Disc 2: Inside Spider-Man 2.1

With Great Effort Comes Great Recognition

5-part Documentary: VFX Breakdowns

Danny Elfman Scores Spider-Man 2: Recording the Score for the "Battle Building" scene with optional Box-in-Box Commentary by Danny Elfman

Spider-Man 3 Sneak Peek

Spider-Man 3 Trailer

Spider-Man 3 Game Trailer

Subtitles: Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Thai, Korean

Wal-Mart released a special collector's disc. It includes a featurette called Villains of Spider-Man 3.

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