Fun, exciting, cool, yay. But this talk of it being the best comic book movie ever made has to end. First off, while Doc Ock may be cooler than the first movie's script allowed Green Goblin to be, the original "Spiderman" is better.

While there certainly are great moments and dazzling special effects to chew your popcorn to, the plot and dialogue plays out more like an after school special half the time than an actual movie.

Sure, it's a comic book, but one can only take so much of people talking out loud to themselves to explain to the audience what is going through their mind at pivotal plot points. As for the characters and they're relationships, nothing happens that isn't predicted a mile off. Peter Parker is struggling with who he really is, but the length at which his "I am Spiderman no more" protest runs becomes tedious as hell after its first HILARIOUS sequence of him having a good ol' time as a normal guy. Tobey Maguire is a high-pitched fancy lad, and can only be taken seriously for so long without a bag over his head (mask). James Franco stays true to his young Anakin Skywalker-esque whiner Harry Osbourne with plenty of self pitying and drinking of Maker's Mark whiskey, while Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) remains the same screaming, helpless retard of a whore she was in the first flick. Seriously, how many times does this chick need to be saved before a woman walks out of the theater (or, worse, advocated walking into the theater where "Catwoman" is playing)? Alfred Molina does well by his Doctor Otto Ocktavius, but another bad guy who's really a good guy and only evil because of a science experiment gone wrong? Come on, people, let's at least let the villain enjoy ONE of his villainous ventures. Some people ARE mean without being controlled by giant claws.

JK Simmons is probably the most amusing with his slightly-bigger-role-this-time-around ode to JJ Jameson, the asshole who cares more about saving money on caviar than his only son.

All in all, kids, go have fun, it's a worthy summer event. Let's not suck Spidey's dick too voraciously though. The Crow could still kick Tobey Maguire's ass if he wanted to. (three bongs)