Spider-Man 2 wasn't as good as the first one. A lot of people consider SM2 to be one of the greastest super hero movies ever. It's actually one of the more mediocre. They did a great job developing Doctor Octopus, but if you look at the fights scenes, Doc Ock is getting beat up by Spider-Man. When the good guy is winning thoughout the whole movie, it's no fun, there's no challenge. Spidey also loses his powers, which works out in the comics, but not the movies, there isn't nearly enough time in a movie for the hero to lose his powers, then get them back. Tobey Macguire didn't play that great a Peter Parker either, he was way to whiny, and made Peter Parker seem like an idiot, yes he was able to figure out how Dr.Octavius's fusion reaction machine worked, but he still seemed like an idiot. Then there was the love story, the whole movie was basically about Peter Parker's love life, I hate it when a super hero movie is one big giant romance story.