24 July 2004, by xanderbnd
Sequels are not destined to be rubbish - they aren’t subject to the apparently inexorable laws making most remakes terrible. After 2 Fast 2 Furious and all that cack last year, Spider-Man 2 - like Shrek 2 the week before - has wowed many observers. Not only does it appeal to the ’kidult’ demographic by packing in parents, their kids and independent teenagers, it also delivers by entertaining them all intelligently, without resorting to grafting adult gags on to the kids’ action scenes (...)