Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction • 2h 7m
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Donna Murphy, Daniel Gillies, Dylan Baker, Bill Nunn, Vanessa Ferlito, Aasif Mandvi, Willem Dafoe, Cliff Robertson, Ted Raimi, Elizabeth Banks, Bruce Campbell, Gregg Edelman, Ilya Baskin, Mageina Tovah, Daniel Dae Kim, Hal Sparks, Joel McHale, Stan Lee, Kelly Connell, Brent Briscoe, Emily Deschanel, Jason Fiore-Ortiz, Scott Spiegel, Andy Bale, Christine Estabrook, Molly Cheek, John Paxton, Joy Bryant, Joanne Baron, Peter McRobbie, Timothy Jerome, Taylor Gilbert, Peter Vouras, Donnell Rawlings, Zachry Rogers, Ella Rogers, Louis Lombardi, Marc John Jefferies, Roshon Fegan, Brendan Patrick Connor, Reed Diamond, Dan Callahan, Elyse Dinh, John Landis, Tim Storms, Susie Park, Patricia M. Peters, Michael Edward Thomas, Anne Betancourt, Venus Lam, Bill E. Rogers, Joe Virzi, Tom Carey, Jopaul Van Epp, Weston Epp, Peter Allas, Brianna Brown, Bill Calvert, Tony Campisi, Joey Diaz, Chloe Dykstra, Simone Gordon, Dan Hicks, Julia Max, Savannah Pope, Timothy Patrick Quill, Jill Sayre, Rickey G. Williams, Michael Arthur, Frank Bonsangue, Cindy Cheung, Phil LaMarr, Andre M. Johnson, Peter Cincotti, Troy Metcalf, Scott Ross, Bonnie Somerville, Wesley Volcy, Lou Volpe, Garrett Warren, Joseph M. Caracciolo, David Boston, Sho Brown, Sal Ardisi, Edward Johnson, Grant Curtis, Vince Cupone, William E. Corcoran, Mohammed Hassan, Rachel Lehrer, Gene LeBell, Lorelei Llee, Joseph Nelson, Claudia Katz Minnick, Ronn Ozuk, Denney Pierce, Carla Rhodes, Randy Reinholz, Rachelle Roderick, Angel Katherine Taormina, Douglas Swander, Jimmy Star, Jack Wetherall, Ken Wharton, Henry Truong, Al Collado, Lee Cogburn, Sam Raimi, John Cameron
Additional info
2.1 Cut received a 4K remaster for a cinema release. No announced home video release yet.
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About the film
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...
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- Alternative Titles
- Spider-Man 2: The IMAX Experience, Spider-Man II, Spider-Man 2.1, Spider Man II
Director: Sam Raimi
Theatrical: Sony 4K Blu-ray
Editor's Cut: Sony Blu-Ray
Director: Sam Raimi
Sony 4K Blu-ray steelbook
Unaltered version: 2007 Ultimate Edition DVD? Or 35mm scan
Sources: movie-censorship.com (opens in a new tab)
Sony 4K Blu-ray steelbook
Sony 4K Blu-ray steelbook, correct audio pitch and more bonus features
Confirmed to be a port of Sony's international 4K, encode different to Lionsgate's. Audio in the correct pitch and a cross-selection of archive extras where the Lionsgate had only one audio commentary. High Def reviewer thought the 2.0 was a mixdown of the 5.1 track.
Unaltered version: 2007 Ultimate Edition DVD? Or 35mm scan
LaserDisc has the original Mono
Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray audio is in the wrong pitch while the Sony release is in the right pitch
All releases after 2010 have digital alterations to some scenes. https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=999332
3D version: Disney 3D Blu-ray
Director: Sam Raimi
Scream Factory 4K Blu-ray
(only the US Theatrical is in 4K)
US Theatrical: 1993 MCA/Universal Home Video LaserDisc [41603]
Director: Sam Raimi
Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray > Lionsgate/StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray (Lionsgate/StudioCanal has Dolby Vision while Eagle Pictures doesn't)
Director: Sam Raimi
Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray: the old master looks problematic and the new scan from the interpositive looks marvelous, just like Existenz from Vinegar Syndrome. Encoding by Engine House is excellent.
Director: Sam Raimi
US Cut: Sony 2025 Steelbook 4K Blu-ray
International Cut: France 4K Blu-ray
US Cut: Sony 2025 Steelbook 4K Blu-ray (2025 Steelbook has Dolby Vision)
International Cut: France 4K Blu-ray
Director: Dennis Hopper
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: David Lean
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
The 5.1 on Sony 4K Blu-ray is from the 1989 70mm mix. The original is 4-track. not on the disc.
Original Stereo mix: Columbia Pictures LaserDisc, Sony 4K Blu-ray
5.1 remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray, Sony Blu-ray
Dolby Atmos remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray
Original Stereo mix: Columbia Pictures LaserDisc, Sony 4K Blu-ray
5.1 remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray, Sony Blu-ray
Dolby Atmos remix: Sony 4K Blu-ray
Director: Satoshi Kon
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Director: Ben Stiller
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Director: Luc Besson
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · fanrestore.com (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
2020 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray vs 2017 Sony 4K Blu-ray (20th annivesary) vs 2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray (Luc Besson Box Set). The first two have totally different texture.
StudioCanal: More natural looking. Better defined grain. The white balance is rather yellow/orange. Some say it is closer to the original theatrical release.
2017 Sony: More vibrant and impactful. The white balance is rather neutral. While color noise and grain can look busy because it had been sharpened and had micro-contrast boosted.
2025 Sony: Supposedly an improved version of the 2017 release? Shows around 20mbps-higher overall video bitrate. caps
2007 Sony Blu-ray or LaserDisc AC3? (TBC) https://fanrestore.com/thread-7303.html
The Atmos on the Sony release is reportedly better than StudioCanal's.
Disc info of the box set discs. This film have recieved multiple encode/versions in different regions over the years. The 2017 Germany4K Blu-ray is encoded differently than the 2017 Sony but not better. Also, the same can be said to 2024 France Gaumont 4K Blu-ray while comparing to the 2020 StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray. The StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray omits all the extras from previous releases, being barebones.
Director: Frank Capra
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