Am I not supposed to have what I want? What I need? What am I supposed to do?
No 411 – Spiderman 2 Director – Sam Raimi . Disclaimer – I wrote all my notes and then I put my notes in a bag and then my friend went home with the bag and now I don’t got my notes or nuffink . So yeah…. There is a moment in Spiderman 2 which gets me excited. The great scientist Otto Octavious has been experimenting with something which is either a precious ore called Tritium or an ore called PreciousTritium (I just can’t tell.... every one says Precious Tritium…). The experiment has backfired. Giant robot tentaclaws have fused into his spine. Bugger. Doctors begin to operate, trying to prise the wires from the connections they’ ve made in the Scientist’s nervous system. The claws flicker to life and all hell breaks loose . It is here that one thing becomes evident. Sam Raimi should be making lighting fast, visceral horror. The claws are such a clear homage to his Evil Dead days. We have POV shots which echo the insane skateboard mounted shots of his first film, we even hav...