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Our Summer of Spider-Man swings on with 2004\u2019s \u201cSpider-Man 2.\u201d Flush with the success of the first film, this is a much more confident outing that\u2019s also more clearly set in modern times, isn\u2019t afraid to have a sense of humor, and makes great use of director Sam Raimi\u2019s horror-movie resume. And at the center is perhaps the biggest reason for the film\u2019s success: Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto Octavius, a Frankenstein who is his own monster, after having created a set of robotic limbs so intelligent that each pair needs its own jacket.