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Little known Spider-Man 2 blunders as hit comic book film turns 20

28 June 2024 , 21:17
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Spider-Man 2 turns 20
Spider-Man 2 turns 20

Spider-Man 2 fast became one of the most iconic movies of its time with Tobey Maguire taking the lead as Peter Parker for the second time.

The hit film also starred Kirsten Dunst as Peter's love interest Mary-Jane Watson and James Franco as the charming but tragic Harry Osborn. The flick focused on Peter's ailing personal life as his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man took on one of the comic book adaptations most notorious baddies in the form of former genius scientist Otto Octavious.

The box-office hit picked up an array of nominations and awards, even winning an Oscar for outstanding visual effects following its release on July 16 2004. However, even a certified smash such as this one isn't without its flaws, so here we take a look at some of the blunders you may have missed when chomping on your popcorn and settling down to watch Spidey swing into action.

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Fiery flaw

At around 1hour 19 mins when Peter Parker saves the child from the burning building, she is old enough to stand and help him up. However, when he hands the child to the parents after exiting the building, the fake bundle he hands them is the size of an infant.

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Money bags

At 52 mins after fighting outside of the bank, Doc Ock is carrying no money bags. There are many shots showing all his free hands and even when they leave the bank initially there is nothing in his hands. Then when we see Doc Ock leaving there are two money bags in his tentacle.

Cafe chaos

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When Peter jumps across the table to save Mary Jane from the car coming through the window, her chair falls over as he grabs her. In the next shot we see him lift her out of her chair without toppling it. The car thrown by Dr. Ock also comes through the window sideways, yet when it flies over Peter and Mary Jane, you can see by the position of the wheel that it's flying straight. It lands sideways again.

Disappearing Harry

It's around 37 minutes in when Otto Octavius is demonstrating the fusion experiment to the group. Peter Parker is standing right next to Harry. In another shot, Harry is by himself. In the next one, Peter is back next to Harry.

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Magical train repairs

When Dr. Ock and Spider Man are fighting 1 hour and 35 minutes in they fall on the passing train, they start rolling, leaving huge dents on the top of the first car, as seen by the passengers inside, yet in the next shot the train appears undamaged.

Ayeesha Walsh

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