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SWING EASY.('Spider-Man 2' and 'The Clearing')(Movie Review)

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Our first duty, with regard to "Spider-Man 2," is to congratulate the filmmakers on their refusal to elasticate the title. I am fed up with having to wrap my tongue around "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," and, as for the forthcoming "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid," why bother to see a picture whose name goes on even longer than its leading snake? There would have been little percentage in luring us with "Spider-Man 2: Back Up Through the Plughole," or "Spider-Man 2: Still Not Quite Sure What to Do with All His Sticky Stuff." We know the deal.

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