EDITOR’S NOTE: DVDs reviewed in this column will be available in stores the week of Aug. 18. PICKS OF THE WEEK“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (PG-13) — Since he defeated the villain in the last movie and got the girl, Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) loves being Spider Man. He should be careful, though; a flashback shows that Peter’s genius parents left behind a trove of dangerous super-science research, just waiting to be discovered by the right psychopath.
Biggest enemy in Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a too-busy plot