After the greatness of Spiderman , and the even more spectacular Spiderman 2, Spiderman 3 did not meet expectations.

Rating: 1/10 (7 May 2007)

Spiderman 2 was one of the greatest superhero movies ever. Sam Raimi did an incredible job with it. Everything, from the story to the action, was balanced perfectly. I remember getting up from my seat and giving it a standing ovation along with probably 50 other people. I was happy for Spiderman 2, but even more excited for Spiderman 3.
Being excited for Spiderman 3 was a big mistake. I wish I could've gone back in time and smacked myself in the face for ever thinking it was a great movie. Spiderman 3 killed the franchise, and was by far the worst movie in the trilogy. Sam Raimi had so much going for him, he had a villain already set up from the previous Spiderman movie. He had 58 million dollars more to make Spiderman 3 from, compared to the 200 million dollar budget he had in spiderman 2. He had endless material to work from, and he had great actors lined up.
However, even with $258 million dollar budject, Raimi managed to figure out a, no, several ways to mess up this movie. First off, the worst thing in this movie is the writing. The original writers from Spiderman 2 are gone. The writing was horrible, they didn't have much originality in it. There was little character devolopement, all three villains combined didn't have the same emotional depth and personality Doc Ock did. The entire movie felt rushed, and the bad writing just killed it even more.
The movie started off with the usual voice-over. The writing in the beginning was great. After a few good scenes, the first fight began with Spiderman against Green Goblin. After just a few minutes of fighting, it ended. Then it suddenly went to another scene with a guy we don't know. Thats another problem with Spiderman 3. THEY HAVE TOO MUCH GOING ON. In case you don't know, Spiderman 3 has 3 villains. The film shows how their created, but it lacks any character devolopement. Raimi could've executed scenes perfectly, but he sped things up.
By the middle of the movie, it just doesn't feel right. After all the love talk, and the love they built up between Mary Jane and Peter. It all just seems to end for the dumbest reasons. One scene in a restaurant, which has a nice cameo from Bruce Campbell, made this movie look like a bad Romantic Comedy.
After the first hour is over, I felt relieved to see Spiderman in his black suit. I knew this was when the action was really going to kick in. After a minutes of spiderman jumping around in the suit, he goes and fights Sandman. The entire second fight with Sandman is amazing. I loved every second of it. The CGI is great, but then right after Sandman gets beaten bad writing kicks in again, and Spiderman says a very bad, cring-inducing one liner.
So, any Spiderman fan is probably thinking Peter Parker becomes a total badass with the costume on. Maybe, but in depends on how you define badass. Sam Raimi's version of badass is emo. Yep, friendly neighborhood Spiderman becomes emo. His hair becomes darker, he starts wearing black, and every single scene is extremely cheesy.
So after more terrible scenes, he finally gets the black suit off. Topher Grace who becomes Venom, is in a church. Grace did an exceptional job in this movie. He was one of the great parts about Spiderman 3. I absolutely loved his acting. So, Spiderman loses the black suit in a memorable scene. And you see one of the greatest villains, and my personal favorite villain, Venom be born.
After several other cheesy scenes. The final battle occurs, and at this point every line thats said is terrible. My main problem with the final battle is that they kept intrupting it. Raimi's job is to show us the final battle, not have some fake news reporter explain to us what we already know. Both villains are beaten really easily, and what happens after the fight, in my opinion, ruins Spiderman 4. After the events from Spiderman 3, if a Spiderman 4 is ever to come out, it will take a lot to make it work.
Spiderman 3 was a disappointing film. The action was hectic, the CGI wasn't that great, and it was like a decent script was an afterthought for Raimi. Unless you like mindless action, don't see this film especially if your a spiderman fan.