Marvel Missfire

Rating: 5/10 (2 June 2007)

When I first saw Spiderman 1&2 I was not very impressed. However, when I went back to them i quite enjoyed them. They were, in my opinion, not the best comic book films, but not the worst, either. This one was a disappointment. Not only was it quite boring (the whole film followed the same romance-fight scene-romance sequence) but the villains were unspectacular, and in Venoms case,pointless. This annoyed me in the sense that Venom is one of the most famous villains, and his desperately short screen time disappointed me. Sandman was an interesting character, but not a great enemy. In my opinion it should have been Rino. Peter Parker and Mary Jane are OK characters, but hollow and predictable, even if their acting is top notch. So, I find myself drawn to Harry Osbourne. He is the best character in the film, and his performance is not overdone so is easy to watch. The Directing, is good though, and the fights brilliantly mastered, but few and far between. Bruce Campbell is great in his small part.
So, it is OK. May be better as a rental, or if you are a really big fan of the Spiderman series.
If you are a fan of Comic adaptations, I recommend the following: Ghost Rider, Batman Returns/Begins, Superman, Blade (1+2), and Fantastic 4 rise of the Silver Surfer.