I just don't understand

Rating: 8/10 (7 June 2007)

I don't understand why people loved the second spidey movie so much and didn't like this one. I am completely opposite, I thought the second one was the worst of the series and this movie was amazing. I loved the inner turmoil that existed within Peter and how Mary Jane was overwhelmed by his arrogance of being Spidey that she couldn't even talk to him about what was troubling her. I thought that James Franco did a terrific job of pulling off the sneaky New Goblin but coming to terms with his fathers death in the end. The villains in the movie were the best yet. Sand Man was much more conveyed and emotional in this movie than the wonderfully done green goblin of the first one and the disappointing act of the doc ock of the second movie. Thomas Haden Church brought with him a sense of reason to being a villain. I realize the way he became sand man was a little far fetched but it worked for a super hero movie and the special effects on that scene and any scene with the sand man were done spectacularly. The other villain of the movie, Venom, was also done very nicely. I will agree with other people that he didn't have enough screen time but what I can say to them is enjoy it while it was there because when Venom was on screen it was amazing. The look that the movie had with Venom really was wonderful. Venom looked like the old version that everyone from the comics and cartoons loved but at the same time it had a new style to it that made him much meaner and darker. (which is hard to do) I am not a huge fan of topher grace but he really came through on this role and pulled off Eddie Brock in a very convincing way. The black suited Spidey scenes were very interesting although it could have used a little more exploration, it didn't really move the story forward until he wore it under his clothes and became John Travoltas backup. I loved that scene and my friend and I laughed throughout the entire time he was gyrating his hips. It worked perfectly. The whole emo look thing was a little over the top but acceptable. Over all, this was a great movie with a ton of unexpected twists and turns. I highly suggest seeing it