I must admit...

Rating: 8/10 (5 May 2007)

Let me put this on the table. No matter what it is, you will have lovers and haters, I hope you all knew that. That having been said... I loved this movie. I think it was the best of the three without a doubt.
I think that it had its flaws, as everything does, but the good was plenty to overwhelm the bad.
It had THREE villains. Yes, THREE. And despite what some people think, NONE of them were just kept for a brief moment. They were all big conflicts throughout the whole story, along with a fourth life issue with Mary-Jane and a fifth with Peter Parker against himself. Somehow... they made it work.
I was scared with so many issues and conflicts that the plot would seem rushed and become harmed in the process, but it all worked together perfectly.
Sandman worked perfectly in this, which I didn't expect because the concept of Sandman use to be a little silly to me. Hob-Goblin was one of the best parts of the film, mostly due to the fight-scenes. He was just... better than Green Goblin. And as for Venom (Yes, Venom, he IS in this and for a good length of time)... they could have done better, mostly with the image, but the personality was down well. He didn't have the long, dangling tongue, he wasn't bulky (Black Spider-man on Steroids like in the comic), and Eddie Brock's voice kinda downgraded him... but I think they intended on that. Had they given him as much as they could have... he'd of simply overwhelmed Sandman and Harry... you'd have forgotten them and been solely focused on him, when in this he's NOT THE MAIN VILLAIN! He's, if anything, the last conflict. It's Black Spidey who caused an issue. Eddie Brock was a side-conflict. The main plot was... Harry's revenge... and Mary-Jane's jealousy. All of Peter's personal issues that clashed inside him to allow the Symbiote to possess him and unleash his inner hatred. Sandman was the secondary due to being the trigger that sets Peter's evil off. Once Peter finds out the secret about his Uncle and Flint... that's when he snapped.
The Venom suit and Eddie... were just added trouble. He couldn't be left out, though. Don't fear that they threw him in for Fan-Appeal. He had to be in it. Eddie Brock kept Spiderman steadily on edge and there'd have been no way of releasing Spidey from the black suit without him. He was the finale to the story.
The movie was full of action, very emotional, and all-around good.
BEST MOVIE OF 2007!!!