Time to quit before it is too late

Rating: 5/10 (6 May 2007)

First of all, I'm a big fan of the Spiderman series and have been eagerly anticipating this film. With the first film, I was awed by the fact that the team could actually pull off a realistic movie. The second film had a great story and some amazing action. But this third installment fell very flat in my opinion given the expectations. The story was weak, as many have said -- too many stories were packed in. The action was few and far in between. The whole Symbiote / Venom story line was severely short-changed. The entire movie could / should have been based on this story line, which would have been far superior. Overall, I think that it is time for Raimi's saga to end. This is turning into Batman 1,2,and 3. The only way another Spiderman should be made is if the writer/directors are changed, as in Batman Begins. Raimi is getting too campy / corny / cheesy / kiddie to bear. The Spiderman series needs to be brought to a new and higher level, and only someone new can do it. This is coming from a Spiderman fan who obviously loved what Batman begins did for that series. However, for non spider-man lovers, I think you will find this movie to be fun to watch but with plenty of slow and boring moments, far too many for a spider man film.