Sam Raimi, you've destroyed a franchise.

Rating: 1/10 (7 May 2007)

Let me just say that I am a HUGE fan of comics and of the first two Spiderman films, most especially, Spiderman 2. My brother works in the comic book industry and I simply could not wait to see this with him and the rest of my family. (Insert enormous sigh here). I've read many of the negative comments and feedback, and I can unreservedly say that I agree with them ALL. My family and I were HUGELY DISAPPOINTED with this movie, and that simply SUCKS since we were expecting SO MUCH more. Our theatre was packed, and when the movie *finally* ended, the reaction was definitely mixed, with most of the feeling being in the "What the?!" category. Many people sat shaking their heads in utter disbelief and shock. I just cannot believe that Sam Raimi is now on the same shameless loser level as George Lucas and the Wachowski brothers. I won't go on with any more tedious remarks about WHY the film sucked, since many of you have already eloquently expressed the same views. But I will say, that I left the theatre feeling pretty much the same way I did after seeing "The Phantom Menace" and "Matrix: Revolutions". This will go down as the most hyped and most surprisingly disappointing movie, EVER. I won't even buy the DVD.
When I asked my brother afterward what he thought of the movie, he simply responded: "What movie?" It's our inside joke for when a movie's SUCK FACTOR is off the charts. We simply deny it's existence. Spiderman 2, however, will always be my favorite superhero/comic book movie. It was sheer genius, and I guess, lightning in a bottle for the filmmakers, since they've now become creatively anemic. So as far as I'm concerned, there are only TWO Spiderman films. And maan, that hurts.