Worst Spider-man movie to date

Rating: 4/10 (4 May 2007)

-Never before have I seen a movie which has evoked such anger. There are no words. I'm not usually so violently disappointed, so it's taking me a long time to digest the whole thing. I wouldn't have felt so betrayed if the first and second movies were of this same substandard caliber, but they were quite good, making this abomination truly incredible in comparison. I left the theater in a frenzy of swear words which I don't ever recall hearing before. -The experience of watching it was surreal- I couldn't believe my eyes for a great portion of the middle. -For some reason someone felt it necessary to squeeze in as much over-the-top camp as conceivably possible, rendering me stunned- I was laughing, but AT the movie, not with it. These silly scenes were markedly out of place, and just too ridiculous for words- the scene in which Peter takes his date to the bar left me flabbergasted. -It was eerily reminiscent of Superman III on more than one occasion. Watch both for your self if you can- it's scary. -There were simply too many subplots. Part of Spider-man II's charm and success was in its relative simplicity- not a whole lot was going on plot-wise, giving the film time to develop characters in meaningful ways. This time a path following in the God-forsaken footsteps of the Fantastic Four was chosen, selling out what had such truly great potential. -The high budget was for the most part invisible- perhaps the actors soaked up most of it, but for the price tag attached, I expected better choreography, special effects... and the dubbing for Mary Jane was noticeably poor. 4/10- How could you, Stan Lee?