Spiderman 3...The mighty have fallen!!

Rating: Null/10 (8 May 2007)

When I saw the first Spiderman movie, I was amazed. It's true that in my opinion, it lacked action, especially the final battle, but still, an iconic literary figure was brought to life on the big screen with respect, and creativity. The second one I really enjoyed. The action was insanely good, the personal story was touching, and I walked out of the theatre feeling quite good about what I just saw (as Dashboard Confessional played "Vindicated" during the credits).
Now Spidey 3 comes out and I'm totally disappointed again. For starters, There was WAY too much crammed in one movie, so it lacked sufficient depth with most of the sub-plots. As a matter of fact the only character I was remotely pleased with was in fact Harry, who had a great story, and was portrayed really well by James Franco. However, you have the Sandman who just happens upon a scientific experiment that turns him into Sand/Human Hybrid. I'll let that one go. Next you have Topher Grace cast in the role of Eddie Brock/Venom. In the comics he was a body builder, intimidating in his own right, terrifying when fused with the symboite. As much as I like Grace, he did not fit the bill. And there was SO much more that could have been done with Venom. So much. Fans wanted him, not Mud Man!! To make matters worse, Gwen Stacy was in it and served no purpose, neither did her father. The fights were over the top, but were poorly balanced against bad stories in the background (like Peter and MJ fighting over nonsense and him being to dumb to just say "yes dear").
The worst parts of the movie were: 1)Cool Guy Peter 2)The instant wrap-up of the Eddie Brock, not Venom, it was way too hasty. 3)The Butlers sudden wisdom 4)The terribly crappy fight in the end 5)The fact that Venom had like, zero screen time
I dunno what it is about Marvel Movies that they cant pull of good trilogies (Xmen and Blade both dropped the ball on number three). You'd think this would be a slam dunk, but it wasn't. It was bad. It reminded me of Hulk and Superman Returns, both potential to be classics but they failed because the directors tried to improve upon what was already good. You let me down Mr. Rami. You let me down.