Good but not great - needs a different edit

Rating: 5/10 (3 May 2007)

Hi just saw this and a my comments contains some spoilers.
I won't go into the details too much, everyone else has done that, I just have a few comments on why this is a good movie and why its not a great movie.
Most of the action sequences were incredible, after seeing so much CGI action sometimes I think I can't possibly be impressed or surprised anymore, but I was, especially the initial fight between Spider-man and Harry.
All the interaction between Harry and Pete was great, James Franco was fantastic and produced the best acting in the movie.
The scenes to show how Pete changed when he wears the black costume are terrible, really over the top, unnecessary and stupid. Watching it I was wondering was Raimi thinking "let me put some utter crap in this movie and see whether its still kicks ass at the box office".
It also clearly showed how little he cared for Venom as a character, this again came across terrible. If a much loved character like Venom was to be treated this way, it would have been better him not being in the movie at all. Would have been better for Pete to loose the symbiote and we see at the end the symbiote finding a new host, getting us excited for a potential number 4.
I think with a smart edit, you could make this movie from good to great, for me from a 6 out of ten to an 8. Lots of people talked about fan edits with the release of the Phanton Menance and can see it happening with this one. Take out the over the top silliness, loose the dancing and singing, tighten up a few scenes and have a great 2 hr movie instead of a 2 and half hour so-so movie.
So talented fan editors get to work and show Raimi how to make a great Spider-man 3.