let down

Rating: 4/10 (17 August 2014)

As a Marvel and comic fan I am disappointed that Marvel have produced another SpiderMan movie and offered nothing new. Same plot, same villains and same relationship drama.
The villains are completed underdeveloped. I am unable to understand why Electro wanted to destroy the city and kill Spiderman, and how his power worked. He simply shot bursts of electricity and appeared to be intangible. Then the Hobgoblin appears after an injection of blood and somehow can fight, is angry and can harness all the new gadgets. There was no attempt to develop these characters. Instead, we are forced to suffer through SpiderMan and Gwen's relationship troubles. It is so typical and tedious; c'mon give us something new. How many times can we see Spidey in relationship troubles? It was almost a RomCom.
I can appreciate that this movie should appeal to younger audiences but for anyone that has experienced a SpiderMan (or Marvel) movie this is a serious let-down.
A good point: good acting Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone.