Movies Based on Marvel Comics Properties

Spider-Man has always been my number one superhero, so I was really excited when this movie finally hit theaters. Unfortunately, I was destined to be a tad disappointed with the end result. It was one of those movies that was good enough, but could have been so much better. In retrospect, having gazed upon the entire trilogy, I think Sam Raimi was probably the wrong choice for this particular project. He injected too much cheese, too much cliche, and too much romantic comedy into this and the other Spidey movies, and Tobey Maguire wasn't the ideal Peter Parker/Spider-Man either.

The only one of the three Spider-Man movies I would rank above mediocrity. It's by no means free of the groan-inducing cheese and cliche that infects the entire trilogy, but the movie's better elements manage to make up for that.

I'm sorry, but this one missed the mark completely. From the disco-dancing Peter Parker, to the woeful miscasting of Topher Grace as Venom, it was a major disappointment.

It's not perfect, but nor is it nearly as bad as some people make it out to be.

A lot of people dislike this movie because it's a little slow or downbeat or whatever, but I love it.