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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Ehhhhh... in retrospect none of those movies were very good. Even Spiderman 2 doesn't hold up at this point. Franco was pretty terrible in those movies, there's really no reason to think he could have carried a film as its main villain if they hadn't stuffed extra bad guys in (which, granted, is always a recipe for failure).
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I disagree pretty strongly on this. Spiderman 2 holds up great. Rami's style was a perfect compliment to his interpretation of the Spiderman universe. In the same way that Burton's style was perfect for his interpretation of the Batman universe.
Spiderman 2 also did an excellent job of building Harry Osborne up as a villain in the background of the Dr. Octopus story. If Spiderman 3 hadn't totally ruined that, by also cramming Venom and the Sandman into the same movie, Harry Osborne's arc could have played out quite well.
Both Spiderman and Batman lack powers on any kind of cosmic level. They work best when interpreted in a down to earth and stylistic way. The challenge is pulling the style off properly. Both Rami and Burton's styles involve a significant degree of camp, but so does the source material of Spiderman and Batman.