I can’t understand the OP’s claim that he both likes the movie but thinks it’s bland. I think he must be thinking of another word, as bland is an inherently negative word.
Also, general consensus before the current movie (which I haven’t seen and don’t want to be spoiled on) was that Spider-Man 2 was the best film, followed by 1, and that Spider-Man 3 sucked–mostly for Emo Pete.
I would agree with the OP. To me, being bland means that it is not particulary interesting or exciting. Spiderman 1 was a perfectly servicible superhero movie, but it was not particularly exciting or interesting.
Bland is like vanilla pudding, not bad, but not spicy. But sometimes, you’re in the mood for vanilla pudding.
(I probably disagree with everyone, but I hated Spiderman 2, mainly because of the ending, where MJ leaves her nice fiancee who loves her in the most humiliating way possible, by leaving him at the alter. And we are supposed to cheer for this? And think its romantic? Really?)
Raimi didn’t want Venom in the movie - he was forced to include him by the studio.
Not with everyone. I also thought that left a really bad taste at the end of a really good film.
Raimi was right.
She had always liked Peter, and was infatuated with Spider-Man. John Jameson was attractive because he was an astronaut, but Peter was attractive because he was a genuine hero.
But is that a reason to dump him like that? He was a nice guy, and we saw nothing to indicate that he didn’t love her. Couldn’t she have taken five minutes to break up with him?
Also, she was marrying him because she was an astronaut, and not because she genuinely liked him and cared about him? What a shallow bitch.
Also, I respect an astronaut a lot more than I respect someone like Spider-Man. John Jameson has to *work *to get to where he was; it wasn’t like he was bitten by a radioactive Buzz Aldrin.
Excuse me while I contact the Syfy Channel with a new script idea I just had…
Well, Bart Sibrel was punched by an energized Buzz Aldrin. Has anyone checked him for superpowers?
I completely agree, and it’s nice to see someone else defend it for a change. The weaknesses are evident, especially compared to the first two, but it’s still an entertaining movie that I like to revisit every now and then. I have similar feelings about X-Men 3.
I just generally like the genre and it takes something that massively sucks, like say Green Lantern, for me to actively dislike it.
Also, the new movie did a very good job of the "Peter Parker is vaguely complicit in a robbery ==> Uncle Ben dies (doing the right thing!) ==> Spiderman needs to use his great power with great responsibility " thing.
I would watch the shit out of that movie.