Sam Raimi told:“It’s a movie that just didn’t work very well,”
When Hardwick insisted during the interview that “bad” isn’t the right word to describe “Spider-Man 3,” Raimi said “awful” is the better choice.
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bsbarnes
Other than MAD MAX: BEYOND THUNDERDOME (1985), most movie serials lose their steam after the first sequel; it’s hard to stay inventive while keeping true to the characters.
However, Sam Raimi should concentrate on new projects instead of bagging on SPIDER-MAN 3; apologizing for seven years is not productive.Tim
Why post up exerts from this interview now? Why wait so long? I encountered it several days ago at its source. Did you just need some filler for the already bloated release schedule of articles/posts Variety puts out?
Nice last minute save on fixing the release date of Spiderman 3 though from the email preview to the actual post.
Randall Starr Stinson
He’s being tactful and gracious here. We all know it was Avi Arad and the Sony morons who insisted on Venom, and Raimi isn’t calling them out on it because he could possibly be invited back to save the new franchise. But that won’t happen if he goes around calling them fools.
John G M Burke
Spider-man has always suffered from studio interference from Sony. They clearly have no idea what do with the character and as a result the last 3 films have been pretty poor.
I'd love to see Spidey back at Marvel, we just don't need another origin story. Spider-man has always been best when he's spider-manning when he's Peter Parker the films really suffer.