While still having to deal with vengeful Harry Osborn aka the second Green Goblin, even more trouble arrives at the hands of a living pile of sand (Sandman) and an alien piece of black slime.

Finally, a big budget remake of Monsturd.
 

- Tobey Maguire, still not looking his age (32)
- Kirsten Dunst, sleepwalking
- Topher Grace, from that 70ies Show
- Thomas Haden Church
- JK Simmons, chewing scenery
- Rosemary Harris
- James Franco, having crashed with Flyboys
- Bryce Dallas Howard, the Lady in the Water
- Evil Dead fellas Bruce Campball and Ted Raimi
- Willem Dafoe and loving it
- Elizabeth Banks, who bangs
- James Cromwell, who once named a pig Babe
- Dylan Baker, still waiting for his breakthrough
 

What the...?
 

Again, the new Spider-Man turns out to be an incredibly well made fx spectacle with lots and lots of entertainment value. If you loved the other ones, welcome another sibling. It looks and feels mostly exactly the same and there is everything you liked about the first ones. Scenes like Peter as a nerd, the subtle romance, exposition Rosemary Harris, side gag JK Simmons, major action pieces featuring ridiculously expensive CGI work and more.
 

Eventually, Spider-Man 2 was an improvement to the original - Spider-Man 3 lowers the bar a bit, as there are some minor (major) mistakes in the way. First, it's just too long. And even with the additional runtime there is still too much going on. Three major enemies take away their own time to be fully fleshed out and it's at times kinda difficult to follow all the storylines. Peter's transition from nerd to pimp is too quick and overall Peter and Kirsten actually give their weakest performances of the series. The showdown is a complete mess and a similar letdown like the Matrix Revolutions one.
 

Sam Raimi is... Harry Potter?
 

There is more nudity in apple commercials.
Some beatings, but nothing bloody.
 

- Spider-Man
- Spider-Man 2
- Fantastic Four
 

Spider-Man 3 is just too much in many regards. Too many foes, too many storylines, not enough of the simple fun they had in the superior predecessors. Still, very entertaining.

Sequel idea: Bring on the Lizard.