THE TEN Franchises That Deserve Better

[TMC1982]

http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/articles/the-ten-franchises-that-deserve-better.html#

This is a franchise that is teetering on the precipice. One bad step and it falls into franchise hell as many a bad fourth movie causes. The first Spider-Man movie is really the one that solidified the superhero movie as the powerhouse genre it is today. With Sam Raimi at the reigns, we were given what was an almost perfect comic adaptation.

The second movie took it even further and Raimi provided a sequel that showed us Spider-Man’s greatness with absolute precision. This franchise was fun, this franchise gave us what we wanted, how we wanted to see it, it put Spider-Man at the top of superhero pile and it seemed unstoppable.

Then came Spider-Man 3 and by golly it was fall from grace. Once again this was all about the disappointment. After Spidey 1 & 2 (especially 2) Spider-Man 3 seemed a dead cert. It had the black suit, it had Venom and the trailers were just so damn exciting, looking like it would be the superhero movie to end all superhero movies. How wrong that turned out to be. Spider-Man 3 has almost zero re-watchability and trust me I’ve tried. When it’s not being goofy, it’s re-treading over the old ground already covered in Spider-Man 1 and 2. When it’s not putting plot points on hold, it’s throwing another dull scene at you and what’s worse is costumed Spider-Man is hardly even in it, only really turning up mask-less for the most part (a pet hate of mine with the superhero genre—seriously is there anyone left that doesn’t know Spider-Man's true identity in these movies?)

The ultimate insult is just how silly the end is. What with the ridiculously bad news reporter, the stupidly over the top giant Sandman, the “hey buddy, hey pal” change of heart from Green Goblin as well as the obvious showing of Raimi’s “meh” approach to Venom, the Spider-Man franchise goes from being one of the highlights of the summer movie season to one that’s gravitating a little too closely to a Batman and Robin affair. Spider-Man and more so Venom, deserved much more than this.


Reboot Status: With Raimi talking about doing fourth and fifth instalments in the near future, the future's looking bright for Spidey. However with hints at the villains being the Vulture and the Lizard it’s hardly the A-Class of Spidey villains, so we’ll see how this one pans out. There was also a rumour of a Venom movie but that disappeared without a trace.

The Top 10 Movies That Should Have Rocked

1. Spider-Man 3

Many Spider-Man fans lived to see a very dark day indeed the day Spider-Man 3 hit the streets. We finally realized the limits of Sam Raimi’s talents, and it was not a pretty sight. With just one movie he defiled Sandman, Venom and Spider-Man, leaving us feeling empty and used up inside.

Spider-Man’s depths of despair were not very deep or dark, and Venom was a weenie in a black set of leotards. On top of everything, Sandman, for some unknowable reason, goes from being a villain to a hero with a heart of gold. So does Harry Osborn, for that matter, after learning from his butler (!!!) at the last minute that Spider-Man was not guilty of his father’s murder. Why this little tidbit wasn’t communicated to Harry sooner – say, I don’t know, sometime in the second movie – is beyond me.

I’m well aware Spider-Man 3 broke all kinds of money-making records, but that’s no excuse for it being a horrible movie. From Peter Parker’s dancing on tables to Kirsten Dunst’s reliably awful performance, this movie was possibly the biggest stinker of the decade.

 

[The Joker]

That's a good list. I definitely agree with SM-3, and Godfather 3.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

I think Godfather 1 and 2 were so good that the mediocre 3 can't really effect them to be fair.

And it's not like Part 3 is the equivalent of X-3 or something. It wasn't THAT bad.

 

[VenomVsSpidey]

ok. so apparently spider-man 3 is TEH WORST MOVIE EVAR?!?!111

but let's think a minute, let's look at some franchises, some that had sequels,and some that apparently couldn't make it past Part One.....


Super Mario Bros. - THE MOVIE - MARIO MARIO? REALLY?
JAWS IV - No....
ANY Uwe Boll Movie - "...."
Street Fighter : Chun-Li - SF in a realistic universe? at least the JCVD one is enjoyable..
Troll 2 - OOOOOHHHHHHMMMMYYYYGGGGGGOOOOODDDDDD!!!
Catwoman - even HB hates this
Ballistic : Ecks vs. Sever - it was a flop for a reason
Barbwire - no amount of PA cleavage saves this garbage
Kazaam - Shaq as a genie?
Glitter - stick to the singing mariyah
Epic (fail) Movie - no thanks
Dance Flick - i'll pass on a second viewing
Disaster Movie - WHY ARE THEY STILL MAKING THESE?!?
Date Movie -
Cheaper By The Dozen II - hey..thanks, but no thanks..again
Surviving X-mas - FAIL
Childs Play 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 - they shoulda stopped after II
AVP - RIP till the reboot of the Alien Franchise
AVP:R - read above
ANY Paris Hilton Movie - mhm
D3 : Mighty Ducks - hahaha...no
Sandlot 2, 3, 4 - it's the same damn thing! only this time it sucks!
Jumper - lolwhut WHERE THEY THINKING??
White Chicks. - I blame tyler perry.

Can SM3 possibly be WORSE than ANY these abominations? um..NO

Course, tons of people are gonna disagree with me, dont care. later.

 

[DX]

this movie was possibly the biggest stinker of the decade.

Just no...

 

[DACrowe]

they weren't ranked in the post. And good. Because it is extremely hard to believe that anyone would consider SM3 worse than Bride of Chucky, AVP, AVP 2, Alien: Resurreciton, X3 or Jurassic Park III. And y'know, I'm going to add Batman Forever, Batman & Robin and now Transformers 2 to that list.

Anyway, the guy disses Lizard. Bad form, far more A-list than Sandman or Venom, but no respect is shown for poor ol' Lizzy. I honestly still remember enjoying SM3 for what it was when I saw it (I guess no longer eating up hype machines helps) and to this day, while it is deeply flawed and even arguably mediocre, I will never understand the wide-eyed hatred the fanboys have. I bet given how many salivate over **** like GI Joe, Transformers 2 or the like, if there were no dance scenes, fans complaining would be cut in over half. Even though it is still incredibly sloppily written, uneven and rushed in several spots.

But I'm retreading old ground now.

 

[DACrowe]

edit:

I didn't realize that there were two links. I checked the second. Meh. Anything Spike says, take with a mountain of salt. I agree SM3 was a huge disappointment though. But the stinker of the decade? Puh-leeze. It wasn't the worst movie of that summer.

Also, SM3 worse than Alien 4 and more disappointing than the Godfather Part III? Ugh, I really hate these Venom fanboys. Anyway

 

[LightningFlash]

Very good list. Nice to know I'm not the only one who think Spider-Man 3 is a very terrible movie.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Spider-Man 3 was a big disappointment for me.

But to actually call it the "stinker of the decade"? That is just utterly illogical and reaks of sour grapes and bitter fanboyism. How has this guy got a job?

I bet he is one of those numpties who is like "Oh they screwed Venom up!!!111 Worst. movie. evah!!!!111"

And then he goes on to diss The Lizard. He holds no credibility with me.

 

[VenomVsSpidey]

Spider-Man 3 was a big disappointment for me.

But to actually call it the "stinker of the decade"? That is just utterly illogical and reaks of sour grapes and bitter fanboyism. How has this guy got a job?

I bet he is one of those numpties who is like "Oh they screwed Venom up!!!111 Worst. movie. evah!!!!111"

And then he goes on to diss The Lizard. He holds no credibility with me.

i'll bet it was that same guy who says reynolds sucked as deadpool, tbh..

 

[LightningFlash]

^^ Saying Reynolds suck as Deadpool is idiotic, imo. I mean, his lines sounded very much what Wilson would say in a comic, it's just his plot in the movie was pretty dumb(Idk, I could be the only one who didn't like how he became the main "villain").

The storyline might have been dumb, but I don't think any critic should blame the actors in the Wolverine movie because I think they all did a superb job.

 

[VenomVsSpidey]

^^ Saying Reynolds suck as Deadpool is idiotic, imo. I mean, his lines sounded very much what Wilson would say in a comic, I don't think any critic should blame the actors in the Wolverine movie because I think they all did a superb job.

I 100% disagree with you on your views and opinions on SM3, but to this post