You guys have no sense of humour!
My point is very simple: The Man-Spider thing won't work. It's just as easy as that, plus, you have to ask yourself - DO I WANT TO SEE THAT ON SCREEN, ESPECIALLY ON A SM MOVIE?
How can they make that right? Plus, it might have to be R Rated because of the violence and we all know a SM Movie will never be R Rated and perhaps it doesn't need to be either! But that monster will be a joke either way just like the story itself!
Idk about others, but personally, I would never want to see that in a Spider-Man Movie. EVER!
There are far better stories which haven't been told in the movie yet (for example, I would like to see Scorpion and I also want to see the doing that story with JJJ's hatred for Spider-Man growing until he's had it! U know it.)!
It seems to me that your problem lies with the execution more than the character/monster itself. Whenever I (and likely, others) post in these types of threads, I always consider the best-case scenario, and that involves everything in the story making sense and characters being adapted as respectfully as possible.
I'll preface the rest of my post with this quote, because it's relevant:
Construct said:
Summary:
(To preface: I thought of these things shortly after I'd seen SM3; TDK had no bearing on my ideas.)
I see this film as possibly the darkest in the franchise given that Peter may feel more alone and depressed because of the failures of some of his closest relationships (MJ, Dr. Connors' transformation, deaths), the fact that he has no symbiote to bond with to channel those emotions, and his struggles in his professional life in general (finding a job, maintaining finances, etc.). In addition to those, he experiences momentary lapses in his powers that make him more ineffectual as a hero, similar to the events in SM2, but different in how Peter deals with them (web-shooters) and what actually happens to him as a result (he grows stronger instead of becoming normal again). His increasing obsolescence opens the door for Kraven to catch/kill the Lizard.
Throughout the film, the audience sees how Peter deals with these issues while battling a growing public distaste for Spider-Man, and his dilemma to continue being a hero in light of that and his own transformation that could amplify that public animosity and put a tighter strain on his personal relationships.
Within the context of this story, I believe that the Lizard, Kraven, and Peter's eventual transformation works as it should introduce new dramatic dynamics into this series, as well as shake convention from it (i.e. MJ being bait in the third act) and other comic-book-superhero movies.
I see this story as a reasonable progression of the series. Dr. Connors has been in two movies so far, and I, like many others, would like to see him become the Lizard in this film. Kraven is a logical choice for a true antagonist in that case, and Peter's own transformation would provide the extra dramatic dimension that not only keeps his character and the story interesting, but it would also follow the logic of the series (his state-of-being being affected by personal issues, among other things) and lastly, give the skeptics of comic-book-superheroes' plausibility something to be entertained by. I expect the third act of this film to be something unseen thus far in films such as these, especially if SM4 and SM5 are filmed back-to-back. In addition, I can see JJJ and the Scorpion being involved in the story I provide, albeit the Scorpion would have a smaller role as I explained in my previous post (hopefully to be included in a later film), but perhaps Peter's discovery of JJJ's dealings place a tighter strain on their relationship and Spidey being shown up by Kraven would replace JJJ's disappointment over the Scorpion's defeat.
From your quote of my first post in this thread, you didn't seem to have a problem with my inclusion of the Lizard, who is one of Spider-Man's most vicious enemies, appearing in a PG-13 movie; I don't think that Man-Spider should push that rating into "R" territory any more than the Lizard would. In addition, boundaries of the PG-13 rating are being pushed more often now, and I believe that Sam Raimi's current (at least, critical) success with his new (PG-13) horror film would give him good ideas as to how to adapt these characters.
With a franchise entering its fourth installment and such a long wait between the 3rd and 4th films, I expect more maturity in the characters and a fearlessness to be reasonably bold with the storytelling. With the summary and ideas I have provided or not, hopefully SM4 delivers on those fronts.