The Movie: "Boo! What a load of rubbish! Spider-Man 3 was terrible, right? How did they get away with making this movie?" Those are the kind of dialogue cues you might end up hearing if you decide to bring this movie up with a member of the public. They can't get over the fact that it wasn't Spider-Man or Spider-Man 2, or that there's a bit where Peter Parker goes "evil," but because Sam Raimi's version of evil is "dancing really obnoxiously in a club and growing a sweepy fringe," everybody was like, "Whaaaaat?" Too many villains, a whole lotta bad CGI... too many corny "ugh" moments that made you want to terrorise New York as a supervillain of your own creation because you were just so darn angry at what you were looking it: it's Spider-Man 3. The Overlooked Positive: This movie gets such an awful wrap for what is essentially just an "average" blockbuster. It's not that bad. I mean, it's not great either, but it's hardly the cinematic war crime that everybody tries to make it out to be. I put this down to "One Viewing Syndrome," which is a syndrome I've just made up but will take the time to explain to you now. One Viewing Syndrome basically means that you saw a movie once, didn't care for it, and then never saw it again - but because the rest of the world decided to hate on it in such huge proportions, you're all like, "Yeah, Spider-Man 3 was the worst movie ever. How did it go so wrong? What was Raimi thinking?" It's highly similar to bandwagoning, in that it's exactly the same. Have you seen it since, though? Maybe you have and you still think this is the comic book adaptation from Hell. Okay, that's cool with me, each to their own. But if you haven't seen Spider-Man 3 since its release, give it another shot: not because you're missing out on a hidden gem, but because this movie is a fairly enjoyable and pretty average blockbuster that is nowhere near deserving of all the hate. It's a big ol' mess, sure, but there are some good moments to be enjoyed amongst all the horrific bits that you remember. There's a character made out of sand and everything! Sand!