10 Comic Book Movie Deaths That Should Never Have Happened

Spider-Man 3 is a divisive film with its geeky and quirky charm likely to make you smile in amusement or groan out of disappointment. It fails to hit the same lofty heights achieved by its two predecessors with the film’s decision to cram the Green Goblin, Sandman and Venom proving to be a case of too many cooks and ultimately being the biggest error of the otherwise impressive Sam Raimi trilogy.

With just the Green Goblin and Sandman as the bad guys, Spider-Man 3 may have just worked out. Harry Osborn’s transformation from Peter’s best friend to sworn enemy could have been given the time it needed to click and rival the original movie for best Goblin portrayal, while the plan to make Sandman Uncle Ben’s killer may also have been better received had the plot been given time to play out naturally, rather than rushed.

Because Sony’s stupid decision to stuff Venom into the equation at the last minute ultimately turned the film into an uncomfortable watch, with those who had loved the first two movies furiously scratching their heads as the trilogy crumbled in front of their eyes.

Topher Grace gave a woefully average performance as Eddie Brock and Venom, though impressive with regards to CGI, has a voice that sounds like something out of a 1980s alien film and can never really be taken seriously as a bad guy. Venom kills Harry but is later killed himself and this makes his inclusion in the movie all the more laughable.

There was literally zero reason for him to be involved and killing him off at the end meant there was zero chance of him returning, meaning Sony had taken one of Spider-Man’s biggest villains and flushed him down the drain. Raimi later admitted the decision was out of his hands and that, if you dare resit through the film again, is painfully evident.