8. Jennifer Dugan - Spider-Man 3
When people want to target Sam Raimis Spider-Man trilogy they tend to go for the Power Ranger Green Goblin, emo Peter or the butler who keeps his mouth shut until the plot commands him to. While the latter is an awkwardly placed example suitable for this list, theres something much riper for ridiculing in the final film. All four Spider-Man films we've got so far have been injected a sense of New York pride, with the citizens of the Big Apple as invested in Spideys antics as Peter Parker. While it was perfectly suitable in the first film given how soon after 9/11 it was released, as the series progressed it became increasingly grating; the train sequence in Spider-Man 2 was silly, but the thirds use of this ongoing trope was something else. When Spider-Man falls into the obvious trap set by Sandman and Venom its accompanied by gasps from the onlooking crowd and ongoing commentary from news reporter Jennifer Dugan, who through her terrible rapport with the news shows anchorman dully explains exactly whats happening in an attempt to make it more serious. Its the sheer bluntness of these lines, ruining any tension the scene may have had, that always bother me when I watch this. Having a Spidey beat up become a spectator event seemed to trivialise the whole thing. Didn't know that this could be the end of Spider-Man? Worried New York wouldn't care? Dont worry; rolling news is here to save the day.