In an interview with Coventry Telegraph via AICN Spider-Man 1,2,3 and upcoming 4 director Sam Raimi has admitted his faults with the third Spidey film. Check out an excerpt below:
Raimi spoke about the comic book movie franchise in the print edition of DVD & Blu-ray Review. Asked about complaints that there were too many bad guys in Spider-Man 3, he responded: “I think having so many villains detracted from the experience. I would agree with the criticism.”
So it sounds like there will be fewer foes in the next installment. Raimi said he had learned some new lessons and storytelling tricks from his recent horror flick Drag Me to Hell which was a smaller and more intimate production.
He said: “I think I’ve learned about the importance of getting to the point and the importance of having limitations, and I’m hoping to take that into a production where I’m actually allowed to explore with more of the tools to pull it off with a little more splendour.“I hope I don’t lose that edge that I’ve just found. That would be my approach to Spider-Man 4: to get back to the basics.”
It’s nice that Raimi recognizes and agrees with the critics on the poor quality of Spider-Man 3. Hopefully he will be on a streak after his excellent return to horror this summer with Drag Me To Hell. Bruce Campbell recently mentioned a January start date for filming so we should hear some more news soon.
Did you think the third Spidey was terrible? What can Raimi do to improve number four?