When this movie came out, I went and saw it in theaters with a friend. I enjoyed the new villain Sandman and liked how they made Harry Osborne (James Franco) the successor and avenger to his late father's legacy. And then there was also Venom. Forced? Yes. Interesting? Maybe. Needed? Maybe not. Not only that, we got the Gwen Stacy plot line, which I could have done without to be honest. Maybe if they left out Venom and Gwen Stacy, this could have been a better movie. The ending death scene made me tear up and I cannot watch that part anymore without feeling a sense of sadness. I don't care if it was fake or forced; it got to me. My instincts and feelings paint a different picture when it comes to certain death scenes. In fact, I'm getting them now. But don't let that get to you. Try to watch this and avoid the later Spider-Man films with Andrew Garfield. And if you want something better, give the MCU Spider-Man films a go. I know I will soon!

I don't know when I was a kid i saw a trailer for this and Venom scared the crap out of me. When I saw the movie a few years later with the other two spider man movies and I didn't even know what I was scared of. Because that Venom sucked.ASSSSSSSS!But we only get him in basically the last 30 minutes because before we get to the real venom we get Imo Peter and he sucks. And don't even get me started with that dance party scene which is just awfully cringe. Multiple love subplots with MJ, Peter, Gwen, and Harry that almost go no where. And there are just so many to pick from.Besides Sandman and some good performances and the cgi for the most part are what I really like from this movie. Just let Sony make there own Venom.

I don't know why but I hate the Sand man They wasted a lot of time with this villain while could have just kept Venom as a supervillain and focus on this story ...

Its better than people are giving it credit for. I like it when he turns dark, at the time it was different when the hero was turned like this.