I have long argued that Spider-Man 3 will be the ruin of the Spider-Man franchise because of its over-littering of villains. I am not alone with this opinion as many people have sounded off since the movie came out about how much potential the movie had, but that which was ruined by the cramming of 3 well-known villains into a 2 and a half hour time period.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the director of all of the Spider-Man films himself, Sam Raimi has admitted, evidently after the fuss I have been making about it, that the amount of villains did in fact ruin the 3rd film in the franchise. From the man himself:

“I think having so many villains detracted from the experience. I would agree with the criticism,” he said in the print edition of DVD & Blu Ray Review, as reported in The Coventry Telegraph.

It’s very encouraging to hear the director of the Spider-Man films admitting to the faults in his movie. Spider-Man 4 is automatically looking better due to his admission.

What do you think? Who do you think should be the villains in Spider-Man 4?