I'm a nerd, and I'm especially a nerd for villains. I can remember one day, when I was young (and nerdy), I had just made a trip to Hot Topic for a new Spider-Man 2 poster of Doc Ock. My younger sister lamented, "My sister's in love with an octopus!"Well, no, but I do love me a good villain, and I especially love villains in the Spider-Man universe. They are interesting, diverse, and usually come with a lot of emotional baggage. Spider-Man's recent movies have delivered some genuinely compelling villains—characters that work not just as obstacles for Peter Parker, but as complex antagonists with clear motivations and arcs. Here's how the best of them stack up. Honorable Mention: Venom, Spider-Man 3 - YouTube www.youtube.com There's one villain that deserves acknowledgment, even if he doesn't quite make the main ranking. Venom in Spider-Man 3 is one of the most divisive villain portrayals in Spider-Man history.Okay, there's a lot about this movie that doesn't work. But Topher Grace's Eddie Brock brought a sneering, petulant energy to the villain that worked better than many remember. And this movie also gave us a dark Peter Parker and that iconic montage.Raimi originally didn't include Venom in this script. He told Collider:Avi Arad, my partner and the former president of Marvel at the time, said to me, "Sam, you're not paying attention to the fans enough. You need to think about them. You've made two movies now with your favorite villains, and now you're about to...
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