One of the few things I like about Spider-Man 3 is the depiction of Sandman. The character was never that interesting to me in the comic books — few Spidey villains were — but he proved to be a pretty cinematic creature, even if he sometimes reminded me of The Mummy. Surprisingly Venom, who was always interesting in the comic books — until he started finding underground cities and acting less like a bad guy — did not translate so well to the big screen.

So, as long as it seems, via an interview with MTV.com, that Sam Raimi still doesn’t know who the villain(s) in Spider-Man 4 will be, despite it going into production in March, I thought I’d offer an opinion, which is likely an unpopular one: he should go with Absorbing Man. Too much like Sandman? Maybe, but the special effects could be cool. Oh, wait, is he too much of a Thor villain? Man, Marvel is so confusing. Okay, then I pick Kraven, since he probably requires the least amount of CG of all the Spidey villains.

According to a poll on MTV’s SplashPage, the fans want Spidey to battle The Lizard, but knowing Hollywood, that’s just going to look like Spidey vs. a velociraptor (in a lab coat). Meanwhile, second choice, Carnage, would just be a mess of CG that will be nearly as disappointing as the Venom of the last film. In the new interview with Raimi, he makes it seem that neither of these are who he’s got in mind, but unfortunately we still have no clue.

Anyway, them’s my thoughts, which don’t matter much since I haven’t read a Spider-Man comic since the mid-90s and even then barely knew much about most of the superhero’s enemies. So, let’s check in with the rest of the film blogosphere for other responses after the jump:
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