It was very apparent that Raimi needed a break from the Spider-madness, or he'd burn out, a tragic case of a great filmmaker soured by the increasing demands of the take-no-prisoners studio system. By the time the third 'Spider-Man' movie rolled around in 2007, it seemed Raimi had more or less lost it, awash in a sea of computer-generated visual effects, hammy performances, unnecessary dance numbers, and rickety, tired storytelling. His career then culminated with the three 'Spider-Man' movies, which were perfect examples of the laws of diminishing returns. He made a gonzo western ( 'The Quick and the Dead'), a subtle thriller ('A Simple Plan'), a baseball drama ( 'For Love of the Game'), and a Tennessee Williams-style slice of Southern Gothic ('The Gift'). Ah, Sam Raimi, it's good to have you back in the horror game.Īfter starting his career with the three influential, gore-drenched 'Evil Dead' movies and the bleakly comic, and just as violent 'Darkman,' he started to mix it up.
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