…maybe it was for the best that Spider Man 4 got relegated to the dustheap of history.

I know that the remake looks like twenty pounds of fried death.  But this might surprise you–Raimi’s version wasn’t looking like it was any great shakes.  In fact, according to some recent reports, it looks like Spider Man 4 might have been worse than Spider Man 3.

The basic outline of Raimi’s plot was recently leaked, and it goes a little something like this:

Peter Parker gets over MJ, finds a new girl, falls in love. But: Peter also discovers her father is actually the Vulture, a naughty green guy with wings to be played by John Malkovich. Peter is torn between the love of his new lady and taking down the Vulture. Being a Spandex tight-ass, he decides to take down the Vulture, and kills him. This patricide goes down poorly with Peter’s new fiancée, and she rejects him. Despondent, Peter decides to abandon his superpowers, and Movie No. 4 ends with Peter Parker throwing away his Spider-Man mask, and audiences wondering if they are watching Superman II.

Okay, so I figure someone added on that “Superman II” bit, but still.  That’s pretty awful.  In fact, that’s REALLY awful.  So maybe it’s for the best that the movie died off before it could waste our time and money at the theaters.