Note that "the original" in the above comment refers to the movie series, not the comic books. There were two movie series post-2000 by different directors. The

Note that "the original" in the above comment refers to the movie series, not the comic books. There were two movie series post-2000 by different directors. The second one didn't feature Doctor Octopus. In the comics, he was like a typical scumbag villain, but in the movie referred to here, he's more like a misguided psychopath.