Stark was one of those villains you loved to hate and couldn't wait to see him get his comeuppance, and what a treat it was to see him bite it the way he did. I think he is by far the most underrated JP villain and arguably the most loathesome. It's a shame we didn't see more of him in the movie and his chances of survival for him to return as a main villain in JP4 are probably not high. As hateful as he is, he's too great a villain not to have a spot on my list of favorite JP human characters. While TLW may not be the greatest movie, Stark was definitely a standout in it, IMO.
I agree he was pretty cool in TLW. . .too bad he got munched.
Dieter has one of the most satisfying deaths of the series, IMO. It was just what he deserved.