Gamespot is right... Skyward Swords controls are bad.

[SvennoJ]

I'm playing it right now and after trying to defeat a couple of spiders in the forest temple I can't agree more with gamespot.

Minor spoiler: The idea is simple, horizontal slash, spin spider around, then stab it in the glowing spot.
Execution: almost impossible. My wii+ remote keeps confusing vertical and horizontal slashes and stabs hardly ever register at all. Most frustrating enemy so far. At least with the plants it only takes longer, when the wii+ screws up with the spiders you loose a heart 90% of the time.