I understand my colleague G.I. Jeff. I get him. I should, I’ve known him for a very long time. And as a result, I know that he would write a glowing review of Spider Man 3 no matter what Sam Raimi threw up on the screen. It could've been two and half hours of Peter Parker taking a radioactive dump in the toilet. He has a certain childlike reverence for the character, and I fear he has convinced himself that Spider Man 3 is actually a good film.It’s not. Not even close, really.
Yeah, the special effects looked pretty good (I would hope, if they spent TWO-HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS on this film). But that’s about the best compliment I can give the film.
The acting is almost absurd in spots (the audience I saw it with laughed numerous times in spots not meant to be funny – stop crying Tobey!).
The many, many characters in this film aren’t juggled near enough screen time to be properly fleshed out.
The plot is… well, I actually have no idea what the plot was – but, I think there were at least six of them.
There were too many antagonists. Four by my count, which is three too many.
Bryce Dallas Howard is completely wasted in a nothing role.
The Sandman is a bigger flip-flopper than John Kerry. He’s bad, he’s good, he’s bad again… wait, wait… okay, he’s good again.
The emergence of Venom (at least I think its Venom. They don’t even have enough time to work in the name), is pretty much just a flash in the pan. His forced presence in the film seems like a lackluster attempt to pander to the fanboys. A real waste in this film, and should’ve been saved for SM4 or left out all together.
Walking out of the theater, I was simply confused. Based on the previous two films, which I like very much, I expected a smart, efficient, and connected story. What I got was a lot of murk, mire and meandering. Spider Man 3 is like a size 24 woman trying to fit into a size 6 pair of jeans. Sloppy. Very, very sloppy.
Grade: 2 Buckets
P.S. Is Harry the "New Goblin" or is he going paint balling??
6 comments:
Child like reverence? I told you before you went into the movie that you would probably not like it--that your expectation was through the roof. I explained to you that there were many plot threads and that sometimes they were not as fleshed out as one would have liked. I also said that the main plot which is Peter's relationship with Harry was in my opinion well done. It is what I enjoyed most about the film. Venom did not get the screen time he deserved this is true. But I still liked the film after seeing it again late last night. It does have severe flaws in the editing and the enormity of the different plots but I still enjoyed it. So I humble myself before you as I say instead of 5 buckets I will now give it 3 and a half. What can I say your no taste friend just liked a movie you couldn't stand. Oh, well nothing new here. I guess I just don't have good sense.
What I meant by "childlike reverence" was that your adoration for the character was unconditional. No offense intended. However, everything else I wrote in my review I stick by. SM3 is a stinker and you should know that.
And I never said you have no taste.
and Happy Cinco de Mayo, you childlike bitch!
Happy Cinco De Mayo to you too you stuffy elitist who can't enjoy a fun summer movie. Just cause there were a few bad scenes and I agree that the editing could have been better--it was fun to watch. It's not as good as Spidey one or two but I think the main story threads hold. I admit I do have some bias toward Spidey but if the movie were truly bad or in some way not in keeping with the Comic book or the character I would not have liked it. But even with the gaffes the characters were true to how they were written in the comics. Although Mary Jane was a wee bit too whiney for my tastes. Otherwise, I thought it was fine. Spidey 3 was a flawed but fun film and that's it. Nuff said!
Why has everyone gotten so daggone defensive in my absence?
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