SummarySpider-Man 3 reunites the cast and filmmakers from the first two blockbuster adventures for a web of secrets, vengeance, love, and forgiveness. (Columbia Pictures)
SummarySpider-Man 3 reunites the cast and filmmakers from the first two blockbuster adventures for a web of secrets, vengeance, love, and forgiveness. (Columbia Pictures)
This is a wonderfully imagined, heartfelt piece of pop entertainment that soars not only for its spectacular eye candy, but also during the moments when its protagonists simply stand still and talk to each other. How many comic-book movies can you say that about?
What saves Spider-Man 3 from becoming well, "Superman III," is the fact that it's still a solid film that packs a punch when it comes to turn on the spectacle.
The main flaw is an over-abundance of villains, a bout of narrative greediness that sees them marching out of their lairs like so many evil-doers-on-parade.
Given how bogus the movie is whenever it departs from formula, it's not surprising that the funniest bit (in which Peter Parker becomes a disco smoothie) is stolen from Jerry Lewis's "The Nutty Professor" or that the best special effects, involving a gigantic Sandman, dimly echo "King Kong."
Though aspects of it are entertaining, the presence of all these mismatched pieces give Spider-Man 3 an ungainly, cumbersome feeling, as if its plot elements were the product of competing contractors who never saw the need to cooperate on a coherent final product.
"Spider-Man 2" was a textbook example of how to make a sequel: Deepen it, make it funnier, give it more heart and come up with a strong villain and a good story. Spider Man 3, by contrast, shows how not to make a sequel.
The worst movie of Spiderman. I never thought that the most popular character in the world (and especially myself) would have a movie like this. However, it is never as bad as garbage like Catwoman and Steel.
But the main villain is his biggest problem. After the arrival of the symbiote and the black suit, the movie goes astray. Why? Because the script for Venom was not written! Venom was imposed on Sam Raimi.
Sandman has also tried to become a great villain, but more like Frankenstein, pity over motivation.
Peter Parker's behavior under the influence of the symbiote is disgusting. That is, they could show an aggressive Peter, but what he is delivering falls in the middle of the street!
The performance of all the actors is great (except Tofer Grace, damn it!) That is, Tobey Maguire, who is practically the star of the movie. James Franco is a head and neck higher than the previous times. And with his own death at the end of the movie, he showed a heroic sacrifice. Likewise, Kirsten Dunst, J.K. Simmons, Rosemary Harris, etc. are all excellent. But the script did not give any of them a chance.
In general, this is the most disappointing comic book movie. Because the previous two works were great and this one had the ability to become a real masterpiece. But alas...
Sam Raimi's third and final Spider-Man outing is a miserable disappointment. While the cast is still overall good, the plot is overstuffed and convoluted -- at times relying on tropes that might not even be suitable for a daytime soap opera. Spider-Man 3's misguided script is full of awkward melodrama, missing the fun and thrills of its two superb predecessors, while it also opts to forgo focusing on one charismatic villain for three dull and underwritten baddies.