Am I the only one in these parts that thinks Spider-man 3 was a good flick?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Monday, November 2, 2009 22:53
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I'm feeling like somewhat of a gorram pariah in this respect. I loved the dark aspect, the angry need for revenge, the forgiveness for bad timining & placement, and the sacrifice of a true friend...
Even my Son hates this movie, but it brings me to tears every time, much like our BDM.
Thoughts?


The laughing Chrisisall

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Were you on a bender when you came to this conculsion? Seriously, I'm usually on board with your entertainment choices but this time you may have crossed the line. I'm also usually forgiving of movies in that if I am entertained I will overlook serious flaws but this one is just a mess.

I won't claim to know everything about Spidey canon but I do know the symbiote(Venom) storyline was nothing like it was depicted in the film. Exploding Venom/Eddie at the end was just the sour icing on a moldy cake.

If you are going to put three villains in a movie then for God's sake don't turn two of them into sympathetic characters by the end. The truly tragic part about this is the best performance is given by James Franco as Harry Osbourne/Hobgoblin and what do they do in the end? You guessed it, he's killed off. I think the PTB really missed an opportunity with this character in future installments which is a real shame. Then again, maybe Franco wanted out.

I wish I could list some positives about this movie but I just don't like it. It ranks right down there with two other disappointments: X-men 3 and Blade 3.

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Originally posted by chrisisall:

I'm feeling like somewhat of a gorram pariah in this respect. I loved the dark aspect, the angry need for revenge, the forgiveness for bad timining & placement, and the sacrifice of a true friend...
Even my Son hates this movie, but it brings me to tears every time, much like our BDM.
Thoughts?

The laughing Chrisisall

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Sorry bud, but this is one of those occasions where Sonisall is right. Too many bad guys, too much stupid goofiness for my taste.

Having said that it does have some great moments and I have a 'fan-edited' version of the movie which cuts out all the silly stuff (at least as much as possible) and this is a highly watchable version of the movie that keeps it in line with the first two. The tone is kept intact and without the silliness Peter is much darker and fits in better with the whole revenge theme going on.
You don't get Peter's 'Travolta' walk, the dance scene is considerably cut which makes it all the more brutal when MJ gets hit. Plus other cuts of pointless scenes to shorten the time.
It is a much better film than the theatrical version and if you know how to obtain it I would recommend it to fans.

I hope that if Spidey 4 appears they return to old and let Sam Raimi do his thing, his way. None of the studio interference that seems to have plagued this movie.



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Originally posted by singate:
Exploding Venom/Eddie at the end was just the sour icing on a moldy cake.

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Nice wording/visual there. I just don't get that sentiment. Venom HAD to be killed, & Edward Brock Jr. showed his true colours in the end basically getting himself killed at the same time; good widdance to bad wubbish.

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what do they do in the end? You guessed it, he's [Harry] killed off.

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Yeah, very Joss-like.

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It ranks right down there with two other disappointments: X-men 3 and Blade 3.

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I thought it was WAAAAAY better than both. You characterized it as a mess- I see more stuff in it each time I see it, like our BDM, it's incredibly compressed as it was telling a story too big & complicated for a mere 2hr movie, if anything's truly wrong with the film, I'd say it was that too much material created some narrative confusion & questionable pacing- but repeated viewings make these problems disappear, IMO.


The laughing Chrisisall

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Originally posted by lwaves:
You don't get Peter's 'Travolta' walk

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I loved that, it was Peter so out of control he couldn't see the reactions around him. It was a funny/uncomfortable scene.


The laughing Chrisisall

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Too many story lines converging for just 1 movie. Could have been made into 2 movies, easily.



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But then we'd have had to sit throught TWO of them!


Actually, full disclosure, I haven't seen it, so I have to reserve judgement. However, the things I've heard have been rather instrumental in my not WANTING to see it, because I enjoyed the first two installments. They weren't on my top 5 comix-to-movies list, but they were entertaining.

Mike

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