So, I just got back from watching Spiderman 3. I had heard varying bad reports ranging from "I was disappointed" to "Don't waste your money." However, I actually greatly enjoyed the movie. Being the huge comic nerd that I am, I generally pick apart movies in typical fanboy fashion, and there were issues that i had with this one. I'll put the rest in spoiler tags for thos who haven't seen it yet.
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Overall, there were things that bothered me, but almost all comic movies have stuff that bother me, because I pick them apart with fanboy zeal. The only comic movies that I haven't had a huge list of issues with were Sin City and 300, because they both used the Frank Miller comics for story and in some cases actual storyboards. So, I have become used to seeing everything changed around, and putting that stuff aside, I thought that it was quite a good movie.Last edited by Darkthoughts; 09-01-2008 at 12:48 PM.There's one hole in every revolution, large or small. And it's one word long.. people. No matter how big the idea they all stand under, people are small and weak and cheap and frightened. It's people that kill every revolution.
05-06-2007 12:39 PM
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I haven't seen it yet, and I'm not sure if I want too.
The reveiwer I trust at The San Francisco Chronicle said:
Full review here:f the first "Spider-Man" had a script as weak and muddled as the one for "Spider-Man 3," it's hard to believe it ever would have been made. But with the series a worldwide success -- and especially coming off "Spider-Man 2," which was superb -- the filmmakers can afford a weak entry without having to worry about being punished. The only ones who'll be punished are audiences.
"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 film takes three bad stories and tries to fashion a narrative out of them. It can't be done.
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05-06-2007 01:34 PM
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grrr
i wish this thread was in my forum so that i could edit the title.
could someone take care of that? it should be Spider-Man.
thanks!
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Gotcha covered, SJ.
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05-06-2007 02:54 PM
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I thought the movie was awesome. I totally got a kick out of the part detailed in your spoiler #3.
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05-06-2007 03:25 PM
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WOOHOO!!
I am glad its cool, I love the eye candy. We're going to go see it next weekend with the kids, belated birthday present for me.
Thanks so much for the spoiler tags Chris.
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05-06-2007 06:17 PM
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I was actually a little put off by the 2nd one so Im not sure about seeing the third one, but people ive spoken to have said its worth it. Maybe I should watch the 2nd one again.
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05-07-2007 12:50 AM
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I haven't seen the movie yet, so I wanted to commend OchrisO on his excellent use of the spoiler box (chainsaw?) function.
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Glad to see the spoiler tags work. I didn't enjoy the first Spider[-]Man film, and saw the second on on TV and thought it was pretty dull. 3 will be for late-nite TBS viewing.
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05-09-2007 08:38 PM
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i thought 1 and 2 were awesome, and 3 was ok. The problem with it is the same problem we get with SK movies. They can't take a 12 hour story and make it a 3 hour movie, because the viewers lose alot of important shit. I mean, 3 different villains, trying to fit in their backgrounds, motivations, and parker's love interests storyline, it was just too much to handle.
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05-09-2007 11:35 PM
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I turned to my friend during the movie and said "hey, venom turned Spiderman into Trent Reznor"
I liked the movie quite a bit.
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05-10-2007 06:29 AM
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We get to go see it Saturday night in the big new theater they built 50 miles away.
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05-13-2007 02:19 AM
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I liked it, but not as much as I did the first two, for the reason that others have stated, just a case of stuffing too much stuff in without the neccessary build-up time.
05-13-2007 05:58 AM
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For some reason, I thought Peter only had spiderlike abilities--the web spinning, climbing, etc. At what point did he become invincible and be able to withstand those wicked beatings? Last time I tried, spiders squish pretty easily.
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05-13-2007 08:09 AM
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Spiders squish easily when paired against a human's foot, but that would be the equivalent of the Empire State Building stepping on Spiderman. My understanding is that he has all of the powers of the spider, hence his great endurance and agility, as well as his toughness. He would be worthless as a superhero if you could just punch him in the nose and take his lunch money.
05-13-2007 08:13 AM
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Yep, spiders can fall from great distances and survive a lot of "scaled" punishment to their little bodies.
We saw it yesterday and I was a bit...ummm...meh.
but I think that may have been the theater because I don't like watching a movie with weird people.
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05-13-2007 01:24 PM
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Anyone else think that Bryce Dallas Howard is the hottest woman on Earth after seeing her as Gwen Stacy? x19
05-14-2007 02:16 PM
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Compared to MJ? Hell yeah. MJ looked a little like a crack whore in this one.
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02-02-2008 11:06 PM
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Spider Man 4
Screenwriter James Vanderbilt has confirmed Spider-Man 4!
http://movies.ign.com/articles/849/849075p1.html
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Who will direct? Will Maguire be back? Will Dunst? If not, what actors should replace them? And who should be the next villian?
Let's hear it!
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Dunst is so hot.
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mmmm kristen...
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