ambitious but doesn't quite connect...

Rating: 3/10 (25 May 2007)

OK well I saw Spider-man 3 a few weeks ago and was furious to the point that I nearly walked out. So after a friend begged me I gave it another chance and while I did not walk out I was still just as frustrated. As someone who is a fan of the comics I was disappointed but that was not because of the comic story parts but because the movie felt very disjointed and it just never got into a rhythm. I tried to give it another chance as a movie but I actually found myself more disappointed than I was with the use of venom. It seemed as if the direction team felt like they need to cram 3 movies into one and in doing this the plot lines just do not follow very well. The three villains were perfect for the big screen but were poorly used and it seemed like the director put the villains on a roulette wheel and that's how it was decided when to include them. For instance after a battle with one villain we do not even see the villain for good bit of time and when he does come back(or it's revealed he's still alive) it feels really really forced. Finally, as a comic fan I have to say this about the black suit story line...it should have been Spider-man 4, I say this because I actually like Topher Grace's casting and how he played Brock but his character was not given a lot of development time and so other than when he becomes venom you are kinda bored with the character. Also the black suit was to give Peter more power not turn him into a dancing w/ the stars candidate. Anyways, I gave this movie two tries and while it was very ambitious it just never comes together.