Simply still the best superhero movie despite mixed reviews...

Rating: 8/10 (6 May 2007)

I'm sure you seen the mixed reviews and heard it thru the grapevine by friends and friends of friends; but there's still no denying yes...Mary j sings and yes Toby's character does have a weird dance moment along with a strange 70's beat to it which is very funny but no matter what you hear good or bad Spider-man 3 starts the summer movie season with a bang and still keep it coming with the goods. Spider-man 3 continues directly where Spiderman 2 (or Spiderman 2.1 depends on what you watched or liked more) left off having Mary J. Watson (Kristin dunst) finding out that Peter parker (Toby McGuire) is spider man all this time.
Thus, begins a good and bad whirlwind of events that sets the tone for even shocking revelations and life-changing choices that makes even peter questions his "Great power" and the responsibilities to go with it. While Mary and peter enjoy a good night together a strange star fell from the sky and landed directly around there area....coincidence I think not! but this is no star nor rock but something far more dangerous and will test peter's heart as well as choices in his somewhat good part of his life; Meanwhile elsewhere a convict is on the run once again but it seems luck gives him a bad hand again when he becomes a unwilling test subject that will give him the power over sands and lets not forget the vengeful son........
okay let's start with the story...as you can tell its very convoluted and that's one of two gripes I have with this movie; they mixed in too much of the elements of the different villains stories so much that you can tell that the story was a rushed job to some degree making the movie somewhat either rushed or confusing in some parts; we never really understood how the symbiont code name "Venom" even found its way to earth all we just know is that it got here...nothing more! And the sandman's character as much as I liked his character you really wished there was more depth to him because he seem like a good man who pretty much had bad luck and still continuing to have it. and of course Hobgoblin (aka green goblin 2) we already know his story so we are not going to go into that neck of the woods; put all of this together you got yourself a lot of great and awesome fight scenes that you also wished they were emphasized on the work done and choreographed to make the special effects and fights were pretty damn good and it just make you want to leap out of your seat at the awesomeness that it brings.
Unlike some other movie (ahem X-men: last stand) this movie puts more personal touches which is REALLY good; giving Peter and the other characters realism and life making choices along with tough choices that can make any one of us question, "now that we found the truth what would we do?" and, "how would we react to something like that!?" Peter's journey to the dark side can sometimes remind us that we have a same side when it comes to private justice if something happens to any one of our family members which again is good but then going back to the story being rushed you lose that moment and feeling along the way but it does show back up again which brings a more darker tone to this movie and even though they were trying to add funny elements to it still felt really good to see a dark side to peter's confidence that he now has. all of the actors did good regardless of the mixed reviews and the quality still makes this the best superhero movie bar none; and even though they tried really hard to put all of the stories together the aspect and adventure to this film you'll come out feeling like it doesn't really matter cause you had a fun time. And that's what this movie does it makes you sit and eat your popcorn have fun and sometimes get a little sappy while you're at it.
My second gripe is not actually a problem persey but I've just wished the fights were more extended and that the emotional tone wasn't pushed a notch but then again if they didn't do that you wouldn't have much realism to the characters thus the end result would be making this movie pure action, with lots of pointless casualties that comes out of left field, and a lacking plot unlike some movies (x-men: last stand) but they didn't go down that path and that's GREAT! All in all, at the start of the summer movies is this movie worth going to see? yes, I think it is but my only suggestion is take the movie for what it is...a fun, emotional, thrill ride nothing more and nothing less don't expect too much from it or you will be disappointed and don't expect too less of it or you will misjudge the movie just take it for what it is cause spider man is still a great example of a good superhero movie.
Now let's hope that "iron man" falls under the line...
8/10