WOW -- What a disappointment

Rating: 6/10 (6 May 2007)

I can't tell you how disappointed I am with Spider-Man 3. I've been waiting since the beginning of the year (ever since they started promoting it in movie theaters) and, not only did it NOT live up to the hype and my expectations, from the reactions in movie theater, I could tell it didn't live up to anyone else's either.
First, the good news: the ONLY reason to see this movie is for the special effects. I saw it in an IMAX theater, and now I'm ruined on regular movies forever. You know how people say, "See this movie in the theater" because it plays better on big screens? See this one at an IMAX theater if you can. The only other good news: Kirsten Dunst's nipples make another appearance (briefly).
Now the bad news. First, there are AT LEAST NINE SUBPLOTS!! On the way home from the movie, my girlfriend and I counted them!! And those were just the ones we could remember! NINE SUBPLOTS! Are you kidding me? I'm amazed the movie was only two hours and twenty minutes! Second, the acting is horrible. Not just bad, horrible. There are parts of this movie where the dialog is so syrupy-sweet that I needed an insulin shot.
Third, apparently, everyone in Manhattan is a model. Every single shot of extras "reacting" is populated with some of the most beautiful people I've ever seen. There are no ugly people watching Spidey do his thang. Fourth, everyone is this movie (including the extras in the background) are just so unbelievably aware of themselves that it detracts from the realism of the movie. Finally, there are times in this movie during a couple of fight scenes, where there are so many fast camera cuts that you just can't tell what the hell is going on. That is unbelievably annoying. As good as the special effects are, you want to see them, not have them go by you before your brain can register what you saw.
Now, having said all that -- GO SEE THIS MOVIE for the special effects. DO NOT miss it in the theater. But, lower your expectations on the content. It just isn't there -- or maybe it's that there's WAY too much content. I can't tell. Turn your brain off and turn your eyes on. You'll have more fun.