Gasp!

Rating: 5/10 (5 May 2007)

I did not care for Spider-Man 3. Don't get me wrong, Spider-Man is one of my favorite super-heroes ever. He's a great hero. Along with the Silver Surfer, he's probably my favorite hero. Spider-Man was a very good movie, and it was extremely well-done, as well as Spider-Man 2, which I think surpassed the first. However, both of these films surpass the third.
I had very, very, VERY high expectations for this movie. Perhaps my expectations were too high, but honestly, this IS a very boring movie. It's about two and half hours long, but about fifty minutes are taken up with boring romantic scenes. Yes, most, if not all, super-heroes have a girl-friend, lately in super-hero films they have been adding that in just to extend the length of the movie, like in Superman Returns, which, for the record, was way better than this.
The comedy in it was not funny at all, but pretty much everyone in the theater was roaring with laughter. I will admit that the scene with the great Bruce Cambell were pretty much awesome, being one of the highlights of the film.
The acting? It was good for the most part, but a lot of times it was cheesy, and some of the dialog was cheesy, but that stuff wasn't a big flaw of the film.
The fighting? The action scenes were the best parts of the film. Many of the scenes were very good scenes, such as the final battle with Spidey, Harry, Sandman, and Venom. This was the best part of the whole movie. The fights with the Sandman were very good as well, in my opinion anyway. The scene at the bell was pretty good too.
But another thing I didn't like was the amount of story lines in it. A Spider-Man movie shouldn't have one million plot lines and a thousand villains. The three villain thing was okay, but I prefer the classic one villain storyline. And the fact that they made it to where Flint Marko, the Sandman, was actually the killer of Uncle Ben, was just unneeded. Now all of the people who never read the comic book will be stuck with this knowledge, when it really isn't knowledge at all. It's just bull crap.
What about Gwen Stacy? Didn't she play a huge part in the film? NO! She appeared in about four scenes. She didn't play a huge part at all. They messed up her character in the first movie though. In the comic book, Gwen is killed by the original(Norman Osbourne) Green Goblin. What about in this? She dangles from a building, and is saved by Spider-Man afterwards. I still liked that she actually made an appearance though.
After naming so much bad and so little good, I guess I should say some good so I won't anger people too badly. Sandman looked perfect in this film. No joke, he looked excellent. This is exactly how he looks in the comic. Green shirt, and a muscular body, with sand. A+! Venom? This was perfect as well. He is most peoples' favorite Spider-Man villain, and his appearances in this movie were great. In my opinion anyway.
Green Goblin II? I can take it or leave it, but it was a large part of the movie.
So overall, Spider-Man 3 did not suck. No, it did not suck at all. It has some great stuff in it. The battle scenes save it, as well as the excellent costumes for the villains, excluding Green Goblin II for obvious reasons. C'mon, a robotic suit? Oh well. That was a flaw in the first movie. Anyway, the movie is ruined by the fact that it's just too boring. A super-hero movie lots of action is more liked by me than a super-hero film that's one third action and two thirds romance and pointless scenes.
5/10