A Treat for any Spidey-Fan!

Rating: 8/10 (4 May 2007)

Although not without its problems, Spiderman 3 has everything a true Spidey fan will want and more.
The action sequences are not only amazing, they will keep you staring at the screen unblinkingly the entire time. Having grown up with Spiderman action figures and trying to imagine the best possible fight scenes and scenarios for my favorite superhero, I was thoroughly impressed with the scope and creativity brought to every single fight sequence. Not to mention the fact that the film completely captures the inherent humor in people fighting in mid-air: The scene with Harry Osborne fighting Peter Parker towards the beginning of the film is by far the best, and it has slapstick comedy throughout that will keep even the most easily-distracted human beings(like myself) entertained.
The problems arise when you take the sheer scope of the film: two and a half new villains (Sandman, Venom, and the half being the already-vengeful Harry) and Peter's complex inner struggle between vengeance and righteousness, and cram all of this into just two and a half hours. As soon as all the parts of the epic storyline are finally introduced and before they even have a chance to fully develop, the whole movie takes a complete nosedive in what seems to be a clumsy effort to finish the film on time. This humble observer's opinion is that a cliffhanger ending with the promise of a fourth movie (a la "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest") would have been justly warranted and would have left a much more satisfied general public. Instead, the hasty rap-up of the movie left many in my theater displeased. But then again, now the Spidey-loving public will have a conversation topic that will certainly last a long time to come, and isn't that worth the eight bucks right there? Overall, Spidey-fans will get everything they came for and much more: Huge action, great conflict, mind-boggling special effects, incredible spills and chills, and the promise of a bright future for Spiderman!