A decent movie with nothing to do with Spiderman...

Rating: 5/10 (12 May 2007)

So, this is the third Spiderman movie. Which is kind of funny since there is nothing about Spiderman. OK, there's a guy in a red-and-blue costume who hurls webs and climbs buildings, but that is NOT Spiderman. Perhaps this is a spoof...
The story is all about this symbiote which randomly falls near Peter Parker and colors his spider suit black. Oh, and it also turns him into a dancing goth. Meanwhile, his girlfriend is depressed, his best friend is nuts, and two villains arrive in town.
However, in this movie Spiderman has lost his spider sense, his sarcasm, his charisma, and his personality, being only able to do Tarzan in Manhattan and stare at MJ with his idiotic smile. In fact, Maguire manages to wipe that stupid smirk off his face even twice. When he turns goth (BTW, what has that to do with the symbiote?) he's even dumber, dancing in the streets with all the girls either walking away or ignoring him. WTF~? MJ, too, isn't herself, acting depressed all along, and even managing to depress Spidey himself. And the audience, of course. It felt definitely better when she was slapped to the ground. On to the enemies now -- the first one, from being a small-time nobody in the comics, is now at the center of the story...not to mention Raimi even altered the events of the first Spiderman. The second one, however, from being one of Spidey's fiercest foes, is now a wuss who only appears for 10 minutes...not to mention he is quite different from his comics counterpart: - no muscles - much shorter - no "we" speech - pika-cries a la pokémon
Also, there are some very stupid scenes, like Harry's butler (seriously, what were they smoking?) and the appearance of Gwen Stacy. Who is even depicted as a brain-free chick.
To be honest, the movie isn't that bad (hence the "decent"), since it features exciting (yet absurd) fights and managed not to bore me despite its length. If you're a fan of Spidey, however, be warned: you'll curse A LOT.