Under appreciated

Rating: 7/10 (11 February 2009)

Spider-Man 3 is totally under appreciated, though it does have its ups and downs. My first gripe is with one of the villains, Venom. For one thing, Topher Grace is just way too campy to play him. Maybe if Thomas Haden Church, the guy who played Sandman, played Venom, it would've worked out a lot better, but looking at something like That 70's Show, I think Topher Grace was too silly to play the part.
Speaking of silly, this movie attempted to be a lot more funny than the other two, which I'm guessing is supposed to make the movie less boring; not that it was ever boring to begin with, but I guess they were just widening their range and trying to appeal to a whole new audience, kind of like what Nintendo did with the Wii. Now, judging by your taste, you either hate the silliness, or you laugh your ass off; I personally LMAO. There's nothing wrong with going silly; Spider-Man doesn't have any reputation of seriousness IMHO; it always had a reputation of action, so unlike Batman, it wasn't a bad idea for Spider-Man to go silly.
Speaking of action, the action in this movie wasn't disappointing. But there were some parts that seemed kind of improbable, but that happens with a lot of movies, so it doesn't really matter to me.
The Sandman is a very interesting villain; he's not a maniac, and he's not seeking revenge; he's just desperate to get a crap load of money to help his sick daughter. Also, the way he shape-shifts is quite interesting; it's kind of like Clayface from Batman, or the robot from Terminator 2.
The black suit concept is obviously the last full-length movie concept they could take from the comics, but I honestly think that it's a little too much to fit into one movie. Here's how it should've worked; the meteorite crashes down, the alien goo gets to Peter, it gets onto his Spider-Man costume, he wears it under his day clothes, acts like one of the popular guys, and then, he convinces himself to get rid of the costume, then it gets onto Eddy Brock, he transforms into Venom...... then the movie ends right there, and we wait for Spider-Man 4. But sadly, they tried to fit it into 2 1/2 hours, and Venom was just a quickly used character that we'll never see again.
So, Spider-Man 3 has its problems, but it's still enjoyable. Was it better than the other two Spider-Man movies? No. Was it better than the other crap we got in 2007? YES, YES, HELL YES!!!! 7/10