Cheesy- yet entertaining

Rating: 8/10 (10 May 2007)

This movie felt like classic Sam Raimi directing, way more than the other 2 Spiderman movies. The movie had god-awful dialog and the acting was poor. Venom looked really cheesy, unless Topher Grace's head was showing. It didn't succeed in pulling 3 stories together (Harry Ozbourne, Venom and Sandman).
What this movie DID have, however, is humor. And plenty of it! There is a lot of really subtle comedy in this piece and its well worth your time to go look at it. It felt a LOT like evil-dead kind of funny, where its situational and the dialog is just cheesy enough for it to feel like a classic B-Cult flick. I guess what I'm trying to say is, you shouldn't look at this film in the perspective of a Hollywood blockbuster. You should look at this flick in the perspective of a classic Sam Raimi film and just loosen up.
That being said, I was very entertained by this movie. It was the first of the Spiderman- movies to actually look and feel like a comic book! It wasn't like watching a film-adaptation of a comic, it WAS the comic.
The action-scenes were really well done. They were cool, for lack of a better word. Especially to see Harry on a hover-board, fighting spider-man.
There was little character development, which is fine for characters like Peter and Mary Jane, because they're well established from the last two films.. but, characters like Eddy Brock suffer from it.
I wish they'd make a reference to Peter's professor the future Lizardman.
I don't think they should make a Fantastic 4 sequel (saw the preview in the theater).
So, in conclusion: Its funny, entertaining, Bruce Cambell is the best part. Its got terrible dialog, little character development, etc. If you're a big fan of Spiderman, you'd most likely get offended. If you're a really laid back moviegoer, it might be worth your time and money. I really enjoyed this film, even though it butchers the spider-man story..