What was Sam Rami Thinking?

Rating: 4/10 (25 February 2014)

The Sam Rami Spiderman films were never great. While the first one was OK, the second one was much better but not fantastic. Spider-man 3? Was a pure ABOMINATION!! Where to begin? For starters, having 3 different villains was a bad idea. Even worse was having one of those villains suddenly become a good guy at the last minute. (Because of a confession from a Butler who was not present in either of the first two films yet supposedly cleaned Norman Osbourne's wounds and "analyzed the wounds for metal fragments" and compared them with the Goblin Glider, which was nowhere near the Osbourne mansion. And how many Butlers do you know moonlight as Criminalists? i don't recall seeing him on CSI: NY) That element was STUPID!!!! Spiderman's cocky attitude was just sickening. Even before the Symbiote came into play. It was made worse after he became "Black Spidey" and the aggression of the suit turned him into an older looking version of Edward Furlong as he appeared in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. And the dancing? Seriously? WHO DOES THAT? What comic book did the writers ever read that had a hero aimlessly dancing through the streets of their cities? I thought Spiderman the musical was on Broadway, not worming it's way onto the big screen. The Symbiote Suit.... ahhh the suit. It looked horrible. How hard is it to animate an all black suit with one big white insignia? The original Spiderman Symbiote suit looked amazing. Why did Rami feel the need to change it? While Rami's version didn't look too bad on Spidey himself, it absolutely did not work for Venom. Which brings me to my next beef. Eddie Brock/Venom. Topher Grace was hardly the ideal choice for this role. Visually, he was not at all convincing. Eddie Brock in the comics and the cartoon was a bulky guy who could bench at least 400 lbs without the Symbiote. And Topher Grace in his 180 pound (max)body was supposed to be that guy? Topher in the Venom suit, was pathetic. Venom is one of the scariest villains in the Spiderman Universe, if not the entire Marvel universe. Why could we hear Topher's sarcastic tenor voice while Brock was in the Venom suit as opposed to a much deeper, heavier, raspy growl? It didn't work at all. Topher was not menacing nor scary in the least bit. Why was Brock's face shown so much while in the Venom suit? In the show and comics, Brock was supposed to be completely subdued while Venom was in control yet he kept rearing his head and showing his face? It didn't work AT ALL!!! Sandman's story was a stretch. How realistic is it that new evidence regarding Uncle Ben's murder surfaces years later, yet there were no witnesses when the investigation first went underway? Considering that the crook that Robbed the fight promoter actually thanked Peter in the first film, does narrowly support the scenario of Uncle Ben's death in the third film. But very Narrowly, considering how many people in NYC would put their own necks on the line for a friend? In other words, if the crook that Spidey chased in the first film was doing a favor for a friend, why was he the point man? Why did he have the money when Spidey ended up chasing him? Why was the man who had the motive acting as the lookout? The story was a stretch. The action during the first fight between Spidey and New Goblin was impressive and very well done. But not enough to redeem the overall quality of the film. Mary Jane once again ending up being held captive by the film's main villain is more than old; it's stupid! you'd think by, the girl would have learned a thing or two. The only other redeeming quality of the movie was J.K. Simmons. He was hilarious as always. With the exception of James Franco, the acting of the cast was also dumbed down when compared with the other films. (Which tends to be a trend with Triologies. Every seems to "lazy-up" with their acting by the third film.) Overall, I did not enjoy the film. And while their are other bad films that I find entertaining (Such as "Daredevil" or "The Last Sentinel") that I can watch multiple times, I've only seen this film once and have NO desire to see it again.