Spiderman 3 Met My Expectations

Rating: 4/10 (5 May 2007)

There aren't really any major spoilers here, I'm just playing it safe. This movie was everything I hoped it could be. I knew most of the story before seeing the movie due to message boards, etc. After knowing this I just thought: How is Sam Raimi gonna pull this off? There is just too much story. There is no way he can do this cleanly. However, he did. With that said, I'll discuss the acting. I thought the acting in this movie was really good. James Franco plays a little bit of a different Harry throughout part of the film and I believe he played this different Harry very well. I think Tobey Maguire has played a better Peter Parker/Spiderman in the past movies, but there isn't really much to complain about here. Kirsten Dunst is the good actress she has been in the first two, so there is nothing to complain about here either. Thomas Haden Church and Topher Grace were both good in the roles of the new villains. However, Topher does a much better job of portraying a new kind of Venom. Venom is a crowd favorite, and even though this Venom is different, I can promise you won't be disappointed. In fact, the only complaints I have about acting in this movie is in one of the last scenes that require Peter and Mary Jane to cry. There is this lip quiver thing that made me laugh a little to myself. Now that I have discussed acting, I will tackle action. There isn't really a whole lot to say here because it was all so awesome. The best fights from all 3 Spiderman movies are in Spiderman 3. The last fight with Venom is incredible. It makes you want to be Spiderman. There are some cheesy aspects of the movie I need to talk about. For example, when Peter has the black suit and he walks down the street and dances, its pretty corny. However, this was put in for laughs and it did, in fact, get laughs. Spiderman isn't just a movie for older people, it is also a kid favorite. Cheesy things like this are liked by kids. Since kids are a major portion of the audience, it isn't too odd that this scene is in the movie, therefore, I can't really hold that against the movie. Also, when Spiderman lands in front of a large American flag I thought it to be pretty corny. But then I realized all the Spiderman movies have had some kind of Spidey/American Flag scene. The scene in the first was due to 9/11 occurring just months before the release. You can't hold this one small 2 second scene against the movie either. So basically, Spiderman 3 has gotten some bad reviews from people all over the world. However, I think it is because they feel the movie didn't live up to their expectations, because they feel compelled to hate all things that are popular, or because they picked out some corny scenes from the movie that I pointed out and chose to hate the movie because of it. However, you can't let minor flaws destroy your movie going experience. Spiderman 3 is my favorite Spidey so far. People went into Spiderman 3 with huge expectations and when it didn't meet them, they felt compelled to seek out the flaws and decide it was a horrible movie. As for me, it is the best time I have had at the movies this year and I strongly recommend it.I am prepared to say it will be the best film of the summer. I didn't go into the movie expecting it to be the best movie ever, I went into it expecting what it was: a pretty good superhero movie featuring my favorite superhero and the characters of his universe. I give it an 7.5 out of 10(that rounds up to 8).