Both the best and worst of the trilogy

Rating: 7/10 (7 May 2007)

In terms of action, music, sheer scope, and complexity of story, Spider-Man 3 just about blows it's predecessors out of the water. This film finally delivers some of the dark feel that moves the comic-book genre away from children. With these pros in mind, the cons really detracted from the film. We saw a departure from good script writing for broad story (as in X3, only not nearly as bad). Some of the scenes just got flat out ridiculous, but never really hurt the whole feel of the film, it just kinda shocked you out of engrossment. This movie is not as likely to please as the last two, which made the superhero genre a good measure better. I have a feeling that the studio pressured Sam Raimi into making the film as big in scope as it was, but Raimi still pulled all the loose ends together masterfully. Bravo. The only people who should be angry about this film are comic-book junkies (Some films change superhero story lines for the better, guys) and people who are fed up with the super-hero glut of films (the world would be a better place without the likes of Ghost Rider and Fantastic Four). Overall, it was very enjoyable and still stands as one of the better examples of what a superhero film should be.