There's Lots To Complain About But More To Enjoy

Rating: 7/10 (20 May 2007)

I am in no way an enormous Spiderman fan i enjoy the character and the films but not to the point that cinematic alterations to the comic book bothers me.I thought both previous Spiderman films were great blockbusters, fun summer films, and awesome comic book adaptations however while i believe the same for Spiderman 3 it's obvious fanboys and dedicated readers will not.Many say the problem with Spiderman 3 lies with the "too many villains" factor however i believe it was that they spent too much time on the wrong villains and too little time on the right one.I am aware of Venom's huge popularity, his fan base is almost as big as Spiderman's but unfortunately there is definitely not enough of him and they defeat him too easily and too quickly you will feel as if you've been ripped off when it comes to Venom.Sandman is by far the most entertaining and coolest villain in the film you can tell Sam Raimi loved this character and wanted to bring him in to the franchise in a big way and trust me the confrontations between Sandman and spiderman are just the impact Sandman needed to forever cement himself as a classic character in the Spidey film franchise.Harry Osbourne was the villain they needed to cut down in terms of screen time as everything with him especially his first fight scene while fantastically choreographed came out of nowhere and felt very random and rushed.The soap opera drama that filled up Spidey 2 is again present in Spidey 3 but due to all the action and adventure it's not as annoying but it completely makes you roll your eyes when Mary Jane is on screen.The emo Peter Parker thing was definitely the thing that killed the seriousness of the film as i found it downright funny.I know the symbiote story and i know the symbiote makes Parker violent and angry not a narcissistic emo for awhile it felt like we had two Eddie Brock characters.Speaking of Eddie Brock Topher Grace is such a lovable bad guy that you instantly forget he's the exact opposite of the comic book Eddie Brock.The action is spectacular, and the visuals are as great as they've always been with unbelievably great CGI and fantastic colour coordination.The score is absolutely brutal it's by far the worst thing about the film and the most noticeable flaw.It makes everything feel awkward and out of place i definitely missed Danny Elfman during the film after the first time i heard that score i thought i was watching a 1940's detective film as the music is loud and overbearing.The film i think is more good than bad it has good morals, a pretty good storyline, amazing action, flawless visuals, great comic relief from J.Jonah and Bruce Campbell really when you break it down if Venom wasn't in it everyone would enjoy it more and it wouldn't be such a disappointment.