No Spidey No(more)!!!

Rating: 3/10 (6 May 2007)

Being a complete comic junkie and a movie junkie(especially of comic adaptations) i walked into the cinema hall,wit much anticipation.The promos looked so amazing that i just couldn't wait for the real thing.But after i saw the movie i think we all could have waited another year or so just to have a better end product.
Basically the movie is too flawed.Whatever was present in the last 2 spider-man movies has been completely washed away by Sam Raimi.OK,its not like u expect a great story when u come into watch a comic adaptation,but seeing the last 2 parts had some substance i just couldn't't't stop myself from thinking this would be the cherry on top of a perfect set of movies(until now!!) The action sequences leave much to be desired as there's not a single one that stays in your mind five minutes after its over.The fight sequence with doc ock on the train and on the buildings(the one with aunt may)were really stunning and you'd think that this one with its host of "bad guys" would just be jam packed with the best stuff yet.But all you get is a whole lotta third rate stuff of which you can hardly make anything out because most of the action sequences are at night.(probably to bring out the so-called "Dark" nature of the movie)
Which brings me to the characters and performances.the only one u can actually say who did a half decent job in this movie is James Franco(not saying he was good but was better than the rest).The character of sandman is absolutely unnecessary and i think it's been added to the lot just to make the fan think a lot before the movie.For me the Sandman was probably as essential or important as Bruce Campbell thinks he is in any of the spider-man movies.Thomas Haden hardly has much to do so he cant really be judged.Kirsten Dunst is just another prop(and should have been in the play in which she features in the movie).Tobey Maguire fails to make the audience feel the varying emotions for Peter Parker that he has made them feel in the last 2 parts.
Which ultimately brings me to Venom.Now I'm a big Venom-fan from the comics and i thought that this might just turn out to be the necessary ingredient to save the movie cos venom's appearance is saved until the end.But unfortunately Venom isn't half as scary as he's supposed to be and Topher Grace as Eddie Brock is another unnecessary distraction.So all of you who are looking forward to getting a peek at venom...don waste your time watching this movie.Just pick up[ a good old' comic book and enjoy!
On the whole this movie is filled with unnecessary scenes,has no plots or sub-plots in-spite of having so many characters,filed with unnecessary characters.Its very obvious that the filmmakers haven't paid attention to having a a good script.The focus seems to have been on how to make the characters look like they are from the comic book and how to make the costumes look great.Its hard to believe that these guys actually churned out movies like spidey1 and 2.And this movie's faintly reminiscent of superman returns which was also a massive disappointment.Basically this movie should never have been made.It turns out to be flatter than the soda you take into the hall.Please don't waste your money on this.