two and a half hours in a funeral home

Rating: 1/10 (12 May 2007)

I had to go and see Spiderman 3 in the local theater, it is one of the three big blockbuster sequels that we expect this summer (Spiderman 3, Shrek the 3rd, and Pirates of the Caribbean 3), and for which everyone is talking about.
I was annoyed by the predictability (for example in the final fighting sequence everyone expected Harry to appear and help Spiderman), the unconvincing "moral lessons" (God may forgive, but the society and the law should not: if someone robs, kills and causes mass destruction, his place is in jail, not being let go, and pitied that he really wanted the money but was not able to get it with honest work), the flag (not this flag at this moment, when it represents, and is used by, an administration that started an unprovoked and unjustified war, which is going on for more than 4 years, longer than WWII, and which cost the lives of 120000 people, and counting).
But when I came back home, I felt puzzled, there was something else in the movie that I really did not like but could not identify, something that was really missing, but I felt it only subconsciously, I could not formulate it. Then I compared Spiderman with the Pirates and Shrek, and it hit me, it was the humor! Spiderman 3 completely, totally lacked any light and humorous moments (not that the previous two installments were any better). The Pirates was great for humorous moments, they lighten you up, lift the spirit, make you smile, laugh, and feel happy. Nobody laughed for 2.5 hours tonight, it felt like being in a funeral home!
Bottom line: Spiderman sucks! Since Shrek is mostly for kids, I hope the Pirates will be the movie that will be a real joy to watch this summer.