Less Cheesy than Spider-Man 2

Rating: 9/10 (7 May 2007)

I see all the complaints about this movie being too cheesy...what kills me are the people who make this claim and say that they loved Spider-Man 2!!! Remember in 2 after Petey lost his powers how he was walking down the street to the tune of "Rain Drops Keep Falling on My Head"??? His lame attempt at poetry to impress MJ??? The elevator scene where he revealed his suit "rides up in the crotch"??? If that movie wasn't cheesy, I don't know what is. But I still liked it overall. On to SM3...I thought it fit perfectly with the other 2 movies and picked up right where 2 left off. I was not surprised at the "Bad Peter" bopping down the street scene because the cheese bar had already been set in SM2. I thought that scene was funnier than anything in 2, as well as the bar dancing scene. The action was much better and more frequent in this one...you don't have to wait for the big scenes like you did in 2 (specifically, the train scene in 2). My only complaints: Why doesn't Sam Raimi let Peter keep his mask on for just one movie??? We get the point--Petey's the man under the mask. But why must he either get his mask taken off or have it torn in half every other scene? It's supposed to be a "secret" identity. Second, where was his spider-sense in the movie? That early warning tingling is a major part of his powers, and my complaint in the first two was that he didn't use it enough. In this one, I don't recall him using it at all. All in all, though, an excellent blockbuster with great action, acting, and special effects. Go Spidey!