Is 3rd time really a charm ?

Rating: 7/10 (14 May 2007)

My favourite web-slinger is back for a third outing and I for one was very hyped up about it. Ladies and Gents I have been a huge spider-man fan since I was a kid and when I saw the the teaser trailer of this third instalments with him hanging up-side in his black symbiont suit I for one was counting the days to see it. From reading other comments I can understand why people felt let down, I mean all this hype going round and Sam Rami had taken a very bold step in introducing the symbiont which I felt was too early in the franchise but being that the first two movies where brilliant it was understanding that he had to deliver the goods and bring something new and fresh to the table.
On the whole the movie was not that bad, but as a Spider-man fan I did feel a little something missing. The whole concept of the darker side of Spider-man was good but unfortunately we never really truly see it go to that level I mean any spider-man fan will tell you that what the symbiont CAN REALLY DO. The film was also rushed in places with things getting hectic and chaotic which made it seem messy! We Mary-Jane juggling her own problems with Harry Osborn donning the suit of his father, the Sandman seemed to be the central villain in this movie and not Venom who seemed more like a tweener (what the Fu!K)with silly little sub-plots firing left right and centre. On the other side I really enjoyed watching the symbiont spider-man being he was given very little screen time , the fight sequences were good and still filling . And the comedic moments were funny as well. The stars that stood out were Haden as the Sandman, although I felt that they got the character of the Sandman wrong he still done a wonderful job and J.K. Simmons as J.Jonah Jameson was better this time round. James Franco was surprisingly a lot darker than Tobey Maguire who at times was starting to show the his darker side but then abruptly cuts it off and Kirsten Dunst was just plain moaning and whining whilst Topher seemed to behave a lot more like Carnage than Venom !
Too conclude Spider-man 3 could of been the best in the series but unfortunately Sam Rami crammed wayyyy too much into it which makes it seem messy rather than mind-blowing and it could of been one hell of an exit for Maguire and Dunst who will not be reprising there roles. I would like to see Venom back for the 4th instalments but Rami should sit down and take it easy rather than rushing it because I felt this could of been the best one in the franchise. On the whole I have tried my hardest to defend this film the best I can because I did feel that others were cutting it for no reason but any movie movie goer or Spider-man fan can tell you that there a problems clearly visible but I do hope this is not an omen of any kind. Spider-man 3 is worth a look at but after all the hype it merely satisfies and not amazes.
SPIDER-MAN 3 : 8.1 OUT OF 10
THE GREATEST BATTLE LIES WITHIN!