Spiderman 3

Just saw Spiderman 3! If 300 (I did see it, but it was a bad theater experience... ...later... ...well maybe never... ...well maybe now! ...who lets a 3 year old into a theater anyway, and when the kid wants to go home, then take him home! "Daddy can we go home"! for the entire film!! AHHHHH! Okay it was ruined for me, I needed that, but I am not bitter, I will leave a proper review when I see it again for now, back to Spidey) didn't kick off this summer's movie fest/feast, Transformers, Die Hard 4, Harry Potter 4, Fantastic Four 2, Pirates of the Caribbean 2 in the wings... ....WOW, then Spiderman 3 surely will. Won't it? Well I liked it, except for the last ten or fifteen minutes. Quid pro quo? You ever slide down a metal slide and at the end your shorts ride up and give you a little "rug burn"? That is the way this movie felt to me. The ride was fun, but I got a little burnt at the end and it stuck with me for a bit. I don't wanna put any spoilers in here, but there seems to be a little too much cheese at the end. Certain alliances. when he forgives, just seem cheesy. You will know when you see it. Another thing, you know how Batman is driven by his parents death. Well Spiderman and Peter Parker are always at odds. Like in the first two movies. One life pulls from the other and Parker has to take the high road and sacrifice for everyone else's sake. That is a fundamental make up of the character. Spiderman and Peter Parker can't be happy at the same time. That is the real conflict. What makes it interesting. Like Batman's drive and how he won't kill (I know about the early Batman, go home comic guy). Some of that conflict seems to be lost in this film, just a bit. Not enough to detract too much. Maybe it isn't lost so much as just not presented as well as the first films. The focus seems to have shifted from character to action at times. Anyway the action is great, even if the characters suffer some. I love the battles with the Sandman. Don't like how he is handled at the end at all. Venom is cool! One of my favorite bad guys, just wish there was more of him. Like father, like son, was a bit much. Overall, parts of the film were like this review, a little fat and probably could have been trimmed down a bit and made tighter or just edited out. Jazz club scene could be shorter. Overall I would say this is a fun flic with lots of little humor moments. Don't go looking for Shakespeare (we all knew that), but just sit back and enjoy... ...and forgive the cheese. After all, the target audience is probably 10 year olds.

Good:
Action. Sandman. Not too much mush. BRUCE CAMPBELL! Fun. Humor.

Bad:
Ending. Looses Spidey Sense. Cheese at the end.

Comments:
I turned to my wife and said, "Oh this is where Bruce Campbell is going to be" before it happened. I was so excited. I was like a 10 year old. I love that guy! Also what is with the acrobatics (Jazz club) as Parker. Reminded me of when he does that reverse gainer in Spiderman 1. Just a little bit much.

Recommendations:
If you like Spiderman see it in the theater. If not rent. Definitely watch. I really did like it over all. I didn't feel like I wasted my money, but I don't think I would see it in the theater again. Although you never know. Did some one say it is at the IMAX?