And look the first photo on my blog! So Spidey 3 and just to say there is a SPOILER WARNING on this review, and I have always wanted to type that! So, if you haven't seen the movie and want to keep the secrets secret, watch the film and then read me later.I have read a number of reviews for this movie, Empire 3 stars etc and thought they must have got it wrong, Sam Raimi (the director) knows what he's doing, the trailers look fantastic. Well, something did go wrong and most of the lukewarm reviews were right. This is definitely the weakest of the three Spiderman films. At times I felt like the writers of the Hulk movie and Batman and Robin had got together to write this film because the original Spiderman writers were too busy. What I mean is, we have a scene (their fight is all too brief, and we should have had more of that amd less of the singing and dancing!) between Sandman and Venom where they decide to join forces to beat Spiderman, just like Poison Ivy and Mr Freeze, in Batman And Robin (and Batman Forever but that had Jim Carey in it so all was forgiven) and the film also turns into heavy drama, taking itself far too seriously for a comic book Summer blockbuster, which is exactly where Ang Lee went wrong with the Hulk movie. Tobey Maguire should have a bonus for all the crying he had to do. I felt like throwing him a hankie! More action, less moaping around!
Where the villains are concerned, I don't think there are too many of them, they're just not very good! They had all the screen time they deserved, which is why the movie should be 20 mins shorter. Stop the whining! Venom and Sandman are just not in the same league as Dock Ock and the Green Goblin, they didn't deserve a movie each, and that's the point, there are not too many villains they are just really weak villains. So, yes, the movie is a disappointment, and surely we should have ended with a proposal and then a wedding!? Wrap things up nicely, that's what I say. Which they didn't really do with Sandman. Though, I have to say everyone gave their all, acting wise, for what really should have been picked up at the script stage. This is not a soap opera, it's an action flick that spends so much time motivating all the characters, we've run out of time to see what they were motivated to do!
So, yes, I'd have to agree with Empire, 3 stars out of 5 most definitely. Roll on Johnny Depp and crew, let's see what you have to offer!
2 comments:
Dave Dave Dave, I agree.
But your optimism for Pirates is surely misplaced? I shall be here to comfort you and catch your tears.
You had better be there when I demand my money back...
Absolutely, although, 3 out of 5 could be a little generous. I mean, it was sooo disappointing. After the highs of 1 and 2, to say nothing about the trailers for 3, this was like to Sony executives suddenly realised that they had little else on their roster for this year, and so Spidey 3 would be completely responsible for their bonuses this year - 'Err, Mr Raimi, we're really happy with what you've done before, but can you give us more of the same. Don't worry about innovating. Don't worry about making the story YOU want to make. The fans want Venom. You'll give it to them.' I'm convinced that that's exactly how the meeting went. Sam, to his credit did what the execs wanted. But I'm not convinced he made the film HE wanted to make.
As I've said to you before, I don't think there was enough time to give each villain a 'proper' back-story. 2 did this, and actually made you feel sorry for Doc Ock. Sandman and Venom were just money-making exercises for the CGI people. Very disappointing...
However, for us to avoid falling out, you will need to lay off Ang Lee and the 'Hulk'. That's a misunderstood film. but a very good one. We will discuss that at another time.
For now, I'll leave you to your high hopes for Pirates 3 while I did out that video tape with 'Infernal Affairs' on...
Speak soon,
Indy.
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