The three of us are gonna see it today in glorious IMAX today. I figure let's try to keep all our thoughts and opinions in one place to make it easier to discuss how great (or not) this movie is. I'm sure there will be Spoilers so be warned.
Post Edited:2007-05-04 13:15:36

So I went and saw Spider-Man 3 last night and it can be sumed up in one word, Amazing. The fight scenes in this movie were so epic that they fly by any other movies by far. All the characters were play amazingly and fit their parts perfect. So here is a breakdown of characters:

Sandman was prefect. The guy looked just like Sandman from the comics and really played the part great. He looked awsome in his sandform and while fighting. My only problem with him was that when he was in his sandform he roar like he is some giant monster instead of talking like a normal person. But besides that it was really well done.

New Goblin was done really well. Yeah he doesn't look the traditional Green Goblin but he did an amazing job playing the part not only as Green Goblin but as Harry Osborn. And the Glider I wasn't sure if I was going to like becuase it looked more like the Rocket Racer skateboard than a Goblin Glider but it turned out to be really cool.

Venom was the start of this show. I wasn't sure about how they got to play the part but he did a good job. He was able to play Eddie very well and after he gets the suit you really get that Venom feeling you are waiting for. Really just another perfect character.

For the rest of the characters they are the ones that have appeared in all the others and did another fantastic job. Overall I have to say this is the best one of the series and probably beats any other superhero movie out there to date.

I'm confused, a lot of critics are saying it was bad, but everyone here loved it.

I'll probably see it this weekend.

I liked it.

Critics are mostly idiots. Unless they're not.

I liked it too. How could you not. Cascader didn't seem to like it and I think RedLAMP is kinda on the fence. Sure there were parts that seemed a little off. But bottom line, it was entertaining. Loooooooooved Bruce Campbell. And how about Peter's clothes shopping spree. I think what bothered them was all the emo stuff and whining about losing MJ. That bothered me a little too but I thought about it on the way home and it was because of the suit. It messed with his emotions. Why would it only make him aggressive. It feeds off his emotions and probably amplifies them. So he became a crying school girl over MJ (no offense to any crying school girls out there). The fight scenes where great.

Not sure how I feel about seeing it in IMAX. It was nice. It was loud. The action scenes were good on such a big screen but it was kinda hard to focus on everything at once. And you could also see all of Tobey's pours and facial features. But I'm glad I did see it there.

I kinda don't like how Sandman was treated. Why change his character to have him involved with Ben. That didn't really seem necessary. And his ending was a little much.

Venom's ending? Seems like we didn't get enough of him. A movie with just him would've been great. Topher was good although I kept thinking about That 70s Show. Not necessarily a bad thing. I kept waiting for Kelso or Fez to show up.

Overall I liked it. For having over 40 years to work with, I thought they did a good job fitting everything in. I even liked Harry better than I did from the previews.

There wasn't enough spider-sense.

There were tons of times it could have been used that didn't involve Venom. Even if they didn't have the special slo-mo thing they still could have had him act like he knew stuff was coming. The only time I saw it was when Harry was on the floor in his house and he threw the pumpkin and Emo Peter dodged it and flung it back.
Post Edited:2007-05-05 00:42:40

Nah, he just wasn't thinking rationally. The whole situation probably screamed danger to his senses. He was just being stubborn and ignoring it. His emotions got the better of him.

That wasn't the only time. How about when Harry first attacked him and took him off his bike? In Spider-Man 2 he avoided pretty much the same thing (it was a car not a flying ninja).

Maybe he doused him with that anti-spider-sense stuff Green Goblin made in the comics and the scene got deleted.

You guys have to realize that he does use it all the time. Like when he's swinging. He has to know, on the fly, where to snag his web to acheive the perfect arc to swing to the next point. Especially when he was swinging away from Harry. What about when he rescued Gwen? As he was diving down towards her, he had to know how to twist and turn to avoid all the debris. Look at the comics, he's not untouchable. His senses go off, but he still needs to react to them. I still say he was so juiced up on emotions at Harry's place that he ignored the warning of the knife coming. I seem to recall an explanation long ago in the comics that he just knows when danger is coming and which way to dodge. I don't think his senses will say "Watch out dude, there's a knife coming."

We saw it last night for a 9:40 showing. Venom--awesome. Fight scenes--awesome. Movie--awesome. Topher Grace was a perfect Brock. I loved it and would highly recommend.

G-Man says:

"You guys have to realize that he does use it all the time. Like when he's swinging. He has to know, on the fly, where to snag his web to acheive the perfect arc to swing to the next point. Especially when he was swinging away from Harry. What about when he rescued Gwen? As he was diving down towards her, he had to know how to twist and turn to avoid all the debris. Look at the comics, he's not untouchable. His senses go off, but he still needs to react to them. I still say he was so juiced up on emotions at Harry's place that he ignored the warning of the knife coming. I seem to recall an explanation long ago in the comics that he just knows when danger is coming and which way to dodge. I don't think his senses will say "Watch out dude, there's a knife coming." "

I understand that and really, I don't think it's a big deal, it doesn't hold the movie back, it's just something I expected to see. In the first two movies they made a point to show him using it, but in this one he doesn't. There were plenty of times where he could have used it and gotten out of the way of something, but he didn't.

I saw it last night, it was great. I think it's good how they taken bits of both 616 and Ultimate Venom and merged it, and left it open for Carnage in future movies.

My main problem was the scene where Spider-Man posed infront of a gigantic USA-flag. As a non-american i felt that it was extremely cheesy.

Cosmic Sentinel says:

"fesak says:

"My main problem was the scene where Spider-Man posed infront of a gigantic USA-flag. As a non-american i felt that it was extremely cheesy."

That was cheesy, but not the first time he did it (he does at the end of the first one). Maybe it looks cheesy to us because we're on the outside. Like when you're the only sober one at a party and you realise everyone's talking nonsense.

"

Yeah, i'm always the only sober one. That's why i tend to avoid parties.

fesak says:

"I saw it last night, it was great. I think it's good how they taken bits of both 616 and Ultimate Venom and merged it, and left it open for Carnage in future movies. My main problem was the scene where Spider-Man posed infront of a gigantic USA-flag. As a non-american i felt that it was extremely cheesy."

I didn't mind that. Sure it was cheesey. But the really really sad unfortunate thing is he won't be around forever. I look forward to his appearances in Marvel Movies.

Oh I like seeing him in the movies. But I perfer having to look for him then him being right there in front of you.

Well he's gonna be pretty obvious in the FF 2. Think he might even be playing himself in the wedding scene like he and Kirby did in the comics when they got married. That wouldn't make sense since he already appeared as Willie Lumpkin.

Maybe he should just play a ninja in his next role.

Any interest in pinning this for a little while?

I'm beginning to wonder if I should go and see this at all. I really didn't like Spidey 2, it annoyed the hell out of me, so based on that, should I see the new one?

Mostly what annoyed me was the soul searching. It was fine for a while but it got boring real quick. They could have shaved off a good half an hour of film just by having him deal with it. Sorry. I love Spiderman. I hate Peter Parker in Spidey 2

I haven't seen it yet (going Wed night) so I'm avoiding reading too many spoilers in here. But for everyone in here who's just bashing critics cause they're in it for the money... I don't put as much stock in critics as I used to, though it's a good general theme. Our local paper gave it a C+. Lots of reviews seem to be putting it at 2 1/2 out of 4 stars (or 3 out of 5). So it sounds like a decent flick.

But just as you guys are bashing critics, it also gets me irked when comic fans feel they must praise every part of every comic book movie ever. Just because it's a comic movie doesn't mean you have to like it. It's okay to dislike a comic film or even parts of it (I hated the Green Goblin's costume in the first Spidey flick, and think Kirstin Dunst adds absolutely nothing to the part of MJ in any of the flicks, but I still really love the first 2 Spidey films.) I just don't get why so many comic fans feel they're being disloyal if they bash a film at all. (Well, unless it's Howard the Duck or Tank Girl, because then it's cool to bash it...)