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Spider-Man 3 (IMAX)
Columbia Pictures
Directed By: Sam Raimi
Written By: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
Produced By: Avi Arad, Joseph M. Caracciolo, Stan Lee, Kevin Feige
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Topher Grace, Thomas Hayden Church
Review Date: May 10, 2007
Dan's Rating: B+
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It is finally here! The most anticipated movie
of the Summer hits with a bang! Spider-Man returns
after a 3 year absence in one of the most expensive
movies ever made. According to estimates, along with
heavy marketing for the film, it is believed to have
cost $500+ Million to make.
Peter Parker (Maguire) is madly in love with Mary Jane
Watson (Dunst). He believes it is time for him to ask
her to marry him. Everything is balanced in his life
as Spider-Man and Peter Parker. New York City was
finally respecting their crime fighting hero. He was
even in the running for the staff job he had always
wanted at the Daily Bugle. Life was good...until new
information that his Uncle's killer is still alive turns
everything upside down.
Furious, Spider-Man wants to find this mad man and get
revenge on his Uncle's murder: The Sandman. But before
Spider-Man goes after the Sandman, a strange black
substance from space turns Spider-Man's suit black and
brings forth a darker side of Spider-Man and Peter Parker
that no one has seen before. Peter gives in to his dark
personality and starts to lose everything he loves most.
Now he must choose whether to give in to his dark side
or fight it.
What Worked: This movie doesn't take long to get going
on tremendous action. The first sequence between Peter
Parker and the New Green Goblin doesn't disappoint. The
effects are tremendous and impressive. The battle scenes
with the Sandman, New Goblin, and Venom are some of the
best action battles you will see all year. Venom is
incredible and Topher Grace played Eddie Brock/Venom extremely
well. Tobey Maguire showed us why there can be no other
Spider-Man with his wide range of acting.
What Didn't Work: I think they crammed too
many villains into the film. The New Goblin could
have waited for Spider-Man 4 as you really didn't get
a true sense of how Harry came to be the New Goblin and
you didn't get much development with Harry's character.
The Sandman could have had more time to develop as he is
pretty much thrown in the film without a lot of background.
I also think there was not enough Venom in this film.
Bottom Line: If you are looking for a no holds barred
action fest with a
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little bit of drama and comedy mixed in,
then this is the movie for you. It is definitely one of the
best films of the summer and proved that with its record
breaking 1st weekend of $151 million. All of the actors
in this film are first rate and do a fantastic job. I saw
this film in IMAX and it was totally worth the price of
admission with a huge 5 story screen and 12,000 watts of
surround sound. Go see this film in IMAX or Digital. You
won't be disappointed.
Oscar Buzz: Special Effects are definitely a shoe-in here,
but no major awards. The song by Snow Patrol "Signal Fire" is
great and should be up for best song.
Questions/Comments? E-mail Dan at GMUManDan@aol.com
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