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The critics who have been panning this are wrong. The movie is actually quite good, with an intelligent if somewhat dark and moody story line and some really terrific special effects. I'm not sure I would have picked this out of a dozen adventure movies as the most expensive ever filmed, reportedly over $250 million $, but the movie has already more than recovered its total cost I hear, with over 300 million in receipts foreign and domestic already.I suppose their are people who will be critical of big-budget movies of any stripe, from Lord of the Rings, to the Harry Potter series to the King Kong remake. But for anyone who loves this type of cinema, this one is a must see. I think it's the best of the Spiderman trio despite what some critics are saying.
Bottom line: I enjoyed mtself a lot and those of you who wouldn't enjoy this movie know who you are, and you can stay home and miss all the fun. Will I add this to my DVD collection when it comes out on DVD? Probably!
So There!
David D
Follow Ups:
...and you can pretty much leave the theatre once it's over, but for those three or four minutes you wouldn't want to be anywhere else."Sorry to pile on!
clark
...but not yet seeing the film, here's what I can surmise.A few may find this to be the best of the 3, but most others will find it lacking.
Being the most expensive film ever made, the big special effects set pieces should not look like cartoons.
Three villians aren't necessarily better than one good one. And what's the deal with the sand-guy - how does that work?
Spidey's dark side is interesting - but how come that stuff coming from outer space happened to land on HIS bike?
The movie may be too long and filled with vapid dialogue - the Peter Parker conversations with Mary Jane and his Aunt.
As a fan of the comics through college and liking the first two installments a lot, I plan to rent this one in a few moths when it comes out on DVD.
...but I have to wonder if we were watching the same movie. FTR, I do "love this type of cinema" and while I consider the epic LoTR and it's sequels classics of the genre and the Harry Potter films consistently entertaining, this third Spiderman effort just doesn't measure up to the first two films in it's series. I could still recommend it with reservations, but it was disappointing.> > > "...reportedly over $250 million..." < < <
I hope not, but the cost of a film is also about marketing. The quality isn't measured by production costs or, by implication, the FX shots one views on the screen. Sure, some of the effects shots were good, but none were earth shattering, IMO. The Producers probably should've ponied up part of that $250 million on another rewrite.
See my review down below (under Clark's comment about trying to catch Spidey). I'm not saying that you will agree with my assessment, but if you think back over the number of precious coincidences, inconsistencies and impromptu changes of heart that permeate this film's boggled storyline perhaps you'll begin to see my point.
Unfortunately, this time around Spiderman was defeated by serious logic flaws and a convoluted plot; those were deadlier villains than any he vanquished.
Cheers,
AuPh
On friday night I went to see a performance of Carmina Burana
The next night I went and saw Spiderman 3.
No contest.
My daughter had to wake me up twice during which one?
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