Don't get me wrong, the title is not me bashing this movie. It is good. It's just that the entire movie franchise is running out of steam (i.e. out of ideas), I think.
Yes, so I was one of the few Malaysians who went for it on an opening day. Not a few, actually. Many. Double holidays do invite the crowds to the malls. What an ingenious way to spend the time, no?
Truth be told, I wasn't really that excited, watching this movie. I am, however, excited about Transformers. But that's a different story.
If you've seen (and liked) Spiderman 1 & 2, well, you'll like this too. Spiderman 3 is devoutly devoted to the formula, and the writers did well in repeating the concept once more. It works, but the price to pay here is a marked lack of originality. The only thing new in this movie happens to be more villians + melodrama.
Again, that wasn't a bad thing. Spiderman 3 does the job, it keeps us entertained. It's funny, exciting, and it keeps us involved with the characters. Not to mention it's good on values. So what could go wrong?
The beginning, middle and end could. And following Murphy's law, they do go wrong. Well, not the whole thing. But quite a few parts are.
Take the beginning. It was rather choppy and disjointed, at least to me. Okay, surely it would get better. But not before we are introduced to the alien symbiote (perhaps the main villain here). How does it infect our good Spidey? Guess. Really, try to guess.
It falls out of nowhere (a meteorite). Poof. Hits the ground. Goo comes out. Alien goo. And what are the odds that Peter and Mary-Jane (the lovey dovey couple) are there, nearby as well? Oblivious to them, it latches onto Peter's bike.
Woohoo. This is no compliment. Is that how we are introduced to one of the main villains of this show? Okay, perhaps the part where a meteorite that contains an alien falling near Peter Parker is just a coincidence.
But what about Mr. Sandman? Even worse. Apparently, the real murderer of Peter's uncle (Ben Parker), he falls into a particle physics testing site (oh wow) while being chased by the police.
Unfortunately, as it just so happens, it's experiment time as well, and our poor villain to be gets caught right in the middle of it.
So the writers took a lot of liberties with the story here. But you can only push the envelope so far before the whole story descends into absurdity.
I'll not go into detail any further, but often times I saw how Spiderman 3 nearly falls apart. Kinda like Ocean's 12, where the (obviously drunk) writers inserted the scene where Julia Roberts acts as, well, Julia Roberts.
Well enough. I do not want to ruin your high hopes and your built up excitement (for all you Spidey lovers). Go ahead, watch. Enjoy. Especially the final battle. You'll love it, surely. But this ain't no perfect movie.
Many reviewers seem to acknowledge Spiderman 2 as the "best" of all superhero movies. Maybe. Unfortunately, if that is true, then Spiderman reached its pinnacle one movie ago, and now begins its decline. And decline it does.
If you've seen (and liked) Spiderman 1 & 2, well, you'll like this too. Spiderman 3 is devoutly devoted to the formula, and the writers did well in repeating the concept once more. It works, but the price to pay here is a marked lack of originality. The only thing new in this movie happens to be more villians + melodrama.
Again, that wasn't a bad thing. Spiderman 3 does the job, it keeps us entertained. It's funny, exciting, and it keeps us involved with the characters. Not to mention it's good on values. So what could go wrong?
The beginning, middle and end could. And following Murphy's law, they do go wrong. Well, not the whole thing. But quite a few parts are.
Take the beginning. It was rather choppy and disjointed, at least to me. Okay, surely it would get better. But not before we are introduced to the alien symbiote (perhaps the main villain here). How does it infect our good Spidey? Guess. Really, try to guess.
It falls out of nowhere (a meteorite). Poof. Hits the ground. Goo comes out. Alien goo. And what are the odds that Peter and Mary-Jane (the lovey dovey couple) are there, nearby as well? Oblivious to them, it latches onto Peter's bike.
Woohoo. This is no compliment. Is that how we are introduced to one of the main villains of this show? Okay, perhaps the part where a meteorite that contains an alien falling near Peter Parker is just a coincidence.
But what about Mr. Sandman? Even worse. Apparently, the real murderer of Peter's uncle (Ben Parker), he falls into a particle physics testing site (oh wow) while being chased by the police.
Unfortunately, as it just so happens, it's experiment time as well, and our poor villain to be gets caught right in the middle of it.
So the writers took a lot of liberties with the story here. But you can only push the envelope so far before the whole story descends into absurdity.
I'll not go into detail any further, but often times I saw how Spiderman 3 nearly falls apart. Kinda like Ocean's 12, where the (obviously drunk) writers inserted the scene where Julia Roberts acts as, well, Julia Roberts.
Well enough. I do not want to ruin your high hopes and your built up excitement (for all you Spidey lovers). Go ahead, watch. Enjoy. Especially the final battle. You'll love it, surely. But this ain't no perfect movie.
Many reviewers seem to acknowledge Spiderman 2 as the "best" of all superhero movies. Maybe. Unfortunately, if that is true, then Spiderman reached its pinnacle one movie ago, and now begins its decline. And decline it does.
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