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Friday, May 4, 2007

Spiderman 3

Yay!!! I saw Spiderman 3 on the first day. As can be expected from superhero fans such as myself, I am going to say the movie was spectacular. Even better than Spiderman 1. The graphics were spectacular to say the least. The battles are actually so complicated and there's so much carnage and web action that I think it will take a second viewing to absorb all the action. I dare say that the physics in all action sequences were perfect as far as I could judge it. The new crop of villains are quite good, but reminded me of other ground-breaking movies of the past. Sandman for instance, reminded me of T-1000 in terminator-2.

The movie is quite funny too. In two ways. Scenes intended to be funny and scenes that were just funny. Jonah Jameson (editor-in-chief of Daily Bugle) brings in a lot of humor (and it was intended to do so). But Peter Parker crying was meant to be emotional and sentimental, but did not come off that way. Lets just say, the guy is better off with his mask on. Surprisingly though, he did emote well between the good Peter and the evil Peter. A little bit of kajal in his eyes helped the evil look, but his general mannerisms were differently portrayed in both characters. Topher Grace has done a good job too, but for all fans of "That 70s Show", you will feel like, "Whats' Eric doing here?". Harry made for a good villain too.

Final verdict: Definitely worth watching once. If you are a fan of either Spiderman or good graphics or both, it's worth watching multiple times.

6 comments:

Ra.Ge said...

hehehe.. cavey and spiderman.. hehehe

Splinter said...

actually, its cavey and ALL superheroes...

Ra.Ge said...

cavey and all the underwear
perverts
:p

Get a load of these:

The New York Observer: "Bloated and stupid, this movie is so bad you can't even review it. Over-produced, over-publicized, over-designed, over-computerized and just plain over the moon, it's so preposterously overwrought with so many bewildering plots juggling simultaneously for over-emphasis, there's no entry point for criticism. You just stare at it, as you might a great big exploding pile of cow manure."Link

Philadelphia Weekly: "Bigger, louder, and a good deal longer than its delightful predecessors, Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 makes just about every wrong move in the sequel playbook, substituting scope and scale for the warmth and wit that made those two previous pictures so memorable."

Rope of Silicone: "Spider-Man 3 presents a world where people come into rooms, make heartfelt speeches, and then exit for no apparent reason while the other person looks off into the distance. It's all a wacky attempt at Steel Magnolias (with webs) and it comes off as fully contrived."

Dallas Observer: "It all just feels so ... Fantastic Four, so dopey and forgettable and crafted out of second-rate cheese."

Splinter said...

ha ha... really funny... also, I am being really sarcastic... does it look like i care what the "new york observer" thinks abt the movie? of course he's pissed. the city gets trashed by the end of the movie. but, i stick to my stance, the graphics in the movie was awesome. if ur seeing this movie for keen story line and a gripping plot, ur seeing the wrong movie (watch steel magnolias). watch it for the graphics and humor. as always, the problem is choice. :P

Mayaavi said...

Except for a couple of scenes here n there the movie is PATHETIC!

Shiv said...

i liked the movie..the graphics...though parker crying out was a bit too much...