The Supreme Being Teaches Spider-Man How To Be In Love

MOVIE REVIEW

I am going to do this review of Spider-Man 3 just a bit differently than normal. Rather than go into a long rant about this or about that I am going to list the things I liked. Then I am going to list the things that I didn't like. And lastly I am going to add a few bonus observations. And lastly I will give it a grade. So buckle up, because here we go!

DISCLAIMER: THERE ARE A FEW SPOILERS BELOW!!!

Things I liked:

1. The chemistry between James Franco and Kirsten Dunst

2. Every scene with J.K. Simmons (J. Jonah Jameson)

3. The Special FX (especially The Sandman)

4. Venom (Once he had taken over Eddie Brock)

5. When Peter Parker suddenly had a little hop in his step and went for a stroll through Manhattan

6. The comedic moments in the movie including the proposal scene

7. Seeing a darker side of Peter

8. Bryce Dallas Howard (as Gwen Stacy)

9. The fact that the trilogy comes full circle by the end

Things I disliked:

1. Kirsten Dunst's singing

2. The slow beginning. We didn't even see Spider-man the first 30 minutes of the movie

3. The incredibly boring scenes with Peter's Aunt

4. The horribly cheesy dialogue at times (most was good, but some was THAT bad!)

5. The lack of chemistry between Tobey and Kirsten

6. That Spidey was out of costume more than in

7. The shaky camera work on many street-level scenes (especially when Sandman hides in the truck)

8. Peter's hair when he is the dark version of himself. Jason said Spidey had gone all emo and looked like he belonged in Good Charlotte. I tend to agree with him.

Observations:

- James Franco soooooo should have been cast as Peter Parker. He can pull of nerdy, but maybe not as well as Tobey. But his on-screen checmistry with Kirsten Dunst is bullet proof. Especially that kitchen scene where they do the twist.

- Tobey Maguire finally got to show a little range with the "darker side" of Peter. it was nice to see. Especially the scene on the pay phone with the neighbor girl.

- Topher Grace was fine as Venom. Not quite as amazing as I had hoped, but he was still pretty convincing to the average fan.

-They should stop the series here for a while. It was a nice wrap-up. But they won't. They have signed 3 more movies, but possibly without the same cast, director, or writers. I smell a slide in quality.

- Thomas Hayden Church was the perfect person to play The Sandman. Honestly they could have had Goblin and Him and saved Venom for next time and it would have been fine.

-The experience was great. I was entertained. The effects were top notch. It was a real movie event. I thought the bad guys in 3 were better than the first 2. I thought that the plot was good, but slightly re-heated from the first two. I think the sappy scenes could have been cut in half. But I think the franchise is strong as it moves forward even though this would be a natural stopping point.

Movie Grade: B