Richard Roeper: Thumbs Down

[JerseyJoker]

He gave thumbs up to House of Wax w/ Paris Hilton, cred. is forever lost.

 

[rashad]

He gave thumbs up to House of Wax w/ Paris Hilton, cred. is forever lost.

Are you serious? SMH On behave of the Spidey fans this review is void.

 

[matthooper]

His show is owned by Disney. He is encouraged to give SM3 a poor review in print and on TV, with POTC3 coming out. This kind of stuff has been written about before where his integrity has been questioned.

Also, the only way someone can inspire fear is with big arms? What a joke. Hitler, Bundy, were they big guys? Kim Jong Il is a little midget. You don't need to be a big guy to inspire fear. That line alone makes me believe Roeper is a complete tool, and is only giving it thumbs down to appease Disney.

 

[Go Web Go!]

He gave thumbs up to House of Wax w/ Paris Hilton, cred. is forever lost.

Hey, I saw that movie and thought it was pretty good...




...for me to poop on!

 

[Blanket-Man]

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, the most reliable critic I can think of while Ebert's out of commission, just gave it 3 out of 4 stars:

http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/9387668/review/14362908/spiderman_3

So that's pretty encouraging! I'll find out myself in less than 9 hours!

 

[Shifty]

If he could compare Venom to the likes of Joel's Freeze and Ivy, just imagine how he'd feel about Vulture.

( Is this the famous reviewer who didn't care for Spider-Man 1? That happened to be my favorite of the 2 movies.)

His show is owned by Disney. He is encouraged to give SM3 a poor review in print and on TV, with POTC3 coming out. This kind of stuff has been written about before where his integrity has been questioned.

Also, the only way someone can inspire fear is with big arms? What a joke. Hitler, Bundy, were they big guys? Kim Jong Il is a little midget. You don't need to be a big guy to inspire fear. That line alone makes me believe Roeper is a complete tool, and is only giving it thumbs down to appease Disney.

Lets look at what he didn't like.


Kirsten Dunst sings in this movie, more than once.

I haven't seen the scenes, but we're smart enough that it will probably be one of the worst parts of the movie. Kirsten Dunst peaked in 2001.

At one point Peter Parker undergoes a personality and style makeover that makes him look and act like he’s the unknown third brother from “A Night at the Roxbury.”

Yeah from what I've seen I didn't like the looks of Pete and his dark hair and "attitude". See what happens.

The spaghetti-armed nice guy Topher Grace from “That ’70s Show” is supposed to inspire fear and loathing. What, Mila Kunis wasn’t available?

Wasn't this message full of anti-Topher Grace messages? Yeah Eric Forman doesn't wear the pants in his on again off again relationship with Donna, but he bulked up for the part. Still legit arguement.

We are introduced to two new villains, and they are arguably the silliest and least menacing archenemies in comic book movies since Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze.

I don't think anyone would include Sandman with the likes of Green Goblin and Doc Ock. The writers had to **** on the origin of Spider-Man to make the audience want to see Sandman fail. Guy made out of sand? Yeah should maybe stay in the comics. At least Kraven or The Lizard are more believable and menacing. Venom can't be shoehorned into the final act of the movie. Fanboys in their "Spider-Man Sequels" have been right that Eddie Brock needs a film to be introduced and watch his hatred for Spidey brew then have another movie where he exacts revenge. So maybe Venom didn't get the treatment he deserved and came off lame. We'll see.

The climactic rescue sequence, with Mary Jane dangling from on high, echoes the big finale in the first “Spider-Man.”

So instead of water there is the streets. Something different could have been done. MJ should've been killed in the first one.

One major character actually gets amnesia — convenient, “All My Children”-style, short-term amnesia — caused by a blow to the head.

That kinda sucks.

Spidey/Peter gets a new love interest of sorts — and she’s just as boring and bland as his self-pitying girlfriend.

Maybe she can raped by Norman before he died... ...and had his super human kids in Europe... Spider-Man 5 plot? They brought elements from the Ultimate Universe for Eddie Brock couldn't they do that for Gwen? Have the evil Pete with the Gwen with attitude? They've changed enough things from the comics it should not be a big deal at all.

Running 139 minutes, it’s at least 20 minutes too long.

We all hate when movies go too long. 300 at 2 hours was great. Grindhouse was great at just over 3 hours. ROTK got annoying with its 3+ hour length. But to fit in three villains and Peter becoming a *****e its needed. Hopefully it doesn't go too long for its story.

Did I mention the part about Kirsten Dunst singing?
Not looking forward to it.



It’s not as if I wasn’t rooting for “Spider-Man 3.” I enjoyed the spirit and the energy and the colorful look of the first “Spider-Man,” and I thought “Spider-Man 2” was the best superhero sequel ever made — which is why I was so disappointed by the meandering storylines, sub-par performances and lackluster bad guys of “Spider-Man 3.” It’s as if director Sam Raimi felt he had to give us more of everything, and in the process lost sight of what made the first two films so enjoyable — likable characters facing off against truly menacing and evil villains, a half-dozen great action scenes and just the right dose of madcap humor. Not Mary Jane Watson singing, and Peter Parker behaving like Borat.

It is fair to say that there will be a small minority that will feel the same way towards Spider-Man 3. Just like those who didn't like Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2. Hopefully I'm not in the minority. One review by Roeper who wrote two positive reviews in the past will not prevent SM3 from making less money than it could have.

 

[TRWalter Kovacs]

he hated tmnt because it was a ninja turtle movie, and hated 300 cuz it was based off a comic book. this guy is a major scum bag.

 

[matthooper]

he hated tmnt because it was a ninja turtle movie, and hated 300 cuz it was based off a comic book. this guy is a major scum bag.

...and a tool for Disney.

 

[Shifty]

he hated tmnt because it was a ninja turtle movie, and hated 300 cuz it was based off a comic book. this guy is a major scum bag.

Hmmmm.... that's why he gave '300' 4 out of 4 stars?
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author-3822/
http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/289178,WKP-News-hundred09.article

And he said he was never a fan of the TMNT comic books, video games, cartoon shows or the previous TMNT movies. And it was only half a movie, the humans need to look less cartoony and it needs a good plot.

...and a tool for Disney.

That's why he gave a negative review for the first Pirates and didn't even review Dead Man's Chest? So two positive Spider-Man reviews out of three makes him a tool for Disney after handing out one negative POTC review, not even reviewing the second one?

"This movie is far too long." Roeper on Black Pearl.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/autho...20,+21,+22,+24,+23,+26,+27&genreid=&switches=

 

[dodus]

Legitimate or not, his review was obviously 90% style and 10% substance.

 

[04nbod]

ahh.. classic case of 'the reviewer is right if he agrees with me' syndrome

the guy has an opinion- leave him be.

 

[itsthebatman]

Just read the review, and it rings true for me to the most part. Bashing Roeper and questioning his motives won't change the fact that Raimi and co dropped the ball big-time on this one.

 

[HerosOnFilm]

Being a lifetime Chicagoan, I am quite familiar with Roeper. First off, if Roger Ebert viewed the movie, he would have ripped it to shreds...and I believe Roger really does give a lot of films a fair shake, especially when it comes to comicbook films.

Roeper was off base in comparing it to B&R...it was not nearly that bad. The movie had some good points, but I was quite displeased overall. But to compare it to the drivel that was Batman and Robin really showed his ineptness at comparisons. Now if he compared the movie to Ann Coulter, then we would really have a problem (sorry, RR inside joke).

 

[eat aliens]

I personally don't care what critics say. Most of them are out of touch with the general public and tend to over analyze everything. If I want to see a movie, I'm going to see it because I want to see it, not because some critic said I should or shouldn't.

 

[Spider-Girl™]

...and a tool for Disney.

nah he's just a tool in general.

 

[TheCaptain22555]

He hated TMNT just for the sake of hating it.

He lost me after that...

I guess when you're a movie critic with air time there's no reason for you to kick aside any biases. I don't pay attention to critics anyways, and neither do many people I know. It's classic case of they might not like but I might love it type of stuff. People are more likely to see a movie recommended to them by someone they know than they are to be discouraged by hearing bad stuff from a critic in the paper or on TV.

 

[TheCaptain22555]

He gave thumbs up to House of Wax w/ Paris Hilton, cred. is forever lost.

Ew. He should've lost his job after that. The acting in that movie, for the most part, was pretty terrible.

 

[Lantern Venom]

Also, the only way someone can inspire fear is with big arms? What a joke. Hitler, Bundy, were they big guys? Kim Jong Il is a little midget. You don't need to be a big guy to inspire fear .

Roeper's point was that Eddie Brock should have been an intimidating guy without the symbiote. Both the storyline and the actor robbed Eddie of his menace and the lack of CGI voice manipulation didn't help Venom either.