The Critics' Reviews of Spider-Man 3 Thread

[TheVileOne]

I don't think that's fair. Since a lot of fans were disappointed with X-men 3 and it was a rushed mess, which I don't think Spider-man 3 is. Nothing in X-men 3 delivered at all. Promises were made but they were not kept.

 

[Mr. Socko]

Well Spider-man 2 came out, everyone loved it.

But later on it got a to point where people couldn't stop complaining about it. Tobey sucked. Kirsten sucked. Molina was good but his utilization in the movie sucked.

The writing sucked. Raimi casting his friends and family sucked. Working on a story with his brother sucked. The budget sucked. Ursula Ditkovitch sucked I don't know what it was. Maybe it was complacency.

LOL!

I have seen the movie and loved it...I am talking about the whiney fanboys that think this movie will be everything that they expect.

By the way...both of our theatres here have sold out of all 6 midnight showings and holds about 300 people per theatre. That is amazing! I can also bet most all of the showings tomorrow will be sold out.

Excellent...Just as I have foreseen! I'm afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive.


Sorry, had to

 

[Paradoxium]

I haven't watched the film (I have a pretty good idea what it is about) but here is an observation. I think having multiple plot threads and characters is fine, BB managed to pull it off. The difference with BB and Spidey is that the Batman people sacrificed the "love story" to enable this. By trying to have a complex plot, a big cast of characters AND a major love story, you overload the whole product. It makes it unbalanced. The only alternative is a LOOOONG 3hr+ film, but we know that ain't happening.

Notice how Raimi wanted the love story and develop sympathetic three dimensional villians? I think by cutting back on the soap opera (MJ/Gwen subplot) stuff and fleshing out the redemption theme, it would have made the movie better. Ideas such as responsibility and redemption are more compelling than soap opera stuff. Spider-Man 2 was good not because MJ got back with Parker, rather Parker realizing how important Spidey was despite all the crap he has to put up with.

Yea sure Raimi invested in this relationship over the course of the two films. But at the end of the day its called "Spider-Man", not "Spider-Man and Mary Jane". So I don't think it is villians overload, rather time constraints caused by the bloated love story. Soap opera does not equal substantial character development.

 

[Visionary]

Well Spider-man 2 came out, everyone loved it.

But later on it got a to point where people couldn't stop complaining about it. Tobey sucked. Kirsten sucked. Molina was good but his utilization in the movie sucked.

The writing sucked. Raimi casting his friends and family sucked. Working on a story with his brother sucked. The budget sucked. Ursula Ditkovitch sucked I don't know what it was. Maybe it was complacency

Indeed, I remember those days as if it were yesterday.

They spent years bashing SM2 frame by frame. Now, they're pretending it's the Holy Grail movie. They now want this movie to be like the movie they spent years bashing the hell out of. From Chocolate Cake Girl, to Kirsten, to The Mush...to Doc Ock turning good. And they didn't give a damn about it being 93% on RT, they just continued to bash it.

 

[StylishHokie21]

I don't think that's fair. Since a lot of fans were disappointed with X-men 3 and it was a rushed mess, which I don't think Spider-man 3 is. Nothing in X-men 3 delivered at all. Promises were made but they were not kept.

Well said! I remember you from the X-Men boards. X-Men fans were so hyped, but ended up being disappointed. I realize Spider-Man 3 has a lot crammed in, but I don't think it will end up like X-Men 3.

 

[chaseter]

^Sad thing is...Richard Roeper praised X3 yet made fun of SM3.

 

[TheVileOne]

Just wondering, what did Ebert have to say about Spider-man 3?

I don't always agree with Ebert but he's a great critic and usually backs his opinions up quite well.

 

[chaseter]

Just wondering, what did Ebert have to say about Spider-man 3?

I don't always agree with Ebert but he's a great critic and usually backs his opinions up quite well.

I thought Ebert had some serious surgery recently...I don't know if his review is out.

 

[gtkilla]

Just wondering, what did Ebert have to say about Spider-man 3?

I don't always agree with Ebert but he's a great critic and usually backs his opinions up quite well.

He hasn't reviewed the movie yet. I'm curious about what he has to say about SM3 also.

 

[Visionary]

^Sad thing is...Richard Roeper praised X3 yet made fun of SM3.

Maybe he likes 30 villains on screen better than 3, lol.

 

[gtkilla]

Maybe he likes 30 villains on screen better than 3, lol.

Or maybe he has a stiffy for Wolverine.

(BTW, I don't hate X3, I just want to join in on the fun. )

 

[TheVileOne]

30 villains that don't really do anything and all the same powers as Toad.

I mean isn't there any merit that X-men 3 was just like 95 minutes and was freaking jam packed and Spider-man is like 45 minutes longer? X-men 3 which claimed to have more emotional impact than any other X-men film, but nothing breathed at all to let us actually care about the so-called huge events in the film?

 

[Iceman]

Tomatometer 64% with 116 reviews already in

 

[Spidey-woman]

Just wondering, what did Ebert have to say about Spider-man 3?

I don't always agree with Ebert but he's a great critic and usually backs his opinions up quite well.

Ebert is not reviewing films at the moment cos he is in remission from cancer

 

[Tangled Web]

Ebert is not reviewing films at the moment cos he is in remission from cancer

I had no idea it was that bad. That's horrible.

Well, maybe they'll have Kevin Smith as a guest and he can review this film.

 

[Batman333]

Ebert hasnt done a review in forever!! he has cancer =( . . . .

I usually dont agree with Roepert, Ebert was the better critic.

 

[Speedball]

Tomatometer 64% with 116 reviews already in

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.t:

 

[dodus]

Ebert hasnt done a review in forever!! he has cancer =( . . . .

I usually dont agree with Roepert, Ebert was the better critic.

He did one on March 2.

I just checked to see what my arch-nemesis, the Columbus Dispatch film critic (I used to live there) had to say about it--he bashes everything. Surprisingly, he was down with it for what it was, while the younger "cool" guy who fills in sometimes bashed the **** out of it.

 

[MST3KPIMP]

I feel bad listening to you guys trying to rationalize the poor reviews. But I guess you have invested so much time on these boards that you need to feel it was'nt in vain. One reviewer said the film is'nt really bad but lame. That sounds pretty bad as it shows a lack of care. I suspect most of the cast is just phoning it in by now as they realize these movies are overated and are probably ashamed to be continuing in lew of persuing challenging projects. The writing which was always weak is now low even by spider-man standards. Of course it will have some neat action but so do video games. Its funny how so many of you in the past chalked up these films shortcommings to the fact that they are made for the general public and not specifically spider-man fans and now after many poor to lukewarm reviews you are now proclaiming that this film is actually for the fans and the critics don't get it. I think history will show this as a stepping stone period where Spider-man was exploited and in the future we will get the real Spidey movies a'la Batman Begins.

 

[amazingdm]

Here's what I want to know:

A month or two ago I was SUPER hyped up for TMNT. Man I was excited
I went to go see it and was disgusted at how bad it was. Lost complete interest after that

Is that how I"m going to be seeing Spider-Man 3?

 

[chaseter]

^HAHA...no.

 

[Liquid_Mind]

I expect to see a movie for what it is, a superhero movie not a pretend superhero movie where the film makers have to apologise for certain, essential character traits just because they think the audience wont buy it ....(and yes, I'm talking about Pete's genius and his ability to make mechs)

You know, frankly, I never understood why people made such a big deal about the "organic" webbing thing. So what? If you ask me, it NEVER dealt with the heart of the character. So it showed he was a smart kid in the first issue, beyond that it DIDNT do anything for him in the comics except him worrying "Oh no I'm out of cartridges again!".

See, I understood what people were complaining about with the Goblin's outfit, or even the Sandman appearing to be Uncle Ben's killer. But the lack of Peter creating the webbing cartridges? I'm glad they never put it in, because it was such a small detail that people made an overexaggerated fuss about. And honestly, no, I wouldn't buy it that he could make SUCH a thing and have enough money to allow himself to make more at the amount he uses.

 

[Jerry!]

Plus, wouldn't it just make more sense that he would be able to create the webbing himself instead of having to make organic webbing cartridges? I mean its not like, "Oh yeah he's enormously strong, can jump ridiculously high, can stick to walls and climb like a spider because of his powers. But shooting webs? NO THATS NOT REALISTIC! HE HAS TO MAKE THEM" Come on. I never understood that argument either. He already can do all those things a spider can, why is that so much a stretch of the imagination over everything else? And don't bring up because it was in the comics BS, they made it better the way they have it in the movies. It makes more sense.

 

[Mr Jide]

Tobey is extremely limited in his acting range, IMO. Seeing Topher in SM3 and on That 70's Show makes part of me wish we would have gotten him as Peter Parker/Spider-Man.

I know dude. When Topher was announced as Brock, I went ape-sh1t. Any chance of Grace being spidey was shot straight to hell but hey, what can we do...

 

[Justice Bringer]

I dont think these reviews will improve much. The film was fun and unintentionally funny.......

But storywise it was a bit of a mess and lacked cohesion

The substance in the film was lost somewhere on the way...