Movie Review: Spiderman 3

So, it is not usual that we have the time, and money to have all three of us go out but on Saturday, it was one of those times. We joined two friends for dinner and then two more at the Colossus in Woodbridge to see Spiderman 3 in the IMAX theatre. I had seen those nature films in there before but never a full feature movie. It's more expensive but well worth it for the right movies. On the visual side of things, this was one of the right movies to see it on the huge screen (and I really want that sound system in our next house). However, visuals are only part of the movie and won't carry it to blockbuster status if the storyline falls short. A lot of people will disagree with me but, for a former comic collector and current comic book lover, this simply was not up to snuff of either the first two.

Spiderman 3 (don't worry, no spoilers here) essentially takes up where it left off in the second movie. Harry is pissed off with Peter, Peter is romancing MJ and Aunt May is sweet and oblivious to everything. The guy that plays J. Jonah Jameson should get his own movie he is so good in that role. The problem with the story is that it tries to introduce too many new elements, tries to intertwine the new and the old and then attempts to wrap it all up at the end. The Spidey-verse is simply too well known and far too large for that to happen like they hoped so, in my opinion, they did a lot of interesting and neat things but none of them great. So, in the end, the movie is a bit disappointing for me.

That said, if you are not a stickler for details, and you know nothing about Eddie Brock, Gwen Stacy and the Secret Wars saga, go have yourself a nice night out with everyone's "every guy" superhero and be amazed at how far CGI, green screen and good old fashioned wire work has come. It is verging on a visual masterpiece though not as awe-inspiring as watching Doctor Octopus walk up the side of a building or that amazing subway fight sequence on the train.

Ciao.