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4.0 out of 5 stars
well, there's good news.... (3.5/5), Aug 27 2007
...and there's bad news.first,the good news.great villains in The
Sandman and Venom.Thomas Haden Church(from "Wings" fame)is well cast as
The Sandman.He makes a credible bad guy,and even brings some sympathy
and humanity to the character.Topher Grace is surprisingly good as
Venom.also,James Franco returns.the fight scenes are spectacular and
relentless,but there are not enough of them.the CGI is improved from
part 2.the scenes of Spiderman swinging on his web and jumping from one
building to another are almost seamless.The CGI Sandman is quite
good,as is Venom.now, the bad news.none of the villains are given
enough screen time,because the filmmakers tried to cram too much story
into the movie.the movie enters camp territory at times,which is(or at
least,should be)a no no for this franchise.also,the movie focuses too
much on the dramatic aspect,the love story,between Peter and
MJ.and,there is also a brief musical thrown in. and finally,there was
too much sentiment in this movie,compared to the previous
two.hopefully,the filmmakers will get back on track for the fourth
installment due in 2009.for a Spidey movie,this one is
disappointing,but still much better than many movies.for me,Spider-man
3,while not horrible,rates a 3.5/5,low by this franchises standards.
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