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Spiderman 3
I was trepedatious about this one. The history of the summer blockbuster comic-book based sequel has not been particularly good of late, particularly by the third one. X-Men 3 was a disappointment for what I hoped would be a fanboy squee-fest. The Batman series kept trying to 'up the ante' by throwing more and more villains and good-guys on the screen at once, resulting in an incoherent mess where none of the characters was more than a colorful costume and one-liners. Spiderman had been a decent effort so far, and here was the third one getting somewhat mixed reviews. I really liked the first Spiderman, and the second was good although I have to say that there's something about Kirsten Dunst that I find tremendously annoying, at least outside the role of trailer-trash in Drop Dead Gorgeous.
On Friday, however, I ended up with a free ticket to see the movie because there was a morale event at work. So what the heck? Gods know that my morale needs improving, so I just hoped it didn't suck.
All-in-all, it was well-executed and if you liked the first two, this one is a pretty good climax for the trilogy. It's no Lord of the Rings, but if you can stand Sam Rami's slapstick attitude towards comedy this one is fun. For a short period I was a bit worried because the show has three villains, but it was actually handled well and none of them were random thugs. Toby Maguire proved that he has the same curse as Elijah Wood: he either looks too cute to live (ranging from dorky, happy nerd to wounded puppy) or like a serial killer. There is nothing in between. Bruce Campbell makes his usual amusing show of support.
So, thumbs up I would say.
BTW, from the previews it is clear that we are going to be flooded with summer blockbuster sequels this year. Why Hollywood can't bother to spread it out a bit more I don't understand, but clearly a lot of films are going to end up on DVD in short-order just based on the fact that the market can't possibly absorb that many films at once. Something similar happens in the game industry: projects keep slipping and suddenly everyone and their neighbor is trying to release in the same 3-month window. It isn't going to be pretty, and gods forbid some decent small indie film tries to get noticed in this glut.
Still, it's better than more Saturday Night Live skits gone mad like Blades of Glory/Talladega Nights.
On Friday, however, I ended up with a free ticket to see the movie because there was a morale event at work. So what the heck? Gods know that my morale needs improving, so I just hoped it didn't suck.
All-in-all, it was well-executed and if you liked the first two, this one is a pretty good climax for the trilogy. It's no Lord of the Rings, but if you can stand Sam Rami's slapstick attitude towards comedy this one is fun. For a short period I was a bit worried because the show has three villains, but it was actually handled well and none of them were random thugs. Toby Maguire proved that he has the same curse as Elijah Wood: he either looks too cute to live (ranging from dorky, happy nerd to wounded puppy) or like a serial killer. There is nothing in between. Bruce Campbell makes his usual amusing show of support.
So, thumbs up I would say.
BTW, from the previews it is clear that we are going to be flooded with summer blockbuster sequels this year. Why Hollywood can't bother to spread it out a bit more I don't understand, but clearly a lot of films are going to end up on DVD in short-order just based on the fact that the market can't possibly absorb that many films at once. Something similar happens in the game industry: projects keep slipping and suddenly everyone and their neighbor is trying to release in the same 3-month window. It isn't going to be pretty, and gods forbid some decent small indie film tries to get noticed in this glut.
Still, it's better than more Saturday Night Live skits gone mad like Blades of Glory/Talladega Nights.