Revisiting 'Spider-Man 3' With a Review Worth Reading
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Unfortunately I think RopeofSilicon has fallen out of favor with several fanboys due to our firm stance that the Spider-Man franchise is not all that it is cracked up to be. People got a little excited when I pointed out the flaws in the first two films and then I added Spider-Man to my list of Top Ten Worst Movies That Made Over $100 Million. Suffice to say I wasn't trying to earn fans, just trying to be honest.
Then, today, I was sent a link to a blog where some poor unsuspecting soul ended up watching Spider-Man 3 during an international flight over the Atlantic Ocean and mainland America. Unfortunately for him, he too wasn't so excited about what he ended up seeing.
Here are a couple of snippets:
Let's see, where do I start? Ah yes, plot. In short, there wasn't one. There were at least three hundred and twenty seven sub-plots, but for the life of me, I could never figure out where the movie was going. It was like watching a series of short films, all with the same characters.
The primary protagonist is our old friend Peter Parker, aka Spiderman, who was played by that same guy who was made famous in those movies where he was a Hobbit carrying a ring around. What's that you say? That was a different guy? Really? Hum, that's too bad. This movie could have been greatly improved with the addition of an actual POINT. As well as some orcs, wizards and elves thrown in for good measure…
..I do have a hard time deciding which was the most absurd aspect of this "character development". Was it the ability to tell which Peter was being portrayed simply by the haircut? Bangs up = Good Peter. Bangs down = Bad Peter. Was it the curious pseudo hipster, wanna-be beatnik, finger snapping walk down the street which oddly enough caused all the women he passed to snap their necks around to stare at our newly transformed little Hobbit? Maybe it was the Jazz Bar scene where Bad Peter, in the span of two agonizing minutes, puts on a performance which mimics such a wide array of films as Bill Murray in Groundhog Day (playing the piano), Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing, any music video by Michael Jackson, and John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever.
By the way, yes the writer does realize that Tobey Maguire and Elijah Wood are two different people. It is a joke and not something to bash him over the head with.
No matter if you are a Spider-Man apologist there is nothing he is saying that you can dispute. He is spot on with his thoughts and if you want to read more of his accurate insights just click here.
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There is nothing we can dispute? Really? Wow that is extremely close minded for someone who has the honor of doing this for a living. It is a different story if you hate a movie or think it is bad, sure everyone has their opinion, but it seems you like to think yours is the only one that matters. Yes Spider-man 3 was a personal let down to myself, but it really was not that bad of a movie. The dispute I would like to make is this, when he is walking down the street and snapping his fingers when he is cocky, the girls are GROSSED out, it is when he simply walks down the street that he gets the looks. So bash it whatever you want, but how dare you say nothing is up for dispute? If you were to take a poll of the reviews you have done for this website I bet more than 50% of the people would say you need to be fired and let go. Shall we take a look at movies you gave an A to that were completely horrible? Hairspray, SPANGLISH, the Grudge, I ROBOT, the Punisher, Human Strain, those are some horrible horrible movies. How bout that is your next top ten: Place ten movies you gave an A too and let the readers decide how off you are and that you really are a mere hollywood suck up. And that my friend, is not up for dispute
Wow man, you really took offense to this when you really shouldn't have, just offering up an opinion not creating a law. You are free to have your opinion and I believe I am free to have mine and mine is that Spider-Man 3 was truly an awful film. Just like you mention you think some of the movies I gave an A to are horrible films, that is your opinion and even though I disagree it is still your opinion. Then you get a bit hypocritical saying that your opinion is not up for dispute? Sorry to say man, doesn't help your argument.
I will say one thing though, in the past I have regret several of my reviews, including giving Spider-Man 2 an A-, something I mentioned in the article I linked to above. Opinions also change over time and of the films you mention I definitely would take the A away from The Punisher and probably The Human Stain. I am just a guy running a site and writing what I think… I don't see how that is being a suck up.
Just don't get so upset, it wasn't a personal attack, just an opinion.