Spider-man 3 Movie thread- Opens May 4th, 2007

[StarStrike]

Release Date: May 4, 2007
Director: Sam Raimi
Screenwriter: Alvin Sargent
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Topher Grace, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Daniel Gillies, Ted Raimi, Thomas Haden Church

Synopsis: A third adventure with Tobey Maguire again playing Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Kirsten Dunst playing Mary Jane Watson and Sam Raimi in the director's chair.

Topher Grace joins the cast of Spider-man 3.

I'm really looking forward to this movie. How about you guys? What do you expect?

[Spidey]

May 4, 2005. Arent you 2 years premature. Its 2007 :razz:

[[Fallen Angel]]

Haha Ya, your thread title threw me off there a bit.

Definately can't wait to see this one. Would totally suck if this is the last installment. But like people have said, the business is about money and there's no way they would shut down a money-reaping project like Spidey after only 3 episodes.

They haven't introduced any of the coolest villians yet. Would love to see the special effects done for Carnage and Venom. And it'd be cool if they started doing some duo movies involving Wolverine or Batman or Superman like in the comics. Of course, that probably won't happen. :(

[WiZZLa]

I'm really looking forward to this movie. How about you guys? What do you expect?

I didn't like the first one, so I can't say I'll really care for the third. Overrated IMO.

[reflex]

the first one wasn't that bad..i didn't especially like the 2nd one..they shouldn't continue making movies..its just like one looong episode

[wanted]

Wow, 2 whole years !!!!
I haven't seen the first one lol
Allright guys, keep this thread running until 2007 :)

[sonick]

']Haha Ya, your thread title threw me off there a bit.

Definately can't wait to see this one. Would totally suck if this is the last installment. But like people have said, the business is about money and there's no way they would shut down a money-reaping project like Spidey after only 3 episodes.

They haven't introduced any of the coolest villians yet. Would love to see the special effects done for Carnage and Venom. And it'd be cool if they started doing some duo movies involving Wolverine or Batman or Superman like in the comics. Of course, that probably won't happen. :(
its the last one with Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Sam Raimi to say the least.. doesnt mean they wont have more with new actors/directors in the future

[jordan23]

we'll need people bumping this thread every week :cheesygri

[Headhunter]

What's happening with Marvel films? Elektra/Fantastic Four are not exactly being given a lot of attention or finances. After seeing the trailers for Batman Begins, Spider-man 3 will need to be a hell of a movie to impress me.

[StarStrike]

we'll need people bumping this thread every week :cheesygri

Let's see if we can keep it up for 2 years :eek:

[mahjongmaniac]

'] Would totally suck if this is the last installment. But like people have said, the business is about money and there's no way they would shut down a money-reaping project like Spidey after only 3 episodes.

according to what i've heard from entertainment news, there'll be up to 6 spidey movies :razz: so spidey 3 is definitely NOT gonna be the last installment.

']They haven't introduced any of the coolest villians yet. Would love to see the special effects done for Carnage and Venom. And it'd be cool if they started doing some duo movies involving Wolverine or Batman or Superman like in the comics. Of course, that probably won't happen. :(

yeah, i wanna see carnage/venom too! btw, notice Brock (venom) hasn't appeared in the 1st 2 movies yet.

[[Fallen Angel]]

its the last one with Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Sam Raimi to say the least.. doesnt mean they wont have more with new actors/directors in the future

It'd be weird if they kept doing sequels but changed Spidey to someone other then Tobey Maguire. Whether he plays his part well or not, you're just used to seeing him there and if someone new comes out in say Spidey 4, you're going to be like, "who the hell is this?"

And you know, its not like Spidey really ages or anything or started off as a kid and grew to an adult so there really isn't much room for a good cast change there. I don't know, i just personally think i'd find it weird if they kept making sequels and changed who Spidey was.

[importpsycho]

woohhaa that's a long way to go

[Spidey]

Heres an official countdown site, and tons of Spidey movie information. This is the site I found out all the information about the first one.

http://superherohype.com/spider-man/

As of this posting its, 1 year, 348 days, and 13 hours until Spider-Man 3 according to the site.

[deleted]

Cool.

[nfnx]

dude that is way too long from now and it is way too early to start building hype.

nevertheless, spidey is the best comic series brought to life. with cg in 07, spidey3 should no doubt be the best.

[poppa]

']It'd be weird if they kept doing sequels but changed Spidey to someone other then Tobey Maguire. Whether he plays his part well or not, you're just used to seeing him there and if someone new comes out in say Spidey 4, you're going to be like, "who the hell is this?"

And you know, its not like Spidey really ages or anything or started off as a kid and grew to an adult so there really isn't much room for a good cast change there. I don't know, i just personally think i'd find it weird if they kept making sequels and changed who Spidey was.

Who knows, if it worked with James Bond, it might work with Spidey.

[Headhunter]

According to TV show The A-List, Topher Grace will be a villain...

[guest10586]

According to TV show The A-List, Topher Grace will be a villain...


Hmmm...the only guy I see him playing is a young vulture...but even then...

[Headhunter]

Hmmm...the only guy I see him playing is a young vulture...but even then...
I could see him as an understated Venom...

[Spidey]

Could be Ned Leeds, but Betty Brants character hasnt been really shown yes

[Headhunter]

Could be Ned Leeds, but Betty Brants character hasnt been really shown yes
Well, she got a few seconds of airtime in each of the first 2 movies...they could build on that, though I found the performance really bland, even in limited screen time.

[StarStrike]

Here's the bump of the day :lol:

[Rometiklan]

In keeping with Raimi's penchant for classic villians, I think Topher Grace might make a good Electro.

[red_red]

would definitely like to see what they can do with venom !!

[Spidey]

Sandman would be cool with the CGI they have now, if thats the character they are having for the third

[_pOtEnZa_]

/me hopes its venom

[gordholio]

May 4, 2007? I'm really sure they know the exact date. A lot of things can happen in 2 years to delay things, so I wouldn't set my alarm clock! :lol:

[Ojam]

May 4, 2007? I'm really sure they know the exact date. A lot of things can happen in 2 years to delay things, so I wouldn't set my alarm clock! :lol:

Not really, normally release dates like that are pretty solid, especially for a big movie like Spidey3, the release date for spidey2 was announced a couple of years before it's release and it was pushed up a week a few months ahead of time.

[StarStrike]

Bump of the day.

[StarStrike]

only 23 months to go :D

[StarStrike]

"With Thomas Haden Church and Topher Grace already added to the returning cast of Spider-Man 3, might we soon get more casting announcements?

Scooper 'The Calculator' tells us a rumor that in Spider-Man 3 you may see four villains! With that many, you would think that not all four could be major villains in the third installment, which may concentrate mostly on just one or two. We don't really know at this point what is going to happen.

So who are those nasty rogues? Sandman, Hobgoblin, Vulture and Venom."

[CanadaBoy]

As of this post:
1 year, 302 days, and 5 hours until Spider-Man 3

[CARLiTO_]

The past two spiderman movies sucked. I feel they are too kiddy.

[bluetroll]

i hope the villain is vince carter.... and spiderman kicks the sh1t outta him.

[CanadaBoy]

Thread Bump

[jasonl33]

The past two spiderman movies sucked. I feel they are too kiddy.

I couldnt agree more.. they need to make it more like batman begins... dark evil and AMAZIN, but they are pretty good witht he comics w/ spiderman.

[Rogue_77]

"With Thomas Haden Church and Topher Grace already added to the returning cast of Spider-Man 3, might we soon get more casting announcements?

Scooper 'The Calculator' tells us a rumor that in Spider-Man 3 you may see four villains! With that many, you would think that not all four could be major villains in the third installment, which may concentrate mostly on just one or two. We don't really know at this point what is going to happen.

So who are those nasty rogues? Sandman, Hobgoblin, Vulture and Venom."

Maybe they'll bring in the Sinister Six, add Green goblin (possible norman can come back from the dead, it's comics) and Doc Ock

[Spidey]

Hope not, Remember the last Batman, how many villians were there 5. They wont need to bring in tons of villians for a good movie

[Headhunter]

Hope not, Remember the last Batman, how many villians were there 5. They wont need to bring in tons of villians for a good movie
Unless Duke "The Dumpster" Droese gets cast, I'm not too worried. The 3rd movie is too early for the Sinister Six, but I'd love to see Spider-Man 6 with that group.

[Montague]

Hope not, Remember the last Batman, how many villians were there 5. They wont need to bring in tons of villians for a good movie
Not really 5 major villians

***** spoilers ******












I would argue there was really only one major villian in Batman Begins with a few "underlings".

Ducard and Ras are the same guy.

Falcone was really "small potatoes".

Scarecrow was more or less a "minor" villian the movie who was a tool of Ras/Ducard.

[CanadaBoy]

http://spiderman.sonypictures.com/

[StarStrike]

Only 628 days to go :cheesygri

[JayPatel]

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/653/653818p1.html

September 26, 2005 - While doing press for her forthcoming release Elizabethtown, actress Kirsten Dunst may have finally let the proverbial cat out of the bag about the oft-speculated identities of the villains in Spider-Man 3.

Dunst is quoted at Zap2It as saying, "We have really great people though as the villains in this film, Thomas Haden Church and Topher Grace -- Venom and Sandman." She added, "Maybe I wasn't supposed to say that."

But when a journalist expressed disbelief that Sandman lookalike Church would be playing Venom, Dunst corrected her gaffe. "It's the other way around. You're right."

So just to be clear: according to Dunst, Thomas Haden Church is Sandman and Topher Grace is Venom.

Although she hasn't read the script yet for Spider-Man 3 , which begins filming in January, Dunst said, "I know the general story. ... There's a lot that they're trying to fit into this one."

Spider-Man 3 is slated for a May 4, 2007 release.

[StarStrike]

YAY! I can't wait, but it's still 1.5 years away :(

[Ojam]

until it comes from Raimi don't take anything as the hard truth....

[StarStrike]

I wonder when they'll make the official announcement though?

[StarStrike]

http://spiderman.sonypictures.com/images/tchurch.jpg
Thomas Haden Church as Flint Marko

[Ziggy007]

It has been a while since the last one and they haven't even begun this one. I understand you want to take your time to keep the integrity of the stories together, but that is a very very big gap in between movies. Unless they are going to film a couple back to back here I don't know how long Tobey can keep this role before he gets too old for it.

Anyway it would be nice to see some of the Sinister 6 get bit parts in the movies. Rhino probably wouldn't be deserving of his own movie, but he should show up as the henchman or accomplice of one of the main villains.

I don't know about Topher playing Venom. Even with weight training I just don't think that he would be able to bulk up enough for the role. They also should have introduced his charcter in the previous movie briefly so there didn't have to be as much catch up in the story telling for this one.

[biosh]

The second Spider-man movie was twice as good as the first - up from * out of ***** to ** out of ***** - so that's progress, but still neither were very good movies. Another great director (eg: A Simple Plan, Army of Darkness, Darkman) ruined by being prostituted on blockbusters...

[Headhunter]

The second Spider-man movie was twice as good as the first - up from * out of ***** to ** out of ***** - so that's progress, but still neither were very good movies. Another great director (eg: A Simple Plan, Army of Darkness, Darkman) ruined by being prostituted on blockbusters...
Very cynical...you'd really give Spider-man a 1/5 rating?

[StarStrike]

Here's the link to the first two pics of filming and a video.

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207834

[Montague]

Another great director (eg: A Simple Plan, Army of Darkness, Darkman) ruined by being prostituted on blockbusters...
So you liked "The Quick and the Dead"?

It had its moments but for me it was kinda too campy.

For whatever reason I loved "Army of Darkness" for the same reason - its campiness (I dunno maybe I bought Campbell in his role more than Stone). :confused:

[luked]

wow just realized that this thing is coming out in 2007... wow.. long time. Well atleast it'll be pretty

[Kurtz7834]

The second Spider-man movie was twice as good as the first - up from * out of ***** to ** out of ***** - so that's progress, but still neither were very good movies. Another great director (eg: A Simple Plan, Army of Darkness, Darkman) ruined by being prostituted on blockbusters...

I suppose it's a matter of taste but I enjoyed SM2 far more than say, Army of Darkness. 2 very different films though appealing to very different audiences. SM2 in particular was generally very well liked by the critics, half of whom panned Army of Darkness.

As for SM3 I can't get too interested in it when the release date is so far off.

[Montague]

I suppose it's a matter of taste but I enjoyed SM2 far more than say, Army of Darkness. 2 very different films though appealing to very different audiences. SM2 in particular was generally very well liked by the critics, half of whom panned Army of Darkness.

Though I enjoyed both movies I never get tired of watching "Army of Darkness".
Spiderman 2?

Not really interested is watching that again for a while.

Like you said it is matter of an individuals taste.

(FYI the RT rating for Army of Darkness was just under 80% - granted after only 27 reviews).

[StarStrike]

Steve Valentine from Crossing Jordan has been added to the cast.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/spider-mannews.php?id=4059

[StarStrike]

Steve Valentine from Crossing Jordan has been added to the cast.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/spider-mannews.php?id=4059

[botai]

wow just realized that this thing is coming out in 2007... wow.. long time. Well atleast it'll be pretty

noticed that a lot of movies are coming out 2007..
Spider-Man3
Simpsons
Transformers

its gonna be a good year for us Geeks

[Spidey]

noticed that a lot of movies are coming out 2007..
Spider-Man3
Simpsons
Transformers

its gonna be a good year for us Geeks

Isnt Ghost Rider out next year too

[botai]

Isnt Ghost Rider out next year too

ghost rider can suck my b---s
i dont find him that interesting
but i guess i would watch it for nick cage

[Spidey]

ghost rider can suck my b---s
i dont find him that interesting
but i guess i would watch it for nick cage


Ive been to every marvel movie out, whether I knew it was goona be good or not. Even went to see Daredevil.

I will admit I havent seen Electra yet though

[CHINAdeals]

got me all excited..misread post for may 4th 2006 (instead of 2007)

AHHHHHHHH

this will hopefully be a wicked movie

YEs..marvel is really 'hit or miss' with superhero movies

seem they someitmes do a movie..just to 'do a movie' kind of..and others liek spiderman/xmen..they pour tons of money effort to and create 'masterpieces'..or so to speak.

wonder how that works..meh..X3 shoudl keep me happy for a while..

COME ONNNNNNNNNN x3.

[StarStrike]

Here are some pictures from the sets of Spider-man 3 (in Ohio)
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/photos/gallery.ssf?cgi-bin/view_gallery.cgi/cleve/view_gallery.ata?g_id=4480

[mike_leafs13]

Here are some pictures from the sets of Spider-man 3 (in Ohio)
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/photos/gallery.ssf?cgi-bin/view_gallery.cgi/cleve/view_gallery.ata?g_id=4480

hopefully this isn't the new spiderman costume everyone's talking about:

http://www.cleveland.com/cgi-bin/prxy/photogalleries/nph-cache.cgi/cache=3000;/cleve/images/4480/02.jpg

[JustinCredible]

I couldnt agree more.. they need to make it more like batman begins... dark evil and AMAZIN, but they are pretty good witht he comics w/ spiderman.

Spiderman isn't a dark/evil or gritty book... and the few instances he has gotten to that point it was very short. He's not that type of hero.

Ive been to every marvel movie out, whether I knew it was goona be good or not. Even went to see Daredevil.

I will admit I havent seen Electra yet though

Don't bother... just roll down a couple flights of stairs. You'll get the same effect.

Not looking forward to this movie as much as I should be. All this Venom talk has really dampered my spirits... I really hope they don't short-change the Harry/Peter conflict in the process.

[StarStrike]

hopefully this isn't the new spiderman costume everyone's talking about:

http://www.cleveland.com/cgi-bin/prxy/photogalleries/nph-cache.cgi/cache=3000;/cleve/images/4480/02.jpg

no, the new costume is black

http://www.canmag.com/images/front/spiderman/blackspiderman-large.jpg

[Ojam]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j122/christyh1028/spideyindex3.jpg

[StarStrike]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j122/christyh1028/spideyindex3.jpg

Could that be Spider-man dodging some spit :lol: ;)

[john widow]

........another movie!?

[StarStrike]

........another movie!?


Of course, it's been decided on even before the second movie came out.

[JayPatel]

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[xpoint9]

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topher grace is a pretty good actor, i always thought that if Tobey McGuire gave up the role of spider man, Topher would take it, because i think they kinda look alike

[sfu_lifer]

Nah, Donnie Darko looks more like Tobey than Topher (and is a far better actor). I hope Topher doesn't stink it up. He doesn't have the body type for Venom though.

[Montague]

Ive been to every marvel movie out, whether I knew it was goona be good or not. Even went to see Daredevil.

So I gather you saw this first version of "The Punisher" on the big screen as well (starring good old Dolph Lundgren):

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/381/punisher0pw.jpg

:razz:

I actually enjoyed most of the Incredible Hulk made for TV stuff - except some of the "crossover Marvel hero" shows were pretty cheesy (ie Thor and Daredevil).

Speaking of cheesy - here is a picture of another "made for TV" Marvel movie (Captain America - dig the cool suit):

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/4223/captainamerica17qc.gif

Definately a low budget (or TV budget) can make for an inferior product (though like I said the Hulk was actually quite good given the technology constraints it had to work under).

[botai]

Nah, Donnie Darko looks more like Tobey than Topher (and is a far better actor). I hope Topher doesn't stink it up. He doesn't have the body type for Venom though.

thats what CGI is for....
the weakling Topher would make for a great Venom storyline that may not follow the comics... and dont get mad if it doesnt follow comics... cuz we all want exact re-enactments of the comic books... but well.. topher can be another wimp turned superpowered guy .. but then turns bad... the anti-spider-man

hmmmm...

pretty good set-up

[JayPatel]

http://i5.tinypic.com/14nzqpu.jpg

[Rometiklan]

Speaking of cheesy - here is a picture of another "made for TV" Marvel movie (Captain America - dig the cool suit):

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/4223/captainamerica17qc.gif

Definately a low budget (or TV budget) can make for an inferior product (though like I said the Hulk was actually quite good given the technology constraints it had to work under).

HahA! That was the cheeziest superhero movie ever. Poor guy couldn't act. The suit might have been the coolest part of the movie and even that was as lame as hell. Captain America had basically a transparent shield with red stripes painted around it so it was like a giant bullseye with a star in the middle. It doubled as his motorcycle's windshield. It doesn't get any cooler than that....unfortunately.

Back in the day, Marvel was so desperate to make live action out of their comics, that they compromised a lot of the stuff that made their heroes cool. If I had a time machine and took Spider-Man I and II back to the 70s when they were pumping out crap like Captain America or Spider-Man (starring Nicholas Hammond), they'd all have a heart attack, and Stan Lee would be wetting his pants from the excitement. In the 70s, when you compare Marvel's movies (basically TV budget stuff), versus DC's Superman: The Movie...well, there's just no comparison. Having said that, if they ever released the 70s Spider-Man on DVD, I'd probably buy it. HahA!

[Deimos]

Sandman and Venon huh?
The sugar-rush kid in me is excited about Venom staring in S3. However, the calm and collected kid in me thinks that would be a huge mistake. Venom/Carnage is the biggest most powerful and popular villain in the series, and should be left till last (ofcourse then again, you never know how many more you could do). Itroducing many villains would be a big mistake.. 2-3 max. Batman Begins pulled off an absolutely amazing script (albeit that part with the train crashing into the building could have been done better, and Batman going prostate to "aim" looks like he's.. this forum is PG but you know what it looks like hes getting ready to do.)

with that black costume, I have HUGE expectations that Spiderman3 will NOT just be a CGI bonanza, but also grittier, more dramatic, and especially more heart wrenching. By far, Spiderman is the one and only successfull comic book to movie series.. X-men losing their edge in X3.

[Ojam]

I read somewhere that the first trailer is supposed to come out in August, thats some soon!

[JayPatel]

I read somewhere that the first trailer is supposed to come out in August, thats some soon!


The first teaser trailer comes out in 2 weeks attached to Superman Returns

[Deimos]

The first teaser trailer comes out in 2 weeks attached to Superman Returns

^-^

[StarStrike]

The first teaser trailer comes out in 2 weeks attached to Superman Returns


Yup! here it is

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/spider-man_3/large.html

or HD
http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/spider-man_3/hd/

Sorry for being late.

[xpoint9]

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http://tophergracefan.com/pictures/misc/smset/sm20.jpg
http://tophergracefan.com/pictures/misc/smset/sm58.jpg

i know these pics have been posted before, but these are a litle bit bigger.

Eric lol, looks like he had to gain a lot of wait for spiderman 3
http://z.about.com/d/primetimetv/1/0/p/7/that70sshow_topher2002_72.jpg

[Spidey]

He would have to gain another person in total to be like Eddie Brock is in the comics. Even before we was Venom Brock was drawn huge

[Deimos]

But he doesn't play Eddie Brock.. does he?

:?

[Spidey]

But he doesn't play Eddie Brock.. does he?

:?


Pretty sure he does.

Unless there is confirmation otherwise

[botai]

Pretty sure he does.

Unless there is confirmation otherwise

he plays eddie for sure

what they probably wanted to do was make eddie similar to peter
so they chose another skinny guy to play eddie...
they could have a good plot with that.....
i had one in mind... but i forgot it

[Ojam]

The first 24 minutes of spider-man 3 has been leaked on youtube, check it out while you still can!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tFDIjvOx4bs&search=spiderman%201978

[Geologic]

The first 24 minutes of spider-man 3 has been leaked on youtube, check it out while you still can!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tFDIjvOx4bs&search=spiderman%201978


oh dear god..

:lol:

[Ojam]

oh dear god..

:lol:

Yeah, I was sort of suprised in the direction they seem to be taking with the 3rd one too, the trailer seems to have been pretty missleading. :mad: I guess it could still work though.

[StarStrike]

Here's the newest poster for Spider-man 3

http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/962/spiderman3poster1ts.jpg

[Headhunter]

^ Backlit and lenticular, oooh.

[Deimos]

That 24min clip was absolutely amazing..more than I could ever hope for. Spiderman's giant roboto was spectacular. And he avenged the death of his father, who passed on his dream of wearing tights. WOW. 10/10.

[Deimos]

They should make Venom like in the 90's animated cartoon

here is some Spiderman3:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=s0V80l4XMsE&search=spiderman

[Ojam]

They should make Venom like in the 90's animated cartoon

here is some Spiderman3:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=s0V80l4XMsE&search=spiderman


I really like the low budget feel they are going for, and instead of shooting new footage using old shots from the first two as well as X2 and Split Second.

[StarStrike]

Here's another Teaser Poster for Spider-man 3

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/6168/spidey3promopicdt0.jpg

[john widow]

oh dear god, the first 23 minutes? wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...........:( I don't wanna ruin it for myself.
So is eric from that 70 show going to be spiderman?

[mike_leafs13]

oh dear god, the first 23 minutes? wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...........:( I don't wanna ruin it for myself.

23 minutes, holy crap. why would i want to spoil a movie a year away from now?

[StarStrike]

Here's the first official picture of Venom

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/7385/sm3wp2800x600fc6.jpg

[Geologic]

23 minutes, holy crap. why would i want to spoil a movie a year away from now?

oh dear god, the first 23 minutes? wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...........:( I don't wanna ruin it for myself.
So is eric from that 70 show going to be spiderman?


:lol: :lol:

... just watch it.

[PSiBeR]

Small footage of the symbiote over taking Eddie Brock (Topher) crap quality but you get the idea.. this was shown at the Comic Con a few days ago

The footage ended with Topher's Eddie Brock feeling something black and gooey hit his hand--obviously the symbiote--and it cuts to the very first image of the computerized Venom, who looks exactly like he does in the comic book if rendered in 3D, looking straight into the camera with his jaws wide open and drooling. If you're a fan of Venom, you're not likely to be disappointed.

heres what one person said about the small clip they viewed at the Comic Con

Guys, Venom is ****ing great... Let's start with him...
The footage opened with Topher dipping his fingers, crossing himself in a church. He looks completely distraught, eyes red... he looks like life has beaten him down. His voice wavers and he prays. He's alone in the church. He asks God for his help. "It's Brock, sir. Edward B-brock Jr. (stutters) I'm here... humbled and humiliated... to ask you for one thing... I want you to kill Peter Parker." Then a bunch of stuff happened that I'll get to in a second. The trailer ended with Topher and Venom.

There was a montage of quick clips of Tobey Maguire at the top of the bell tower ripping the black suit off him. "I have to stop it." The SPIDER-MAN 3 logo comes up and you think that's it... but then we saw some unfinished effects of the symbiote dripping down, falling towards Topher Grace who is looking up. One drop falls and hits his right hand, immediately wrapping around his hand. The bulk of the symbiote hits him and wraps around him, pulling him to the ground, totally engulfing him. A cut and the camera is low to the ground a good distance away. It Raimi-cams EVIL DEAD style towards the black bulking mass. As it gets near the mass, Venom's head whips up looking straight into camera, which doesn't slow down and ends up rushing into his mouth where it goes to black.
Venom's face. Exactly what you want to see. Big, big toothy mouth, bright white eyes. Looks just like the later McFarlane Venom face.
The design looks great, Topher was great in the church sequence as Brock... Count me totally psyched...

normal
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j144/duende_verde/dv-brock_venom-anim.gif

a bit bigger
http://i5.tinypic.com/20rland.gif


new Sandman teaser poster

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/daveanator/con06-spidey2.jpg

[PCDawg]

Doesnt it seem like theres too many villains in one movie? How much screen time can each get unless it a 4 hour movie...

[xpoint9]

i hope its a 4 hour movie lol, but im sure it wont be. but i'm thinking that same thing is going to happen to this as x men 3 and goblet of fire... too many things going on and too little time to show it all.

[StarStrike]

i hope its a 4 hour movie lol, but im sure it wont be. but i'm thinking that same thing is going to happen to this as x men 3 and goblet of fire... too many things going on and too little time to show it all.


I think they can do it easily. All they have to do is get right into the action with no funny stuff at the starting like they did with the first two. I'd assume that the third one would dead serious with only one or two funny scenes throughout the movie. Another thing they could be doing is setting up for Spider-man 4. I guess we'll never know until the movie comes out next year.

[StarStrike]

Looks like Spider-man 3 will be in IMAX too :cheesygri :cheesygri :cheesygri

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=15671

[Headhunter]

Looks like Spider-man 3 will be in IMAX too :cheesygri :cheesygri :cheesygri

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=15671
Glad I found out now, found out about the 2nd flick making it into IMAX only a few days after seeing it on the regular screen. Was too broke at the time to see it again...

[StarStrike]

Glad I found out now, found out about the 2nd flick making it into IMAX only a few days after seeing it on the regular screen. Was too broke at the time to see it again...


Don't worry, they'll probably come out with Spider-man 3 on Imax 3D, so we'll be too broke to catch that :lol: :lol: :lol:

[nfnx]

can u guys explain to me why spidermans costume is black? is it like an evil side to him??

and is venom him? or is it someone else? i am so lost... i thought i knew, but i dont haha

[MadCow]

can u guys explain to me why spidermans costume is black? is it like an evil side to him??

and is venom him? or is it someone else? i am so lost... i thought i knew, but i dont haha

Venom is Eddie Brock. Spiderman's suit is black from an alien symbiote attaching itself to Peter Parker and covering his costume.

[Deimos]

Venom is Eddie Brock. Spiderman's suit is black from an alien symbiote attaching itself to Peter Parker and covering his costume.

yeah what he says...

although to get the full depth of the rich story arc, I highly recommend you read the comics, or at very least watch the animated series cartoon.

[nfnx]

i would love to but the problem is, i dont have either

[ZeeTX]

i would love to but the problem is, i dont have either
Read this = http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3654067#post3654067 to have a more clearer picture..

[StarStrike]

Interview with Thomas Haden Church (Sandman)

http://www.superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=4599

[felix]

Read this = http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3654067#post3654067 to have a more clearer picture..
Thanks for the summary. I never followed the comics either. :)

[JayPatel]

A reminder tonight that the new 2:30 minute trailer debuts tonight on several networks.

We already told you about the SPIDER-MAN 3 trailer debuting on MTV and later that night premiering online at iFilm and I thought that would be that. But I'm still getting a lot of e-mails about the complete details of trailer debut so I'll lay it all out there for everyone. Basically if you don't close your eyes on Thursday night, you'll see the trailer. The spot will run on MTV, CBS, BET, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Spike TV and VH1. It will also be available on AddictingGames.com, AddictingClips.com, BET.com, MTV.com, IFILM.com, Nick.com, ComedyCentral.com, GameTrailers.com, LOGOonline.com, Neopets.com, SpikeTV.com, The-N.com, VH1.com, and Xfire.com as well as the aforementioned high-def version on iFilm. Viacom is also expected to make the trailer available in suppository form so they can literally ram it right up your ass. So there you have it. The festivities will kick-off around 10:00pm on Thursday night. If you're looking for something to kill time until the trailer debut, might I suggest clicking over to ESPN to watch Rutgers vs. Louisville (sorry; a shameful plug for my alma mater - GO RU!).

http://www.actuacine.net/2006/posters/spider32.jpg

[Spidey]

Sweet poster.

Hope I rmember to watch it tonight in the hotel room

[TechRock]

OMG...im buying that poster for my room

[StarStrike]

Here's the new Spider-man 3 trailer

http://www.ifilm.com/presents/spiderman3

Wow! I can't wait until May 4th:cheesygri

[ukhan]

Looks like they purposely omitted showing Venom because they know everyone will be waiting to see him....good marketing strategy!

[MadCow]

Looks like they purposely omitted showing Venom because they know everyone will be waiting to see him....good marketing strategy!

I think Venom will only make a slight appearance at the end. There's already too much going on with Sandman and the Goblin in this movie. That will open the door to the Venom and Carnage saga to whoever decides to make more Spiderman prequels.

[CHINAdeals]

I think Venom will only make a slight appearance at the end. There's already too much going on with Sandman and the Goblin in this movie. That will open the door to the Venom and Carnage saga to whoever decides to make more Spiderman prequels.

i have an UNFORTUNATE feeling that will happen too. :( ..i'd MUCH rather see venom than sandman..but yah..can't ask for everything

[JustinCredible]

Looks like they purposely omitted showing Venom because they know everyone will be waiting to see him....good marketing strategy!


Yeah... I can watch this flick Venom free and then skip the next one. But after watching that trailer... Sandman as Uncle ben's real killer... :mad: What's next Superman 2 reveals Luthor blew up Krypton.

i would love to but the problem is, i dont have either

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Spider-Man-Vol-Stan-Lee/dp/0785109889

There you go... from the top.

[Spidey]

Thanks. I was away from TV for a few days. Missed it.

[Spidey]

Two Words...


"holy ****"

[scottyboy2k5]

new leaked trailer with VENOM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvuddPuAp9Q

lots of unfinished CGI but it's great!!

screen cap of venom:

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/9651/spiderman3venom5ma0xe3.jpg

[scottyboy2k5]

i have an UNFORTUNATE feeling that will happen too. :( ..i'd MUCH rather see venom than sandman..but yah..can't ask for everything

yes you can...here's venom:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvuddPuAp9Q

[scottyboy2k5]

here's a gif from the venom transformation scene :)

it is a spoiler, i guess...so watch out






http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/1978/ventransjt1.gif

[CHINAdeals]

here's a gif from the venom transformation scene :)

it is a spoiler, i guess...so watch out






http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/1978/ventransjt1.gif

THNS scottyboy.

ty for posting :D

i dunno.i still think it'll be @ the end of the movie..like i knew i would 'see him'.just..not ..that much of him.

my guess is that..spiderman vs. sandman all movie..venom @ the end.

and like to be continued..as always

[MadCow]

THNS scottyboy.

ty for posting :D

i dunno.i still think it'll be @ the end of the movie..like i knew i would 'see him'.just..not ..that much of him.

my guess is that..spiderman vs. sandman all movie..venom @ the end.

and like to be continued..as always

Or this scene will be one of those bonuses you get to watch if you stay after the credits.

[Spidey]

THNS scottyboy.

ty for posting :D

i dunno.i still think it'll be @ the end of the movie..like i knew i would 'see him'.just..not ..that much of him.

my guess is that..spiderman vs. sandman all movie..venom @ the end.

and like to be continued..as always


Ending will be like Web of Spider-Man #1. Wonder what twists they will have with this one, like one, where did the costume come from

[JayPatel]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5866757396576992173

youtube version has been removed. here is the google video version

[StarStrike]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5866757396576992173

youtube version has been removed. here is the google video version

Thanks a bunch Jay:cheesygri

Edit: The Google link has also been removed. Here is the newest link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSWQWFO64zI

[JayPatel]

http://i10.tinypic.com/2nlztb6.gif

[Spidey]

http://i10.tinypic.com/2nlztb6.gif

Thats cool

[JayPatel]

http://www.sideshowtoy.com/mas_assets/jpg/4327_press04-001.jpg

http://www.sideshowtoy.com/mas_assets/jpg/4327_press03-001.jpg

http://www.sideshowtoy.com/mas_assets/jpg/4327_press02-001.jpg

[TechRock]

interesting...venom doesnt have that much muscle on him

[Headhunter]

interesting...venom doesnt have that much muscle on him
He's pretty cut, but he isn't a steroid infested freak like Todd MacFarlane's rendering if that's what you mean. :razz:

[Spidey]

Looks like Carnage actually. Ya in the comics Brock was a huge guy to begin with, hence why he is stroner than Spider-Man. I think he cant outlift him by 5 tons or so

[jeffyjaixx]

Looks like Carnage actually. Ya in the comics Brock was a huge guy to begin with, hence why he is stroner than Spider-Man. I think he cant outlift him by 5 tons or so

Umm. I always thought the symbiote gave him the stronger-than-Spidey strength?

Although, it's true that Eddie Brock does have olympic-level strength.

[zfmduel]

who pulled this one up??? cuz I am there~ I've been there for the first two, now let see what my hero has changed into~

[Spidey]

Umm. I always thought the symbiote gave him the stronger-than-Spidey strength?

Although, it's true that Eddie Brock does have olympic-level strength.


The way the symbiote worked, as fr as I know, it took spider-mans strength with him.

So for example if the symbiote merged with a small skinny guy, the strength would be aprtoximate to his size.

Thats why Venom was so much stronger than Spider-Man, since he was already a weightlifter before he merged with the symbiote

Correct me if Im wrong though. I havent read new Spider-man comics since 1996

[botai]

my opinion is that they actually have Venom in the movie and not just the end

My theory

Sandman enrages Peter...
Peter get symbiote...
Symbiote makes him angrier and kills or almost kills sandman
all while juggling Harry which he either kills or hospitalizes

he blames it on the symbiote.. gets rid of it... brock gets the suit
venom attacks.. Peter defeats
but in the end ... Brock gets it back

they wouldnt hype as in "unhype" Venom just to have him appear in the end.. that would be horrible and a shot in the face to all fans and ruin the franchise..

especially since most actors arent even on contract to do a 4th movie yet...
so Venom has to have a pretty prominent role in the movie..
It'll be like Ra's Al Ghul in in Batman Begins..where he was the huge bad guy with limited screen time.. the movie was more about batman .. not the villains.... so spider-man 3 can probably pull it off

[botai]

http://comicsmedia.ign.com/comics/image/article/755/755091/venom-20070112104115050-000.jpg

what venom most likely will look like

as you can see... its different from all interpretations of venom which is cool
since eddie brock aka eric foreman is a different from all interpretaions.

hes meant to be the anti-peter..
THe Peter Parker without a proper upbringing
so they make venom look like Spidey but darker

which is kinda cool

but i wonder if they're gonna make him extremely strong yet less agile like he usually is

[Anessa]

http://i10.tinypic.com/2nlztb6.gif

The grey suit reminds me of the armoured grey Spidey suit from a videogame.

[Haz]

interesting...venom doesnt have that much muscle on him

I think this is the newest vision of Eddie Brock from Ultimate Spider-Man.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f299/Umbrax3/ultimateeddiebrock.jpg

The grey suit reminds me of the armoured grey Spidey suit from a videogame.

That was the Capcom fight games one, right?

[Spidey]

Brock defintly looks different from what I rmemeber

[jeffyjaixx]

Brock defintly looks different from what I rmemeber

Yeah,

the Eddie I know has a buzzcut and had biceps as huge as watermelons :D.

[Spidey]

Yeah,

the Eddie I know has a buzzcut and had biceps as huge as watermelons :D.

Agreed. MacFarlane always drewe him huge

[Haz]

Sorry, I got mixed up. The skinny Eddie Brock is actually Eddie Brock Jr. in Ultimate Spider-Man.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom_(Eddie_Brock)#Ultimate_Venom

In Ultimate Spider-Man, Eddie Brock, Jr. is Peter Parker's closest childhood friend. Instead of a sentient alien, the Venom symbiote is a genetically engineered protoplasmic "suit" designed by Richard Parker and Edward Brock, Sr. Parker intends it to be used for medical purposes in his quest to cure cancer but Brock Sr. is more interested in the military applications of the suit. After the deaths of both men, Eddie continues the research. Peter Parker meets up with Eddie and the pair bond over their shared history before Eddie informs Peter of their legacy. Peter returns at night, determined to continue his father's research by taking a sample, but it instead bonds with him. After nearly being driven to murder by the suit, Peter warns Eddie of its danger and takes the sample to an industrial smoke stack where he destroys it. Eddie, after having his romantic intentions rejected by Gwen Stacy becomes furious with Peter when he caught him destroying their "inheritance". Eddie then uses a second, larger sample and becomes Venom. The suit takes full control of Eddie, driving him to viciously attack Peter at his high school. Venom disappears after a flash caused when some power cables come in contact with water on the street. Later, in the Ultimate Spider-Man video game, Eddie gains full control of the Venom suit after he absorbs the remnants of the first sample in Peter's blood. In doing so, he develops the familiar white spider symbol on his chest. It was announced in Wizard that Venom would appear in Ultimates 3.

<snip>

The Spider-Man 3 film version of Eddie Brock is based on Junior in name and romantic interests.

[Spidey]

Sorry, I got mixed up. The skinny Eddie Brock is actually Eddie Brock Jr. in Ultimate Spider-Man.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom_(Eddie_Brock)#Ultimate_Venom


Wow, storylines sure have changed. Hard to keep track of whats the original, etc.

Still like the secret wars mini-serires where the suit came from. I liked the fact that Spider-Man was a huge character in the series, and kicked the crap out of the entire X-men team in issue 3

[UrbanPoet]

Wow, storylines sure have changed. Hard to keep track of whats the original, etc.

Still like the secret wars mini-serires where the suit came from. I liked the fact that Spider-Man was a huge character in the series, and kicked the crap out of the entire X-men team in issue 3

yeah.. spiderman>xmen.
Being that lil whiz kid engineer w/ super powers hes bound to kick ass.

[ZeeTX]

SPIDER-MAN 3 - **New** Updated Website: http://spiderman3.sonypictures.com/

Some of Many NEW Wallpapers..:eek: and content..:cool:

http://spiderman3.sonypictures.com/site/content/downloads/wallpaper/images/peter_sm4_1600.jpg

http://spiderman3.sonypictures.com/site/content/downloads/wallpaper/images/sm3_wp4_1600.jpg

http://spiderman3.sonypictures.com/site/content/downloads/wallpaper/images/sm3_wp5_1600.jpg

http://spiderman3.sonypictures.com/site/content/downloads/wallpaper/images/sm_blk2_1600.jpg

http://spiderman3.sonypictures.com/site/content/downloads/wallpaper/images/sm_blk1_1600.jpg

[Spidey]

those are sweet wallpapers. Replaced my Knight Rider one

[JayPatel]

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/venom.jpg http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/goblin.jpg

[Izzoshady]

Awesome wallpapers...

[felix]

NEW Spiderman 3 trailer in HD

http://www.nbc.com/Spiderman/

(requires QuickTime 7)

[Spidey]

NEW Spiderman 3 trailer in HD

http://www.nbc.com/Spiderman/

(requires QuickTime 7)

FREAKING SWEET

[JayPatel]

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4778/big01ra3.jpg
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5564/big02lb2.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/303/big03dl8.jpg
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/9334/big04iy7.jpg
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/7984/big05mh8.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7242/big06te5.jpg
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/2926/big07sz7.jpg
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/2444/big08gi2.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8600/big09qd5.jpg

[TechRock]

damn cant wait...2 more months left

[skyblue12]

not sure if this has been posted already, but here's a 6 min-ish clip of the movie:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/463532/spiderman_3/

can't wait :cheesygri

[botai]

DID anyone see the new trailer for Spider-Man 3 before 300.... MAN AM I EXCITED!!!

[Spidey]

DID anyone see the new trailer for Spider-Man 3 before 300.... MAN AM I EXCITED!!!

hope to see 300 soon

[kleptodathief]

how hot is MJ gonna look? :D also do they get marry in this one?

[Lone_Prodigy]

Still can't believe the PS3 has the same font as Spiderman...

[skyblue12]

how hot is MJ gonna look? :D also do they get marry in this one?

i'm guessing just as hot as the other 2 SM movies? :lol:

[botai]

Still can't believe the PS3 has the same font as Spiderman...

Well its all Sony so why not market their system with something as popular as Spider-Man

Now thats what i call SYNERGY

[aflyingcow]

If anyone needs any invites to Spidey's Web (http://web.sm3thegame.com/indexnew.php), i've got a few extras.. pm me your email and I can send em out.

for those that don't know, its a prelaunch community for the game.. you do easy activities to get points.. prizes are awarded weekly and monthly.

[Ojam]

Final trailer:

http://gspsfsm.vo.llnwd.net/o18/Exclusives/SpiderMan3_Trailer3_March_SD-480p.mov

[TechRock]

omg..the finla trailer rock my pants...seriously...number 1 movie this yr!!!

ps: anyone know where i can buy some of those spiderman 3 movie poster?

[skyblue12]

omg..the finla trailer rock my pants...seriously...number 1 movie this yr!!!

ps: anyone know where i can buy some of those spiderman 3 movie poster?

my best guess would be HMV, or that dvd store in markville..

[skyblue12]

the link above won't work for me for some reason.. so for the others who have the same problem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUbu6WBYfb8

i loved the venom part :lol: can't wait!

[SkeptiKal12]

This movie looks insane.

Nice

[Spidey]

DID anyone see the new trailer for Spider-Man 3 before 300.... MAN AM I EXCITED!!!

Just saw it this weekend. HOLY COW.

Really concentrated on Venom. I thought he ws just gonna show at the end, but not by the looks of it now.

Its cool how they took the Web of Spider-Man #1 story and incorporated it

One more Month

[Haz]

Marvel posted up a 7min 30sec trailer/clip from the movie! Looks like the beginning of the movie. Be warned, there is a small bit of a spoiler. :)

Linky (http://marvel.com/videos/Spider-Man_3%3A_7.5_Minutes)

[Spidey]

Marvel posted up a 7min 30sec trailer/clip from the movie! Looks like the beginning of the movie. Be warned, there is a small bit of a spoiler. :)

Linky (http://marvel.com/videos/Spider-Man_3%3A_7.5_Minutes)

Cool. Less than 2 weeks now, Im not viewing anything more

[mark_in_2k]

How long before this hits the torrents?

No mention on how it was captured, however. Probably a cam.

Chinese pirates beat Spider-Man to the punch. (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070424.wspiderfake0424/BNStory/Entertainment/home)

Reuters

April 24, 2007 at 4:17 AM EST

BEIJING — China's infamous movie pirates have done it again — Spider-Man 3 is already being sold on Beijing's streets almost two weeks ahead of its U.S. premier.

Costing just over $1 (U.S.) apiece, the pirated DVDs appear to be of the actual movie, complete with a picture of the hero in a new, black spider suit which he wears for some of the film.

There is even a warning on the back, printed in Chinese, against pirating the product.

But put the one bought on Tuesday in the machine, and it does not work — a common problem with Chinese-made DVDs, which are often made with poor equipment in dingy backrooms.

Early pirated copies of Hollywood blockbusters are sometimes filmed in cinemas and viewers can see people walking in front of the screen or hear members of the audience coughing. Other DVDs show totally different films to what may be advertised on the cover.

China has been riled by U.S. complaints to the World Trade Organization that it is not doing enough to tackle piracy, such as the billions lost each year by Hollywood to copyright pirates.

The government says it does take the problem seriously, but faces a multitude of problems such as convincing the man on the street not to buy fakes.

“It's too expensive to go to the cinema to watch movies,” said Beijing resident Duan Nana. “This has a lot to do with why people are rushing to buy fake DVDs and watch movies at home. It's very common and it's logical.”

Spider-Man 3 debuts in U.S. theatres on May 4 with the original cast of Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco reprising their roles.

The movie had its world premiere in Tokyo earlier this month.

[Spidey]

How long before this hits the torrents?

No mention on how it was captured, however. Probably a cam.

Why would u even want to watch it like this. Handycam and watching it at home on the small screen.

This one deserves the big screen to get the full effect. I wish we were closer to Clagary, Id go to the IMAX

[Haz]

Why would u even want to watch it like this. Handycam and watching it at home on the small screen.

This one deserves the big screen to get the full effect. I wish we were closer to Clagary, Id go to the IMAX
Part of the reason I go to the theatre is for the experience. I watched 300 in the biggest theatre they had at the Paramount Vancouver and it was amazing! Then I saw the one my buddy downloaded and watched on TV. There's no comparison. You just don't get the same experience of sight and sound.

[Spidey]

Part of the reason I go to the theatre is for the experience. I watched 300 in the biggest theatre they had at the Paramount Vancouver and it was amazing! Then I saw the one my buddy downloaded and watched on TV. There's no comparison. You just don't get the same experience of sight and sound.

Agrred on that. It was like seaing terminator 2 at the theatre and then at home. No comparison

[Spidey]

Got my tickets for noon Friday. Closest place for midnight viewings was Calgary. And I get that day off with pay too. Will be a very good day

[Anessa]

Why would u even want to watch it like this. Handycam and watching it at home on the small screen.

This one deserves the big screen to get the full effect. I wish we were closer to Clagary, Id go to the IMAX

+1. There's some movies where bootleg and home theatre system just doesn't compare :)

[Grey Merlin]

Though I do agree with watching a particular movie at the theatre is not comparable to home experience. But I must say that the theatre experience has gone downhill. There's always some annoying people watching the movie with you, someone shouting out smart ass comment during the movie, someone kicking the back of your chair or putting up their feet on a chair or even sneezing or coughing on you, someone answering their cellphone, people beside you hogging the seat, someone that hasn't taken a bath and smells. somebody throwing popcorn, someone flashing a red laser light on the screen (what's up with that, I don't think it's so cool), etc, etc.........

If I had to choose, I would rather wait for the movie to come out on dvd and watch it at home.

Plus going to the movie is purely a social gathering these days, not about the movie.

[Supershyguy]

Though I do agree with watching a particular movie at the theatre is not comparable to home experience. But I must say that the theatre experience has gone downhill. There's always some annoying people watching the movie with you, someone shouting out smart ass comment during the movie, someone kicking the back of your chair or putting up their feet on a chair or even sneezing or coughing on you, someone answering their cellphone, people beside you hogging the seat, someone that hasn't taken a bath and smells. somebody throwing popcorn, someone flashing a red laser light on the screen (what's up with that, I don't think it's so cool), etc, etc.........

If I had to choose, I would rather wait for the movie to come out on dvd and watch it at home.

Plus going to the movie is purely a social gathering these days, not about the movie.


+1, I feel exactly the same way.

I had some one that was on the phone 5 times sitting beside me last time i went to the movies

[Ixidor]

How long is this movie?

[Spidey]

How long is this movie?

138 minutes

[TenzoR]

Already saw the movie ;)

[Haz]

Vancouver media sneak peek is tonight if anyone is knows a hook up. Too bad I don't. :(

[Anessa]

London had their premiere already.

[AzN_RiverdaleCI]

So, is everyone here on RFD gonna go watch it on release date? Or the day after or the weekend after?

[ttper]

could you please let me know where I can find the time table for spaiderman3 in GTA for this Friday May 4?
I went to cineplex and cinemaclock.ca but they only shows times for Thursday May 3 only.
Thank you.

[unibrow]

Got tickets to a midnight showing on Thursday. This is actually the first time I'm going to a midnight screening on opening day. How early should I arrive just to account for the long line-ups?

[sfu_lifer]

So, is everyone here on RFD gonna go watch it on release date? Or the day after or the weekend after?

I'm watching it noon friday before the rush comes in.

[tinlunlau]

read in a hong kong forum that people have already seen it.
it premiered today (May 1st) over there and general responses seem a little disappointing. more talk, less fights.

[Talamasca]

138 minutes

Plus a whole lot of commercials and trailers for other movies. :)

[3weddings]

Can't wait, just booked IMAX for the Family minus 1!!!

[and or]

I'm going to give this one a miss. The first two were just plain bad movies that had really poorly done juvenile stories and this third one with multi-villain story lines sounds like it's going even further off the rails. I'm saving my money and putting it towards the most entertaining production of Spider-Man yet created:

http://seattlebonvivant.typepad.com/seattle_bon_vivant/images/spiderman_collection-thumb.jpg

[spike-spiegel]

http://images.theglobeandmail.com/archives/RTGAM/images/20070502/wspiderman0503/0503spidermanmain_500big.jpg


^ :D


Globe & Mail reviews as "too much story".

[Siefer999]

could you please let me know where I can find the time table for spaiderman3 in GTA for this Friday May 4?
I went to cineplex and cinemaclock.ca but they only shows times for Thursday May 3 only.
Thank you.

its up at cineplex. just look harder

im going friday 12:01am screening

[silentio]

Why does Mary J in the commercial not know who spiderman is?? Didnt he take off his mask last movie

[KenA]

got screening tickets for 7pm tonight.. i'll let you all know what i think.

[spm24]

i got the rip from japan i duno if i should watch it yet to spoil it.

[Grey Merlin]

i got the rip from japan i duno if i should watch it yet to spoil it.

Just take a peek at the first 2 mins and let me know if the quality is any good.

[Paranoidandroid]

Just take a peek at the first 2 mins and let me know if the quality is any good.
Looked at the sample... video and sound quality are decent. It's watchable, though not a movie I'd watch on cam though.. :)

[akito925]

I'm so going to go see it tommorrow! might be worth it to see it at Imax

[Alvito]

is this the original thread? i remember seeing it and being like wow so early.

[xpoint9]

man ever since i first saw her in spiderman one, i can't stand Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane) Some might find her attractive, but i think she is very unattractive, there were/are definitely way better actresses out there who are attractive and can play this role very well.
-IMO

anyone else feels this way?

[PSiBeR]

man ever since i first saw her in spiderman one, i can't stand Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane) Some might find her attractive, but i think she is very unattractive, there were/are definitely way better actresses out there who are attractive and can play this role very well.
-IMO

anyone else feels this way?

I'm with you on that one. In Spider-Man 1, she was sorta hot, but in Spider-Man 2.. it was blah... very plain, and pretty much unattractive. I really think Bryce Dallas Howard who plays Gwen Stacey in Spider-Man 3, should be the original cast for Mary Jane, instead of Kirsten.

[PHicken]

I just got back from 3, and I gotta say.. it was NOT good.

CGI was pretty decent.. but it was just awful.. storyline was all messed up(alternate universe), the finale was atrocious.. it just was NOT a good start to the summer "blockbuster" season.. I'm now GLAD that Toby and Kirsten only signed on for 3 and won't be making anymore..

I hope some day someone does with spiderman, what the new Batman did. Just make it better..

hopefully transformers won't dissapoint.

[spike-spiegel]

I just got back from 3, and I gotta say.. it was NOT good.

CGI was pretty decent.. but it was just awful.. storyline was all messed up(alternate universe), the finale was atrocious.. it just was NOT a good start to the summer "blockbuster" season.. I'm now GLAD that Toby and Kirsten only signed on for 3 and won't be making anymore..

I hope some day someone does with spiderman, what the new Batman did. Just make it better..

hopefully transformers won't dissapoint.


Just saw it too. My concerns came true. Too much story in too little time. A lot of dialogue was cheesy (not intentionally or comicbook movie cheesy, but unnecessary). Seems like the story and the script went out the window in the last third of the movie. Disappointing, this sequel tarnished a good movie franchise.

[and or]

I feel sad for the families who are going to go see Spiderman 3 this weekend before the bad word of mouth gets around. What's some poor little kid going to think of two and a half hours of confusing boredom?

:cry:

[cmge]

I just got back from 3, and I gotta say.. it was NOT good.

CGI was pretty decent.. but it was just awful.. storyline was all messed up(alternate universe), the finale was atrocious.. it just was NOT a good start to the summer "blockbuster" season.. I'm now GLAD that Toby and Kirsten only signed on for 3 and won't be making anymore..

I hope some day someone does with spiderman, what the new Batman did. Just make it better..

hopefully transformers won't dissapoint.

yikes... not a good sign.. i was gonna c it tonite but plans changed...

as for transformers... 2 words.. Michael Bay... :(

[aflyingcow]

Yep, it was a piece of garbage. The only redeeming part was Topher Grace as Venom... but it still didn't save the movie

[Grey Merlin]

They should have left Venom out of the movie and reserved it for Spidey 4.

[Little Dragon]

read the review for it today in The Star and it goes along with the reviews so far here on RFD. i also didn't have high expectations for it. especially when i saw who played venom.

i say if spiderman 4 were to come out, it has to be all about spidey vs carnage. the only way for the franchise to redeem itself.

[sfu_lifer]

I just came back watching it from the theatre.
Not bad. What alternate universe are people talking about??
There is only one spiderman storyline for the movie. This is NOT the comic book. Spiderman fighting 3 villains was indeed a bit much but overall I thought they wove the storyline pretty well with what they've got.
The ladies, I don't think, will like this one very much. Too little screen time for anyone other than Spidey. Even MJ was kind of tossed to the side. Same with Gwen ( I can't believe they actually made Bryce look kinda hot).
The sandman CG was pretty good I thought, same with the Venom effects.

For those who watched the crappy cam out in the interweb, do yourself a favor and watch it properly in the theatres. MUCH better experience.

Still don't know what Raimi was thinking when he decided to add this many characters. And what's up with all the dancing scenes. Bruce Campbell was hilarious, as usual. J Jonah was so little used as well which was sad. They should've given all the screentime to him rather than waste that 1 minute with Stan "the overrated" Lee.

[TechRock]

just came back...4/5 for me
it means most of my expectations but like what some rfd ppl said, the story was a bit too much, too rush and not enough fighting (between Venom and Spiderman)
Venom was very well done, some of those close up was pretty good...but all that CG wasted for the amount of screen time the character got plus it was also weird not hearing his hissing voice when he talks =(
Sandman was very well done too, the origin of how he turn into sandman was pretty cool

like i said, i had super high expectations and came out a bit short...BUT not super short like Matrix Revolution...that is still the worst movie ever
ps: Emo Peter FTW!!!

[sfu_lifer]

ps: Emo Peter FTW!!!
For sure. My bro made that comment immediately: "he looks very emo"
Good character change (I wish it were permanent :))

[Grey Merlin]

.......... than waste that 1 minute with Stan "the overrated" Lee.

I agree. One thing I don't like about these Marvel movies is that Stan Lee always has to make a guest cameo. He made Hulk, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Spider Man, but Stan, your screen time is useless........not even amusing.

[CouchPotato]

I just saw it. I rather liked it.

There were three cringe worthy moments for me: 1) MJ and Harry doing the twist 2) Peter getting drunk with attitude and walking down the street, 3) Peter showing up MJ at the club. Otherwise, I found it rather enjoyable.

It's really funny to me how usually people complain that there's NO story. And in this movie, people are complaining that there's TOO much story. I like stories and character, so this movie was fine with me.

Another thing that I didn't like was how the Sandman was kind of just another version of the bad guy from The Mummy. But that didn't bug me that much.

I'd give it an A-.

[xpoint9]

My brother saw it in Uk, and he loved it, he read the review and thought it was gonna be alright, but he loved it, he was on the phone telling me how great it was, and i had to cut him off, he was hyped up (and kinda drunk), he started telling me the storyline. lol

[Spidey]

One thing that bugged me, no Spider-Sense. Not one scene with Spider-Sense.

And the ending, just a fade away. Just kinda felt unfinished. At least the previous 2 had some Spider-Man swinging scene.

As a hugr Spider-Man fan it was still nice to see, but definitly not as good as 2. The effects were amazing, and venom was done really cool.

And always going around with no mask. I mean now the Sandman knows his identity.

The 70's groove scene shouldnt of been done.

[sfu_lifer]

One thing that bugged me, no Spider-Sense. Not one scene with Spider-Sense.


They kind of insinuated it in a few scenes with the Sandman and even with the fights with Harry.
The disco scenes were cringe-worthy although the Peter and Gwen dance IMO wasn't that bad. Yeah the ending was really weird and like you said, felt incomplete. Was there any more (i.e. extra scenes at the end)? I left soon as the credits started rolling.

[Spidey]

They kind of insinuated it in a few scenes with the Sandman and even with the fights with Harry.
The disco scenes were cringe-worthy although the Peter and Gwen dance IMO wasn't that bad. Yeah the ending was really weird and like you said, felt incomplete. Was there any more (i.e. extra scenes at the end)? I left soon as the credits started rolling.

No we stayed at the end, and nothing. We went to the 12:30 showing and it was just me and my 2 friends. Was pretty sweet. TOnight gonna be nuts.

But when Harry came at the start ther and got him off his bike, his Spider-Sense should of gone off.

I still dont think they topped the train battle in SP2

[Spidey]

Who saw the trailer of "Chuck and Larry" with Jessica Biel in it.

The bedroom scene, we all were like whoa. She looked amazing in it.

Been looking for some stills online :cheesygri

[Spidey]

I agree. One thing I don't like about these Marvel movies is that Stan Lee always has to make a guest cameo. He made Hulk, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Spider Man, but Stan, your screen time is useless........not even amusing.


I dont see why he cant, he created them all. I kinda like that he just shows up. His "Nuff said" was great, just like the 60's comics

[sfu_lifer]

But when Harry came at the start ther and got him off his bike, his Spider-Sense should of gone off.



Maybe it did go off and he just ignored it. I know Venom is immune to his Spidey sense so you can explain that away during his venom fights :)

[Spidey]

Maybe it did go off and he just ignored it. I know Venom is immune to his Spidey sense so you can explain that away during his venom fights :)

I know the venom scenes were valid. Not a huge thing, but they should of at least done it once.

I loved how the Bell Tower scene was exactly like WEb of Spider-Man #1

[CouchPotato]

I dont see why he cant, he created them all. I kinda like that he just shows up. His "Nuff said" was great, just like the 60's comics

I like his cameo in this flick. A nice wink and nod to those who got it.

[Spidey]

I like his cameo in this flick. A nice wink and nod to those who got it.

At least he didnt say Excelsior

[Grey Merlin]

I dont see why he cant, he created them all. I kinda like that he just shows up. His "Nuff said" was great, just like the 60's comics

I wish they put Stan in a scene where they kill him.

[sfu_lifer]

I wish they put Stan in a scene where they kill him.
Hear hear. Can't stand the man and his ginormous ego. His Spiderman 3 time was just as long as his Heroes cameo (meaning way too long).

[Sgt_Strider]

I watched the movie today and for the most part it was good, but I thought they tried to cram too much in too few time. I can probably understand why they wanted two villains in the movie, but I thought the plot was not well developed. Had the movie was set to three hours or more then I think the movie could have been an A+ movie.

I also noticed that the movie's opening sequence is a bit different from the trailer. I'm not sure if you guys have mentioned it yet, but I just joined this thread so I'll post it. In the trailer, Harry was hit by those "darts" and was distracted and flew into the trap set by Peter. In the movie, it was an explosion that caused the distraction. I liked the scene in the trailer better.

[Sgt_Strider]

One thing that bugged me, no Spider-Sense. Not one scene with Spider-Sense.

Yea, that was a disappointment.

And the ending, just a fade away. Just kinda felt unfinished. At least the previous 2 had some Spider-Man swinging scene.

I agree, but I think they're gearing up for a fourth and possibly fifth movie with a ending like that.

As a hugr Spider-Man fan it was still nice to see, but definitly not as good as 2. The effects were amazing, and venom was done really cool.

I thought they put too much effort into the special effects and not enough into the story line. If Sam Raimi really wanted to have two villains in the movie, then he should have made the movie at least three hours long. The movie was simply too short given the number of characters in the movie.

And always going around with no mask. I mean now the Sandman knows his identity.

The 70's groove scene shouldnt of been done.

The moves were really lame and took up precious time allocated for the movie. He should have done something more modern if he wanted to show his moves.

[Sgt_Strider]

I just got back from 3, and I gotta say.. it was NOT good.

CGI was pretty decent.. but it was just awful.. storyline was all messed up(alternate universe), the finale was atrocious.. it just was NOT a good start to the summer "blockbuster" season.. I'm now GLAD that Toby and Kirsten only signed on for 3 and won't be making anymore..

I don't know who told you that, but they never said there won't be another spiderman movie. Usually if actors hint that they won't make another movie in the series is just a ploy to to ask for more money. Given the potential of the spiderman brand, I wouldn't be surprised if Sony brings back everyone for a fourth movie.


I hope some day someone does with spiderman, what the new Batman did. Just make it better..

hopefully transformers won't dissapoint.

You're not being fair to Sam. The first two Spiderman movies were quite good. Christian Bale in the new Batman saga only has one movie up his sleeve. Batman still have couple of more movies to go to match Spiderman.

[bembol]

Read that Toshiba/WB ran an ad for THE MATRIX Trilogy HD DVD? LOL



*please don't turn this into HD DVD vs BD. :cheesygri

[spike-spiegel]

One thing that bugged me, no Spider-Sense. Not one scene with Spider-Sense.

And the ending, just a fade away. Just kinda felt unfinished. At least the previous 2 had some Spider-Man swinging scene.

As a hugr Spider-Man fan it was still nice to see, but definitly not as good as 2. The effects were amazing, and venom was done really cool.

And always going around with no mask. I mean now the Sandman knows his identity.

The 70's groove scene shouldnt of been done.


Too bad Topher wasn't a bit bigger. In the cartoons and I think in the comics, Venom is a lot bulkier than Spiderman and him stronger is more obvious. I also thought they should mixed in Topher's voice with an deep dark alien voice like in the cartoons instead of just Topher's normal voice.

[TechRock]

another thing i like for spiderman 3 was the different kids reaction to spiderman...i thought that was pretty cool...brings the inner child out of me lol!!

ps: watching the movie with little kids was too good...some 5 year old kids were sitting behind me and each time spiderman got into trouble he would go "oh no spiderman"

[The Digital Dolphin]

Read that Toshiba/WB ran an ad for THE MATRIX Trilogy HD DVD? LOL



*please don't turn this into HD DVD vs BD. :cheesygri

I've heard that also, but when I watched it tonight at Silvercity but I didn't see that ad.

I thought the movie was pretty bad though :(

[Paranoidandroid]

I don't know who told you that, but they never said there won't be another spiderman movie. Usually if actors hint that they won't make another movie in the series is just a ploy to to ask for more money. Given the potential of the spiderman brand, I wouldn't be surprised if Sony brings back everyone for a fourth movie.
http://www.mania.com/53833.html
I read it on IMDb a while ago. Hoping for Spider-Man 4 though.

Saw Spidey tonight and it was just awesome! Haven't really seen much of Venom before the movie so this was a treat, they made him totally badass. (Topher Grace might not be the best choice for Eddie Brock, but I think he pulled it off pretty well)

[veejam]

I dont think having more than 1 villain was a good idea, especially when they are hardly on screen.

I have to say though, Venom was done really well. Only problem I had was Venom still sounded like Topher Grace...wasn't very crazy or threatening..and Venom usually talks like "We hate Spiderman", "Spiderman hurted us" in the comics. There was no hissing from him either.

[sfu_lifer]

Only problem I had was Venom still sounded like Topher Grace...wasn't very crazy or threatening..and Venom usually talks like "We hate Spiderman", "Spiderman hurted us" in the comics. There was no hissing from him either.
I think they made that ommision on purpose. It would sound too Gollum-ish otherwise (and many people watching this have no comic background).

[sfu_lifer]

another thing i like for spiderman 3 was the different kids reaction to spiderman...i thought that was pretty cool...brings the inner child out of me lol!!

ps: watching the movie with little kids was too good...some 5 year old kids were sitting behind me and each time spiderman got into trouble he would go "oh no spiderman"
This little girl (~5) sat next to me along with her parents in a row. I forgot who said it but there was one scene when a character said: "What the HELL" pretty loudly and she pretty much yelled it out for all to hear. The parents were shushing her and told her never to say that again :cheesygri .
She also really got into it and same reaction whenever Spidey got in trouble.

[Sgt_Strider]

http://www.mania.com/53833.html
I read it on IMDb a while ago. Hoping for Spider-Man 4 though.

Saw Spidey tonight and it was just awesome! Haven't really seen much of Venom before the movie so this was a treat, they made him totally badass. (Topher Grace might not be the best choice for Eddie Brock, but I think he pulled it off pretty well)

I'm pretty sure there will be Spiderman 4. The ending seems to hint that something will be done to address it. As long as Sony is willing to spend the money, these guys will all be back. Kirsten and Tobey doesn't seem to have much success outside of Spiderman.

I think if Venom was the main villain in the movie then it would have been even better. I rather have Venom than the Sandman.

[Grey Merlin]

I dont think having more than 1 villain was a good idea, especially when they are hardly on screen.

I have to say though, Venom was done really well. Only problem I had was Venom still sounded like Topher Grace...wasn't very crazy or threatening..and Venom usually talks like "We hate Spiderman", "Spiderman hurted us" in the comics. There was no hissing from him either.

I've gotta agree. Has there ever been a successful combination with multiple villians or heroes in a movie?

Just saw this movie today and I must say that I am not as thrilled with the results, though overall I did enjoy it. Venom (in my opinion) wasn't done properly. I couldn't see the obsession that Venom/Eddie Brock is suppose to have in killing Spider Man. Also, doesn't Venom like to taunt Spider Man, where was that? Sam Raimi should have decided on Sandman or Venom. Not both but I'm think the executives at Sony had something to do with the decision.

[Menace]

Just came back from the movie. It was a very good and we enjoyed it very much. I wish it would have more Venom and less Sandman. The only negative commentis the music theme. It's pretty weak in comparing to Spider-man 2. We look forward to another Spider-man movie :)

[Sgt_Strider]

I've gotta agree. Has there ever been a successful combination with multiple villians or heroes in a movie?

Just saw this movie today and I must say that I am not as thrilled with the results, though overall I did enjoy it. Venom (in my opinion) wasn't done properly. I couldn't see the obsession that Venom/Eddie Brock is suppose to have in killing Spider Man. Also, doesn't Venom like to taunt Spider Man, where was that? Sam Raimi should have decided on Sandman or Venom. Not both but I'm think the executives at Sony had something to do with the decision.

Even if there is a fourth Spiderman movie, there won't be another Venom. Maybe Carnage as in the cartoon series. It's too bad cuz Venom was one of my favourite Marvel villains. He definitely deserved more screen time than Sandman.

[masterhapposai]

One word review:


EMO

[input]

I watched the movie on opening day and was wondering what were the major differences between the film and the comics? And, what comic issue number are they?

[Sgt_Strider]

Here's one thing that just came across my mind. Did anyone of you guys thought it was weird how Spiderman all of a sudden emerged full of energy despite being pulverized by Sandman's punches? He seemed like he was dead or knocked out cold, but as soon as Harry arrived, things changed.

[Paranoidandroid]

One word review:


EMO
Yeah that was all I heard from the audience during his symbiotic-Spidey scenes. Everything is emo nowadays.. darker personality =/= emo imo.

[infinite.chaoz]

hope to see Carnage in upcoming spidey films. Carnage is so much cooler than Venom

[squall458]

I love Spider 1 and 2 but this movie just stank imo. It had very little to like and it was over hyped like most big movies. Venom needed WAY MORE screen time and his character was not understandable or justifiable. The general audience would probably just take it as is, but from what the movie presented, why would he be such a bad guy?

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!

So he photochoped a pic to advance his job and to get the girl with it, so........that's not entirely sinister in my books. And Peter pushed him against the wall, made him lose his job and girl....he seems more like the villain to me. Again Peter was not the star of the movie IMO, it was Harry. He saved the day, not Spidey.

Having so many conflicts occurring at once took away from knowing each character in SOME detail. What the hell what that experiment about and why would it change his molecular structure to silicon/sand?

Harry could survive one of his bombs with only a facial scar but Venom gets eradicated (I know the sound weakened him too).

The whole EMO transition was just plain ********, Toby did not pull that off whatsoever.

What was the whole thingie with the payphone calls? He's been a successful hero for now 3 movies and he cant scrap enough to get a phone or cellphone like 99% of teens...

There is just so much more I can rant about, I'll post more as ppl try to aruge otherwise.

LIKES
The part where Harry described how good his pie was. That was the best thing about the movie period.

[Madchester]

I assume Marvel execs were impressed by SM3's song and dance routines... because they greenlighted a Spider-Man stage musical for 2008 or 2009. No joke.

[asot24]

Movie sucked. Period.
No trolling just truth.

[Mr. Robo]

Even if there is a fourth Spiderman movie, there won't be another Venom. Maybe Carnage as in the cartoon series. It's too bad cuz Venom was one of my favourite Marvel villains. He definitely deserved more screen time than Sandman.

I prefer the bloodthristy, psycho maniac Carnage in the comic books, but the movie would be rated R.

[Mr. Robo]

I was also disappointed with the movie. What a let down.

I can't help but see a little Revenge of the Sith in this movie. The storyline was rushed, too many players - no character development, corny dialogue, fight scenes were poorly done.

Raimi, how can you direct a piece of art (SM2) and fail so bad with SM3? HOW???>:(

[and or]

I assume Marvel execs were impressed by SM3's song and dance routines... because they greenlighted a Spider-Man stage musical for 2008 or 2009. No joke.

More likely it was the other way around - they were planning a stage musical so they instructed Raimi to insert those scenes.

[masterhapposai]

I love Spider 1 and 2 but this movie just stank imo. It had very little to like and it was over hyped like most big movies. Venom needed WAY MORE screen time and his character was not understandable or justifiable. The general audience would probably just take it as is, but from what the movie presented, why would he be such a bad guy?

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!

So he photochoped a pic to advance his job and to get the girl with it, so........that's not entirely sinister in my books. And Peter pushed him against the wall, made him lose his job and girl....he seems more like the villain to me. Again Peter was not the star of the movie IMO, it was Harry. He saved the day, not Spidey.

Having so many conflicts occurring at once took away from knowing each character in SOME detail. What the hell what that experiment about and why would it change his molecular structure to silicon/sand?

Harry could survive one of his bombs with only a facial scar but Venom gets eradicated (I know the sound weakened him too).

The whole EMO transition was just plain ********, Toby did not pull that off whatsoever.

What was the whole thingie with the payphone calls? He's been a successful hero for now 3 movies and he cant scrap enough to get a phone or cellphone like 99% of teens...

There is just so much more I can rant about, I'll post more as ppl try to aruge otherwise.

LIKES
The part where Harry described how good his pie was. That was the best thing about the movie period.

that's very true, this movie is about Harry, Harry's the hero

very weak

and for anyone not understanding the EMO comment. it's because of all the stupid crying and acting EMOtional, hence the word EMO. has nothing to do with being dark, although looking like Jared Leto does help you get called "emo"

[krazy]

Will need to watch...

[Anessa]

It seemed like a forced comedy to me at times...

[D-Roc]

My wife and I kliked it overall when we saw it, but the part (or parts) that really reduce my rating of it was some of the really bad lines/acting by some of the extras. Harrys butler for one. That scene kind of felt like it was taken directly from Batman. And the whole "Have Spidey swing down and land in front of the American Flag" scene made me want to loose my lunch. So many people in the theatre reacted to that scene.

However, the main issue I had with the movie is the numerous emotional conflicts that were compressed into the movie.

Peter/Harry
Peter/MJ
Peter/Aunt May
Peter/Sandman
Peter/himself (this one makes perfect sense though)
Peter/Eddie Brock/his job
Peter/Gwen

Harry/MJ
Harry/Himself

Sandman/his wife and kid
Sandman/Uncle ben

MJ/Acting Career (where art imitates real life)

[Anessa]

"Little Goblin Junior" had me cracking up :lol: :lol:

[_pOtEnZa_]

overall it wasent that great, but i LOVED that sandman character, hoping for a hd-dvd version when it hits the stores :)

[tinlunlau]

overall it wasent that great, but i LOVED that sandman character, hoping for a hd-dvd version when it hits the stores :)

you are aware that hd-dvd ain't gonna happen for spidey 3, do you?

[coilz]

*Spoiler hints.. *


I am sure somehow they can rewrite Venom back into a fourth movie. Happens all the time in comic books.

[Talamasca]

overall it wasent that great, but i LOVED that sandman character, hoping for a hd-dvd version when it hits the stores :)

You might be waiting a long time before that comes out (if ever).

[gman]

Over rated.

[Sgt_Strider]

I love Spider 1 and 2 but this movie just stank imo. It had very little to like and it was over hyped like most big movies. Venom needed WAY MORE screen time and his character was not understandable or justifiable. The general audience would probably just take it as is, but from what the movie presented, why would he be such a bad guy?

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!

So he photochoped a pic to advance his job and to get the girl with it, so........that's not entirely sinister in my books. And Peter pushed him against the wall, made him lose his job and girl....he seems more like the villain to me. Again Peter was not the star of the movie IMO, it was Harry. He saved the day, not Spidey.

I think in that scene, Peter was the villain, but you can clearly tell that his dark suit is having an effect on him. He was just seeking revenge, but I agree, that scene could have been more developed.

Having so many conflicts occurring at once took away from knowing each character in SOME detail. What the hell what that experiment about and why would it change his molecular structure to silicon/sand?

Yea, I don't get why that outdoor laboratory was there. It seemed like quite a convenience that Marko would escape from the police only to fall into that pit and turned into some sort of freak.

Harry could survive one of his bombs with only a facial scar but Venom gets eradicated (I know the sound weakened him too).

I agree, that scene didn't made a lot of sense. I think the sound only weakened that synbiote and not Brock.

The whole EMO transition was just plain ********, Toby did not pull that off whatsoever.

What was the whole thingie with the payphone calls? He's been a successful hero for now 3 movies and he cant scrap enough to get a phone or cellphone like 99% of teens...

Don't forget that Peter is still having trouble paying his rent! It's also very expensive to live in Manhattan.

There is just so much more I can rant about, I'll post more as ppl try to aruge otherwise.

LIKES
The part where Harry described how good his pie was. That was the best thing about the movie period.

When was that? I don't remember that scene.

[The Digital Dolphin]

This movie was so painful, a big let down to myself and the 3 friends I went to see it with.

Pirates of the Caribbean 3 better not be this bad!!

[Paranoidandroid]

Over rated.
How is it overrated if this movie got poor reviews from critics and fans? Over-hyped perhaps (not to me though), but not overrated.

So he photochoped a pic to advance his job and to get the girl with it, so........that's not entirely sinister in my books. And Peter pushed him against the wall, made him lose his job and girl....he seems more like the villain to me.
That was the point.

The whole EMO transition was just plain ********, Toby did not pull that off whatsoever.
So emo now means being obnoxious, hitting on girls and generally becoming more confident?

[Anessa]

I think in that scene, Peter was the villain, but you can clearly tell that his dark suit is having an effect on him. He was just seeking revenge, but I agree, that scene could have been more developed.



Yea, I don't get why that outdoor laboratory was there. It seemed like quite a convenience that Marko would escape from the police only to fall into that pit and turned into some sort of freak.



I agree, that scene didn't made a lot of sense. I think the sound only weakened that synbiote and not Brock.



Don't forget that Peter is still having trouble paying his rent! It's also very expensive to live in Manhattan.



When was that? I don't remember that scene.

It was after he told Peter he was the reason MJ left him...

[Sgt_Strider]

It was after he told Peter he was the reason MJ left him...

Oh right! I remember now.

[gman]

How is it overrated if this movie got poor reviews from critics and fans? Over-hyped perhaps (not to me though), but not overrated.


Because the review I heard (from radio) was 2.5 over 5. I give 1 over 5. It is more or less like Fantastic 4.

[Sgt_Strider]

Because the review I heard (from radio) was 2.5 over 5. I give 1 over 5. It is more or less like Fantastic 4.

1/5? I think you're being too harsh. The movie wasn't excellent, but certainly above average.

[gman]

1/5? I think you're being too harsh. The movie wasn't excellent, but certainly above average.

Comparing with? And the excitement of this movie is?

IMO, the only good part of this is the first fight between Peter and Harry.

[JayPatel]

Hated it. The Venom story could have been done much better. Some cool scenes in the movie nonetheless.

[Sgt_Strider]

Comparing with? And the excitement of this movie is?

IMO, the only good part of this is the first fight between Peter and Harry.

I can't think of one right now, but I rather watch Spiderman 3 than The Ring and its sequel.

I agree, the fight scenes was good.

[gman]

I can't think of one right now, but I rather watch Spiderman 3 than The Ring and its sequel.

I agree, the fight scenes was good.

I don't watch the Ring at all.

[aflyingcow]

1/5 is what i'd give it too... I really feel rotten hating this movie, but it was really really bad... the writing, the dancing.. the hair.. god.

[Talamasca]

Biggest opening weekend of all time. $148 million, beating Dead Man's Chest previous record of $135.6 million last summer (not to mention Aquaman ;)). Let's see if At World's End can beat this new record.

Source (http://www.boxofficeguru.com/weekend.htm)

I think it's safe to say that Titanic's records will remain intact for a long time, though.

[konfusion666]

this was the first time i saw a film at the cinema where 90% of the audience spontaneously burst out laughing during a crying scene. >:(

someone sitting near me whispered "that's pretty bad"... and i agree... sam raimi better be able to redeem himself with his next flick.

[pennywize]

0.5 out of 10

This movie is that bad. The Emo-Parker was ********....and the movie kept dragging on and on.

[ashgotti]

this was the first time i saw a film at the cinema where 90% of the audience spontaneously burst out laughing during a crying scene. >:(

someone sitting near me whispered "that's pretty bad"... and i agree... sam raimi better be able to redeem himself with his next flick.

same experience, all the scenes that were suppose to be serious made everyone laugh. by the end everyone wanted out anytime the screen faded to black and came back to another scene. i have too many complaints to list but i gotta see it again i think just incase, and im hoping that, i'm wrong

[mike_leafs13]

i had the same observations mostly everyone had, there was way too many storylines going on at the same time.

venom is a huge storyline and i didn't appreciate the rush job they did with it. they should have either done sandman/venom or harry/venom, but the 3 villians was way too much.

what were they thinking when they were reading the final script? can't they tell it was too much?

overall, i enjoyed it but it could have been much better by giving venom the same amount of attention dr octopus got in spidey 2.

[squall458]

How is it overrated if this movie got poor reviews from critics and fans? Over-hyped perhaps (not to me though), but not overrated.


That was the point.


So emo now means being obnoxious, hitting on girls and generally becoming more confident?

Did you see his hair!! Nuff said about that. You have to understand that in the comics you could hate Brock and hence, his transition to Venom made total sense. Here, the supposed hero is more evil than Brock! I know its his evil side taking over but when the good guy is more evil than his enemy, you know the movie is going to be bad.

[LeeJoonKee]

how come I'm getting a feeling like sitting the the theater just for the ending lol. I felt to sleep after the first 30. 3 ain't as good as the 2 and 1.

[Sgt_Strider]

It seems like the Spiderman 3 videogame is getting similar reviews to the movie. Hmm...

[bokep]

This movie was horrible. My friends and I were laughing from the beginning of the movie at how cheesy the dialogue and sequence of events were. It provided some entertainment... the fight scenes were OK.

Not worth $10.

[DVST8]

Hey everyone, just wondering if anyone here knows the name of that James Brown song that was used in the Movie??? thx.

[Geologic]

With all the negative reviews on different forums and from critics, I've decided to stay away from the theatres for a while. This movie was a must see but after reading all of this, I've decided just to catch it when there's less of a crowd.

[bembem]

With all the negative reviews on different forums and from critics, I've decided to stay away from the theatres for a while. This movie was a must see but after reading all of this, I've decided just to catch it when there's less of a crowd.

Good call. Had cheap tickets, and friends wanted to watch so I bit.

I'd give it 6/10. Not really much to be said - just a major disappointment.

Oh well, the pain is over now. Hopefully 28 days later and pirates of the c'bean won't disappoint!

[choodouglas]

I liked it.

I enjoyed laughing at the cheesy dialogue. In fact, I expected all the cheese because it was in 1 and 2. I don't know why people are complaining about it now. Did they forget that 1 and 2 had plenty of cheese as well?

The fight scenes were great.

There were some really funny parts (Peter on the phone eating cookies, and anything with JJ...etc).

Sure it wasn't perfect, but despite some flaws I had a lot of fun watching it, and was never bored....and the people I saw it with like it too.

[Psubs]

i had the same observations mostly everyone had, there was way too many storylines going on at the same time.

venom is a huge storyline and i didn't appreciate the rush job they did with it. they should have either done sandman/venom or harry/venom, but the 3 villians was way too much.

what were they thinking when they were reading the final script? can't they tell it was too much?

overall, i enjoyed it but it could have been much better by giving venom the same amount of attention dr octopus got in spidey 2.

They'll have Venom with CARNAGE in #4 with some more side villains. :twisted:

[sfu_lifer]

They'll have Venom with CARNAGE in #4 with some more side villains. :twisted:

Since they introduced Gwen in this one, I'm almost sure it'll be Lizard time on #4.

[Psubs]

Since they introduced Gwen in this one, I'm almost sure it'll be Lizard time on #4.

Alright, put in Shocker too then in #4.

So for #5, have Venom, Carnage, Dr. Strange and Dormammu. No one can screw up a movie with those characters. :confused:

[Embolus]

5/10

I must say the acting by the "Sandman" was quite bad....no enthusiasm whatsoever in his lines and the same look on his face entire movie.....what were they thinking?

[mike_leafs13]

i heard somewhere they're thinking of doing spidey 4 with the lizard, carnage and black cat. looks like we're in for another movie that squishes everything into a 2 hour movie.

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT MADE SPIDEY 2 SO GREAT, deep character development of the hero and the villians (harry and doc oc), not trying to cram as many villians as they can into the movie.

[konfusion666]

so basically Spider-man will end up like the *old* Batman franchise... hilarious!

[tinlunlau]

so basically Spider-man will end up like the *old* Batman franchise... hilarious!

when Topher Grace did the giggle in that one scene, u know it was bound to happen.

[AzN_RiverdaleCI]

Good call. Had cheap tickets, and friends wanted to watch so I bit.

I'd give it 6/10. Not really much to be said - just a major disappointment.

Oh well, the pain is over now. Hopefully 28 days later and pirates of the c'bean won't disappoint!

Correction, its 28 WEEKS later. not days.

[konfusion666]

when Topher Grace did the giggle in that one scene, u know it was bound to happen.

so finally, Topher Grace got to play "Eric" again but on the big screen :cheesygri

[Anessa]

They needed Red Foreman to be in some position to call Brock a dumbass and I'd have given it 5 stars :lol:

[JL2002]

the movie was a huge disappointment! Venom wasn't even being introduced his name for god sake! my gf who never watched spidey comics called him the bad spiderman...lmao...

And the **** that went on between MJ and spidey never got explained and yet they're hugging each other at the end assuming the writer is showing us that they are back together....

if Octo and goblin are worth one movie alone, then com'on Venom is worth at least a movie on it's own....they should've put sandman and octo together instead of Venom/octo....

and Black Spidey wasn't that 'bad' at all compared to the comic...he wasn't even that 'bad' when he's Peter Parker, tho he disappointed MJ a lot....so that part was poorly made...and again, with all that including the 'kiss' of another girl which happened before he became 'bad' ....they were still back together at the end....

[Ogata]

Love Triangle that breaks then starts back up. Probably discussed already but Venom looks too skinny!! He should be 2 X the size of Spiderman. They should have got an Arnold Swartz type actor to play Eddie.

[coilz]

Love Triangle that breaks then starts back up. Probably discussed already but Venom looks too skinny!! He should be 2 X the size of Spiderman. They should have got an Arnold Swartz type actor to play Eddie.

Should've had the Sandman guy play Eddie....

[YauYin]

Should've had the Sandman guy play Eddie....

That woulda worked!!!!!! Agreed with everyone else, that the movie was a stinker. Good opening fight scene between spidy and harry, the climactic fight scene was a huge let down. Also was wondering where in teh world spidey sense went.

I think Raimi has too much control of the series now due to the franchise success. Him and his bro wrote the main story for part 3 unliek the other etires in the franchise and right away i felt that the pace & the flow of the movie felt extremely 'wierd' and off, it just didnt flow like the other 2 films.

Tons of ppl laffing @ the dramatic parts, and that butler scene was just hilarious, in addition to the 'forgiveness' right after the final brutal fight scene.

Venom was a HUGE let down. All my stock is in Transformers now!

[Sgt_Strider]

5/10

I must say the acting by the "Sandman" was quite bad....no enthusiasm whatsoever in his lines and the same look on his face entire movie.....what were they thinking?

I don't think he was suppose to be enthusiastic. He's trying to find the money to help heal his daughter. Spiderman was his only obstacle to achieving that goal.

[Hanniganite]

Venom was a HUGE let down. All my stock is in Transformers now!

...............OK.....

The movie wasn't nearly as terrible as I had been told but it certainly was disappointing and the worst of the 3 so far. It was messy and kinda all over the place...some cheesy/stupid bits. It had its moments but overall, wasn't great. Kinda like X3 >:( But it's OK, it's only the first of a whole lotta 3quels I'm excited to see so I'm sure it'll only be uphill from here.

[manixc]

quite disappointing. really really bad. spoiler in case you haven't seen it.




What's with Toby/Peter dancing on the street? He should be bad not emo.
and Venom is very capable of beating Spiderman by himself. He doesn't need Sandman.

[bembol]

Just saw it...most of it any way, I left after just over an hour. I'm not a fan of Spider-Man, the last two I was forced to see it with family/friends...since I had free passes I thought why not...

I'm glad I went on my own/matinee...the story was weak, recycled material and once again poorly put together.


D+

Only because of Venom.


This will definitely my last time...even with free passes. :flush:

[aflyingcow]

Just saw it...most of it any way, I left after just over an hour. I'm not a fan of Spider-Man, the last two I was forced to see it with family/friends...since I had free passes I thought why not...

I'm glad I went on my own/matinee...the story was weak, recycled material and once again poorly put together.


D+

Only because of Venom.


This will definitely my last time...even with free passes. :flush:

Should of stuck around, Venom got a little cooler towards the end.. although this didn't make up for the rest of the film..

[jjboy]

quite disappointing. really really bad. spoiler in case you haven't seen it.




What's with Toby/Peter dancing on the street? He should be bad not emo.
and Venom is very capable of beating Spiderman by himself. He doesn't need Sandman.



umm do you even not what emo means?:confused:

[aflyingcow]

umm do you even not what emo means?:confused:

Obviously you don't... because he was preeeetty emo.

[Hanniganite]

Based on what my definition of "emo" is, his hair was the only thing about him that was "emo".....
His behavior was like opposite-emo...

[mike_leafs13]

from what i've heard, raimi really likes old-school spiderman characters like sandman, and he was gonna put as much of sandman into spidey 3 it as doc oc was in spidey 2. the studio was pushing for venom because it's a fan-favourite, and very marketable. harry obviously needed to come back so that's why he's in it.

so i think that's how we got the mess of spiderman 3, everyone got what they wanted. it also explains why there was so much emphasis on sandman and less attention given to venom, raimi didn't really believe in the story.

the movie wasn't horrible, but explaining the venom story has so much potential, i can't believe they screwed that up...

[konfusion666]

the stan lee cameo was dumb too. :!:

[jollyeskimo]

Does anyone know what the name of the song is that they used for one of the Trailers/teasers? It was some female singer singing a kinda slow song in Japanese, but for the life of me I can't find the video featuring it.

I've seen it on TV in either Hong Kong or Tokyo, but Sony's international sites only show the same trailers with the same theatrical/orchestral music.

[jjboy]

Obviously you don't... because he was preeeetty emo.

wow becoming more self confident and arrogant is emo?:lol: :lol:

why don't you go here http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=emo&page=2
to see what it really means......:rolleyes:

[DJXP]

I saw this on opening night, and I wasnt there to be a critic, just sit back and enjoy it. There were obviously flaws, but overall it gets my vote still. I just wish they could have made it a bit longer and filled it with more venom storyline.

[PSiBeR]

Going to watch Spider-Man 3 tonight, been watching leaked filming pics and videos since last summer. It better be good, or just fair. Mostly just to watch Venom, and see how Topher performs as Venom.

[aflyingcow]

wow becoming more self confident and arrogant is emo?:lol: :lol:

why don't you go here http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=emo&page=2
to see what it really means......:rolleyes:

Hair = everything. He had emo hair plus he cried/bi*ched every second.

[AzN_RiverdaleCI]

I still cant believe Harry died in the end.

[gman]

I can't believe it is like everybody in the city can see who Spiderman is and they pretend they can't. The TV crew could capture the facial hair of Mary Jane in the cab. They should at least have a shot with Spiderman with the mask off.

[skyblue12]

went to watch sp3 today.. it wasn't bad, i liked the fighting scenes but other than that it was kind of boring to watch.. tbh it was kind of weird cause at the end when harry dies and peter / mj are crying, half the audience burst into laughter.. (mostly kids) me and my gf were sitting there wondering why the heck everybody was laughing.. -_-

[tinlunlau]

went to watch sp3 today.. it wasn't bad, i liked the fighting scenes but other than that it was kind of boring to watch.. tbh it was kind of weird cause at the end when harry dies and peter / mj are crying, half the audience burst into laughter.. (mostly kids) me and my gf were sitting there wondering why the heck everybody was laughing.. -_-

lol! good thing i watched it already.
i'd go berserk if that was spoiled.

[Talamasca]

I can't believe it is like everybody in the city can see who Spiderman is and they pretend they can't. The TV crew could capture the facial hair of Mary Jane in the cab. They should at least have a shot with Spiderman with the mask off.

I only saw Spider-Man 2 once when it was in theatres but IIRC, didn't everyone on that subway see Spidey unmasked at the end? If so, how come nobody in 3 recognizes him?

[sfu_lifer]

I only saw Spider-Man 2 once when it was in theatres but IIRC, didn't everyone on that subway see Spidey unmasked at the end? If so, how come nobody in 3 recognizes him?
They all cheesily promised to brainwash themselves and tell no one in that subway scene.

[NiMSo]

Wow... this movie was so lousy. I really like the second one, but with the third, it was done so poorly. Too many little subplots, and none of them were developed well. And of course, all the unnecessary 'cheesy' moments really made it worse...

[lip1978]

Saw it in IMAX today. The fight scenes and the Sandman effects were incredible on the high def big screen. I thought Church was good as Sandman.

Emo Parker went a little long, but they did show Peter doing the spidey dance gif. But yeah, you could tell Raimi didn't really want Venom in the movie. Watching his lips move while talking was weird too.

And for a masked hero, Spidey's mask sure does come off alot! Citizens of NYC must be really dumb not to track down Parker :)

Finally, the lipsyncing MJ was bad, just bad.

[skyblue12]

lol! good thing i watched it already.
i'd go berserk if that was spoiled.

haha unfortunately somebody mentioned that harry dies before I watched the movie and i read it in this thread :lol: but i brought it upon myself cause i knew there'd be spoilers in this thread and i still read it :|

[tonychau]

did venom died/vanlish from the globin's firebomb?

could they bring venom back with a good explaination?

Is it the end of the globins story line? NO more globins with the Osbourne!!!

Maybe the butler can be demi globin! ;)

[skyblue12]

did venom died/vanlish from the globin's firebomb?

could they bring venom back with a good explaination?

Is it the end of the globins story line? NO more globins with the Osbourne!!!

Maybe the butler can be demi globin! ;)

well the guy who was possessed by the black "venom" stuff got out of it.. then both the "venom" stuff and the guy died cause the guy was trying to save the venom after parker threw the globin bomb at the "venom" and they both exploded :|

this movie should be the end of like.. spiderman period.. i'm sure everybody has been disappointed by this movie :|

[Sgt_Strider]

Finally, the lipsyncing MJ was bad, just bad.

When were they lipsyncing her? When she was singing?

[mike_leafs13]

When were they lipsyncing her? When she was singing?

close to the beginning of the movie where she's singing on stage and peter parker sits down and 2 big guys sit next to him...

[aflyingcow]

this movie should be the end of like.. spiderman period.. i'm sure everybody has been disappointed by this movie :|

They're making 3 more. >:(

[Sgt_Strider]

close to the beginning of the movie where she's singing on stage and peter parker sits down and 2 big guys sit next to him...

She was being lipsynched at that scene? You sure? I didn't notice it, but I guess it's possible.

[Sgt_Strider]

They're making 3 more. >:(

Where did you got this information from?

[bembol]

How much are Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst currently making that Sony can't pay them what they want for Spider-Man 4?

$20 Million is too much for Sony/Columbia Pictures?!?! Read on today's Toronto Sun ENT that rumors that Jake Gyllenhaal and Mandy Moore could take over as Peter Parker/Spider-Man & Mary Jane Watson...the others names for her are not worth mentioning. LOL

[AzN_RiverdaleCI]

Soo is that sand-guy dead or what? cause when spiderman forgave him, he kinda disintegrated. if there is a spiderman 4 will the sandman come back?

[Sgt_Strider]

Soo is that sand-guy dead or what? cause when spiderman forgave him, he kinda disintegrated. if there is a spiderman 4 will the sandman come back?

He just went away. I think he just went off to find another bank to rob or something.

[Sgt_Strider]

How much are Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst currently making that Sony can't pay them what they want for Spider-Man 4?

$20 Million is too much for Sony/Columbia Pictures?!?! Read on today's Toronto Sun ENT that rumors that Jake Gyllenhaal and Mandy Moore could take over as Peter Parker/Spider-Man & Mary Jane Watson...the others names for her are not worth mentioning. LOL

I don't think it's unreasonable for Tobey to ask for $20 million considering how much money Spiderman 3 is bringing in. I think he might ask for more considering that Spiderman 3 has a chance at cracking the $1 billion mark. I think Sony should sign him up for a 3 movie contract instead of doing it one at a time. It's a given that this franchise can bring in the money with relative ease.

[Talamasca]

Personally, I don't think Tobey (who I think is pretty good in the role) or Kirsten (who I think is pretty meh) are vital at all to these films. Spider-Man as a franchise could easily survive a cast change. There are plenty of twenty-something Hollywood actors to choose from.

Even though he'd never say yes, I think Tobey's friend Leonardo DiCaprio would make a fantastic Spider-Man. And Rachel McAdams would be great as MJ.

[billdozer]

Who cries worse: Tobey or Leo?

My vote goes to Tobey

[mike_leafs13]

topher grace would be a good replacement for spiderman but they already used him for venom...

they should start the series over again or turn back the clock and do spidey 3 over again.

[bembol]

^

Spider-Man Begins. LOL I'm all for it, Christopher Nolan/Director...re-cast/written!

[manixc]

topher grace would be a good replacement for spiderman but they already used him for venom...

they should start the series over again or turn back the clock and do spidey 3 over again.

I agree. Topher would be better for Spiderman, or maybe even Carnage.
Venom need more muscle, which Topher doesn't have.

They could've done so much better with the Venom story. :mad:

[Sgt_Strider]

Personally, I don't think Tobey (who I think is pretty good in the role) or Kirsten (who I think is pretty meh) are vital at all to these films. Spider-Man as a franchise could easily survive a cast change. There are plenty of twenty-something Hollywood actors to choose from.

Even though he'd never say yes, I think Tobey's friend Leonardo DiCaprio would make a fantastic Spider-Man. And Rachel McAdams would be great as MJ.

Changing actors now would be a bad idea. A lot of fans already identify Tobey as Spiderman. I also don't like movie studios changing the cast on what is already a franchised. Maybe in 10 years time then I would be okay with it, but right now I wouldn't be happy about it.

The problem with Spiderman 3 wasn't so much the actors' fault. It's Sam and the studio's fault for trying to do too much in the movie. Tobey and Kirsten acted well based on the limitations that was placed on them. I'm sure most of us here would agree that Spiderman 1 and 2 were well made and this showed that they aren't bad by any means.

[_pOtEnZa_]

watch the new trailer from balck 20, not as hilarious as the PG version of 300 but stil pretty funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijLMgJ_SvYY&mode=related&search=

[perplexed_one]

I still think Topher was not suitable for venom/brock. even if topher had the bod for venom, i imagined brock having a tough meaty face like in the anime series. instead you had this skinny kid's face with badly spiked hair + a bad dye job. he tried too hard to act cool as brock, and evil as venom, didnt work IMO.

who is gwen? i think they would have benefited from working Felicia Kay into the story, bcuz in the anime series she was the one who caught Parker's attention when he was symbiote spiderman.

personally I couldnt see Topher as Spiderman. For spiderman's role, he's not as calm and collected as Tobey is, which Parker/spidey should be.

i dont think the crying was the big deal everyone was making out to be. i mean parker broke up with his girlfriend, that's pretty traumatic seeing as it was a sudden development in spidey's life. crying about his uncle and his friend's death is nothing abnormal. i think the third installment featured forgiveness as a big theme, so crying is appropriate.

I think this third installment represented the biggest challenge Parker ever faced, with 3 villains, a breakup, Brock trying to steal his job, and finding out his uncle's killer was still on the run. I think the producers meant for the villain overload to show how climatic in pressure this movie was for Parker.

my pet peeves with the movie (overall I still give it a 4/5), was the fast plot add-ons:

1. the Butler knew how Harry's dad died but chose to withhold the info until that convenient scene 3/4 into the movie, to make Harry help Parker against sandman+venom. that was badly done.

2. i dont know if Sandman knew that the old man he killed was Parker's uncle at the point when Venom proposited him in the alley, (there was the hint when black spidey attacked him in the train tracks) but if Sandman did then he wouldnt have helped venom.

3. there were gaps in the fighting sequence where venom would just disappear from the action. Id like to have seen both villains attack Spidey at once.

Overall it was good. If they'd develop Venom's character more, it would have it even more worth while. i'd sit thru another 20 minutes.

for the fourth I hope they do kingpin or carnage. carnage would be awesome, lol they could get carrot-top to play him. (maybe that's why he's buffed up recently :| )

[manixc]

Gwen was the first girlfriend of Peter Parker in the comic. She was killed during the fight between Spiderman and Green Goblin

[Neovingian]

I used to follow the comic & they completely messed up the story with Gwen, I recall him meeting Gwen 1st and she was his first true Love not MJ?

The way Venom Died sucked, there's no way Spidey would have been able to find and exploit a weakness so quickly. It'd be easy to bring the Venom suit if they wanted to back since part of the comet that landed was still in the park & only a portion of it attache ditself to Peter's scooter.

Also I say they bring Scorpion(Venom#3) instead of Carnage, Scorpion would whup Spidey. Carnage would tear him a new one, since he's X times more powerful. Also Morlun & Mysterio would be good story lines to explore.

Overall there's only so much they could do since Spidey's powers are limited and relatively weak compared to most of the villains + the films would become less believeable.

For more info on other potential villains:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Spider-Man_enemies

[Talamasca]

Changing actors now would be a bad idea. A lot of fans already identify Tobey as Spiderman. I also don't like movie studios changing the cast on what is already a franchised. Maybe in 10 years time then I would be okay with it, but right now I wouldn't be happy about it.

I've survived four different Batmans over the past 18 years. And they all sucked except the current one!

[Sgt_Strider]

I've survived four different Batmans over the past 18 years. And they all sucked except the current one!

Wasn't there a delay in changing actors though?

[Geologic]

Pretty bad movie.

When Peter went all emo, I swear he was pretty much this guy:

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/6729/180pxpetewentzuo6.jpg

>:(