Comments on: Moviestuff: Where’s the Spidey 3 Review? http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/ Kris Johnson's Weblog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:52:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Matt http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/#comment-23103 Matt Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:17:46 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/#comment-23103 I saw it yesterday. I won't give any plot points away but it was disappointing. $300 million or so to make the film and it just kind of sat there. Very little went into script or character development (especially the villains - Venom and Sandman - think Two Face and Riddler in "Batman Forever" and then the whole thing with Harry Osborn - there didn't seem to be enough film to handle three villains even at 150 mins). The whole Mary Jane and Peter Parker romance played like bad soap opera and I'm not sure this was the time to add Gwen Stacy and her father - although that's a sure set-up for Spider Man 4. Maybe it's time for Sam Raimi to step aside. However, it will make lots of $$$$$ I liked what Christopher Nolan did with Batman, maybe he could juice up Spider Man. Naw, just wishful thinking. I don't want to ruin the film for you but I think you've pretty well got the thing pegged already. I saw it yesterday. I won’t give any plot points away but it was disappointing. $300 million or so to make the film and it just kind of sat there. Very little went into script or character development (especially the villains - Venom and Sandman - think Two Face and Riddler in “Batman Forever” and then the whole thing with Harry Osborn - there didn’t seem to be enough film to handle three villains even at 150 mins). The whole Mary Jane and Peter Parker romance played like bad soap opera and I’m not sure this was the time to add Gwen Stacy and her father - although that’s a sure set-up for Spider Man 4. Maybe it’s time for Sam Raimi to step aside. However, it will make lots of $$$$$ I liked what Christopher Nolan did with Batman, maybe he could juice up Spider Man. Naw, just wishful thinking. I don’t want to ruin the film for you but I think you’ve pretty well got the thing pegged already.

]]> By: KJToo http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/#comment-19574 KJToo Fri, 11 May 2007 21:00:57 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/#comment-19574 [quote comment="19521"]Happy Birthday, KJ! I haven't seen the movie yet, either... And for many of the same reasons. Yeah - Man-Wolf! Yeah... Thanks for that little reminder![/quote] My pleasure. I was tempted to dig up a picture of good old Man-Wolf, but I didn't want to overdo it. Gerall wrote:

Happy Birthday, KJ!

I haven’t seen the movie yet, either… And for many of the same reasons.

Yeah - Man-Wolf! Yeah…

Thanks for that little reminder!

My pleasure. I was tempted to dig up a picture of good old Man-Wolf, but I didn’t want to overdo it.

]]> By: Gerall http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/#comment-19521 Gerall Fri, 11 May 2007 15:43:09 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/#comment-19521 Happy Birthday, KJ! I haven't seen the movie yet, either... And for many of the same reasons. Yeah - Man-Wolf! Yeah... Thanks for that little reminder! Happy Birthday, KJ!

I haven’t seen the movie yet, either… And for many of the same reasons.

Yeah - Man-Wolf! Yeah…

Thanks for that little reminder!

]]> By: JJ http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/#comment-19438 JJ Fri, 11 May 2007 03:13:43 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/#comment-19438 Um, don't hurry. It was ok. It had its high momments but equally low points. Evens out to mediocre. oh, and happy B-day! Get any cool presents? Um, don’t hurry. It was ok. It had its high momments but equally low points. Evens out to mediocre.

oh, and happy B-day! Get any cool presents?

]]> By: Elder Bigger Lil Sis http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/#comment-19430 Elder Bigger Lil Sis Fri, 11 May 2007 02:30:03 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/#comment-19430 <em><strong>Happy Birthday!</strong></em> Yuppers, that's all. Happy Birthday! Yuppers, that’s all.

]]> By: KJToo http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/#comment-19321 KJToo Thu, 10 May 2007 17:31:01 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/#comment-19321 [quote comment="19315"]Well in that case you'll loooooove Spider-Man 3. Contains no angst at all. No siree. Ahem. Okay, it's full of moaning and angst as usual but it's still a fun little joyride of a film. It does have some painfully bad soap opera moments in it too though. Hell, just see it for J Jonah Jameson - he needs a film of his own![/quote] When early casting announcements for <em>Spider-Man</em> were made, I noted that there was no mention of whether J.K. Simmons would reprising his role as Jolly Jonah. I'm all about the Jamesons, baby! (Bring on the Man-Wolf!) I'll definitely see the movie, it's just a matter of when. Jaxvor wrote:

Well in that case you’ll loooooove Spider-Man 3. Contains no angst at all. No siree.

Ahem.

Okay, it’s full of moaning and angst as usual but it’s still a fun little joyride of a film. It does have some painfully bad soap opera moments in it too though.

Hell, just see it for J Jonah Jameson - he needs a film of his own!

When early casting announcements for Spider-Man were made, I noted that there was no mention of whether J.K. Simmons would reprising his role as Jolly Jonah. I’m all about the Jamesons, baby! (Bring on the Man-Wolf!)

I’ll definitely see the movie, it’s just a matter of when.

]]> By: Jaxvor http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/#comment-19315 Jaxvor Thu, 10 May 2007 17:07:29 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/05/10/moviestuff-wheres-the-spidey-3-review/#comment-19315 Well in that case you'll loooooove Spider-Man 3. Contains no angst at all. No siree. Ahem. Okay, it's full of moaning and angst as usual but it's still a fun little joyride of a film. It does have some painfully bad soap opera moments in it too though. Hell, just see it for J Jonah Jameson - he needs a film of his own! Well in that case you’ll loooooove Spider-Man 3. Contains no angst at all. No siree.

Ahem.

Okay, it’s full of moaning and angst as usual but it’s still a fun little joyride of a film. It does have some painfully bad soap opera moments in it too though.

Hell, just see it for J Jonah Jameson - he needs a film of his own!

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