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Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) finally has the girl of his dreams, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst), and New York City is in the throes of Spider-mania! But when a strange alien symbiote turns Spider-Man¿s suit black, his darkest demons come to light changing Spider-Man inside as well as out. Spider-Man is in for the fight of his life against a lethal mix of villains - the deadly Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), Venom (Topher Grace), and the New Goblin (James Franco) - as well as the enemy within himself.
How does Spider-Man 3 follow on the heels of its predecessor, which was widely considered the best superhero movie ever? For starters, you pick up the loose threads from that movie, then add some key elements of the Spidey comic-book mythos (including fan-favorite villain Venom), the black costume, and the characters of Gwen Stacy and her police-captain father. In the beginning, things have never looked better for Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire): He's doing well in school; his alter ego, Spider-Man, is loved and respected around New York City. And his girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst), has just taken a starring role in a Broadway musical. But nothing good can last for Spidey. Mary Jane's career quickly goes downhill; she's bothered by Peter's attractive new classmate, Gwen Stacy (Bryce Dallas Howard); and the new Daily Bugle photographer, Eddie Brock (Topher Grace), is trying to steal his thunder. Enter a new villain, the Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), who can transform his body into various forms and shapes of sand and who may be connected to Peter's past in an unexpected way. There's also the son of an old villain, Harry Osborne (James Franco), who unmasked Spidey in the previous movie and still has revenge on his mind. And a new black costume seems to boost Spidey's powers, but transforms mild-mannered Peter into a mean and obnoxious boor (Maguire has some fun here).
If that sounds like a lot to pack into one 140-minute movie, it is. While director Sam Raimi keeps things flowing, assisted on the screenplay by his brother Ivan and Alvin Sargent, there's a little too much going on, and it's inevitable that one of the villains (there are three or four, depending on how you count) gets significantly short-changed. Still, the cast is excellent, the effects are fantastic, and the action is fast and furious. Even if Spider-Man 3 isn't the match of Spider-Man 2 , it's a worthy addition to the megamillion-dollar franchise. --David Horiuchi
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Pretty good movie!:
This movie series held up pretty well and was close to the comic book storys. Part three had its moments where it looked like it would stall but being a big spider man fan I still like it.
A complete freefall from greatness...:
The controversy sparked by my recent raving of a certain Batman movie has caused me to dig up this atrocity and give it another watch. I had to borrow it from my Spider-Man obsessed brother-in-law for I do not own this movie (nor will I ever). I think it's important, before I get into discussing why I loathe this movie as I do, to set you up with my feelings going in, so you won't label this a review by a disgruntled Spider-Man hater who expected to rip it apart walking in. I am not `Team Batman' or... more info Spider-Man 3 for the psp:
Excellent animated menu, picture quality, and sound. This isn't my favorite movie but it completes my Spider-Man UMD collection and it was well worth the price. This movie is about the continuing love story between Peter and Mary Jane, as well as the continuation of Harry Osbourn's misdirected quest for revenge.
more info What a trainwreck!:
I am a huge fan of the first 2 Spidey movies, and in hopes that the 3rd one would be even better than others, I sprung the $20 to see it at an Imax theater. By the time it was over, I felt like I'd just been launched out of a washing machine on spin mode. "Action-packed" is an accurate and (in this case) unflattering way to describe this film. With a slew of underdeveloped (and unecessary) villians and a massive budget for special affects, there were fight sequences and disasters galore - none of which... more info Similar Products:
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