Me Not Smart
Deep thinking makes my head hurt.
Man, this guy is bitter. I thought I had won the Bitter Gold Medal but this guy leaves me in the dust.
I don’t really know what I think about these videos. I just posted them because I like his accent. See? Me not smart!
Spoilers! Spoilers!
Well, here’s my take on Spiderman 3. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You don’t care what I think. Then why ya’ reading this blog, huh? Gotcha!
First of all, Maguire is great, as usual. He shines in the funny parts but somehow is able to make Peter dark too. I honestly can not think of anyone else who could play Peter/Spidey as well as he does.
The story felt a bit rushed. They had three villains to cover plus Peter’s turn to the dark side. This all plays out against the backdrop of his failing love life. That’s a lot to cover in a couple of hours. Also, there seemed to be some plot holes. What happened with MJ and Harry after he threatened her? The guy attacked her and . . . what? And why did Harry’s butler decide to speak up now and not, you know, two movies ago?
Church as Sandman was awesome. With what little screen time he had—a good portion of it was in sand form—he managed to make a one-note comic book character into someone you actually feel for. Still had the wicked widow’s peak though.
Grace did well as Brock/Venom. This character is, of course, the show stopper. It’s the one everyone is talking about and the one that’s been kept under wraps the longest. And he’s worth it. He looks great, wide grin and all. And Grace somehow manages to make Brock likable, in spite of the waves of sleaze coming off of the character.
Dunst as MJ . . . yeah. Still not right for the part. But Howard as Gwen was wonderful. Not only did she look so pretty—did she just step out of the comic Marvels or what?—but she came off as really sweet. Just like in the comics.
And that leaves Harry. I’ve been indifferent to the character for most of the series but he shines in this movie. Not only do we get a flash of old Harry who’s still Peter’s friend but we get a dark Harry bent on revenge. And then when he comes to help Spiderman and ends up—I need a moment. Look away! Look away from my shame!
So yeah, it seemed rushed. Like there was too much to cover. But in the end, it all tied together. You needed Sandman there for Peter to forgive and you needed Brock there to show you what can happen if you aren’t strong enough (like Peter) to throw off the need for revenge. Harry’s there to help forgive Peter and help Peter forgive himself. So yeah, a lot going on. But it all has a purpose in the movie. None of it seemed tacked on to sell more action figures at Wal-Mart.
