The much awaited Spiderman 3 rant from dook.
Didn't like it.
Was it the horribly done love interest? No. To be honest, it's not a lot of things that would make a movie horrible that I didn't like in Spiderman 3 (that includes the Emo haircut).
I mean, a random appearance from Stan Lee is just that: random. What was that? I didn't even understand what the fuck he said. Add in the cliche of 'patriotism' with a very nice plug of the American Flag when Spidey jumps atop a building, and you've sold me: this movie sucked.
There were also too many jokes, or attempts to make me laugh. They failed. At best, I was the one who made everyone else in the theatre laugh.
Big moment one: Peter looking at Harry across the street, a car passes, obstructs our view and Harry is gone. In his place (or rather, behind where he was sitting): a black guy. My response?
"HE TURNED INTO A BLACK DUDE!"
Everyone around me? ROFL
Big moment number two: Peter bitch slapping Mary Jane. My response?
"OH FUKKIN SNAP!"
Everyone in the theatre: ROFL
Guy in the 9th row: SOMEONE GET THIS MAN A MICROPHONE AND PUT HIM ON STAGE!
I cannot make this up. I could, but what would be the point in that. Would I make up such a story like making 48 people laugh? Yes. I'm that shallow, but I didn't make it up
For what it was worth ($18 buying myself and my girl a ticket 2 hours before we intended to seeing the movie, $5 giving Preston gas money just so he'd shut the fuck up about who's going to be the second driver and tote Marshall and Matt (we needed to take 2 cars since I drive a pickup truck and Marshall is well..fat) $8 on stale Nachos) I feel completely ripped off.
I feel ripped off because the entire movie left me with the same taste the latest three Star Wars movies left in my mouth: forced sex. The movie simply felt like someone forced every line, every horrible joke, and every reference to something simultaneously within the Marvel Universe and real life was shoved down the actors throats and into our eyes.
At what point does Spiderman standing before an American flag mean anything to me? He's kicking the asses of two other Americans, what are you telling me?
Hey, if you're a diehard Spiderman fan, lower your expectations. If you're looking for a good movie, go elsewhere. If you've got some money to spend and you're looking for an excuse to get out of your dorm room and make complete strangers laugh while watching a lackluster movie that involves too many villains, much like a previous movie about our favorite cape crusader (read: Batman Returns), consider Spiderman 3, but change your mind. As a matter of fact, go to Waffle House.
I mean, after the Fantastic 4 preview, I wanted to see it instead. Johnny Storm vs. The Silver Surfer looks like an interesting matchup anyway.
However, I will say this, being the comic book geek that I am: Watching Sandman first try to stand up and fail when he's nothing but...sand, kinda sorta reminded me of Dr. Manhattan. And that alone was one too many Marvel plugs for me to stand.
Spiderman 3 gets a 1 out of 5.
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Funny how they insist on her doing the Paris Hilton story, and then as soon as it's about to end when she's talking about Congress challenging the integrity of Bush, one of the guys says "Now this is news".
In this type of world where heads must roll for shit like this, I will be upset if she loses her job over this.