Spider-Man 3 (Two-Disc Special Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Sam Raimi
Actors: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace
Studio: Sony Pictures
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Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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Running Time: 140
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: COLD22597D
UPC: 043396225978
EAN: 0043396225978
ASIN: B00005JPFH
Theatrical Release Date: May 4, 2007
Release Date: October 30, 2007
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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 10/30/2007 Run time: 139 minutes Rating: Pg13
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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 More Spiderman on DVD 
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 Effective and exciting, but not quite up to SPIDEY 2. . . November 15, 2008
Hopes were very high for the third installment of the tremendously successful SPIDER-MAN franchise. Almost all of the team which created the first two films were back, and the promise of Venom (a fan favorite) made it a guaranteed opening weekend smash.
As to the film itself--
SPIDER-MAN 3 succeeds on most levels. Scripting is tight, considering the myriad plot threads introduced, ported over from previous films, and newly introduced. Sam Raimi helms the unwieldy ship like an old pro, and the actors bring their camaraderie back to help it along. The main thing that nagged at me (and, after seeing it several times, continues to nag) is that the poetry of Alvin Sargent's SPIDEY 2 screenplay is all but gone. In its place are exchanges that, while serviceable and advance the plot, don't really touch the heart except in a couple of places. Now, let's be fair: SPIDEY 2 was pretty much a perfect movie, and that is impossible to duplicate. To me, the screenplay was too much Sam and Ivan Raimi, and not enough Alvin Sargent. Of course, Sargent may have touched all the bases he wished to with the previous film, and had nothing really new to interject. Sam and Ivan's story is sturdy and moves just fine, rarely taking a breath. Maybe that's the problem.
Now, that may sound like I didn't like the film: on the contrary, I did. Just not in the same way that I loved SPIDEY 2. Things I like: 1) using the sound effect from the 1978 INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS for the breathing of the Venom parasite. Nice touch. 2) More Curt Connors in this film--the Lizard in SPIDEY 4? 3) Harry gets a chance to be the old Harry again for awhile until his memory floods back, and, later, his character arc gives him a chance at redemption. 4) Bruce Campbell (with a staggeringly bad French accent) and Smilin' Stan Lee both have cameos again. 5) Christopher Young does a great job of adapting the Danny Elfman themes, and adds some nice new ones of his own. Excellent orchestration. 6) A couple of great fights between Peter and Harry, with minimal costuming. This allows for the fighting to be not just people bangin' at each other, but the kind of fighting old friends who have known each other for years do. It's emotional, and feels very real. 7) Introducing Gwen Stacy. 8) Peter, under the Venom influence, stepping out down a Manhattan street a la John Travolta in SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. He thinks he is sooooooo cool now, but, even with a new suit, the looks he gets from passersby confirm that he's still the nerd. 9) The fantastic CGI work on Sandman.
And that leads me to the best part of SPIDEY 3: Sandman. Thomas Haden Church (SIDEWAYS, IDEOCRACY, and who can forget his voice work in CHARLOTTE'S WEB and OVER THE HEDGE?) brings intensity and deep sadness to Flint Marko, often without words. The man has never had a break in his life, and the only things he has left are his adored daughter and his estranged wife. Marko is not a villain, but has done very bad things. I hope that Sandman comes back, perhaps this time as an ally.
And, of course, if you do want to add SPIDEY 3 to your DVD library, make sure to get the Two-Disc Special Widescreen Edition. On DVD One you'll get the Widescreen (2:40 to 1) movie and two commentary tracks (the first with Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst, Thomas Haden Church, Bryce Dallas Howard and Topher Grace, the second with producers Avi Arad, Grant Curtis and Laura Ziskin, editor Bob Murawski and visual effects head Scott Stokdyk--John Dykstra didn't do SPIDEY 3). Also on Disc One you'll get bloopers, a music video and photo galleries. On DVD Two we have trailers, TV spots, a fistful of short documentaries and featurettes and so on.
One thing: yes, it IS Kirsten Dunst singing.
So, overall, SPIDER-MAN 3 is not as excellent as 2, but nothing could be. It's on a par with 1, in my opinion, and still well worth owning. Besides, you can find it easily at a reasonable price right here on Amazon. Now what could be better than that?
 WE ARE VENOM? November 14, 2008
toby kristen and topher + not to well. in the punisher reboot with tom jane there was a giant russian who would have been perfect to play VENOM not that 70s show. who the hell are these people trying to kid? this movie is worese than daredevil and elekrta and batman and robin/forever COMBINED!!!! things in this film you will hate : 1. peter wighs out and becomes a ladys man. not. the frek even dances like in one of those bollywood movies lame super lame. is so bad this is where my review ends venom is in teh film for 13 min. lame lame lame stay away u have been warned. lame
 Great Film November 11, 2008
This movie gets a lot of hate, which it does NOT deserve. Sure it did not live up to the hype, but nothing could ever match the expectations set for this film.
However, it was still very entertaining, it had great special effects, great story, great acting and fits perfectly with the first two.
Everytime I'm sick and stay home from work, I watch all three back to back and love every minute of each film.
There are many comic book films out there that trully deserve a lot of hate, Catwoman for example, but Spidey 3 is not one of them! The people bashing it are simple and narrow minded or like to complain about everything. It is important to keep in mind that Spider-man's main audience is made up of kids under 13, so making the film dark (like the new batman movies) would be stupid. Sure there are many real problems that each character has to face, and some themes are trully grusome, like the murder of Uncle Ben, but at the end, the movie leaves you with a better attitude and improves your day and may be even your entire personality.
 Spidey 3, big let down November 9, 2008
While Spiderman 1 & 2 were very good, 3 was a let down. The acting alone was HORRIBLE. I saw an interview with Kristen and Toby and they were both bored and said it's like another movie (sigh). That really shows through. They spend too much time with Peter and Mary's problems for WAY too long. They show have focused on Venom more, he did look really great. I was so let down to see this movie as bad as it was and as good and it could have been. If an actor doesn't want to do a movie, they should pass it up or suck it up. This movie shows that money matters more to these actors than making a good movie for fans, let down!
One Big Blooper. This movie is BAD! Do not be fooled by trailers November 1, 2008
Me and wife haven't been renting or watching all that many movies lately, so while browsing on one Friday afternoon, we said. "Let's give Spidey 3 a try".
Boy am I sorry we did!
Let me start with the ONLY good thing about this movie. The special effects. That should be a given, and is not enough to make this review rise above 1 star.
Other than that, this is probably one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
I urge you not to waste your time on this.
The acting is so bad and seems so forced in almost every scene, I can't help but thinking that the big wig just had to give up, and release it the way it stood.
I can't imagine how this ever made it out...
That someone didn't have the guts to say..."We're not going to release this crap...are we?"
That's how bad this movie is.
There is one section called "Bad Peter", where Peter Parker acts out, while wearing the "black suit" under his regular clothes. Well they re-style his hair, and he walks down the street winking at the ladies, and doing Saturday night fever like dance moves. I tried to reconcile with something in my limited "Comic book" background....but NO. It's just bad. It's so laughably bad, it not even funny.
The title for my review came, after I watched the full movie, and then watched the bloopers.
In the movie there are one or two scenes with Harry's butler, where he vindicates Spider-man from Harry's father's death. The acting is so bad, I sat their thinking that even if they used one of these bloopers, no one would even notice. The marketing and the previews for this movie are slick, but do not be fooled.
If you are fan of this series, or movies in general, you will want to skip this one.
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