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calliopes_pen) wrote2007-05-04 03:40 pm
calliopes_pen) wrote2007-05-04 03:40 pm
Spider-Man 3
Before I say anything else--this is the only Spider-Man related icon I have, no anger involved.
Okay, I just got back from seeing Spider-Man 3, and here I’ve posted my reactions to certain points beneath the cut. In no particular order...
-Since Dad bought the tickets for the movie last week, we avoided the long line at 10:45 AM, and walked right in. Resisting the urge to taunt the other people for not thinking ahead.
-Peter is utterly clueless when it comes to women, but I liked the scene where Bruce Campbell and the waiters kept having to leave because Peter kept randomly waving.
-During the odd rip-off of Saturday Night Fever, the entire audience groaned in horror--some laughed. I covered my eyes when I realized what he was ripping off, while Dad cackled. Possessed Peter needs to wash his hair, by the way. Just saying that possession by a symbiote apparently causes greasy hair, and an odd hairstyle. Loved the women running away during the weird Saturday Night Fever montage, though.
-Right at the point where Peter and Harry were fighting over some sort of knife, and it looked like Peter was stabbed? Well, that’s when the theatre’s lights went out and the movie stopped. One boy in the audience screamed "You have got to be freaking kiddin’ me!" Dad said, "You can't leave it there!" After a minute and a half (where the lights came back on) the movie restarted from where we left off, and there was actually applause.
-When Peter and Mary Jane broke up, the same boy that shrieked out the “freakin’ kiddin’ me” line, started doing fake sobbing.
-I absolutely loved the part where JJJ was constantly being reminded of his medicine...and the part later on with the kid making him pay extra for film from her camera.
-It seemed odd that the entire city loves Spider-Man now. I guess they learned to ignore JJJ's rants?
-Stan Lee actually had a line for Peter. I was looking for him everywhere else through the beginning of the movie, and didn’t expect him to actually talk to Peter. Sadly, he didn’t scream “Excelsior!” or “That’s right, true believers!” as he left...but he did say “’Nuff said!”
-I finally liked Harry. (Although his Dad is likely ticked off in Supervillain Hell, because Harry became a good guy) Amazing. And he seemed to be written better in this one than in the other two movies. He had a good death scene, too. By the way, before I went to see the movie I read somewhere that there were some slashy vibes between Peter and Harry as they held hands. I agree...I think even Dad saw it.
-Mary Jane needs to quit waiting for Harry and Peter to rescue her, and simply climb down the webbing and swing like Tarzan. Didn’t happen, but it would have been funny to see her beat them down to safety.
-I think they did a great job with Venom. And the cage with the constant sonic rings was a great idea--even if they didn't have a top layer. Also, unless a bit of the symbiote is hiding somewhere and regrowing, I guess it won’t come back to give birth to Carnage. Especially since they apparently killed Eddie. I kind of liked him.
-On another Venom note, I liked the church and belltower scene. They basically stuck with the comics for that one. Even if in the comics, Eddie hated Spider-Man, and not Peter--at first, anyway.
-Bryce Dallas Howard did a great job of making Gwen Stacy a likeable character with a bit of depth. Until now, I had never liked the character at all. Also, I expected Captain Stacy to get crushed to death under debris, but I guess that didn’t happen. Expected Gwen to die, but I guess they’re saving that for another movie.
-Sandman was someone I didn’t care for through most of the movie...mostly due to the fact that he was played by the guy who played Ned on Ned and Stacey, and Lowell on Wings. Still, he was okay in the end when he explained what happened with Uncle Ben.
-And here’s some random trivia: In Wizard Magazine, I read that the role of Mary Jane was originally going to go to Eliza Dushku--I don’t know why it didn’t. I think she would have looked closer to what Mary Jane should be, but I don’t know how she would look with red hair...and I would keep waiting for her to grab a stake and go off into the night killing vampires.
-All in all, I guess I would rate the movie 7/10. A point or two was lost due to all of Mary Jane's singing, and the weird strut down the sidewalk that was stolen from Saturday Night Fever.
-Oh, also? Is it just me (likely), or did the roof of Harry’s mansion/building sort of look like Dana’s building from Ghostbusters? Whatever it was, something about that roof looked very familiar.
-On a related note, I was waiting for Sandman to step on a church when he got huge, and wanted to hear Peter scream "Nobody steps on a church in my town!" Yes, I'm a Ghostbusters geek.
Okay, I just got back from seeing Spider-Man 3, and here I’ve posted my reactions to certain points beneath the cut. In no particular order...
-Since Dad bought the tickets for the movie last week, we avoided the long line at 10:45 AM, and walked right in. Resisting the urge to taunt the other people for not thinking ahead.
-Peter is utterly clueless when it comes to women, but I liked the scene where Bruce Campbell and the waiters kept having to leave because Peter kept randomly waving.
-During the odd rip-off of Saturday Night Fever, the entire audience groaned in horror--some laughed. I covered my eyes when I realized what he was ripping off, while Dad cackled. Possessed Peter needs to wash his hair, by the way. Just saying that possession by a symbiote apparently causes greasy hair, and an odd hairstyle. Loved the women running away during the weird Saturday Night Fever montage, though.
-Right at the point where Peter and Harry were fighting over some sort of knife, and it looked like Peter was stabbed? Well, that’s when the theatre’s lights went out and the movie stopped. One boy in the audience screamed "You have got to be freaking kiddin’ me!" Dad said, "You can't leave it there!" After a minute and a half (where the lights came back on) the movie restarted from where we left off, and there was actually applause.
-When Peter and Mary Jane broke up, the same boy that shrieked out the “freakin’ kiddin’ me” line, started doing fake sobbing.
-I absolutely loved the part where JJJ was constantly being reminded of his medicine...and the part later on with the kid making him pay extra for film from her camera.
-It seemed odd that the entire city loves Spider-Man now. I guess they learned to ignore JJJ's rants?
-Stan Lee actually had a line for Peter. I was looking for him everywhere else through the beginning of the movie, and didn’t expect him to actually talk to Peter. Sadly, he didn’t scream “Excelsior!” or “That’s right, true believers!” as he left...but he did say “’Nuff said!”
-I finally liked Harry. (Although his Dad is likely ticked off in Supervillain Hell, because Harry became a good guy) Amazing. And he seemed to be written better in this one than in the other two movies. He had a good death scene, too. By the way, before I went to see the movie I read somewhere that there were some slashy vibes between Peter and Harry as they held hands. I agree...I think even Dad saw it.
-Mary Jane needs to quit waiting for Harry and Peter to rescue her, and simply climb down the webbing and swing like Tarzan. Didn’t happen, but it would have been funny to see her beat them down to safety.
-I think they did a great job with Venom. And the cage with the constant sonic rings was a great idea--even if they didn't have a top layer. Also, unless a bit of the symbiote is hiding somewhere and regrowing, I guess it won’t come back to give birth to Carnage. Especially since they apparently killed Eddie. I kind of liked him.
-On another Venom note, I liked the church and belltower scene. They basically stuck with the comics for that one. Even if in the comics, Eddie hated Spider-Man, and not Peter--at first, anyway.
-Bryce Dallas Howard did a great job of making Gwen Stacy a likeable character with a bit of depth. Until now, I had never liked the character at all. Also, I expected Captain Stacy to get crushed to death under debris, but I guess that didn’t happen. Expected Gwen to die, but I guess they’re saving that for another movie.
-Sandman was someone I didn’t care for through most of the movie...mostly due to the fact that he was played by the guy who played Ned on Ned and Stacey, and Lowell on Wings. Still, he was okay in the end when he explained what happened with Uncle Ben.
-And here’s some random trivia: In Wizard Magazine, I read that the role of Mary Jane was originally going to go to Eliza Dushku--I don’t know why it didn’t. I think she would have looked closer to what Mary Jane should be, but I don’t know how she would look with red hair...and I would keep waiting for her to grab a stake and go off into the night killing vampires.
-All in all, I guess I would rate the movie 7/10. A point or two was lost due to all of Mary Jane's singing, and the weird strut down the sidewalk that was stolen from Saturday Night Fever.
-Oh, also? Is it just me (likely), or did the roof of Harry’s mansion/building sort of look like Dana’s building from Ghostbusters? Whatever it was, something about that roof looked very familiar.
-On a related note, I was waiting for Sandman to step on a church when he got huge, and wanted to hear Peter scream "Nobody steps on a church in my town!" Yes, I'm a Ghostbusters geek.