Spiderman 3 then. That was interesting to say the least. To be honest I liked it, even though in some parts the movie didn’t quite know what sort of movie it should be. There is comedic sections in the comics to be fair, but some parts, such as the ‘Saturday Night Fever‘ (you’ll understand when you see it), whilst entertaining, seem a bit off-pace with the rest of the film. Spiderman 3 also falters slightly, talking about pacing, due to the fact there are just too many storylines happening at once. But overall, I think it was great fun, which is the most important part.

Growing up in the movie-going age I have, it is not often I am seriously impressed by action scenes, but this film delivers some memorable moments, especially involving the adaption of the lesser-known villain The Sandman. The twist on the original Harry Osborne-Green Goblin II is actually not as brutally chummy as it looked at the beginning¹, and the big showdown as the end between the four super-powered beings is mightily impressive, and, as I just found out, does take a fair bit of setting from the comic books themselves, which is always nice. You may have noticed I mentioned ‘four’: I saved the best till last:

VENOM!!!. I’d say that Topher Grace, having only seen him as Eric from That 70’s Show, easily steals the show in the last 45 minutes. His character Eddie Brock, whilst not the muscle-bound jock from the comics, is completely effective in his role as a slimey little wotsit, and Venom, even though he only appears for a little while², is absolutely brilliant. Vicious, vulgar, conniving, wildly powerful: everything I remembered him as. Brief, but brilliant.

Anyway, theres me two-pence. Apologies to those who actually visit for the slow posting, but my priorities are elsewhere. I’m planning a few more Anime Reviews (they’re in draft stage at the moment) so those will more likely than not be my next post.

1. Spoiler! Though the traditional Hollywood ‘roll-the-head’ death scene does surface [back]
2. You can thank the director’s dislike of Venom for that. He’s only really here for fanservice, and the fact this might be the last film [back]

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