Looks like they cut out a lot of character development. Director's Cut DVD!!!

DarkHorizons asked director Sam Raimi about the Spider sense in a recent interview.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news07/spider31.php

Ooh! I was hoping we'd see her again.

Kind of like when Sylar uses the voice.

I didn't think the manager was cute.

(However his daughter on the other hand...)

Holy crap! Howard Stern saw a screening of it yesterday and was raving about it for about half an hour today. Says everything about it was perfect and he can't wait to see it again. He gave it 7 stars out of 4. Said it was one of the best movies he's ever seen.

rotfl that voice is so g'damn awful.

This is good news for comic book geeks because Howard's a big one.

Well, Roeper didn't like it. And he liked the first one and thought the sequel was probably the best comic book turned film of all time.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/...spider.article

'Spider-Man 3' sets records
Film debuts overseas, rakes in dough
By IAN MOHR

"Spider-Man 3" set records Tuesday in every one of the eight Asian territories in which it bowed.

Sony estimated that the pic hit ¥415 million ($3.47 million) in Japan in one day, beating "Spider-Man 2's" $3.43 million. The first "Spider" took in $2.9 million in its first day in Japan in 2004.

In Korea, latest pic also beat out one-day marks for its predecessors, taking in 3.2 billion won ($3.46 million), Sony honcho Jeff Blake said.

In Hong Kong, "Spidey 3" was the biggest opening day of all time, with $HK7.5 million ($958,984), besting previous record holder "Kung Fu Hustle."

Pic was also the biggest ever opening day of any film in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. In Taiwan, it marked the biggest weekday opening ever.

Euro markets should report their tallies by tomorrow.

Blake said the pic is exceeding expectations in all its Asian action by beating the first two in the series.

Wow, it's currently at 71% on RT. I know they have about 150 more reviews to go. But as of now, 32 Fresh, 13 Rotten. Won't stop me from seeing it. I'm just surprised. Could be the one (so far) with the largest number of bad reviews.

Means little to none. It's like saying Episode I was going to be great because Harry Knowles liked it and you know, he's a huge nerd so he should know.

I enjoyed Spider-man 3, but just saying, decide for yourself and not because some other nerd may have liked it.

Loved it. Definitely my favorite of the 3 (C- for 1, B+ for 2, and A- for 3). The action is fantastic, for the first time I truly felt the Peter Parker story line worked well and integrated into the movie as a whole, acting all around was great (loved seeing so many characters return). As mentioned, the action is much more in your face this time around, which works very well with the darker storyline. Gwen wasn't as tacked on as I thought she would be, Venom delivers (Topher works well as Brock), and Church is fantastic.

To me it was by far the most satisfying film both emotionally and viscerally. It also had the best humor.

Some minor complaints


Look forward to seeing it again on Imax. Very entertaining film that doesn't feel overstuffed at all - quite the accomplishment considering how many characters are effectively integrated into the story.

Just a very satisfying movie and close to perfect summer blockbuster fare.

yeah i was surprised I thought for sure it would thumbs up

he quoted on rottentomatos.com
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It’s as if director Sam Raimi felt he had to give us more of everything, and in the process lost sight of what made the first two films so enjoyable."


From what i seen in previews I think Venom looks disappointing.

Venom was wrong choose for part-3 period.

I love how you have to argue with everything on an Internet forum.

I think Spider-Man 3 is going to be good, but I'm a little concerned about the whole 3 villians thing. I hope things don't get too cluttered.

i wish they did Venom by him self, and choose someone tougher a meaner looking guy. then Topher Grace

When I watch the film, I hope it doesn't feel as though the Venom storyline was tacked on, even though that appears the way it went down in production. Personally, I would have been fine with the majority of the storyline to be Sandman and Harry, with maybe a mention of Lizard. I'm not a huge Venom fan, but the previews of him look good to me, so I'm still hopeful.

Spidey 3 will be setting the record for widest release, breaking Shrek 2's record. It'll be at 4,252 theaters. Jeff Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere is saying he's seeing predictions in the $125 - $130 million range for the 3-day weekend.

Spidey 3, Shrek 3, and Pirates 3 probably have the best chance of being the top grosser of the year. Out of those, only one film clocks in at 80+ minutes, which is of course Shrek 3. The other 2 films are around 150 minutes. So that probably boosts the ogre's chances of being king of the Summer, again.

on Rottentomatos.com

Spiderman got 90%
Spiderman 2 got 93%
Spiderman 3 so far is at 68%

The worst part is, Spidey 3 will set records and that won't speak for the quality of it. Now, I haven't seen it yet, but everything I have read, points towards the Sony choosing the direction of the film and Rami just goin' along with it.

While I am not a fan of the first two, I can at least respect that Rami did what he wanted with those two pictures. This one on the other hand, seems to be Sony's baby. Three villains, plot points changed around, Gwen Stacy thrown in and various other things.

I forgot all about Pirates 3 coming out this year. I didn't care for the second one, so here is hopin' that they improve on the previous. Same with Shrek 3, I loved the first but can't stand the second.

So am I.
The original Batman movie started going that way. Way too many villians and not enough time for the Protagonist.
I'm excited though.

Maybe someday. I'm just glad to finally see him on the big screen.

From some reviews it doesn't seem that bad. Of course if you think about it, Batman Begins had 3 major antagonists. Falcone early on, Scarecrow, and Ra's.