Spiderman 3 – maybe it’s one too many
Ok, so I joined the hoards of people going to watch Spiderman 3 last weekend. My take – where are the American Idol judges when we need them? Randy would say, “a bit pitchy in the middle.” Paula would say that all the characters look attractive and Simon would say, “I’ve seen better performances at the karaoke bar.” This show definitely drags in the middle, in spite of a panoply of evil characters coming out of the woodwork. Of course, at 2 and a half hours (almost), it’s hard not to. The special effects are exceptional but the story… where’s the story. The idea of the dark side has been explored many times in film and literature. Here, it drags on way too much and begs the question, why? Harry’s transition into Spidey’s new best friend after almost killing him earlier in the film is a bit much to believe. This movie would not qualify as a KIDS FIRST! movie because it’s filled with gratuitious violence. Even though the violence is cartoon-like, it’s still violence. I’d love to see a movie about super heroes who use their power to do something truly out of the ordinary, like grow enough food for the world’s population so there were no starving children anywhere. Now that’s a novel idea!
