Spiderman 3 review I bought the Target Exclusive 3 disc set on release day.  Didn't get to the theater to see it so this was my first viewing.  Read several of the negative reviews so I went in wondering if it could be "that bad."  Well, after watching it, I'm STILL wondering why people thought it was "so bad."  I enjoyed it THOROUGHLY!!  Tons of action, tons of emotion, and tons of enjoyment!  I like the sappy love scenes as much as the battle scenes.  I'm not going to just "accept" that Mary Jane and Peter get together without knowing HOW!  Backstory is VERY important to me...without it, you'd have nothing but "Hi, I'm Spiderman...let's fight."  BORING!  Then again, it was all the "extra, backstory" that many critics slammed the Star Wars prequels on and I thought didn't delve into DEEPER!

According to this news in the link below there won't be any special features on the Spider-Man 1 & 2 Blu-Ray discs at all. Will this be the same for every region?

http://www.dvdtown.com/news/details-on-spider-m...

nice artwork for the standard  trillogy dvds

kåre hansen wrote: This movie isn't worth $36,98. I will wait for pricedrop

Do you have a Circuit City store near you? If you do get the 2-Disc, you might get it for $22.99, if that's worth it for you. Or get the single-disc widescreen DVD. Maybe, it might be $13.99 or maybe even $16.99.

Harry Potter wrote: Why do they call it a trilogy if Sony is gonna make 4 more of 'em?

for two reasons...

1) simply to sell it, sounds "cooler" this way

2) all the actors and producers always said this 3rd movie wrapped things up, was sort of an ending. so in a sense it is a trilogy.

but its mostly reason #1  lol

the word trilogy has been reduced to being used when any movie series has 3 parts...but trilogy isnt simply having 3 parts, a trilogy is when those 3 parts tell one ongoing story with movie 1 being the beginning, movie 2 the middle and movie 3 the end.

and going by that proper definition, there havent been many.

soooo disappointing. I wanted this to be good..but..ah well.
Spidey 2 remains the best of the trilogy.

C M wrote: ATROCIOUS cover art.

and why the hell is there NO Gift Set. >:|Give it time....

Here is the Spider-Man DVD Trilogy artwork. Not as creative as the Spider-Man Blu-Ray Trilogy artwork. http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51zbIKx7o...

This has been announced for the 15th of October in the UK.

ATROCIOUS cover art.

and why the hell is there NO Gift Set. >:|

Da B-Meister wrote: Spiderman 2 was some weak-a** c**p. It was friggin' "Days of Our Lives....starring Peter Parker" and insanely boring. Even the action in it was weak. Spiderman 3 is about 1000x better than SM2.

agreed.

The trilogy artwork is really good...

It's very tempting to get a PS3 now that's 499, what do y'all think??

Awesome High Definition Trilogy Artwork, but I don't have a Blu-ray player yet.

Tom wrote: Artwork added for the high-def trilogy...

Any idea when the artwork & specs for the regular dvd trilogy will be released?

Steven Carrier wrote: i had a serious problem with peter dancing and whatnot, that was just uncalled for, cheesy and was very out of charecter.
Being the point of the scene...

Artwork added for the high-def trilogy...

not typo I just ment times 3,Spidey 3 was better then X-3 man what a letdown that was.

Instead of wishing for an extended cut because that Spider-Man 2.1 extended cut was so pointless, I hope there's a Spider-Man 3.5 director's cut. Still haven't seen the extended cut for Ghost Rider.

i really hate that ugly border they put on SE's. ugh.

Harry Potter wrote: I'll be picking up the Blu-Ray. Easily the best movie of the year and best of the 3 movies. I can't believe this, but I liked it better than Order of the Phoenix.

It was hardly the best film of the year. Most anticipated, sure, but not best.

for comic book movies x3 this is the best 1 so far.

Rami made Peter Parker "Emo" lol!

No deleted scenes, and a too-high MSRP. I'll be holding out for a 3.5 edition and just renting this stupidity.

What an utter disapointment this thing was. Anyone with half a brain could tell while watching this that all the regulars I.E. Mcguire, Dunst, Franco and Rami are tired of the whole franchise. The only bright spots were Topher Grace and Thomas Hayden Church. Perhaps Sony should put this franchise on the shelf for a few years and then let someone else have the reigns. It worked for Batman.

That German cover kicks butt!  Why couldn't we get that?!

I really do hope that Best Buy or Target sells an exclusive cover art that blows this one outta the water.  

EDIT:  Now that I look at the first two films' covers, I like the SM3 art.  It keeps virtually the same colors and contains that bright orangy-yellow glow prominent on the previous two.  

I'm not impressed with that cover art. Then again, I wasn't too impressed with the movie either.

The movie was entertaining.  Had it's ups and downs.  The biggest issue, for me still, is Dunst.  Really, REALLY want her out of the role of MJ!  She is just miscast for the series.  Regardless, I will still pick it up being that I already have the previous two movies.  As for the price being way too expensive for some of the people on the site, well.  That's why you wait for it on release date and pick it up at Best Buy, Circuit City, or Target.  Or you can just wait until a couple of years when the big chain stores put everything dirt cheap.

Bad movie, thanks for wasting Venom.

i don't understand why some people hate this one and like the other ones. they're actually similar. boring.

slapshot63 wrote:  
And it isn't Sam's fault. He had a simple story set up with Sandman and The Vulture but Laura Ziskin made him put Gwen Stacey in and Avi Arad made him put Venom in. So Sam had to go shove those things into the already written outline/script and essentially change the story around. And since the release date had already been set, he had to go ahead and make it. This SM3 isn't the SM3 he set out to make. He did the best he could with what he had to work with though.

But that cover art is pretty bad. Just like the movie itself, the DVD is disappointing. No gift set either? Bah.

Venom makes a lot more sense than Vulture in representing Peter's battle with his dark side, and Gwen was barely in it anyway: they were just sowing sequel seeds.

I like the cover art.

WHAT NO GIFTSET!!!
The b*****ds...

If they are going to make a fourth film ,lets leave it five years and do completely new DARKER version with new director...

Well, the coverart isn't bad, it's actually acceptable.  I'm just not crazy about the border on the 2-Disc but it could be worse.  I like the poster they chose, although I preffered the one where he was leaning on the building.

oh my god... that's the worst box art i've seen in a while....

argh, that's just great... after the below average looking Kristen Dunst marred the box art for 2, we're now treated to what was probably the most uninspired conceptual art ever produced for 3.

couldn't they have just stuck with the soundtrack's cover???

I hate the cover, why not use the art of the better posters...?!?! 1-Disc and 2-Disc use the same art?? This is utterly apalling...

The Cover should follow the German Edition. Come on now...

7958NHZY wrote: It is funny how this time they make you pay extra for the 2 disc version but when spider-man and spider-man 2 were released the 2 disc dvd was standard and priced around the same if it was a single dvd release.
I know right. I was pissed when they did the same thing with Harry Potter 4.
I hate the cover art and I'll probably end up getting the single disc.

Rich wrote: Does the dvd version also feature the Dolby True HD 5.1 or is that only available on the Blu-Ray version?
It looks like its a feature on  both the dvd and the Blu-Ray editions judging from the press release.
The listing for Dolby True HD and PCM tracks on the standard DVD releases are a mistake in the press release sent out by Sony; those tracks will only be available on the Blu-ray version. The standard DVD will feature a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track.

Man, I was really hoping for a lenticular cover for the Special Edition... That border's ugly.

The worst movie I've seen all year.  Such a disappointment on so many levels but the DVD sales will be through the roof regardless.  

The soundtrack cover or the first promo image for the film would have been better...

Oh well.  

Man you guys and the cover art. It looks fine to me, much better than part 2's artwork, or part 1 for that matter.

Part 1 is still the best in the series. I guess i like the character introduction and the fact that they have some development, and there was some back story on the villian.

This was a good film. I have never been a big fan of the first two, they are just entertaining and fun, nothing more to me. And this third part is just as good as the first two, at least to me.

i like the covers, but just get rid of the "Widescreen Presentation" bubble on the bottom.

No gift set? argh!

Manda of Mu wrote: How many promotional pictures can they have of the black spidey reflection? I was hoping for something alittle different rather then ANOTHER image of his reflection.

It's a great looking picture, what's wrong with having it on the cover?

mc_serenity wrote: Yeah, but I think more people wanted more of the insidious Black Spidey than the aggressive, jazz-club hoping one we get in the movie.

Fair point.  I think you can perhaps blame the way the script was structured.  The subway scene with Sandman comes earlier in the movie than the jazz club dance.  Perhaps if the dance scene had come earlier, and these "dark" emotions had built in Peter until his confrontation with Sandman, it might have been better.

For the record, I saw the movie twice in the cinema, loved it the first time, not so much the second time.  It's far from being terrible IMHO and I will add this to my collection - eventually.  I belong to Columbia House and might see if they have a special deal on the 2-disc.

Yeah, but I think more people wanted more of the insidious Black Spidey than the aggressive, jazz-club hoping one we get in the movie.

$49.95? FOR A SINGLE BLU-RAY? Have they gone insane?!

No DTS - No sale!

I stand corrected.

I'm happy with the art.  Can anyone possibly complain about it?

I really liked the movie. I will be getting the 2-Disc edition. I think a lot of the complaints about "emo" Peter and the "Saturday Night Fever" sequence are funny, mainly because no one complained about the "happy" Peter from "2", and the "Raindrops" sequence.

I've seen the artwork, and I must say it is pretty atrocious. You would think they would keep up continuity like the first two had.

Don Jariyasunant wrote: I was surprised that Sony greenlighted a script by Sam Raimi and his brother.  They should have approached Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who wrote Part 2 to write this one, since they have much more experience as film/TV writers and work on Smallville.  I have not heard anything about Sam Raimi being a good screen writer.

Incorrect. Gough and Millar wrote a draft, which were rewritten by David Koepp and Michael Chabon, before Alvin Sargeant wrote the finished product. Sargeant, likewise, wrote the final drafts for the other two films, though WGA rules meant Koepp was credited with the first film.

wow so much negativity...i must be in the small minority that thought it was great and the best of the 3...and now now, dont be immature children and "attack" me for saying so, be grown ups now kids.  

dvd's coming sooner than i expected though so thats cool...as far as the price, remember these are always SRPs they post here and you'll easily find it for 28$ and under when its actually for sale.

Any word as to whether the featurettes will be a cohesive documentary, ala Spider-Man 2's Making the Amazing? If not, still, it'll be pretty comprehensive. I want to have a look at some early Vulture designs, when he had Venom's place in the script.

This movie was pure c**p. It had a few nice parts, but 90% of this movie was a  waste. I MIGHT pick it up if I can find a used one somewhere for under 10 bucks

I thought the first two movies were better. This one was okay. I'm going to have to think about whether or not if I want to buy it or not. So far, I'm thinking about getting it as an X-mas gift and just rent it a few times beforehand. I'll definitely ask for the 2-Disc Edition. I wish there was a 2-Disc Extended Edition, though, like there was one for Ghost Rider.

Does this cut have only one villain or all 3?

I'm hoping there'll be a Gift Set for this one too, and a bit torn about a possible 3.5 - if they include more of Venom and less jazz dancing, I might be up for it.

Overall a bit disappointed, but I think it works. Going to the clock tower for no apparent reason ( ? ), Topher near-tears as Eddie Brock / Venom - all annoying, but doesn't ruin the overall experience. I'm glad there's humor, but I wish it was a lot darker and more time was spent on shifting into it. I like both Bruce Campbell and Mageina Tovah, but Mary-Jane could be more involved (and maybe even save her own a** for a change?).

LOVED the first two, sorely disappointed in 3.

I think one of the things I really hated is that when peter is possesed by the symbiote, he doesn't turn evil, he just becomes an a$$0!e. Struttng down the street, pointing and winking at the ladies, treating MJ like complete c**p, and the last straw...the dancing scene. Dear god what the hell was Raimi thinking?

What little there was of Sandman was great, but that's the problem, he was barely in it! Unless you're going to develop them properly, can we please stop with the multi-villian sequels!

I was never a huge Venom fan, there are about a dozen spidey villians I would have loved to see first, but I have to say, I did like where they were going with the Eddie Brock / Venom arc, Eddie's "confession" scene in the church was particularly nice, but once again, the characterisation is diluted by giving him so little screen time.

'Sigh, at least we have IRON MAN to look forward to next year. I think THAT is gonna rock the house!

this movie was soo bad
you can tell they ran out of ideas half way through the movie

I saw the cover at another dvd websidet, and its horrible. Wish they had used the picture above.

I liked it, even though it was not as thrilling as the second one. It was however, better than the first. One thing that I really hated about it were the FX. It cost 300 million to make and they couln't come up with better ones?

This movie was the biggest let down of the year, I expected a hell of a lot more. I will pick this up when its cheap to complete the set.

first off, that's not how much the movie will cost, this site always displays the MSRP... now, as far as the msrp's they are displaying, i think there might have been a mistake, i don't think i've ever seen a blu-ray msrp at 49.95.  the most i've seen is 39.99

Dreadful movie - just dreadful. I've never been a big Spidey fan, but this was the nail in the coffin. Easily the worst movie I've seen this year. While the too many villains issue was certainly one of the big downfalls, the thing that really stank up the theater, for me, was Peter's so-called foray into the darker side of his soul. Wow - look how sinister Pete has become, he's combed his hair down and makes the girl across the hall bake him lots of cookies! Yes, I see - the biggest battle truly does lie within - and what a pathetic little battle it was. And what makes it even more devestating is that Macguire is more than capable at playing a convicincingly sinister figure - as he does to perfection in "the Good German", which, while not a great film by any stretch of the imagination, at least showed us Macguire's range, as he shuffles from an "aw-shucks" boyish cherub to a frighteningly sadistic, brutal thug with nothing more than a blink. Why couldn't we have seen that Macguire in S3?
And don't get me started on how for some reason Dunst sings 3 different songs (or was it 2? sorry if I got this wrong - I've done my best up to this point to forget the movie as much as possible), a random asteroid carrying an alien just happens to land right next to Peter's bike (out of all the places on earth), the dialogue doesn't elevate itself above a "Dawson's Creek" level most of the time, the jokes are flat and stale, most of the cast looks bored, and even Bruce Campbell manages to look like an idiot. What a complete waste of talent - I have an idea! Let's cast James Cromwell (one of the greatest actors on Earth - period) and then put his talent completely to waste! Wouldn't that be awesome? And that's just one example.
I thought third superhero movies couldn't get much worse after X3 - but this certainly was.  

 

Alternatively, you will be available to own Spider-Man 3???

God i hate how Sony do this. You can guarantee there will be another edition comes along towards xmas next year with all the features they've kept back from this one. Sony are the biggest rip-off merchants for DVD out there. Does anyone remeber the rather weak re-release of the first Spiderman movie with an "exclusive" third disc of...well c**p?

I'll get the double-disc. I really liked this movie, probably the best of the three.

Artwork for the HD trilogy could be this

Sven Lorenz wrote: I don't get all the hate towards this movie.

It's not nearly as good as the first one but compared to the second one it's almost a masterpiece.

Dancing, the problems of Mary Jane and the complete butcher of Venom, that's why

Yes!!!!!!!!!!! Finally!!
But what about the Gift set?!?!? the previous ones had both collector's gift set.

I have to disagree that the previous 2 DVD's had plain extras. The "making of" on Spidey 2 is one of the best out there.

I will be picking up the 2 disk here, though know good an well a Spidey 3.2 won't be far down the road. I thought the film was good, but a let down after Spidey 2 kicked major butt and is, IMO, one of the best comic to film production done. I could have done without the 3 villain arc in Spidey 3. They were able to be extremely successful having only one main super villain in the first two. I would have been content with the ongoing struggle between Harry and Pete and then either had Venom or Sandman added, not both.  

So far, the most disapointing movie of the year.

Does this release include a version of the film that isn't s**t?

So no deleted scenes? Wasn't there supposed to be a whole bunch of deleted scenes? I guess we'll have to wait for Spider-Man 4 to come out for Spider-Man 3.5 or whatever.

If I get a PS3, I'll get the High Definition pack without a doubt. But it looks like normal DVD for now.

Let's hope the extras are a bit more riveting. I've found the previous ones to be quite generic and plain.