Spiderman 3

This is the 2nd time I am attempting to write this. A few hours back when I was typing away, something happened to my browser and it shut down by itself leaving me aghast at the loss of my post. Now that I have calmed down, I will attempt to write my piece on Spiderman 3.

I will be frank and tell you not to waste your money. If you really really want to watch spiderman, go on a weekday, at least you will feel less pinch. With more patience, you can wait for TCS to buy the show and premiere it on TV during some long festive weekend; this way you don't even have to spend a single cent. Back to the show. There are 3 reasons why you do not want to watch Spiderman 3: 1. Tobey Maguire, 2. character details, 3. story line.

1. Tobey Maguire
First thing that came to mind: Peter Parker looks fat. Okay, I have not the time to scrutinise at the body, but the face has got those excess fats that need to be tucked away. Anyway, I have always found Maguire as spiderman to be weird. This is a man that looks too goofy to be a Peter Parker. Anybody who has read the comics, or watched the cartoons will agree with me. Peter Parker is intelligent, and his intelligence may put him on the same platform as the nerds, but he definitely does not look nerdy, at least in the comics and cartoons.

So a minus for casting Maguire. I don't care if he was casted in the first 2 series. Cast can be changed as with James Bond and Batman.

2. Character Details
There was this part which was suppose to show a change in Parker's disposition after fusing with the alien symbiote. In order to make it visually obvious, Maguire had his fringe hanging over his forehead most of the time instead of being combed back. However, the effect made him looked more comical than suave. In fact, he reminded me of a friend. Any pharmacist who has already watched this show and reading this, don't you think Maguire looked like YSF when his fringe was hanging over his forehead?

Next was the black spiderman suit which Parker received after fusing with the symbiote. In the first place, it was not suppose to just be a black version of the red & blue suit. Fusion with the symbiote was suppose to allow Parker to morph, note the correct word is "morph", to black spiderman as and when he wanted. It was no longer a suit that Parker can just remove and chuck aside, it was part of him. That is also why it was difficult to lose the "suit" later on. The show did demonstrate Parker's difficulty in separating himself from the symbiote at a church tower, but it will not make much sense to viewers not well-acquainted with spiderman. After all, in the movie it was made to appear that the symbiote, in the form of the black suit, can be removed like any other clothings and chucked aside in a chest under the bed.

Another grouse that I have regarding the black spidey suit, the spider logo on the chest was suppose to be white, and like I said, the new suit was not suppose to be just a black replica of the red & blue one. It is suppose to be a plain black suit without the web designs plus a single white spider logo on the front.

Going on to Sandman. Sandman as the name puts it, was suppose to be made of sand. Either the producers has never played with sand before or they overlooked the fact that sand does not become mud when it comes into contact with water. Therefore there were inconsistencies in the scene that showed sandman turning into mud when spiderman blasted him with water.

3. Storyline
The story was so slow moving that I actually checked the time on my cell phone twice. As an after thought the movie storyline would be more suited as a TV series, allowing for breakdown into small episodes.

Anyway, the only saving grace is the part when JJ Jameson's secretary buzzed him to control his temper and to take his medicine. It was hilarious because they installed a buzzer that would cause his table to vibrate a little too violently every time the secretary buzzed him, and this caused quite a few mishaps to happen that did not help in keeping his blood pressure down. No spoilers in this paragraph. If you have a chance to watch spiderman 3, you will understand why I say this part is hilarious.