Spidey 3 Review

Chelsea sent in a review of of Spider Man 3! Thanks Chels!

For family home evening last night we all went to see Spiderman 3.
Andrew was his usual perfect self, and slept thru 3/4s of the movie. I
hadn't planned on going to see the newest Spidey flick (I didn't
really enjoy the first 2), and honestly I wouldn't have missed
anything by staying home! But I didn't want to be a downer on the FHE
plans.

We rejoin the Spidey cast as Peter/Spiderman picks up his ticket to
sit in the front row for Mary Janes Broadway debut, and of course
Harry/New Goblin is also present, but sitting in a much more expensive
seat. Snaggletooth then proceeds to sing, yes you read correctly, she
sings, and its not bad! So the stage is set, and cheesiness ensues!
The first ridiculous plot point is the black gooey thread that comes
down from space in a meteor, Peter and MJ just happen to be hanging
out on a web in the park when the meteor strikes, they don't notice
the flying ball of fire, and some of the black goo jumps on to Peters
scooter as they leave the park. The first fight sequence, between
Peter and Harry, while not cheesy or silly, did make me feel a bit
sick to my stomach because it was all over the place! I ended up
closing my eyes for part of it cause I didn't want to wake Andrew up
by puking on him! Harry ends up with a head injury, and forgets all
about his vow to avenge his fathers death, and everyone goes back to
being friends, at least for the time being. This renewed friendship
results in a cheesy and predictable love triangle. We also have the
appearance of the Sandman, who accidentally falls into a scientific
experiment and turns to sand, which for some reason gives him the
ability to return to human form, and control the wind! In the
meantime, the black thready goo, has managed to make itself into a
spidey suit, and the new black suit has some mystical power that
increases sexual prowess and aggression. Which brings us to the low
point of the movie, this increase in supposed sexiness, has Peter
thinking he's hot stuff, and that everyone wants a piece of him, he
proceeds to dance his way around New York, complete with spins,
slides, pelvic thrusts, and a few too many wink and gun motions! Which
culminates with Peter performing a dance number in a jazz bar in order
to exact revenge on MJ, because she broke his heart!
The high point of the movie was the scene in the French restaurant,
complete with a French Maitre 'd. We all thought this bit was quite
funny, but I'm also a little bit perplexed, since this movie wasn't a
comedy, did the writers just get lucky? or was it meant to be funny?
The plot point of this scene is quite serious, and advances the
storyline, so I found this part to be both humorous and confusing!
In the end, good triumphs over evil, past misdeeds are forgiven, Aunt
May gives sterling words of advice, and life lessons are learned!
Overall, it was entertaining. But I don't think it is worth the money
to go see it in theatres, wait til its in the Red Box! And its also 2
hours and 40 minutes long! So if you have enough spare time, and you
feel like sitting in the dark with a 100 strangers, one of which will
be a very excited 10 year old boy who will kick you seat every time
there is some action on the screen, than go waste your money, but for
breastfeeding mom's of small babies, stay home and watch reruns of
Desperate Housewives!