Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writers (WGA):

Sam Raimi (screenplay) &
Ivan Raimi (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

4 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Next summer, the greatest battle lies... within.

Plot:

A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.

Plot Keywords:

Spider-Man | Revenge | Venom | Photographer | Amnesia

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 26 nominations

Cast

Tobey Maguire	...	Spider-Man / Peter Parker
Kirsten Dunst	...	Mary Jane Watson
James Franco	...	New Goblin / Harry Osborn
Thomas Haden Church	...	Sandman / Flint Marko
Topher Grace	...	Venom / Eddie Brock
Bryce Dallas Howard	...	Gwen Stacy
Rosemary Harris	...	May Parker
J.K. Simmons	...	J. Jonah Jameson
James Cromwell	...	Captain Stacy
Theresa Russell	...	Emma Marko
Dylan Baker	...	Dr. Curt Connors
Bill Nunn	...	Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
Bruce Campbell	...	Maître d’
Elizabeth Banks	...	Miss Brant
Ted Raimi	...	Hoffman

Also Known As:

3 (USA) (trailer title)
Spider-Man 3: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence.

Runtime:

139 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) | SDDS (8 channels) | DTS-ES

Certification:

Finland:K-13 | Ireland:12A | UK:12A | Norway:11 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG | Germany:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIA | Denmark:11 | South Korea:12 | France:U | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Italy:T | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41004) | Malaysia:U | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Sweden:11 | Spain:7 | India:UA | Portugal:M/12 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Philippines:G | New Zealand:M | Iceland:10

Filming Locations:

5th Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

In a fight scene where Spider-Man punches through Sandman's chest, congenital amputee boxer Baxter Humby took Tobey Maguire's place in filming the scene. Humby, who was born without his right hand, helped deliver the intended effect of punching through Sandman's chest.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Eddie Brock is the new guy trying to get a job at the Bugle, but in the first Spider-Man film, Jameson and Robertson talk about a photographer named Eddie who already works for the Bugle. However, Eddie is a common name and this doesn't necessarily mean Eddie Brock.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Peter Parker: [Narrating] It's me! Peter Parker! Your friendly neighborhood... You know. I've come a long way from becoming the boy who was bitten by a spider. Back then, nothing seemed to go right for me, and now...
Kid in Times Square: [pointing at a giant screen in Times Square] Hey look, it's Spider-Man!
Peter Parker: [Narrating] People really like me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Shia LaBeouf/Avril Lavigne (#32.17)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Move Away

Could be so much better...

This film had the hallmarkings of a great! After the first two films literally set the character scenes and the hopeful return of the goblin this film could have been fantastic!

Sadly however by slipping in some terrible and cheesy dialogue, an over-abundance of new characters and then trying to take on one of the greatest characters from the comics and cartoons the film comes out with an average marking!

Firstly I have to say I enjoyed this film, it was fun, the special effects were fantastic and the fight scenes therefore played out very well.

This film did however destroyed any character building made by the previous two and results in a serious lack of cohesion to the other two and because of this cannot be placed within the same league.

Sandmand and the new goblin both admirable foes and both shown well, however venom could have been so much more and came across far too weak as far as I am concerned and seemed to be slipped on the back of an average film to try and boost ratings. I am not one for cliffhangers in large franchises, I mean the only reason I didn't see the 3rd matrix film was because the cliffhanger was pointless and the second film killed off any point of a third, however a full venom film would have made sense due to its sheer fantastic reasoning and design, even introducing the character carnage would have been fantastic, but he seems rushed in this film, and thats not the way to win over die hard fans and new fans the like!

Anyway, I appear to be ranting, I would recommend you watch this film, its fun, its got great action and the Bruce Campbell cameo was fantastic, however do not watch this thinking you are going to get the same quality and attention to detail as the first two films, watch it like X-Men 3, as this is just what it is, a good trilogy spoilt by the lack of development and the need to force as many characters in at once. Oh and by the way, if you love over the top American patriotism, then this is definitely the film for you!