ROTTEN TOMATOES: "Spider-Man 3" Reactions Starting to Come In

"Spider-Man 3" Reactions Starting to Come In

by Scott Weinberg | April 16, 2007

A prickly one again for me: There's a brand-new "spy review" of "Spider-Man 3" over at AICN, but since I refuse to read extensive opinions about a movie until I see it for myself, I'll just have to point you in the right direction and say "The spy really liked it."

AICN actually has a pair of reader responses on "Spider-Man 3," and I just jumped down to the bottom of each email to get the bottom line.

#1: "That’s right folks 3 is my favorite, the trilogy curse is broken at last and we finally have a complete vision of a comic book character, which was yet to be done until now. My hat is off to the whole crew for giving us this gift of a trilogy."

Yes, that's right, folks. "Norman's Boy" has decided that Part 3 is his favorite.

#2: "Spider-man 3" must be the best visual action blockbuster ever and outdo all its predecessors. It is really rare to see a better sequel these days, right?"

So there you have it: Unanimous praise for Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man 3," which opens on May 4th, just in case you've been living under three rocks for the past four months.

Fair warning to those who'd like to read the full text. There definitely seems to be some hardcore spoilers in the second piece, so tread lightly.

Source: AICN

Related Items

Movie:	Spider-Man 2
	Spider-Man 3
Celeb:	Sam Raimi

(1-20 of 49 posts) | Reply

jeanpaul writes:
on Apr 16 2007 03:06 AM

[b]This is great news.[/b]
Wow, I'm going to be first in line. This sequel is no-doubt more voilent and darker in tone than both previous ones. The Second Spiderman movie was a benchmark in excellent and mature comics-cinema--- and Spiderman 3 tops even that. It's gotta be the most perfect comics-movie to-date!

(Reply to this)

cgcbooks writes:
on Apr 16 2007 05:17 AM

I predict an 83% Tomatometer.

(Reply to this)

Dinalfos 2 writes:
on Apr 16 2007 06:43 AM

Wow. This is looking good.

(Reply to this)

Brad 3000 writes:
on Apr 16 2007 07:16 AM

"I refuse to read extensive opinions about a movie until I see it for myself"

So did you take a job working at Rotten Tomatoes just to be ironic?

(Reply to this)

rgallitan writes:
on Apr 16 2007 07:20 AM

Wow, a mushy, gushy love-letter advance review from AICN. Must be Monday.

(Reply to this)

puablo writes:
on Apr 16 2007 07:49 AM

Yawn.

(Reply to this)

unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Apr 16 2007 07:51 AM

I don't want to set my hopes as high as thinking it will be the best of the three, but I'm sure I'll like it and can hardly wait for it's arrival.

(Reply to this)

FILMCZY writes:
on Apr 16 2007 07:52 AM

We all know Spiderman 2 was better than Spiderman. If Spiderman 3 turns out to be just as good , I think Raimi should go back and tweak the first one to be on par with the sequels.

(Reply to this)

Merlin235 writes:
on Apr 16 2007 07:54 AM

That's good news, I suppose. Who knows though. It's possible those two "spies" also liked Catwoman. So I will take this with a load of salt. But I personally don't think this one looks any good, and I liked the first two and am still a fan of the comics.

(Reply to this)

skasforfags writes:
on Apr 16 2007 08:01 AM

In reply to this comment (#861641)
Don't assume things. I hated the second one, and the only reason I don't completely hate the first is because of Willem DaFoe.

(Reply to this)

Merlin235 writes:
on Apr 16 2007 09:32 AM

In reply to this comment (#861643)
Lay off, he was just making a general statement. Those that dislike the Spiderman movies are in the minority for sure.

(Reply to this)

TortillaSoup writes:
on Apr 16 2007 09:35 AM

We seem to be on the right track for a spidey 4 so far

(Reply to this)

Kid_Ikarus writes:
on Apr 16 2007 09:43 AM

Looks like Venom's appearance amounts to not much more than a cameo.

(Reply to this)

Derbeste writes:
on Apr 16 2007 10:11 AM

[b]Trilogy curse broken?[/b]
Ummmm......that curse was broken a while ago.

Have they not seen LoTR: RoTK?

Granted, that was designed to be a trilogy LONG before it came to the big screen, but it was still probably the best trilogy ever made.

I honestly doubt spidey could beat LoTR. But I expect to be VERY entertained nonetheless. :)

(Reply to this)

Bigbrother writes:
on Apr 16 2007 10:27 AM

In reply to this comment (#861647)
Star Wars, Indiana Jones? God dammit when did I become the guy who has to remind people movies were made before 1995!!!

(Reply to this)

Merlin235 writes:
on Apr 16 2007 10:33 AM

In reply to this comment (#861648)
Star Wars disqualifies itself. The original three were good, but then Episodes I, II, and III ruined all that. ;)

(Reply to this)

sr78 writes:
on Apr 16 2007 10:55 AM

Part 1 and 2 made me fall asleep, so I doubt part 3 will be a hit in my book... I guess I'm the only one who thinks most recent superhero movies are as thin as cardboard when it comes to acting and story. Hellboy, Batman Begins and [gasp] Hulk excepted.

(Reply to this)

Mattmovies writes:
on Apr 16 2007 11:05 AM

The 3 movie curse applies to Comic Book movies. Though Return of the King broke the curse of part 3s in general, comic book movies have long had horrible part 3s followed up by abismal part 4s. Note: Superman 3&4, Batman 3&4, Xmen 3, what do they have in common? They suck.

Return of the Jedi was the least of the original Star Wars by the way, but you only compare Star Wars to Star Wars. Compared to Superman 3, Return of the Jedi was the greatest story ever told.

(Reply to this)

TheIceGhost writes:
on Apr 16 2007 11:25 AM

In reply to this comment (#861649)
Episode III is a perfect example of rising past it's predesessors. I and II were terrible...III plays with the big boys, perfect example...

Am I the only one who thinks that Venom looks a bit wimpy? His face looks awesome, but I always remember Venom being this huge muscled up monster, and from what I've seen in the flick he simply looks like a black-suit-Spiderman with teeth.

I really don't like the idea of Sandman killing Uncle Ben. Maybe that's how it is in the comic I don't know I don't really read comics, but that storyline belongs to the first one, it just feels like a cheap way of getting another villian in the film with 'gravity'.

Who knows though, maybe it will best the other two films and rock my face off. We'll all know in a couple weeks time!

(Reply to this)

Merlin235 writes:
on Apr 16 2007 12:02 PM

In reply to this comment (#861653)
1) I think Venom looks wimpy too, which is a bummer. I like the changes to his costume, but not his size. It's one of the reason's he is such a good villain.
2) I don't think they'll keep Sandman being the real killer of Uncle Ben. It would invalidate the reason he became Spiderman. I bet it is some sort of misunderstanding or something. It wasn't how it was in the comics either, just so you know.
3) I still think Episode III was lame, especially compaired to The Empire Strikes Back. ;)

(Reply to this)

Related Links

Spider-Man

Related Articles

Most Discussed

Latest News

Latest Interviews

Latest Features

Sponsored Links