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Spider-Man 3 (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 227 Fresh: 139  Rotten:88 Average Rating: 6.2/10
 
Consensus: Though there are more characters and plotlines, and the action sequences still dazzle, Spider-Man 3 nonetheless isn't quite as refined as the first two.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 20 mins

Theatrical Release: May 4, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $336,530,303

Synopsis: The Marvel comics hero returns for more high-flying fun in this third installment in the series. Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is up to his usual Spidey tricks, attending university classes as an awkward geek, then quickly slipping into his red-and-blue suit to save New York City from various... The Marvel comics hero returns for more high-flying fun in this third installment in the series. Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is up to his usual Spidey tricks, attending university classes as an awkward geek, then quickly slipping into his red-and-blue suit to save New York City from various villains. And there are villains aplenty. Thomas Hayden Church blows in as the Sandman, an escaped convict whose molecular structure is destroyed in a particle accelerator. The freak accident gives him the ability to form and reform from piles of dust. While the Sandman sifts through the city streets robbing banks, Spidey must also contend with his onetime friend, Harry (James Franco), who has taken up where his father, the Green Goblin, left off. Harry chases Spider-Man down on his goblin glider, hurling pumpkin bombs. But Spider-Man's biggest battle is perhaps within himself, when he is taken over by meteorite ooze--a substance that gives him great power, but also turns him into a vengeful, selfish jerk. Throw into the mix Peter's new competition at the Daily Bugle--the ambitious, sneaky Eddie Brock (Topher Grace)--and Peter's relationship troubles with Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst), and SPIDER-MAN 3 weaves a tangled web indeed. Director Sam Raimi's playful style and his delightfully campy screenplay hold true to the spirit of the Stan Lee comics, and he does an excellent job of hitting all the right superhero notes. Raimi has created an action film that is a feast for the eyes, but comes with fully rounded characters and a moving moral lesson to boot. The special effects are astounding, but Raimi makes sure the film isn't all action and no talk--he makes Peter's struggle a human one, and one that we can all relate to, regardless of our web-spinning ability. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, James Franco

Director: Sam Raimi
Screenwriter: Alvin Sargent, Ivan Raimi
Producer: Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, Grant Curtis
Composer: Christopher Young

DVD Info

Release:

Oct 30, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
  • Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned

Additional Release Materials:

  • Audio Commentary
  • Music Video - Snow Patrol
  • Outtakes

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Stills/Photos

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The third Spider_Man film is a bit like a web that's been hanging in a dusty corner for years: it's so weighted down with sticky bits and pieces of past detritus that it's in danger of being ripped apart by the new prey.

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07/13/08
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter
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3/4

An everything-plus-the-kitchen-sink production that thrives on its boundless energy and the sheer audacity of its vision.

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04/10/08
Rossiter Drake
San Francisco Examiner
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B

It is like a buffet. You look at the cast and trailers and you just start drooling over all the options. But they just overdid it, stuffing you with filler, and the juicy part of the film didn't start until it was halfway through.

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03/03/08
Jeff Bayer
Daily Herald (IL)
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4/10

Spider-Man 3 is so burdened by the need to outshine its predecessors that it sinks beneath the weight of its own extravagant excesses.

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02/28/08
Brandon Fibbs
Colorado Springs Gazette
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B+

Different in all the right ways-- a complex, unpredictable attempt at giving its audience a lot to chew on. Pardon those of us who will take a flawed opus over bloated unoriginality.

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01/26/08
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
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2/4

Too many villains, too many pale plot strands, too many romantic misunderstandings, too many conversations, too many street crowds looking high into the air and shouting "oooh!" this way, then swiveling and shouting "aaah!" that way.

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11/16/07
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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6/10

Another fine installment in this very fun and exciting comic book superhero movie series.

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10/05/07
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium
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3.5/5

There were more subplots meringued together than a single film can eat. With a twinge more fluff whipped in, this could have easily been Spider-Man 4, too.

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09/21/07
Adam Fendelman
HollywoodChicago.com
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7/10

It ends the trilogy not with a bang but neither with a whimper.

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09/14/07
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy
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4/5

It's been a fine if bumpy ride with Raimi down this corridor of Marvel Comics history, even if I'd love to see him working on something cheap and scrappily funny again.

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07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com
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3/4

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07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound
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Spider-Man 3 is impressive even in light of the fact that its unwieldy ambition often does more harm than good.

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07/03/07
Rob Humanick
Stranger Song
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4/10

Sudeci po tome koliko je ovaj Spiderman potrosen, bilo bi bolje da se snimi remake.

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06/22/07
Dragan Antulov
Index.hr
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3.5/4

A successful bit of thoughtful escapism that balances the sensory thrills of the number one with the more serious thoughts of number two.

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06/13/07
Steven Snyder
Zertinet Movies
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3/4

While many other franchises have infamously fizzled out on their third installment, Spider-Man 3 is a creative and technical triumph.

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06/08/07
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
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6/10

All told, the film is still moderately entertaining, although the individual parts are certainly greater than their sum as a whole.

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06/06/07
Jim Judy
Screen It!
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The point of Spider-Man 3, underscored by all the posters, trailers, and buzz, is black Spidey.

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05/30/07
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters
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2.5/4

Spider-Man 3 [is] an enjoyable, if inconsistent entry in the superhero genre.

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05/21/07
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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4/10

un produit plutôt fade qui essaie énormément sans trop savoir ce qu'il fait.

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05/19/07
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama
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Don't even expect coherence.

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05/19/07
Stuart Klawans
Nation
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