Spidey 3

I actually waited until today to see Spiderman 3. I know it's hard to believe that I was patient enough to see a movie I have been anticipating for a while after opening day but I actually had work to do Friday and didn't really today not to mention company was easier to recruit today than Friday.

Was it good? Yes. Was it better than the first two? That's a much tougher question. The formula for the storyline is similar and the cadence of the film is a bit slow in the beginning with the end being loose enough to allow for another sequel. I think the first was excellent in its initial scope and the depth it brought to the comic movie genre especially in character development. With this in mind, its hard to rate 3 as "better" given that I expect character depth and good plot development from the Spidey franchise now. I think that the second bad guy really wasn't needed and really seemed rather ancillary to the main plot line except to build for the finale.

3 is a fitting member of the franchise especially in continuing the faithful representation of Parker as a true dork who happens to be a superhero with all of the awkwardness of a dork despite his abilities. He's a lot easier to relate to than say Superman to the point where things he does in the movie are so painfully dorky that I can't help but empathize with him. Of course it may take a dork to feel kinship with another dork especially in those awkward moments where what you saw happen in your head before an event has nothing in common with what actually happens and seems much less like a good idea when in action. Yet he is a dork with a good looking girlfriend, can't quite relate there...

If you have yet to see it, go, you'll enjoy it especially if you liked the first two.

The reviews will continue with Shrek 3 coming out in two weeks and two months until Transformers opens. The new Transformers toys come out for the movie on June 2nd. Optimus may end up with his movie double as a neighbor in my office. We'll see.