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Spider-Man 3

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Spider-Man 3 (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 228

Fresh: 140

Rotten:88

Average Rating: 6.1/10

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.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sequences of intense action violence

Runtime: 2 hrs 20 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

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... 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]

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

Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, James Franco, James Cromwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Dylan Baker, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons

Director: Sam Raimi

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

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Oct 30, 2007

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DVD Features:

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  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78

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

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Reviews for Spider-Man 3

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Full Review Source: NPR | comment Comment
10/18/08
Bob Mondello
NPR
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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.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment Comment
09/04/08
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review
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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.

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
07/13/08
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter
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An everything-plus-the-kitchen-sink production that thrives on its boundless energy and the sheer audacity of its vision.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment 1 Comment
04/10/08
Rossiter Drake
San Francisco Examiner
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Spider-Man 3 is so burdened by the need to outshine its predecessors that it sinks beneath the weight of its own extravagant excesses.

Full Review Source: Colorado Springs Gazette | comment Comment
02/28/08
Brandon Fibbs
Colorado Springs Gazette
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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.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
01/26/08
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
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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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment 8 Comments
11/16/07
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Another fine installment in this very fun and exciting comic book superhero movie series.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
10/05/07
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium
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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.

Full Review Source: HollywoodChicago.com | comment Comment
09/21/07
Adam Fendelman
HollywoodChicago.com
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It ends the trilogy not with a bang but neither with a whimper.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/14/07
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy
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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.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com
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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
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.

Full Review Source: Stranger Song | comment Comment
07/03/07
Rob Humanick
Stranger Song
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Sudeci po tome koliko je ovaj Spiderman potrosen, bilo bi bolje da se snimi remake.

Full Review Source: Index.hr | comment Comment
06/22/07
Dragan Antulov
Index.hr
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A successful bit of thoughtful escapism that balances the sensory thrills of the number one with the more serious thoughts of number two.

Full Review Source: Zertinet Movies | comment Comment
06/13/07
Steven Snyder
Zertinet Movies
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While many other franchises have infamously fizzled out on their third installment, Spider-Man 3 is a creative and technical triumph.

Full Review Source: Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | comment Comment
06/08/07
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
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All told, the film is still moderately entertaining, although the individual parts are certainly greater than their sum as a whole.

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
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.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
05/30/07
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters
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Spider-Man 3 [is] an enjoyable, if inconsistent entry in the superhero genre.

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment Comment
05/21/07
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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un produit plutôt fade qui essaie énormément sans trop savoir ce qu'il fait.

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
05/19/07
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama
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