Spider-Man 3 Review
Is Spider-Man 3 worth the wait? Of course it is! I don’t really care kung gaano kami katagal pumila sa sinehan bago makapasok, what’s important is that finally, napanood ko na ang Spider-Man 3. So, first day ng showing, ang daming tao sa G4. Puro Spider-man ang palabas…ang papanoorin ko pa naman sana eh yung “Cute ng Ina Mo” (joke!).
Anyway, I immensely enjoyed the movie. One hour pa lang, marami na agad nangyari. It has loads of action sequences na parang mas marami pa kesa sa pinagsamang 1 and 2 plus the fact na there are actually 3 villains in the movie. These action sequences make this movie big…as in BIG. I read a review awhile ago citing that “those who flock to the theatres to watch Spiderman will chatter about how great the movie was. The terminology is wrong: it’s not great. It’s just big.”
Well, I certainly agree to that statement because personally, I believe that the second one is much better than this one. Yes, I do enjoy the action sequence but the overall feeling that I felt after watching Spider-Man 2 is different. The main weakness of the film is having three different villains. Mahirap isiksik sa film yung tatlo. Tama na sana yung isa or dalawa…pero tatlo? Minsan, mapapa-”Ay buhay pa pala yan…” ka sa dami nila e. Si Harry Osbourn, yung best friend nya, pampagulo lang sya sa mga new villains na sina Sandman at Venom. Bakit ko naman nasabi na pampagulo? Well hindi naman sya actually pampagulo in sense na hindi sya dapat nasa movie. We’re just continuing where we left off in the last movie. At dahil nga pampagulo sya sa introduction ni Sandman at Venom, binigyan muna si Harry Osbourn ng temporary amnesia para makalimutan nya na galit sya kay Peter Parker (parang pinoy soap opera na may usual element ng amnesia ang style). It’s the writer’s way of putting Harry away from Peter para si Venom at Sandman muna ang pakialaman natin.
And because Danny Elfman, didn’t return to score this film, I have a minor gripe against composer Christopher Young. I do hate his score. It’s a mess. There are times kung saan hindi mo alam kung anu gusto ipahiwatig ng music. Parang hindi bagay. Example na lang yung fight ni Peter at Harry sa bahay nila, hindi mo alam kung sasayaw sila ng cha-cha o ano e. Nako-confuse ako sa mood ng scene! Na-e-excite lang ako sa music kapag in-adapt uli yung Spider-Man theme ni Danny Elfman. Tsk tsk.
One more thing pa pala about the humor. Wala sa lugar yung iba. Dun sa mga moments na maiiyak ka na at dun sa makikisimpatya sa character, biglang papasukan ng comedy. Parang out of place lang talaga.
Kaya mas maganda pa rin para sa aking yung 2nd one kasi maganda pacing, isa lang villain, well-developed yung characters tsaka yung ending ng train scene (nung sinave ng mga train passengers si Spidey bago mahulog) and yung revelation na si Peter = Spider-Man. Yun ang magandang ending. It leaves you wanting for more. Pero ang nakuha ko with Spider-Man 3…literally…MORE kaya medyo letdown. Spider-Man 2 is the most entertaining comic book ever put into film and is universally well-loved by critics. I don’t think of the same way in Spider-man 3.
Pero overall, worthy naman sya of a second viewing and hopefully an IMAX experience…
RATING:
SPIDER-MAN 3: 8
SPIDER-MAN 2: 9.5
SPIDER-MAN 1: 8
May 2nd, 2007 at 11:38 pm
masyadong bitin ang spiderman 3. hay! pero ayos ang special effects, dba? mahusay ang pagkakagawa, yun nga lang masyadong siniksik ang istorya, tulad ng sinabi mo mahirap yung tatlo, wah! pero sulit naman. pumila kame sa gateway around 11am at ang nakuha nameng ticket ay pang7pm, oh dba ang ganda nun, hahaha, pero ayos lang basta hindi siksikan ang tao at walang maingay na katabi.
pirates naman ang susunod, hintayin ko ang review mo.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:05 am
well..for me..it’s the best spiderman i’ve ever seen (actually based dun sa 1-3) ahahaha..i really love peter and harry team up…ehehehe..wala lang..dapat mamamatay na c peter dun eh..noh..
pero maganda ang special effects nya..astig..as in astig..pati ung kay vemon..wow..
ahahaha..crush ko kc c harry osbourne eh..ahahaha..ahahaha
May 3rd, 2007 at 2:14 pm
di ako nakapanood kahapon kasi traffic papuntang home base ng mga Avadoodles. sa May 10 pa siguro and am looking forward the sapot sapot scene saka ‘yung dila-dila scene ni Spiderman with Kirsten Dunst. Meron ba ung repeat performance na ganito sa 3?
May 3rd, 2007 at 4:32 pm
@elaine
kung kailan gwapo si harry tska siya namatay. medyo hindi ko kase siya pinansin sa 2, eh. sana nga lang walang namatay, nakakainis!
may lips to lips scene si harry at peter kaso tinanggal, hahaha, tama lang dahil madaming bata ang manonood.
May 3rd, 2007 at 5:21 pm
@Nica: Hindi naman ako ganun ka-bitin. Mas super-bitin pa rin yung 2 kasi mas nakaka-excite yung development after ma-reveal yung identity ni Peter kay MJ at Harry. Medyo napagod na nga ako nung 2nd viewing ko e. Parang na-realize ko na masyadong mahaba at pwede pa sanang i-condense tlaga yung plot. Mas matagal ka pala pumila…Ako 3 hrs lang lahat-lahat. Meron sanang mouth-to-mouth no? hahaha…brokeback spidey ba ito?
@Elaine:Kung special effects ang topic, syempre pinakabongga talaga yung 3. Pero kung overall impact, Spiderman 2 pa rin…Enough said! Hehe
@Badoodles: Sayang….dami pa naman natin dun…meron isa pang dila-dila scene pero dun sa other girl…
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:04 pm
mas matagal kang pumila, isang oras kalahati lang kame pumila pero ang nabili namen na ticket 7pm pa. :p
May 10th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
ewan, pero parang nahilo yata ako sa bilis ng action dito sa 3. halos di ko maappreciate yung detalye. o baka slow lang talaga ako? hehehe.
yung 1 pa rin ang best para sa akin. di ko naman pinapansin si Spider-Man before, but the first movie caught my fancy.
May 21st, 2007 at 5:15 pm
nakakahilo talaga doc. 45 frames per second yata ha! ha! i thought i got ruptured retinas. actually, pipol are paying for this stuff to get nauseous. para ka lang ding nag-bungee jumping o nag-wild river ride sa enchanted kingdom. nagbayad ka para hiluhin ka. he he.
tiamy, hintay ko movie review mo ng pirates. pag panget di na ako nood. nyahaha!
May 21st, 2007 at 9:39 pm
Haha…kahilo ba? Nung 2nd tym around nga (thru our generous company) parang nawalan na ako ng gana sa movie kaya hindi na ako mag-aaksaya ng pera na manood sa IMAX.
I’m not a big fan ng POTC. (abbreviation na lang kasi hanggang ngayun hirap pa rin ako ispelengin yung “Karibiyan” hahah…double R ba or double B?) Inaantok nga ako sa Dead Man’s Chest at buti na lang hindi ko xa pinanood sa sine yun. Mas maganda pa rin yung part 1. Pwero bahala na…sa Friday..Greenbelt….7:30PM….nyahahah…
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:18 am
madaya..kasama ka sa movie nights..
waaaahhh..ndi ako nksama eh..