Spider-Man 3
I think I have figured out the secret to these movies, y’know. It’s that all the characters and relationships in them would still work even without the superhero stuff.
…I have no idea where to start reviewing, actually, but I do want to say this is a brilliant movie, nuff said. I think I’m going to have to resort to bullet points again. Darn.
-Like in the last movie, my favourite scenes are the little ‘everyday life’ ones. Among my favourite scenes, then, were the basketball game in the Osborn manor, the first scene at the Bugle (‘it’s hip! it’s now! it’s wow! and how!’) and the Harry/MJ scene where they hang out and cook things. Yes.
-Stan Lee’s cameo just came out of nowhere, and it cracked me up, for some reason.
-Ursula is in the film! I know it seems bizarre for a character who has about five minutes of screentime in two movies to be one of my favourite characters, but she’s so darn sweet. And I also loved that while she obviously has a crush on Peter, she doesn’t seem in the least bit jealous of MJ and is actually pleased when she calls. I think she was more of a friend to him in this one, actually.
-The Peter vs Harry bitchfight (you know, the second one) is by a mile my favourite fight scene in the film. Handbags at dawn. :p
-Most random scene ever: Harry’s butler, of all people, being the only one (apart from Peter) who knows the truth about Norman’s death. But! I always thought that surely, in the movies, wouldn’t it have been really obvious that Norman and the Goblin were the same person? I mean, after Norman dies in mysterious Spider-Man-related circumstances, the Goblin is never heard from again…surely someone would have figured it out. Also, Bernard just walks straight into the Goblin lair without giving it a second glance, indicating that he’s seen it before. So yeah. It’s a bit of a stretch that he’d know, but not totally implausible, and good fanfiction fodder.
-The Sandman effects were awesome. Not much else to say there, really.
-Random thought: after the ‘revenge makes you ugly’ conversation, Harry (who’s been seeking vengence through two films) ends up getting scarred for life (er, the week or so that’s left of it) by vengeful-Peter.
-The Battle Royale is awesome, but sort of only in a generic-superhero-movie way, until the point where Harry gets killed. I have a feeling that in any ‘ordinary’ superhero flick, Peter and Harry would have gleefully smacked down both villains together, and it would have ended with the Peter/MJ wedding, but instead Harry dies, Peter tries unsuccessfully to save one of the villains, and forgives another. Iiiiinteresting.
-How exactly does Peter explain Harry’s death? If he attempts to cover it up with some story or other, surely someone will start to question why so many people close to Peter die in mysterious circumstances. If he wants to tell everybody that Harry sacrificed himself for Spider-Man, then that would mean revealing Harry’s secret identity, and most likely Norman’s as well. Which I imagine would not go down too well with the press.
-Fic plot bunny, zomg don’t steal: Harry survives, and he, Peter, MJ, Gwen and Ursula (with occasional support from Aunt May, Mr Ditkovich, and Bernard the butler) form a league of superheroes. Peter has his spider-powers, Harry has his hoverboard, and the others can grab guns or fall into radioactive waste or some such thing. Peter and MJ make up, Harry gets together with Ursula, and it is just like FRIENDS but with superheroes. Indeed. Yes.
-Fandom-wise…oh, I so hope that there actually is a fandom! You know, the analysis-and-fanfic kind, instead of the kind on the message boards, where people normally just argue. I really want someone smarter than me to write an essay on the Christian imagery throughout the movies, and I really want fic.
In conclusion: awesome. Possibly I shall do a more coherent review later. Right now, I’m off to commit fanfiction…
htbthomas
May 5, 2007 @ 10:43 pm
One thing I forgot to say in my LONG-ass review is YAY URSULA! She did have some great parts in the movie. And even if jenn_1, you and I are the only ones to write fic, it WILL be there. *hugs* (And I won’t steal your plot bunny)
sarah531
May 5, 2007 @ 11:14 pm
*hugs back* Thank you. ;) And yeah, she did! Now I’m gonna hope she’s in Spider-Man 4, as well. ;)
girlofprey
May 5, 2007 @ 11:00 pm
I loved Eddie Brock, but that was probably quite obvious from my review. Sorry if that was a bit incoherent by the way. I really want someone smarter than me to write an essay on the Christian imagery throughout the movies I would like to hear more about this, please. Did I mention that I love your Futurama/Spiderman icons, by the way? A whole lot. They make me happy in my soul.
sarah531
May 5, 2007 @ 11:19 pm
It was more coherent than mine! I enjoyed reading it. :D I would like to hear more about this, please. Well, it’s only very vague ideas so far. Stuff like Peter’s Jesus-on-the-cross pose on the train in SM2, and all the forgiveness stuff… I’m glad you like the icons! :D
girlofprey
May 6, 2007 @ 12:59 am
Well, it’s only very vague ideas so far No no, I think it’s really interesting. You know what I think of the birth of Venom scene, in the church. Of course, you can link almost anything you like to Christianity these days, but there’s some pretty obvious stuff that’s hard to miss. Could be a winner ;)
ladylavinia
May 6, 2007 @ 4:46 am
Harry survives, and he, Peter, MJ, Gwen and Ursula (with occasional support from Aunt May, Mr Ditkovich, and Bernard the butler) form a league of superheroes. Peter has his spider-powers, Harry has his hoverboard, and the others can grab guns or fall into radioactive waste or some such thing. Peter and MJ make up, Harry gets together with Ursula, and it is just like FRIENDS but with superheroes. Indeed. Yes. You know, I blame Marvel Comics. In the comic books, Harry had died the same way that he died in the movie . . . saving Peter’s life, while in the Goblin suit. After Harry’s death, Peter and MJ’s circle of friends simply disappeared. If Marvel had allowed Harry to live, he could have helped Spider-man every now and then on the more difficult cases.
sagakure
May 7, 2007 @ 3:02 am
There is a fandom!! *____*/ Or at least, I certainly hope there is! *searching for fics etc too* Sorry for barging in your LJ suddenly, but I just watched the movie and became a Harry fan. XD; I was joining some communities and adopting icons made by you when I clicked on your username out of curiosity and saw this lovely post. :D We also seem to have several fandom in common, so I might
stalk youstick around if you don’t mind. :Dsarah531
May 7, 2007 @ 11:36 am
Heya! Go right ahead and stick around. Feel free to friend, in fact. :D Glad you like the icons! :D
sagakure
May 8, 2007 @ 6:07 am
It’s the Princess Bride one that caught my attention right away. *lol* XD Then I had to adopt another two also, because they’re lovely~! Thank you for making them! :D Yay! ^__^/ *wanders around*
jequirity
May 10, 2007 @ 3:41 pm