Re: Spiderman 3!
Anyone Seen Spider man 3 in Imax?
Yea, I did. Didn't really make a difference to me compared to watching in a regular cinema, although the screen looked slightly bigger and the sound effects were GARGANTUAN (I guess that's the main difference). And the IMAX screen isn't really all *that *curvy.
The movie itself was okay, not as good as the first two in terms of story, but the action kicked ass big-time. First of all there was too much going on: the Harry^MJ^Peter love triangle, the three villains, and Peter's "battle within". Sam Raimi should've dropped at least one villain, and ideally the movie could've gone with only one villain. The effects for Sandman were awesome, although I've seen them in Mummy. Although Venom was supposed to take the cake, he doesn't fully appear onscreen until like the last 30 minutes; nonetheless, the symbiote and Venom's renditions were superb. There was also some good humor, mostly from J. Jonah Jameson and Bruce Campbell, and quite a bit of cheese as well.
In terms of acting, I wouldn't quite blame Tobey for his performance, Kirsten Dunst needs to polish up her skills, James Franco was okay, and I wouldn't blame Thomas Haden Church for his performance either. But it was Topher Grace who actually brought his character to life, despite having to stick with some cheese and plot-holes. Due to the crammed story, anyone who isn't a fan or doesn't have insight on the characters would probably be confused, something unlike the first two movies. To intensify things, the producers decided to add subplots - such as Sandman being the actual killer of Uncle Ben - which were handled quite carelessly to be honest. The unnecessary - and often childish - emotion could've been avoided, as well as the inapt disposal of villains. However, if you are looking forward to the mind-boggling 258-million-dollar CGI, then go for it.