Spider-Man Trilogy [2002]

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk

The first Spider-man introduces us to Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), and covers the genesis of the infamous superhero. Set against Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin, it’s a deft, impressive and entertaining blockbuster, albeit one that takes a little longer than you’d like to get motoring.

Spider-man 2 is the business, though. This is the one with Alfred Molina’s stunning Doctor Octopus, although he has to share the screen with the title character contending with his dual life, and the effect on his relationship with Mary-Jane (Kirsten Dunst). It could have gone wrong, but it’s so tightly put together that it’s one of the very best blockbusters of recent times.

Spider-man 3, inevitably, can’t quite match the standard set, but you can’t fault it for ambitious. Mixing in Topher Grace as Venom, Thomas Haden Church as Sandman and James Franco as the new Green Goblin, it’s a lot to fit into one film, and that’s what bogs things down. However, when it does hit its stride, Spider-man 3 is a rip-roaring ride in its own right. --Jon Foster

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Customer reviews

review by: Reviews by Alex (venomtheevil) date: 2008-11-01 rating:
Good spidey film just needs more spark, heart and venom
Okay so here is me a huge spidey fan (of the comics) and this film dispite what meny say is NOT as bad as meny claim.

Quite frankly i enjoyed it but it needs that story telling drive it had in two and even flawed one had that as well 3 just missed in it my eyes.
There was too meny storylines and only so much time to play with but you see thats my main thing with the film the villains... well that and emo dance petey but mostly..... Venom.

Ah Venom.

He is and most likely always will be in my eyes the king of comic book bad guys its a shame they used him for min or two and BOOM gone.
The storyline was kinda stupid also but if you can get past the flaws its a good superhero film at least rent it give it try.

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Alex Gradwell/Venomtheevil

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review by: date: 2008-10-21 rating:
Spider Meh
A very busy movie. Soooo many plots and not enough film to go around. Which is a shame, because it has a lot of interesting potential.

I was most taken with the Sandman's plight and wanted to see what would become of his very misguided but somewhat worthy quest. Unfortunately Venom, a vengeful Hobgoblin, an alien shape changing symbiotic thingy, a gormless relationship problem and a silly loss of memory all turned up and threw the whole thing off track.

Brilliant special effects and action sequences, but seriously lacking any ruddy coherence bar everyone melodramatically stropping all over the place looking a bit moody. Except Aunt May, who looked rather chipper for a change.

I'd say in terms of story telling, this was the weakest of the three movies, but it stilled retained it's entertainment factor. Too bad about the sloppy closure and huge gaping plot holes...but meh, it's still worth a look see.

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review by: film crazy date: 2008-09-19 rating:
awful film, good special effects, but that's it!
The reason I wanted to see this film was the confrontation between Peter and his friend Harry who becomes the green goblin in his fathers place, but it was over in five minutes at the beginning. After that I was hoping that venom would be better however, what the hell!! This film suffers terribly with too many villains, messy script and it seemed that everything was being crammed in. The special effects were brilliant, but that's it. Tobey Maguire being evil was actually comical, especially when he was strutting down the street. But I was so dissapointed with this installment. It gave me such a headache.Overall wouldn't get this, even if they sold it for a quid!!

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review by: Mariam Zahedi date: 2008-09-09 rating:
MUCH better the second time round!
When I first saw this film in the cinema I was dissapointed as were many fans, the latest instalment of the Spider-Man films just didn't live up to the two previous ones, and that was saying something as I didn't even like the 2nd film! But I watched this again last night, over a year from when I saw it orignally and have to say - it's a pretty darn good film!

All the faults I found with it initially seemed to vanish - the 'emo bad boy Peter' scene was cringey, but made me laugh out loud rather than hang my head with embaressment. There were too many bad guys in this film, but the Sandman was no longer a boring side plot leading up to the fight with Venom that was all that most fans seemed interested in - it was an interesting story in it's own right (though still with it's plot-holes - how did the locket survive when everything else was obliterated?!). Happy Peter Parker at the beginning too wasn't just a weird turn in the story either - it made sense, fit in with the rest of the plot, with MJ and Peter's arguments, it all linked in together and was for the greater good of teh story. Overall, it was such an improvement it felt like an entirely different film, though of course it wasn't - my expectations were just a lot lower.

I've always thought the chemistry between the main three friends, MJ, Harry and Peter, was fantastic when they were all together. James Franco (Harry Osborn) and Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson) especially seem to have a genuine chemistry which shines through the screen. However, scenes alone between Dunst and Maguire felt awkward and forced - I'm not sure whether it was purely in this film that this has happened or whether it was the same in previous films but I just hadn't noticed, but considering they are the main couple of the films it is surprising and definatley something to work on for future Spider-Man productions.

Finally, the last 40 minutes or so of the films - the final battle - is probably one of my favourite movie endings ever - I won't say anything that may spoil it but it's definate eye candy and will have you on the edge of your seat, even if like me you've already seen it once before.


review by: date: 2008-08-26 rating:
spidey's most action packed movie to date!
This is one of the best films I have seen in a long, long time. Sitting in my living room on christmas day 2007 watching it for the first time I was blown away. In the first half hour the action is already unfolding. Thomas Haden Church is an excellent new take on the sandman revealing that he's "not a bad person," he's "just had a bad life." Toby maguire is once again flawless, the same goes for James Franco and Kirsten Dunst too. J.K Simmons is once again hillarios as the sadistic editor of the daily bugle. Topher Grace is a brialliant Eddie brock. Harry dies in the end and the whole thing is really quite depressing. All in all a very good third installment.

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