Spider-Man 3

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Poster for the film Spider-Man 3.
Poster for the film Spider-Man 3.

Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film that is the third film in the Spider-Man film series based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Sam Raimi, who directed the previous two Spider-Man films, returns to direct the third installment with a returning cast that includes Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Rosemary Harris and J. K. Simmons. The film also stars franchise newcomers Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard and Thomas Haden Church. Spider-Man 3 was commercially released in multiple countries on May 1, 2007, and released in the United States in both conventional and IMAX theaters on May 4, 2007.

In its first weekend, the film took in US$148 million, breaking the record for biggest box-office opening weekend gross set by the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest last July. [1]

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[edit] Plot summary

WARNING: Spoilers follow here.
If you have not seen this film, it is recommended to skip to another section.

We get an early fight with The New Green Goblin and Spidey that has Spidey on the recieving end of an ass kicking only to get turned around as The New Goblin gets pushed into a narrow alley and runs head first into a spider web clothes line hanging and almost killing Harry. Peter saves him and Harry doesn't remember much. So chalk up another mind wipe in the comic world. Flint gets turned into Sandman as he is being chased into a molecular test site and bam...becomes The Sandman.

MJ's career isn't doing so hot and she is a bit jealous of all the fame that Spider-Man is getting. At the same time Peter is trying to find a way to propse to MJ. Gwen Stacy steps in as Peter Parker's tuter student since they both have Dr. Connors' class together. She is also played up as a slut in the script and has dated Brock in the past but was nothing serious. She also introduces Spiderman during a "Spider-Man Day" event and pulls an upside down kiss. This whole thing doesn't last long as Sandman is highjacking an armored truck. Spider-Man kicks in and attempts to save the day. Think of this fight like the sandstorm in Mummy 2. The fight ends with The Sandman getting away but not before Brock gets a snap shot of a "defeated" spiderman. When Peter finally figures out how to propse to MJ he takes her to this coffee joint and Gwen comes in only to ask Peter if he has that picture where she is kissing Spider-Man upside down. This does not please MJ at all.

Brock, who from the script was hired only a week before (error already) and Peter are fighting for one of the staff positions on the bugle. Both are taking photos of Spider-Man only Brock's don't paint him in a pretty light. At the same time Aunt May and Peter are taken to the police station for some shocking news. Seems that Uncle Ben's killer from the first film wasn't actually his killer. Just some guy that helped. The real killer is...The Sandman. So now Peter gets it personal with Sandman. He's pretty much hunting him down with no luck. Sittting by police scanners just incase. Even pushes MJ away when she tries to comfort him. He falls asleep curled up with the police scanner and this is the perfect time for the alien symbiote to make its move.. He wakes up the next morning high above the city in his black costume With the power that the alien costume gives him he easily tracks down Sandman and a massive battle goes on eventually leading to The Sandman getting a load of water hit on him.

Spider-Man goes back to the apartment where he meets the russian dude who bugs him for rent.. only this time Peter aint taking it. He tells off the guy and you see a hint of the aliens true form with the teeth and what not before he takes it off. MJ gets a new job and goes to Harry first since Peter is pushing her away. At this point Harry starts to remember everything. MJ and Harry kiss and she bolts out the door after realizing what she just did. When she gets back to her apartment, there is someone waiting for her.. The New Goblin. He makes her make Peter meet them some place so he could force her to break up with him and go with Harry under threat of hurting Peter. Peter is suffering from the roid rage that the alien costume brings about and doesn't care. He also confronts Brock who has been creating fake photos of Spider-Man. Peter showed evidence of this and his boss, J. Johan Jameson, fired Brock and made a retrackation. Peter also takes the costume to Doctor Connors who has a lot of Lizard experiment things pinned up on the walls.. hint hint..

Next day, he's going out with Gwen Stacy to where MJ works as a singer where her dad is hitting her up for cash. He steals her spotlight and Gwen picks up that he's doing it to just get back at MJ, she apolgized, and runs out. Peter doesn't give a damn and goes off on them. MJ's dad doesn't like this and steps up to Peter. He takes him out and stops only after hitting MJ. He realizes it's the suit that is making him do these things and decides to get rid of it. Just so happens he web slings to the top of a church and attempts to get it off with no luck. Even more lucky that Brock is in the church inside. Beyond lucky is that the church bells ring and the costume melts away... and lands in Brocks hands, transforming him into Venom.

Brock finds Sandman and they team up to get rid of Spider-Man. They kidnap Gwen Stacy and take her up a 70 story building for the classic drop scene. Both sandman and venom start beating up Spider-Man, leading to MJ to beg Harry to help him. He comes to the rescue as Venom and Sandman was about to kill him. Pumpkin bomb after pumpkin bomb the battle rages on. Gwen is dropped and only a matter of feet away from death she is saved without any neck injury to boot. She goes to kiss him again but Spiderman turns her down. Spider-Man was then trapped by Venom and Harry tried to stop him, but was almost knocked out and Venom took the Sky Stick glider. As a couple of metal bars fell, it was harming Venom. Peter remembered the event at the bell tower just as Venom was about to impale him. Unfortunately, Harry gets into the path of his glider's blades. Peter broke free and defeated Venom by making a circle of metal bars around him while making sound at the same time. The Alien separated from Eddie Brock and tries to attack Peter, but as he threw a pumpkin bomb into it, Eddie tries to reunite with his alter ego and dies along with it as the bomb sets off.

The Sandman talked to Peter about him doing crimes to raise money for his daughter's health. He talked about when he 'carjacked' Uncle Ben, who was trying to help him. But he accidentlly shot him and refuse to escape with his partner. Peter forgives him and then The Sandman flows away with the wind.

MJ and Peter are alive, but sadly Harry died due to his moral wound. At the very least Harry did forgive Peter just before he died.

Spoilers end here.


[edit] Cast

[edit] Selected quotes

  • "We've all done terrible things to each other, but we have to forgive each other. Or everything we ever were will mean nothing." - Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson.
  • "This man killed my uncle, and he's still out there!" - Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker.
  • "Everybody needs help. Even Spider-Man." - Dunst as Watson.

[edit] External links

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