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Spider-Man 3, a review by Tom


     Spider-Man 3 (2007/United States)
IMDb | Wikipedia

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (United Kingdom)
Director:Sam Raimi
Writing:Stan Lee (Original Material By), Steve Ditko (Original Material By), Sam Raimi (Original Material By), Ivan Raimi (Original Material By), Sam Raimi (Screenwriter), Ivan Raimi (Screenwriter), Alvin Sargent (Screenwriter)
Length:138 min.
Video:Widescreen 2.40
Audio:English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1, English: PCM 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital 5.1, Czech: Dolby Digital 5.1, Hungarian: Dolby Digital 5.1, Russian: Dolby Digital 5.1, Polish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish

Stars:
Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man/Peter Parker
Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson
James Franco as New Goblin/Harry Osborn
Thomas Haden Church as Sandman/Flint Marko
Topher Grace as Venom/Eddie Brock

Awards:
Won:
BMI Film & TV Music Awards (2008)  BMI Film Music Award (Christopher Young)
Scream Awards (2007)  Best Superhero (Tobey Maguire)
Nominated:
Annie Awards (2007)  Individual Achievment - Animated Effects (Ryan Laney)
BAFTA (2007)  Special Visual Effects (Scott Stokdyk, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook, John Frazier)
MTV Movie Awards (2008)  Best Fight (Tobey Maguire, James Franco)
MTV Movie Awards (2008)  Best Villain (Topher Grace)
National Movie Awards (2007)  Best Family Film
Saturn (2007)  Best Direction (Sam Raimi)
Saturn (2007)  Best Fantasy Film
Saturn (2007)  Best Special Effects (Scott Stokdyk, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook, John Frazier)
Saturn (2007)  Best Supporting Actor (James Franco)
Scream Awards (2007)  Jump form your seat Scene of the Year ("Spider Man vs. The New Goblin":)
Scream Awards (2007)  Most Vile Villian (Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace)
Scream Awards (2007)  The Ultimate Scream
Teen Choice Awards (2007)  Choice Movie - Action Adventure
Teen Choice Awards (2007)  Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure (Tobey Maguire)
Teen Choice Awards (2007)  Choice Movie Actress: Action/Adventure (Kirsten Dunst)
Teen Choice Awards (2007)  Choice Movie Liplock (Kirsten Dunst, Tobey Maguire)
Teen Choice Awards (2007)  Choice Movie Rumble (Tobey Maguire, James Franco, Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church)
Teen Choice Awards (2007)  Choice Movie Villain (Topher Grace)
Teen Choice Awards (2007)  Choice Movie: Dance (Tobey Maguire)
Visual Effects Society Awards (2008)  Best Single Visual Effect of the Year (Scott Stokdyk, Terry Clotiaux, Spencer Cook, Doug Bloom (For the birth of Sandman))
Visual Effects Society Awards (2008)  Outstanding Models or Miniatures in a Motion Picture (Ian Hunter, Scott Beverly, Forest Fischer, Ray Moore (For the building/crane destruction miniature and effects))
Visual Effects Society Awards (2008)  Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture (Scott Stokdyk, Terry Clotiaux, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook)

Extras:
  • Bonus Trailers
  • Commentary
  • Music Videos
  • Outtakes
  • Photo Gallery
  • Scene Access


My Thoughts:
When the movie was first released, I was really disappointed with it. Now a few years later I thought I'd give it another chance. It is better than I remembered it being. But it has its major flaws. Biggest of which is the handling of Venom and Peter Parker's affection with the symbiont. I have the feeling it is the director's way of saying "screw you" to the studio executives who insisted to include Venom against the director's wishes.
In this movie also Gwen Stacy appears, played by Bryce Dallas Howard. I enjoyed Emma Stone's portayal of her in the new Spider-Man movie much more, though.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on July 9th, 2012)

Member's Reviews

Child's Play 2: The Franchise Collection, a review by addicted2dvd


     Child's Play 2: The Franchise Collection (1990/United States)

Universal Home Video
Director:John Lafia
Writing:Don Mancini (Original Characters By), Don Mancini (Writer)
Length:84 min.
Rating:R
Video:Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio:English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles:English, Spanish

Stars:
Alex Vincent as Andy Barclay
Jenny Agutter as Joanne Simpson
Gerrit Graham as Phil Simpson
Christine Elise as Kyle
Brad Dourif as Voice of Chucky
Grace Zabriskie as Grace Poole

Plot:
After being rebuilt by Play Pals Toy Company, Chucky reappears in the life of Andy Barclay, and the two battle it out for possession of the young boy's soul. Playtime's over!

Extras:
  • Feature Trailers


My Thoughts:
Last year I watched this movie on On-Demand and mentioned how I would like to add it to my collection. Not long later a friend of mine sent me the box set containing parts 2-5. While it may not be quite as good as the first Child's Play... I still like this one quite a bit. Like how it takes place shortly after part one. And I like the main storyline. I also thought the teen girl was a good addition to this one. It's a good, entertaining way to waste an hour and a half!

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5


(From What Movies I Been Watching on January 25th, 2012)

Member's TV Reviews

"In The Beginning" TV Pilot Marathon, a review by Rogmeister



The Young Riders
Pilot

The Young Riders was a western series from the 1990s that lasted (I think) about 3 seasons.  It dealt with a young group of riders for the Pony Express who ran a route on horseback delivering precious mail in their saddle bags.  Among the riders were a few notable names...William F. Cody (later to be known as Buffalo Bill) and Wild Bill Hickok...Jesse James would show up on the series in a later season.  Among the young cast were Josh Brolin, Stephen Baldwin and Ty Miller.  Yvonne Suhor played Lou, a young woman posing as a man trying to earn enough to buy her own home and get her brother and sister out of an orphanage to join her.  The way station was managed by the grizzled Teaspoon, played by veteran actor Anthony Zerbe and Melissa Leo played Claire who was the young riders' mother hen as well as the one who cooked food for them.

In this pilot episode, we meet all these characters and see them cross paths with a dangerous group of desperadoes.  One of the male riders discovers Lou's secret but keeps it.  The  young cast is engaging and I can see where it was popular enough to last 3 or 4 seasons.  One of these days I want to learn more about the real Pony Express which, if I remember correctly, actually had a very short existance.  John Debny provided a lively score.

(From "In The Beginning" TV Pilot Marathon on January 3rd, 2010)