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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

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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

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)

Privilege, a review by dfmorgan

Privilege

Year: 1967
Director: Peter Watkins
Cast: Paul Jones, Jean Shrimpton, William Job
Overview: Steven Shorter, the biggest pop star of his day, is loved by millions, his endorsement influencing the actions of the masses. But, in reality, he is a puppet whose popularity is carefully managed by government-backed handlers keen to keep the country's youth under control. Starring Manfred Mann lead singer Paul Jones and iconic Sixties supermodel Jean Shrimpton, Privilege is remastered in High Definition and made available in the UK for the first time since its original cinema release.

Watched: 19th Feb. 2011
My Thoughts: A film I remember seeing in the '60s but not too much about. The lead role of Steven Shorter, a pop star adored by the masses, is played by Paul Jones who had been the voice and front man of the pop group Manfred Mann. The film is made as a pseudo-documentary set in the near future, then of the 1970s. Steven is heavily contolled by his management team who in turn are sponsored by various government departments who believe that contolling Steven Shorter allows them to control the teenage mass.

Parallels with this film can probably be drawn today with they way that media, in all forms but especially the populist press, seem to have the power to make or break people with relative ease.

My Rating:  



(From Dave's DVD/Blu-ray Reviews on February 20th, 2011)

Tru Calling Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

Guest Stars:
Benjamin Benitez as Gardez
Kristoffer Polaha as Mark Evans
Michael Trucco as Nick Kelly
Halie Zastre as Samantha
Jillian Fargey as Diane
Reece Thompson as Kevin

My Thoughts:
This is another episode I enjoyed.... pretty much just as much as I did the pilot episode. I am glad they separated Tru and he college professor early on into the series. I like her being single and open to a relationship better for some reason.

Bonus Features for this Episode:
- Deleted Scenes

My Rating:


(From Tru Calling Marathon on April 27th, 2010)