Comments on: Knowing How It Ends Doesn’t Help

By: Matt Bergin

Matt Bergin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:22:02 +0000

I think it would be brilliant if they turn all those seemingly different characters Bruce Campbell played in 1-3 into the same guy: Quentin Beck, aka Mysterio. He's a struggling character actor who has a fairly good thing going hosting the wrestling show in part 1, but then, no thanks to his star attraction Spidey walking out on him, he loses the job and has to work as a theater usher to make ends meet while trying to stay close to "the industry" (part 2). But he's once again jinxed by his brush with the Spider-Man and loses that job too, ending up working as a host in a French restaurant (part 3). A few quick flashbacks to his perspective can show how Spider-Man, Peter Parker, and MJ all made his shitlist for revenge. Not the best villain rationale to carry a movie, but great for 15 minutes of punching and a classic punchline for Bruce Campbell's string of guest spots.

If not that, then it should be the Shocker, who makes for a great punching bag side joke in Ultimate Spider-Man and in the new cartoon.

By: Peat

Peat — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:46:47 +0000

I think if you are true to the source material, Matt's take is better. Spidey swings around town every day and night looking for trouble. Sometimes he encounters a villain that makes for a larger story arc, but just as often it's some nut in a bird suit trying to rob a bank. A cool exchange like that with one of his b-list villains like the Rhino would make for an awesome intro before the credits, and make most fanboys pee their pants.

I would pick apart the other flaws in the movie, but they are really too many to count. It is a turd compared to the first two.

The fight with Harry Osborne where he's trying not to lose the engagement ring is awesome, though, as were the Sandman special effects.

By: Matt Bergin

Matt Bergin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:36:27 +0000

Some comments from my Facebook page about this post. Don't be shy about leaving comments on this blog!

Carlos-I was disapointed with the way they handled Venom too.

Foxy-Exactly, Venom should of had his own movie.

Funke-I was always bothered by the "What does it matter to you anyway?" "Everything!" exchange. There is definitely a word or a few missing from Spidey's response. Even "It's everything!" would have served.

Peat-It would have been 10X better if Sandman had been limited to a quick opening fight that ended after 5 minutes with him webbed up for the police.

Matt-I agree, Peat... and I hope they use that formula for Spidey 4. I don't need a Scorpion movie, but I would love to see 10 minutes of him or Shocker or the Vulture getting thwipped before the title crawl and opening credits.

Myke-Should have cut Sandman out altogether. That movie tried to tell too many stories at once.