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Well, I think on one hand, The Sandman isn't interesting enough to fill a whole movie, but on the other hand he's too good to make him a B- villain. But it doesn't matter which villain you add to Venom (I didn't mean to devalue the Sandman per se) because ANY villain at his side would be too much. Sandman hurt Spidey 3 because the film doesn't need him. I think there are few Spidey foes that warrant a 2 and a half hours movie anyway. I mean they are all great, but few have that strong connection with Peter Parker. Doc Ock, The Goblin (I & II), Venom, The Lizard and maybe Mysterio. Personally, I'd love to see Kingpin in one of the next films. Well, sorry to dissapoint but because he was in Daredevil, Kingpin cannot appear in Spidey. Its because Marvel sold the rights to their characters to many different studios, therefore making it impossible because Spidey is at Sony while Daredevil and Kingpin are at Fox. You also will never be able to see Spidey and the X-Men or Fantastic 4 for the same reasons.

I don't think you are an authority on the majority of people. The majority of people I know (myself included) liked it the first time, but if they got to a second viewing, tought it was not a very good movie. If they thought about it at all. I simply stated the word "majority" by using the box office totals of Spider-Man 2 and 3 as a sign that a majority of people in the world enjoy the Spidey films, and I wasn't necessarily talking about this board or your friends (which wouldn't really comprise a majority I think). I not trying to make trouble, just showing that just because you don't enjoy a film or think it is very good doesn't mean a lot of people feel differently.

I know of no good movies Raimi directed in the past 6 years. Last good movie he made was in 1998. Well, that is in your opinion. The majority of people (including myself) believe that Spider-Man 2 was a very good film. And the first one wasn't that bad, either. It all depends on your age I guess and where you grew up. I grew up watching the '90s show on tv and loving Spider-Man, so I of course loved the first two movies which I felt were not only well done, but stayed true to the comic character. The third film was just packed with so much stuff, I just can't bring myself to see it again until it comes to dvd.

Did you read the entire article, especially where it mentions that there are going to be 2 more Star Wars films? I wouldn't trust a single word in that article, especially as it hasn't been confirmed that Indy will have a son. And can anyone upload that Young clip, as I've been having trouble getting it for some reason.

Think anyone would mind uploading it, as I never seem to be able to get it by looking in my temp folder.

I would hardly blame Young for that. I'd blame the film makers for not being able to a new composer impress his own musical vision and voice on the film. Wether you are a fan of Elfman's Spider-Man music or not, it can hardly be called iconic, like Williams Superman music, or The James Bond theme, or the star Trek fanfare. I agree. I really liked Young's music, especially the Symbiote theme, the second fight between Harry and Peter, and Sandman's theme. It's not Young's fault, but they should have had someone else on board to redo the Elfman tracks they wanted, as I just couldn't stand the constant reuse of the same couple of tracks. It worked for Batman Begins, I don't know why they couldn't get someone like Debney to co-write the score with Young. Yes I agree that it sounded dull; the Elfman parts were clearly not as vibrant as I would have hoped, but my theater never has their sound system working right, as its always too loud or too soft, never at the perfect level.

SPOILERS AHEAD.... I am a Spidey fan and a fan of the first 2 movies because of how they seemingly followed what I saw growing up watching the tv show in the '90s. But with this film, I compare it to Batman Forever more than anything. The story itself wasn't exactly strong, and the multiple story-lines all flowing into each other just crowded the movie too much. I love the disco "evil montage" of Peter, as I can completely imagine a geek like Peter believing that was the cool way to act. The CGI itself was really good in some sequences, but overall, the lost of John Dykstra as Special Effects Coordinator is noticably missed. The Harry v. Peter Part I was full of really bad CG that I can only hope will look better on the tv screen. Sandman's effects were really well done, and the sequence with him trying to form his body is easily one of the best in the film. As for the music, I was going crazy at the amount of tracking. The main titles are horrible because they basically take Spidey 2's titles, cut out Elfman's Doc Ock theme, and replace it with Young Symbiote theme. While Young's themes aren't terrible (especially Sandman's theme which I really like) I would have liked them to get someone whose style is more like Elfman's. Its very noticable when you here Elfman music and when you hear Young's. A lot of people are complaining about American patriotism. I feel it was much more present in the first too then in this film, as all he does is run by a flag jumping by buildings. The thing I found worse was the fact that everyone seemingly loved Spider-Man (except JJ) and it was something I would expect in a Superman film more than anything. Of course, Raimi had already established a pattern of copying the Superman formula in the first 2 films, and continues in suit in this film. Evil Superman in the third film and evil Spidey in this film. I actually liked the way that Venom was handled, but I am in the less is more group. The thing that annoyed me the most was the ending, as Spidey is supposed to end the film swinging between buildings, not dancing with Mary Jane. To me, it would be ending the movie without Superman flying into space and winking at the camera. If you were too old to grow up with the tv show in the '90s or didn't like the first 2 movies, you won't like this film. Since today Sony announced that there will be at least 3 more Spidey films, let's just hope the next one (whether with Raimi and McGuire or not) is better and doesn't continue down the same path as this one.

I often use a great deal of bigger words in everyday conversion and my friends ask me, "seriously, did you just say that?" Most of the time I don't realize most of the words I use, as its part of my vocabulary and I don't consider it snobby or pretentious, but simply who I am and the words I know. Then again, I'm probably in the minority. To each his own.

It's not declaratory (not a big word) but declamatory (big word). Different words. The latter you don't really hear until college English. Temerity Or here's a good one "The discomfiture I felt as a musician..." ....For crying out loud say "FRUSTRATION!" "EMBARASSMENT!" "PAIN" "SUFFERING"! Discomfiture? I mean, it's easy to derive meaning from the root, but holy hell that is one pretentious way of saying something so easily said. When you have a big vocabulary, you tend to use it without thinking. For JW, discomfiture is clearly a word he will use more commonly than say frustration or pain. Just because he uses it doesn't make him pretentious, just well learned.

Yeah, but they probably just won't even worry about his origin since it was already told. So while they are technically not following Hulk, this can be considered a sequel I suppose.

As far as is known, Spielberg is not directing Jurassic Park IV. It was himself, in an interview with SpielbergFilms.com, who said he hopes to bring back Joe Johnston in the director's chair. He said I.J. 4, as in Indiana Jones 4.

Yeah, I always liked that quote. The first actor to play James Bond has died. The sad thing is I don't think it will be too long before another joins that list.

Bay has had some really good films (The Rock, Bad Boys) so I am not so quick to dismiss him. I hope the film is good, as it looks like it can be interesting. As for Bay not being a good action director, have you actually watched his films. I might not love his work, but he seems good at what he has done.

this may sound stupid but I had to say that sometimes when people abbreviated the title of a movie that you might not even heard before or not have known or unfamiliar to a movie can make thing difficult to understand what the person is talking about and annoying.... Sometimes it can be confusing when I may know a movie on it full title but not in abbreviation of it title. And why would that sound stupid? Acronyms are an evil thing. Well the title is actually TMNT, its not an abreviation. As for the movie, the music killed it for me. The music was good, but I found it too serious for a turtle film and was expecting to hear the theme from the original movie, especially considering this was a sequel to those (a loose sequel anyways).

Well, he has to say shit once. Its a tradition.

It seems familiar to me, though I just cannot place it. Maybe I want to know what it is so I think I've heard it before, but there is something about it that seems familiar. Sorry I cannot help.

That's a great price....for the single disc release which omitted 2 tracks found on the original album. Neil It lists 35 tracks and 2 CDs.

Guys, DeepDiscount.com has this CD for $8.95. You can still find it and rather cheap I might say.

Yeah, nice. And Vosk, would you mind at least replying to my PMs instead of just ignoring me? Whatever the answer is, at least give me one.

I like it for the sake of having all the music from the movie. A few of the tracks were useful to me when I was doing my re-edit of Never Say Never Again. My favorites are Licence:2 Kills, Beep Beep Beep Bang, and I'm Yours.

They can't release Casino Royale as an Ultimate Edition for 5 years, as Sony owns the video rights for CR for that period, while MGM/FOX released the Ultimate Editions. And Martin Campbell did an interview over the weekend where he confirmed another DVD release, and that he'll be recording a commentary for it.

He's probably just taking tracks already done and just making them work for the scenes that need fixing. He orchestrated them, so its not like he isn't familiar with them or anything. He's not composing anthing most likely so I don't see the big deal. Its basically using Elfman's work without Elfman being paid to come in.

I just don't like that he left out the ending of the book. It was far more impacting for me than what Kubrick did, and I will always enjoy Burgesses' work more than Kubrick's on A Clockwork Orange.

Blachet is one of the best acresses out there, and its not like she is so young that a love relationship won't make sense. It would be nice to see the older ladies return, but I think it wouldn't have a good mood towards it, as it would be more like "Hey this is the last one, let's see how many of the older characters we can squeeze back in here." I'd rather just have another adventure like all the others.

Wow, some people have no control of there bladders. I waited in line for Revenge of the Sith for over an hour and a half, then got a large soda (32 oz.) and then sat through the 2.5 hour movie while finishing the soda without having to go to the bathroom once.