0118 Spiderman 3

I just rented Spiderman 3 from Netflix, and I found it to be entertaining but a bit slow in the storyline. It takes off a short time after the events in Spiderman 2, although Tobey Maguire (second pic) gets more annoying each time. The plot was predictable and the villains were under-utilized. I think that they could have done more with the Sandman character (third pic), even though the special effects were great. Thomas Hayden-Church played the part well, but the character should have been developed more or excluded altogether.

Venom, on the other hand, was developed quite well, starting off as a alien entity which bonds first to Peter Parker, to gain the spider abilities, and then takes over Eddie Brock (played by Topher Grace, fourth pic) to feed off the deep well of hatred in Eddie’s heart. The ending is really a fight between good and evil, with two friends overcoming their differences to combine together towards a common goal.

The best part was watching out for Stan Lee’s cameo appearance (he’s in ALL the Marvel films). Do you remember him as a wedding crasher in Fantastic Four 2?

A YEAR AGO TODAY: I started the day in the neuro ward on the fourth floor and ended up in acute rehab. The hiccups came back, off and on, even with the thorazine. My blood pressure was elevated at 146/89. Liz came by for a visit in the evening.