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Spider-Man 3

DVD Widescreen 2-disc set More Info 2-disc Special Edition Close Caption: Yes Region Code: 1 UPC: 043396225978 Catalog #: DL2539292 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), English Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround, English subtitles, Spanish subtitles	ON ORDER Ships when stock arrives	$33.49 (9% off) List Price: ~~$36.99~~
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Blu-ray More Info Close Caption: No Region Code: 1 UPC: 043396159327 Catalog #: DB2539294 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), English Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround, English subtitles, Spanish subtitles	ON ORDER Ships when stock arrives	$44.99 (10% off) List Price: ~~$49.99~~

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From the liner notes

Happiness for superheroes never lasts too long. Peter Parker has matured, both in his role as Spider-Man and as a friend to Mary Jane. But now his suit has turned black, and Spidey's dark side comes out. Bad timing... both Sandman and Venom are waiting to get their revenge.

Review

Your Spidey senses won’t be exactly kicking in high gear, but they’ll definitely be tingling thanks to the flavorful action and still-potent story line on display in the third Spider-Man film that fails to reach the glorious heights of Spider-Man 2... but then, did we really expect it to?

Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and the rest of the gang all return for more superhero action, as Spider-Man, who’s been a busy boy, is enjoying the fruits of his crime-fighting labor – a relatively safe New York. His alter ego, Peter Parker, is, well, still Peter Parker, nerdy college kid now in a relationship with the girl of his dreams, Mary Jane Watson, who is set to star in a new musical on Broadway. Aunt May (Rosemary Harris) continues to dispense homespun advice, and they all miss Uncle Ben. Their old friend, Harry Osborn (James Franco), still blames Spider-Man for his father’s death and is planning his revenge, though Peter is trying his best to mend their friendship.

This is the rather familiar set-up that thankfully gets sucker-punched when Spider-Man’s newest nemesis, Sandman, arrives in town. An escaped convict played with relish by Thomas Hayden Church, Flint Marko is actually the one responsible for Uncle Ben’s death. On the run, he becomes exposed to radiation and gains the power to change into a body of sand. He heads to New York to reconcile a family matter and thus begins the battle between him and Spider-Man.

Peter Parker, meanwhile, is having his own problems. Mary Jane has been fired from her acting job and is difficult to deal with, and he’s now in competition for the new job opening at the Daily Bugle with an upstart named Eddie Brock (Topher Grace). Eddie’s a suitably sleazy adversary for Peter, and when he is bitten by an alien being, Eddie turns into Venom, yet another villain for Spider-Man to battle.

Though Grace is actually quite good as both Eddie and Venom, it may be too much of a good thing as there’s quite a lot of story here, maybe a little too much to fit into the film’s 139-minute running time. This part seems a little forced, and Sandman’s story line seems a little short-changed. This all would have worked just fine with one villain. Nevertheless, what’s on the screen is enjoyable and the fight scenes are one good battle after another.

The technical aspects of the film, as would be expected, are first-rate, with great special effects, cinematography and editing. Spider-Man flying between the buildings of New York City is still a cause to celebrate – you can’t but marvel at how good it looks. It doesn’t appear that anyone involved is resting on their laurels.

That includes the cast. Maguire may overplay the dork side with Peter, but he is still having fun, especially when he gets to dabble on Spider-Man and Peter’s dark sides. One of the film’s best scenes has Peter’s ego taking over and performing at a night club as if Jim Carrey’s mask had taken control of him. It’s unexpected, maybe a little out of place but thoroughly delectable.

The excitement of the first two film’s spontaneity may be a little diminished, but there’s enough adventure and humor and story in Spider-Man 3 to compensate for the film’s few flaws. It’s still fun to watch Spidey in action, and see some loose ends tied up. As long as you’re not expecting the accomplishment that was Spider-Man 2, this is quite a good time.

-- David Bleiler

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $33.49 (2-disc Special Edition)

Availability: ON ORDER
Ships when stock arrives
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396225978
Catalog #: DL2539292
Studio: Sony
Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Dolby Digital Surround , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish Dolby Digital Surround , English Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4
Features:
Audio commentary: Director and cast commentary
Outtakes: Bloopers
Music video(s): by Snow Patrol
Photo gallery
Featurette: Grains of Sand: Building Sandman; Re-imagining The Goblin; Covered in Black: Creating Venom; On Location in New York and Cleveland; Inside the Editing Room and Science of Sound; 3 stunts featurettes
More than 6 hours of bonus features

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DVD Widescreen: $17.99 (Single-disc Version)

Availability: ON ORDER
Ships when stock arrives
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396159280
Catalog #: DL2539293
Studio: Sony
Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Dolby Digital Surround , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish Dolby Digital Surround , English Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4

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Blu-ray : $44.99

Availability: ON ORDER
Ships when stock arrives
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396159327
Catalog #: DB2539294
Studio: Sony
Languages: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (Primary) , English PCM 5.1 , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , Thai Dolby Digital 5.1 , Cantonese Subtitles , English Subtitles , English SDH Subtitles , French Subtitles , Korean Subtitles , Mandarin Subtitles , Portuguese Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles , Thai Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: 2.4
Extras: Deleted Scenes
Features:
1080P high definition video
Audio commentary: with director/co-writer Sam Raimi, Thomas Haden Church, James Franco, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Tobey Maguire, with comments from Kirsten Dunst
Audio commentary: featuring editor Bob Murawaski, visual effects supervisor Scott Stokdyk, and producers Avi Arad, Grant Curtis, and Laura Ziskin
Music video(s): Snow Patrol's music video for "Signal Fire"
Featurette: Grains of Sand: Building Sandman; Re-imagining The Goblin; Covered in Black: Creating Venom; On Location in New York and Cleveland; Inside the Editing Room and Science of Sound; 3 stunts featurettes
Photo gallery