No you’re browser is not going crazy and you haven’t missed my can’t miss summer movies #8-5. Nope I’m going a little out of order just because I wanted to talk about my number 4 most anticipated film before it hits theaters tomorrow. Of course I’m talking about ol’ web head himself…
4. Spiderman 3 (May 4th)
I thought the first Spiderman was pretty blah. Tobey McGuire was good but the whole thing left me unimpressed but eager to see what lies ahead (much like my reaction to the equally boring Superman Returns last year). Spiderman 2 rewarded my hope 10 fold. Until Batman Begins this was tied with X Men 2 as my favorite comic book movie ever. The fights with Doc Ock were epic and both McGuire and the usually annoying Kristen Dunst really grew into their characters. So now on the eve of Spidey 3 I’m filled with anticipation. As a kid Spiderman was not a comic hero I gravitated too. I was a huge X Men fan and while Peter Parker was a nerd he certainly didn’t face the kind of racism and hatred the X Men did. Parker seemed like a 60’s hero to me, old and unimportant. However when Spidey put on the black alien suit for the first time in the comics, I instantly started to pick up an issue here and there. Something about a darker Spiderman made him cool and edgy for the first time since…well…ever. Of course this led to the introduction of Venom who has become a template for all modern day super villains. Venom was the first mass murdering villain that you almost actually cheered for. Anyway the point is that this is the Spiderman tale I’ve been waiting to see. Throw in the late great Gwen Stacy, the Sandman, and the Green Goblin 2 and you’ve got a jam packed sequel…which might be its downfall. No one my age will ever be able to wash the taste from the last 3 over populated Batman films and those films always come to mind when you see something like Spidey 3 coming out. With that said Sam Raimi has never made a really bad film so at worst we might get Spidey 1.1 but here’s hoping we get Spidey 2.2.
3. The Bourne Ultimatum (August 3rd)
I’ve never been as surprised by a film as I was by The Bourne Supremacy. I liked The Bourne Identity just fine but also found it completely forgettable partly because I’m not a huge spy film guy. When I went to see Supremacy it was with my mom and I think it was one of those cases where it was the only film we could agree on yet neither of us were super excited when we sat down in the theater. 16 heart attacks later I was in heaven. Paul Greengrass shot an action film that was groundbreaking in both its technical merit and its storytelling. The kinetic action while shot handheld never made the audience queasy but rather was used as a device, and that’s saying something since I saw the film on the Midwest’s largest movie screen. So now we get number three and after directing the stellar United 93 last year, Greengrass is back to put Matt Damon through his paces. The plot will be the same as always as Jason Bourne tries to remember his past and stay alive and I’m sure he’ll get a few new answers but it will be the fun in finding those answers that will have me lining up this August.
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