danjezeski Reviews

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Review for Spider-Man 3 Not a Spoiler!

[8/10 · 4 May 2007]

Just saw Spider-Man 3. Overall I did like the movie because I am a huge Spider-Man fan; I mean I have him tattooed on my arm for heck's sake! They did try to cram too much into the film and tie up all of the loose ends. Such a shame. I think this was done partly if not wholly on the fact that the stars of the movie were only signed on for the 3 films.

Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson, James Franco as Harry Osborne/New Goblin, and Thomas Haden Church as Flint Marco/Sandman were absolutely incredible. Sure the overconfident "Dark Spider-Man" was a little over the top but overall the performances of them were great and they did a spectacular job. I was especially impressed with Thomas Haden Church's performance. He really sold the piece, and man was he ripped; he really bulked up for the film.

As for Topher Grace as Eddie Brock/Venom.....what can I say but absolutely pathetic. He did not seem to bulk up at all. It has always been known that Eddie Brock was supposed to have worked out constantly and had the strength equivalent to an Olympic weight lifter. The Venom just amplified the body's natural strengths. Venom was always supposed to be bigger and stronger then Spider-Man but just not as smart. Venom looked absolutely scrawny. And another thing...the Venom is also supposed to be able to change the appearance of the wearer so they didn't even need to wear street clothes, just think it and it would change its molecules to appear as clothes and provide the necessary pockets and whatnot.

The Venom character was way too rushed, and was introduced all wrong. They should have introduced him using an already introduced character, John Jameson on a mission in space exploring a meteorite and the Venom sneaks on board the ship, the ship malfunctions on re-entry, and crashes into the river with Spider-Man coming by to save the survivors and the Venom sneaks onto Spider-Man as he is in the water. That would have been a whole heck of a lot better then just a random meteorite crashing to earth and sneaking back to Parkers apartment on the back of his scooter.

Bruce Campbell's role as the restaurant employee was absolutely hilarious by the way, I'm glad he was worked into the film. Plus they got Stan Lee into the film and he got to say his signature "Nuff Said" line! That rocked!

Overall I would have to say that this is my least favorite Spider-Man film for storyline, but favorite for action/fight sequence. The Spider-Man/New Goblin fight was incredible! I give this Movie 8 out of 10 Stars.

X-Men Legends (2004 Video Game)

This game is Fricking Sweet

[23 September 2004]

I bought this game last night around 3:30pm got home and started playing around 4pm and didn't stop playing till 10am this morning. Talk about intense. I had to turn it off after 18 hours...my hands were going numb. So far I made it to the Russian Nuclear Plant and am just about to meet Colossus. I love everything about this game. The new mutant Allison (Magma) is awesome. Her powers are intense. I really like the real time RPG factor. It reminds me of Bouncer for PS2 but way better. I love being able to switch characters and have my friends play with me without it disrupting my game really. One of my friends played for 3 hours with me, he loved it but had to work in the morning. I was lucky enough to have this week off before I start my new job next Monday. So basically all I'm going to be doing is playing this game all weekend. I should have the storyline beat by Sunday at the latest. Not sure about getting all of the characters leveled up and all of their abilities maxed out. This has got to be the sweetest game invented. I'm glad they finally got a super hero game right (not including spider-man 2 cuz that game rocked). This is everything this game should be and more. It really pays a good tribute to the x-men legacy.

Grind (2003)

This movie was sweet.

[10/10 · 16 July 2004]

If you like skateboarding or extreme sports then this movie is great. Yeah the storyline isn't the best and some of the jokes are kinda cheesy but so what. It has skateboarding and hot chicks what else do you want in a comedy. Plus you get an appearance from Milton as the boss at the fast food place and Bam Margera and Wee Man. If your a fan of Jackass and like skateboarding then this movie is definitely for you. Vince Vieluf is hilarious in this movie. He plays a guy who totally looks like he is addicted to crack because of his wild and zany personality. Still not sure what was up with the doll he carried everywhere but his parents are clowns so that can really mess a kid up. Go buy this movie. It's like $10 at walmart. It's really funny to watch when your drunk with your buddies.

Equilibrium (2002)

The best and most underrated sci-fi movie ever.

[6 December 2003]

If you liked the matrix then you will love Equilibrium. It has a lot of well placed gun and fight scenes. The action is intense, along with the intelligence mixed together it makes a superb sci-fi movie. It starts off kind of slow as you have to take a couple of minutes to buy into the idea that human beings would really be stupid enough to allow a government to take control of their minds through a drug. Then you just have to think about how it already has happened. I mean look at the holocaust. There was even a reference to it in the movie. Christian Bale delivered an extraordinary performance. If it is any indication of the movies he will be in like the new Batman then I welcome that sequel. Taye Diggs on the other hand made a serious role into more of a comedic role. Even with some less then perfect acting the movie was definitely by far the best and most underrated sci-fi movie ever.