Spiderman 3 (English, 2007)

Thanks God for someone finally recognising that Spiderman is a early-teenage comic book and not a complex grown-up relationship novel. Spiderman in my childhood was all about a superhero who has troubles with his own conscience, whose girlfriend is high-maintenance and who has difficulty maintaining a balance between various aspects of his life. Basically everything a young teenager faces, just that this guy was a bit older and he was a superhero. And given that we were children, all this background helped, but eventually it was about Spidey and his villains.

There are times when you simply differ with everyone's opinion. This is one of them. Everyone around seems to be saying - Spiderman 3 is not as good as Spiderman 1 and 2. Well, I differ absolutely. Spiderman 3 takes you back to that childhood feeling I described above. It is more simplistic, more silly, if you like - more comic-book like; than any of its predecessors. And I love it for that.

Spiderman 3 sees Peter Parker (Tobey McGuire) fighting his own demons, and Venom and Sandman and Green Goblin, while establishing a balance between his duties as Spiderman and the time he is able to devote to MJ.

The special effects are all there, the comic-book feel is finally there and you finally get closures rather than everything being confused all around.

Recommendation - Look out! Here comes the Spiderman.

Rating - ✔✔✔