Spiderman 3, now on DVD! [Archive] - TFW2005

tinlunlau

09-22-2007, 04:04 AM

I know it's coming out in North America sometime in late October but the Hong Kong region 3 edition is out and is pretty much the same thing in terms of the DVD quality and special features. Bought it early this week with pics to prove here. Took some time to take a few screenshots of the DVD for those who want to see how the video fares. I'll take screenshots of the menu screens but don't expect much. Compared to the DVD releases of the first two Spidey movie on DVD, this menu screen is pretty lifeless and mute.

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The two disc set comes bundled with 2 button pins that doesn't really come in good use at all. But it was nice that they tried to give something extra. Also out on DVD early in Hong Kong is "Ocean's 13", WHV(HK)'s release comes bundled with 3 cup holders.

Twin Twist

09-22-2007, 04:22 AM

It's a shame the film sucked ass :(

grock35

09-22-2007, 04:48 AM

It's a shame the film sucked ass :(

yea i too was thoroughly dissappointed by it....but...i'll probably get it since i have a comicbook movie collection going

Prowl_Delta_31

09-22-2007, 05:04 AM

I always ecpect comic book movies to be way off in terms of story but I thought the film was good for the effects. Can you tell me what extras are on the bonus disk.

Ktulu

09-22-2007, 05:30 AM

I had my problems with it but I still defended the hell out of it in all the discussion earlier in the year so I'm tired of all that. I'll just say - hey, cool, and I also would like to know about the extras

tinlunlau

09-22-2007, 06:51 AM

Well, for starters, I found an easter egg somewhere on disc 2. Something about gag music or some sort. I wasn't really paying attention because I lost my glasses at Canada's Wonderland last weekend and I basically can't see a damned thing. I remember having to highlight on Spidey's eyes in order to access the hidden featurette. There was also a featurette on the music and overall sound of the film, one on Sandman and one on the love triangle aspect of the movie. There was also a retrospective look on the relationship between Harry, Peter and MJ. Several featurettes on the special effects and etc. The special features disc was pretty packed from what I see here. Probably alot more packed than Spidey 1 & 2.

Ktulu

09-22-2007, 06:55 AM

Well that's good. Listen to any commentary tracks yet?

Prowl_Delta_31

09-22-2007, 07:49 AM

Good ?. I am a commentary track freak also.

MegaPrime33

09-22-2007, 08:33 AM

It's a shame the film sucked ass :(

My sentiments exactly.

Harbinger

09-22-2007, 08:54 AM

it came out in Australia last week. i would only ever buy this movie if it had deleted scenes. sadly i didnt see it listed on the back of the dvd case. so i still refuse to buy it.

and it didnt suck arse. it was just incredably average. no wait, your right it sucked.

Ktulu

09-22-2007, 09:05 AM

It's not good or bad, as with anything, some people like it, some don't

Ironhide2005

09-22-2007, 09:18 AM

yea i too was thoroughly dissappointed by it....but...i'll probably get it since i have a comicbook movie collection going

Same here venom should of diffently been larger and the action scenes should of been done way better

Wing alpha

09-22-2007, 09:52 AM

...lets see the movie was indeed anti climating...I mean I remember getting out and saying ."I think harry watched too much Eureka seven"-Ill admit liking that new goblin but because to me the thing was so back to the future/ eureka seven...Ill admit also parker being mean to mary jane, and the only venom scene-there should have been more-

this movie was weird at best and even my spiderman Fanboy couldnt enjoy it as much.... pretty much felt....hollow

figth scenes are awesome though. Ill never deny liking them.

tinlunlau

09-22-2007, 10:09 AM

haha! i was just watching the "Creating Venom" featurette and they showed how they used a huge pile of goo and try to re-create that with CG and make it look more menacing at the same time.

btw, there are 2 commentary tracks on the DVD. gonna pick up my new glasses today but too tired to check out more of the dvd. had no sleep. i would probably pick up the north american dvd but seeing how R1 is getting the shaft on the dvd release date, i settled with the hong kong dvd instead. besides, most of my non-chinese friends don't have region-free dvd player. therefore, they cannot borrow it since they can't play it.

Insane Galvatron

09-22-2007, 10:10 AM

I thought it was a great movie. At least as good as the first two. I really enjoyed both times I saw it in theaters.

Predaking

09-22-2007, 10:16 AM

Spidey 3 was bit of letdown but I like it still. Won't mind owning the DVD since I got the first two already.

Ktulu

09-22-2007, 10:21 AM

It's not good or bad, as with anything, some people like it, some don't

Except Uwe Boll movies and Batman and Robin. Those are just bad.

How easily you forget when trying to shove your ideals onto TFW members, Ktulu. For shame

tinlunlau

09-22-2007, 10:30 AM

Except Uwe Boll movies and Batman and Robin. Those are just bad.

How easily you forget when trying to shove your ideals onto TFW members, Ktulu. For shame

why are you replying to yourself?
lol!

pscoop

09-22-2007, 11:11 AM

It was definately not the best in the trilogy. But still way better than a lot of crap movies out there. I will probably get the Blu-Ray when the trilogy releases in October. High-Def Spidey Trilogy FTMFW!!

Ktulu

09-22-2007, 11:17 AM

why are you replying to yourself?
lol!

For attention of course. It worked, thank you :D

I really want to hear the commentary on this and see what Raimi has to say about some of the dodgier elements, like Pete combing his hair down in the mirror bit. Oy. I was rather let down by such things, but I'm not one of the ones crying "LAWLLL HE WENT EMO COS EYE SHADOW AND HAIR" or anything

Cataclizm1

09-22-2007, 11:24 AM

I liked the movie. Sure it could of been better, but hey. Looking forward to the release!

tinlunlau

09-23-2007, 03:04 AM

took screenshots of the menu screens. will post tomorrow.
they're still in my other computer and are still in bitmap format.

tinlunlau

09-25-2007, 08:07 PM

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Mr. Jiggles

09-25-2007, 08:10 PM

That thread title fools me every time.

Doctor Ingenious

09-25-2007, 08:22 PM

I'll wait for it to appear on FX every weekend like 2 is now.

CrypticIllusionist

09-25-2007, 08:37 PM

How come Spider-man's eyes are yellow on the Special Features screenshot?

tinlunlau

09-25-2007, 08:49 PM

How come Spider-man's eyes are yellow on the Special Features screenshot?

cuz there's an easter egg if you highlight his eyes

Spider Striker

09-25-2007, 10:53 PM

w00t! Can't wait for the North American release! Then we do Spider-Man movie day at work! I love my new job! ^_^

Jux

09-25-2007, 10:55 PM

It's a shame the film sucked ass :(

Twin Twist knows the truth, and he speaks it.

Cataclizm1

10-30-2007, 06:34 PM

Does anyone know if any stores are offering any cool exclusives when you buy SM3? Like a shirt or comic book?

smkspy

10-30-2007, 06:53 PM

Big Pass on this for me. For one, they'll eventually release 3.1 edition in probably a year. Secondly, that movie truely sucketh massive balls.

pscoop

10-30-2007, 07:22 PM

I have never pre-ordered from Amazon but was really impressed that I got my Spider-man Hi Def Trilogy on release day. I now get to see 1, 2, 2.1 and 3 in high definition. 3 was the worst of the 3 movies, but I enjoyed it in the theater. We'll see if it hold up at home.

Ktulu

10-30-2007, 07:28 PM

I'm not in any hurry to get it. Maybe it'll be a Christmas present from someone this year.

Spartan Prime

10-30-2007, 07:36 PM

I think this movie would have been great. Except they had THREE villains, and if you took away any or all of them, the plot would be minimally affected. That's never a good sign. It was too much about Emo-Peter and not about exterior conflict.

CripNite

10-30-2007, 07:51 PM

Too many special offers.

Future Shop had the Steelbook case.

Wal-mart had the One-disk version with an exclusive comic book.

HMV had the 2-disk version with a bonus third disk and a book of Spider-man comic covers.

I took the HMV one as it was the closest to the giftset feel of the first two movie's giftsets. Too bad this movie didn't have an official giftset. I hate the movie premium shit that's going on now. I have to shop around to see who's got what before I make a purchase. It really blows chunks.

fosterlager

10-30-2007, 07:56 PM

I just saw this for the first time last night.

Nah. I don't need to own it, and it makes me want to hock the first two films.

Cataclizm1

10-30-2007, 08:06 PM

:lol @ Foster's sig. My cat is emo too.

Dark_Convoy

10-30-2007, 08:08 PM

I watched it, just finished actually, I went into it expecting a total suckfest but it really wasn't all that bad, really, I think the suckiness was highly overstated.

FreshDebesh

10-30-2007, 08:22 PM

I picked up the 2 Disc set from Best Buy. It came with some postcards and a red Spidey halloween mask for kids. I think I'll give the mask to my 4 year old nephew since he's a big Spidey nut.

Insane Galvatron

10-30-2007, 08:32 PM

really, I think the suckiness was highly overstated.
Agreed and QFT.

Omnibus Prime

10-30-2007, 10:08 PM

Does anyone know if any stores are offering any cool exclusives when you buy SM3? Like a shirt or comic book?

All I know is Best Buy and Target. I went to BB first and the 2-disc had postcards and a mask (for $25) like Debesh said. Kinda meh on those so I went to Target and they have an extra disc bundled with the 2-disc for $2-3 less so I went with that.

I never got all the hate either, but whatever. Different strokes, blahblah. Just watched it with the gf who didn't see it in the theater. Other than being a little :peoples: at the Saturday Night Fever bit, she liked it. I'd rate it on par with the first; they're both good for different reasons, but neither as good as 2.

Soundwave84

10-30-2007, 11:22 PM

I liked it but its not something i am going to run out and buy illl probably pick it up around christmas i only own the first one any way.

Ktulu

10-31-2007, 12:29 AM

Most of the hateful stuff I personally saw was pretty damn silly. There was a lot of heat about the American flag shot for instance. There are tons of people that hate the movie just because of that 1 second of footage. You ask them what's wrong with the movie, and that's all they can say.

Now - I didn't think it was perfect by any means, and compared to the awesomeness of the 2nd one it disappointed me a bit, but I still defended the hell out of it against stupid shit like that back when it was in theaters.

That said - Posting on IMDB is a nightmare, I don't suggest it to any of you.

Predaking

10-31-2007, 12:36 AM

I'd rate SM3 as third, behind SM2 & SM1, but I still enjoy SM3 for at least incorporating Venom as a villain, no matter how silly its origin may be. Taking out Sandman would have made the storyline better but it's not as awful as many people said. I'd still buy it because I got the first two on DVD already.

ViperDragon

10-31-2007, 08:58 AM

The only real beef I had with SM3 was the Venom build up. There was only one fight scene with him and it was a tag team event. The arrival of the symboite was pretty blah. If they had done the cool scene of the space shuttle crash on the Brooklyn Bridge like in the animated series, all would have been redeemed.

Boardwise

10-31-2007, 09:05 AM

My copy finally arrived from Amazon (god that took ages)
While it's no where near the excellence of 2 and they do try and cram in far to much, I still enjoyed it.

c717905

10-31-2007, 09:30 AM

FreshDebesh

10-31-2007, 09:43 AM

Am I the only one that finds the Saturday Nite Fever bit hilarious?

pscoop

10-31-2007, 10:40 AM

Caved and bought all 3 on Blu-Ray. $65 for 3 discs of Blu-Ray greatness or $30 for one sub-par movie (I already have the first 2 on standard DVD, but rebuying them on Blu-Ray, I think I made a good choice).

First two movie are phenomenal, the last... not so much, but worth owning since I have the other 2.

I didn't realize when I ordered it that 2 has the original and extended version that I had not seen. That and the improved resolution made it worth the $65 to own all three on blu.

Watched 3 again last night since seeing it in the theater.

Looked amazing first of all on Blu-Ray. I still enjoyed it. I like the conflict between Peter and Harry finally getting really heated and the resolution. I like the Sandman's character and motivation, and the effects where sweet. And I like Peter and Brock's rivalry leading up to Brock becoming Venom, he really had reasons to hate Peter.

Yeah the human parts with Peter and the symbiote were a little goofy and weird. But I honestly believe had it been Bruce Campbell dancing around people would be sucking Raimi off. The Evil Dead series was totally goofy, that is his style and he finally let it loose in a Spider-Man movie. Apparently the symbiote makes you act like a freak.

I still stand by my opinion that it is not the strongest in the trilogy but is still a good addition and better than lots of crap out there.

fosterlager

10-31-2007, 10:51 AM

I don't remember. Did X-Men 3 have a song and dance number?

Lance Halberd

10-31-2007, 12:39 PM

I picked up the $15 no-frills, 1-disc version at Target last night, and seeing it for the first time, I quite enjoyed the movie.

Now I may not be a True Fan like a lot of people, so I don't see why all this hate has been generated towards the movie. Admittedly though, it felt as if there were too many points being crammed into the plot, making it a much bigger movie than the allotted run time allowed.

MegaPrime33

10-31-2007, 12:45 PM

I thought the movie was disappointing. What really bothered me was the 20 min dancefest from Peter. I can see the point of trying to show much the symbiote changed him, but there was no need for that.

pscoop

10-31-2007, 01:39 PM

That's the beauty of home video. If 20 minutes of a movie ruined the film for you, skip over it.

Cataclizm1

10-31-2007, 04:48 PM

Am I the only one that finds the Saturday Nite Fever bit hilarious?
No.

I went with the basic $15.99 target version since it comes with commentaries and bloopers which is all I really watch on the bonus features anyway. Didn't really care about seeing the magic of making Venom or the Sandman...

tinlunlau

11-01-2007, 12:13 AM

wow...i can't believe it's been over a month and a half ago since i bought my copy of the DVD. the only special items i got were a couple of buttons. i thought that was really lame. japan and korea releases got the big deluxe box set bundled with model kits from Bandai.

BustaJesse

11-01-2007, 05:50 AM

I hate this movie. I now pretend it does not exist with Rocky V and X3. I loved 1 & 2 sooo much, and then this is how it ends. I do not know how the hell this movie got made, or why anyone agreed to be part of it, but wow, I regret buying it and seeing it in the theater. . I really wanted to like it, but I had to stop half way through and watch the rest the next day. Spider-man is in it for like 20 minutes maybe. The rest is Peter crying or being "bad" by dancing and eating cookies.

I noticed the CGI is really bad. I admit I am probably spoiled by Transformers, but watching the alley fight I felt like I was watching Spy Kids or Shark Boy and Lava girl. The building looked so fake, topped off with Harry's costume. If you have not seen it, rent it first, before buying it.