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Oh yea and having showings before opening day cut into it's opening day gross, which set it at a disadvantage thus making Spidey 3 reign victorious. The distributors should learn from that mistake with future films. Pirates 3 is a solid film though, definitely in every regard better than the second one. I have a question, what was Pirates 2 even about? Besides the visual effects, it was a mess. What a fluke that it made so much bank. Spidey 3 is the #1 all time opening day grosser, and I hope it remains #1 for all time opening weekend as well. There ya have it folks, there's my second cent.

Pirates 3 is a solid summer blockbuster. We all knew, at least I did, that it was not going to gross nearly as much as Spider-Man 3. Think about it people, how much did Spider-Man 3 cost to make? PR representatives were going crazy and awareness was way high. Pirates 3 just simply didn't have as much hype. Spider-Man is an old concept forever ingrained in history. Pirates is a newer concept, like the Matrix. It's meant to be a top moneymaker, but it won't ever be the best. I liked this film though. It was entertaining though about 40 minutes too long. It certainly wrapped things up for the trilogy. They could make more, but they shouldn't. The POC movies should end here. Seriously. Verbinski is a good director, I liked The Ring, I liked The Weather Man and I like his style and range overall. However, I think this pirates Captain Jack thing is pretty played out.

Upon seeing the film on opening night, I must say that I rather enjoyed Spider-Man 3. I think that each of the Spider-Man films comes with its respective themes and endearing qualities. The critics panned this film because they hated the incomplete complexity of the storyline and its underdeveloped plots/characters. I wasn't all that bothered by some of the inconsistencies. I feel that some areas left in mystery allows the audience to use their imagination and conceive for themselves what they think happened. For example, the abrupt arrival of the symbiote on the meteor rock in the park. You can imagine that this alien being traveled the galaxies looking for the perfect host. Even though the most famous arrival of the symbiote comes from John Jameson taking a space shuttle to the moon and bringing back a moon rock with the symbiote creature within, what happened in the movie should be respected for what it was given all the other stuff that was going on in the film (go watch the sh*tshow Species II if you want to see a similar space shuttle incident that totally rips off the symbiote origin story from Spider-Man). If you look at it this way, and don't go into the theatre with great expectations, I think you'll find it as enjoyable as I did. This is NOT a BAD movie people. It's Spider-Man for God's sake. It's Sam Raimi's precious. Before you start to hate on or talk sh*t about this film, ask yourself, could you make a better one? I mean, could you really? I don't think I could. So ladies and gentleman, please just take what you can from the film and try to appreciate it. Sure it may not have had the solid foundation of the first film or the perfect anti-hero storyline of the second, but it's still a damn good effort and it wraps many things up nicely. This is real life, you can't expect every detail from the comics or cartoons to be exactly translated onto the big screen in a live-action blockbuster. This isn't Sin City. Compared to other superhero movies like Batman & Robin, Daredevil and Fantastic Four, Spider-Man 3 is a masterpiece. It's only when you compare it to the previous two Spider-Man films that people like the critics and some of you out there find faults you can't help but be bothered by. Try and see past that and value it as a landmark in film history, setting a worldwide record and having special effects that are on the forefront of technology. Think about the touching moments in the film, when Harry gets short-term amnesia and holds a conversation with Peter that makes the audience reminisce about their chemistry in the first film. Think about the final scene where Mary Jane hugs Peter. Think about when Harry is dying and what he says to Peter. Think about how well the theme of forgiveness is depicted. Think about these things and maybe you'll come to view Spider-Man 3 in a positive light despite its imperfections. Venom died, but part of the symbiote still lies with Doc Connors, which means he could be revived in the 4th installment or it could give rise to Carnage. We'll just have to wait and see.