Spider-Man 3 - Nostalgia Critic

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It's the Raimi Spider-Man flick that ended all Raimi Spider-Man flicks, literally. The hate this movie gets is massive, but Nostalgia Critic is going to see if it's still warranted after all these years. Let's take a look at Spider-Man 3.
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Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay by Raimi, his older brother Ivan and Alvin Sargent. It is the third and final installment in Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. The film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, alongside Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, Rosemary Harris and J. K. Simmons.
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[@DarthBear356]

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[@lukem18181]

Well said. If we let moral spiral, things will only get worse.

[@jhonshephard921]

Also use Zoom, Discord, Google Hangouts or Skype if you need people together. Look up that one Modern Family episode which was shot entirely as a long Facetime call for editing ideas.

[@caingrimm5671]

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[@jonnybatman007]

Nice work, Channel Awesome crew! I actually liked the next two Spider-Man movies. I feel like the second one "flopped" because people wanted it to fail so Spidey could join the MCU.

[@Hulkzilla0]

The Birth of the Sandman is a universally praised scene, and it deserves every single praise it gets.

[@louis8487]

Easily the best part of the entire trilogy. And the reason why Sandman should've been the sole villain. If he was and the next movie was good we probably never would've gotten Garfield's mess.

[@voidjockey82]

And the flack it does get from the scientist acting rash and without caution can actually be explained away as well. It's quick to miss but the first white-coat says that "There's a change in the silicium mass.", meaning that they only measured the mass and supposidly density of the sand already present. If course they should still have installed cameras but the part they did do they got right.

[@louis8487]

@@voidjockey82 Yeah it's weird that he discounted human error. Humans fuck up all the damn time. Though the movie could've added in they were pressed for time or about to lose their funding if the experiment went wrong. It'd have been more understandable why they'd buck the rules a bit if they needed results fast.

[@OptimalOwl]

I bet I could come up with a praise that it doesn't deserve.

[@louis8487]

@@OptimalOwl Go for it?

[@LamunesADV]

"I did not hit her, it's not true, it's the symbiote. I did not hit her, i did not... oh, hi Harry"

[@Morbiusman.]

Lamunes ADV this is an underrated comment

[@batshineman174]

This might be controversial but I honestly think Peter hitting Mary Jane was pure accident. Just think about. Peter was already in a fight with at least one bouncer and Mary Jane grabbed him from behind. So odds are Peter probably thought it was another bouncer grabbing him right then instead of Mary Jane. Also this doesn't take away from the impact of the scene either since if Peter hadn't given into his darker urges and worn the black suit then he wouldn't have acted like such an asshole so wouldn't have gotten into a bar fight and therefore Mary Jane would've never been hurt.

[@obiwankenobi9141]

Oh, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, what a story Lamunes ADV.

[@crynosinso8324]

@@batshineman174 also due to the symbiote enhancing his powers but not trusting anyone due to not knowing anything about Earth, Peter's Spider Sense probably would've gone off (It pretty much is confirmed through all media that Peter's Spider Sense activates when something or someone he doesn't trust is near, it just doesnt work the way it's supposed to 100% of the time.)

[@josephanthonnydeez4050]

Mr. Ditkovich: Give me rent. Peter: In a few minutes bitch!

[@swagzagoon2596]

In my opinion, heres what I would do: Keep the Sandman and Harry subplots. And use the whole venom story for a separate movie.

[@ironmaster6496]

the sad,no, the depressing thing is that THAT was the original plan, it oculd have been GREAT DAMMIT

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

Yes, because Sandman is awesome and Harry had his development in the past movies, so he's already set up. No need add more!

[@jjsalas]

It would be cool if they use only the sandman and suit. Leaving Venom for the sequel.

[@rmn070]

@@jjsalas But what about Harry?

[@sergiolezcano9190]

@@rmn070 harry osborn/hobgoglin kill aunt may o mary jane watson

[@Alondro77]

Sandman: Anakin Skywalker's true arch-enemy. ;D

[@hunteralbert5907]

Can sandman make a SANDwich?

[@katiecooper1387]

I want to see this movie

[@toxicdemon1315]

Now all I can imagine is Anakin Skywalker meeting Sandman and IMMEDIATELY getting freaked out

[@verdethestarwarrior1088]

This movie gave us the best line ever: “Give me rent.”

[@2011Appleman]

You'll get your rent when you fix this DAMN DOOR!!!

[@theKK_spideyfans]

Matthew Laskorski That wasn’t cool.

[@mackielunkey2205]

@@theKK_spideyfans He is... a good boy. Must be in some kind of trouble.

[@retrokong6780]

He's a good boy he has troubles

[@XxHUNT3RN4T0RxX]

And they never fixed his damn door.

[@filipvadas7602]

"Do you think ita right to be so black and white?" "The internet is colourblind." Unfortunately that's PAINFULLY accurate

[@OriginalPiMan]

Red-blue colorblind?

[@Volnas97]

I mean, even if you are fully colourblind, you still see shades of grey.

[@brittanynguyen3794]

There’s also grey.

[@narsil1984]

Except the film got 50-60% critical and public scores: the definition of mixted. The joke is funny, but wrong in essence. The internet makes fun of the film, but the scenes that are good are often said to be so. This is not the first time Ive seen the sandman scene being praised.

[@filipvadas7602]

@@narsil1984 I think the joke refers to the internet's treatment of everything, not just this movie

[@ianfortuna9385]

Spider-Man: Obtaining power Spider-Man 2: Neglecting power Spider-Man 3: Abusing power

[@ianfortuna9385]

@@user-qg3nj1sv8j you mean MJ Abusing Peter

[@iv8766]

Well said😂😂

[@river8803]

Fun fact: If Spider-Man 3 only focused on Sandman’s story, it would probably be one of the best superhero films of all time

[@river8803]

Shawn Payne I agree. The Venom story can (And sadly rarely is) be really interesting but with the Sandman stuff the movie is bloated

[@lqu]

'Fact' 'Probably'

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

It would have been better most likely but let's not jump to conclusions

[@ghazghkullthraka9714]

Even greater than that picture

[@nathanslay6342]

It would have been great if it focused on Peter and Harry’s rivalry.

[@CryosisOfficial]

Sam Raimi didn't want to include Venom, he admitted he didn't know how to do venom, he was forced to by the execs.

[@ViccVegaa023]

Specifically Avi Arad, Producer of the film and one of Marvel's owners at the time. So because Venom was so popular in the comics Arad pressured Rami-who is clearly a Steve Ditko era SpiderFan-freaking Sandman looks like he jumped off of a comics page-into using him. If this movie had just been about Pete versus Sandman and New Goblin it would have been a hell of a lot better. Also N.C. really called it on how really invested the audience was in the Pete and MJ relationship. The audience I saw it with reacted the same way that his did. Uncle Ben gets shot to stone silence, MJ kisses Harry the entire audience gasps in shock...

[@Paul-qe1jn]

It should've been 2 movies. More time for relationship stuff, more time for harry - peter rivalry, first movie with sandman & harry as villains. Then symbiote & eddie is introduced by the end. In the second movie peter gets infected by symbiote, his transformation, his realization, eddie gets symbiote, venom, their fight. And also more time to make eddie brock the anti hero & show his side. And no Gwen Stacy. If this had worked, we'd have got a vulture movie. And more memes.

[@rangerfanboy1710]

That explains so much🕸

[@salarzx62090]

If he was forced to include Venom, he could've at least done extra research to ensure he got him right. Even if he hated the character, he should've put the extra effort to make him as best as can be. I mean, for God's sake, he doesn't even make Venom/Brock say "We," instead of "I."

[@miguelvidal2335]

@@salarzx62090 I mean it's very easy to tell someone to put some extra effort being relaxed at home, than being in his position under pressure from dozens of producers and putting millions and millions of dollars at stake.

[@MrMoneyclips]

Funny how Bryce-Dallas Howard, a redhead, played Gwen Stacy. Then, Kirsten Dunst, a blonde, played Mary Jane

[@MrMoneyclips]

@Adam Apocalypse actually, platinum blonde is emma stones real hair color

[@mrmacross]

I think one of the low-key laziest parts of this movie is how the butler knows that Norman Osborne's death was self-inflicted. Loyal butler, world's best coroner.

[@seymourkrelborn4780]

Sony imposed that scene to be made and added because they thought audiences were too dumb to realise Harry changed his mind on his own (the original, deleted version has Harry look at a picture of him with Peter and MJ, then we see him deep in thought. Harry isn't seen again until his heroic entrance to the final battle. This deleted version of the scene is restored in the official Editor's Cut, which removes Sony's reshoot with Bernard)

[@mrmacross]

@@seymourkrelborn4780 fascinating. Thanks for sharing, I had no idea.

[@seymourkrelborn4780]

@@mrmacross The Editor's Cut also restores a scene that makes Sandman wanting to kill Spider-Man more believable. After Sandman's return and before he meets Venom, he visits his daughter who is at the beach with her mother, as a giant sand castle. After she leaves he promises "I won't let him stop me again".

[@seymourkrelborn4780]

@@mrmacross You're welcome :>

[@eriklakeland3857]

@@seymourkrelborn4780 wow those two changes sound awesome

[@mr.wifflewaffle7189]

23:53 "Who is my daughter supposed to look up to now?" Uhhhhh...........you maybe?

[@mattphillips3537]

Nah, that’ll never work. I have a pill problem.

[@trebeezy16]

Fun Fact: Bruce Campbell's character throughout all 3 movies is the SAME guy. It was revealed in Spider-Man 4 Concept Art that he is Mysterio

[@CommanderSharpEye]

Fucking missed opportunity, I wish this happened now..

[@rgama1173]

*deep breath* NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

[@francisfatta]

I am French

[@James_Wisniewski]

That's so god damn dumb. I'm so disappointed that we didn't get that.

[@fiskecahill7471]

The guy we barely saw across multiple movies was going to be a well-known Spider-Man villain? Sounds like it would have been awesome. Guess there was a Spider-Man Cinematic Universe (SCU) before the MCU.

[@TheMattwolf]

My guess why Sandman just roars when he's big is that a larynx is too difficult to form at this early stage of his new life.

[@victoriamartines5030]

I would've like if NC used something like '' We are attacked by the mummy!' in the background instead'' I have sand in my shoes now!''.

[@Stormkrow280]

Also, I think it uses the Godzilla roar from the Heisei period but I’m not sure

[@kwkreativeworks3725]

The only problem with that theory is that you’re trying to apply logic to SPIDER-MAN 3.

[@hexbladescurse]

I always thought he was just TRYING to be scary lol

[@runkabullemedjesus]

Does symbiote Peter really suck ? Or does he act like what a ''nerd'' with to much power, would act? Going from the bottom to the topp, can change a person

[@evangillespie541]

Fredrik Lundgren thats the genius of it

[@geoffreysorkin5774]

Really? He would act like an emo Travolta from Staying Alive (not Saturday Night Fever Travolta, Staying Alive Travolta) Since when does confidence turn you into 1980s dork?

[@LegioXXI]

Geoffrey Sorkin Still better than some dabbing TikTok meme edgelord

[@geoffreysorkin5774]

@@LegioXXI If you're talking about the Venom movie, I don't agree that this is better, but acknowledge that it sucks. Upgrade is a far better Venom movie.

[@skylerloggins4902]

This probably something I would do if I wanted to become Bad.

[@camilogarciaylasaari1857]

"There's a change in the silicon mass." "Yeah, it's probably just a bird." "Here's a bright idea..."

[@ADiretoria100]

"I just think that Bucre Campbell is the same guy who is getting fired" *cries in Spider Man 4 villain*

[@generalobiwankenobi8265]

I hate Sam Raimi’s Spider Man films, but I would of liked to see #4. But we probably would have gotten a Mysterio, but we already got a perfect Mysterio with Jake Gyllenhaal.

[@samkresil6011]

I made Spider-Man 4 and 5 on my channel if you want to check them out. :)

[@karimjrhabassi94]

@@kevinmitchell6466 who’s bucre

[@jongon0848]

Someone made a hilarious theory that the Butler told Harry how his dad died so he could die in battle helping Peter and he would get the family's fortune

[@darkmyro]

That is now my head canon. Also the bloopers of him trying to say glider is comedy gold.

[@themadtitan7603]

Yeah this should be official.

[@shindean]

"So one was a stubborn jerk, the child a snob, and they both became super villains? The hell with that, this Alfred is going to get paid!"

[@nolandavis1129]

Screw Venom and Sandman. The Butler is the real villain.

[@azimalif266]

Then he finds the Goblins stuff and becomes the 3rd Goblin.😁

[@davis9502]

Is it incredible that they got an actor that actually looks like the comic book villain he was playing. Bravo Sandman bravo.

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

12:33 Wanna know something that's gonna make you depressed about this joke? After losing a court case revolving around a Sexual assault case that was later proven false, Stan Lee's last words in public were "I think I'll go to bed and die." In his later years, the love of his fans were the only thing keeping him happy along with those occasional projects he was involved with like Super 7 and that Super humans of his. His agent was exploiting him, his daughter blamed and hated him for all her relationship problems (She said that a lot of men were dating her for a shot at some of that Marvel money), a nurse trie to take him to court with a sham accusation, and the people he thought were fans were not only bashing this man, but also celebrating his death. He was at his lowest point in life after that trial, and died thniking the people he worked for hated him. At least now he's with Kirby, Moebius, and Ditko making some more great comics in Heaven.

[@Webshooters1]

Is it alright if I cried because that's so god damn depressing T_T

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

@@Webshooters1 It'd be weird if you didn't.

[@l0sts0ul89]

@@b3rz3rk3r9 nah fuck those Twitter dipshits , they're fake fans who don't know shit about Stan Lee.

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

@@l0sts0ul89 "and the people HE THOUGHT were fans" Never said real fans did it, because real fans were too bust getting flowers.

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

@@l0sts0ul89 And I agree those Twit-brains didn't know a thing about Mr. Stanley Lieber to begin with. They called a Jewish WW2 Veteran who fought for the Allies a "Nazi," and called one half of the duo that made X-Men "Racist."

[@kharnthebetrayer8251]

"When he's bigger his vocabulary turns to 'Rawr" Well you try talking with a mouthful of sand

[@dastvan8002]

I always saw it as a John White/The Beast thing

[@rorcknar]

I don't like sand, it's coarse, rough and irritating and it gets everywhere

[@startrekalien]

NC expecting someone transforming into something not human to sound human is crazy

[@michaelwilson5114]

@@rorcknar So the Sandman is Anakin's arch-nemesis... I wand to see THAT movie!

[@Pikachu2Ash]

@@startrekalien He had the word man in his name (Facepalm). He's the Sandman not the Sandmonster dah...😂

[@Joseph-oo7pp]

Other than the fake hair, his J. J. is actually pretty great.

[@SilcoRavenwood]

Well since he is playing himself AND a character, I think the point is to make his characters look as different as possible from his normal look. It's all about distinction. Also I'd add, he looks a lot like J. Jonah from the comics.

[@crunchy1547]

Petition to get Alex Jones as JJJ in the new Spider-Man movie.

[@bennythargrave]

I always thought that was his real hair when I was a kid lol

[@crunchy1547]

BenjiMan he’s talking about Doug

[@tylerprime9555]

@@crunchy1547 he knows dude

[@LiquidArmProduction]

My thoughts on the Peter kissing Bryce on stage is that, well, MJ is an actress, if she had to kiss someone on stage I'd expect Peter to be comfortable with it, but the fact that he does the upside down kiss, that's pretty hard to defend.

[@Official_Anonymous]

Am I the only one who actually liked this movie and thought that the ending was pretty good? Just, having Peter forgive Sand Man for being misunderstood in his uncles’ death felt like a surprising and kind of satisfying ending.

[@middlethenerd]

I agree I really like sandman as a villain and thought the ending was really good and I'm glad Peter and MJ didn't instantly get back together

[@oliviamorales9406]

Yeah I think it's the weakest of the trilogy but I thought it was still really enjoyable and I could watch it again

[@598superchris]

I like it too

[@supercalime]

I love how you tackled the whole Internet Debate. Just because a movie is divisive doesn't mean you can't enjoy it. It should be okay to enjoy the good parts and not be burned for it.

[@ChannelAwesome]

Facts

[@nahor88]

@@ChannelAwesome Tbh, 3 was actually my FAVORITE... I didn't know anything about Venom or Sandman, cuz I had never read a Spiderman comic or seen the cartoons. I therefore didn't give a shit about "what they did to their characters". All 3 movies were corny as hell, but 2 was both corny and depressing. It didn't help also being a struggling college student at the time trying to juggle responsibilities. I watched the movie as an escape from those problems, only to have them thrown in my face. 3 was entertaining (the fight between Harry and Peter at the beginning is still my fav, and I found Emo Peter hilarious). I genuinely had a good time watching it.

[@salt6500]

me about the rise of skywalker

[@GodzillaFan528]

@@salt6500 same

[@daniellavaladez7820]

The Internet has always been divisive over everything since it first kicked off

[@BugsyFoga]

Sam Raimi: "How many villains do you want " Sony:"YES"

[@Goodsoldiersfolleworders99]

Mark web: how many villains do you want Sony: yes

[@ShadowSonic2]

There were just as many villains in Batman Returns or Homecoming.

[@kenrickeason]

Sony: You can do whatever want this time Sam Raimi: Yes

[@donb7519]

@@ShadowSonic2 but homecoming only really focuses on tombes and the rest are just lackeys with no attention compared to 3 where each one gets major focus and screen time

[@Goodsoldiersfolleworders99]

@@ShadowSonic2 or dark knight, think about it, it had 3 villains Scarecrow, joker and two face, hell infinity war has 6 villains in the movie, thanos, 4 of the black order and red skull, shazam had 8 villains, the 7 deadly sins and dr sivana

[@hunterkiller1440]

Spider-man 3 is the first time as a child that I realized not all films are good. It was my very first disappointment. It was sad to see this realization started off with one of my favourite franchises.

[@moondoria8401]

My first dissapointment was Secret Life of Pets.

[@prezwatts2278]

For me it was very different, I loved this film and still do

[@Koichi-Kun]

Tupac Shakur Fan same, this and spectacular were my first introductions to venom

[@TJY_RISE_UP]

@@Koichi-Kun I think mines was either the movie or 1994 were I seen venom for the first time

[@Liverpool5095]

@@prezwatts2278 When you reach 18 you'll realize how wayward you were. Or if you've reached adulthood, the only remaining plausible explanation is you're blinded by childhood bias. There are plenty of films which are objectively horrible that I first watched as a kid and loved.

[@V4Now]

When I saw this movie the audience cheered when Spidey blew up Harry, they clapped as if to say "yeah, that was bad ass" and that fight really was good!

[@finaldusk1821]

"The internet is colour blind!" How ironically honest...

[@user-hf9hf6hw8j]

Unless it's 4chan

[@1997lordofdoom]

@@user-hf9hf6hw8j 4chan is for subhumans so it doesn't count.

[@user-hf9hf6hw8j]

@@1997lordofdoom True. True. But nonetheless

[@ndm13]

Because everyone on the internet hates this movie. NOBODY likes ANYTHING about it. There has NEVER been ANYTHING positive said about this movie and Critic is STUNNING and BRAVE for sharing this view that NOBODY has. Subtle.

[@drake.2639]

*points at The Wall review* It is honest. A l o t

[@Sp8dr]

Thanos: I am inevitable Bruce Campbell: i am French

[@bensorkin7842]

Laughs in French

[@GrandJediMaster7860]

@@bensorkin7842 En Francais! 😉

[@es8662]

D accord ( je suis français )

[@pterosaur5245]

Snap.

[@sloanewalker42]

I am the 69th like

[@wolfodonnell1694]

This movie should be praised for bringing us so many meme sources God bless you Sam Raimi

[@andrewwalker5081]

I cannot lie: I cried my eyes out at the end of Spider Man 3

[@MetalHeadManic612]

Oh thank you! Harry's death moved me to ugly crying as a kid! So did Sandman telling his side of the story, and Peter forgiving him. It really got to me.

[@WoodyWoodpecker19843]

I cried at the end of Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Avengers Infinity War and Avengers Endgame.

[@WoodyWoodpecker19843]

All the best movies make us cry. All the worst movies make us laugh.

[@ogbee9690]

@@WoodyWoodpecker19843 Lord of the rings: return of the king?

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

We all did Harrys death hit me hard after 15 years

[@daniellavaladez7820]

NC’s portrayal of J. Jonah Jameson was ON POINT

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Not enough moustache...

[@princessrose1671]

It’s too good to the point that Im really hating the character more (just shows that he’s doing his job) 🤣😂

[@victoriamartines5030]

To the last pointy strain of hair.

[@shabmaster7128]

Absolutely agreed. I was quite surprised, someone should hire him to be JJ in a cartoon.

[@redly24]

That wig!!!!😲😆😂

[@tremorsfan]

I heard a theory that while Venom corrupts people's minds they are still technically the same person. So this is basically what a dorky person thinks as dark.

[@julienmorozof8082]

It's not a theory. Doc Connors in the movies says it out loud. The symbiote make a person's toxic traits stronger. It doesn't create them. So when Peter is dancing like a dork, he's acting like his definition of cool and hyp

[@Webshooters1]

It's not a theory. The symbiote enhances the traits of it's host in particular the more negative aspects like aggression. Those traits of Peter that had him dancing at the club and in the streets? Those already existed. The symbiote just magnified them and turned it up to 11. Peter is a uncool nerd so this is what he THINKS being cool is like. That's why it's perfect. It's totally in character for this version of Peter.

[@anikmonette2140]

@@Webshooters1 I agree. But like Doug I'm confused by the crowd's reaction: at first you see people cringe around him but after a minute women are suddenly smiling at him so it's unclear to me if it's something he's imagining or not. The fact that it's shot from a POV angle confuses me even more...

[@bigboomer1013]

So its their alter ego and dark subconscious. It opens the dark part of their mind.

[@LadyOnikara]

@@julienmorozof8082 Someone should REALLY update his dictionary.

[@MoonGhostDoodles]

Doug’s JJJ is a pretty underrated performance. That was great lol

[@stuffandthings834]

The irony on his sponsor ad is amazing

[@mafeuk]

Things I genuinely like about Spider-Man 3: -The black symbiote suit was a killer. -Thomas Haden Church's performance. -The special effects were so good for its time especially the scene where Flint Marko turns into Sandman for the first time. That shit was beautiful. -Venom when separated from Eddie Brock looked like a terrifying creature straight out of a Tim Burton/Henry Selick animation. -The dance, yes, THAT. FUCKING. DANCE. -The part with J. Jonah Jameson and his pills is absolutely hilarious. -Stan Lee´s cameo. -The theme about forgiveness. Peter Parker learns to forgive his uncle's killer, Harry learns to forgive Spider-Man and Mary Jane forgives Peter. -When Peter and Harry team up to save MJ is one of the most satisfying scenes of the entire trilogy. -The song "Signal Fire" by Snow Patrol in the end credits after the final scene where MJ and Peter reconcile is so powerful and the best end credits song of the Raimi films. It makes me teary-eyed everytime I hear it knowing there won´t be more Sam Raimi/Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies and the trilogy ended in such a bittersweet tone.

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

THC was perfect as The Sandman/Flint Marko

[@icetray2727]

The symbiote suit wasn’t accurate to the suit in the comics

[@Nile8765]

i love 1-3 and i dont care what people say about my opinion. I grew up with these films, and i will damn sure defend them.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

AH well, I was more annoyed at Venom's characterisation and small size. I also think ASME2 had some of best, but also some of cheesiest and worst, scenes, in the franchise.

[@georgedawson5621]

True on all points. And yes, the dance was unbelievably corny and kinda stupid, but it’s also grown on me over the years

[@rickbooth3071]

"ben 10 inches" there is a special place in hell for that joke. its right next to that terrible CGI puppet from spawn

[@bullwinkle524]

Rick Booth this is the best comment I’ve read today

[@jalencampbell8807]

Rick Booth Why? That joke was funny. 😂

[@Spectra651]

I think I saw that one on The Cinema Snob.

[@supremophantom187]

He pissed off cause it made him laugh but he cried when ben died in the first spider man movie LMAO XD XD XD

[@rickbooth3071]

BrxNational its funny as hell, but u really wanna have hung as fuck uncle ben in the back of your head? 🤣

[@foxplayingames8484]

28:06 he had the perfect opportunity to say "i want to kill the spider, you want to kill the spider" and then he transforms and he says "WE want to kill the spider. wanna join me? what a wasted perfect scene that was

[@HurricaneDDragon]

Nostalgia Critic: “EVERYone says that EVERYthing in this movie is the worst.” Inigo Montaya: “You use that word ‘every’ a lot. I do not think you know what it means.”

[@salarzx62090]

Reminds of when literally everybody says the word "literally" in literally all their sentences

[@TwinKids3895]

Pirate Style Jutsu He said that everyone despises Iron Man 2 when that simply isn’t the case. Iron Man 2 has a 7/10 average rating on IMDb and a 71% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes which is pretty good.

[@HurricaneDDragon]

Twin Kids Yeah, I recently rewatched Iron Man 2 after years of writing it off as “meh”, and it’s actually a lot better than I remembered.

[@jamiefairest9109]

That quote you used describes the reason why Captain Marvel is “bad”

[@malikpierre-louis3343]

I don't think you know what hyperbole means.

[@zackcross7190]

28:58 HISHE Harry: You are so fired. Bernard: What? Harry: You’ve known that this whole time, and you pick now to tell me? Bernard: I thought this would be the best time to tell you the truth. Harry: I TOOK A GRENADE TO THE FACE DUDE!

[@Karlos1234ify]

Nice reference.

[@-themanwiththeplan-7235]

HISHE is the best.

[@seymourkrelborn4780]

Fun fact: Sony imposed that scene to be made and added because they thought audiences were too dumb to realise Harry changed his mind on his own (the original, deleted version has Harry look at a picture of him with Peter and MJ, then we see him deep in thought. Harry isn't seen again until his heroic entrance to the final battle. This deleted version of the scene is restored in the official Editor's Cut, which removes Sony's reshoot with Bernard)

[@REED1988]

"My daughter loved Spiderman who she supposed to lookup to now??".... Maybe you dad!

[@Technotoadnotafrog]

ouch

[@motor4X4kombat]

Wow that burn was so big it can set the woods on fire.

[@owendudley5218]

Fun fact: Harry's Butler is Bill Paxton's father

[@emmethefangirl8785]

"I think Spider-Man needs Jesus" best line here. Definitely best fake conversation.

[@curtisleblanc5897]

Aunt May: "Spider-Man doesn't kill people." Black Suit Spider-Man: *kills Marko* Aunt May: "WHAT THE HELL?!"

[@mackielunkey2205]

_"You want forgiveness? Get religion."_ -Bully Maguire

[@gabrielgingras814]

May I suggest the teachings of the Jedi.

[@PsychoticToyota00]

@@gabrielgingras814 And may I suggest the footing of your ass?

[@asterixobelix20]

Yeah and instead he went and asked God to kill Peter. Because logic.

[@gabrielgingras814]

@@asterixobelix20 That was a KZbin poop reference.

[@TakumiTheFAUSTScientist]

You want the Beginning? *I AM THE NEW BEGINNING!*

[@frickno4118]

4:33 This is the best depiction of a part of the internet ever.

[@smoothst9303]

SM 3 > TASM 2

[@shonen991]

Evil Peter Parker was perfect though. It was suppose to be cringing and uncomfortable, because the Symbiote amplies the evil within a person. So a dorky nerd like Peter would think that being a playboy douche that dances badly and doesn't care, is his inner evil. He's not an insane murderer, he's a hero, and his inner evil reflects that. That even when he's evil Peter, he's not an insane killer.

[@gabbychan6609]

in the comics peters suit canonically went to deadpool first and Symbiotes keep the traits of their last wearer

[@firstnamethenalastname]

that's exactly how i viewed it the first time, 'wow THIS is his dark side?'

[@mittycommitspizzatime92]

THANK YOU!

[@thescreenslaver8520]

Nostalgia Critic was right about Stan Lee’s cameo.

[@GingerofMassDestruction]

He was so right

[@dergenmusic2081]

He was so right

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Too right.

[@sesereddead465]

Carlos Lopez-Ortega I’m so sorry

[@bigboomer1013]

Spider man 3 was the first movie that got me to love and forgive and understand the villain. And kinda gave me chills for how relatable "I like being bad. It makes me happy" line.

[@alexgrey7972]

I remember skipping school to see this and wishing I was in class

[@jonathanwright8025]

Laughs in episode 1, May 1999

[@irottaalfurinn2539]

you're trash alex

[@penny1545]

Lol! It was indeed more torture than school classes!

[@alexgrey7972]

@@irottaalfurinn2539 why because I didn’t like a bad spiderman adaptation?? You can keep your dancing emo Parker Doc

[@irottaalfurinn2539]

@@alexgrey7972 I was quoting tobey but ok lol

[@fortisetlenisstudios3352]

Fans: "Give me review!" Critic: "You'll get your review when you fix this damn door!

[@alexsilva28]

Review Time

[@tennisthelegend]

Ok

[@MacNava]

I’ve been having a hard time with the coronavirus, and this is exactly what the doctor ordered! Thank you, Dr. Critic!

[@robbieking4070]

It's like Dr Bitch Spasms said: 'Laughter's the best medicine. HOOHOO!!-HOOHOO!!-HOOHOO!!-HOOHOO!!-HOOHOO!!'

[@GhostOfJohnLennon]

Mac Nava you have coronavirus?

[@aye_its_karate6169]

You got the virus? Don't put your finger up your butt then smell it.

[@gianinabadami5341]

I agree in that he's of the boredom

[@randomhuman7880]

6:50 I CANT STOP LAUGHING HEELLLP💀💀

[@ky9930]

Imagine Peter dancing without the music.

[@jamiefairest9109]

There’s a video of that

[@magentapurpleyap5566]

@@jamiefairest9109 link?

[@theamazingmaymay123]

“Far from home.” Ha. True Honestly, if this movie just had Sandman, Harry and Their relationship. It’ll be good.

[@shindean]

That was the plan. But this movie was a victim of huge studio interference that forced Venom into it or Sam Raimi wouldn't be allowed to direct it. He did the best he could, but well...brought to you by the same studio that reboots a franchise still fresh in people's minds.

[@Jtr999]

Eddie brock becoming Venom should have been an end credit scene

[@myntifresh6557]

CovahDX that would’ve made so much more sense than him being one of the main villains. And it would’ve technically been Sam Raimi putting venom in the movie. Damn Sam missed his chance to make the movie better

[@NirvanaLiveTonight-]

That’s what the original script was. Then everyone said Venom!

[@saloz9483]

@@Jtr999 basically this. It would've been instant box office money for spiderman 4.

[@nealmaxwell790]

He does an incredible JK Simmons impression. Jesus, I hope he doesn’t do a sketch based on Oz

[@firepuppies4086]

Just has to add some growl, maybe a bit deeper?

[@batshineman174]

No joke, this might the most fair unbiased review of Spider-Man 3 that I've ever seen.

[@riverpaw3234]

That dance scene was one of the greatest scenes in anything ever

[@leow193]

Hey, how in hell did JJJ still hire Peter who stole his son's fiancee ?

[@thewindyredpanda5715]

@@Good100 eventually in a story, Peter left because he got tired of JJ's Lies and Shit posts.

[@bensorkin7842]

You mean his employee, the nerd, taking his daughter-in-law the actress, from his son the astronaut? Eh, it's water under the bridge.

[@tgiacin435]

Ben Sorkin he probably forgot about it between films

[@motor4X4kombat]

@@bensorkin7842 thats something that would say the boss, JJ

[@Defnotaraccoon]

I don't think he knows that happened. Like, she gave the astronaut a note but I doubt it said "hey I'm leaving you for your dad's freelance photographer, Peter Parker. See ya byeee" We as the audience know she left him for Peter, not the characters. Also, JJ's first reaction after his son was dumped was something like "I wonder if we can get the deposit back" or something about getting food. He hardly cares

[@Igorcastrochucre]

I love when Gwen realizes that she's being used as a third wheel for Mary Jane and apologizes for embarassing her. This, Spetacular, Amazing 1 & 2 and Verse made Gwen one my favorite characters.

[@tariqthomas9090]

Yeah, Gwen Stacy is pretty great and it's no wonder why she's so popular. I can totally see why people prefer her to MJ for Peter (even though people also ship her with Miles as well). Also, if you're into comics, Spider-Gwen is great as well.

[@alejandro9829]

Her affair with goblin ruined her for me

[@alejandro9829]

@Dylan Sharp in the sins past story arc

[@alejandro9829]

@Dylan Sharp the amazing Spiderman comics i think it starts in issue 500 you can buy the volume in Amazon

[@redvince5627]

I’m just going to say it: I like this movie. I don’t love it like the other 2, but I like it. Sue me.

[@kain5056]

I watched this in the theater back in the day, and when Peter started crying in the break up scene, I kid you not, the entire theater burst into laughter!

[@averymerrick]

Fun fact: Sam Raimi is *now* directing "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness". He can do comedy and humor right (Spider Man 2).

[@SirTyJensen]

He's only considered.

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

Not sure

[@ryanc970]

Wasn't that one supposed to be the MCU's first horror movie? Raimi can do light-hearted and funny, but I don't know about suspenseful or spooky.

[@buttonmasher7615]

Sure, but that's not horror, which we were expecting.

[@spycheck]

@@ryanc970 need I remind you he directed EVIL DEAD....

[@00square1]

“My name is Peter Parker. I was bitten by a radioactive spider. And for a couple years, I’ve been the one and only spider-man. I’m sure you know the rest. I save the city, fell in love, saved the city again maybe more than I should. Saved thousands of lives. Oh and I did this....” Cue 24:30- 24:50 “But we don’t talk about this... at all. Look I had movie trilogy, several acclaimed animated shows, I was part of a cinematic universe, and i had an animated movie featuring thousands different interpretations of me. It even gave me an Oscar. I even sold well in video games and toys. But despite all things I been put through, the one thing that’s keeping New York from oblivion is me and I love protecting it. There’s only one true face of Marvel and You’re looking at him.”

[@guilhermedias3488]

Underated

[@Official_Anonymous]

“You want forgiveness: get religion...”

[@alex.2092]

Wasn't Rami forced into adding in Venom when he really didn't want to?

[@ljdi1]

Yes, I hear he didn’t know that much about the character. He was forced to because Venom was very popular in the comics

[@orangeslash1667]

@@ljdi1 The problem is a film with 3 villains I'm not sure can work, if you can make sandman and Harry interesting theres no need for Venom or at the least not in the context of the film

[@HarperStl]

Maybe they were going for a “what regular people see vs. what peter sees”. So when the people are just looking at him like he’s insane is real life, and when people love what he’s doing it’s all in his head. I mean the symbiote can mess with his head

[@SEB1991SEB]

Wow that could be true. If it is though then they should've made it clearer. And if it isn't true then it should've been, that would've been a cool idea.

[@codo820]

As a Black person, he is absolutely right about that scene.

[@startrekalien]

Because every black person is the same? Well stated.

[@codo820]

@@startrekalien I don't remember saying that. Seems you have a personal problem

[@seymourskinner5968]

startrekalien that was a good point

[@startrekalien]

@@codo820 Sorry but I read between the lines. He sure represented us lol

[@codo820]

@@startrekalien I mean you can read into it whatever you want but maybe you'll do better not to project your issues onto things.

[@dr.diamond9868]

Bruce Campbell as 3 different people really made a lot of sense when they revealed he was supposed to be Mysterio in the 4th movie, I'd love to see Bruce's version of Mysterio but I love Jake Gyllenhaal's version

[@MrAkatsuki42]

Nostalgia critic playing JJ Jameson playing the represantation of the internet: the internet is colorblind Me: laughs in racism

[@thescreenslaver8520]

The physical representation of the internet is actually pretty accurate.

[@victoriamartines5030]

Yeah, but they should've thrown a a furry and a troll into the mix.

[@thescreenslaver8520]

victoria martines At least they were accurate in the internet refusing to admit its wrong and only thinking its right. If they had him be offended by everything Critic said that would be so accurate we could confuse him as the internet.

[@blackphoenix32]

WRONG!

[@zydrakeshogun]

"I guess one person can make a difference. 'Nuff said." That is the best quote of the movie. FIGHT ME.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

And from Stan the man, natch.

[@zydrakeshogun]

@@chrissonofpear1384 We all miss him dearly.

[@victoriamartines5030]

No fight necessary. Excelsior!

[@mysteriousstranger9182]

Can’t because you’re right

[@zachwillas6329]

RIP Stan Lee, you'll be missed dearly.

[@daliborjovanovic510]

17:33 The screenplay for Sam Raimi's Spider-Man would have included a scene at the beginning where Spider-Man caught Mysterio, who would have been unmasked as Bruce Campbell. Now it all adds up.

[@timothylewis2527]

I've been trying to flip an egg in a frying pan like Harry and MJ did in that one scene for THIRTEEN YEARS.

[@-Hikaru._.Tykon-]

“The Internet Is Color Blind” I am pissing myself laughing right now lol

[@Velkan1396]

Oh. YehxD

[@Natat]

Considering people never settled for the color of that dress, I can believe that.

[@dustwarewolf5532]

And according to the FAR-Left, being blind to colour is "racist", despite ignoring race being the predominant point of MLK Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech.

[@Fluffkitscripts]

And according to the far-right, even vaguely suggesting that white people don’t face worse racism than black people is sacrilege to... something.

[@1997lordofdoom]

@@dustwarewolf5532 There is a difference in ignoring race and ignoring the fact that if you are not white you have a lot of disadvantages because of it. Far-right lunatics don't like when this is acknowledged so they hide behind their victim mentality of being called a racist.

[@Alchimex_]

19:16 Sam Raimi never wanted Venom in the film, the studio forced him. So in turn, he sabotaged Venom and the black suits inclusion. Which is why he hated the film to begin with.

[@shindean]

I don't think he sabotaged it as much as he simply hadn't thought anything for that role, and in turn devalued everything else, which is why the Sandman conclusion was so oddly done. Even before a story/script is written, you have a compound of ideas and hopes of what you want your characters to accomplish and how to do it, even if rewriting changes some structure, you still have a goal. He's ready to film, it's the 11th hour, and the studio tells him "Venom or nothing". He was doomed.

[@Alchimex_]

@@shindean He went on record saying he didn't want to put Venom in the film and he "gave them what they wanted". Then he distanced himself from the film. He had other plans that Sony didn't care for

[@shindean]

@@Alchimex_ i know, we know. After that dance scene, we are all trying to figure out what went wrong all those years ago.

[@jsveterans6949]

Huh, interesting... Makes a lot of sense if that's the case.. From the way Venom and Eddie were introduced it's clear they were not well thought out. The climax of the movie seemed forced, as well as sandman's conclusion feeling out of place because of it... And cutting venom out, would make it a solid movie... Hell, I kinda wanna see a re-cut version now.

[@salarzx62090]

In my opinion, he should have sacrificed Sandman and cut him out of the movie to focus on Harry and Venom. To quote Doc Ock, "Sometimes, to do what's right we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most"

[@BananaRama76]

I think the scene with Harry being clotheslined would have been a little better with Pete saying "oh my God that actually worked"

[@HoustonSoto]

When I saw this in my feed I heard the Emperor’s voice say “The time has come...”

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Execute Order Fix-This-Damn-Door.

[@mikerueffer579]

Fans:"Because of you will never see Sam Rami's spider man 4!" Sony:"Yeah what's it mean to you!" Fans:"EVERYTHING!"

[@Deadhead-kq4hr]

Don't get vulture and his daughter and mysterio before homecoming and far from home even though they were concept

[@Saltyaf38]

Honest to God I happy we didn't get it.

[@ryanstauffer119]

No Way Home was worth it after 14 years of not seeing Tobey as he web slinger

[@mr.alucardrules4956]

honestly listening to Sam rami talk about this movie it really felt like Sony had control of the script instead of rami

[@NirvanaLiveTonight-]

Because they did.

[@mr.alucardrules4956]

@@NirvanaLiveTonight- Sony really is a shitty company

[@NirvanaLiveTonight-]

Mr.AlucardRules Yes Sir.

[@samkresil6011]

Even the fact that they even forced him into including Venom when he didn't understand the character.

[@limjiehao8715]

@@mr.alucardrules4956 Don't blame Sony for everything, it's Avi Arad who forced Sam Raimi to add Venom

[@thehouseofwhatkivanders]

6:57 "Oh hi, Harry." [grab] "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA--"

[@big.ant538]

"I have a 9-year-old daughter, loves Spider-Man. Who's she supposed to look up to now?" *Uh, I don't know... maybe you? Since, you know... you're her Dad?*

[@captainbirch9835]

My favorite detail in this movie is that sandman keeps falling apart, until he sees the locket with his daughters picture. That's what drives him to pull himself together and keep moving.

[@thatsastick13]

Aunt May in this trilogy is the purest form of wholesome joy.

[@sleepykitty8918]

YES!!! ... I really like her performance. She made me smile.

[@averymerrick]

Second that.

[@victoriamartines5030]

Yup.

[@Disconnect350]

Exactly. She actually feels like a real person unlike all the cardboard douchy characters in MCU.

[@Garbs_And_Calories]

“It may sound corny now but when I’m dead your gonna cry” Me holding back the tears Yeahhhh

[@STINKERMCGEE]

Doug as JJJ was the single best bit I've seen him do in a while.

[@jaredgagnon7342]

Scientist 1: "There's a change in silicon mass." Scientist 2: "It's probably just a bird, it'll fly away when we fire it up." Scientist 3: "Here's a bright idea, why don't you make sure it's a bird before you mutate the crap out of something just because you were too lazy to run this nighttime sand mutation experiment safely." Scientist 2: "Ugh, fine. (looks out the lab window) Huh, that's a big bird down there." Scientist 1: "Hey, wait a minute. That's not a bird, that's a man."

[@webbers4life146]

Jared Gagnon Honest Trailers 👍🏻

[@jaredgagnon7342]

Actually @@webbers4life146, it's How It Should Have Ended.

[@sloanewalker42]

You don’t understand. I have a daughter, she’s really sick. That makes it okay for me to break the law. I’m not a bad guy.

[@darkmyro]

@@sloanewalker42 , but you killed a guy and got(I assume) your friend killed when the robbery went belly up. I'm not a bad guy!

[@SpectrumSwordtails]

Scientists 2: "Fire it up anyway."

[@justinpullen1097]

You failed to mention MJ brushing off Peter trying to support her after the bad reviews and her not telling him she was fired. She's just as bad in the relationship as he is.

[@patrickbateman6682]

This is a classic "so bad it's good" movie. I love it 😂

[@airachica]

That entire "kissing another girl while knowing his girlfriend is watching" scene just made me really mad. Huge fucking red flag, immediately dump anyone who does anything similar to you.

[@marvelousmeyer4024]

I think there's actually a theory that Bruce Campbell's character is actually Mysterio since all of his jobs in the trilogy had something to do with show business in some way and Mysterio always wanted to become an actor in the comics. Also in the concept art for Spider-Man 4 there's a scene where Mysterio gets captured and unmasked and he looks a lot like Bruce Campbell.

[@grimes558]

Didn't Bruce Campbell play the narrator in the Spider-man games?

[@TS-us3lx]

Pretty sure Raimi confirmed that Bruce Campbell would've been Mysterio in SM4

[@marvelousmeyer4024]

Weegee Squeegee I know for sure he did in the first one but idk about the other two.

[@marvelousmeyer4024]

T S interesting I didn’t know that

[@grimes558]

@@marvelousmeyer4024 Yeah, okay, I was just making sure I wasn't confusing him with another person. (Also, yeah, he was in the other two.)

[@ethansmith8463]

"You are definitely far from home." I see what you did there...

[@captainbirch2.079]

The Birth of Sandman is proof that if Sam Raimi had gotten to make the movie he wanted to make, it would have been spectacular

[@david-astercousins6372]

Ha as a little kid like 6 or 7 I loved this movie! Why? Because it had my favorite character: Sandman, I even had a action figure of him. I loved the chacter because even as a lil kid I saw the good in him. I knew he loved his daughter and did it for her, so I saw him as awesome. I would carry around the doll of him and everything. I was a weird kid.. But it's a cute story.

[@twisterman4184]

Me too 😃

[@wstine79]

Rob: "Doug?! You're the STAMPS GOBLIN?" Doug: "Yes. Don't tell Chaplin." :::falls over dead:::

[@haihai9022]

Chaplin: Hi! I'm Chaplin!

[@wstine79]

@@haihai9022 Lloyd: "Sigh."

[@haihai9022]

@@wstine79 Chaplin: Hi Lloyd! I'm Chaplin!

[@webbers4life146]

Aunt May: “...and that’s when he whipped it out. They didn’t call him Ben 10-inches for nothing.” 😂

[@NoName-st4tw]

😂

[@maximillianpegasus7721]

😂

[@mennymoto]

😂

[@francisfatta]

Might as well join in so 😂

[@Diavol0Krimson]

Ohh hi harry

[@samkresil6011]

13:55 To think THIS moment would've gotten the audience to gasp during the film.