>- Probably the worst acting in the series. Like, "Star Wars:
>Episode III" bad.

i agree with this for a few scenes, but not the whole movie.

>- So a grenade will leave a scar on one man's face but cause
>another man to explode? Alright, then. Carry on...

uhmmm consider the composition of the one who exploded, which perfectly explains why, not to mention the changes made to the one who didnt explode, as he showed some mutant-like characteristics

>- Thomas Hayden-Church did a good job. I'm glad he made the
>decision to cut 70% of his dialouge, though. He managed to
>tell more with his face and body than he could have with the
>hokey dialouge they gave the characters.

agreed.

>- Peter's "Black Suit" scenes were hi-larious.

yeah, but to me they took away from the movie- a lot.

>- Topher Grace was awesome on his own terms, but not as Venom,
>IMO.

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>- You can tell Sam Raimi's heart just may not be in the
>franchise anymore. The film was alright, but it's certainly a
>departure from the first two. Not "X3" bad, it's a good
>popcorn film, but maybe not a worthy entry in the franchise.
>3/5, maybe 3.5/5 I guess.

not a "worthy" entry? considering how high the bar was initially set, then raised, this makes some sense... but for all its flaws, it does a great job on several fronts, tying up a few loose ends and bringing many things full circle. story/acting wise its obviously the third in the series..but lets be clear- this is (as you said) no x-3, and giving it a 3.5 of 5 warrants "worthy", wouldnt you say? i more or less go for 8/10, personally. the last 1/4 brought up the curve by leaps and bounds for me.

>- Oh, and I want to smash J. Jonah Jameson's assistant. God
>damn.

*jeezy voice* yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaah