It's time for a brief look back at 2007 — brief, because my theatergoing is not what it once was. The number of movies I saw in theaters has fluctuated wildly since a decade ago, though it seems relatively constant over the course of this millennium: 1995: 22 1996: 43 1997: 70 1998: 53 1999:…
Tag: Spider-Man
A Great Big Bang-Up
Spider-Man 3 was to fans like honey to flies. Having contributed to that success, I now offer this perspective on a film that I very much enjoyed, but nowhere near as much as I did its predecessors. I skimped on the previews for this third adaptation of the Marvel superhero: trailers are unnecessary selling points…
Overture, Light the Lights
In anticipation of Spider-Man 3 — a new trailer for which was released this past weekend — I've invited several friends to a group outing. One person accepted: I love opening nights; there is an energy in the audience that is different from other movie experiences. Another declined: I would rather see the movie in…
The Year In Preview
Seeing as how the Oscars are to be presented tonight, I thought it time to stop looking backward to the best (and worst) of 2006, and have plotted my moviegoing for 2007. The pickings are slimmer than I thought. Movies I want to see this year: Spider-Man 3 (May 4th) The Transformers (July 4th) Harry…
The Not-So-Marvelous
A week from today marks the four-year anniversary of the release of Daredevil: It was a Valentine's Day I remember well, having spent it in the theater among fellow lonely geeks. Marvel plans to commemorate this milestone by putting yet another well-known actor into an incongruous superhero role: Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider. Frankly, I'm…
Fantastic Faux
And now the trailer for the next Fantastic Four film is up. I know why I watch this stuff: after watching the best parts of a bomb excerpted into trailer form, I'm saved the time and money of watching the rest of the movie. Here, we have Johnny Storm chasing the T-1000, who has some…
Trailer Sense is Tingling
Spider-Man 3 trailer is up. I don't even know why I bother watching this stuff. It's not like they need to sell me on the film. Looks like they're playing around with comic book continuity. I'm okay with that, especially since I'm sure we're seeing only a fraction of the truth this early in the…