Comments on: Spider-Man 3 To Become Most Expensive Movie Ever… Will It Hurt The Movie?

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:29:06 +0000

Yeah, I heard more about Superman Returns having a huge budget than I did about X-Men 3, but maybe it was smart for them to be quiet about it. According to that Radar Online article, Cleopatra would actually still be the most expensive movie ever made if you account for inflation (it works out to $290 million!).

By: Henrik

Henrik — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:06:49 +0000

As for wether or not a budget makes a film better or worse, I won’t say that is the case in general, but when it comes to summer blockbusters, it usually does make the film better. The bigger the FX budget, the better the movie. Spider-Man 2 spent something like 55 million dollars on visual effects, and it definitely improved the movie, compared to how the first one was, even when you take into account the “inflation rate” of effects progression over the 2 years. I thought Spider-Man 2 had effects that were way better than anything coming out at the time, and that is solely because they had the raw cash to throw at it.

If this cash is put to use to create the same leap forward in regards to the visual effects side of things, I think it will improve the movie. If it’s being used to pay Topher Grace… maybe not so much. Is X-Men 3 the highest budget ever though? Really? I guess it makes sense because they had a shorter timeframe to make it, they would have to spend more cash to get it done, but it certainly doesn’t look like the biggest production in history.

By: lars

lars — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:18:32 +0000

I was so excited to see it… after the credits came up today, my feelings were mixed. Its definately not the best of the three movies.. overall. technically it is, of course. There are many good scenes, including some kickass action (feels like less then spidey II) and very few funny stuff (could be more). I dont want to spoil anything or say its a failure. The movie is good but just not what I hoped it would be…

By: Zedd

Zedd — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:17:23 +0000

I’m excited, but I definitely agree that topping Spider-Man 2 is going to be really tough. I didn’t even like the first movie, but I walked out the theater with a big smile on my face after seeing 2. I’m hoping we some more of Raimi’s Evil Dead-like stylings (like the Operating Room scene). So awesome.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:48:08 +0000

I pre-ordered my ticket the time the clock went to 00.01 8 days ago, picked it up yesterday.

Thursday May 3rd at 00.01 I will be hooting for this movie along with 1200 nerds. It’s gonna be awesome. I can’t wait for this movie, even though I was pensieve about the whole Venom thing, not really a big fan, I much prefer the old-school villains, the new TV spots have pretty much won me over. I think it’s going to be awesome.

The backlash is brewing though, as this movie will definitely have a very tough time outdoing Spider-Man 2 which was *so good*.