Taking in a Sunday Matinee

Sunday afternoon, Linda and I dropped in to see what the Spiderman 3 buzz was all about. The opening credits did a nice job of reminding me of several of the characters and events of the first two of the series; I'm not sure that they did as much for Linda who'd not seen either film.

New villains, a new twist on an old nemesis, and Mary Jane Watson all work to keep Peter Parker / Spiderman on the go, struggling to keep it all together. Stan Lee, creator of the Spiderman storyline, made his traditional cameo.

Several small moral lessons are presented without being too heavy handed. How to be a good husband, forgiveness, the value of friends, and consequences of greed all come to mind at the moment. There was even an interesting little perspective on the motivation of one of the bad guys that might be thought provoking.

The action was good, the story was good. I don't expect it to be recognized as a great film but it was worth a sunday afternoon at the movies.