I'm one of those guys who used to go see movies in the theater opening night, or soon after, on a weekly or bi-weekly basis when I was in my late teens and twenties. Now that I'm older with a family and busy schedule, I usually have to wait for the movies to come out on DVD before I can see them. I'm just finally getting around to watching all the summer blockbusters as they file out on disc format.
With that being said, I actually enjoy Spider-Man 3 more than I do the Transformers, which goes against all of the conventional wisdom I've read on the internet. I find the Transformers to be enjoyable, and full of great action and effects, but the characterization felt sort of flat for me. On the other hand, Spider-Man 3 had great action and effects as well, but I found that the number of subplots and the overarching storyline held me more captive, everything from Peter's up and down relationship with Mary Jane, his love-hate relationship with Harry, and the battle between his puppy-eyed do-gooder/emo-self-indulgent halves.
Anybody have anything that surprised them after watching, or do you find my analysis off?