A New Cut of SPIDER-MAN 3 Appeared Online For a Few Days Then Vanished
Most Spider-Man fans will agree that 2007's Spider-Man 3 is the worst of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. There have been rumors recently that a new cut of the film would be released in conjunction with an upcoming Blu-ray release of the trilogy. Then over the weekend, io9 reports, that a new cut of "the film actually showed up on Amazon this weekend... only to disappear a day later." Amazon apparently tried to pull the movie from its service, but not before a few fans were able to purchase it.
So what are we hearing about the changes made in the movie? Well, the site says a fans post in a BluRay.com forum details all the changes. And there aren't as many as you might think.
"...the movie runs slightly shorter, and several scenes and lines of dialogue are cut or swapped around.
The scene of Aunt May in Peter’s apartment giving back his engagement ring has been cut entirely, as has the entirely bizarre scene where Peter apologizes to his landlord while trying to call MJ. Tragically, the moment Willem Dafoe yells “FIRST, WE ATTACK HIS HEART!” from beyond the grave at James Franco’s Harry Osborn is also left on the cutting floor. Added in the new version of the film includes shots from early trailers of Peter wearing the symbiote suit in the broad daylight as he flew through the streets of New York, as well as a full restoration of Christopher Young’s score as the soundtrack for the film, meaning several scenes now have new music attached."
It doesn't sound like the changes are anything that will drastically change the film, but it is still pretty unique that a 10-year old film gets a new edit. It doesn't look like we'll have to wait much longer to see it either. The editors cut, as well as the three theatrical versions of the Spider-Man movies, will be part of new Blu-Ray re-release available June 13.
Oh, I almost forgot to mention...everyone's favorite dance reportedly survived the cut...
I was really disappointed when I saw this movie in theaters, so I'm curious to see if these changes will actually change my opinion. There are a lot of die hard web heads out there, but do you think anyone will really care that much about this new cut?