Posted on 04/19/2007 3:39:54 PM PDT by Pyro7480
A NewsBusters reader alerted me a few minutes ago to London Times film critic Leo Lewis and how he threw in a complaint about the American flag's brief cameo in "Spider-Man 3." The superhero sequel is set for wide release in the United States on May 4, Lewis filed his review from Tokyo.
Lewis liked the film overall (3 out of 5 stars) but was disappointed that the evil alter-ego that inhabits Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) in the film is "still hopelessly mild-mannered." Of course, unlike say "Grindhouse," "Spider-Man" is intended for a wide audience from fathers and sons to teenagers on a Saturday night date.
At any rate, Lewis then puts in his anti-American potshot with his complaint about a scene featuring an American flag. The scene is similar to one in the first movie with Spidey atop a skyscraper crowned with Old Glory:
Also disappointing is the inability of the director, Sam Raimi, to end the romp without a fleeting shot of the American flag. The Stars and Stripes just happens to be fluttering behind Spidey as he makes his triumphal return to honour, probity and good honest fist-fighting.
Spidey is on a flagpole in the US - what did he expect!? Sheesh.
This Outta Really Piss Em’ Off...”Andy”...;0)
Great Britain has become Not-So-Great Britain. This reviewer and his ilk didn’t mind seeing the American flag when we helped save their nation from being conquered by Hitler. When their Muslim immigrant friends have the sword of Islam at their throats, the Euro-peons will scream for us to rescue them again. Maybe this time we should say, “Go to Hell!”
This Lewis is a real creep.
Just my opinion.
This reminds me of a Canadian acquaintance of mine. He can’t understand why he sees so many flags everytime he comes to the states. It annoys him. As a Canadian, and also a British citizen, he finds patriotic displays — of any kind — to be in poor taste. I’ve considered trying to explain it to him, but he’d never understand. We usually talk hockey instead.
Oh please well how about telling him that we Americans don’t give crap about hockey that really tick him off ROFL
This comment in the review of Spiderman 3 has been completely misconstrued. The reviewer means that the long shot of the US flag is a bit cheesy, nothing more. He isn’t anti-American at all and we Brits certainly aren’t (this film has been very successful over here).
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