I think I may have made him a little beefy in the shoulders, but I’m really happy with how my sketch of Venom turned. I tried to incorporate elements of the movie version and the comic book version in his facial features. What do you guys think?

So today is the big day, right? Spider-Man 3 is in theaters. I had a few friends going to midnight showings, but for obvious reasons I wasn’t able to join them. I haven’t been to a midnight showing since Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and I paid for it dearly. I don’t think I have it in me to do that kind of stuff anymore.

Cami and I are planning on seeing Spider-Man 3 on Sunday while my parents watch Henry. Cami’s not too hyped about it. I think it’s because she doesn’t want to encourage my fascination with comic book characters. She always sites precedence back when we watched the first Spider-Man. She fell asleep during the middle of the movie. Honestly, I about fell asleep, too.

But before you grab the pitchforks, know that it wasn’t because I was bored! I think we had done a lot of yard work that day and we were both wiped out. Put us in a dark room with comfortable seats and it’s lights out. Anyway, she always reminds me of that like if I take her to a comic book movie, she’ll be bored to tears. Nice try, honey.

I am somewhat intimidated by the movie’s near 3-hour running time. That’s a long time to be in a theater no matter which way you slice it.

I know earlier in the week that I expressed some apprehension about whether or not the movie would be able to support itself under the weight of it’s own hype. Critics are kind of beating up on it a little bit but I’ve read a lot of fan reactions and it seems to be quite the opposite. Almost bordering on hyperbole. That’s okay. I’m a fan myself. I’ll be right there with ’em. Even though I was apprehensive, I’m starting to get excited again. It’s kind of like when you’re a teenager and you’re excited for Christmas, but then because you’re moody and your Dad made you fight the crowds to get something nice for your Mom, you get dismissive and talk about how you’re “so over Christmas.” Then it’s, like, two days before Christmas and you start flipping out again because you know you’re going to get presents. Same thing.

Did anyone sit through a midnight showing? What did you think? Stay away from spoilers, please. Keep it in the general category. I’m just wondering if some of the critics complaints are valid (over stuffing things with too many villains, over-choreographed fight sequences, etc.) Leave your thoughts below!