Spiderman 3: Agree that it was still entertaining, but a notch below the first two. My main gripe with it was the CGI. On the one hand, I thought Sandman and Venom looked INCREDIBLE. Top rate CGI there. However, the fight scenes (and movement overall) between Spiderman/Parker and the Goblin I thought looked incredibly fake. I also think they just tried to pack too much into it. Between the alien suit, Venom, Goblin, the love story, and Sandman, none of them got the attention they deserved.
Shrek the Third: Not as good as the first two, but I don't think it was bad. I still think it was very, very funny. It's not novel anymore, and therefore feels a little rehashed. But standing on it's own, not compared to the first two, I still think it's a very funny movie.
Haven't seen either Pirates or Surfs Up. Not expecting much from Pirates, I thought Surfs Up looked at least somewhat entertaining from previews. Can't wait for Transformers (as much of a dork as that makes me). I'll wait for FF until it comes out on video. I think Silver Surfer looks cool, but the first one was so bad I just can't get excited for this one.
I agree on Sopranos. I thought those 8 minutes or so of the Diner was great. I thought the ending was horrible. Regardless of which way you were meant to infer it ended (Tony getting shot and the world "going black and not hearing anything", or Tony living on in a world of fear), I don't think the screen abruptly going black works. If Tony was killed, I think we needed some confirmation he was killed. I didn't need to see him shot, but when we were watching Meadow come in, all we needed to see was a look of horror on her face, then the screen go black and silent. If Tony wasn't killed (and I don't think he was meant to be), then the whole "screen going black" thing created ambiguity that I don't think was necessary. And I really hate that we have to sit here and decide whether he was killed or not. I do not like ambiguous endings. After 9 years in development, I think this is a plotline that shouldn't be ambiguous.
I also think the war with NY, which had been built of up 3 years, was a little underwhelming. I would have liked some betrayal or something involved in there. Phil getting whacked was nice, but more could and should have been done there.