Maroon 5 sets record



With the largest jump to No. 1 in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, Maroon 5 scores its first chart-topper as "Makes Me Wonder" soars 64-1.


The move was fueled by digital sales of 243,500 downloads and a No. 1 debut on Hot Digital Songs. Kelly Clarkson held the previous record for the largest jump to No. 1 on the Hot 100 when she moved 52-1 with "A Moment Like This" in October 2002.

Last week's Hot 100 leader, Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend," drops to No. 2, although the parent RCA album, "The Best Damn Thing," remains No. 1 on The Billboard 200 for a second week. Timbaland's "Give It to Me" featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake is down 2-3, while T-Pain's "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" inches up 5-4. The cut also claims the No. 1 slot on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, T-Pain's first chart-topper there.Back on the Hot 100, Ne-Yo's "Because of You" rockets 39-5; the Def Jam album of the same name was released earlier this week.


Carrie Underwood's "I'll Stand by You" is the chart's top debut at No. 6. The track is the first iTunes exclusive to ever open in the top 10; it was drawn from last week's "American Idol Gives Back" special. Fergie's "Glamorous" featuring Ludacris drops 4-7, while Clarkson's "Never Again" debuts high at No. 8.
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Swings and Hangs


Honestly,I am not a Spiderman movie fanatic. I watched the 2nd sequel, because my close friend came to visit and she invited me to watch the film and I could'nt say no for we've never seen each other for almost a year..and besides she paid my ticket.


So there I was, falling in line along with a bunch of kids, pre-teens, teens, couples and elders , name it, they all came to see Peter Parker. They didn't mind the excruciating long line in buying tickets, not to mention the long line again in entering the theater, even if the malls (almost all of them) opened all their cinemas with only one movie, (that is Spidey 3) the crowd is still like that of a rally..and the word "accomodation" is close enough not to be felt.


Well so much for that. As I expected, the movie was really good! Entertainment is given one notch higher than the usual watch-and-enjoy theme. The theater was filled with, "Woah!",Woh!","Awesome!" and "God!wheres my popcorn?!"Yeah, the tiry falling in line suffering outside was given full justice.


But, as a movie fan. There's still some flaws I observed, well maybe It's just that I am not really that big fan of Spidey that's why I look for flaws or I'm watching a hollywood movie and I just can't believe there's still some imperfections. .


First, the scene where Spidey and Venom fought for the first time, (that is when Spidey was rescuing MJ and Venom came and unmasked him..and "beautifully" fought with each other) the CGI made Spidey was so obvious and you could really tell which one is real spidey and which one is not. Maybe it's a mistake they took off spidey's mask for when they did a fight scene with spidey in a complete costume..it was perfect.


Second,the crowd of people watching Spidey battles in the climax are just below the fighting area. Picture this, Spidey, Venom , MJ screaming for help in a taxi,and a truck are above strangled in a huge web, and below are people watching and taking pictures, and medias covering the incident, and believe me, there were also children! Isn't that a little off?


Third, how did a crane got on the top of a building? I know it's crazy for me to mind that, but I was just bothered how.


Fourth, when the black thing (?) covered spidey and made him black too..he was wearing his red suit that I presume changed it's color into black when Spidey was taken over. But how come on the next scene both the black and red costume was shown giving Peter the freedom to choose? Then I said "Huh?".


But either way, I enjoyed the film. This third film is filled with great scenes, comedy and dramas. I think this one is more dramatic than the first 2, (my friend cried twice in the movie). Sam Raimi was really good, the visuals are rich, the musical scores are hair-raising and truly cinematic, the soundtrack was nice and the cast was really fit. Bryce Dallas Howard is so beautiful and charming and James Franco is freakin sexy! (It's not what you're thinking). I wish I have his built. I promise, I wont be evil.


If you haven't seen this movie, don't be discouraged or even be bothered with this review, it's really nothing..I'm still young with this stuff, believe me, I still have to count more years to be credible.


Spiderman 3, like the first 2 movies presents rich-visuals, excellent SFX, breath-taking fight scenes, and clean humors. Flourished with really emotional moments giving it more serious and not for-profit-only touch, this one has a real heartfelt story.