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First Spider-Man: Homecoming reactions
- Thread starter Biggest-Geek-Ever
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(you're a fine girl)
What a goooooooood wife you would be
(such a fine girl)🎵
Practical film-making is a wonderful thing that should always be treasured, but it should always be done with a degree of grace so as not to become distracting in and of itself to the audience. That's why Spiderman 2 excels so much better at the action stuff for me, because at that point Raimi had gained more experience when it came to tackling the big-budget, superhero action set-pieces and was much more prepared to handle them from almost every practical standpoint.
And so the more practical scenes for the sequel worked so much better as a result!
George Oscar Bluth II
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peanutbutterlatte
Member
MEDIOCRE
BronsonLee
Member
I'LL UNMASK YOU THIS TIME, GEORGE
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
schwabdizzle
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This, Baby Driver, and American Assassin are my top 3 of the next few months.
MisterHero
Super Member
I hate this GIF, but Spidey 3 literally does that by retconning Uncle Ben's murderSomething similar happened with Spider-Man 3
I guess we could do worse
like having Peter learn responsibility from a guy who almost blew up the Earth with a robot of his own creation
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
What a classic gif.Something similar happened with Spider-Man 3
But you, why you wanna give him a post around
Is it a sure-fire way to heat things up
i'm excited to watch the throooooooow down
peanutbutterlatte
Member
He does say he wants Spidey to be better than him
Although "not creating a genocidal self replicating insanely intelligent AI robot army" leaves a big scope for "better"
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Goddammit Bat.
Watched it yesterday, it's pretty overrated but still solid. Train scene is the best fight in the series.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
I mean Spiderman 2 is great. Great music, story, villain, plot.
But the character of Spider-Man is a shit.
ArkkAngel007
Member
I also feel that the original films haven't aged well, and may not have been that great at the time either aside from that as far as superhero films go it was the best out there.
Tobey's Parker was a bit too dweeby and socially inept, and trying to play off as a high school graduate was ridiculous. Actually, maybe my issues are solely on Peter Parker in both films (never saw 3), as aside from some sketchy action the rest of the films are at least ok.
ASM films I thought nailed Peter (and in some ways Spiderman) better, but outside of Gwen the rest of the content was really bad. Especially when it came to the villains, who are sort of the lifeblood of Spiderman.
Edit: I'll have to watch Spiderman 2 again, but the music number (Raindrops, right?) was...bad, and quite nearly ruined the film for me. I get it. But it just didn't work for me and didn't fit the rest of the film.
brandonh83
Banned
Here's where opinions can actually fall into falsehood.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
brandonh83
Banned
Oh this is just routine.
I mean it may or may not be true but the honing systems typically target such.
I love a good Friday night GAF shitty hot take.
brandonh83
Banned
How is SM2 a terrible Spiderman, if by nuanced with incredible, laser-point development sure he's the worst
it is written consistently, and tobey plays the part and makes choices
i dont like the chocies they made for the character, even if they were executed well
Ssshhh sshhhh no questions here, son. Logic has left us long ago.
All hail the apex of superhero films: ASM2.
We're still on ASM2?
peanutbutterlatte
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the anime man
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Happy to see these impressions. Really looking forward to the movie!
I can respect this opinion, even if it might clash with my personal perspective.
This, however...
Peter Parker in the comics isn't much like Raimi's Parker. The ASM Parker is a much better fit. But those movies as a whole turned out worse.
I liked ASM1
Elwood Blues
Member
Worse superhero movie: Batman & Robin or Spiderman 2?
Glass Rebel
Member
just because some people badmouth spidey 2 doesn't mean we have to go crazy hyperbole into the other direction
christ
i am not suggesting spider-man 2 is anything less than fantastic
but also basically this
Secret Fawful
Member
That's odd, considering the choices he makes come right out of the comics.
George Oscar Bluth II
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I'm so glad MCU Peter is showing off his science skills
There is something genuinely scary about Willem Dafoe.I'm so glad MCU Peter is showing off his science skills
Also anyone else think he looks like Steve Buscemi?
So scary, he's gonna play a shinigami now lol
He's not wrong, though.
Five prominent characters in that movie (Peter, Mary-Jane, Harry, Aunt May and Doc Ock), and all five of them get consistent, well written story arcs that reach satisfying and natural conclusions.
It's an extremely well developed superhero film with extremely well developed characters.
i think he leans a little hard into this uncomfortable lack of self surity that peter doesnt really have in the comics i prefer.
he is often put upon and they did a good job with that but there was something else there that really rubs me the wrong way
yeah, each character is handled extremely well
You just know he has a couple of bodies hidden somewhere.
For a moment I thought you meant he was gonna play Ichigo in a Bleach movie.
brandonh83
Banned
I don't think it's​ hyperbole, his character is written super well and the screenplay is paced and developed perfectly. There's hardly any downtime in it and everything feels incredibly focused. Basically every scene and beat works organically with the next, and the story overall. If there's something I'm wrong about in that department, let me know and we'll talk. Find anything in the film or character development that feels pointless or wasted.
I'm not calling it a perfect movie by saying that. Just that I think the character development works point by point with everything in the story. It feels meticulous, focused as hell.
