He plays a genius teenager with super powers, which is what Peter is. He's not perfect, especially with time management, but he tries to never let those closest to him down.
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Spider-Man 2 is the GOAT Comic Book Movie
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yes, that is another movie that's better than spider man 2
brandonh83
Banned
God, it's not even remotely close, though.
hipsterpants
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I'm curious how some of these MCU movies will hold up in the long run. A lot of the impact Avengers had is due to the time it came out, the hype building up to it, etc. Same with Civil War, mainly due to the number of movies you need to watch to really get the full experience, even if the only "essential" movies are arguably AoU and Winter Solider (which are both sequels). I wonder if anyone in ten years who hasn't been following Marvel would be willing to invest themselves in a 10+ movie megafranchise just to watch the "best" one.
as a comic book fan nothing will ever surpass avengers as a straight up superhero movie for me. it's just so well done. I love stuff like batman begins and it does successfully convey the vibe of the batman books but avengers was the first time a comic book movie successfully portrayed the colorful light hearted action that are found in superhero books without any major trade-offs. not to mention that it brought continuity to comic book movies, something that I never imagined would ever happen. it served as a huge payoff for everything that preceded it. the avengers was a milestone for comic book movies and will always be a special movie for me. one day they'll edit out cap's costume and it will be literally perfect.
TheGreatDirector
Banned
Yeah no.
Walked out of 3. Right after the emo haired pelvic thrusting. What an embarrassment, almost from beginning to end (of what I saw).
Last time I'd been that shocked in theaters was after the premiere for The Phantom Menace.
Good man
man, I was still in high school and saw it at midnight with a bunch of friends. we all had to be at class the next morning at 7am or whenever school started. I remember right before topher turned into venom I looked at my clock thinking "wow, it's getting close to the end is this ever going to do anything worthwhile?" what a let down. classic case of I'vemadeahugemistake.gif
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
I'll throw my hat in:
Spiderman 2 = Winter Soldier = Deadpool = Iron Man 1 = X-Men 2
It's hard for me to choose. I loved Civil War a lot, but its one downside was that it was just too stuffed and paced too fast.
Spiderman 2 = Winter Soldier = Deadpool = Iron Man 1 = X-Men 2
It's hard for me to choose. I loved Civil War a lot, but its one downside was that it was just too stuffed and paced too fast.
Haloid1177
Banned
nope.
This really is the top choice. Best Batman, best Joker, good mystery, combination of street crime and super villain, best music.
brandonh83
Banned
I get you, but for me Spider-man 2 absolutely had that.
Calm waterfall
Banned
Zemo is a good villain? Haha no, he was garbage.
Batman Begins, TDK, X-men 2, X-men DOFP, The Dark knight Return 1-2, the flashpoint paradox, JL Apocalypse, are better than Spiderman 2
IM, Avengers, Xmen first class, Deadpool, the Incredibles are on the same level as spidey 2.
Batman Begins, TDK, X-men 2, X-men DOFP, The Dark knight Return 1-2, the flashpoint paradox, JL Apocalypse, are better than Spiderman 2
IM, Avengers, Xmen first class, Deadpool, the Incredibles are on the same level as spidey 2.
Haloid1177
Banned
roflwaffles
Member
nope.
I never count this when talking about comic book movies, because 9/10 times, they're referring to live action adaptations and not the cartoons.
I don't think he saw it.
Princess Carl
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PeakPointMatrix
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Calm waterfall
Banned
I meant to say JL Apocalypse.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
I don't agree with you but dammit, I respect that choice.
Del Toro captured the comic-book / manga esthetic like no other director ever has, right down to the Kirby dots. Blade 2 is Fury Road's comic-book twin brother. Iconic, brilliant, simple, short and to the point.
GOAT comic-book films for me:
Superman 1
Batman Returns
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Spider-Man 2
X2
Blade 2
The Dark Knight
Man of Steel (yes, absolutely)
Captain America: Civil War
Fancy Clown
Member
True story. The rest of the x-men movies are pretty worthless imo, even the Fassbender + McAvoy combo couldn't save First Class
Nerdkiller
Membeur
Nope. X2 and Days are mediocre like the rest of the movies not named First Class.
katsubento
Member
One of my faves even today. It holds up.
brandonh83
Banned
I didn't like X3 at first, but it has some really good scenes, score, and emotional moments. It has many other problems but I actually felt that the Rat tried. It's below X2, First Class, Future Past and even Apocalypse, but I don't hate it.
Tell that to Sony. They sure do make it look difficult.
What glass houses? Those people were all big MCU fans. They got tired of beating the dead horse (SS) so decided to shat on Raimi-verse.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Neither do I. It's nowhere near as bad as people made it out to be. SM3 was bad.
X3 was good. Not great. Not amazing. But good.
brandonh83
Banned
Yeah SM3 is just irredeemable trash. ASM2 is much better for me. I liked a lot of it, it's not perfect but I felt it had strengths and legitimate emotional value. SM3 is just nothing to me. The script needed a lot of work but the actors and Marc Webb did a terrific job when it came to acting and directing. There's no realm in existence where I'd watch SM3 over it.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
While many of the Marvel films do seem like homogenous products, there are a few of their films that feel very much like the works of their directors.
Captain America 1 definitely feels like a Joe Johnston film. The Rocketeer vibe is strong in that.
Iron Man 3 is a Shane Black film through and through.
Guardians of the Galaxy feels like a James Gunn film.
Avengers: Age of Ultron is so Whedon it hurts.
Twilight Gap
Member
Rewatched it. The GOAT indeed.
Modern super hero films are trash devoid of virtually any artistic integrity. No themes, no memorable music and no effort put into the cinematography anymore. They're just soulless fan service cash cows filled with one liners, boring fist fight choreo and the same overused villain motivations about "world destruction" blah blah blah. A simple bingo card can narrow the next film's plot down to espionage related to secret weapons, the threat of destroying a city, an ancient evil resurfacing, a single villain going after a group of heros for "revenge", list continues
I'll take cheesy acting over any of that because at least I remember all the scenes and set pieces.
Also, The Dark Knight is a crime film before it is a superhero film. Batman could be Jason Bourne and it'd be the exact same movie.
Modern super hero films are trash devoid of virtually any artistic integrity. No themes, no memorable music and no effort put into the cinematography anymore. They're just soulless fan service cash cows filled with one liners, boring fist fight choreo and the same overused villain motivations about "world destruction" blah blah blah. A simple bingo card can narrow the next film's plot down to espionage related to secret weapons, the threat of destroying a city, an ancient evil resurfacing, a single villain going after a group of heros for "revenge", list continues
I'll take cheesy acting over any of that because at least I remember all the scenes and set pieces.
Also, The Dark Knight is a crime film before it is a superhero film. Batman could be Jason Bourne and it'd be the exact same movie.
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