SeattleAgJr said:
Looking forward to it.
And obligatory:
Could not agree more!!!GiveEmHellBill said:
So many emotions and thoughts rolling around my brain.
This is a good movie. A very good movie. The best Spider-Man movie yet (and Spiderman 2 was really good so this one is even more special).
So many good comic nods: Toombs furry jacket, the Shocker's yellow patterned sleeves. Nacho from Better Call Saul had a very distinctive tattoo on his neck.....a Scorpion? Hmmmmm......
I really liked all the kids that were cast...except for one. Ned Leeds was such a great character. Really want to see him again in future movies. The one miscasting was Flash Thompson. I understand this was a high school for smart kids, but Flash is supposed to be physically intimidating. That is just a minor nitpick, though.
Keaton may be one of the best Marvel villains yet; mainly due to how well he played him. He was scary without being a "comic book villain." The scene in the car was tense. And I never saw that twist coming. Never. It was a complete and total surprise.
The two credit scenes were so good ("What the f..." [edit] wait, that was the last scene before the credits); the final one is their funniest yet. Good to see Marvel with a good sense of humor about themselves.
Holland is great. His conversations with "Karen" were fun. All in all, this was a homerun.
That car scene could have been written by Tarantino. I think if you know there's a twist coming, you can probably guess what it is, but I was completely caught by surprise. Apparently everyone else in the theater was also, because they went completely silent once he opened the door.GiveEmHellBill said:
So many emotions and thoughts rolling around my brain.
This is a good movie. A very good movie. The best Spider-Man movie yet (and Spiderman 2 was really good so this one is even more special).
So many good comic nods: Toombs furry jacket, the Shocker's yellow patterned sleeves. Nacho from Better Call Saul had a very distinctive tattoo on his neck.....a Scorpion? Hmmmmm......
I really liked all the kids that were cast...except for one. Ned Leeds was such a great character. Really want to see him again in future movies. The one miscasting was Flash Thompson. I understand this was a high school for smart kids, but Flash is supposed to be physically intimidating. That is just a minor nitpick, though.
Keaton may be one of the best Marvel villains yet; mainly due to how well he played him. He was scary without being a "comic book villain." The scene in the car was tense. And I never saw that twist coming. Never. It was a complete and total surprise.
The two credit scenes were so good ("What the f..." [edit] wait, that was the last scene before the credits); the final one is their funniest yet. Good to see Marvel with a good sense of humor about themselves.
Holland is great. His conversations with "Karen" were fun. All in all, this was a homerun.
I think I read an article somewhere months ago that they were going for a modern look on bullying in schools.Quote:
The one miscasting was Flash Thompson. I understand this was a high school for smart kids, but Flash is supposed to be physically intimidating. That is just a minor nitpick, though.
wangus12 said:I think I read an article somewhere months ago that they were going for a modern look on bullying in schools.Quote:
The one miscasting was Flash Thompson. I understand this was a high school for smart kids, but Flash is supposed to be physically intimidating. That is just a minor nitpick, though.
GiveEmHellBill said:
One thing that I didn't even realize until this morning: I guess the MCU has completely disregarded Spider-Man's spider sense.
It doesn't exist in any form with this character now. It was always a hard thing to put on screen in the past. Raimi came closest to realizing it's potential, but that's because he was such an unusual director with his camera angles, weird lighting, time freezes, etc. that he could pull it off.
This movie has completely abandoned it, which is a shame. There's always the possibility that he develops it over time, what with his "changing body" and stuff (dear God, I really want to see more Captain America PSA's....just keep 'em coming as a running gag in every Spider-Man movie at his school).
GiveEmHellBill said:
One thing that I didn't even realize until this morning: I guess the MCU has completely disregarded Spider-Man's spider sense.
It doesn't exist in any form with this character now. It was always a hard thing to put on screen in the past. Raimi came closest to realizing it's potential, but that's because he was such an unusual director with his camera angles, weird lighting, time freezes, etc. that he could pull it off.
This movie has completely abandoned it, which is a shame. There's always the possibility that he develops it over time, what with his "changing body" and stuff (dear God, I really want to see more Captain America PSA's....just keep 'em coming as a running gag in every Spider-Man movie at his school).
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- Tony Stark: Lordy! Can you even see in these?
- Peter Parker: Yes. Yes, I can! I can. I can-I can see in those. Okay? It's just that... when whatever happened, happened... it's like my senses have been dialled to 11. There's way too much input, so... they just kinda help me focus.
The high school principal is a decedent of Jim Morita.GiveEmHellBill said:
One more piece of universe-expanding importance:
The actor who portrayed Peter's high school principal is the same actor who was one of Cap's Howling Commandos in WWII.
Could he be another unfrozen Super Soldier who decided to live a quiet life as a school administrator?
GiveEmHellBill said:
One more piece of universe-expanding importance:
The actor who portrayed Peter's high school principal is the same actor who was one of Cap's Howling Commandos in WWII.
Could he be another unfrozen Super Soldier who decided to live a quiet life as a school administrator?
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Iron spider suit!!
Actually, go back and re-watch Civil War.GiveEmHellBill said:
One thing that I didn't even realize until this morning: I guess the MCU has completely disregarded Spider-Man's spider sense.
It doesn't exist in any form with this character now. It was always a hard thing to put on screen in the past. Raimi came closest to realizing it's potential, but that's because he was such an unusual director with his camera angles, weird lighting, time freezes, etc. that he could pull it off.
This movie has completely abandoned it, which is a shame. There's always the possibility that he develops it over time, what with his "changing body" and stuff (dear God, I really want to see more Captain America PSA's....just keep 'em coming as a running gag in every Spider-Man movie at his school).
https://qz.com/1020387/spider-man-is-back-in-the-marvel-universe-but-the-film-studio-wont-get-a-penny-of-the-profits/ScottBowen said:
Does anyone have any insight into the business side of this movie? I know Sony owns the rights to the Spider-Man characters, but what was the deal they arranged with Marvel? And how much creative influence did Marvel have over this?
It's obvious from Spidey's inclusion in Civil War and pending Iron Man to this movie that Marvel really wanted it to be a success. Hard to believe they'd do that if Sony gets to reap most of the rewards.
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In 2015, when the two studios paired up to reboot the franchise, Sony agreed to foot the entire production cost, while Marvel came aboard to manage the process. If you're Marvel, that deal doesn't sound so great. Why make the movie at all?
It's all about the toys, pajamas, backpacks, lunch boxes, and other Spider-Man-related merchandising that becomes more valuable to Disney whenever a popular new movie with the web-slinger hits the big screen. When Marvel gave up its stake in the Spider-Man movies, it bought the full rights to the merchandising revenue (paywall) that it had previously split with Sony. (Plus, it got to use the character in its own movies, like Captain America: Civil War, which grossed more than $1.15 billion worldwide, and the upcoming next Avengers films.)
Marvel could clear more than $200 million in sales from Spidey merchandise alone in a year,
