It's going to murder the Matrix

wangus12 said:

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That's what I'm really hoping is going to happen as well. Have Holland be a few years older, settled into his life as a friendly neighborhood, albeit broke as usual, SM. The Venom symbiote comes calling. You can bring MJ & Ned back while on break from MIT and involve them.

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One thing you could also do is introduce a young Miles Morales into the fold, although Tom Holland is never going to look old enough to be someone's mentor.

veryfuller said:

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I think it's got 4th in the bag with these daily numbers so far and has a decent shot at being 2 or 3 depending on how much it can take in over the Christmas weekend.

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I bought tickets for my family on Christmas day a couple days ago... had a really dificult time finding a theater with enough opens seats that weren't on the front row.

selling out showings for a week and half straight... it might get into 2 or 3 for sure. 5th is slam dunk, 4th decent probability with these legs... 2 or 3 is definitely on the table.

Phat32 said:

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It's going to murder the Matrix

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WB's stupid decision to put it on HBO Max is murdering the Matrix.

Spider-Man is the double-tap to the head.

What is the run in the comics it was similar to?

This would have been a great ending…

https://www.tiktok.com/@spidermancinematics/video/7044177131483467013?_t=8OQ0NSTPiCb&_r=1

Just got back from the theater. What an absolutely fun movie. Seeing Willem Dafoe and Alfred Molina slip back into those characters without missing a beat was a treat. Interaction between the Spider-men was sweet and funny. Visuals were just outstanding. Overall great movie. Definitely one of my favorite MCU movies.

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GiveEmHellBill said:

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WB's stupid decision to put it on HBO Max is murdering the Matrix.

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the god awfulness of the Matrix is murdering the Matrix.

save your time nd money.

not worth it.

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I've resigned myself to just watching it at home on HBO Max for free.

Truth be told, there are a lot of movies that I'll watch at home if offered. Stuff like Spider-Man is definitely a theater trip, but there are others that I just don't care if I'm in a theater.

Did I see a box of books that said GED in the box when he moved into the apartment?? He not graduate from high school?

"Peter Parker" ceased to exist. So too did his school records.

Makes you wonder how he rented an apartment without a social security number.

It's NYC. People do it everyday as long as you can pay

That's what I don't get about the memory hole. He wanted people to forget he was Spider-Man. Not forget who he was altogether.

AgTrip said:

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Did I see a box of books that said GED in the box when he moved into the apartment?? He not graduate from high school?

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I find it hilarious a kid who was seriously considering MIT needed a study guide for the GED.

Philip J Fry said:

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That's what I don't get about the memory hole. He wanted people to forget he was Spider-Man. Not forget who he was altogether.

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I think there's tons of plot holes. Like Ned and MJ. Shouldn't they be even remotely concerned that they don't know why they were at the statue of liberty construction site helping Spider-Man? Why would they be helping him if they don't know who he is...?

$27.8 million pull on Wednesday puts it up to $356 million and 53rd all time. It jumped Homecoming, GOTG, Spider-man 3, The Two Towers, Aquaman, Batman vs. Superman, and Forrest Gump among others yesterday.

Next on the radar among superhero movies are Deadpool at $363 million, Spider-Man 2 at $373 million, GOTG 2 at $389 million, and Far From Home at $390 million.

Matrix made $6.4 million on Wednesday, beaten soundly by Sing 2, which I must say after having seen it this evening, is a delight, especially if you've always wanted to see Bono as an angry, depressed lion and Halsey as a street-smart dancing cat.

Saw it again tonight. Another sold-out showing, packed parking lot, etc.

Took my parents, one of my sisters, her husband, and two of my nephews, both 8 years old. One of them was so scared by the Green Goblin beating the sh*t out of Peter in Happy's building, and then so traumatized by May dying right after, that he started crying and asked to leave. So they (my sister, her husband, and both boys) had to peace out halfway through. My other nephew was pissed, though, because he was so into it and didn't want to leave, sitting on the edge of his seat as long as he could before they finally made him follow them out. (I said we could take him home, but we don't have one of those ridiculous car seat things kids their age still have to sit on for some insane reason.)

Anyway, my parents and I stayed, I teared up all over again in the end, and caught so much more dialogue this go around, since the crowd wasn't cheering. It's still an incredible movie, but man, it really such a better experience when people are clapping, hooping and hollering, and basically losing their minds.

I saw it for my second time this afternoon as well, and brought my parents for their first viewing. Theater was sold out. It made me happy to hear some more cheers and see people throwing their hands triumphantly up in the air.

My parents are up to date on the MCU, but were largely unaware of the previous iterations of Spider-Man. I spent about an hour yesterday carefully explaining about different cinematic universes and the villains from the previous Spider-Man movies to them. I did my best to account for about as much as the trailer had revealed, without going as far as any of the big reveals, and after the movie they both said they were truly surprised and enjoyed it.

I think I experienced more emotion on this second viewing, with May's death, and even Zendaya's performance just before the spell was cast at the end. Such a truly special movie to have Garfield and Maguire back in.

#SpiderManNoWayHome swings into the holiday weekend with over $800 million worldwide, breaking box office records. https://t.co/wDnkM2IbK5

— Collider (@Collider) December 24, 2021

TCTTS said:

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Saw it again tonight. Another sold-out showing, packed parking lot, etc.

Took my parents, one of my sisters, her husband, and two of my nephews, both 8 years old. One of them was so scared by the Green Goblin beating the sh*t out of Peter in Happy's building, and then so traumatized by May dying right after, that he started crying and asked to leave. So they (my sister, her husband, and both boys) had to peace out halfway through. My other nephew was pissed, though, because he was so into it and didn't want to leave, sitting on the edge of his seat as long as he could before they finally made him follow them out. (I said we could take him home, but we don't have one of those ridiculous car seat things kids their age still have to sit on for some insane reason.)

Anyway, my parents and I stayed, I teared up all over again in the end, and caught so much more dialogue this go around, since the crowd wasn't cheering. It's still an incredible movie, but man, it really such a better experience when people are clapping, hooping and hollering, and basically losing their minds.

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Your one nephew is never going to forgive his brother for forcing him to leave the movie early, lol. Christmastime 30 years from now he'll be telling his kids, nieces, and nephews how their Uncle was a pansy and made him miss the ending to the Spiderman movie the one year the family went to see it all together.

Haha yep.

Poor Flash.... Publishes his book and everything just to have it go poof.....

FL_Ag1998 said:

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TCTTS said:

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Saw it again tonight. Another sold-out showing, packed parking lot, etc.

Took my parents, one of my sisters, her husband, and two of my nephews, both 8 years old. One of them was so scared by the Green Goblin beating the sh*t out of Peter in Happy's building, and then so traumatized by May dying right after, that he started crying and asked to leave. So they (my sister, her husband, and both boys) had to peace out halfway through. My other nephew was pissed, though, because he was so into it and didn't want to leave, sitting on the edge of his seat as long as he could before they finally made him follow them out. (I said we could take him home, but we don't have one of those ridiculous car seat things kids their age still have to sit on for some insane reason.)

Anyway, my parents and I stayed, I teared up all over again in the end, and caught so much more dialogue this go around, since the crowd wasn't cheering. It's still an incredible movie, but man, it really such a better experience when people are clapping, hooping and hollering, and basically losing their minds.

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Your one nephew is never going to forgive his brother for forcing him to leave the movie early, lol. Christmastime 30 years from now he'll be telling his kids, nieces, and nephews how their Uncle was a pansy and made him miss the ending to the Spiderman movie the one year the family went to see it all together.

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This is the way.

Daveintx said:

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Poor Flash.... Publishes his book and everything just to have it go poof.....

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MCU did flashpoint before DCEU

#SpiderManNoWayHome will cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office on Christmas Day. pic.twitter.com/mWOXDdxx1O

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) December 24, 2021

TCTTS said:

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Saw it again tonight. Another sold-out showing, packed parking lot, etc.

Took my parents, one of my sisters, her husband, and two of my nephews, both 8 years old. One of them was so scared by the Green Goblin beating the sh*t out of Peter in Happy's building, and then so traumatized by May dying right after, that he started crying and asked to leave. So they (my sister, her husband, and both boys) had to peace out halfway through. My other nephew was pissed, though, because he was so into it and didn't want to leave, sitting on the edge of his seat as long as he could before they finally made him follow them out. (I said we could take him home, but we don't have one of those ridiculous car seat things kids their age still have to sit on for some insane reason.)

Anyway, my parents and I stayed, I teared up all over again in the end, and caught so much more dialogue this go around, since the crowd wasn't cheering. It's still an incredible movie, but man, it really such a better experience when people are clapping, hooping and hollering, and basically losing their minds.

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This reminds me of one of my favorite childhood memories from 20 years ago when my family went to see Fellowship of the Rings during a vacation to universal studios in Florida. The park had a movie theater that was nothing but imax screens, and my dad and I were stoked - we'd both read the trilogy numerous times. When the dark riders showed up in Hobbiton, my little sister, who was in maybe 3rd or 4th grade, got scared, so my mom took her back to the hotel room. Then when the drums started banging in the dark mines of Moria, my brother, who was in 6th grade, got scared, so he left to find his way back to the hotel room, too. My dad and I stayed for the whole rest of the movie, having our nerdy minds blown out by the spectacle, from Moria to the final fight with the Uruk Hai that splits up the fellowship at the lake shore.

It was awesome.

Shame your older nephew couldn't stick around!

Up to $385 million through Thursday. 42nd all time.

Anyone even notice Betty Brant, spiderman's first girlfriend from the '60's comics?

VarkAg77 said:

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Anyone even notice Betty Brant, spiderman's first girlfriend from the '60's comics?

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Yeah, she was the student reporter talking about Peter's return to school, right?