Spider-Man: Homecoming (July 7, 2017) Movie • Page 62

$51.2 million opening day. Looks like it will end up being the second highest OW for Spider-Man.

 

I can't see how this could've been disappointing. It was like a comic book issue on film.

It felt like a story and not a montage of villains and love scenes and universe-building.

 

I don't know if I'm just being picky. The tough part is I want to love it. There were certain aspects of changes to Spidey himself that I strongly disliked. I liked the cast a lot. The world building felt a little forced IMO.

It felt a little uneven where I thought the middle got a little slow. Overall it's definitely not bad by any stretch, but Spiderman definitely deserves better.

 

I was very entertained by this movie and loved the light-heartedness and humor to it. Holland did a great job.

- A combo between the scene with the building falling on Peter and the laser that took down the corner convenience store reminded me of an Ultimate SM comic. Could be remembering wrong, but there was something similar where he was crushed under a building with an old lady, and she gives him the encouragement he needs to give it his all to get out. Really liked that. Also hear it's very similar to ASM #33.
- Also: Just the acting during that scene. I genuinely felt sad and scared for him, as short-lasted as it was.
- Michael Keaton was a great villain for Marvel. Loved the subtle nod to SM1 with the glider coming at Peter from behind, and the awkward tension when he finally learns who he is
- Loved Donald Glover's cameo. "I've got ice cream in there!"
- That fucking bathroom scene with Happy had me dying laughing. Pretty much every Jon Favreau scene was great.
There are some choices that I'm not a fan of
- Aunt May seeing Peter as SM in the end. Seems too soon for so many to figure out his identity.
- Still not a fan of Ned basically being Ganke. Maybe he'll end up a friend to Miles in the future, as well?
- I really love Holland but it would be interesting if they went the Ultimate route of how Miles came to be..
- Just wish we got more 'real' characters from the comics. It's a common, nothing-new complaint, but it just feels weird without Harry, Gwen, MJ, etc.
- Nod to MJ was unnecessary
- I wish they showed Peter come up with more 'smart' cleverly-planned moves in his crime-fighting to show his abilities and intelligence. Idk, maybe find some way to reverse-shock the shocker instead of webbing him to the wall. I get he's still figuring things out, though, so maybe we'll see more in the future
- More web slinging around NYC would have been cool
I could keep going on and on about what I loved about it, but I'm going to enjoy a coffee instead. :)

 

I thought that looked familiar. Love it.

 

Agree with so much of this.

 

Best Spider-Man film. Best Spider-Man actor. One of the best MCU films. So good. Actually felt like its own story instead of more universe-building, and that's even with Stark being one of the main characters of the movie. So funny. Michael Keaton was great as far as Marvel villains go. Goddamn this was so good.

 

I'm definitely expecting and looking forward to a more experienced Spider-Man who has truly broken in and familiarized himself with the suit by the time the sequel rolls around.

 

Down with robot suits in high school.

 

So what were your thoughts on the movie overall Jason?

 

I liked Power Rangers. Isn't that enough?!

 

I absolutely loved power rangers so yes, yes it is.

 

Hahah. I'll have opinions. I'm sitting in the theatre for round two right now.

 

(And yes it's literally me and Hannah and zero other people at the moment.)

 

Are you seeing this at an art house?

 

Haha. Basically yeah. It's this tiny (and awesome) little place with huge seats and beer and food and it's cheaper than a big multiplex. Tickets were under $10 and we walked here. There's four people here at the moment and I've got a great microbrew and a panini. Portland as fuck. Usually it's just small screenings of stuff, but this is here so ...

 

Just saw this. Overall, I really enjoyed it. Although I do have some criticism, like, I really wanted to see him swinging around the city more and I wanted to see him trading punches with bad guys, there wasn't much of that in this one.

Oh and I was bummed about Shocker because he was awesome in the 90s cartoon.

 

Oh and I was hoping that since Spidey was established in Civil war that this would feel less like an original story.

 

I just want him to be a lot more competent in his next appearance. I get that he's young and they're trying to show his inexperience and I think for the most part it works here but I hope he learns fast, ha.

 

Haha, that is awesome -- all the D.C. theaters like that are usually strictly indie/foreign.

 

It was very enjoyable. I like that we're starting from the beginning of his career but it's not a full on origin story. I don't want to watch Uncle Ben die again.

 

Haven't seen the movie yet, but I noticed that all Spider-Man films have a shit ton of cross-promotion marketing. Pizza boxes, slurpees, snacks, laptop computers, and even when the MLB tried to promote Spider-Man 2 (maybe 3?) by putting the logo on its bases. I don't really see it on this level with other franchises. Is it that Spidey is just so universally liked?

 

He's, like, the most profitable superhero of all time or something. Other businesses are probably trying to cash in on that marketability.

 

I actually enjoyed the more suburban moments of him having to improvise due to lack of tall buildings. The golf course moment was pretty great.

 

"this sucks" was a great moment.