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Spider-Man Homecoming
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Has anyone saw this? Opinions? I think I am Spider-man movied out. Plus the extended scene in Captain America: Civil War (aka Avengers 2.5) didn't make me want to see this. I may see it next weekend.


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Quislet, Esq #933381 07/09/17 03:57 PM
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I might go see it this upcoming weekend when a friend comes to visit. I'm not expecting much more than your average MCU movie, but I'll always give a Spidey movie a chance.


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Quislet, Esq #933948 07/16/17 08:06 AM
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I saw it last night and had a fun time at it. The high school melodrama feels a bit forced and falls pretty flat at times, but the action was really solid. Holland is a great Spider-man, though Keaton is kind of bland as a villain. I'm interested to see where the next movie goes and if they can build it into something more substantial next time.


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Quislet, Esq #934443 07/22/17 12:15 PM
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Wow. That's a whole lot of no one giving a dang.


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Yup. And it doesn't seem to be only us here on Legion World


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Originally Posted by rickshaw1
Wow. That's a whole lot of no one giving a dang.


I finally saw it today with the kiddos. I might have gone sooner, but a combination of work conflicts and a touch of ambivalence about yet another Spidey reboot kept me from going earlier.

I did enjoy it, but anyone who says it's better than Spider-Man 2 is full of crap in my book. Yes, it captures Spider-Man's original youthful exuberance and that ol' Parker Luck better than any of the movies to this point, but I couldn't help feeling that it uses the MCU as too much of a crutch to drive its narrative and try to drive people's interest who may have similar reboot burn-out. Tony Stark's presence isn't as pervasive as the trailer makes it appear to be, but the MCU mythology, especially from the first Avengers film, informs so much of what is going on. I know a lot of people didn't want to see yet another interpretation of the origin, but the way this film is shaped and set up by the appearance in Civil War does Peter a kind of disservice. Spider-Man is a flagship character, not another cog in the machine. His first appearance in the MCU should have been in this movie and should have downplayed previous MCU events to do much more of its own thing. The cheat of having Stark tech because of the plot elements left in Civil war was especially distracting. I suppose I should at least be glad that there were no Infinity Stones involved and that Peter didn't make a different decision at the end of the movie.

Wow, I know that sounds really negative. I mean, it was a fun, exciting movie with some really breath-taking sequences. I laughed, I gasped and I cheered at various times, but at no point did tears think about coming out. I'm not saying Spidey movies should be wall-to-wall tear-jerkers, but every other of his movies have had at least one genuine moment for this (yep, even Spider-Man 3) that felt well-earned. I think there was one moment of triumph inspired by a similar one in the classic Ditko run that may have had this purpose intended--it was decent, but held no candle to the Ditko moment.

So it was definitely worth seeing, but don't for a minute believe the hype that this is better than Spider-Man 2. Not even close.


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Quislet, Esq #934476 07/23/17 06:53 AM
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I thought that nod to the classic Ditko moment was pretty cool, and the one moment where the movie actually approached something genuinely emotional. Raimi did those kinds of tear-jerkers like it was nothing, but this movie just couldn't drop the John Hughes-lite tone for something a bit more emotionally grounded for the most part. It's why it's fun, but lacks the emotional fulfillment of Spider-Man 2.


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I saw it a month or so ago. I was disappointed. I own all the Marvel movies I like. I won't get this one.


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