Hard to say, considering no one on this form has seen it in full yet. : p
I'm sure I'll be in full lockstep on this one, though.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse RT+Review Thread (Only 98% Fresh. Spiderslayers at the Ready)
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I'm sure I'll be in full lockstep on this one, though.
Isn't it important to also have takes from critics who aren't as enthusiastic for the genre in general? His review might not speak to you specifically who has different interests. But his comment might perk people's ears up who might not otherwise check it out. He's framing his opinion as a non-enthusiast.
I'm not personally that into superhero films in general (it's just not my thing) but I am more intrigued after hearing buzz like this.
Absolutely! It's unavoidable considering how many reviewers still mock superhero films every chance they get. When I see a reviewer who has a history of rolling their eyes at every superhero movie suddenly say an animated one is good I get the impression they are grading on a level they would grade a movie for children because many of them think all superhero movies are for children. So when an animated one comes along they think "now this is where they belong as a cartoon, for kids."
I'm open minded I just hate the "I'm tired of superhero movies but this one is great" nonsense.
You I really need to reread those early Miles issues because I don't remember his dad being cop. Or what his mom actually did. I do know that naming a black character Jefferson Davis is either Bendis be oblivious or trolling
What? I never said anything about him being a cop. Also his mom was a doctor, I remember that being introduced quite early.
His fucking name is something that to this very day I'm shocked no interviewer has asked about.
Seriously. I'm just waiting for some Enter the Spider-Verse DLC for Spider-Man PS4 at this point.
Talking extra-comics media, Homecoming was OK, Spider-Man was good in Infinity War, Spider-Man PS4 was bad, and this looks amazing. Seems like enough Spider-Man stuff to keep everyone happy, though not everything has been great IMO.
Oh I just going on related topic about Miles dad in general :p
Back to what you said. Maybe this movie and the game both figured making his Dad unlikeable would make people not care for his relationship with Miles?
I've always wanted to interpret the choice as a wink wink "Spiderman could be named Miles Davis" joke. That might be too naive though.
You are absolutely entitled to your opinion, but I think you're the first person I've seen to say the bolded part.
What didn't you like about it strongly enough to consider the whole game bad?
Spider-man ps4 is the adaption of that character there has ever been. None of the movies have gotten him right and only maybe two of the cartoon series are even halfway decent.
Its definitely naive.
Its almost a trope for prominent Black characters to be named in homage to prominent civil rights leaders. Usually MLK, Malcolm, or similar. "Jackson King" in stormwatch being the least subtle example of this that i can recall.
Bendis deciding to name his black character Jefferson Davis instead is obvious trolling of this particular trope.
To think... could Kathleen Kennedy have prevented this movie from having this kind of quality (by keeping Lord and Miller on Solo and other LucasFilm projects?). Or was Lord and Miller's script already in Sony's hands before taking on Solo?
Already on Sony hands. They getting out of Solo had no impact in this movie
Is David Erlich's opinion really that important to you? Do you really need your love of something validated that much? As another poster said, his readership might not be into most comic book movies. Thats fine.
The thing that is childish is this constant need to for everyone ever to take the thing you like seriously and to hold it with as much reverence as you do.
Grow up.
That was over a decade ago so that fits
Incredibles And Spidey 2 were 2004 so I'm good on this claim
Shiiiieeeeeeeet. Came in expecting a 70, hype going to the roof now. Its been a great fucking year for Spidey
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Hype to see it this Saturday. Thanks for the free tix woooo
Hype to see it this Saturday. Thanks for the free tix woooo
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And too think that one of the few comic book/superhero movies with Oscar wins in the last decade are Big Hero 6 and Suicide Squad :p
The game spent the entire first two-thirds spinning its wheels on a boring villain in Martin Li, overly plotting until the prison scene where the game actually gets to the good story beats, and by then the game is already way too long and the snap-to-enemy, press-circle-to-dodge combat is already super tired and I just wanted all the time spent up to that point on more of the main bad guy and his relationship with Peter rather than bad Mary Jane drama, bad side content, and sort of fun but too low of a skill ceiling web swinging. Peter's quips I liked, but JJJ's podcasts were obnoxious and horribly unfunny in contrast. And then that late-game death... whew that was weird. Pointless dilemma that felt really contrived and there was a big story missed opportunity that I won't get into right now because it would need spoiler tags and this is already too long.
So yeah, I thought it was all in all pretty bad.
I don't value the adaptation of the character. Peter's character was probably one of the better parts of the game though.
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Definitely disagree with that....
But PS4 Peter is my current favorite for sure.
Executive Producer is very different from a regular Producer credit.
All the respect to Indiewire, but if you're going to search for movie critics with your described point of view, you're most likely going to find them there. That's why their opinion doesn't have to matter to you.
Would the movie still be enjoyable for non fans? I'm thinking of bringing a friend of mine who doesn't really like super hero movies.
According to reviewers this movie seems to be a "breath of fresh air" for people who have been tired of modern superhero movies
If you're going to bring him to one, you should probably make it this movie
Reviews say so, but if the person just doesn't like Super Heroes in general then maybe not.
They wrote it, produced it, and decided to make the Miles the star. I doubt the movie even exists without Lord & Miller.
They didn't write Solo, whatever ideas they had for the film were rejected, and most if not all of their work was completely thrown out when Ron Howard took over to more or less reshoot the entire thing. In the end all they got was a nebulous Exec Producer credit.
Are you really trying to argue they had the same level of involvement on these two films? You may as well blame James Cameron for how Piranha 2 turned out
Not credited as directors in this either : p
Edit: well, I see I'm beaten to the punch.