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Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 19, 2018, 8:52 am
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[center]Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
5 Stars out of 5
Trailer
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGHGZjDguqw
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OMG! What a fun, exhilarating movie! Spider-Man: Homecoming is
everything I want and have wanted out of a Spider-Man movie.
From the very first shot to the last, I was completely sucked in
and hooked. There is a lot to like here. You want Big FX Sets to
thrill you, it's here. But if you want something that's a bit
more grounded in reality in characterizations, that too is
readily available. For starters, they actually got a teenager to
play a teenager! Shocking! Tom Holland is fantastic as Peter
Parker / Spidey. Even though there are a couple of previous
Spider-Man, I've never enjoyed the character of Peter Parker
because he has always been portrayed as whiny, annoying and just
not fun to watch. Holland is a joy here and giving him a
sidekick in the form of Ned was a great way to go.
The other thing that struck me while watching the movie was just
how much influence I was seeing from John Hughes here. As you
know, I'm a HUGE Hughes fan, so for me, this was a Big Plus for
me. There are a few scenes that were pulled directly from a
number of his films, the most blatant being Ferris Bueller's Day
Off. As soon as you see the scene in question, you immediately
know. But rather than trying to conceal it as something
else...they literally show the very same scene from Bueller
which had me grinning ear to ear. And yes, The Breakfast Club
and Sixteen Candles' influence can also be felt too.
Now what about the cameos that make up Homecoming? Well, if
you've seen the Trailer, it's no secret that Iron Man / Tony
Stark plays a big part. Robert Downey Jr. is great as Peter's
mentor. But it was the inclusion of Happy that really got it
right. I wasn't expecting to see Jon Favreau have so much screen
time. It felt like this was more than we ever get from him in
any of the Iron Man flicks. Pepper Pots and Captain America also
make their presences known in their respective cameos. But it's
Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes / Vulture that finally gets it
right when it come to creating a believable Villain that
actually matters. Ironically enough, the only other Spidey movie
to get the Villain right is of course Spider-Man 2.
I remember after watching the first Trailer for Homecoming that
I declared that this would be the best Spider-Man movie of all
time, but that was hyperbole. Having just watched the movie,
that statement pretty much lived up to it because as I said,
there is so much to like about this one. There are a ton of
small inside jokes that will make you laugh. The pacing, acting,
FX, plot all kept me engaged and begging for more. I love how in
this movie, it's Tony Stark that creates the Spidey Suit and
with that, all the bells and whistles you find in Iron Man are
here. Yes, for purist of the Comic Book as sure to hate this.
But I thought it was fun to see and gives Peter more options in
what to do. This could have been a bad thing because essentially
the Suit does all the work for Peter, but the plot takes the
suit away from him, giving him the chance to actually become
"Spider-man" without the suit. With this new suit and everything
there is to too learn about it, it reminded me a great deal
about The Greatest American Hero, where that too was all about
learning to control a Superhero suit leading to lots of laughs.
I'll say one last thing, there is a Big Twist that comes 2/3rds
of the way in the movie that changes everything and it was a
major surprise for me and I'm sure most people that avoid
spoilers. I won't say what it is. But when it reveals itself,
it's a Holy Sh*t moment. I can't wait for the next Spider-Man
movie to get here, which is something I have NEVER said about
any of the previous flicks. This is definitely a Buy, which I
intend to add to my DVD collection.
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Re: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
By: Neumatic Date: February 19, 2018, 10:51 am
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Something I thought was an underappreciated awesome move was
that the voice in Spidey's suit was Jennifer Connolly, since her
husband Paul Bettany was the voice in Iron Man's suit before he
became Vision.
Oh, and I freakin' adored Zendaya's dry take on MJ in the movie
as well.
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Re: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 19, 2018, 1:28 pm
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The addition of 'Karen' as the Suit voice was a stroke of
genius, allowing Spidey the ability to have his "inner
monologue" which is one of the main reasons why reading
Spider-Man comics has always been fun. Speaking of
voices.....one of the funniest moments in the movie was pairing
up Spidey with his own "Batman" voice during his "interrogation"
scene. HILARIOUS!
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