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Spider-Man: Homecoming review thread [92% RT]
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Zeyphersan
Banned
I was pretty tepid on this movie despite my undying love for Spider-Man but now Im teeming with hype. It cant be contained
Well shit, hype!
EdReedFan20
Member
And Iron Man 1. If it goes up one more percent, it's both the best reviewed Spider-Man movie AND the best reviewed MCU movie on Rotten Tomatoes. I wonder if that would also make it the highest rated superhero movie of all time on Rotten Tomatoes. I remember seeing promotions for Logan, hailing it as the highest rated superhero movie of all time there, but a quick search shows it currently sits at 93%, meaning Spider-Man Homecoming is already ahead of it.
broncobuster
Banned
Avengers 1, followed by GotG, are the highest rated MCU movies. There's a chance SMH will pass GotG, Rating wise, Logan is between Avengers 1 and GotG. Spider-Man 2 is still higher than those.
EdReedFan20
Member
Not on Rotten Tomatoes:
Full list:
IM: 94%
SMH: 94%
A: 92%
GOTG: 91%
DS: 90%
CA:CW: 90%
CA: TWS: 89%
AM: 81%
GOTG, V2: 81%
CA:TFA: 80%
IM3: 79%
T: 77%
A:AOU: 75%
IM2: 72%
TIH: 67%
T:TDW: 66%
Edit- Technically, The Incredibles is a superhero movie and it sits at 97%, making it the top rated superhero movie on Rotten Tomatoes. It looks like other than Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man Homecoming, and Iron Man, the Dark Knight also sits at 94%.
AquaWateria
Member
I wonder if the movie is really that good.
Although I really wanna watch the movie on my own terms to see if its justified. Movies like Doctor Strange and Civil War were alright and a bit overhyped. I got caught up in the hype so it was my fault.
Hopefully its a good movie because I don't expect it to be as good as Spiderman 2.
Although I really wanna watch the movie on my own terms to see if its justified. Movies like Doctor Strange and Civil War were alright and a bit overhyped. I got caught up in the hype so it was my fault.
Hopefully its a good movie because I don't expect it to be as good as Spiderman 2.
Twig and Berries
Member
The Return of the King
I don't want to be that guy... but it's not the best reviewed Spider-Man movie... SM2's the average review on RT is 8.3. Homecoming has 7.6.
Definitely the highest RT score so far (if we don't count Incredibles)
Not on Rotten Tomatoes:
Full list:
IM: 94%
SMH: 94%
A: 92%
GOTG: 91%
DS: 90%
CA:CW: 90%
CA: TWS: 89%
AM: 81%
GOTG, V2: 81%
CA:TFA: 80%
IM3: 79%
T: 77%
A:AOU: 75%
IM2: 72%
TIH: 67%
T:TDW: 66%
Edit- Technically, The Incredibles is a superhero movie and it sits at 97%, making it the top rated superhero movie on Rotten Tomatoes. It looks like other than Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man Homecoming, and Iron Man, the Dark Knight also sits at 94%.
if Homecoming is as good as it seems that might be my top 4 right there just in the wrong order
every few years mahvel dropping classics
EdReedFan20
Member
Yeah. Right. Forgot about that distinction. Should've said highest score.
Also, speaking of The Incredibles, I'm curious what the chances are of Marvel doing an Incredibles run of comics in anticipation of the sequel. I think that would be awesome.
Well technically it's not Phase 4, since Marvel is going away from that concept after Avengers 4.
broncobuster
Banned
Metacritic hasnt been updated I am guessing? should be higher then 7.2, right?
Edit: Ignore! lol
MugiwaraCole
Member
Can't believe I've lived to see this happen.
Finally. A Spider-Man movie.
Finally. A Spider-Man movie.
Fast Forward
Member
Honestly, not surprised.
Look super good from the trailers.
And yes, I know the movie got a LOT of unnecessary shit for too much RDJ. Ironically, the movie reportedly only has a fraction of RDJ, despite the advertising/trailers. Grated, I have not seen it myself, but that's from everything I have heard from early non-spoiler reviews.
Look super good from the trailers.
And yes, I know the movie got a LOT of unnecessary shit for too much RDJ. Ironically, the movie reportedly only has a fraction of RDJ, despite the advertising/trailers. Grated, I have not seen it myself, but that's from everything I have heard from early non-spoiler reviews.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Man fuck these other reviews, wheres Double Toasted?
Spidey 2 is my Goat Superhero movie of all time (redundancy on purpose).
If it's anywhere close to that, I might shed a tear.
This movie is ok. Action scenes are shot way too tight to be fun to follow. The character stuff is all too slick and fast and surface level for much of anything to land with feeling. It's lacking the genuine warmth and personality of Spider-Man 2.
It feels very in line with the MCU. I'm not a fan of those movies. If you are you'll probably like it more than I did.
It feels very in line with the MCU. I'm not a fan of those movies. If you are you'll probably like it more than I did.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Apparently moviebob isn't that keen on it, but then that guy seems to think only Maguire could ever be a good spider-man.
So... anything good about it?
SpideySenses
Member
How would you compare it to the other Spidey movies? SM2 is a pretty high bar for a lot of people.
old manatee
Banned
Roronoa Zoro
Gold Member
What do you mean by "on my own terms"
Like after the hype is down you watch it on home video or just a later theater visit when things are less crowded?
Roronoa Zoro
Gold Member
That Movie has a 95% actually so it beats all these
He literally just said it lacks the warmth and personality of Spider-Man 2 in the post you quoted.
Roronoa Zoro
Gold Member
I think maybe he meant in overall quality not just one aspect.
SpideySenses
Member
Yeah, I meant overall quality with the other movies.
A lot of the humour felt forced to me but there are a few really good jokes, especially a scene with Donald Glover. Michael Keaton is really good and the movie does some interesting things with him in the final act.
Probably better than all the ones made since SM2. Nice to see Peter as a kid.
It's slick and entertaining and pretty much instantly forgettable.
Are there any moments where Peter will have sincere emotional talks, like he had with Mary Jane multiple times in Spider-Man 2? Or when he had his talk with Uncle Ben and even Aunt May in Spider-Man 1?
thanks your post makes way more sense and has better counterarguments than GAMEPROFFs.
This makes sense though the lines he said in the prison scene still are kinda over the top for how it went down.
Oh, one last question, does one of the Shockers have a mask during any moment in the movie?
He is
comforted by Aunt May for a few seconds.
Holland is a way better Spider-Man than Tobey Maguire, and I enjoyed Homecoming more than any of the previous Spider-Man films.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Oh so I'll probably think it's better than every other Spider-Man movie. Got it.
But you remembered enough to tell us about the movie though!
MugiwaraCole
Member
Do you have a concussion?
Not really. Like hirokazu said there's maybe 10 seconds of sincere emotional stuff with Aunt May at one point. The emotional heart of the movie is Peter trying to win over Iron Man's approval, and all the complication plays as Stark just being a fucking asshole once again. It doesn't play as really sincere.
Nope
He's way better in that he looks young and pulls off the wise cracking high schooler better than Maguire ever could. He's not given nearly as good material though - the Raimi films were serious about making you feel Peter Parker's struggle. There's no depth to this Parker's characterisation - even when
he's worried that his friends are about to die and is struggling to get to them in time, he stills slips in a little 'woah, awesome!' as he learns about his new gadget.
where he summons the strength to pull himself together and lift the debris under him, which I liked, but it's over with too quickly.
Put it this way, I felt like the movie was struggling to keep the jokes coming rather than letting other emotional ranges have their place.
Nice one, got me there!
I posted very soon after the movie ended and it's been a long night since then. I've just had a long walk home. Before I came back to this thread I hadn't thought about the movie.
It barely registered on me, because it doesn't have any real stakes to care deeply about or scenes strong enough to reflect on. It's a photocopy of a photocopy of various teen movies, including the previous Spider-Man movies. It's competently put together but there isn't anything genuine about it.
I'm good actually, but thanks for asking. Hope things are all good on your end.
It doesn't cut off the most dramatic scenes with jokes like that Hasselhoff bit in GOTG Vol 2, but it's not interested in staying on anything dramatic for too long. As a whole it's nowhere near as emotionally grounded as Guardians Vol. 2.
So not as dramatic as some of the best parts of Spider-Man 2?
Not at all, it's a very light and breezy movie.
Astral Dog
Member
More than WonderWoman :O