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Post by GRWelsh on Jul 5, 2019 9:55:17 GMT -5
I was entertained. It has details thrown in for old comic book fans, and strikes a pretty good balance between teen romantic comedy and an action movie. I don't want to say anything about Mysterio other than Jake Gyllenhaal was perfect for the part. I liked how it did not ignore loose ends from previous movies and made use of the MCU lore. There is some stuff about the plot that it is probably better to not think about too much, but I'm not feeling critical right now.
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Post by geneweigel on Jul 5, 2019 21:30:25 GMT -5
I'll probably see it Sunday but been busy lately.
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Post by geneweigel on Jul 8, 2019 11:07:53 GMT -5
Pretty entertaining movie. There was lot of straight out of the comics feel here.
WARNING THIS MIGHT BE CONSIDERED A SPOILER BUT NOT REALLY
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Was there a mystery character in there in one scene? With a hand reaching for the flash drive?
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Post by grodog on Jul 19, 2019 8:41:17 GMT -5
We saw this yesterday with my sister and one of my brothers, and enjoyed it. Tom Holland's Spider-Man retains that youthful naïveté that keeps his character fresh! Pretty entertaining movie. There was lot of straight out of the comics feel here. WARNING THIS MIGHT BE CONSIDERED A SPOILER BUT NOT REALLY >> >> >> Was there a mystery character in there in one scene? With a hand reaching for the flash drive? I thought that was one of Mysterio's surviving minions, setting up the reveal in one of the two post-credits scenes. Allan.
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Post by geneweigel on Jul 19, 2019 10:38:02 GMT -5
Without spoilering I don't want to spell out the semantics.
I have two theories though. Direct or new character.
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Post by geneweigel on Jul 19, 2019 10:41:37 GMT -5
Another non-spoiler, there is a major Spider foe hiding in this film that many did not get.
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Post by GRWelsh on Jul 20, 2019 8:59:13 GMT -5
I thought the elementals were nods to Hydro-Man, Sandman, Molten Man and Cyclone but in non-direct ways. The scientist William, who was bullied by Obadiah Stane in the first IRON MAN movie was showed up in this movie as well -- he was played by Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie in A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983).
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Post by geneweigel on Jul 20, 2019 17:27:50 GMT -5
Okay I'll give you a clue. Its not Kraven but think about Kraven's features.
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Post by GRWelsh on Jul 21, 2019 11:46:22 GMT -5
Could Dmitri be... the Chameleon? Is that the link to Kraven?
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Post by geneweigel on Jul 21, 2019 14:41:16 GMT -5
Yeah, its like they deliberately introduced that random guy working for Shield when they could have put in a zillion other known Shield characters that are unused(I'm still waiting Clay Quartermain, Wendell Vaughn and Jessica Drew [Hydra]) ... Very suspicious.
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Post by GRWelsh on Jul 26, 2019 11:20:47 GMT -5
I've accepted that SHIELD of the MCU isn't ever going to be SHIELD of the comics. When you think about it, the MCU is like this weird amalgamation of classic Marvel comiics, Ultimates, and some random stuff thrown in as well. Nick Fury is the Ultimate version, of course, but they also threw in a few references for the fans of the classic comics like Sharon Carter, Peggy Carter, Dum-Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones, Jasper Sitwell and Jimmy Woo. I'm actually impressed with the depth of the references. This reboot of Spider-Man is like classic Peter Parker reset to 16 years old yet with the supporting cast of the Ultimate Spider-Man -- i.e. more multiracial, which doesn't bother me in the least as long as the characters ring true and the story is good.
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