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Philo B 93 said:

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jenn96 said:

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Okay, I barely remember the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies and haven't seen any of the newer ones, and have never read a Spider-Man comic. Obviously I'll miss all the inside jokes and Easter egggs, but will the movie make sense or do you need some knowledge of the comic history to really "get" it? I'm completely intrigued by the reviews, I just feel like I don't know enough of the backstory to appreciate it. Does the movie explain itself well enough for a Spidey virgin to really enjoy?

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I would not recommend this movie for you. It will seem like any other cartoon you could see on Netflix or YouTube, and you'll be a little disappointed since the reviews have set an impossible bar.

However, if curiosity has gotten a hold of you and won't stop until you see it, you might as well give in. Won't hurt or cost much.

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Dissenting opinion here. The movie does an efficient job of covering enough origin story detail to understand what's going on with no prior exposure to the comics. I've read a handful of comics over the years, none of them Spider-Man comics. Honestly, this is my favorite movie of the year. A better gauge would be your tolerance for intense, chaotic action sequences. If that sort of thing is boring or frustrating for you, then you may want to skip it. I loved it, but my wife didn't.

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I wanted to back-up this statement. The movie is heavy on action and "inside jokes" about Spiderman. I really enjoyed it, but my wife did not. She didn't get a lot of the jokes and the action/animation just wasn't something that really interested her. Just providing expectations. I thought it was a lot of fun and really cool.

Also, I did see it in 3D. I can't remember if I've ever seen a movie in 3D other than at the museum, but it was phenomenal and I highly recommend it as others have.

Is 3D technology being used properly now for other movies? I've always dismissed it as an option, but I may be missing out based on how good this was to watch in 3D. Curious to hear others thoughts on this.

3D has generally been a terrible gimmick ever since Avatar. The problem is no movie I ever saw in 3D was actually made for it like Avatar so it always ends up being a cheap gimmick to me. These days I avoid 3D showings but I'm kind of disappointed I avoided it for spiderverse now.

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tv1113 said:

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Entertaining? Yes they were, but there was nothing extraordinary about the stories for any of those. Some cool scenes in all of them, but mostly pretty safe and bland comic fare. The formula for MCU success.

I definitely enjoyed the spiderverse for changing it up a bit.

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Homecoming had a huge twist in it. People audibly gasped when I saw it in the theater.

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What are you referring to exactly, the bad guy being the girlfriend's father?

Ehh screw it, I obviously don't know how the spoiler tags work. If you haven't seen Homecoming yet you probably don't plan to.

I saw it this morning and thought it was incredibly well done. Such a good time.

Great roundtable podcast discussion of the movie from The Incomparable (episode 439 "Dad Bod Spider-Man"):

https://www.theincomparable.com/theincomparable/439/

Going to see it again tomorrow, since my wife will get to go this time.

Saw it today. Great movie.

Took a little getting used to the fuzzy background, but easily the best animated movie I've ever seen.

I'm in.

ANIMATE FASTER!!!

Loved loved loved this movie. My daughters who are too young for any inside jokes loved this movie. I never buy movies but will likely buy this one just because. Completely captured the chaos, humor and passion that is what makes Spider-Man the greatest super hero.

Easily better than Homecoming. Not even close. Why? No ****ing Stark suit. That ruined Homecoming for me. I enjoyed it but every time his suit would do something Spidey should've been able to do for himself, I'd cringe.

Into the Spider-Verse out on digital next week with a ton of extras, blu-ray release on March 19th.

http://collider.com/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-bluray-details-release-date/

VUDU is doing disc + digital on this one so I went that route. Get to enjoy a rewatch this weekend and then get the 4K disc on release day.

This thing is LOADED with extras. Tons of behind the scenes making of featurettes and a commentary track along with a super cool extended cut.

The "alt universe" cut is really fantastic if you're at all interested in animation. It's got a new intro and is a new edit with a bunch of deleted scenes. Some are storyboards, some are rough animation, and some are finished, really cool to see some of the ideas that didn't quite make it (like the relationship with Miles and his roommate).

Per the intro from Lord and Miller, we're in an alternate universe so why couldn't an alternate edit exist somewhere?

Best overall movie I've seen in a while. A real Joy. I only wish I'd done it in 3D.

TXK said:

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Best overall movie I've seen in a while. A real Joy. I only wish I'd done it in 3D.

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i'm not generally a fan of 3D, but thought this one was really well-done

TXK said:

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Best overall movie I've seen in a while. A real Joy. I only wish I'd done it in 3D.

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I'm pretty bummed I didn't see it in 3D as well

I found the animation of the credits themselves creative and entertaining but here you go-

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May get laughed at because this is a cartoon and the MCU fandom is crazy but I think this is a top 5 comic book movie with more heart than 95% of the MCU movies.

Bought the 4K version tonight and still holds up just as much if not more a second time. Beautiful movie.

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i certainly wouldn't laugh at anybody who had it in their top 5. i haven't made a list in a long time, so i'm not sure it'd be top 5 for me, but it's certainly in the conversation