mechaninac Posted June 3, 2023 Posted June 3, 2023 I just love how this movie has pretty much shot The Little Rat-Fish in the proverbial barrel (soulless corruptions of beloved classics deserve nothing less), and obliterated the manufactured narrative excuses for its wholesale rejection... down 69.1% on its second Friday (Box Office Mojo)... another embarrassing money losing flop apparently in the making for a company with an impressive string of L's over the past few years; <sarc> wonder why? </sarc>. Quote
mechaninac Posted June 3, 2023 Posted June 3, 2023 Possible mild spoiler warning Spoiler It looks like an imperfect -- then again, what is? -- but satisfying sequel to the original. Quote
sh9000 Posted June 5, 2023 Author Posted June 5, 2023 My kid loved it and my wife and I left the theater after watching it thinking it was pretty solid. Can't wait to order the blu-ray and for Beyond the Spider-Verse. Cast members discuss it all. Quote
TangledThorns Posted June 6, 2023 Posted June 6, 2023 Gonna see it with my 8 year old daughter this weekend. Lots of good films this Summer, finally. Quote
Thom Posted June 6, 2023 Posted June 6, 2023 Liked it!! Very good movie and real nicely done sequel. It kept the humor of the original but infused it with more drama and depth. The only drawback... Spoiler It's To Be Continued!! Aaaaargh!!!!1 Quote
TangledThorns Posted June 10, 2023 Posted June 10, 2023 Saw it today with my 8 year old daughter who enjoyed it. Not a film for younger I think as it's longer at over 2 hours 15 minutes and more mature themes than in most animated films these days. Really good and worth seeing it in the theater!! Quote
kajnrig Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 Movie was as great the second time around as it was the first. Definitely agree that it's probably an age bracket too old for the target demographic that was most excited to see it. There's some... I wouldn't exactly say heavy subject matter, but definitely unexpected subject matter for a kids'/superhero movie. The second time around I was especially enamored with the dynamic backgrounds, and especially the brush stroke effects in Gwen's world that changed in real time to visualize emotions or even just to make a more visually interesting shot. A couple moments where the whites of her suit didn't even match in order to emphasize an outstretched hand, a hoodie, mask, etc. Just a very pleasant movie to look at at almost all times. Speaking of Gwen, I half-suspected she would be more of a focus in this movie, and I was happy to see that's the case, and I was double happy to see they didn't make her (and the other characters') dramatic arcs easy. Despite their obvious attraction, she tries to maintain a friends-only distance with Miles; and yet despite constantly undermining herself in that regard (they only grow inexorably closer the more they're together) she also constantly and consciously hurts him more and more as the truths of her occupation come to light. And by the end of the movie, her resolve to rescue him isn't driven by romantic epiphany or something, but by a broader character turnaround and refreshed commitment to her standards of heroism. I was a big fan of what they did with her here; again Lord and Miller proving capable of wringing original stories out of these new-gen Spider-people that comics writers (supposedly, according to people who read them) have been struggling to do ever since their inceptions. Also, the soundtrack rocked. It was good the first time seeing it, but I didn't really pay attention until the second. Nothing much else to say. Bangers all around, just like last time. I guess it just isn't as memorable...? It's hard to one-up the What's Up Danger? montage. Quote
Thom Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 I loved the closer attention to Gwanda and her arc through the movie. Your take feels spot on @kajnrig. I think it would be great for her to get her own movie, preferably live action. Quote
sh9000 Posted June 22, 2023 Author Posted June 22, 2023 https://www.target.com/p/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-blu-ray-dvd-combo-digital/-/A-89211735 https://a.co/d/glOIaJH https://www.walmart.com/ip/Spider-Man-Across-The-Spider-verse-Blu-Ray-DVD-Digital-Copy/1142772901 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Spider-Man-Across-the-Spider-Verse-Walmart-Exclusive-Steelbook-Blu-Ray-DVD-Digital-Copy/1957994184 Blu-ray preorder links. Quote
no3Ljm Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 (edited) Due to strike it’s off from the 2024 release calendar. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spider-man-beyond-the-spider-verse-delayed-1235547084/ Edited July 29, 2023 by no3Ljm Quote
Thom Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 7 hours ago, no3Ljm said: Due to strike it’s off from the 2024 release calendar. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spider-man-beyond-the-spider-verse-delayed-1235547084/ Well shite! Fix this Hollywood, I neeed to be entertained! Quote
kajnrig Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 My hurried comment that I mistakenly posted in the Venom thread. 2 hours ago, kajnrig said: EDIT: Sorry, was going off the URL, forgot this isn't the right thread. Anyway... I doubt that's the ONLY reason. Word I've heard from the grapevine is that crunch was insane on Across, with Lord and Miller constantly changing story, character, and scene beats that had to be re-animated. By the time the movie released, they had only just started production on Beyond, making a next-year release basically impossible. Quote
sh9000 Posted October 24, 2023 Author Posted October 24, 2023 Streaming on Netflix in the US on 10/31. HISHE. Quote
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