Homecoming 2's Company, 3's A Lounge - Part 6

[degraves93]

Give us an update when you can. Oh and btw, did you ever start watching TSSM episodes?



Unfortunately, I found the reverse effect.

The only Spidey flick that got worse on repeated viewings for me was SM3. The rest have improved.

 

[W/ Great Power]

Yeah, it's not that I disliked it so much that I never wanted to watch it again, I just figured it would improve in my eyes if I gave it a long break, and I was right. I even managed to not hate Dr. Kafka.

Same here. I loved it the first time, realized how underdeveloped some of the characters were the second, and then I completely wish they had altered the ending by the third viewing.

It's a good film with missed opportunities to make it great, in my opinion. But there's moments in it that I enjoyed to the point where I can watch it over and over again.

How'd it feel?

I'll be watching it later tonight.

Give us an update when you can. Oh and btw, did you ever start watching TSSM episodes?

Yes sir!

I made it to episode 6, "The Invisible Hand," about a month ago. I've been out of touch with it since, but I have thoroughly enjoyed it so far. It has certainly lived up to the way you described it, so thank you for the recommendation

 

[SpideyK]

http://comicbook.com/2014/11/13/spider-man-marvel-tops-batman-dc-in-licensing/

Makes me proud to be a Spidey fan. Really does. I know it shouldn't be a competition, but it still warms my heart that my childhood hero, 10 years later, still comes out on top.

 

[OriginalMiles]

Spidey is THE superhero.

Superman who?

 

[Spider-Aziz]

After watching many videos of Honest Trailers and Cinema Sins I decided all movies are heavily flawed, I won't give a movie any "bad" rating, but I will give "boring" rating.

 

[W/ Great Power]

http://comicbook.com/2014/11/13/spider-man-marvel-tops-batman-dc-in-licensing/

Makes me proud to be a Spidey fan. Really does. I know it shouldn't be a competition, but it still warms my heart that my childhood hero, 10 years later, still comes out on top.

There's no question about it.

When you go to a small village in the Middle East and notice Spider-Man action figures on the shelves of a kid's room, it hits you hard (true story).

Spidey will always be #1.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

http://comicbook.com/2014/11/13/spider-man-marvel-tops-batman-dc-in-licensing/

Makes me proud to be a Spidey fan. Really does. I know it shouldn't be a competition, but it still warms my heart that my childhood hero, 10 years later, still comes out on top.

Spider-Man is saved by action figures, T-shirts, and the print of his pictures on other memorabilia.
Batman edges him out when it comes to movies, games, TV shows, and even comic books. And for the latter Spider-Man is saved by having his titled published 2 issues a month while the main Batman book sells only one issue a month.

 

[OriginalMiles]

**** Batman.

Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Cause we all like Deadpool more.

 

[OriginalMiles]

I seriously question people who hate Deadpool.

Like, c'mon... it's Deadpool!

 

[Spider-Aziz]

I like Deadpool, just not enough to read every run published under his name.

 

[degraves93]

Same here. I loved it the first time, realized how underdeveloped some of the characters were the second, and then I completely wish they had altered the ending by the third viewing.

It's a good film with missed opportunities to make it great, in my opinion. But there's moments in it that I enjoyed to the point where I can watch it over and over again.



I'll be watching it later tonight.



Yes sir!

I made it to episode 6, "The Invisible Hand," about a month ago. I've been out of touch with it since, but I have thoroughly enjoyed it so far. It has certainly lived up to the way you described it, so thank you for the recommendation

Hopefully, you'll reach the point that I have, which is to like it, maybe even love it, warts and all.

 

[W/ Great Power]

Hopefully, you'll reach the point that I have, which is to like it, maybe even love it, warts and all.

That's what I meant by the sequences I did enjoy. I love going back and watching the film, as you said, but I try to analyze the movie by putting my fandom aside.

It is then that I see the flaws.

 

[SpideyK]

Spidey is THE superhero.

Superman who?

I sort of grew up really liking both.

Don't kill me.

There's no question about it.

When you go to a small village in the Middle East and notice Spider-Man action figures on the shelves of a kid's room, it hits you hard (true story).

Spidey will always be #1.

Exactly.

I worked at a recreational museum thing this summer, which sort of sucked, but everytime I saw a kid with a Spidey shirt, I'd light up immediately.

Spidey is love. Spidey is life. Seriously.

Spider-Man is saved by action figures, T-shirts, and the print of his pictures on other memorabilia.
Batman edges him out when it comes to movies, games, TV shows, and even comic books. And for the latter Spider-Man is saved by having his titled published 2 issues a month while the main Batman book sells only one issue a month.

I'd say he's more than just "saved", though.

Yes, he's on boxes of cereal, bandades, cups, paper trays, etc, but taking in almost three times as much money as Batman, is not a fluke.

People like Spider-Man. And I'm proud of it.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

I'd say he's more than just "saved", though.

Yes, he's on boxes of cereal, bandades, cups, paper trays, etc, but taking in almost three times as much money as Batman, is not a fluke.

People like Spider-Man. And I'm proud of it.

I'll only be proud of it when a Spidey grosses $1 billion, on current currency value, before any future inflation.

 

[W/ Great Power]

Exactly.

I worked at a recreational museum thing this summer, which sort of sucked, but everytime I saw a kid with a Spidey shirt, I'd light up immediately.

Spidey is love. Spidey is life. Seriously.

That's awesome

I think it's Spidey's struggles that make him relate to a broader audience, and that's why people especially in underdeveloped countries can even relate to him. I haven't sees any other superhero crossing over to other continents the same way, and I've been fortunate enough to travel to many places.

 

[SpideyK]

I'll only be proud of it when a Spidey grosses $1 billion, on current currency value, before any future inflation.

Spidey grossed 1,3 billion this year, dude.

I don't care if ASM2 got mixed reception. Spider-Man is infinitely more than just a movie.

 

[SpideyK]

That's awesome

I think it's Spidey's struggles that make him relate to a broader audience, and that's why people especially in underdeveloped countries can even relate to him. I haven't sees any other superhero crossing over to other continents the same way, and I've been fortunate enough to travel to many places.

Very much true.

 

[UltimateWebhead]

Preposterous!

Nah, but it's weird because when I saw it in theatres, I got worn out and I eventually hated it by the 6th time, but now... I can watch it every day without getting tired of it.

I envy you. I wish I felt the same.

The only Spidey flick that got worse on repeated viewings for me was SM3. The rest have improved.

The only Spidey films that have either stayed just as good or actually improved for me are, SM2 and ASM.

Yes sir!

I made it to episode 6, "The Invisible Hand," about a month ago. I've been out of touch with it since, but I have thoroughly enjoyed it so far. It has certainly lived up to the way you described it, so thank you for the recommendation

"The Invisible Hand" is one of my favorites. So much epicness packed into one 22 minute episode. Rhino, The Big Man reveal, and of course the MJ intro at the end. Keep watching though, it gets even better.

http://comicbook.com/2014/11/13/spider-man-marvel-tops-batman-dc-in-licensing/

Makes me proud to be a Spidey fan. Really does. I know it shouldn't be a competition, but it still warms my heart that my childhood hero, 10 years later, still comes out on top.

I love that Spidey is so well-loved across the globe. I bet if you showed just about anyone a picture of Spider-Man, they'd know who it is. He's a cultural icon. And it's great how he inspires so many people...Lee and Ditko should be proud.

I just wish the quality of his media would match the quantity at which he is selling.

Spidey grossed 1,3 billion this year, dude.

I don't care if ASM2 got mixed reception. Spider-Man is infinitely more than just a movie.

Oh yes. Absolutely.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Spidey grossed 1,3 billion this year, dude.

I don't care if ASM2 got mixed reception. Spider-Man is infinitely more than just a movie.

I forgot to type in "box office grossing".
$1.3 Billion is nice income for the webhead.

 

[Angryfantasyfan]

Spidey grossed 1,3 billion this year, dude.

I don't care if ASM2 got mixed reception. Spider-Man is infinitely more than just a movie.

Definitely. We spend so much time discussing the movies, we lose sight of what a juggernaut Spider-Man is. There's a reason why Bob Iger refers to the Marvel franchise as the Spider-Man brand.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Definitely. We spend so much time discussing the movies, we lose sight of what a juggernaut Spider-Man is. There's a reason why Bob Iger refers to the Marvel franchise as the Spider-Man brand.

Spidey is no Juggernaut, he fought the Juggernaut.

Spoiler

 

[W/ Great Power]

"The Invisible Hand" is one of my favorites. So much epicness packed into one 22 minute episode. Rhino, The Big Man reveal, and of course the MJ intro at the end. Keep watching though, it gets even better.

I'm guessing this version of Rhino is written a little better, eh?

All jokes aside though, I'm excited for the rest of it. I can see why people must have been frustrated when the show was discontinued.

 

[UltimateWebhead]

I'm guessing this version of Rhino is written a little better, eh?

All jokes aside though, I'm excited for the rest of it. I can see why people must have been frustrated when the show was discontinued.

TSSM's Rhino trumps ASM2's version, easily. imo of course.

Yeah, it really sucks when anything of high quality gets cancelled prematurely.

 

[W/ Great Power]

So, I just got done with watching TASM2 after a long time, and I said earlier I would post my feedback. I'll just jot down some of my thoughts and opinions in no particular order:

- It felt really good seeing the film, honestly. It almost felt like I was watching it for the first time.

- They didn't need to repeat Peter being dropped off at Ben and May's house.

- I can't say enough about Spidey's entrance in this film. It's perfect.

- Too many civilians lost in the traffic chase.

- For some reason, this time around Electro didn't seem too bad. He could have used a little more development, and I still hate how there was no real explanation for his powers (they had a perfect chance to do that when Kafka is working on him). However, if those two things were worked on a little bit, he could have been a really good villain.

- The Times Square fight is awesome.

- Peter and Aunt May's revelation scene is outstanding.

- Why did Menken and company simply let a billionaire walk out of Oscorp?

- Peter and Gwen's relationship is something that will be missed in the rest of this series. I'm interested to see how the absence of this element will effect the remainder of it.

- DeHaan's acting would have set a whole new standard for Harry/Goblin if he was given more time.

- We needed more Chris Cooper, especially if he's going to be coming back. Otherwise, there's not much of an understanding or connection between him and the audience at all.

- Peter couldn't have come up with a better excuse than "I'm sure he's sensitive" in front of Harry?

- Just because Peter said Spider-Man gives people hope, and he took his picture for the Bugle, was that enough to suspect Peter can reach him personally and ask him to meet Harry?

- Midtown's second brightest student needs to remember 8th grade Science.

- Gwen's death is perfect.

- The last scene should have been the discussion between Harry and Fiers.

- We needed just a little bit more of May. Not a damn spinoff, but just a scene or two between her and Peter.

- The fight between Electro and Spidey is pure eye candy.

- The cop that helped Gwen and Spidey might want to report that Gwen was last seen with him.

- Is it really that easy for Peter to leave May behind and follow Gwen? I know what it feels like to love a woman, but considering how much stress May expressed to Peter earlier in the film, hopefully most of what he says to Gwen is just in the heat of the moment.

- Other than maybe the beginning of this film, Rhino is completely useless. He's useful for S6, not TASM2. The last scene almost feels like the start of a new film.

That's all I can think of for now. There's a couple more flaws that I mentioned, ones I haven't expressed or noticed before, but I really tried to neutrally analyze this film the same way I do with everything else that I watch. There's many moments that I wouldn't change a single thing about. However, there's also some that just don't bode well with me at all. No matter what, though, I'm sure I'll still watch it over and over again for the scenes that I liked, and also because it's a Spidey film.

I hate to give it a new low, and I really do think they had the opportunity to make it perfect with this cast, but I have to be honest. I do think this is the lowest my rating will ever get, though, because there's too many moments I enjoy for it to be lower than a 7.

Old rating: 7.5/10

New rating: 7/10