SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Final Trailer and Posters

[Hedji]

I'm just bustin' on ya, Hector. Take nothing of my jabs at WW with any seriousness. It really is a bit sandbox childish of me to compare the two films, because as Chris said, they are meant to be different. I just happen to be the person who finds more appeal in lighter fare. I admire your passion for what you enjoy, and mean no ill will whatsoever. Just trying to wind you up a bit for a giggle.

You should see Spider-Man because it's a fun time at the flicks, not because of how some guy on the internet compares it to Wonder Woman.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I stand by my statement. WW was a great film for THAT character as was Homecoming for Spidey, but Homecoming wins because WW's ending is just...well, big blue ray. It's not bad, it's just cookie cutter Hollywood action movie ending. Homecoming actually bucks a few of those trends in it's wrap-up.

I still enjoyed WW very much. Great movie. And Gadot and Pine were fantastic.

Chris

[Hector]

Some posters here didn't think Homecoming was that great.

So who should I believe?

[Hector]

I'll wait for Redbox...not too interested in the flick now...

[Hedji]

It's better.

[Hector]

Oh, bashing my Wonder Woman already?

This Spidey movie is better because it's more fun and funnier? That makes for a better film? You must've forgot Wonder Woman is not a wisecracking superhero like Spider-Man, plus it's set in WWI, not exactly a stand up comedy setting, lol.

I'd rather see Gal Gadot than Tom Holland, let's put it that way, lol.

I feel like almost watching Homecoming until it comes out on Redbox now...especially if I hear another this Spidey is better than WW comment...

[Hedji]

Webb's movies have its fans, but I think this is the Spidey (and Peter) people want to see. The Garfield films were SONY unfortunately watching The Dark Knight and saying, "Yeah, let's apply that."

[Earth 2 Chris]

WW did have it's light fun moments, which is more than I can say for MoS or BvS, but yeah, Spider-Man by nature is a whole lot of fun and much lighter. It's almost an action-comedy like Ant-Man. Much lighter than the heavy-handed emo-ness of the ASM series.

Chris

[Hedji]

Yes, they are completely different, agreed. Only compared them because they are the big 2 Superhero films of this summer. Wonder Woman has its merits and achievements, but for everything Gadot brings, the film still can't seem to get out of the long shadow cast by previous DC efforts. I wanted to like it more than I did, and Spider-Man brought the fun factor that WW was missing.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^I think it was a better movie overall the Wonder Woman, because Wonder Woman's climax is a bit weak and by the book video game boss battle ending. I still love it, but Homecoming is far more consistent, with no truly weak segments in my opinion.

But it's like apples and oranges really. Very different tones in both.

Chris

[Hedji]

This was "Spectacular"! I loved it. For those of you who like to see your titular superhero in costume a LOT during the running time, this one's for you.

Had a LOT more fun with this than Wonder Woman. *ducks*

Tom Holland just kills it, and the connections with the MCU are logical and perfect. Seeing an aged Michael Keaton contrasted with Peter's millennial peers made me feel a little old, but I didn't care. You know how I can tell if a movie gets a thumbs up from me, if I catch myself with a big old grin a couple of times. This one delivers.

A very nice callback to a very famous Ditko cover/sequence.

The costume is just awesome.

Gimme more. Best Spider-Man movie yet.

[Bruce Banner]

The pace of the movie is admittedly a tad on the slow side, but it generally doesn't detract from the film.

Peter's Spider Sense is largely conspicuous by its absence (but I guess we're meant to infer that it's working as part of his power set), and like I said in my post above, some of the changes to the canon grated a little.

Aunt May's last line in the movie... classic!

[Dark Shadow]

Loved it. Best Spider-Man movie ever, and the most fun I've had at the movies in a long time. Great characterization, plot and performances and captured the high school feel of the early comics very well, while updating things and not repeating the beats of the previous movies. Also tied into the MCU in ways I didn't expect. Highly recommended!!!

Chris

My assessment is within the same friendly neighborhood as yours is.

While the first two films are still very near and dear to my heart, I found this installment to be a very solid update. The Spidey portrayal and action in this film is everything that I hoped the first movie would deliver 15 years ago. Holland is definitely my favorite Spidey/Peter portrayal. I have a few minor complaints (plot and canon), certainly nothing debilitatingly grievous. An overall excellent foundation for what I hope will become a long and adventurous continuation of the franchise.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Loved it. Best Spider-Man movie ever, and the most fun I've had at the movies in a long time. Great characterization, plot and performances and captured the high school feel of the early comics very well, while updating things and not repeating the beats of the previous movies. Also tied into the MCU in ways I didn't expect. Highly recommended!!!

Chris

[huedell]

It was better than Spider-man 3 and Amazing Spider-man 2. It was on par with Amazing Spider-man.

I thought ASM was a joke what with that master-plan of Lizard's. Thought ASM2 was better than others gave credit for.

It was better than Spider-man 3. Not nearly as good as Spider-man 1 and 2.

I thought all 3 of those were about as good as you're going to get w/Marvel superhero films (GOTG proved me wrong)... yeah 3 was uneven... but it wasn't boring, and it retained (at least a good portion of) the Raimi McGuire tone.

I didn't connect with the characters, big opportunities to soar were missed, the heart of the spidey story just wasn't there

Bound to happen if you have Iron Man cameos and multiple villains dropping in in the midst of the MCU instead of starting from scratch.

Overall pacing was slow.

As seen above we have different tastes, and so I'm not sure how I'll like it when I see it... and it'll take a while even AFTER I see it to make judgement that'll last for me (case in point: I'm still not exactly sure how I feel about WW)

But hearing overall pacing was SLOW... in a movie that barely needs any backstory and, in a way, is like CIVIL WAR Part 1.5....that's kinda scary as I prep to see it in the theatre.