Got back from seeing it a few hours ago.... This one's about a 7 or 8/10. The bit everyone want to know most - the villain! Mysterio was good (when isn't Gyllenhaal?!), but he didn't have that little extra you get with the Vultures, Killmongers and Zemos of the world. Fleshed out without being a particularly complex character, but still in the upper tier of MCU villains. The SFX when Mysterio gets into his groove though. That stuff blew the trippy scenes in Dr Strange out of the water!! ***You might want to take note: even though he's dead, there's still somehow more Iron Man in this than Homecoming, so if you were put off by how heavily Stark was featured in the plot of the last one, you're not gonna like this. Post credit scenes were good. The mid-credit scene is the one you'll want to stay for, while the end scene is a bit of a joke that also expands the story in a tiny way (you could just YouTube this one, tbh). Now some spoilers.... Spoiler The idea of Stark building a global defence network in case of his death, and then calling it E.D.I.T.H (Even Dead I'm The Hero) seemed pretty true to character. What seemed like a plot hole though, was how Beck could call down the Stark drones directly from orbit and they could instantly start projecting his juiced-up B.A.R.F holograms....why would Tony have put that tech in his drones, when one of Beck's gripes was that his hologram technology was only used as a "therapy tool" by Stark and thrown away, instead of being used to change the world? EDIT: I reworded my bit about Mysterio, since it could've come across as spoilery with the way I'd written it. Nothing about it was an actual spoiler though, don't worry.
Right? Sheesh I think you should stay outta this thread for a while, buddy. You said you're not seeing it until Sunday and want to be surprised - don't risk it! Or the "Last Movie You Saw..." thread... and maybe even the "Complete Marvel Cinematic Universe" thread just to be safe. Just too many options and too many morons all set to ruin it for you and others if you're not careful.
I’m dipping my feet in the water a little bit and to be honest his non spoiler tag stuff wasn’t that surprising, but yeah. It’s just hard when I’m so used to stopping in a thread when I pull up the Movies and TV forum.
Oh I get it - I was going through the exact same thing with Endgame. It's a shame people have to avoid threads for sometimes upwards of TWO f'ing WEEKS prior to the actual release dates. These advanced showings really to reign it in when it comes to movies like this, as do the week-or-two-apart release dates. Because we all know how no one in Europe is on the internet and can't talk about the movies they get ahead of everyone else. It's maddening sometimes.
I only have so much restraint! Sorry if I did accidentally spoil something for you there! It's hard to give feedback on movies like this without touching on something. EDIT: I've reworded the only bit that might have sounded spoilery. Don't worry, they weren't actual plot elements, just my opinion on how menacing Mysterio came across to me. I was careful not to mention anything about the plot though, and there is a lot in this movie that can be spoiled, so I'd say if even my post constitutes as a spoiler to you, definitely stay away from places that asshats like to post spoilers on purpose. Crikey, is Far From Home not out in the States for another two weeks?! Our full release date was today in the UK & I assumed the US would be 1/2 days either side, since all the American sites & YouTubers had their reviews up the same time as us!
I thought it was pretty damn good. Some fun humor. Lots of great action. My jaw was on the floor at the after credits scenes. Total shock. Spoiler: Spoilery stuff i loved how they discuss the time jump with the school news team. I laughed hard at the one guy being annoyed his little brother is now his "older" brother and the dorky little kid they knew is now their age. Peter Tingle Nice use of the 616 universe. Man Tony's AI always jumps to kill mode with Peter doesn't it? Ok i should have seen Mysterio being the full bad guy and such knowing his comic version, but it was a twist in a way. I thought it was awesome he has a crew. He never was actually fighting. It was all holograms and drones. The fact that every member was disgruntled Stark people was something i did not see. Wow box of scraps guy from Iron Man becomes drone master. Mysterio created BARF. Wow! Nice to know MJ is smart enough to see obvious signs that peter Love the one teacher thinking everything was witchcraft and the other was an idiot. The illusions did fool me a few times. Fury and Spidey Arrive at building. Fury shot! The building is fake! Awesome fight. Wow Mysterio shot! Fury is a fake! As i stated the double whams of those after credits. Wham Spider-Man framed! Wham JJ Jameson! Wham Peter outed as Spidey! Wham Fury and Hill are Skrulls! Wham Fury overseing SWORD! Stop Marvel I am KIed at this point. But overall lots of stunners and twists i did not see coming. I need to go back for 3D IMAX on the 5th. Only sad thing is no Stan Lee cameo. Just not the same with out him.
This pretty much covers everything addressed in the movie. How Spider-Man: Far From Home Addresses the MCU's Five-Year Gap I’m honestly surprised they addressed it so well.
Best Spiderman and MCU movie?! Get out of here. The shill reviewers has to stop. Spiderman 2 is still the best Spiderman film so far. This is 3/5 stars.
Personally I hated this movie. Not Last Jedi hate, but worst Spiderman movie for me. Far from home is a good title for this movie because it completely far from the source material. The Spiderman to the MCU is the TEEN TITANS GO of DC. Goofy but funny. What's with all the stupid connections to Tony Stark? WFT Why? All these Super HI-TEK Spidey suits strips Peter of his real Spiderman persona. Give me Toby any day.
The worst part is the first after credit scene. Like really, after what happens in the movie anyone in the world would believe what that fraudster has to say?
Spoiler What I want to know is how Nick Fury ended up on the ship with the Krill after coming back from the dusting...
Just saw it Definitely enjoyable! The Mysterio illusion sequences are fantastic! Very well done. It’s funny, I used to be a big MCU pessimist and could probably tear apart any of the films but bottom line is they do capture the essence of the characters and stories from the comics and they do a great job of translating them into enjoyable films. Not Into The Spiderverse levels of greatness but a good, fun flick cemented with the Mysterio illusion scenes.
Just got back from seeing it, I thought it was great! I'm still debating if I liked it more or less than Homecoming. I'm a sucker for small intimate stories, but this was a blast, despite being a bit larger-scale. I think I was more entertained by FFH. More of the humor landed for me, I was legitimately smiling for most of the movie, and even laughed out loud a few times (which is rare for me). I don't remember Homecoming being overly funny, but maybe I'm misremembering. I'm legitimately surprised the runtime is over two hours. It felt like 90 minutes. I didn't feel the runtime at all. Recently I've been going to see movies once in theaters, but I already want to see this again. There were tons of neat Easter eggs. Spoiler: Mysterio and other spoilery stuff I really love Myserio as a villain. He might be one of my favorites in the MCU. I saw the reveal of him being a villain coming, but it was handled very well. I thought they did a good job explaining how he created the illusions. I loved how the end battle was Spider-Man fighting a guy in a motion capture suit, that was great. I can't wait to see the memes surrounding that. "The first Marvel movie to literally have a CGI villain". I'm sure there's an Andy Serkis joke to be made. And seeing JK Simmons cameo as J. Jonah Jamison was amazing. A definite crowd pleasing moment. I didn't know what to make of the final scene. I guess the real Nick Fury ended up in space, and this Nick Fury was actually Talos? I found it a bit offputting that the Fury I'd been watching during this movie was actually fake, but I'm sure Marvel has something neat planned, so I'll reserve judgement. I don't have a lot of complaints. There were a few things surrounding Mysterio that could be considered contrived, in a "why didn't he just do this instead of that?" sort of way. But it's comic book/sci-fi logic, and it works for that. Sort of the same way you can't overthink the ROTJ Han rescue. There are a million easier solutions (just park the Rebel fleet outside Jabba's palace and demand he surrender), but watching the heroes create an intricate rescue plan is funner and more personal. Another complaint worth mentioning is that FFH does require heavy knowledge of many other Marvel movies to be fully understood. It's not a standalone Spider-Man movie. But since Endgame and IW were the same way and still brought in billions, it's probably a non-complaint. Just something to be aware of. At this point these movies are 100% serialized, but since they're doing it in a smart and intentional way, it doesn't bug me. Overall I loved FFH, and would give it a strong recommendation. I'm really enjoying this "era" of Marvel movies. Since Doctor Strange, Marvel has gone gone further and further with making these movies more out-there, colorful, and even trippy at times. These are no longer 'just' superhero movies, at this point sitting down to see a Marvel movie has become it's own unique experience. It's hard to fully describe the feeling. It's just an intriguing world to get invested in.
I wouldlike to know why people love Spiderman 2 & X-men 2 so much, I found them both incredibly boring.
Saw it at 1:00 it was amazing (don't know how do to the spoiler tag so not gonna spoil it) Mysterio was cool same with everything in this film
Got my quickie review rendering right now but my god I loved this movie. It is equally as good as Homecoming. Mysterio is my new favorite live action Spider-Man villain. Since my quickie review won't have spoilers in it (though I guess one thing I say could be considered a spoiler, but oh well), here are some of my favorite moments: Spoiler While the entire illusion sequence was top notch, I think my favorite part was the snow globe scene. The toasting scene where everything was revealed relating back to Tony. Peter and MJ on the bridge when MJ guesses that he is Spider-Man. Ned and Betty's high school fling. Aunt May's "Where is your luggage? Oh yeah, it got blown up." The TSA scene with the Spider suit. Night Monkey. JK Simmons, you can't recast perfection. Chameleon Peter when he is creating a new Spider suit and says the song Happy plays is from Led Zepplin. "He said you wouldn't understand it since it isn't a Star Wars reference." Peter nearly blowing up his bus. "Peter Tingle." EDIT: Review is up:
I'm sorry, but I can't agree. Spider-Man 2 is equal to a Phase 1 MCU film and Captain Marvel. Good, but extremely flawed. There is so much wrong with that movie from Bitch MJ to "I willed my powers to stop working" Peter, the excessive amount of screaming and Raimi-isms (it feels like he was making an Evil Dead movie with Spider-Man characters), Peter unmasking himself to Doc Ock, the lack of quippage, and Stoner Harry Osborn. Now I will say that Raimi's movies do still have the best Spider-Man score of the three series and the Doc Ock/Spidey train fight was the best Spider-Man fight sequences until now. Here's my take: 1. Everyone complained that this was the third time they were redoing Spider-Man movies, so they had to do something different. Making him a protege to Tony brings that into new territory. 2. Hi Tech suits do not strip Peter of his Spider-Man persona. That was the entire plot of Homecoming. He got cocky with the suits and Tony told him if he was nothing without the suit, then he was nothing to begin. He proved otherwise by taking down Vulture WITHOUT the tech suit. We know what he is capable of without the tech, so let's see how creative they can get by giving him tech. Plus, he's still a kid, how else is a kid going to make a complex looking suit? As for Tobey, no thanks. He wasn't that great. He didn't look like a teenager at all, he didn't do much quipage, and he was very mopey. His "Parker Luck" also felt forced. Holland is easily the best live action iteration to date. He acts like a kid, he looks like a kid, and he has a Queens accent. Not even the cartoons pulled that off.
