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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse RT+Review Thread (Only 98% Fresh. Spiderslayers at the Ready)

crimsonECHIDNA

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LycanXIII said:
What a terrible review.

"And if I'm the only one to say that, so be it. I can't review anything but the headache-inducing blown-up TV (under) animated miasma I see before me. This is sloppy. "
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Pretentious isn't a word I like to throw around, but reading that review, woof. lol

Trigonometrize said:
By what mechanism would a reviewer differentiate between "good animation" and "animation they simply don't like"?
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It's a matter of Animation/Graphics vs. Art Direction. He called it "Direct-to-DVD" quality animation which even if you don't like the direction the went, which is just flat out wrong.
 
luca

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Just saw the clip that accompanied Venom and that was alright. I liked what I saw of Prowler. A new clip was also released on YouTube today (I'm not watching it. Gonna see the movie tomorrow).



Anyway, which clips in the trailers didn't end up in the final movie? Was the one where Miles is waiting on the train still in it?
 
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Heroicpiglet

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I love the scenes with Prowler so much, the roaring beat is so powerful. Wish they release the score already.
 

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Why is there a clip with a spoiler (it was on youtube)? I didn't even watch it, it's in the title ( because the clip is about it)... not a major one but just something I would have liked to have experienced...
 
Wag

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I just caught Venom at the local discount theater. Best part of the movie was the final credit scene.
 
Busaiku

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So I actually left Venom before the post credits scene.
Was there any different content in there?
 
kris.

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Saw this Saturday in a sneak peek. Easily the front-runner for my MOTY. The animation, the writing, the voice acting, everything is just so so perfect. Can't wait to see it again after it opens.
 
kurahador

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Busaiku said:
So I actually left Venom before the post credits scene.
Was there any different content in there?
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This happen, and it was hilarious.
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Busaiku

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No, I saw that both times I watched this.
I mean in the Venom post credits.
 
yap

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Aquaman said:
Just that

Peter got divorced with Mary Jane. I don't know the details or if it is major or in the beginning of the film, but it just stinks that it was something I never even thought of...
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That gets revealed pretty early in the film so don't feel too bad.

That said, the marketing so far is still hiding stuff from the movie, things you wouldn't piece together from watching them. That might change this week as its standard wide release happens, so be wary if you want to be unspoilt.
 
luca

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To think we've been waiting since April 2015, and now I'm only 3 hours away from being in my seat.
 
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metsallica said:
Sure is!
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Temtastic Muns said:
YAASSSS. Now I'm secretly hoping that all the Spider folk have their own riff on the theme song.
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Just came out of my showing and that theme wasn't in there like it's portrayed in that video. We got like two seconds max, and it didn't even get started.

Also saw this today. Posted my initial thoughts over in the spoiler thread and OT. This is definitely my comic book movie of the year, but I need to watch it again, before I commit to it being a "movie of the year", or a "best Spider-Man movie." It had a whole lot of heart, and very few bad things.
 
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KimiNewt

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Jiggy said:
Album drops Friday

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I'm looking forward to finally hearing the full Vince Staples song from the teaser
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YESSS, finally. That Vince Staples song seems awesome, shame it wasn't in the movie proper.

I'm probably going to see it again, but I might wait a couple of weeks so the memory isn't that fresh.
 
HStallion

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Still raking in the good reviews across the board. At Rotten Tomatoes its at 115 Fresh 1 Rotten for a 99% and a 9/10 average and its up to an 85 at Metacritic now as well.
 
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Xe4

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My god. Yeah, definitely the second best reviewed "large" film of the year.
 

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Incredible, this could actually end up being the best rated superhero movie ever... Here's hoping the public enjoys it as much, as this movie deserves to be a break-out success
 
HStallion

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The metacritic score is interesting too as an 85 puts it above the Dark Knight which is at an 84 though Black Panther is higher at an 88. Though metacritic could swing depending on the last reviews to be rolling in over the next two weeks.

Wingfan19 said:
Can't believe this is only tracking for a 35 mil opening weekend.
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A lot of places seem to be saying $35 mil is a lock but if the general public responds to the rave reviews and word of mouth then it could be north of $39 mil.
 
Xe4

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Wingfan19 said:
Can't believe this is only tracking for a 35 mil opening weekend.
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To be fair, the last tracking I saw was before the absolutely insane reviews and early impressions (and a huge Sony ad campaign). It'll definitely be interesting to see how this does.

Luckily it avoided opening on the 21st which is going to be a freaking slaughterhouse.
 
berzeli

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Wingfan19 said:
Can't believe this is only tracking for a 35 mil opening weekend.
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$35M in December is good news! Just gonna leave my comparison to other recent animated films in December here:

berzeli said:
To compare with other recent December openings for animated films;
Ferdinand, opened on a similar date (the 15th) to $13M OW, went on to make $84M total
Sing, opened later in the month (the 23rd) to $35M OW, went on to make $270M total

So unless it for some reason really doesn't leg out, it should be more than fine. Might not hit the same multiplier as Sing because of when it launches and that it being based on a comic could make it a bit more frontloaded, but could conceivably do better if thinks shakes out its way (with competition, Oscar nod, good WOM)
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Variety also published their take which is $30-39+M the top end of which makes a total of $200+M likely (unless it's ridiculously frontloaded).
 
luca

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While the movie is incredible, it did have stuff that wasn't as great. Like they could have spent more time showing the relation of two characters in order to have a bigger payoff, while a minor villain could have had more of a defined role. Another character's motivation isn't really clear. While half the superhero cast doesn't carry much weight and appear when they're not really needed, and is only there for comedy relief. Luckily that comedy relief really works. The movie was excellent on so many fronts. And I really hope it'll be reflected in a successful box office.
 
Xe4

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Trigonometrize said:
By what mechanism would a reviewer differentiate between "good animation" and "animation they simply don't like"?
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Defining "good animation" is a difficult task, especially since I haven't seen the film (only the trailers). But as a start, you could see how well it does the 10 principles of animation, the composition and layout, how well the key frame and in-between frames mesh, etc.

As far as I've seen in the trailers, the film is pretty spot on about all of it. The one downside of it is it's not quite as smooth as Disney films, but honestly that's personal preference (hence the bad animation vs. animation you don't like). Of course if I'm not impressed by the animation in the actual film I'll come back and correct this post.

And no one is gonna every agree 100%, but this film is definitely not TV quality, and I know that much from the trailers. I don't think that should be even up for debate, it's so clearly on a different level from most TV stuff (which, duh, it's a movie) if you can't see that I dunno what to tell you.
 
MilesQ

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Yo, this is the best Spider Man movie released so far.

I can't think of a single thing I didn't like about it. Pacing, humour, emotional beats, music choices, voice acting, perfect.

Everything was perfect.
 
Renpatsu

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I love everything about this film, but the big surprise for me was the sound design. It felt larger and more dynamic than most blockbuster movies.
 
sgtnosboss

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only 99% phfffft, can't do it, not good enough. what a joke of a movie.

can't wait to see it
 
Yasuke

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When the hell is this soundtrack dropping? Loved it in the film.

Penguin said:
But Venom just had an amazing run that would be odd business.
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Venom's getting its sequel. But it's the ceiling for these live action Spidey films, and is hardly a sustainable strategy for them going forward. And I believe Sony knows that, which is why I doubt they're ever pulling Holland out of the MCU.

KimiNewt said:
YESSS, finally. That Vince Staples song seems awesome, shame it wasn't in the movie proper.

I'm probably going to see it again, but I might wait a couple of weeks so the memory isn't that fresh.
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Pretty sure that Vince track is in the film. I remember hearing it.
 
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