I have always been a huge Spider-Man fan. I think his were the second comic book series I ever read. Oddly enough I picked up Daredevil when I was about seven but Spidey came very soon after. i have enjoyed every single iteration of Peter Parker (including the 1970s live action television version that no one on earth should like). I honestly believe that Tom Holland is the best version of Spider-Man that I have ever seen.
For me, Spider-Man will always be a young teenager or close to it. He's like Peter Pan and never lost his childlike wonder. I think Tom Holland portrays that aspect of Spidey better than anyone. I mean the dude is 30 and still looks and acts like a wide eyed, star struck teen. So it is safe to say I'm a bit biased when watching Holland's version of out friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
As always, I promise there will be no spoilers in this post. If you haven't seen it, you should... and I refuse to ruin anything for you.
This movie is a bit heavier, and deeper than the other movies. There are lots of scenes of Peter Parker sulking through his lonely life. Will he reconnect with MJ and Ned? You'll have to wait a long time to find out. In fact, you'll have to wait for a long time for anything to happen. Because it is a Marvel movie (via Sony) of course there are some early action sequences, but those are just there to make sure you know you walked into the right theater. The real action doesn't take place until well after the 60 minute mark. That is a long time to wait, but with a running time of two hours and twenty five minutes, there is still plenty of time for action.
Although the first hour is not packed with action, I was never bored. I love Spider-Man and I wanted to see what he was up to. I wanted the creators to take time to set up this story... which turns out to be incredibly important for the Marvel Universe moving forward. There are some new characters that need to be introduced and fleshed out. They did a great job of doing that. After the first emotional hour filled with important set up, the movie really gets going. Do you know that feeling when you are on a roller coaster and it seems to be slowly drudging up the big hill to get to the thrilling giant drop? Well that is Spider-Man brand New Day. It seems like it takes forever to get started. But once it does, it never stops!
This movie packs in four incredibly awesome Marvel characters and allows them all to be at their best. In fact, I have never enjoyed The Punisher on screen more than I did in this movie. After almost 3 decades, they finally figure out that Frank Castle is not a misunderstood nice guy. He's a freaking killing machine! Great! Let Frank be Frank! And let our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man try to keep him from going over the edge... too far.
Actually, let's make that 5 awesome characters. May Parker is the real hero of this movie... as she should be. Mothers and mother figures are the strongest people in this or any reality. It is only right that Aunt May makes her return in the most powerful way possible. But I can't say anything more about that except Marissa Tomei made water come out of my eyes for some unknown reason. She also made my pants swell a little but let's not talk about that.
This was my favorite Spider-Man movie ever. It had the perfect balance of heart, humor, story and action. Those are the things that I look for in a super hero movie. Although it still can't touch that combination in Guardians of the Galaxy or Thor Ragnarok, it came close enough to put it in the top tier of Marvel movies. This is definitely one that I will leave on if I catch it any time after the first 45 minutes or so.
Man I really wish I could tell you what my favorite part is, but that involves a huge spoiler and I can't do that. Let me just say that they have finally given a Marvel charter the actor and the importance they deserve. i can't wait to see where they go from here!
If you also like your superhero movies with heart, humor, story and action, you will love Spider-Man brand new day. And if you have a son who is growing into a man, I dare you to watch the scene involving Lego without crying. Good luck.
I freaking loved this movie!
The first three Tom Holland movies were pretty dang good. I thought the third did a great job honoring the prior Sony cast and spiderverse concept. I'm burnt out on Disney Marvel, but Sony seems to have the right stuff for Spidey at least.
And Marissa Tomei has no right to be that hot.
Whenever I watched a SpiderMan movie, one thing always surprised me... why is SpiderMan's character so innocent? I used to think he should be harsher and tougher so he could fight his enemies more effectively. But now I understand that being kind and innocent is actually a core part of his character.
I've always been a big fan of SpiderMan, although I've never watched a full movie from start to finish. Most of the time I have only watched a few scenes before turning it off. Even so I think all the characters in these movies are presented really well.
I also agree with you that it's better not to share spoilers. That way, people can watch the movie themselves and enjoy discovering the story and making their own guesses about what happens next.
Whether you are a child, an adult, or a young person, this movie was a favorite of all people. I have also watched it many times and every time I enjoy it differently. The time passes very quickly while watching it and the time also passes very well
I also like Tom Holland as Spider-Man because he really feels like a young Peter Parker. Now I'm even more curious to watch this movie, especially after you said it gets much better after the first hour. I'll definitely avoid the spoilers until I see it.
Yeah I love seeing Peter as a kid. It makes his funny banter so much better.
I think this is my call to rewatch
I was going to say, Marissa Tomei does a bit more for me than make me cry... :) I haven't seen any of the movies all the way through besides the first one or two with Holland. I used to love the cartoon back in the 90's or whenever it was though. I also liked the older cartoon with iceman and firestar.
Spider-Man and his Amazing friends was ... amazing! And I loved the 90s ones too. I believe those were actually shown on MTV.
We never had cable growing up, so I watched the 90's one on Fox.
A pleasant surprise for an already tired subgenre of adventure movies.
My friends are also telling me that we should go to the cinema to watch this movie, so we are also trying to go to see it in the next few days because we have seen many adventure movies before and this is a very beautiful movie. When Spider-Man jumps downwards, that scene looks the most beautiful.
After watching a movie, there are some characters that we remember for the rest of our lives. Superman and Spider-Man are the kind of characters that we will remember for the rest of our lives. Even when we are about to leave this world, we will definitely remember these movies,