Spider-man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

[ZoyzaSorris]

Yes ok but the animation was so good.

[Dr Rock]

Like Avatar then?

[Lord Mandrake]

That's like comparing paint by numbers with Picasso.

[mjwilson]

Will be really surprised if the third one is released on schedule.

[Dr Rock]

Gotta have a decent story tough. Sell me on the story.

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Gotta have a decent story tough. Sell me on the story.

Once upon a time there was a spiderman

[dead-ced-dead]

The story is a comics fable, so it's simple in comparison to its animation, but no less well told for it, I felt.

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Once upon a time there was a spiderman that when it went on a roof it did go into a crouch position and then its fingers went folded and "splewewew" suddenly webs came out and the spiderman did jump off

[MoreauVasz]

I clicked on the spoilery things in this thread and couldn't recognise a single name. Suspect this would be completely impenetrable to me, like watching an Iranian soap opera.

[surreal]

Will be really surprised if the third one is released on schedule.

Yeah me too - I saw a comment from Hailie Steinfeld (however you spell it) saying she's not recorded any dialogue for it yet and she is playing Gwen.  I'd be shocked if it wasn't delayed until at least Xmas 2024.  Apparently she recorded dialogue over 4 years for this second part, so they need to get a shift on...

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Apparently she recorded dialogue over 4 years for this second part, so they need to get a shift on...

Yes, ten minutes of audio per year is about average for these kinds of things.  Apparently she records her dialogue alongside the animators slowly creating all the visuals, so she arrives in the recording booth for the day, carefully goes "nnn" and that's it for another week.

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Yes, ten minutes of audio per year is about average for these kinds of things.  Apparently she records her dialogue alongside the animators slowly creating all the visuals, so she arrives in the recording booth for the day, carefully goes "nnn" and that's it for another week.

Yes, yes, very droll. Obviously she will be able to do it all at once, just seems a bit odd as I though that the performance when recording dialogue was integral to the animation "feel" - but maybe less important for a stylised movie like this.  They will definately have been working on both in tandem, as I read that the final chase scene alone took the full 4 years to complete animation work on.

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I was actually being serious because she does do that.

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I shall be watching this movie at some point as everyone has been saying it is so good.

[Dr Rock]

Just don't expect much of a story

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Just don't expect much of a story

The Matrix Reloaded of the Spidleverse Urology, I shall presume.

[ZoyzaSorris]

The story is fine. It's just a nice straightforward little tale told very well with decent characters and some of the most insanely accomplished visuals ever created.

[ZoyzaSorris]

I clicked on the spoilery things in this thread and couldn't recognise a single name. Suspect this would be completely impenetrable to me, like watching an Iranian soap opera.

I don't have a clue about Spider-Man or comics in general and followed it with no problem. It's a cartoon for children. But an extreme pinnacle of that particular artform.

[ZoyzaSorris]

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[Oh, Nobody]

Saw this today, kid making fart noises throughout had the right idea.

Looks nice, no story. Spider-Punk is great, Spidey India is fun, other spider people are also present. I did enjoy Ben Reilly overly explaining things we could see happening, classic 90s comics writing.

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Found the Venom movie-verse cameo totally mystifying as it makes zero sense if you haven't seen Venom. After the Spot is like "This doesn't phase you at all? Used to seeing weird things?" I wonder if Venom was written as walking into the shop after Spot leaves. You know, an actual punchline.

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[Claude the Racecar Driving Rockstar Super Sleuth]

The Matrix Reloaded of the Spidleverse Urology, I shall presume.

Or The Empire Strikes Back. Cinematic blue balls aside, this was indeed rather splendid. I wouldn't say it particularly improves on the first one (and the method of rendering things out of focus by doubling the image is still annoying) but I remained enthralled throughout.

Random thoughts:

Why did Miles' dad go by Morales, when his surname was Davis in the first one?

Was the live-action woman in the corner shop someone famous? The film seemed to present her like her mere presence was funny, but maybe I was just meant to laugh at her lack of reaction to Spot's appearance. I'd have laughed head off if it had been Michelle Yeoh in a launderette.


"I am your nemesis!"

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I also thought of Empire as the most obvious comparison.

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Ends on a bummer and everyone's gearing for a scrap.

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[letsgobrian]

Was the live-action woman in the corner shop someone famous? The film seemed to present her like her mere presence was funny, but maybe I was just meant to laugh at her lack of reaction to Spot's appearance. I'd have laughed head off if it had been Michelle Yeoh in a launderette.

She's the corner shop owner Mrs. Chen from the Tom Hardy Venom films.

[Magnum Valentino]

Saw this today, kid making fart noises throughout had the right idea.

Looks nice, no story. Spider-Punk is great, Spidey India is fun, other spider people are also present. I did enjoy Ben Reilly overly explaining things we could see happening, classic 90s comics writing.

Spoiler alert

Found the Venom movie-verse cameo totally mystifying as it makes zero sense if you haven't seen Venom. After the Spot is like "This doesn't phase you at all? Used to seeing weird things?" I wonder if Venom was written as walking into the shop after Spot leaves. You know, an actual punchline.

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The Ben Reilly thing didn't land for me as a big part of the joke was he was self concerned and brooding and the whole point of Ben Reilly was that he was like the original fun wisecracking Peter because the actual Peter of the 1990s comics was self concerned and brooding and the editors wanted a clean break and a fun Spider-Man again.

He looked amazing though.

[Timothy]

Animation nice, story meh.

Saw the movie today and came here to post this. Beautifully made but quite dull.

[beanheadmcginty]

I've got to say, if you are someone who prioritises story to the point that this film does nothing for you then you might as well not bother with films. Just read books. They're full of amazing stories. This was absolutely fucking first class film. My eyes are still recovering.

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I've got to say, if you are someone who prioritises story to the point that this film does nothing for you then you might as well not bother with films. Just read books. They're full of amazing stories. This was absolutely fucking first class film. My eyes are still recovering.

It reminds me of people who accused Mad Max: Fury Road of just being a movie about driving so far one way then driving back, as if the movie, missing the entirety of the themes or moods (which these types of accusations always do).

[Timothy]

I just found it a bit dull and too long. Mind started to drift after he

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escaped the Spiderman Factory and I hated the, for me unexpected, cliffhanger ending.

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I liked the first one better. Would rate that a 4/5 and this a 3/5.

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My eyes are still recovering.

What has happened to them?

[beanheadmcginty]

What has happened to them?

Cataractnaphobia