Spider-Man: No Way Home

Den neuen Spider-Man habe ich im Kino genossen, ich habe mich über die Rückkehr alter Bekannter gefreut und war auch froh, dass einigen Charakteren, bei denen ich vorher praktisch nur ein Cameo erwartet hatte, überraschend viel Raum gegeben wurde. Dennoch spiegelt sich in diesem Film wunderbar die Aussage von Martin Scorsese wider, dass das MCU wirklich dem Äquivalent eines Vergnügungsparks ist. Dieser Film hat trotz all seines Glanzes nicht mehr Tiefgang als eine hohle Achterbahn, die entlang der fest verankerten Schienen fährt, an denen Attrappen bekannter Charaktere vorbeispringen und die Gefühle des Zuschauers spielen. Und obwohl ich bis zu einem gewissen Grad bereit bin, mich auf diese anspruchslose Fan-Service-Fahrt einzulassen, werde ich nicht verzeihen, dass die ganze Handlung darauf aufbaut, dass unsere beiden Haupt-"Superhelden" sich wie die größten Idioten in der Galaxie verhalten. Über die sich während des restlichen Films niemand auch nur einmal wundert und beide Charaktere sich so gut wie gar nicht entschuldigen. Ja, ich verstehe, dass der Film eine Handlung brauchte, aber hier ruht das Ganze (einschließlich der Auflösung) auf einem Trick nach dem anderen des Drehbuchs. Und dazu wieder dieser peinliche pubertäre Humor, ha... ha... Noch einmal, ich habe es im Kino genossen, aber der "19. beste Film"? Da reicht euch, liebe Freunde, für Begeisterung wirklich wenig aus. (23.12.2021)

(Spoiler-Alarm!) "Keine gute Tat" - Nach dem Erfolg des Animationsfilms und Oscar-Gewinners A New Universe haben die sich überschneidenden Realitäten und die verschiedenen Versionen von "Spidey" ihren Weg in die Live-Action gefunden, was eigentlich der größte Anreiz ist, sich den neuesten Marvel-Film anzusehen. In Anbetracht der zahlreichen Spoiler und Fotos von den Dreharbeiten, die im Internet kursieren, wird es im dritten Spider-Man im Grunde keine größere Wendung in der Handlung geben - abgesehen von einem unerwarteten Todesfall. Dennoch war es wundervoll, ja sogar angenehm nostalgisch, die Figuren aus den früheren "Spinnenfilmen" zu sehen, ohne dass es in einem einzigen riesigen Drehbuchwirrwarr endete. Meine einzigen Kritikpunkte wären die gelegentlich verkrampfte Interaktion zwischen den Spider-Men ("Wer war Ihr stärkster Gegner?" usw.) und das offensichtliche Spiel mit den Emotionen - obwohl ich es ihnen in der Szene, in der es um Gwen geht, absolut abgekauft habe. Schauspielerisch waren vor allem die erfahrenen Molina und Dafoe erfolgreich. Die Zwischentitelszene war dieses Mal etwas trockener. (16.12.2021)

There are very few movies I wouldn’t mind arriving late to so I could actually appreciate them. Spider-Man: No Way Home is really great, unfortunately it's only great after an hour, when everything starts to come together, kicks into high gear, and Jon Watts delivers not only fanservice and very solid action, but also very effective emotions. Everyone on the screen is enjoying it and they can rightly pat themselves on the back for making fantastic popcorn entertainment without getting lost in grand ambitions. But then there's that first hour, for which the screenwriters, the director, Tom Holland, and maybe everyone who could have prevented it from looking the way it does, deserve a good slap. Peter Parker in Holland's portrayal is still a kid, or rather a teenager. That's what the series is built on, I get it and actually enjoy it, but he was never an idiot. Here he is. Parker behaves like an irresponsible jerk, but it's no longer funny, playful, or entertaining. His incompetence and stupidity far exceed everything I'm willing to tolerate in an action blockbuster, and I set the bar really high. And actually, it ruined the whole movie for me to a large extent, because in all the following scenes I was thinking that it looks great, but I would actually be pleased if Parker got buried under a skyscraper, because I don't know if I want to cheer and root for such a dumb moron and a happy ending. Two hours after the end of the screening, I can honestly say that I belong to the satisfied ones. However, if I ever watch it again, I will definitely start from the halfway point. (15.12.2021)

The best Spider-Man and a solid Marvel movie, but still does not reach the level of Endgame. I'm sorry I didn't see it in the cinema and it's strange to write about a movie after so long when almost everyone has seen it (not my style), so just briefly. The opening with the reveal of Spiderman's Identity is quite overwhelming and powerful, the emotions work and I could easily see the whole movie in a similar vein, but once Dr. Strange intervenes, nothing will ever be the same thanks to the Multiverse. The return of the old villains from the nostalgia side is a pleasure (on the other hand quite a shame, as I like the new villains), and so is the the return of the older Spider-Men (after 5 months of spoilers I guess no one will complain). It has great pace, a nice atmosphere, the humour works in places and the action is solid, although there is not much of it, but it doesn't really matter. All the fatality, atmosphere and visual play, along with the emotions and the excellent Holland and the diabolical Defoe work, and even though I was expecting a stronger impact at the core, it's still a solid film and comic book adaptation that will offend few. I won't resist watching it again. Story 4/5, Action 4/5, Humor 3/5, Violence 0/5, Fun 5/5 Music 4/5, Visuals 5/5, Atmosphere 4/5, Suspense 2/5, Emotion 4/5, Actors 5/5. 8.5/10. (16.03.2022)

A solid popcorn flick and a decent Spiderman movie about Peter's transformation from a teenage boy to a man, but it fails completely in two aspects. Paradoxically, in those on which it should build and stand: the use of old friends and in the fan service. At a time when the spider-universe has offered such gems as Into the Spiderverse (this is how you work with the possibilities of "many worlds"), Life Story (this is what real fan-service looks like), and the Insomniac reimagination (this is how you work with serious themes in Spidey's rendition), to come up with something that brilliantly scatters all the available LEGO bricks on the floor, but doesn't assemble them into anything other than exactly what you'd expect, is a bummer. There is plenty of time and space, but there is not even a hint of an attempt at anything more than "XY takes off his mask, his musical motif plays, his catchphrase comes on, the audience freaks out"; no idea, no playfulness, nothing beyond a few seconds of nostalgia. That's not fan service worthy of as many aces up your sleeve as there are. And there are plenty! They could (and should) have got out so much out of it. Well, they did, but it didn’t work. And as a result, it’s nothing but a solid pop-corn flick and a decent Spiderman movie. (16.12.2021)