Spider-Man: No Way Home [Blu-ray] [Region B] [2021]

Spider-Man: No Way Home Released: 15/12/2021 Run time: 2 hours 28 minutes Genre: Comic Book / Action BBFC Rating: 12A Trailer: Official YouTube Summary Third instalment of the Marvel/Sony co-production of Spider-Man movies, that brought the third cinematic Spider-Man - Tom Holland - into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The Pre-Amble Nonsense If speculation is to be believed a third Tom Holland Spider-Man movie almost didn’t happen, due to a breakdown in negotiations between Sony (who hold the movie rights to Spider-Man) and Marvel (who still hold the comic book rights to their character and are producing the MCU movies). Fans were none too happy that the ever-popular Spider-Man might not be back in the MCU and talks quickly resumed. How serious the breakdown was is anyone’s guess, but I doubt it was that serious. Director Jon Watts returns after directing the first two Spider-Man films (Homecoming and Far from Home), with Tom Holland reprising his role as Peter Parker, the teenager who was bitten by a radioactive spider and became the friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man. Last time out (Spoilers(?) from the previous film Far from Home / this films trailer…) – Spider-Man was unmasked by Mysterio and everyone on the planet knew who his secret identity was. As per the trailer Peter goes to Doctor Strange and asks him to “fix it”. This, unsurprisingly, will go catastrophically wrong, resulting in a chaotic mess with the “multiverse” opening, and dangerous new/old foes appearing… Reprising their roles from the previous two MCU Spider-Man films are Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, and Marisa Tomei. This time Holland is joined by Benedict Cumberbatch’s Dr Strange as they take on Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin (originally seen in 2002's Spider-Man), Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus (from 2004’s brilliant Spider-Man 2), Thomas Haden Church’s Sandman (from the less than brilliant Spider-Man 3 in 2007), Rhys Ifans’ Lizard (from 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man) and Jamie Foxx’s Electro (from 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2), as all the movie universes collide in a barrage of weird cinematic synergy. I’m a huge Spidey fan, from the comics to the days of the late 70’s TV show to the cartoons to eventually the live action movies, I’ve loved them all. He’s my favourite Marvel character by far. All of this is to say I’m biased towards the friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man, so if you’re not a huge fan, knock a point or two off my verdict score. The (Non-Spoiler) Review The weight of expectations on this have almost broken the (spider)web before the film was even released, as fans have salivated over every tiny detail that has come out (officially and unofficially). So it’s almost a relief to say I loved it. This is my favourite Tom Holland Spidey movie by far. Sure, there’s a lot of Fan Service, which some will roll their eyes at, but I had a blast. The emotional beats really hit home for me. This is the most emotional Holland’s movies have got and he is terrific. Zendaya gets a bit more time to shine too and she’s great. It’s also fun, the jokes are great, the music is terrific and the action set pieces are good too. I can’t really go into too much detail as most of it would be spoilers, and the best way to go into this movie is to avoid any speculation or spoilers. Go in knowing as little as you can and I think you’ll enjoy it more. The Verdict 8.5/10 – a highly enjoyable popcorn comic book movie, with a strong emotional core to it, that will resonate with long time Spidey fans. As with all the MCU movies there’s a mid and end credits scene. Stay for the mid credits, but the end credits is a teaser trailer for a forthcoming MCU movie, so you could give it a miss if you don’t want to stick around.

I'm a huge Marvel fan and of all the Spidermen, Tom Holland is my favourite. I love this film with it's action, drama, humour and even a little romance. Excellent cast, brilliant film Highly recommended Elizabeth Hair

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Enjoyable film which is also full of excitement, elation and sadness. Fans will enjoy it a lot. You should enjoy it, even if you aren't a fan.