The trailer looked good, but can I take my 10 year old son to it?

 

I believe so. I don't recall an egregious amount of foul language or sexual innuendo. It ain't Deadpool...so if you took/would take your son to see an Avengers movie, you can take him to see this imo.

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I believe so. I don't recall an egregious amount of foul language or sexual innuendo. It ain't Deadpool...so if you took/would take your son to see an Avengers movie, you can take him to see this imo.

 

I second this opinion.

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The trailer looked good, but can I take my 10 year old son to it?

All I would say is he might get bored with some of the politics of it. Like the whole Accord thing. Some friends with kids said they got antsy. But it is a 2.5 hour movie so.....

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Anyone watched this yet? Its the best comic book film I've ever seen. Wasn't expecting to ever say that about a Captain America movie.

Captain America 2 was better overall, but Civil War was good enough to avoid the dreaded trilogy curse.

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I saw it on Friday and I thought it was decent. I should also add that I've personally never been much of a Captain America fan.

 

All of the Captain America movies (this was the 3rd) were very good, although I personally think this one was the worst of the bunch but it was still a good movie. Enough fans put the preceding Cap movie (Winter Soldier) in the real of Nolan's DKR...that's a bit much in my estimation but it's closer than one would think.

 

The main issue I have with this particular movie is knowing where this storyline came from. I don't particularly think it works as well as it could when you omit the actual catalyst (the Superhuman Registration Act and it's affect on the entire Marvel Universe). It loses some of its gravitas when you are forced to omit a large portion of the superhumans who are/could be affected, especially when you consider that most of the heroes in the MU are based in New York (or outer space). So my quibbles are with the changes made to the storyline to put it on the big screen mostly but that's typical when you talk to any comic book fan. With that said, they did a very good job at conveying the overall divide from the comics onto the screen. One of the main criticisms from critics and fans alike in terms of Civil War was that Iron Man was treated almost (but not quite) like a villain. I felt the exact same way watching this movie in short order.

 

However, they did a really good job with the Black Panther and Spider-Man, although the latter's total neglect of a very substantial portion of who he is and why he does what he does really stuck in my craw. 

I think they kind of handled that with/merged the idea into the Sokovia Accord, but for me that isn't a big deal.

 

I guess my big issue with the film appeals to my inner litigator, but I don't want to say anything until I know it's okay to post spoilers.

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Good points all around here.

 

I watched Captain America on a whim and was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. I've personally always found Cap to be a very dull character historically. As for this movie and the story, they really couldn't have without establishing the major players that hadn't been accounted for within the continuity and I get that. It bothered me slightly but not enough to push me over the edge like X3 did (vomit). Spider-Man was actually a major player in Civil War so including him was the right thing to do. As I recall, the Black Panther/Wakanda tried to remain neutral which isn't surprising considering he was married to Storm (of the X-Men) and they've always traditionally opposed any form of registration.

 

 

It already pretty much was an Avengers movie...but it needed to be.

 

 

Now I know you're insane...haha!

 

 

I agree with you on all counts. The first thing I thought when I walked out of the theater was that was the first time we've really seen Spider-Man done right.

I thought they absolutely nailed the first two Tobey Maguire Spider Man movies-especially 2.  But Spider-man suffered from the trilogy curse.  Amazing Spider-man movies were unwatchable.

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If you're going to watch it you may as watch the first one as well. Between the two of them it gives you an idea of Cap's friendship with Bucky and why he was willing to go as far as he did in CW to help his friend. 

Not only that, but it will give you perspective on the villains.

 

The common bad guy from 1 and 2 was a pleasant surprise.

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I thought they absolutely nailed the first two Tobey Maguire Spider Man movies-especially 2.  But Spider-man suffered from the trilogy curse.  Amazing Spider-man movies were unwatchable.

 

I could never quite figure out what was "wrong" with the Maguire Spider Man (to me). I know a lot of people who share your viewpoint though, so it's probably just me being a very critical (borderline jaded) comic book fan of 30+ years.

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I could never quite figure out what was "wrong" with the Maguire Spider Man (to me). I know a lot of people who share your viewpoint though, so it's probably just me being a very critical (borderline jaded) comic book fan of 30+ years.

I think comic book "purists" might dislike that Spider Man because of the web shooter/fluid thing.  I know some disliked Goblin's costume.  But I think they got most elements right.   Some I know (not necessarily purists) did not like the portrayal of Peter Parker as a "nerd."

 

Any of those ring any bells?

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I felt like Maguire was a great Parker and poor Spider-Man.


On the other hand, I viewed Garfield as a great Spidey and a poor Peter. Amazing Spider-Man 2 was a movie I thoroughly enjoyed.


Haven't seen Tom Holland yet, but I've heard he nailed both. Good for him. Spider-Man is a tough character to play for that reason--he has the Batman/Bruce Wayne dynamic that really no other Marvel character has (except for Daredevil).

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I felt like Maguire was a great Parker and poor Spider-Man.

On the other hand, I viewed Garfield as a great Spidey and a poor Peter. Amazing Spider-Man 2 was a movie I thoroughly enjoyed.

Haven't seen Tom Holland yet, but I've heard he nailed both. Good for him. Spider-Man is a tough character to play for that reason--he has the Batman/Bruce Wayne dynamic that really no other Marvel character has (except for Daredevil).

I'm not much of a Spidey fan (I have only seen the Maguire version) and was pretty aggravated when the CW trailer came out and showed him. That being said, Tom Holland mastered the role in the short amount of time he was given. I would actually watch his version in a standalone movie.

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Great movie. Best Spidey for sure.

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I think comic book "purists" might dislike that Spider Man because of the web shooter/fluid thing.  I know some disliked Goblin's costume.  But I think they got most elements right.   Some I know (not necessarily purists) did not like the portrayal of Peter Parker as a "nerd."

 

Any of those ring any bells?

 

His web shooters were a very minor annoyance. I've been through a few incarnations of Spidey and I've seen different explanations as to how they function through the years. I hated the Green Goblin in general...always have and always will. Spider-Man is a lot like Batman in that he has a large "rogue's gallery" and outside of a couple they are largely conceptually stupid (imo). At least they haven't tried to force Mysterio on us yet.

 

I have absolutely no qualm with PP being a nerd...for a long time he did skew nerd in the comics.

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His web shooters were a very minor annoyance. I've been through a few incarnations of Spidey and I've seen different explanations as to how they function through the years. I hated the Green Goblin in general...always have and always will. Spider-Man is a lot like Batman in that he has a large "rogue's gallery" and outside of a couple they are largely conceptually stupid (imo). At least they haven't tried to force Mysterio on us yet.

 

I have absolutely no qualm with PP being a nerd...for a long time he did skew nerd in the comics.

What did you have against Goblin?

 

I thought he was great, and I loved his portrayal in Spider-Man.

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I'm not much of a Spidey fan (I have only seen the Maguire version) and was pretty aggravated when the CW trailer came out and showed him. That being said, Tom Holland mastered the role in the short amount of time he was given. I would actually watch his version in a standalone movie.

 

 

Great movie. Best Spidey for sure.

My question is how did he get recruited from when he was a boy? Is this Civil War supposed to be year ago, or current? I tend to think it is current based on the other movies that have already been out. That part (Spiderman) is weird to me.

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What did you have against Goblin?

 

I thought he was great, and I loved his portrayal in Spider-Man.

 

He comes across a poorly executed amalgamation of The Joker and Lex Luthor. Outside of the original incarnation of Venom and the Sandman (at times), I've never really found any of Spider Man's villains particularly compelling nor interesting. So basically it's just residual disdain with a healthy does of Old Man Syndrome.

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<i>Behold man's final mad disgrace.</i>

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My question is how did he get recruited from when he was a boy? Is this Civil War supposed to be year ago, or current? I tend to think it is current based on the other movies that have already been out. That part (Spiderman) is weird to me.

It's current time. Stark somehow knew about Peter and went to visit him and asked Peter if he wanted to help him out- or something along those lines. In the comics Stark is apparently a mentor to a young PP/Spiderman. I haven't read them, this is what I was told. 

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It's current time. Stark somehow knew about Peter and went to visit him and asked Peter if he wanted to help him out- or something along those lines. In the comics Stark is apparently a mentor to a young PP/Spiderman. I haven't read them, this is what I was told. 

 

I'm pretty sure that was the result of Marvel's most recent reboot. I don't recall Spider Man having a mentor at all in decades prior. He was the one of Marvel's team-up kings though so there may have been a previous connection that I'm unaware of considering I spent most of the 80s and 90s with my head buried in X-Men comics almost exclusively.

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<i>Behold man's final mad disgrace.</i>

<i>He chops his nose to spite his face.</i>

 

-Etrigan the Demon

 

I could never quite figure out what was "wrong" with the Maguire Spider Man (to me). I know a lot of people who share your viewpoint though, so it's probably just me being a very critical (borderline jaded) comic book fan of 30+ years.

He did a good job as Peter Parker. My complaint with Maguire was that he wasn't exactly Spidey in costume. I expect Spidey to do goofy things from time to time. He needs to constantly annoy his villains with jokes and one liners, to get under their skin. He needs to be confident in his costume, completely different persona from his actual life as Peter Parker.

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He did a good job as Peter Parker. My complaint with Maguire was that he wasn't exactly Spidey in costume. I expect Spidey to do goofy things from time to time. He needs to constantly annoy his villains with jokes and one liners, to get under their skin. He needs to be confident in his costume, completely different persona from his actual life as Peter Parker.

Tobey Maguire doesn't strike me as the goofy type and probably couldn't pull it off. He can do drama and serious very well. Goofy and funny, not so much. 

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