Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Probably the most comic book-like film I’ve ever seen. The art and formal style alone deserve praise, but it also works in terms of script, and much better than most the live-action counterparts. What drags a little perhaps is the emotional aspect, but that may well be my problem – animated films hardly ever arouse any emotions in me. What is worth noting, though, is how Spider-verse effortlessly portrays a distinctive black hero without hardly anyone feeling weird about it. Miles Morales is a very likeable and very well written character; unlike that overrated Black Panther, whose enthusiastic reviews were collected on political orders, because they can’t be explained otherwise. (16/12/2018)

A total rush. I needed to put my brain into standby mode. Instead, I let myself wallow for two hours in an absolutely uncompromising barrage of flashy visuals, at the heart of which flows an unspectacular story that showers nerd hearts with references, jokes, and winks, while never leaving the clueless non-comics reader behind. It stuffs into it a tangle of full-bodied and likable characters who can come for the pompous personal outputs and cut the cobwebs into the viewer's heart, which, in this case, was beating at about a hundred and fifty percent. That is because this is sheer filmmaking exhibitionism, into which someone has put an awful lot of money and even more creative freedom. Yet the result, although it overflows the usual rules and genre norms must satisfy, in the end, even the most conformist viewer, who in the end will find that Sony has bluntly swept away a decade of the Marvel Universe in 111 minutes. (17/03/2020)

Miles Morales was an ordinary student and teenager before he was bitten by a radioactive spider. Now he must learn to control his powers and become a hero before a strange experiment destroys all of New York. Fortunately, he will get the help of spider heroes from other dimensions... and it's great. The animated Spidey is an aggressive, brisk and modern ride that is great to watch thanks to brilliant comic book styling, has excellent action and works in both humour and drama. Plus, it cleverly uses the fact that in animated form, you can come up with crazy things that wouldn't work in live-action. One of the best comic book films of recent years, and quite possibly the best Spider-Man ever. (11/12/2018)

Comic-book movies are obsolete, unimaginative, completely the same, resting on its laurels, although often still, fortunately, they are entertaining enough. They seem to be becoming idle, where everybody in the industry is afraid to change anything, and everyone is doing almost exactly the same thing. And suddenly, surprisingly that a comic book with a big (not only) K, which shows where the genre would go, comes from Sony company (although thanks to the local energy it is more likely to arrive) with a playfulness, imaginativeness, originality and comic essence. However, even if it finds followers, it will hardly be overcome. However, he undoubtedly has shortcoming. Above all, it tries to be very emotional, but it doesn't always succeed. The bigger snag is that he's trying to catch all the spider hares in the world. As a result, both the negatives and most of the parallel Spideys are reprehensibly unused or outright in number, and the whole thing is a bit overpaid (but this is true of everything under the auspices of the Lord / Miller duo). Even so, it is clearly the best superhero comic book since the Big Six. (15/12/2018)

I was skeptical about this film and I was most worried about the formal aspect, which is not exactly dazzling, but in the end I had an unexpectedly pleasant time and the visuals didn't bother me that much (except for Kingpin, who looked terrible). It's got pace, a nice soundtrack, occasionally the humour works and there's a twist. I was a bit annoyed by the Japanese girl and the pig, they seemed a bit over the line, but it was bearable. I was expecting 2*, in the end a decent 4*. 75% (08/03/2019)

Since the days the Wachowski siblings’ Speed Racer, this is the first film that conceptually works with colours and that captures every scene with its formal and stylistic creativity, as well as with its spellbinding kinetic nature. In addition to that, it is an incredible revelation in the field of animation that has no genealogical predecessor among feature films. The roots of this unique picture – and thus of its individual techniques – rather lie in video games and online videos. Despite that, however, we still cannot find any other single film that would bring them together in the same way. (15/01/2019)

A flick packed with ideas in which one Spidey has a tight-fitting sweatpants cover his belly and the second is a complete pig for a change. When it comes to Spiderman’s adventures, the plot with parallel universes is nothing out of the ordinary, but the production is a whole category higher. In addition to planting a wealth of hidden references in the movie, Lord and Miller followed their comic-fan hearts and instinct for doling out emotions and action scenes. The animation is somewhere between digital and hand-drawn and, for the first time in a long time, I felt sorry for not watching it in 3D because it’s clear that the picture is unbelievably lively and ideal for that technology. I was expecting an easy-going kids’ movie and got the surprise of the year. (16/12/2018)

Comic book movies have, on the whole, felt like poor relations so far. And unfortunately, this was often the case with the best of the live-action and animated adaptations. Because they often didn't come close to the possibilities of comic book stories and their courage and creativity. Yet this time, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse also reminded movie-goers of the possibilities of comic book narrative, which is excellent. And I'm not even talking about creativity in the animation. (26/10/2019)

An affectionate explosion of ideas obviously loving not just Spider-Man, but comics in general. The animation is very original, the stylization is often insane, but at the same time insanely impressive, and when you think nothing crazier can happen, it does. But what's most important from my point of view is that it's not just a comedy that’s off the rails. The film is just as powerful, if not stronger, in the quiet personal scenes in which emotions come to the forefront. It is, in short, an entertaining and truly great spectacle with a poignant dedication to creators Lee and Ditko. And I prefer not to know how many details I missed the first time. (20/12/2018)

If I was a fan of comics, this would be the film of my life. As a film lover, I admired that extravagant and inventive barrage of plays with style, split screens, intensive editing and frantic action (not to mention the bombastic music), but by the end I was saturated and after the interdimensional encounter, I only watched that whirlwind of audiovisual perfection chasing the mandatory conclusion. A ground-breaking and impressive piece of work, no doubt, live action Spidey can never get close to this. 85% (27/02/2019)

The latest Spider-Man is certainly a highly original and unique film in terms of visual styling and storytelling, and it deserves full audience attention and cinematic projection, as the unmissable visuals would be completely lost on a small screen. At first I found the animation a bit clunky and unnatural, but after a while I got used to it and could enjoy the very faithful visuals of the comic. As a result, this film is properly brisk, moderately humorous, and the icing on the cake is the last twenty minutes, which are a massive action set-piece that at times is quite challenging to the ordinary mortal eye. A solid piece of the Marvel Universe that forges its own path, but does it very well indeed. (22/12/2018)

A near-ideal transformation of a 60s youth comic into a contemporary socio-pop cultural context, which for me suffers perhaps only from my bitterness towards the contemporary socio-pop cultural context. (14/03/2019)

The animation was perfect. I felt as if the comic book had come to life in front of me, and the individual Spiders were great. In fact, all the characters were perfect, the story was well written, and I enjoyed it. The creators managed to provide decent suspense, and they made me laugh with quite a few great one-liners. The film should probably be avoided by epileptics. Otherwise, I highly recommend it to anyone who likes to have fun. (10/03/2019)

When someone can take all the important Spider-Man props, plus they're very well versed in pop culture, plus the whole thing is framed by really original and breathtaking animation, there's just nothing to discuss (as the cat in the Moneta commercial would say). The writers of this animated Spider-Man really put a lot of thought into the creative process, because such a cleverly written comic book story is almost a rarity in this overexposed age of comic book adaptations. (09/01/2020)

Undoubtedly the best animated movie of the last decade and one of the best superhero movies ever. It came at a moment when many were starting to doubt the potential of bringing something new to the genre. Lord and Miller had already proved many times that each of their creations turns into gold and gained trust from Sony Pictures, who really need fixing their reputation, and hit the jackpot with their unique style. This Spider-Man definitely has the best comic book style, and it is the most action-packed, frantic and by far the most original one. Everything is moving at such a breakneck speed that some characters may get slightly less space than they would otherwise deserve. But the creators were aware of the riskiness of this project, so they laid all their cards on the table and poured all the ideas that came to their mind into it and it worked liked a charm. Although the whole thing with the dimensions is overelaborate and insane, everything falls perfectly into place without losing any of the humor or insight, and all the main characters are extremely likeable. There haven’t been many movies this year which I would enjoy so much and apart from an amazing atmosphere, great animation, humor and perhaps the best Stan Lee cameo, it is, above all, an incredibly original comic book movie. (26/02/2019)