Aug 2, 2026 · 47 min · 14 segments
Friend of the Podcast Matt joins the crew to talk about the blockbuster MCU entry starring Tom Holland.
So, uh, we'll get friend of the podcast, Matt, why don't you lead us off.
So what'd you think about this movie?
I think that it, it has, uh, a really good story all the way through.
It lacks some of the highs of some of the other Spider-Man movies, but it is really, really good.
I enjoyed it, uh, quite a lot.
I'm gonna say it's a four out of five for me.
Okay.
I'll go next too.
I've been down on superhero movies for a long time, and I left this movie feeling excited and hopeful.
Spider-Man is, like, one of the most important characters in not even, like, MCU, but, like, just, like, in comic book, the genre in general.
And, um, when you screw up a Spider-Man movie, uh, you're really doing a disservice for a lot of things.
So, um, you know, it's important they got this right, and they did.
You know, we'll talk about it later when we talk about the overall, like, Spider-Man movies and, and we rank them.
But, um, you know, Tom Holland I think has become the definitive live action Spider-Man.
And, uh, I just thought it was really enjoyable.
Um, once we've done our ratings and done this, opened the spoilers up, we can talk a little more about the casting.
But, uh, I agree with Matt.
I'm gonna give it a very, a very, uh, just a very... [laughs]
Affectionate.
[laughs]
No, I...
That's all right.
I don't wanna say affectionate, but, um-
So, uh, we'll get friend of the podcast, Matt, why don't you lead us off.
So what'd you think about this movie?
I think that it, it has, uh, a really good story all the way through.
It lacks some of the highs of some of the other Spider-Man movies, but it is really, really good.
I enjoyed it, uh, quite a lot.
I'm gonna say it's a four out of five for me.
Okay.
I'll go next too.
I've been down on superhero movies for a long time, and I left this movie feeling excited and hopeful.
Spider-Man is, like, one of the most important characters in not even, like, MCU, but, like, just, like, in comic book, the genre in general.
And, um, when you screw up a Spider-Man movie, uh, you're really doing a disservice for a lot of things.
So, um, you know, it's important they got this right, and they did.
You know, we'll talk about it later when we talk about the overall, like, Spider-Man movies and, and we rank them.
But, um, you know, Tom Holland I think has become the definitive live action Spider-Man.
And, uh, I just thought it was really enjoyable.
Um, once we've done our ratings and done this, opened the spoilers up, we can talk a little more about the casting.
But, uh, I agree with Matt.
I'm gonna give it a very, a very, uh, just a very... [laughs]
Affectionate.
[laughs]
No, I...
That's all right.
I don't wanna say affectionate, but, um-
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