The First Reactions to SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Are In and It Could Be the Best Spider-Man Film to Date!
If you weren’t already excited about Sony Pictures’ animated film Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, maybe these reactions and reviews will get you excited! Audiences and critics are loving this movie, and it sounds like it could be the best Spider-Man film made to date!
Everyone seems to love it! It currently holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and I can’t wait to see it for myself! I’m actually kind of bummed out that I didn’t get invited to the press screening, especially after reading all of these reactions.
Below you’ll find a collection of tweets and excerpts from reviews for you to read through:
#SpiderVerse is hands down the best animated movie of the year, possibly even the best superhero movie of the year, which is not an accolade I give lightly with Infinity War in the running. It's SO stylish and SO beautiful and SO funny. The entire thing is incredibly special.
— Meg Downey (@rustypolished) November 28, 2018
Its the absolute perfect vehicle to launch a new shared universe franchise with endless possibilities. I hope every future superhero movie, live action or other wise, starts taking notes.
— Meg Downey (@rustypolished) November 28, 2018
Spider-Man: Into The #Spiderverse is hands down the best superhero movie of the year, one of the best Marvel movies to date and one of the year’s best movies... full stop. Super creative, roundly satisfying and wildly entertaining. It’s an absolute blast. Seriously impressed. pic.twitter.com/n1zN1wZLTZ
— Simon Thompson (@ShowbizSimon) November 28, 2018
Wait, I can talk about #SpiderVerse now? In that case, it blew me away. Pretty sure this is the best #SpiderMan movie I've seen. It's beautiful, funny, and even heartfelt. I'm expecting a lot of people to be crying by the end of it. One of my favorite movies of 2018, hands down.
— Zachary Marsh (@ZMFilmWizard) November 20, 2018
Spider-man: Into The Spider-Verse is not only the best animated feature and best comic book movie this year, but one of the best movies of 2018 period. I don’t think another movie does a better job of bringing a comic book to life on the big screen. pic.twitter.com/EeDzaaoBqD
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) November 28, 2018
...Miles Morales comics because I didn’t want my time with these characters to end at the credits. When everyone is is trying to make cinematic universes, Into The Spider-Verse is doing the opposite: presenting a crossover event introducing a handful of separate characters...
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) November 28, 2018
... While I’m seriously worried about what the success of Venom & Spider-Verse could mean for Sony’s Disney MCU deal, I’m hoping Spider-verse is successful so we can get more of these. And please Sony, keep Lord and Miller involved if you know what’s good for you!
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) November 28, 2018
I can finally talk about ‘Into the #Spiderverse’! It’s one of the best films of the year. It’s the best Spider-Man movie thus far. The acting amongst the cast was incredible. Everyone is going to love this movie.
— Dorian Parks (@DorianParksnRec) November 28, 2018
#SpiderVerse is easily the best Spider-Man movie since Spider-Man 2.
— William Bibbiani (@WilliamBibbiani) November 28, 2018
Hilarious, tragic, dynamic, unlike anything else in superhero cinema, and a convincing argument that there can and SHOULD be multiple interpretations of any great character.
Full review coming tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/7MSL0UcJF3
So apparently everyone is just like “F*ck it” even though Sony clearly said the social media embargo for #SpiderVerse is next Tuesday 🤣 So here’s my reaction - Greatest Spider-Man movie ever made, Sony & Amy Pascal are on a ROLL with #Venom and now this! pic.twitter.com/RcoPAfzZED
— Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) November 20, 2018
Can finally talk about Into the #Spiderverse. I’m obsessed. It didnt feel like anything else. All the animation styles coming together was insane. Miles is EVERYTHING. Humor. Heart. Vulnerability. Courage.
— Dani Fernandez (@msdanifernandez) November 27, 2018
The hero we need.
“Anyone can wear the mask. You could wear the mask.” pic.twitter.com/0ZY4UkTysP
Into the #SpiderVerse somehow expands the character’s mythos and distills his spirit down to its essence all at once. I can’t wait to see it 20 more times. pic.twitter.com/gkNOF7MprK
— Matt Singer (@mattsinger) November 28, 2018
Spider-Man: Into the #SpiderVerse is hilarious, emotional and just so damn entertaining. Who knew that in a year when both Disney and Pixar release quality films that Spider-Verse would top them to become the best animated film of the year. It's that good.
— Mark Pacis (@PacManNR7) November 28, 2018
Spider-Man: Into the #SpiderVerse is so great. It got me emotional more than once, it’s very funny, and the action is ridiculously good. I need so many more of these movies. I’m leaving the theater with a massive smile on my face. pic.twitter.com/RZ1tJShQsi
— Chris E. Hayner (@ChrisHayner) November 28, 2018
"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" is so creative, fun, and one of the best spidey films to date. An engaging story that opens up the universe and puts the animation to great use and advances the medium. My favorite animated film this year! #IntoTheSpiderVerse #SpiderVerse pic.twitter.com/xXiwnx9XKh
— Clayton Davis (@AwardsCircuit) November 28, 2018
As an animator who spent nearly every second of a year of my life living and breathing #spiderverse It fills me with warmth, joy, pride, and satisfaction to see that all the blood, sweat, and tears the team poured into this project is beginning to see the light of day!!
— Nick Kondo 近藤 (@NickTyson) November 28, 2018
Brian Truitt of USA Today says:
In the wake of comic-book legend (and Spidey creator) Stan Lee’s death, the film…acts as a loving tribute to his life lesson that there’s a little hero in all of us. And it’s a slightly insane, hilariously daring and often touching mashup of everything that makes super-flicks so darn popular with the introduction of a Spider-Man who’s ready-made for today’s generation of kids.
Susana Polo of Polygon says:
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse makes humor and exhilaration the primary emotions associated with being a superhero. It never lets you forget that wittyness is among Peter Parker’s greatest powers, it never misses a chance to have a character walk casually along a wall for the sake of it and when Miles finally learns to swing a web you feel the joy of his accomplishment. Superheroing is stylish in Spider-Verse, an easy thing to forget in the world of even Marvel Studios’ quippy, character-forward cinematic universe.
David Ehrlich of Indiewire says:
An eye-popping and irreverent animated experience from the marvelous comic minds who brought you “21 Jump Street,” “The LEGO Movie,” and roughly 75 percent of that misbegotten Han Solo movie, “Into the Spider-Verse” is somehow both the nerdiest and most inviting superhero film in a long time; every single frame oozes with fan service, and yet the entire project seems optimized for people (like this critic) who were rooting for Thanos to snap the Avengers into oblivion and put us all out of our misery. This is an origin story for viewers who didn’t think they could stomach another origin story; it’s an origin story about how empowering origin stories can be. However much fun it might be to watch Captain America save the world for the umpteenth time, the most basic thrill of these movies is the idea that anyone can become a superhero (an ethos that Spider-Man has always personified) and “Into the Spider-Verse” stretches that idea to hilarious new dimensions.
David Griffin from IGN says:
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse hits all the marks to be an all-around moviegoing blast. Miles Morales has a memorable big-screen debut thanks to a compelling story and strong performances from its heroes and villain. Alongside Peter Parker, Miles’ journey from everyday teenager to a genuine city-saving superhero is one of the best Spider-Man movie stories ever. The addition of other multiverse characters doesn’t overshadow Miles’ story, though Kingpin does get a bit shortchanged. Taking a bold departure from the Pixar animation style we’ve come to expect from mainstream animated films, Into the Spider-Verse delivers a dynamic visual experience unlike any other.
Darren Franich of EW says:
Do these characters sound fun? They are! And the one big action number that unites the Spider-people against an onslaught of villains is very fun. But you start to feel the 10-car-pileup of this movie’s intentions when the other Spideys show up. Spider-Verse has three credited directors, which seems like a lot even for a cartoon. It was co-written by Phil Lord, half the animation braintrust behind the LEGO series, and I’m not sure the resulting film ever fully decides whether it’s a full-fledged LEGO Batman-y goof or a sincere attempt to Make A Statement about what Spider-Man means.
Alex Abad-Santos from Vox says:
The new animated movie is a sleek and soaring, a wonderful paean to the spirit of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s legendary webslinger, embodying the relentless hope and optimism of its hero in such a classic way. But it also unearths exhilarating new ground — by way of spectacular deviations from the norm that the Marvel Cinematic universe and live-action filmmaking don’t always allow for — that makes it feel like something tremendously innovative, while still traditionally Spidey.
Charles Bramesco of The Guardian says:
Though they occupy the same frame, each of the Spider-friends moves with their own distinct animation style informed by their home dimension, and that’s just one in a smorgasbord of clever visual flourishes. Not since Sam Raimi’s godly mid-2000s run has the kinetic exhilaration of web-swinging felt so tactile, and the Manhattan through which our hero sails felt so specifically realized. While the computerized cinematography roots our assorted Spiders-man in a coherent physical space, the production design gleefully sprints as far as it can in the opposite direction. The animators indulge in fits of vibrant psychedelia worthy of comparison to the Wachowski sisters’ candy-colored Speed Racer, culminating in a retina-searing grand finale that crams a tempest in a lava lamp. At long last, a Spider-Man cartoon that goes well with MDMA!
Peter Debruge of Variety says:
The brilliance of Sony’s snappy new animated Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse shows itself in the project’s uncanny ability to simultaneously reset and expand all that has come before, creating an inclusive world where pretty much anybody can be the superhero … even you!
Justin Chang of LA Times says:
On paper, the movie sounds entirely superfluous: It dreams up an entirely new storyline set in a parallel-universe New York and introduces an exhausting cross-dimensional cluster of Spidey-heroes. And to my chagrin, it’s terrific — a quick-witted entertainment, daring and familiar by turns, that also proves to be sweet, serious and irreverent in all the right doses.
Here’s the synopsis:
Enter a universe where more than one wears the mask. Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the creative minds behind “The Lego Movie” and “21 Jump Street,” bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind. “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse” introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.
Peter Parker is voiced by New Girl star Jake Johnson; Shameik Moore (Dope, The Get Down) is playing Miles Morales; Nicolas Cage’s Spider-Man Noir, Liev Schreiber is playing the larger-than-life crime lord Kingpin; Hailee Steinfeld will play spunky, free-spirited Spider-Gwen; Mahershala Ali will provide the voice for Miles’ uncle Aaron; Atlanta star Brian Tyree Henry will voice Miles’ father Jefferson. Rounding out the cast is Luna Lauren Velez as Miles’ mother Rio, and Lily Tomlin will be Aunt May.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse hits theaters on December 14, 2018.