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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Best of the trilogy!
WAR was, by far, the best film of the three, so far.
Things I liked: Bad Ape! Steve Zahn provided the humor, and managed to crack me up even in the middle of tense or scary parts! Excellent! I hope he is in the next one.
Very action-packed. You will not be bored for a moment! The story rushed forward at a quick pace.
The villain! I love movies that pit man vs. man, or in this case, man vs. ape. I have never loved action movies where the villain is some malignant force. I like it when the protagonist and antagonist can look each other in the eye. Woody Harrelson was, as usual, excellent.
The Easter eggs. There were tons of references to the original films.
Depth. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me thankful for my family, it kept me on the edge of my seat, it made me love, it made me hate.
Things I didn't like: I can't really think of any. Here's looking forward to the next installment.
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Not my cup of tea.
I understand Marvel's desire to get Spider-Man back to his teen-aged roots. However, I think they made him too young. There is a growing trend with superhero movies to focus on the young hero learning to use his powers. They said this wasn't going to be an origin story, and yet is basically was. Young Peter Parker looks to get mentored by an older Iron Man, and has to prove himself worthy of the mantle.
I disliked the totally mechanized suit. Spider-Man never, ever, had a computerized suit in the comics. Why? Because he didn't need one. He was a fully qualified superhero with just his powers, his wits, and his web-shooters.
When the computer started talking to him, it became Iron Man all over again. JARVIS, er Jane (no, that's Ender's computer), er Karen was a distraction. Just totally unnecessary, in my opinion. And all the "combat" options, web options, etc. Too much.
I didn't like the Vulture, either. I thought I would flip out over Michael Keaton in the role. But the character written for the film was not what I expected. The Vulture was always a solitary villain, perched on rooftops, swooping in to steal and kill. Now, he's a family man with a bunch of criminal buds.
The first two Raimi films focused on the tension between Peter Parker's best friend having a villainous dad; this time, it just shifted to a love interest.
I thought the best part of the movie was the climax, when Peter had to go up against the Vulture without the suit. He proved that he didn't need it. He was a hero without it. And he made the right decision at the end to turn down Stark's offer.
It would have been the perfect ending if he had opened the bag and found a non-mechanized, traditional spandex spider suit inside. I was so disappointed when it turned out to be the computerized one.
I guess that means more witty banter between Peter and JARVIS, er, Karen in our future.