NO WAY HOME Is Spider-Man Film We Need - REVIEW

It's that time of the year again! A new SPIDER-MAN movie is in theatres and it is brilliant in ways I never thought possible. Join me as I discuss Tom Holland's latest outing as the wallcrawler which brings back iconic faces like the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus and Jamie Foxx. No Paul Giamatti though :(
Using nostalgia to push these characters in new directions, SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME is the Spider-Man movie we have been waiting for!
SPOILERS, of course.
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NO WAY HOME Is The Spider-Man Film We Need - REVIEW

[@KerioFive]

Willem Dafoe was genuinely terrifying in this movie. Way scarier than Thanos ever was.

[@ditokhutsishvili2106]

you are right

[@alexman378]

Thanos had his reasons and didn’t kill senselessly. Goblin not only kills senselessly, he actually likes killing, and if he spares you, it’s because he’s actively ruining everything you live for. There was a sense of safety in Thanos’ code and honor, Goblin doesn’t have those.

[@KerioFive]

@@alexman378 well said

[@Trxpamvs]

We really need Dafoe to play joker.

[@skatemo100]

Goblin easily my favorite MCU villain now

[@prisoner122]

Having MCU versions of Harry and Norman Osborn show up would be super interesting as Peter would already know what at least one of them will become.

[@RobyFN2169dtf]

i think it makes the most sense to introduce norman and harry as the complete opposite of what peter expects. I'm thinking like Matthew McConaughey as Norman, and he's kinda just a real cool, science dude. Then, develop him over the college trilogy, slowly showing him become cold and sinister.

[@retrohero2762]

It'll be interesting with Norman showing up as a seemingly nice dude that Peter is the only one suspicious of. Maybe he can be influenced by the Dark Avengers storyline

[@KillerTacos54]

@@RobyFN2169dtf Tom Holland and Zendaya suggested Timothee Chalamat which I think would be perfect casting, and would complement McConaughey as Norman perfectly

[@DEANSTRANDING]

See, that's what I'm thinking will become of the black goo. Peter-Two already told MCU Spidey about a black slime alien, so he might know what to expect when that residual Venom comes knocking on his door

[@SidPhoenix2211]

@@RobyFN2169dtf saw your tweet about this on Twitter and I LOVE this idea

[@allthingssuper]

This movie was a character study of MCU Peter and a meditation on what being Spider-Man means that used the returning characters and villains to serve that idea. It's basically a 2 hour movie about how Spider-Man doesn't (or shouldn't) kill villains, but rather save them. It was beautiful.

[@ThePonderer]

I can’t believe how much I adore just…EVERY story decision this movie makes. “It doesn’t feel real” has been my mantra since coming out of it. It’s just the *best possible way* any of this could’ve been executed.

[@kirederf7862]

smh

[@Jeandiel_LJD]

fr i loved how this movie ended and what this entire movie set up. only things i didn’t like was certain things in the first act that cheapens the identity reveal but pretty much everything else i loved.

[@KerioFive]

This movie made me appreciate TASM movies way more. Makes me want Andrew back for sure in the Venomverse

[@voiceacticon667]

I just saw this film yesterday. My childhood is now complete! And I now accept Tom Holland as Spider-Man.

[@davidgeldner2167]

The Green Goblin already was my favorite villain and now it’s not even a close call

[@ZargX76]

The different characterization of each Spiderman was outstanding. Each brought different perspective and experience from their specific place on the path of this identity that they all share and were able to impart it to the others (Andrew about rage and being at that dark point in life, Tobey about having been through that moment and learning to be less hard on yourself, and Tom about how to be part of a team). Absolutely one of my favorite parts.

[@KillerTacos54]

I am just so insanely happy that this film exists, and that ending was absolutely PERFECT. I loved it so so much

[@mercury3229]

I really love how this movie kinda recontextualized the whole trilogy into a sorta long origin story for his spiderman Also I'd love to see them do a spiderman daredevil movie next or a J Jonah Jameson funding the scorpion story, I think either of those would be great

[@MrJackblack7]

Our expectations for this was high but holy fuck.

[@Spidery_Parker]

It's perfect. I'm still in shock. My dad and I went to watch it last night. We have a tradition of watching marvel movies in theaters. My dad works a lot so going to the movies is our chance of spending time together. My dad loves Spider-Man and he loves this movie. My dad is the reason why I love Marvel and it all started with Tobey's Spider-Man. I truly thank him for that.

[@VideoManSir]

I wonder if they're gonna make Ned a villain (for one movie), now that he doesn't know Peter Parker. It would make for a great philosophical conflict for Peter Parker and pave way for a pretty interesting climax and resolution.

[@DesigNatedAudio]

💯 agree with every word you said mate! This film is deeply satisfying for Tom Holland’s Peter Parker while simultaneously honoring the MCU, and Tobey & Andrew’s story arcs.

[@bentertainmentproductions8451]

Spider Man No Way Home managed to be so many things that if you tried describing it on paper you would instantly think “major flop incoming”. But……..somehow…….and I can’t believe it still……….they actually managed to make what you think would be bloated as an anchor and drive to the overall theme of the movie which had never been done before, not even in “Into the Spider-Verse.” What became a wrap up for the Homecoming trilogy turned into also a bookend for 20 years of Spider Man on film. So wholesome.

[@KerioFive]

Most nostalgia I have ever felt. Before this it was Force Awakens. I was choking up multiple times watching this, what a trip. I loved every minute!!!

[@KGBeast.]

My theatre was silent and I help back claps throughout most of the film but when Andrew Garfield came on I didn't care anymore and bursted out in applause

[@storysnob1022]

Totally agree about the fever dream thing. I keep watching clips of the movie to make sure it still exists and me watching it wasn’t a dream.

[@bloodchron1880]

I can’t believe this movie exists either. I don’t think they could have balanced these characters and done them justice more than they did. This is everything I wanted from this movie and I am very pleased with the film.

[@maxdimes2262]

Your love for cinema is infectious

[@RobyFN2169dtf]

aw, thank you !

[@VictoryReviews]

I love how all the villains were respected Tho I wish the Lizard had a final monologue at the end but still a great movie

[@carsonclay2965]

I felt that some of the green screen and compositing going on was pretty shoddy, like the scene with Norman in the alley or Tobey when he first appears. On the other hand, this movie was so fun and so satisfying to watch I can't really complain that much. It's like you said, I agree with a lot of the reviews that are heavily criticizing it, but I really just don't care.

[@batman-sr2px]

tobey seemed wierd. it looked like they forced him to early to take on an elder spiderman role.

[@ericaltenburg]

@@batman-sr2px Bruv, the man is 46. When else would they have introduced him as an older Spider-Man?

[@rudrasingh6354]

@@batman-sr2px dude hasn't acted on camera for 7 years,hasn't been Spider-Man for 14 years, film was made in the pandemic with imperfect VFX, things will look a bit iffy but the story and the character and the actors and the music just made me ignore all that, look past all that for what really matters

[@andrewhorner2801]

Dude!!! That was a dope review!!! I love how this movie is connecting so many fans from all ages. And like you said this film isn't just a Spiderman of the future this is a Spiderman of all of our pasts and the future! It brought us so much joy and nostalgia during a time when the world is going through so much darkness and difficulties. I have never been more excited in a cinema with people losing their minds, crying, laughing, screaming with joy! This film was so many peoples Christmas wrapped into one!!! And like you said dude I can't believe this kind of film exists!!! Its a masterpiece on so many levels and a film that will last for decades!!!

[@anthonyy9483]

My favorite bit was the Avi Arad special thanks😂 No but forreal it was the “youth pastor” line that really made me laugh hard.

[@KDCloudy]

The most relatable NWH review video. Fucking amazing stuff Roby, I am so happy just seeing you projecting my same energy, excitement and opinions in such a good way. Hope you hit 100k soon!

[@ThePonderer]

Also bro your American accent sounds exactly like Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock.

[@jblitz1556]

Interesting that you said that "nobody actually cares about the identity reveal stuff", because that's actually what I was looking forward to the most. Still though, love seeing you glow like this.

[@katesabadash5982]

Loved this movie for the same reasons, I believed those characters, especially old Spideys, they looked like real people and not just silly cameos for the sake of fan pleasing. They had a proper story. Argh, I just love all things Spider-man! ❤️

[@UnifiedEntity]

I could've done without the Joke Juggling that is the MCU humor banter and more meaningful moments between the Spidermen. Like I would've loved a montage of them helping each other in the lab and swinging together in different styles to the Statue of Liberty. More Spiderman stuff. I could've used moments where they quipped/talking shit to the enemies they were fighting. Andrew was the only one who quipped. And I wished to God, that instead of the Venom end credit, we just.....you know, SAW SNIPPETS of Tobey and Andrews closure cause one got redeemed, one tells us about his life as Spiderman after his trilogy ended.....ugh my god. But I'm still happy.

[@NightmareZerogbs]

I was lukewarm about Homecoming, I actively disliked Far From Home, so I had low expectations for this, because even though it was extremely obvious that Tobey and Andrew, they could've been just nostalgia by itself with no actual substance, but man...I went in expecting copper and I got PLATINUM. The fact that this movie FINALLY made people realize how good Andrew was warms my heart AND HE GOT TO SAVE THE GIRL!!! I don't care how predictable it could be said it was, it was exectued flawlessly, his expression on the moment he finally forgives himself was...Amazing.

[@SidPhoenix2211]

For the Spiderman review, you are doing your best to look like Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock. Looking good 🤠😊

[@gersenmalubay9737]

could have been perfect if neb affleck is in it jokes aside i really love this movie watched it 4 times i still dont know which one is better spiderman 2 or no way home coz they are both different film but both for sure impacted my life

[@RobyFN2169dtf]

always hope for spiderman 4

[@vigneshsubramanian2511]

The only problem with Tom Holland's Spider-Man is that I wish there were personal losses in the first two movies, and it's great that it happened in No Way Home but it should have happened. I still don't understand how Uncle Ben doesn't impact Holland in any way at all. In Civil War, he tells Tony Stark that he became Spider-Man because his Uncle died but that is it. Nonetheless, No Way Home is amazing.

[@defnotkevin]

Great review!

[@RobyFN2169dtf]

Thank you!

[@golu_badbola]

This movie felt so complete. Like, not a single dull moment anywhere.

[@cinemaenjoyer4248]

first act was good

[@TheDaks27]

It's only by comparison that it's the least of the three, but I agree it's a good setup

[@rudrasingh6354]

first act was good in the fact that it was necessary setup for what followed.

[@ryannguyen1678]

wow, I completely agree with everything you said. I'm still shook

[@AliFrostinho]

The best part is that it worked off the personality of every Spiderman, Andrew's Spiderman suffered the loss of Gwen Stacey which made him save MJ, Tobey's Spiderman was smart and intiuitive which helped him fight Green Goblin. I think the only part I wasn't particularly keen on was the multiple dimensions/timelines, when Dr Strange was trapped in another dimension, it fels like a cheap side plot to hold characters in, whilst the main story is going on.

[@davidgeldner2167]

Fans to this movie: Wow you’re all grown up…how are you? This movie to fans: I’m trying to do *better* Me: weeps like baby

[@nolancaudill831]

I agree that the first act wasn’t great, but to me it felt like i was watching a comic. It just showed me the important parts of what happened and its outcomes without dragging on and i felt as if compared to any comic/superhero movie ive ever seen, this one truly felt like i had just watched a comic come to life. (Outside of animation of course)

[@curlyfried3117]

Imo, Shang-Chi has a wonderful third act. The action felt very personal but also very mythological.

[@samuelzarate3224]

But the impact of his identity reveal hurting people around him was important in so many ways, if it wasn’t taken seriously you and many others would’ve probably complained that it wasn’t.

[@ThousanWhite]

Strong enough to have it all?! Too weak to TAKE it!

[@PramitChatterjee1993]

I liked the part where they were taking the identity reveal thing seriously & insinuating how this could become a legal drama with Daredevil in the mix. Since I grew up with Tobey Maguire's movies, I liked being serviced. So, like you said, it's two movies mushed into one. For me both of them are great. As a whole, not so much. But yes, really glad to see that Holland's Spidey has been striped off his Avengers cushion and is basically where Maguire's Spider-Man was in Spider-Man 2. I hope they really stick with that instead of giving him an easy way out.

[@davidgeldner2167]

Couldn’t agree more about Goblin,my favorite villain

[@iwatatiff]

I used to think that Sony owning Spider Man was a curse that will lose any chance for Spidey stories to be in MCU, but it turns out to be a blessing in disguise after this film though

[@TonyQuinn]

Roby’s finally turned into Eddie Brock.

[@viciousbane569]

Really great film and the Spider-Man we wanted all along. The things I didn’t like is that Spider-Man was wanted to make the villains normal. Another one is the overuse of CGI and the thing is that the CGI at times weren’t that great. This film overall was meant for the fans of the live action Spider-Man films. This film is in my top 3 best Spider-Man film.

[@andayofficial]

Video isn’t even out yet but I agree 100%. No Way Home is the quintessential Spider-Man movie🙌

[@theasetiawan7264]

been waiting for your video since I watched the movie

[@hahajenkins]

Everything Roby said was fax, 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒊𝒊𝒊

[@aprilneho6165]

I fucking LOVED this movie!!! Shocked to hell when AG showed up. I'm so happy!!!!

[@benstich3616]

Honestly my only big gripe is the whole doc strange shit. The magic is so boring to watch and it’s always there to help the plot along. It seems like a crutch for marvel movies

[@duartevader2101]

Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin is the best Comic Book movie villain of all time. It's as simple as that.

[@SPaZchAOs]

Dark knights Joker tho. But as for MCU villains, it's no comparison! Willem Dafoe's GG is the best hands

[@CronksNewBrothel]

Thanks for this troby

[@Failurefirst123]

Best MCU movie full stop.

[@davidgeldner2167]

*”Norman was right. You got it from her, this pathetic sickness.”*

[@misterrkalebhimself]

SO TRUE, KING

[@PsyQoBoy]

23 and say you're old? I'm 32 and I got all the references including Tobey Maguire reoccurring Back scene as well as The Green Goblin scientist.

[@deadman-zc5ro]

All I can say thank you

[@edgutierrez501]

good video bro

[@jasonaced2306]

I feel kind of weird about aunt May being swapped in for uncle Ben and her giving the great power comes great responsibility thing I kinda left the theater even asking like does he even have an uncle Ben

[@davidgeldner2167]

Chef’s Kiss 👌

[@emilymcplugger]

Like AVENGERS: ENDGAME it’s fan service done right. It gives fans a lot of what they want and plenty that they didn’t know they wanted. It completes (possibly) the best superhero trilogy (and it seems to have done it by accident rather than design).

[@brownman7287]

The mcu spiderman trilogy was really his huge origin and im gonna rewatch the previous 2 movies in a new lens cause of it

[@E3ECO]

I watched "Daredevil" because of this movie.

[@youssefosama3217]

i loved this movie. i had 2 problems with it tho, first is the meta mcu jokes that just weren't for me and sometimes felt like otto was being treated like a joke. the second is the final battle between the 3 spidermen kinda felt a bit weightless and wasn't as interesting or as dynamic as it could've been. rest of it was great.

[@sergeantb708]

they can skip harry and have ned turn into the hobgoblin with access to portals

[@warknightxl2167]

I absolutely adore the MCU Spider Man movie trilogy in my opinion!

[@coryhuff3690]

So yeah the beginning was a little slow and the culmination of the worst parts of the last two movies but HOLY SHIT did they pay off everything they promised! The previous Holland films have had zero stakes and from the moment Doc Ock shows up something just feels different. You can feel that even the jokes and quips are taking Peter to that emotional nexus that he’s never had in the mcu and it’s always such a critical moment for this character. And when I was watching I was constantly thinking they’re not smart or brave enough to go to those places and I was wrong on every occasion. NWH is officially the definitive Peter Parker story.

[@joshsid1]

Dont get me wrong, I loved this movie. Even the stuff I didn't like I still think fit so well that I don't even care. However,, the one gripe I have & that I would change is Peter trying to save the villains. They die because they're horrible people who bring their deaths on themselves. Tobey and Andrew both gave their villains chances to be good. Doc oc actually kills himself by being a hero in the end. I think it'd be a much better/more powerful message to have it be like, "it is not your responsibility to save everyone. People make their own decisions. We can try to guide them, but it is not your responsibility to save everyone. With great power comes great responsibility, yes, but that also means being responsible with your power and knowing your own limits and that you can't fix the world. You can't save everyone, and sometimes trying to hurts more people." But that's just me. I still loved it.

[@rudrasingh6354]

but that's not Spider-Man Spider-Man is someone who would try and save everyone. Sure it can be like Batman begins: I'm not gonna kill you, but I don't have to save you but Spider-Man would never do that. even in the comics he irks a lot of other characters by preventing them from dealing rightful justice/revenge or whatever. Dude has tried to save Dr Doom from rebels, other villains from heroes or other villains, and other stuff. Despite all the darkness that follows him, he always does what he thinks is right, sometimes naive optimisim but that's Spider-Man

[@stephaniemoore9122]

Do a Dine Review 🙏

[@Ra3_ar1adnE]

This was flat out nostalgia bait but goddamn I loved every second of it. I felt some emotions from moments in this film and I've never felt that in an mcu film yet(I get its also Sony but y'know what I mean). They finally made a spidey movie with tons of villains and done it right, I'm legit gonna have to watch this again.

[@ThatGuyWithAComment]

Oh my god you’re 23!! I’m 23, are we really getting to that age that we’re gonna be the oldest person at these kind of movies?

[@davidgeldner2167]

This shit SLAPS

[@nickbethel2435]

Dude you may have wanted to use the word "Spoiler" somewhere in the title of this video. Just saying.

[@Spiderstan2000]

Nah, Spider-man 2 is still amazing.

[@ryanratchford2530]

Of course No way home being good means Spiderman 2 has to be bad. ???

[@Spiderstan2000]

@@ryanratchford2530 no? I thought no way home was just fine.

[@dasik84]

So, you hate action?

[@RobyFN2169dtf]

Never said that. I just hate when the action goes on for so fucking long

[@davidgeldner2167]

I think he’s joking.

[@ryanratchford2530]

Only issue I had was that the ending felt a bit too much like Sony cutting all of the MCU links so they can do their own Tom Holland trilogy without Marvel. Also don’t like how he went back on his promise to Ned and MJ to reach out to them again. He made a life decision for then which went against their expression

[@kadijaholanipekun7763]

It shows that he doesn't want to put them in danger anymore, which is a smart choice

[@retrohero2762]

Kevin Feige said to not expect them to split again and that Disney and Sony are working on the next story now

[@rudrasingh6354]

mah they soft rebooted him into the classic Spider-Man everyone knows and loves, finally all grown up, he had others to fall back on when he was a kid, but now he has no one, not even May people still know Spider-Man, so he still can show up and help other heroes, and they will recognise him. but not who is under the mask. hopefully he has learnt and won't keep his mask off like he did with Fury's team in FFH also he didn't go back to Ned and MJ because he realised people close to Spider-Man always got hurt, May wouldn't have died if he wasn't Spider-Man or if she didn't know he was. Even other Spider-Men talked about how much they lost, cementing Tom's Peter's descision to go solo, selfless Spider-Man

[@azraelwolfsblood2902]

Dude really thought a movie using nostalgia as a veil to hide its shitty plot and lazy script is somehow a perfect movie

[@RobyFN2169dtf]

I’m an idiot, what can I say???

[@Bonesph]

No Way Home was horrible. It had cool things in it but it's shoe horned fan service and is just gross.

[@JoshwahYT]

Your not a Spider-Man fan

[@batman-sr2px]

i just saw it and this is exaggerated. its an okay origin story a little too late. Also didn't really nail garfield's personality in his first appearance. I did not expect him to react like that.

[@thomascarroll5750]

Just my opinion, and I find myself agreeing with yours quite a bit, but I personally thought this film was junk. That being said, I never was a fan of this iteration to begin with, it's just too cutesy for me. I know this time it's real kids playing kids, but when I was 17, we weren't acting like puppies in a petstore. All the characters (except for Tom Holland, mostly) are very one note and infantised, a good example being Ned, who is basically there just to say "duuuude' or 'no wayyy' or basically act like that talking dog in 'Up'. I swear, if you threw a ball and said fetch, he would run and get it. If you compare his character or any of the characters to Harry or MJ or Gwen from past iterations, it's like wowww, this iterations has been really dumbed down, like really. It's like when McFlurry came out in a legit plastic cup, a machine swirled the ice cream and m&m's together and you got a mcflurry branded spoon that was super tough and would find its way into your cutlery draw because not even a nuclear blast would break that thing,, and now 20 years later, some dude just pours soft serve into a sundae cup and chucks some sparse m&m's on top. It's chalk and cheese. But in service to what? I dunno, i'm getting on tangent Getting back to this film, I know they had to comply with Covid restrictions, and very rarely could you have two characters in the same shot (aside from their CG stunt double counterparts), but dude, this film looked so cheap looking for $200 million. It was a total green screen fest, more so than the average Marvel fare. The whole time I was thinking Superman: Quest For Peace. With exception of Alfred Molina, none of the returning villains or others looked like they watched their previous work. They all acted differently, Willem Dafoe was totally nutered with his Green Goblin portrayal, I know the man is old, but I mean, go watch him beat up Spiderman in 2002, all the grit from that has gone, couldn't believe it. And as for the other returning characters who shall not be named, not only did one of them look like they didn't want to be there, but both played their character completely differently too. Aside from that, the story was so poorly strung together, they idea of how the multiverse would come to be was so much better in my head, and I'm not even a casual fan of this spiderman iteration. I think ASM2 and S3 absolutely wreck this movie, and those flicks aren't great.

[@kadiriolanipekun6486]

I think you need to watch the film again because Goblin beat Peter way harder in this one than he did in the 2004 one. And I'm pretty sure they captured high school pretty well. I can say that because I'm in their grade. They weren't "puppies". I do agree with the Ned thing tho. But there is no way in hell this is worse than TASM 2. There are some flaws, but they dont really ruin the whole movie.

[@thomascarroll5750]

@@kadiriolanipekun6486 goblin beat peter in 2002, 2004 was doc ock, and no, the beating at the end of 2002 was way more intense than any other in the franchise

[@kadiriolanipekun6486]

@@thomascarroll5750 if you say so

[@rudrasingh6354]

@@thomascarroll5750 you are delusional