I finally saw Spider-Man: Homecoming at 1:05am at the remodeled CGV at Yongsan I Park. The movie was on its last legs in terms of being shown in the theatre.

I liked it. A lot.

The movie would use decades of character development of Peter Parker, Aunt May, and other people from the Spider-Man ethos and update them into the 21st century.

I really like the Vulture in this movie. I also have a soft spot for Michael Keaton. Remembering he was the hilarious and kooky Beetlejuice and Batman for 2 movies.

When I saw Birdman on the airplane flying to Canada, man, that was tour de force. Black and white. Seemingly shot with 1 cut. Birdman made me think Mr. Keaton was going to do something with that with the future. Maybe.

Marvel proved me right.

I always liked villains that were motivated because something was done to them. I don’t believe so much a man or woman was born to be bad. They were brought up through the environment, the circumstances, sometimes being sheer blind to what they think is needed.

Mr. Keaton certainly did that with Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Tom Holland was great as Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Comparing him to Tobey Maguire is like comparing apples and oranges. I appreciate both interpretations.

One of these days, I gotta get around to seeing The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2. The reviews from Rotten Tomatoes and my schedule kept me away from those theatre rounds.

Mr. Holland got the geekiness and the intelligence of Peter Parker spot on. He showed his crushes toward Liz with the right amount of geekiness and excitement.

His best friend Ned played by Jacob Batalon reminded me of some of my good friends in high school and afterwards. He was a natural geek and his smarts and enthusiasm shone throughout the film. I felt that character was Mr. Batalon. If that was acting, he’s amazing.

Seeing Marissa Tomei act and curse as Aunt May was surprisingly refreshing. She showed love, physical appeal (a nice update compared to the grandma Aunt May) and concern for his nephew.

Bringing Robert Downey Jr. and other Iron Man-related characters showed continuity and familiarity. Yes, I enjoyed the RDJ’s screen time.

Oh yeah, clips from other movies from MCU and a certain favorite movie of mine from the mid-1980s brought temporary nostalgia and laughter.

Speaking of laughter, I felt the punchlines and they were great.

Spider-Man’s suit. Yeah. Welcome to the MCU Peter Parker with Tony Stark as your mentor.

Mr. Keaton’s demeanor and attire as Adrian Toomes and the Vulture felt like they took what they needed from the comic book and filled in what was needed for the movie.

I look forward and expect more from Michelle played by Zendaya and Flash Thompson played by Tony Revolori in future movies. I know you can only fit so much screen time in a 2 hour and 33 minute movie. They were alright.

I’ve noticed that Spider-Man: Homecoming has not been released in Japan and China. Anyone that hasn’t seen it, I would wholeheartedly recommend it.

If you like action, teen angst, growing pains, Marvel, comic books, potential future gadgets, you’ll like this movie.

Definitely a theatre flick.