Spidey Freak

Yeah I agree. In the Buffy comics written by Whedon, he had a tribute to slash fic everywhere by featuring two of the most desired male characters in the franchise, Angel and Spike, in a slashy position although it was just a dream. And he has straight out admitted to expecting slash to be written about characters from the new Agent of SHIELD tv show! He even seems hopeful about the prospect. OTOH Cameron works so well because he incorporates classic storytelling (romance, good versus despicable evil, tragedy) into modern genres like sci fi, so there's something for everyone of every age and every gender.

I don't think it was planned though like the way I suspect Cameron and Whedon plan out what to give their women audiences. Even "Heath Joker Rockstar" just happened as a fluke. Also, Inception was the first Nolan flick coming post-TDK, Leo's first after Shutter Island, and WB marketed the hell out of it, giving it a premium summer release date usually reserved only for the biggest of blockbusters. I think it would have done the same even if you substituted Shia LaDouche and Robin Williams for JGL and Hardy respectively.

Yeah, I think this is the only reason Nolan's movies (save TDK which was a very special case) don't make the same amount of ginormous bucks as Cameron blockbusters and Avengers despite their brilliance. He does not really take into consideration women audiences.

I definitely didn't love it to death and neither did anyone in my viewing group other than the Cumber Fanboy Friend who dragged all of us to watch it in the first place. And our criticisms managed to sway him a little too. And this coming from someone who really liked the first film. So no, I don't think this will connect on the same level as the first one.

Into Darkness = Y2K. All baseless talk, no show.

That's what Trek needed! More Dwayne Johnson!

Jawbreaker was amazeballs!!!

Then they aren't truly trashy.

Don't forget RT score!

More celebratory Tony/Avengers gifs plz, Sammy!

Try to catch Fast Five. Pure, unpretentious fun.

I feel like crying at the hatchet job SM2 and SM3 did with MJ's characterization. She is such a personable doll in the comics despite facing the same career and family struggles movie MJ faced. And she would never readily agree to marry Jameson's son just like that. They made her so horribly dependent on the men in her life (Flash in high school, then Harry, then Peter, then Jameson Jr., then Peter again, then Harry again, then Peter again) that if the independent Mary Jane from the comics were to miraculously come to life and watch the Raimi movies, she would throw herself off the Brooklyn Bridge in shock.

No, his role was really underdeveloped. Which makes the decision to revolve the marketing around him that much more foolish.

Lol, you really take TASM = hipster fodder too seriously.

Agenda? In their place? Next what, "you people"?

RT score is too mainstream for Webbite hipsters.

Still a better effort than no effort at all on Batman's part in all his movies including TDK.

So bland compared to Dafoe hammy epicfest.

Mary Jane getting married to J. Jonah's son and then dumping him last minute at the altar.

So true about overrated. And quality? Lol. "Yeah sure, Spider-Man. We will all keep your secret". "Hey, could you lay your head like this so that I can kiss you upside down and try to confirm my suspicions about Spider-Man's secret identity?"

Hey, we live in the Age of Nikki hyperbole after all!

People were expecting 33m weekend at most.

TASM 2 and 3 will own them.

Lol, it was dashrendar who brought up TASM for no good reason. I was just owning him.

Losing it after losing a shipload of cash would have been more disastrous, which was exactly what would have happened if TASM had bombed. And last year, a majority at BOM were unmovable in their belief that it would do just that!