I actually think the family drama is kinda important because it adds to the weight of the characters and their relationship

These spider verse movies are bringing animated films to another level and I love it

We took all our animation team from the studio to the film yesterday afternoon. Our jaws were on the floor. The art direction. Motion, story and writing. Unbelievable

The animation is 11/10 definitely deserves an Oscar it was out of this world. Never seen anything like it on any Hollywood animated movies.

I disagree with the thoughts about the family early on - those nuances and conversations were definitely needed in the story and immensely contributed to how Miles was going to be able to stand up for himself and write his own story.

Miles and Gwen rubbing shoulders while upside down and looking at the inverted New York cityscape is a masterpiece of composition and writing. It should win some kind of prize.

I think this trilogy may have a big chance of being one of the greatest film trilogies of all time

Seeing andrew and toby in projections of captain stacy and uncle ben dying was amazing to see just makes all of the spiderman live action movies tie together. 10/10 film

"You can't improve on perfection" Lord-Miller: Hold our Spider-Verse!

These are the kind of movies that bring people together. Not because they're about family or they're animated but because they push the limit of what movies can be and we are stuck in awe of how incredible everything is and we just want to live in this world like a favorite dream.

I think the family drama was needed. As I was watching the drama, you could see the strain keep increasing as well as the dread that something is going to happen to his dad. They are setting it up. They are highlighting it. In doing so, you can see just how hard Miles tries to not let his parents down and failing and how his parents know something is wrong but not sure how to approach it, putting strain on their relationship, but can see how much they mean to each other, not letting that tension break them apart. Knowing how much they love Miles, if something were to happen to his dad, you know that everything that happened before would truly hurt miles, because that strain was never resolved.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller have that magical touch and the perfect balance of heart, depth, and quirky humor. They seem to just be all around talented storytellers, and to see how far they’ve come from Clone High is pretty great.

Can’t believe the artstyles are even better than the original. That first villain was amazing! I enjoyed the visual even more 🤩

These Spiderverse movies are really setting a standard for superhero movies and I love to see it. Long gone are the days when superhero movies had to be dark or edgy to be seen as masterpieces.

As an animator myself, I have to say this movie is a master class in animation. Balancing so many styles consistently, balancing clean animation and chaotic action, all while still feeling like you can draw it. And not to mention literally every frame is a museum worthy art piece

This film was truly amazing. I haven’t felt this way about a movie in a really long time. Not since Lion king or toy story. 10/10, can’t wait to see it again.

This is my most anticipated movie of the year! It's going to be a visual spectacle for sure on the big screen.

The execution of the sequence where Miles realizes that he is not in his universe and Gwen telling Mile’s parents that Miles loves them more than they could ever know was outstanding. I loved that the writers focused on delivering a story that felt grounded in how being Spiderman puts a strain on family and relationships. That entire sequence where Miles is at his most vulnerable moment and is finally willing to be completely honest with his mom only for his mom to not be “his” mom was so tragic and compelling. I actually loved how they ended the movie and you just know Beyond the Spiderverse is going to be extremely cathartic for Miles and the audience

Not only have they captured lightning in a bottle twice with these two movies but the third one was being written alongside the second one as across and beyond were planned as a duo loft which means they will surely capture that lightning a 3rd time

I went to the premiere. One of the best movies I’ve ever seen. If you think the last one was great. This one is even better. The story was great, acting was great, visuals were great. Totally blew my mind!

Just saw this at the first screening in VMAX. The first movie has been my favourite since its release and as everyone knows, sequel movies are NEVER as good as the first. This here is an exception, it exceeded expectations and was so well-made. There is so much depth in this film, the story is fast faced and incredible, Miles character development is amazing. I remember watching the first Iron Man as a kid in the cinema and just buzzing over it.. This movie gave me that same feeling, you’re watching something truly special. No movie can ever be 10/10… This movie is 10/10 and is must watch!!!

Seriously, most animated movies have been great eye candy, but these movies really respect the story just as much the visuals. Between this and Arcane, as animated movies go, I feel so grateful!

This is gonna be the FIRST movie in theaters I get to see with my kids. Couldn't be a better movie to share with my kids. I'm so excited!!!

Hayao Miyazaki once said "If you animate the ordinary, it will be extraordinary". What i love about this is that the animation during the "ordinary" scenes was not overly exaggerated but were well executed with character nuances that add to their character, unlike some disney or pixar features where i feel they stretch poses too far. Spiderverse really nails the feel of natural movements. And then when they animate action scenes i just bust 🤯

The cold opening with Spider-Gwen is just top notch. I LOVE how all the characters were written, EVEN THE VILLAINS! My favorite is probably Miguel O'Hara. He's a hero but I dug the hell out of how they made him the "villain" of the story. You totally understand all their character motivations here and it all just collides beautifully.

This is gonna be another blockbuster movie this summer season for not only fans of it’s franchise but going out to movies enjoying the summertime experiences. That movie looks so amazing since the first film. Well done, Marvel and Sony for making another best Spider-Man movie ever!

The fact that these movies are still pushing limits is quite the accomplishment. A new standard for superhero movies is made with each of these films. I’m positive the 3rd film will definitely do the same

The family dynamics are arguably the best part of the whole film! It’s one of the core reasons the movie works as well as it does.

I cannot begin to explain how incredible this movie is. We are talking Terminator 2 levels of jump in quality from the original. An absolute game changer for the genre that we will see for years to come.

The cliffhanger ending is the one thing that prevents this movie from being perfect. Just as the story ramps up for its third act we get a big fat “to be continued”. Unfortunately, across the spider verse is an incomplete experience which will (rightfully) tick off some folks. In 2024, we can look back and say that this move is perfect on the condition that part 2 sticks the landing.

I think what i loved the most about this movie is the villain. They did such a good job with creating the villain and building him up

I actually really like the family drama stuff. It made his talk with his mom more beautiful and devastating

Can't wait to see this. I work as an animation storyboarder and when I watched the first one I was, "how did they ever board this? Its so crazy good.

Wow sounds like they actually managed to pull it off again! Which seemed like a massive task

Can’t wait to watch it tomorrow! John Wick 4, Guardian of the Galaxy 3, Evil Dead Rise was my top 3 movies of this year and Spider-Verse 2 will be on the list!

Theres one specific scene between Gwen and her dad that is just jaw dropping. Like holy shit this and Puss in Boots has me so excited for the future, and even though its for something as minute as a movie, its a phrase I haven't said in a long time.

I'm going to watch this movie after i revisit the first Spider-Verse movie. What makes me want to see it even more is that Daniel Kaluuya and Jason Schwartzman are going to be in it. They're both great actors. Jason Schwartzman has been acting for 25 years since his acting debut in Wes Anderson's Rushmore. Daniel Kaluuya has been big since his breakthrough role in Jordan Peele's Horror film Get Out

Best animated film ever! This movie completely kicks into the spider-verse, if that was multiverse, this is another level. Also the animation are crazy! Love the animation for the last earth miles visited 😏.

Spider verse is one of the movies that inspired me to pursuit animation carrier. And I am really glad people starting to appreciate more and more animated movies.

Love the way you speak about knowing how movies are made, and how that can dampen a lot of new movies. I took an entry level 3D animation course a while back, and there comes a point very early on where enough of the proverbial dots present themselves that the whole process sort of clicks. You don't know exactly how to do it, but you can understand how they get from a simple grey cube to a photorealistic double of Tom Holland leaping over buildings. Y'know? But watching these movies, and basically any animated movie that took inspiration from Into The Spider-Verse, those dots aren't there anymore. I'm looking at this movie, and I can't wrap my head around how they got from a grey cube to this movie. And that's so awesome to me. There's like an entire second experience I get to have with this movie where I'm not even paying attention to the story or the dialogue, and I'm just in awe of how the fuck they managed to make Gwen look like she's a 3D water colour painting in a world where everything else is made up of halftone dots.

I’m taking my daughter to this one but I think I’m more excited for it. The first one is my favourite Spider-Man movie…hands down. I hope this one takes that title.

Seeing it in 6 hours. Into the Spider-Verse is my fave Spider-Man movie ever made, hope this will be my new one

Seriously. I can't say enough how much care and attention-to-detail is put into these Spider-Verse movies. You can tell their made with love, and I'm glad love is being shown back. 1 and 2 are so much fun and visually impressive 🙌🏾

A pure psychedelic film that brings the comicbook art medium to life. A spectacle of iridescent hues, shades, and spectrums of unimaginable vistas. Surpassed the 1st one above and beyond.

Can’t wait to watch the exaggerated swagger of a black teen 2😎

I don’t usually care about box office numbers but the fact that the first movie was still $400 million short of TASM2 is fucking criminal. I hope more people get out to see this one, especially after The Super Meh-rio Movie just made a billion dollars.

I’m so happy to hear this review. Many of the comic book movies have just been declining in quality over the past couple of years. The first spider verse movie was excellent and a shining light and I’m happy to hear this brings more of that energy and creativity!

I'm crying with your description of the movie, Chris, 'cause it's exactly how I felt watching and experienced this movie. I probably only felt in this same way when I watched Back to The Future for the first time on tv when I was a kid. Thank you for your reviews!

This is my most anticipated movie of the year just barely beating out Dune 2. Excited to watch it this Friday.

HUGE shoutout to the 1,000 animators who worked on this film, they're getting a HUGE pay when this movie comes out

He took the words right out of my mouth. It made me feel like I was watching a Saturday morning cartoon that has evolved as I've grown up. The action is amazing and ridiculous and the story is so heartfelt and real. The art and animation styles were insane and the music almost perfectly fit the scenes to a T. And man the ending is Suuuupper ballsy for this type of movie and I can't wait for the next one

Just watched it last night. My god the style and animation! the work put into this is mind boggling ♥️

I liked that there were grounded familial drama that that make the cliff-hanger much more urgent and knowing the stakes, and it established the new theme of not letting others define you and all that come with the potential consequences involved. Also, it helps ground Miles character with, as you said it, more relatable scenarios. Having seen Across the Spiderverse, the previous felt like a the tip of the iceberg. By the end of the second, I feel like they've revealed their cards, but before watching Across, I thought I knew what I was getting into, but found so much more. I'm eagerly awaiting Beyond the Spiderverse to see where they take these characters and how things will get resolved or if at all. That not knowing is exciting, and I think that's what I found brilliant so far.

This is one of the best experiences I’ve had at the movies in a very long time. I am simply blown away by every aspect, I can’t believe how stunning and amazing this movie is. I told my friend that it held the emotional weight and tones of a live action drama because that’s how good of a job they did on all fronts. I am inspired, I am in awe, and I cannot wait for the 3rd one!! (Please don’t make us wait another 5 years).

I expect the action to be incredible since Joaquim Dos Santos is one of the directors and he started on the Justice League animated show where he had the nickname "Mr. Fight" because he directed a bunch of the action scenes. He also worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra.

The intro before the title drop is just stunningly good, visually incredible

Just the way you're describing this makes me emotional. I'm rarely shocked by how good a show or game is these days, but the first of these spiderman movies was one of those rare shows that shocked me by how good it is (the shows Chernobyl and Mad Max are among those that I love, if you care :P ) . I'm SO excited to hear that this one is good, too.

My 13 year old brother is so lucky to grow up with these animated movies and seeing both Spiderverse movies ❤

The first movie was such a treat, and I’m low key tearing up by how you are describing this movie. Spider verse came at a good time for my when it first released and I’m just excited to experience that world again

I've never been this nervous going into the cinema, cause the first one for me is the best comic book movie of all time. Its absolutely masterpiece, naturally i'm rooting for this movie to succeed it, i have so high expectation, while really hope crossing my finger they won't fuck it up. Oh my what a beautiful full of heart film, what a stunning storytelling, All the time me sitting in awe, all the surprises are phenomenal. And truly even when you have anticipated the twist and the cliffhanger, i truly want more i can easily sit 3.5 hours if they want me to. These Spiderverse movies are really setting the standard for superhero movies. Long gone are the days when superhero had tobe dark and edgy to be seen as masterpiece. What a time to be alive ⭐9.5/10

Got to watch this earlier and boy oh boy, was it a masterpiece, literally every frame is an art ❤

There's nothing more satisfying to hear than Across the Spider-verse living up to the extremely high expectations the 1st movie had set

I think the animation over shadows the music just a bit, but man the music was also really damn good.

Chris! I’m a huge fan and have been watching your videos since as far back as 2016. I wanted to ask, what made you stop doing letter grades for movies? Much love and I’m SO ready for Shelby Oaks!

I just saw it and man, I am BLOWN away. It's a fantastical mixture of artistic style, comedy, drama, serious action, and so much more. It really brings Miles to life and allows him to make choice decisions which greatly improve his character arc. I'm also indian and thus I enjoy a specific section of this movie very much. 😂 I can understand why it has a 9.1 rating on IMDB.

It is a genuine triumph of animation. It felt overwhelming at times, and that was honestly part of the fun. The film score and song choices were solid.

2:13 As a story teller, I can see twists and character beats from a mile away. But this, idk how they wrote EVERY character and relationship so well. It was so nostalgic yet refreshing how they tackled it all. I’m really keen to see how they wrap things up in the third and I’m super inspired to push what I thought I knew about writing.

I always look forward to your reviews! Outstanding work

Is it possible for the movie to be nominated for best picture and best animated picture?

I did watch it tonight in my local theater. I trully love everything of this masterpiece. His animation is perfect, there's emotions, the stakes are high and full of surprises I wasn't expecting. It was perfection for me. The best Spiderman film ever made since Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2. But there was a lot of teenagers who booed the cliffhanger of the movie. It is the first time I've ever experience such a worst reaction from an audience. It was disturbing.

For those who didn't watch the movie, I hope you may watch it and enjoy it since the movie was super incredible and the story was so well written that I even ship Gwen and Miles now. Hopefully, you're also ready for the ending, but I ain't gonna say my reaction about it because some people might consider it as a "spoiler". Goodbye and have a wonderful day people!

As much as I appreciate the artistry behind this movie I was surprised it didn't come with any health warnings. I'm prone to getting motion sickness from certain movies (shaky cam, jerky camera movements are the most common triggers) and had a piercing headache and very bad nausea by the end of it. (The first movie did not have the same effect.) So if anyone has a similar issue, they might want to consider skipping this or waiting for the streaming release.

I just finished watching this film with friends. What a triumphant love letter to the beautiful art of animation, I hope folks enjoy this film every minute as much as we all did.

They also need to do this with X-Men. Just feel like X-Men is made to be animated to get full impact.

I would've enjoyed this movie as just one movie. That "To be continued" killed me...

I would genuinely be fine if comic book movies took this form from now on

I am so excited for this that I am first to see Chris's review about Spiderverse

With this, Elemental and Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken this is gonna be a awesome summer for animation!

Thanks for the Stuckmanized review, Chris. Looking forward to seeing this.

Chris, I'm a big fan of the channel for a few years. I always wanted to tell you, love your review. Awesome review, man. 👏 I'm a little late but only because I was saving this movie for the right moment.

This is the BEST MARVEL movie, hands up for me. This storyline, the animations, and the music nailed it with a sledgehammer 🔥

JUST FINISHED WATCHING IT AT IT IS A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FROM ME. I don’t agree with the stuff said about the family drama being too long, or the recaps being unnecessary. I feel like having his personal and family life in the foreground, with the spider man antics in the background was a nice change of pace that we haven’t seen before. And the transition between the slice of life to the Spider-Man adventures was perfection. Also, the recaps for miles morales were so brief that it wouldn’t slow down returning viewers, but it would catch up first-time watchers. The first movie I have ever ranked 10/10, will hopefully watch it again tomorrow for the official theatre release.

The Visualfx and art designs and colors used were so amazing it was unique experience

The first one to me felt like staring at a beautiful painting with all its shades & nuances, this one to me felt like going around an exhibit and being mesmerized by different pieces of art.

*Spider-Man: No Way Home is the best Spider-Man Sequel Ever!!!* Across The Spider-Verse: Hold my goober...

I’ve already bought my ticket for tomorrow. So excited for this one.

The Spot fight scenes are incredible. Every move is a blink-and-you-miss-it super creative action beat

I don't know why they cut out the scene from the trailer where miguel o hara says "don't even get me started with the doctor strange and the little nerd from earth 1999999"😭

They went all in on this one. The animation, artstyle is just insanely good. 11/10 fr. Want to watch it again

I have a sudden feeling that this summer movie season is going to be up there with 2014 as ONE OF THE BEST summer movie seasons EVER. The Little Mermaid was actually pretty good, this looks incredible, Oppenheimer, Barbie, Transformers, LET'S GO.

I felt the same after the first one, i'd be so down to geet individual (animated) movies about Miles, Gwen and the Peter dad. I think this is the first time where i would love to have like 5 spin offs

Just wanted to say, been watching you for years. I know you're moving on with being a director. (Can't wait), but man, talk about great movie reviewer. Straight to the point and leaves the viewers excited to see a great film. 👍

Went to see this a few hours ago, was waiting for someone to put up a review video and here you are Chris! One of the best Marvel movies of all time, hands down! Though I had a bit of a headache watching it, LOL!

It would be SO EASY to just make these bombastic visual spectacles but they do inject so much heart and love for the characters. I'm sssooo anxious for the 3rd movie

The fact that we are living in a day and age where DreamWorks, Universal, and Sony are all kicking Disney’s ass in the box office at the same time is still mind blowing… Mickey Mouse rn: “WE’RE F%@$ING LOSING!!!”

Daniel Kaluuya in this film is just AMAZING... Oi Oi.. !!!

Honestly loved the family drama at the beginning. It was great on its own and really enhanced the film as it went multiversal. As a part 1, definitely doesn't feel like too much for me.

Can’t wait to hear what Chris has to say about Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny

Disagree on the family scenes early on, I loved that we got to see more of Miles parents especially his mum that was barely in the first movie, it adds a lot of emotional weight to Miles and the promise he made to his mum comes into play later. I do agree about going over backstorys a little too much though, I get the 'okay let's do this one last time' was kind of a joke in the first movie to introduce all the spider people but it wasn't really needed here especially for Miles and Gwen, but that really is my only minor nitpick. Overall it's instantly an amazing movie that's gotta be my favourite of the year so far, another Oscar well on its way I'm sure.

Question! Was there an end credit scene more or less? Thank you and have a wonderful day!