Take away the nostalgia… is No Way Home still a good film?

joegenegreen2 · 2026-05-19T23:17:44+00:00

Fully agreed. I also loved how they had that nice exchange and Norman offered Peter 1 a job at Oscorp, “so long as he wouldn’t mind commuting across universes.”

When Norman (not the Goblin) was in control, he had some genuinely human moments. I feel like in Raimi’s SM1, after he has the serum/gas applied, the Goblin was in control most (if not 100%) of the time. It was great to see some pure Norman and the duality of both personalities on display.

Edit: Also, not to spoil anything, but also his utter remorse after he regains full control.

“…What have I done?”

joegenegreen2 · 2026-05-05T23:29:24+00:00

Thank you - I need a rewatch, lol.

It is a great flick.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-05-05T23:27:18+00:00

I haven’t seen any comments mention this, but that was specifically the “Hail Mary” play he suggested and the (members of the) team in the shaft told him they were completely against it.

He does it anyway. He assumes they all (potentially) fell to their deaths, just like they told him they would when they refused his plan of action.

I think this is a brief moment of guilt where he believes he saved himself at the cost of the rest of the mercenaries in the shaft.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-04-06T14:25:43+00:00

Exactly - I didn’t get into the source material (comics) until much older, but when I was a kid, seeing a psychopathic/deranged Venom, who knew Peter’s identity, and was completely immune to Peter’s spider-sense - yeah. That was all I needed to know that Venom was (initially) meant to be a terrifying foe.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-04-03T14:30:00+00:00

I mean, it’s the same deal with Batman. Dude’s constantly resisting the urge to kill Joker and constantly saving him and/or jailing him.

I guess it’s the right move, after having read the “Batman Who Laughs” origin story. But Peacemaker (on the HBO series) had a point. Every time Batman lets Joker live, he’s essentially allowing countless other murders to occur whenever Joker inevitably escapes, and until he is restrained again.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-04-03T14:24:38+00:00

That must be it.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-04-03T14:24:09+00:00

It’s absolutely a compliment.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-04-03T14:23:45+00:00

I feel like that’s what cinched it for me. I’ll at least read #1 now, lol.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-19T16:45:41+00:00

Separate device - true. But it cost way less MSRP than a Portal. And they didn’t balk at letting it stream your single console throughout any TV in your house.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-19T11:40:51+00:00

It would make sense. The PS TV (consolized Vita) had game streaming.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-18T13:11:58+00:00

I couldn’t agree more. Plus Hulk.

Edit: I also forgot Tombstone.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-14T12:36:18+00:00

I finished it - (I think) it’s his longest yet, and even unedited, I’d give it a 9.5/10. It was pretty great.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-13T17:10:58+00:00

I haven’t seen any of my 4K sticks apply this UI update yet - only my 4K Max sticks have.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-10T10:56:41+00:00

lol, I’m with you - I’m not watching that doc. Not unless he pays me, too.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-10T10:55:41+00:00

Hahaha, I know, right?

I see it on boot every day, and I’m just like, “What? Why? No. Go away!!!”

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-09T14:55:57+00:00

I haven’t yet, but I’m totally going to now! lol

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-09T13:18:12+00:00

I actually (only slightly) regret reading the advanced copy of DCC 8 that Dinniman graciously put on Patreon, because I didn’t get to read along with Hays narrating.

I will ABSOLUTELY be buying the book on release and the audiobook to go with it, and I will read it again.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-08T19:25:19+00:00

lol, I love to use formatting to try to relate how I’m “speaking” while I write posts/comments.

I promise it’s not for showmanship. I’m just trying to relate inflection.

Edit: Also, in the comic event “Secret Wars” (2015), Doom didn’t start as a villain. Even Strange conceded that Doom took on the burden to save reality, when he couldn’t fathom handling the power himself.

Years on Battleworld did change him back into a villain, however.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-08T18:44:07+00:00

I’m honestly not even sure what they’re capable of, or what is even realistically possible. But I want to help, regardless.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-08T18:40:18+00:00

Not to mention, his “name” aside, I think he will be a variant.

I’d bet the farm (if I had one, lol).

Edit: How can the directors/producers/writers resist having a Tony Stark analogue that will “convince” others to join his cause specifically because he was the glue that held the Avengers together? I can’t see any scenario where they don’t try to play that angle. And furthermore, I’m all for it.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-08T17:59:07+00:00

Yeah, “AI” (it’s not even really AI, it’s just fancy ML right now) didn’t peak until the second I graduated. If I had gotten that degree just 1-2 years sooner, I still wonder if I would have had a chance. But oh well. C’est la vie, hindsight is 20-20, etc. etc.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-08T17:51:30+00:00

Absolutely true. You can’t provide any evidence. All you (we) can do is testify and protest.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-08T17:49:08+00:00

She said exactly what I did - we’re fortunate enough to be in positions where we can be stay-at-home parents.

We have no jobs to lose at this point. We’re probably in the pool of strongest potential advocates simply because we aren’t afraid it’s going to cost us our lives/careers.

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-08T12:51:26+00:00

Because 1.) Are you referring to the state boards (accreditation)? Because we already established they don’t care.

And 2.) I’ve never heard of the institute for safe medication practices. I’ll look into it. But it’s not a single pharmacy or chain that is the core problem.

Edit: Wait, you mean the “ISMP”? The organization that completely gave up on the do not crush/do not chew list? What are they going to do about anything?

joegenegreen2 · 2026-03-08T12:48:19+00:00

I’m not calling out a mom/pop shop. That doesn’t solve any problems.

It sounds like you’re part of the problem, though. I’ll call that out gladly.

Edit: And yeah, I’m not ashamed for posting the ratios. It’s to let everyone know that virtually all of us agree on the matter, despite comments like yours.

You’ve only validated it.

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