Watched Spider-man no way home. Liked that he ended the film finally as Spider-Man, and no longer Spider-Boy or Iron Man Jr. It was the best of the three Disney MCU linked films, and still had nothing on Raimi’s films. It was okay-ish. But why did this movie have legs like the original Star Wars, it wasn’t that special the villain end battle was very anti climatic. Honestly Into the Spider-verse is superior in almost all ways.
And i’m so tired of movies being commercials for another movie. Its the thing i hate the most about the MCU.
I like the MCU more than you do, but I agree. Into the Spider-Verse is my favorite Spider-Man movie, and there were times in No Way Home when things started to feel a little too familiar. Things like a relative getting killed as the lowest point, fan service and nods to previous Spider-Man movies, the ending consisting of Spider-people vs. a roster of villains in a universe-bending light show, etc.
The movie did have enough tricks up its sleeve for me to like it, and I like that this one finally gave Tom Holland’s Spider-Man some serious consequences for his actions (because great power, great responsibility). But it wasn’t the “Godfather” of superhero movies some are claiming it to be (I think Avengers: Infinity War is the MCU film closest to that level, but that’s another topic).
Lastly, though unfair. The visuals of Into the Spider-Verse are superior to No Way Home. I have no doubt that the animation of Into the Spider-Verse will age well, while the cookie-cutter Marvel look of No Way Home will grow stale through the passage of time.