Spider-Man Homecoming

Spider-Man: Homecoming - in which Peter Parker is not just trying to get by, but is trying to join the Avengers, and is considering dropping out of high school to do it. So, the new villain is the Vulture, who is an arms dealer, whom we also see as a working-class NY schmoe who got screwed out of some big government projects, but has a family he cares very much about, because he will not shut up about them. Okay, but Spider-Man finds out that street thugs are getting their hands on alien-tech, and that's how he gets on Vulture's radar. Before that, he is crushing on a cute, smart girl at school and has fellow nerdy friend who is good with computers. I guess he goes to a magnet school, because this super smarty pants girl is also super popular, and she even invites Peter to her super awesome party. So, he goes with his friend, but he can't stay because there is crime happening! So, that's where he meets Vulture's guys, and gets away with a piece of their arsenal. Peter tries to call Tony Stark and tell him what he found, but Tony doesn't call him back. So, Peter is left alone to deal with these thugs, whom he really doesn't know are supervillains.
The struggle of Peter trying to be a regular high school student or Spider-Man is between him wanting to spend time with Liz on the academic decathlon team, or swinging around the city, helping people, trying to get enough Spider-points to make it on The Avengers. So, the two plots coincide when Peter goes to pick up Liz for Homecoming dance, but her dad is THE VULTURE. And Michael Keaton is cool as a cucumber, and he knows who tf Peter is, and at the dance, he low-key pulls out a handgun and threatens Peter after Liz gets out of the car. Like, but he also gives him an out, and says if you just go have a nice night with my daughter, I'll forget you're Spider-Man and not have to kill you. But, of course Peter really is Spider-man in his heart, so he apologizes but ditches Liz at the dance, and he goes off to stop Vulture from robbing The Avengers on moving day. The subplot was that Peter's friend helped him hack his suit and Tony found out and took it back, so he has to do the big battle in his old suit. He wins, but then he double wins, because he makes sure Vulture lives and gets taken in by the cops. Then Tony invites him to the Avengers, and tells Peter he can drop out of school, but Peter goes back to his regular NYC life, where he will face DJ Flash in the academic decathlon. The best part, by the way, is that after school everyday Peter does Spider-man and is in the city, helping out everyday people. Friendly, neighborhood Spider-man.

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Event Horizon

Event Horizon - in which sci fi space body horror gets very fucking real, and totally gross. First, Lawrence Fishburne is a space captain named Miller, and his first mate is Joely Richardson, and she rocks. Her accent is real. A bunch of space sailors are escorting science genius Sam Neill to the wreckage of a space ship. It wasn't just a space ship, it was a massive black hole generating machine, and it recently re-emerged around Neptune, and now its just orbiting, being spooky af. To give all the details, Sam Neill, AKA Dr. Weir, is having creepy dreams about his dead wife in his cryo/gravi-sleep pod before they even get to the abandoned wreck. Oh, its called the Event Horizon. So, once the crew rolls up on Event Horizon they get nervous, because its creepy, and a few people go out to investigate the empty ship. Miller orders Dr. Weir to stay aboard their vessel, and he doesn't do a good job of listening. As soon as the crew splits up, one young guy gets sucked into the g

The Abyss

The Abyss - in which James Cameron writes a love letter to the ocean, and the ocean answers, "Here are some aliens." Ed Harris plays a scientist who is happy to be in an underwater Sea Lab (cue theme song) even though his mean wife comes to visit and be a cold bitch to him. A plot happens, but its been weeks, so I forget what it was. Ed Harris is bull headed, and only his wife can get through to him. The crew is enjoyable. Oh! Michael Bean shows up after an oil rig problem and gets pressure sickness and tries to kill everyone. In an effort to escape and save everyone, Ed Harris gets his swimmer craft stuck in a chasm, but some nice aliens lift him out in a spectacular light show of kindness. The aliens invade the SeaLab as water/people and try to be nice, with moderate success.A few people die, but most live. Good movie, watch again.

Death Wish

Death Wish (1974) - in which the justice system fails a man who lost his family, and he goes off the rails in finding personal justice. I mean vengeance. Charles Bronson plays Paul Kersey, a husband and father and architect, who has a nice NYC life. One day, near the beginning of the movie, Paul's wife is murdered and his daughter is raped into a catatonic state, from which she will not likely recover. Sexist. Anyways, Paul is destroyed, so his boss sends him out to New Mexico, or another lawless state, for a 3 month long project. Paul does some recovering while he is out there, and is befriended by his big money client, with a big hat and big guns. Upon arriving back in NYC, Paul is disheartened to find his daughter in terrible condition, and his son-in-law coping poorly. There have also been no arrests in his wife's murder, as the police are very busy with a crime spree related to gang violence. Paul is a really sympathetic guy, and his pain is visible, and very real. So,

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