{"id":33237,"date":"2023-05-25T16:07:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T14:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1836549"},"modified":"2023-05-25T23:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T21:30:09","slug":"spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-is-phenomenal-say-first-reactions","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-is-phenomenal-say-first-reactions\/","title":{"rendered":"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is \u201cphenomenal\u201d, say first reactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;Yet another milestone for animation.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 25 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The first reactions are in for<\/span> <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"> \u2013 and they\u2019re overwhelmingly positive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The hotly-anticipated sequel to 2018\u2019s animated adventure Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse picks up over a year after the events of the first movie and sees<\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/spider-man-no-way-home-miles-morales\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Miles Morales<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"> (Shameik Moore) embark on <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">more inter-dimensional antics, where he encounters <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">the existence of a team of \u2018Spider-Men\u2019 from different universes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-cast\/&quot;\">the movie\u2019s cast<\/a> is rounded out by Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren V\u00e9lez, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, Karan Soni and Daniel Kaluuya.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Critic Ashley Saunders <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">took to Twitter to praise the film for its \u201cnext level\u201d animation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">She <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/ThatAshleyErin\/status\/1661590414057701376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1661590414057701376%7Ctwgr%5E580db1cc6c7221c0f1ce3218cf0cd350b7edb97f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcollider.com%2Fspider-man-across-the-spider-verse-reactions-is-it-good%2F&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>: \u201c#AcrossTheSpiderVerse<\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"> is EVERYTHING! The animation is next level, every spidey is perfect, the surprises are insanely epic, &amp; the music is fire. You\u2019ll be on the edge of your seat bc this ride is wild. It feels so good 2 back in the Spider-Verse!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AcrossTheSpiderVerse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#AcrossTheSpiderVerse<\/a> is EVERYTHING! The animation is next level, every spidey is perfect, the surprises are insanely epic, &amp; the music is fire. You&#8217;ll be on the edge of your seat bc this ride is wild. It feels so good 2 back in the Spider-Verse!<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/LTT76F2d0n&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/LTT76F2d0n<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Ashley Saunders she\/her (@ThatAshleyErin) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThatAshleyErin\/status\/1661590414057701376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>Tessa Smith <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">suggested the film had done the \u201cimpossible\u201d and improved on the first entry, <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/MamasGeeky\/status\/1661590413826768896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1661590413826768896%7Ctwgr%5E580db1cc6c7221c0f1ce3218cf0cd350b7edb97f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcollider.com%2Fspider-man-across-the-spider-verse-reactions-is-it-good%2F&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">saying<\/a>: \u201cSpider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse raised the bar with its unique animation style &amp; way of storytelling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cMinds were blown when it was released &amp; fans thought there was no way it could be topped. Think again. #SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse raises its own bar which seemed impossible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Michael Lee also described the film as \u201cphenomenal\u201d, praising the \u201ccomforting\u201d coming-of-age story at the heart of the movie.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/IamMichaelJLee\/status\/1661629828578279424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1661629828578279424%7Ctwgr%5E83dfc13216c86f0437e736ce52c7b8139da0fb29%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fradiotimes.production.wcp.imdserve.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>: \u201c#SpiderMan <span class=\"&quot;r-18u37iz&quot;\">#AcrossTheSpiderVerse<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\"> defies its high expectations to spin a visually stunning next chapter that swings and soars. There\u2019s a comforting resonating coming-of-age story that pairs well w\/ the eye popping animation, music, darkness, and meta-humor. Absolutely Phenomenal.\u201d<\/span><\/p> <p><span class=\"&quot;r-18u37iz&quot;\">Meanwhile, Discussing Film\u2019s Andrew J Salazar called Across the Spider-Verse<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\"> \u201cyet another milestone for animation\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">\u201cYes it\u2019s gorgeous &amp; visually mind-blowing, but this sequel surpasses the first for always putting Miles AND his family front and center,\u201d he <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewJ626\/status\/1661590546094391298&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cSpider-Gwen also rightfully steps deeper into the spotlight, co-owning the film.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will hit cinemas on Friday 2nd June 2023. <\/strong><strong>Wondering what to watch on TV? 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