This New Ultimate Spider-Man Clip Isn’t Particularly Ultimate, But It Is Better
Much better, actually. Although I still think Spidey’s “Gosh golly gee whillickers!” voice acting and the horrible, horrible non-humor will keep me from watching it, seeing Spider-Man fight with Doctor Doom (!), tussle with Iron Man, and wearing his Iron Spider suit for no particular reason is all pretty groovy. And the cutaway to Peter sewing his costume is actually a pretty good gag. And I’m all for Spider-Man driving a web-shooting motorcycle, actually. But “J. Jonah Loudmouth”? Ugh. Maybe I can just watch this thing on mute. Thanks to Dallas P. for the tip.
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