"Remember, with great power. comes great responsibility."
Not nearly as good as I remember it being when I was 13, the genre has been elevated considerably by both Marvel and DC, fourteen years on it's terrifically camp with clearly plastic suits, but still entertaining especially with such a big budget on show.
"You're probably thinking "This is a superhero movie, but that guy in the suit just turned that other guy into a fucking kebab." Surprise, this is a different kind of superhero story."
I'm pretty sure I couldn't have enjoyed this film any more than I did — I laughed hard consistently, was engaged with the story and fight scenes and the surprisingly heart-warming love story; the self-referential fourth wall-breaking schtick is bloody glorious here, and I can only hope Ryan Reynolds keeps making these forever.
"As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight. You breathe... keep breathing."
Every shot in this film is a masterpiece, it's a long and punishing slog, that's a must watch not just for the beauty, the exquisite performances and great storytelling, but just to make you understand just how profoundly weak and soft we are now.
"Every living creature on Earth dies alone."
This film hit me like a tonne of fucking bricks — I still think about it more than a decade later, it's creepy, unnatural, and unnerving at every opportunity, capturing that uncertain malaise and longing that every teenager feels to some degree, cranks it up to 11 and adds in some time travel for good measure — it's a true masterpiece, though maybe one my generation appreciates most.
"They took from their surroundings what was needed... and made of it something more."
So heady, I didn't get everything in one take, there's billboard-sized diagrams deconstructing the timelines and a thousand fan theories to help guide you, but like Carruth's other work, it's an experience, and a must-watch mind-fuck.