Alien: Covenant

[JudgeDredd]

Uncle Ben?

Peter parkers uncle ben

Shot in the face by the robber thus creating Spider-Man himself?

ok - I suppose. I thought Spiderman came into being by being bitten by a Spider and I had forgotten a family member was killed, let alone his name.

And why the really bad spelling? Is that meant to inject humour into it? Because it actually fails epically 

There's a lot of    shite on the internet  :hide:

[BanzaiCat]

ok - I suppose. I thought Spiderman came into being by being bitten by a Spider and I had forgotten a family member was killed, let alone his name.

Peter Parker used his powers for quick cash...not crime, but wrestling (IIRC, but that might be the movies talking and not the comics, I don't remember). He was kind of an asshole, a total 'what's in it for me' kind of guy. The story varies but one day/night he lets a robber get away when he easily could have stopped him, as sort of a "fack you" to the authorities that were right there. Later, the robber shoots and kills his Uncle Ben. That made him regretful for the rest of his life, and he decided to become a hero instead of a self-absorbed jerk.

And why the really bad spelling? Is that meant to inject humour into it? Because it actually fails epically 

That's an Internet thing. Mostly aimed at finding humor in people that don't understand how to type or form complete sentences, of which there are many of course.

There's a lot of    shite on the internet  :hide:

If there wasn't, I'd be thoroughly less amused with life.

I'm a little worried about BC.

You're saying that about me? The guy pantsless at 4am on Saturday morning looking for a ride?  :D

[mirth]

I'm a little worried about BC.

You're saying that about me? The guy pantsless at 4am on Saturday morning looking for a ride?  :D

I'm not a role model.

[JudgeDredd]

...The guy pantsless at 4am on Saturday morning looking for a ride?  :D

You sounded like you were writing that in a "that's not normal" kind of virtual voice 

[BanzaiCat]

That's a good point.

Of course you're a role model, mirth.

[Sir Slash]

Mirth's the one who made me unashamed to talk about my dongle in public. A role model indeed.

[Gusington]

I learned all this shit by watching mirth!!!

[Nefaro]

I'm a little worried about BC.

You're saying that about me? The guy pantsless at 4am on Saturday morning looking for a ride?  :D

It always comes back around to Moustache Rides at some point, doesn't it?

[JasonPratt]

Good Lord, CAN WE PLEASE GET BACK TO THE RAPEY ALIEN TOPIy'know what, on second thought, never mind. 

Re: the wrestling career of Spiderman. Yep, that's original comics canon, not only the Raimi films. The Webb duology has a nod to it, when Peter gets the idea for his vigilante mask from a luchador poster in an abandoned arena.

Strictly speaking, Parker made a whole career (for a few weeks) out of doing stunts as Spiderman on television and in front of a live audience, which included wrestling against champions although that wasn't the only thing he did. (Insert memes from the infamous Spider-Musical a few years ago.  ) In the first Raimi film, he's just doing it for one night to get money to buy a car to impress MJ (who grew up next door to him in the trilogy.) His agent gets robbed one night in the comics -- I don't recall that he actually stiffs Spidey, unlike the wrestling promoter in the movie. Spiderman could stop the thief who escapes in the elevator; but he lets the thief go by since it isn't his problem. Uncle Ben is shot by the same guy a few minutes later, but in the comics Spiderman doesn't realize this until he catches the murderer in an abandoned warehouse. I can't recall if the thief dies accidentally from being thrown/punched out a window in the comics. (In the Raimi trilogy, it later turns out the thief didn't shoot Uncle Ben at all; so Spidey accidentally killed the wrong man. This factors heavily into the plot of the 3rd film, which I suppose everyone has seen whether you liked it or not. ;) But I won't spoil it further just in case.)

In the Webb duology, Peter hunts the killer for the first half of the first film, and then this plotline is dropped and never resolved. The second "Amazing Spider-Man" game, which involves some largely-clunky tie-ins to include the 2nd movie's plot, resolves this plotline along the way. Whether or how the Webb writers/producers meant to resolve this in their film series, I don't know.

[mirth]

[Sir Slash]

I hope that wasn't the exciting part.  :-[

[Nefaro]

I hope that wasn't the exciting part.  :-[

Well... It does say, "Prologue".   ;D

[Sir Slash]

I'm beginning to root for the Aliens in this series.

[mirth]

It's impossible for me to not think of Kenny Powers when I see Danny McBride.

[mirth]

I'm beginning to root for the Aliens in this series.

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