My wife and I went on a date to this movie last night. It was OK, not as amusing as the previous one, but you knew from the beginning that everything would be fine.
I had one moment of concern, and I wanted to warn you in case you also wanted to watch it, especially if you take any children with you. There is a scene with a spider, which they said was a purple tarantula, Avicularia purpurea, in which it was resting on an important crank that needed to be turned by a character who had admitted to disliking spiders, and there was a minute of tension. I feared the spider would be harmed, and there was a flurry of slapstick in which the spider ended up on the character’s face, no doubt an unpleasant and terrifying scene for the spider, but it ended with the crank being turned and then the tarantula being returned to its home with a kind word.
It was briefly stressful for me, but I’m happy to report that I was able to uncover my eyes and that the movie is safe for everyone to watch. Eight tarsal claws up.
Fantastic
Sympathy for the spider, who else would do that?
I’ve heard there’s a website called Does The Dog Die, where you can look up movies if you’re concerned about an animal’s eventual fate in the story. I believe they also do cats.
I don’t know if they do spiders.
Dear PZ, I can name two ‘cranks’ that need to not only be turned, but should be twisted off!
Oh, and slightly off topic: Happy ‘American Emperor’s day’, everyone, as proclaimed by the two emperors themselves! /I’m choking on sardonic sarcasm
shermanj @ #4 & #5 — I’m sure that both of those cranks, and some others besides, would love to be twisted off. They seem like just the type. I wish they would truly emulate Napoleon, i.e. be dead.
So the spider hugged the face?
Huh. Usually those scenes result in disaster for the poor spider. Nice that they didn’t go that route.
I’m seen several reels lately with Brooke Carter like this one on YouTube with a Red Kneed Tarantula. There’s another one with a large Woodsman Spider (I think that’s what she said) on her face. Impressive to see someone so young (13 or so) handling spiders and other animals so competently.
So, you are saying J R R Tolkien was not involved in this movie?
This film looks to have 90% less pro-military industrial complex propaganda compared to the latest Captain America film.
[Peru is in America, of course. Well, the continent, not the demonym, but still]
A film set on an American continent and it did not contain guns? That is an abomination!
https://www.nj.com/go-comics/?amu=/bc/