"In between setting up the next episode of MCU, hop aboard the kind of teen Euro road trip sex romp not seen since EuroTrip, Road Trip, or Sex Drive!" ~ Honest Trailers - Spider-Man: Far From Home
From the studios who act like divorced parents arguing over where their kid spends Christmas (multiple articles pop up detailing Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios ending their collaboration on Spider-Man projects), comes an MCU catch-up movie that's all about the Tony Stark-shaped hole in the universe. Uh... are we sure Disney even wants to make a Spider-Man movie?
Happy: You're not Iron Man. Y-You're never gonna be Iron Man.
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Marvel fans everywhere, prepare to get a feature-length dopamine rush off that sweet, sweet intra-franchise consistency, featuring tons of Iron Man, loads of Endgame...
Betty: They called it "the Blip".
...juicy kernels of Phase Four...
"Fury": I thought Kree having sleeper cells was top secret information.
"Hill": Nick...
...and... Hmm, I feel like I'm forgetting something... Oh yeah; Spider-Man goes on vacation!
Italian Customs Officer: (pulling a banana out of Peter's suitcase) These, no.
(yawn) Concept seems a little Disney+ to me; um, wake me up when he gets to Space Wakanda.
In between setting up the next episode of MCU, hop aboard the kind of teen Euro road trip sex romp not seen since EuroTrip, Road Trip, or Sex Drive...
Peter: (as Brad walks into him changing with Janice) Uh, don't--!
Brad: Whoa!
...where he'll be joined by his very own Stifler...
Ned: What about our plan? American bachelors in Europe!
...two teachers plucked from a 90's sitcom...
Mr. Dell: They joined forces like the Power Rangers!
Mr. Harrington: You're thinking of Voltron!
Mr. Dell: Who?
Mr. Harrington: Voltron! You're thinking of Voltron!
(a laugh track plays as text reading "SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME was filmed in front of a live studio audience" pops up)
...and Mary Jane, the Y.A. reboot of Debbie Downer.
Peter: I'm glad we're doing this.
MJ: You know, they used to execute people on this bridge? ("wah-wah-wah" music plays)
Peter: So Paris tomorrow. Go to the Eiffel Tower.
MJ: Yeah, I read it was secretly built as a mind-control antenna to create an army of the insane. ("wah-wah-wah" music plays)
Passenger: --you want to watch a movie.
MJ: Only if it's depressing. ("wah-wah-wah" music plays)
Meh, she seems nice; I just hope she doesn't end up like his other girlfriends.
Watch Spider-Man gain a powerful new ally from the multiverse known as... Mysterio. Mysterio?! Motherf--! You think we don't know the guy in the Sinister Six is going to be the villain?! Like they're going to spend the whole movie fighting a wave! Ugh... Jake Gyllenhaal shines as a fishbowl with haunted house powers, who's out for revenge on Tony Stark -- You know, the already-dead guy? (shows an illusion of Iron Man's corpse rising from his grave) -- because even in death, Iron Man is the only force powerful enough to motivate an MCU bad guy. Dude's company was like an arc reactor for haters. (shows Whiplash, Mysterio, Iron Monger, Vulture, Aldrich Killian, and Ultron)
Beck: --our former boss, Tony Stark.
Beck's Associates: Boo!
Just get a job at Hammer Industries, you dorks! (shows Justin Hammer dancing)
Thrill as Mysterio plays on Spider-Man's only weakness: getting hit in the face with a train. (shows Spider-Man getting hit by a train) Haha! Just kidding! He's fine; don't be ridiculous. No, he'll strike at the one thing Peter lacks most of all: an adult male who isn't perving out on his aunt.
Tony: Hey, May. How are you doing? What are you wearing? Something skimpy, I hope.
Deli Cashier: How's your aunt?
Happy: Oh, you look lovely. [...] New dress?
Aunt May: Uh, yeah, yes, it is.
Waiter: Sticky rice pudding.
Aunt May: We didn't order that.
Waiter: It's on the house.
Watch Mysterio play on his trust to steal E.D.I.T.H., a global drone assassination program that Tony left to a teenager, which... fine; that's kind of his thing.
Karen: Activating "Instant Kill".
Spider-Man: No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
But this murder machine is hidden inside... a pair of sunglasses? THAT'S THE WORLD'S MOST COMMONLY LOST ITEM! H-He might as well give him a pen full of ebola!
...that audiences won't see until Feige's schedule clears up in 2024. (a Deadline article with the title "Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige Will Develop A 'Star Wars' Movie" pops up) But no whining, because if the rights stay with Sony, you get a Spider-Man movie every year, plus one with Venom, one with Jared Leto's Morbius, Madame Web...
Spider-Man: WHAT THE FU--?!
Yeah, it's probably better this way.
Starring: Let Me See That Tommmmm, That Tom Tom Tom Tom Tom (Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man); Gyllenhaal and Let God Sort Em Out (Jake Gyllenhaal as Quentin Beck/Mysterio); Zendaria (La La La La La) (Zendaya as Michelle "MJ" Jones); Trick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson as "Nick Fury"); 90-Day Tomei Fiancee (Marisa Tomei as May Parker); Uh Oh. Nobody Tell Aunt May About Happy and Black Widow (Jon Favreau as Harold "Happy" Hogan); Flash! Aww Awwww! (Tony Revolori as Eugene "Flash" Thompson); Make Him Hobgoblin, You Cowards! (Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds); Only Begun, This Drone War Has (Mysterio's hologram-projecting drones); and Every Non-MCU Filmmaker.
Beck: --you can be the smartest guy in the room, the most qualified, and no one cares. Unless you're flying around with a cape or shooting lasers from your hands, no one will even listen.
The Boy Who Was Friends With Iron Man
The honest title for Spider-Man: Far From Home was 'The Boy Who Was Friends With Iron Man'. Titles designed by Robert Holtby.
You know who low-key has the darkest backstory in the MCU? Flash Thompson.
Flash: Could Mother not make it?
Valet: (shakes head)
Your son almost died, like, twice, you monster!
Trivia[]
Honest Trailers Commentary - Spider-Man- Far From Home
The Alan raptor appears at 1:12, riding in a boat.
Actor Tony Revolori appeared in the accompanying episode of Honest Trailers Commentaries, in which he revealed behind-the-scenes information about making the film. Tony is a long-time friend of Screen Junkies. He has also appeared on Movie Fights and Flick Bait.
Video thumbnail for Honest Trailers - Spider-Man: Far From Home
Honest Trailers - Spider-Man: Far From Home has a 96.3% approval rating from YouTube viewers. In his review of the Honest Trailer, Tom from TVOvermind wrote "Honest Trailers is great since it tends to ask the questions that people do tend to ask but in a way that makes it a lot of fun to laugh and even roar hilariously about since it makes so much sense when you hear it from someone else." Trey Griffeth of Heroic Hollywood said the Honest Trailer "is about what you expect from the series. It contains plenty of jokes that by now everyone is familiar with."
In her review of the video, Marni Dixit of GOAT wrote that the Honest Trailer gives the film some "deserved hits, especially for trying to trick us into thinking Mysterio was a good guy." Michael Kennedy of Screen Rant made similar remarks, writing "While Far From Home is by no means raked over the coals in its Honest Trailer, nor should it be, the Spidey sequel does take some deserved knocks, especially for its central twist revolving around the villain Mysterio, a plot turn so obvious it's a wonder Marvel even bothered trying to conceal it."
In a more mixed take on the Honest Trailer, Rachel Leishman of The Mary Sue wrote "this Honest Trailer does do a good job of pointing out the absurdity of Tony Stark giving a multi-million dollar AI system to a teenager but also keep your MJ shade to yourself, she’s exceptional." Leishman wrote "one thing that really bothers me about the Honest Trailer is its treatment of MJ. Zendaya brings to life a very modern interpretation of the character and shows her in a light that many relate to. ... The trailer calls her the “Debbie Downer” of the series and honestly? Screw that." In contrast, Charles Barfield of The Playlist wrote "you know what is ripe for poking fun at? MJ’s new role as the Debby Downer of the MCU."
