The only thing you need to know about Paddington in Peru

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.