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Post by Mod City on Apr 24, 2019 19:49:22 GMT -5
But that's probably cheating. If I were to pick a moment in the movie, I'd point to the final scene between Yon-Rogg and Carol, where Yon-Rogg tries to get her to put away her powers and prove to him that she can take him in a fair fight. What does Carol do? It's touches like this that prove your posting game is exceptionally strong, Torgo. These recaps have been fun to read, awesome work doing the legwork. I still stand by the scene where Fury learns Danvers' call sign as my preferred highlight, but to each their own, right? While we're on Captain Marvel, I belong to a few other forums and Endgame anticipation does come up. I've heard a few disgruntled posters claim Disney bought tickets to CM just to boost revenue numbers. Those posters also, usually, delve into claims the movie has a "feminist" agenda and that they're not down with that. I don't get involved with those discussions much, but it's not about the feminist position. I feel confident I can discuss that point with anyone. But I'm curious if the falsely boosting ticket sales argument has any weight out there (not just on CM - I assume this has been claimed with other MCU movies as well). I don't buy it myself, but I don't have a really knowledgeable position to start from. It can be a jungle of conspiracy theories out there, even if your Google skills are up to snuff. Just curious. BTW, do people here already have tickets for Endgame? I don't, but like I said I'm aiming for maybe, hopefully, Tuesday.
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Post by Torgo on Apr 24, 2019 22:50:42 GMT -5
But that's probably cheating. If I were to pick a moment in the movie, I'd point to the final scene between Yon-Rogg and Carol, where Yon-Rogg tries to get her to put away her powers and prove to him that she can take him in a fair fight. What does Carol do? It's touches like this that prove your posting game is exceptionally strong, Torgo. These recaps have been fun to read, awesome work doing the legwork. I still stand by the scene where Fury learns Danvers' call sign as my preferred highlight, but to each their own, right? You're too kind. I just try to keep my thoughts coherent, if nothing else. And I got MJ out of the woodwork too, so yay! Though I did reach my low point when I did my Ant-Man and the Wasp write-up and had almost finished it, then accidentally deleted it with no chance of recovery. Took me about three hours to convince myself to write that f'ing thing again, as I was like "I'm twenty in, I'm not stopping now." Now I hate Ant-Man and the Wasp more than ever! I do love the call sign moment too. It could have felt tacked on, but it actually felt neat and organic. If I had a number three moment, that might have been it. While we're on Captain Marvel, I belong to a few other forums and Endgame anticipation does come up. I've heard a few disgruntled posters claim Disney bought tickets to CM just to boost revenue numbers. Those posters also, usually, delve into claims the movie has a "feminist" agenda and that they're not down with that. I don't get involved with those discussions much, but it's not about the feminist position. I feel confident I can discuss that point with anyone. But I'm curious if the falsely boosting ticket sales argument has any weight out there (not just on CM - I assume this has been claimed with other MCU movies as well). I don't buy it myself, but I don't have a really knowledgeable position to start from. It can be a jungle of conspiracy theories out there, even if your Google skills are up to snuff. Just curious. Studios fudging the numbers is not unheard of. One of the earliest times I've heard of it was 2014 during the opening weekend of Transformers: Age of Extinction. Apparently Paramount had threatened layoffs if it didn't break 100 mil on opening weekend, and when the final numbers came dangerously close at over 99, but not quite there, someone changed the number so the layoffs wouldn't happen. I'm not sure whether the story I read was true or not, but if it was, at least people had job security. Disney has been accused of it too, though to a smaller degree. There was a push by Disney to get Black Panther past 700 million domestic, which had the film playing in theaters months after the film had already hit home media and streaming. For a while it was just inching closer, but still wouldn't have made it for months. Then suddenly there was a weekend influx of about 40 grand in a single weekend, which it hadn't made for about two months, and it finally passed the mark, so theaters could finally pull it. Unless a bunch of fans decided to have a Black Panther weekend that week, it's probably very evident that Disney did something dirty there. On another board someone said that money actually came from the opening weekend of Christopher Robin, and they just subtracted it from that total, so it was still money earned from theaters on a Disney movie, it was just a different Disney movie than the one that took credit for it. That's an unsubstantiated accusation, but I think it sounds like it might be true. But fudging the numbers that much to get a movie well past a billion dollars is a huge stretch. If it were that easy, then Disney would have found a way to save face on Solo: A Star Wars story last year. Hell, Warner wouldn't have egg on their face after Justice League floundered either. They can maybe do some "creative accounting" here and there for a few thousand dollars, but there is no arguing that people were seeing Captain Marvel in droves. BTW, do people here already have tickets for Endgame? I don't, but like I said I'm aiming for maybe, hopefully, Tuesday. I've had my tickets for weeks. When I picked them up, they already had three showings on opening night sold out. Luckily the earliest showing still had seats, so I'm getting in at 6 PM tomorrow. Then my sister asked if I wanted to go on Friday when she was looking into times last week. I told her I was already going Thursday, and she seemed shocked because she looked at the theater showings on Thursday and every screen was sold out. I was all "You snooze, you lose!"
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Post by Torgo on Apr 25, 2019 14:45:59 GMT -5
Day of Endgame update.
I have time to kill before Endgame tonight. After three weeks of Marvel movies I feel like I should be moving on to something else. What's the first thing I do?
Watch Infinity War again. I need help.
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Post by Torgo on Apr 25, 2019 22:18:19 GMT -5
It sucked.
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Post by Torgo on Apr 25, 2019 22:18:32 GMT -5
I'M KIDDING
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Post by Torgo on Apr 25, 2019 22:59:29 GMT -5
Day Twenty-Two - Avengers Endgame Quit trying to spoil this movie for yourself and go see it. Favorite Moment - Seriously. Stop it. End Credit Scene - I'm not saying a goddamn word. Stan Lee Cameo - Stan wouldn't want you to spoil it for yourself. Honor Stan. Marvel Cinematic Universe Final Ranking (until Spider-Man, that is)I'm abstaining for now. I'm going to sit on this overnight.
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Post by Mod City on Apr 26, 2019 9:48:33 GMT -5
Day Twenty-Two - Avengers Endgame Quit trying to spoil this movie for yourself and go see it. Favorite Moment - Seriously. Stop it. End Credit Scene - I'm not saying a goddamn word. Stan Lee Cameo - Stan wouldn't want you to spoil it for yourself. Honor Stan. Marvel Cinematic Universe Final Ranking (until Spider-Man, that is)I'm abstaining for now. I'm going to sit on this overnight. I have nothing to add. Really, I don't even know what I'm doing in this thread.
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Post by Torgo on Apr 26, 2019 10:04:11 GMT -5
Day Twenty-Two - Avengers Endgame Quit trying to spoil this movie for yourself and go see it. Favorite Moment - Seriously. Stop it. End Credit Scene - I'm not saying a goddamn word. Stan Lee Cameo - Stan wouldn't want you to spoil it for yourself. Honor Stan. Marvel Cinematic Universe Final Ranking (until Spider-Man, that is)I'm abstaining for now. I'm going to sit on this overnight. I have nothing to add. Really, I don't even know what I'm doing in this thread. I'll post a real one in a few. I'm still contemplating what I'm going to say about this movie. It's something else. Spoiler free thoughts: It's not structured like Infinity War, so don't expect it to be non-stop action. It's cautious escalation until a grand finale. Certain storylines were wrapped up very well, others I'm itching to see one more movie out of to give them a more satisfying conclusion. The conclusion to Thanos's story is perfect and I wouldn't have done anything different. There's not a lot I can give away, but that is some basic stuff. I liked it a lot, though I liked Infinity War a lot more and I'd even say I probably liked Age of Ultron better. But when it ended, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. I'm not exaggerating, I could hear people all around me sniffling and trying not to cry. I'd even admit to it myself, because that last image of the movie before the end credits was exactly the thing I needed to see to just let loose. Good movie, great spectacle, and a tearful farewell to the original Avengers.
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Post by Torgo on Apr 26, 2019 13:02:38 GMT -5
Day Twenty-Three - Endgame aftermath (I'm an emotional wreck and exhausted, real spoilers this time) I remember a while back on Fatman Beyond/Fatman on Batman (whatever the show was called at the time), Kevin Smith admitted that if Marvel ever asked him to pitch a Marvel movie, he'd scream back "FIRST YOU GET ALL THE HEROES! THEN YOU GET ALL THE VILLAINS! THEN YOU MAKE THEM RUN AT EACH OTHER AND THEN YOU MAKE IT EXPLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODE!" During the finale of Avengers: Endgame, I found myself reflecting on this a lot. It was almost every hero we have ever seen in the last eleven year fighting Thanos's army in the wreckage of the Avenger's facility, and while a lot of the fighting is brief clips of disposable soldiers taken down by angry familiar faces, it feels perfect. This is exactly what we needed to see. Not just the spectacle of it all, but the celebration of this franchise and the fact that this many people agreed to be a part of it were willing to celebrate with us. This isn't just action, this is a gift to the audience that supported them. A thank you.
It makes me hesitant to look a gift horse in the mouth and complain about anything, though I have a few things about it that I need to get off of my chest. However, while I think a few nays I can say are pretty strong (in particular for Thor), the overall experience of the movie left me satisfied. The payoffs we get make Endgame stand proud and confident even if some conceptual fumbles don't exactly feel like they've payed off.
Endgame is primarily a character piece. It grinds us back down to the core team of original Avengers and reminds us why we fell in love with them. For a while the movie plays out like an epilogue to the previous film, as the weight of the situation sits heavily on these men and women, as the seedlings of a plan become concocted into correcting what has been done. It escalates into a breezy little time heist in its second act, as our heroes try to retrieve the Time Stones at several points in time. I think in some ways this section of the film could have been a little more interesting, but as I've said in my Ant-Man review I'm not much of a heist guy, so this was probably destined to underwhelm me. Some of the setpieces during this section are neat, including a callback to the elevator scene in Winter Soldier that pays off in the most hilarious way possible, and it's a perfect opportunity to bring in some fun cameos (though I'm questioning whether or not Natalie Portman's was archive footage or if she actually was brought in for an hour, personally I'm leaning toward the former). The side trip into the 70's is a neat idea for a detour, though it feels a tad prolonged and only existed as an excuse to give Tony closure with his father.
The time travel element is problematic, as the introductions of alternate timelines raises more questions that it answers. The movie passes its own confusingness off as a joke, but there are points where I was trying hard to keep track of just how all of this changes everything going forward. Guardians 3 has a new plotline that it can't undo. Spider-Man: Far From Home will have an...interesting time dealing with that five year gap that this movie just laid on it all of a sudden. That's if they choose to acknowledge it at all. I mean, that's a thick idea to just insert into a high school based franchise like that.
But the real star of the show is personal journey. This film takes the original six Avengers and reflects on who they are and where they will go. Is this the end of the road? Some more definitively than others. If I may analyze each on their own terms...
Iron Man - The personal loss of the previous film weighs heavily on Tony, to the point that he feels there is nothing left worth fighting for. So he stops and raises a family with Pepper, and they even have a daughter. When Steve comes and asks him to join one last fight against Thanos, he says no. If they were to revert what Thanos has done, he might lose what he has. But the guilt of Peter dying in his arms gets him back into the ring. In the final fight, Tony is the one to finally defeat Thanos, as he collects the Infinty Stones and fuses them to his suit, causing him to snap his fingers and disintegrate Thanos and his army. But the stones are too much for him, as the power kills him in the process. Tony dies in the company of Rhodey, Pepper, and Peter, and the final stretch of the film is at Tony's funeral, where everyone is gathered (up to and including the kid from Iron Man 3). It does feel like it's time let the franchise bloom without Robert Downey Jr., so I'm pleased with this ending. Unfortunately this means we'll never see Tony battle the Mandarin on film, but the arc we have is satisfying enough.
Captain America - Steve is very much the ringleader of the Avengers final stand in this film, shepherding the research into time travel and leading the march into finding the Stones. And of course, he wields Mjolnir! F'ing A! Steve goes out like a soldier, and returns the stones (and Mjolnir) to their rightful points in time, but he doesn't come back. Bucky and Sam notice an old man in the field and they recognize him as Steve. While in the past, Steve decided it was time to stop being a soldier and live the life he never had with Peggy (THEY GET THEIR DANCE, SQUEEEEEEEE). Sam wonders what the world will do without Captain America, which sparks Steve to hand Sam his shield and ask him to take up the mantel. I have no problem with this, though personally I thought Bucky had earned it. But if this means more Cap movies are going to be made, I'm all for it. I do find myself wondering what the Falcon and Winter Soldier Disney+ series is going to be though.
Oh yeah and "That is America's ass."
Thor - This is one that bugs me. Now from a character standpoint, his storyline in this movie makes sense, but it's not a satisfying conclusion to his character. Thor initially goes with the other Avengers to battle Thanos one last time and this time he "went for the head," but since the Stones were already lost, the damage couldn't be undone. He establishes an Asgardian colony called New Asgard on Earth, where he mostly just hangs out with Korg, drinks, and plays video games, and he lets himself gooooooooo. I understand this is his reaction to the trauma he endured, and it's funny for a little while, but it becomes clear in the movie that he is more or less just a gag character here. He gets a little bit of development, as he decides he is no longer fit to be king of Asgard and passes the throne to Valkyrie. The idea of him giving up the throne doesn't bother me too much, but the reason comes off as him being not worthy of it anymore, whereas the entire point of Thor's story is that being king of Asgard wasn't about feeling you're worthy, but accepting the responsibility and owning it. The fact that Thor gets fat, becomes a lousy king, and gives up is a complete betrayal of this. If Thor had less selfless reasons to pass the throne on, it would have been much more satisfying.
It's been said that a fourth Thor movie has been proposed, and personally I hope it happens. There's something else that can be done with this character that can send him out on a far higher note. I'm also left wondering if he's part of James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy 3, since he seems to join them at the end. I'm not really sure what to think. Also if there are further adventures with Thor, please bring back Sif. I miss Sif. I also would like to question whether or not Thor was really worthy of wielding Mjolnir in this movie, because I'd say even after his chat with Frigga he had some attributes of unworthiness.
Hulk - Seeing as Banner and Hulk never really got to develop outside of the team movies, there are several things about Hulk's story arc that feel unsatisfying, but I feel they did the best they could under the circumstances. There was no closure with Betty or General Ross (I would have loved to have Liv Tyler cameo out of nowhere, just saying), but Mark Ruffalo never spent any screentime with them, so it might have been awkward. Instead, Banner's story arc concerns himself, accepting the Hulk, and becoming one with him. He learns to bring out the physical form of the Hulk, but keep Banner's brain, which is what we comic fans call "Professor Hulk." This is a fair conclusion for him, though I think there are still places to take his story. And since Banner is now entirely CGI, it would make it somewhat more acceptable to recast him should he decline to come back for another Hulk appearance. Just sayin'.
Black Widow and Hawkeye - Their fates are somewhat intertwined a bit, so I'll let them share. I think most of us have concluded since the first trailer that Clint lost his family in the Snap, and we were dead on. Initially in the aftermath he becomes an assassin, but Natasha gives him one glimmer of hope that he'll see his family again. The duo is tasked with retrieving the Soul Stone from Vormir, where they are told by the Red Skull that they must sacrifice one they love to retrieve it. Clint and Natasha then get into a mini-brawl as they each race toward the edge and try to sacrifice themselves, but Natasha pins Clint to the wall and makes the dive. This fairly perfect for several reasons, the first being that it calls back to Natasha's "Red in my ledger" line from the original Avengers, where she claimed she owed Clint a debt. And now the debt has been paid. She sacrificed herself not only to save half the universe, but so Clint could see his family again, which he never would have if he had done it himself. I'd very much like to see Hawkeye's story end here, and let his "retirement" remain permanent this time.
This movie isn't really about too many other characters other than these six, but let's get a few of these out of the way:
Ant-Man and Wasp - Scott is the one who presents the time travel theory, since he was in the Quantum Realm for five hours but came out five years later. I'm not entirely sure if this is satisfactory, because Janet spent thirty years in the Quantum Realm but experienced it like normal, while by what Scott experienced it should have only been a day from her perspective. But maybe the time fluctuations are inconsistent. But he pops out five years later and discovers that Cassie didn't disappear, so he has a tearful reunion with his now teenage daughter (please let her go to school with Peter! I'd totally ship Spidey-Cassie!). Wasp reappears for the final battle and some of my favorite scenes were between her and Scott (she gets to call Steve "Cap," and Scott's reaction is adorable).
Captain Marvel - There is actually less Captain Marvel in this movie than I think most people are expecting. She bookends this movie, if nothing else. She rescues Tony and Nebula at the beginning and helps them find Thanos after the Snap, then she takes off because there are other planets that need her help in the meantime. She comes back in the final battle to have several Superman moments, one where she takes out Thanos's ship and another where she takes on Thanos one on one and nearly takes him down. One of the best moments in the movie is a callback to Thanos's fight with the Hulk when Thanos punches Carol in the face, you hear a CHINK, and she just stays in place like nothing hit her. Thanos has a look of "Oh sh*t!" on his face before grabbing the Power Stone and blasting her, which takes her out.
Scarlet Witch and Vision - Let's get this out of the way, Vision is dead. He is not in this film and while they might find a way to bring him back in the future, there is little to no hope displayed here. Scarlet Witch instead appears in the final battle and rages out on Thanos, similar to how he expressed her fury on Ultron after Quicksilver died. There are a lot of GIRL POWER moments like this in the finale, as the film takes that "She's not alone" moment from Infinity War to the next level. I express some curiousness of what the WandaVision Disney+ series is going to be (a prequel to Infinty War, I imagine).
The Guardians - Gamora is still dead, but there is an alternate Gamora from the past now running around who doesn't remember being a Guardian at all. It seems Guardians 3 may be a hunt for her while Quill tries to convince her that they're "a thing." Nebula's storyline is a little weird, as she kills her past self but we're left with no repercussions of an alternate timeline. But was also feel no repercussions of destroying a past Thanos either, so I'll allow it. But is Thor a Guardian now? Why do I have to wait so f'ing long for Guardians 3? THANKS, TWITTER!
Spider-Man - Peter gets his hug from Tony. Yay. But what exactly the events of this movie mean for Spider-Man: Far From Home is...hurting my head. I don't want to think about that too much, so I'll move on. But still, we do get to see "Instant Kill," which is awesome.
Doctor Strange - Strange doesn't do very much, except offer a few fun moments where it seems like he's calculating what to do next based on what he saw in the future. The Ancient One has a cameo in the movie though, and she has a nice chat with Hulk.
Black Panther, Shuri, Okoye, and M'Baku - They don't really do much. They fight.
The New Avengers - It's left ambiguous as the're probably leaving it open as to who they'll need in a potential Avengers 5. It's likely that Captain Marvel, Black Panther, and Doctor Strange will be on the team, while they leave it open for Sam as the new Captain America, Ant-Man, Wasp, and Spider-Man. Hulk and Scarlet Witch seem to have an open door also.
This movie was exhausting. It was such a snowball that was ever expanding as it was rolling downhill. A lot of things paid off, though some didn't, but that's not to take away from the experience as a whole. This is a movie that demands to be seen by any MCU fan, and they'll want to see it on the biggest screen possible. Count me in for IMAX next week. Favorite Moment - At the beginning of the fight with Thanos, Thor takes on the Titan with both Mjolnir and Stormbreaker, and finds himself losing the former while struggling to subdue his foe. Thanos damn near impales Thor with Stormbreaker when we see Mjolnir lift from the ground and slam Thanos in the back of the head. Mjolnir then is flung back to the man who now wields it, and it's f***ing Captain America! SO MUCH FEELS! End Credit Scene - None. At the very end there is a CHING CHING CHING noise that calls back to Tony working on the Mark I in the first Iron Man film. Also the end credits steal the "signing off" signatures of the end of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. The crowd cheered every single one of them. Stan Lee Cameo - In what may be the final Stan Lee cameo ever, it's the 1970's and Stan rolls down the window of his car and screams at a military base "MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR!" Presumably he's playing himself. Marvel Cinematic Universe Final Ranking (until Spider-Man, that is)1. Black Panther 2. Captain America: Civil War 3. Thor 4. The Incredible Hulk 5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 6. Avengers: Infinity War 7. Doctor Strange 8. Iron Man 9. Avengers: Age of Ultron 10. Captain America: The First Avenger 11. Avengers: Endgame 12. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 13. Thor: The Dark World 14. Iron Man Three 15. The Avengers 16. Guardians of the Galaxy 17. Spider-Man: Homecoming 18. Captain Marvel 19. Ant-Man 20. Ant-Man and the Wasp 21. Thor: Ragnarok 22. Iron Man 2 BTW, for anyone who is curious about what the leaked footage was, here are the moments it spoiled: 1. Professor Hulk pretty much out of the gate working on the time machine. 2. Thor let himself go, looking a lot like Rob Zombie, and introducing Korg. 3. The march toward the Time Machine that we saw in the trailers, only featuring fat Thor and Professor Hulk. 4. Captain America, Iron Man, Ant-Man, and Hulk are back in the Battle of New York trying to retrieve three of the six stones because they're in one place. Past Hulk smashes stuff, causing Professor Hulk to look embarrassed. Cap tells Professor Hulk to smash stuff so he can blend in, Professor Hulk hesitantly does so. 5. A brief clip of Captain America fighting Captain America. 6. Professor Hulk putting on Tony's Infinity Gauntlet. 7. Captain America (wielding motherf***ing Mjolnir!), Thor, and Iron Man fighting Thanos at the beginning of the battle. 8. Cap hears Sam in his earpiece saying "On your left." Doctor Strange portals open around him as Black Panther, Okoye, and Shuri walk out of the first one and Falcon flies out. 9. "AVENGERS...Assemble!" ALL THE HEROES AND ALL THE VILLAINS RUN AT EACH OTHER AND THEN THEY MAKE IT EXPLODE! 10. Peter excitedly greets Tony, then Tony pulls him in for a hug. 11. Peter has the Infinity Gauntlet and the stones, while Captain Marvel flies up to him. He says "I'm Peter Parker." She responds "Hey, Peter Parker. Got something for me?"
Obviously there is a lot more in this movie, but that was still a lot of stuff spoiled in one go.
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Post by Mod City on Apr 26, 2019 13:38:24 GMT -5
I'm just scrolling to the bottom without reading now. Got my ticket for Tuesday afternoon. Now I just gotta survive the weekend. It's already getting tough. God help me.
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Post by Torgo on Apr 26, 2019 13:54:49 GMT -5
RUN MOD! SAVE YOURSELF!
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Post by Mod City on Apr 26, 2019 14:16:06 GMT -5
I'm just going to stare at this loaf of bread all weekend. It's a nice loaf of bread. No spoilers.
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Post by Mighty Jack on Apr 26, 2019 14:22:04 GMT -5
Some spoilers have managed to be known to me (not everyone out there on the net is as careful as Torgo) One thing about Endgame... Johnathan Hickman made that type of timeline thing a major part of the Marvel U in comics. I am surprised that they didn't follow Hickman's lead and merge/rebuild the multiverses... because that would be an easy fix into explaining how the new Marvel U can now have X-Men and the Fantastic Four in it... though to be honest, I liked the X-Men being their own deal. Logan probably never would have happened if they were in the MU from the start, and that would have been a loss. But I digress.... I guess Incursions could still be a thing in future films. My Marvel U Rankings before Endgame... 1. Avengers 2. Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Iron Man 4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 5. Captain America: Civil War - these 5 are the A-listers - the ones that thrilled and moved me and still give me that comic-book-geek charge 6. Doctor Strange - better on the big screen than the small... still one of the finest finishes, because our hero has to use brain over brawn 7. Avengers: Age of Ultron 8. Ant-Man 9. Ant-Man and the Wasp 10. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - these are next level, not quite as wonderful as the Fantastic 5, but still offer some kicks and then these are fair to middling to disappointing... Avengers: Infinity War - I don't know what I think about this, It's a mixed bag... will Endgame change anything for me in regards to this one. Iron Man 2 and 3 - both flawed but with highlights. Spider-Man: Homecoming and Captain Marvel - m'eh (to be fair, I've only seen 'em once. Re-watches could make a difference) Thor, The Dark World, Ragnarok - none of the Thors do much for me Black Panther - I liked the world building, but aside from that, it really isn't anything new. I also dislike the redundancies. Not a bad film by any means, but considering the Oscar nom, and how many people place this among the top 5.... I have to call it over-rated. The Incredible Hulk - I might be lukewarm to some of these, but this is the only MU movie I out and out dislike. So forgettable that even Marvel's kind of ignored it. It's like GINO -- HINO? (Hulk in name only) as for my overall favorites. Here's a Top 30 I posted elsewhere... letterboxd.com/captainquint/list/super-duper-30-favorite-superflicks/
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Post by Torgo on Apr 26, 2019 20:15:17 GMT -5
I guess I'm seeing Endgame again tonight. The things I do for family.
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Post by Mod City on Apr 27, 2019 2:41:18 GMT -5
Yup I'm gone till next week. I'll catch up with you all on the other side. Can't wait.
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