MCU Topic

[Ran]

Just watched the GotG Holiday special, and it wasn't bad, but it wasn't great. Groot looked weird. It had a few good lines, and I liked Drax beating the crap out of the Gobot.

I didn't even notice who else was on the map of the stars.

[Tom Foolery]

‘It’s never too late stop being a dick.’

[Tom Foolery]

Was planning on seeing GotG3 on Monday, but we went to the late show tonight.

I thought for sure they were going to kill off somebody in this final installment, but instead they killed off absolutely none of them which was not telegraphed at all.

It was awkward having them have to repeatedly explain the convoluted story of Gamora being the alt-time travel version of herself and Quill being hung up on her in case everyone watching hadn’t completed their graduate thesis on the complete history of the interconnected Marvel Universe filmology, which is becoming more and more of a hamstring. This is becoming a legitimate reason for people to not start watching Marvel films.

I was a tad disappointed in how they used Adam Warlock as bungling comic relief. But there’s room for character development in future MCU installments.

The MCU’s very first ‘f-bomb’ seemed random. Like, what was the conversation between Kevin Feige and James Gunn where they decided ‘Hey, this scene needs a ‘fuck’ in it’. I mean, it got a hearty laugh from the audience, but the movie would’ve been exactly the same without it y’know?

The first stinger leaves the door open for a potential fourth film, but the second stinger seemed to be an ironic mischievous joke from a departing James Gunn that will go over plenty of audience members’ heads who will take it literally. And thus we will be subjected to endless internet articles about that character getting a stand-alone film or returning in some capacity. And I’m not saying he couldn’t, but I felt like Gunn was just poking fun at the trope of announcing ‘James Bond will be back’ against the context of the scene.

It was a solid wrap-up to the trilogy. Not in like a Return of the Jedi way, but emotionally concluding almost everyone’s stories.

[Tom Foolery]

It was pointed out that Rocket’s ongoing gag of stealing prosthetics from people becomes a lot sadder and darker given the context of his flashback/origin scenes with Lyla, Teefs, and Floor.

[Ran]

Was planning on seeing GotG3 on Monday, but we went to the late show tonight.

I thought for sure they were going to kill off somebody in this final installment, but instead they killed off absolutely none of them which was not telegraphed at all.

It was awkward having them have to repeatedly explain the convoluted story of Gamora being the alt-time travel version of herself and Quill being hung up on her in case everyone watching hadn’t completed their graduate thesis on the complete history of the interconnected Marvel Universe filmology, which is becoming more and more of a hamstring. This is becoming a legitimate reason for people to not start watching Marvel films.

I was a tad disappointed in how they used Adam Warlock as bungling comic relief. But there’s room for character development in future MCU installments.

The MCU’s very first ‘f-bomb’ seemed random. Like, what was the conversation between Kevin Feige and James Gunn where they decided ‘Hey, this scene needs a ‘fuck’ in it’. I mean, it got a hearty laugh from the audience, but the movie would’ve been exactly the same without it y’know?

The first stinger leaves the door open for a potential fourth film, but the second stinger seemed to be an ironic mischievous joke from a departing James Gunn that will go over plenty of audience members’ heads who will take it literally. And thus we will be subjected to endless internet articles about that character getting a stand-alone film or returning in some capacity. And I’m not saying he couldn’t, but I felt like Gunn was just poking fun at the trope of announcing ‘James Bond will be back’ against the context of the scene.

It was a solid wrap-up to the trilogy. Not in like a Return of the Jedi way, but emotionally concluding almost everyone’s stories.

Finally saw GotG3 tonight. I agree about the killing off thing. Still, it was darker than I expected. It also seemed they were teasing Gamora and Quill getting back together at the end.

I don't know anything about Adam Warlock. He started off really goofy, but to me, the Sovereign were a bunch of pretty people who were highly advanced, yet somehow idiots. He also seems young and inexperienced. Buy the end of the movie, and the cut scene he seemed a bit more competent.

[jjreason]

Finished Secret Invasion & man, that wasn't worth the time it took to watch it. Yeesh.

I have just started GOTG3 & will hopefully be able to comment by the end of the day. I take a lot of breaks watching Marvel stuff these days.

[Tom Foolery]

I think Secret Invasion is the very first MCU project where I’m just ‘eeuuuch’. Even some of the more recent stuff like Eternals, while it wasn’t up to the high bar set by earlier stuff, I still enjoyed it and found some things that were good about it.

Secret Invasion was just watching a tired, old Samuel L Jackson shuffling around trying to do action, but at the same time, not moving if he didn’t have to because he’s arthritic or some shit. The plot twists were lame, the villain unmemorable, and the “stakes” were non-existent. I am shocked Feige let this walk out the front door.

[jjreason]

I hope it closes the book on OG MCU Nick Fury. Honestly, that was more than enough. Let's meet his kid, or better yet let the funny Randall Park get thrown into the main spy role instead of Martin Freeman.

[Diabolical]

I enjoyed Secret Invasion but it was clearly missing something big. It was a big story that felt too small.
We got potentially one of the strongest powered characters in the MCU, but it felt like a side note.

And Maria Hill deserved better.

[jjreason]

Yeah that almost seemed like Colbie Smulders wanted to be written out.

[Ran]

Does Indie Wire get the name of articles from this forum?

https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking ... 234922076/

Marvel in Disarray: New Report Says ‘She-Hulk’ Episodes Cost $25 Million, Doctor Doom Floated as Kang Replacement, and More

[Tom Foolery]

Loki Season 2 was fantastic. The ending was a bit of a downer, but perfectly wrapped a decade long character arc.

Gonna see Marvels this weekend. The entire internet seems determined to predetermine that it’s complete ass. I think it has now become cool to hate on MCU.

[jjreason]

Well at least it's only an hour & 45 minutes, if what I read was true, so you won't burn much of the day watching it.

[Ran]

The only review I read said it was good, but had some flaws. It doesn't seem like The Marvels is getting the same amount of advertising as Marvel other movies got.

[Tom Foolery]

I enjoyed The Marvels. Iman Vellani was great in Ms Marvel and she’s the anchor of this film. Her infectious excitement plays so well against the other two leads. The movie has some sober moments, like Monica and Carol hashing out their history, but mostly it’s a lighthearted, fun movie. Kamala’s family is heavily featured in the film. Between the Musical planet and the Flerken infestation on the SABRE space station there was plenty of goofiness. Even the teamwork montage was fun.
The downside is like most Marvel movies, the villain was unmemorable. And if you haven’t watched 50 other Marvel projects, sooooo much is gonna slip by viewers. Like when Valkyrie randomly shows up to escort some Skrull refugees to…somewhere via the Bifrost. Gotta make sure people know everything is connected! I can see why fatigue is causing the MCU movies to bomb at the box office.

The end scene was fun though. Kamala is sitting in the dark apartment of Kate Bishop, doing her best Nick Fury impersonation to recruit… Young Avengers!

And the mid credit stinger is even better. After closing off the wormhole and trapping herself in an alternate dimension, Monica wakes up with her mother sitting beside her. Then you hear Kelsey Grammar’s voice… ohmigod. I nerded out. A CGI Beast and Her ‘mom’ Maria Rambeau is dressed in the Binary outfit from when Ms Marvel joined the Starjammers.

I honestly enjoyed this more than the last few MCU movies, like Wakanda Forever, Love and Thunder, and Quantumania. The latter I haven’t even bothered to watch a second time on D+.