Captain Marvel - March 8, 2019

[Chakor]

For me better than Thor 1.

Don't worry my friend... the alcohol will wear off soon enough.

 

[Prime Clone]

Maybe I shouldn’t be so sensitive but the excessive pop culture references ruined it a little for me. Disney/Marvel/Lucasfilm’s reliance on nostalgia seems to be getting worse.

Spoiler

Not only the soundtrack and Happy Days lunchbox but the fact she was wearing a different ‘90s band T-shirt in each scene.

 

[Bgnyc007]

I thought the movie was good. I just think it would of been better in if came in a different sequence vs right before End Game.

 

[jimcap]

I know it’s early and the numbers will go up. But oof!

[RESIZE][/RESIZE]

 

[jye4ever]

Oh and the rock music was awesome I was stomping me feet especially the end credits song anyone know the name I want to buy it.

Man that first end credits scene made my butt pucker up.

Sorry I know just random thoughts i’m all over the place.

 

[jye4ever]

Don't worry my friend... the alcohol will wear off soon enough.

I think CM handled the time spent on earth better than Thor 1.

 

[Chakor]

I think CM handled the time spent on earth better than Thor 1.

I'll be seeing CM tonight so I'll find out. If AEG manages to stick the landing, then I hope this ends up being one of those origins that I can binge watch prior to the "big finale".

I just feel like it will be hard to top this:

 

[jye4ever]

I'll be seeing CM tonight so I'll find out. If AEG manages to stick the landing, then I hope this ends up being one of those origins that I can binge watch prior to the "big finale".

I just feel like it will be hard to top this:

Well don’t get me wrong Thor 1 is still overall a great entry and one of my favorites and it does some things better than CM but really what i’m trying to convey with CM is that “Holy crap this isn’t the dud I was expecting!” lol

I don’t know man but I always liked those cheesy UFO/Alien B movies and CM had some of that Area 51 charm for me especially with.....don’t read it khev lol

Spoiler

Goose the freaking alien cat

 

[xipotec]

Nobody will change their minds .....RT is now a political platform. And yeah I do really believe that. Its part of the culture wars, and I would say half the reviews are trolls or paid.....on either side. Its completely unreliable. Solo was the breaking point for me. It took a long time for it to get to 65%. Started out in the 30% same as CM.

I think we are seeing the corruption of the internet by special interests. This is just another example. Many people have made up their minds even before seeing it, and those most extreme views come from them, before and after seeing it (if they ever do)

Sorry, I see a 30% score as impossible for a big budget film, its over reacting....I will find out myself this week, but its VERY highly likely this is more sensitivity to drama, than true bad art. At least I hope so for the MCU sake.

By the numbers that says its 70% worse than all the films made? I doubt that highly.

Ill save my 30% score for truly awful films, like The Twilight series and Battlefield Earth.....the 10% and lower is Bollywood and Syfy level.

For the record the MCU is not perfect in my eyes. THor TDW and both AntMan films are pretty bad in my eyes, but neither of those are in 30% territory, maybe 50% for TDW.


Sent from the inside of a giant slug in outer space.....

 

[Chakor]

I don’t know man but I always liked those cheesy UFO/Alien B movies and CM had some of that Area 51 charm for me especially with.....don’t read it khev lol

Spoiler

Goose the freaking alien cat

My expectations are pretty low and I'm really into that Area 51 stuff, so I hope I enjoy this too. Over the past few years I've become a bit of a sucker for almost any MCU standalone origin story given how rarely we get them these days.

 

[jye4ever]

My expectations are pretty low and I'm really into that Area 51 stuff, so I hope I enjoy this too. Over the past few years I've become a bit of a sucker for almost any MCU standalone origin story given how rarely we get them these days.

Well don’t go in expecting alot of that vibe but what was there was enough to put a grin on my grumpy cynical face.

Hmm as far as an MCU origin story ranking I would say it’s pretty damn unique enough to stand out from the pack without it really being better than the others if that makes any sense, you’ll see what i’m getting at.

Had I known the twists and spoilers beforehand I might’ve not been as pleasantly surprised with the final product.

Put it this way there is no shame in this movie existing in the MCU.

 

[Bgnyc007]

I also enjoyed Samuel L Jackson’s performance made it very fun. I like their dynamic.

 

[jye4ever]

Good to hear. I hope I enjoy it just as much.

However we have not been seeing eye to eye lately with the big movies.

What we both liked Hereditary

Sorry man but A Quiet Place just didn’t do it for me other than that nail scene.

Imagine watching AQP on a NYC subway train during rush hour lol

I love it! My white male Christian Conservative friends.

 

[jye4ever]

I feel like the critics RT % is an accurate representation for this movie none of that BP 90% BS.

Hell I would rate CM higher than BP.

 

[JAWS]

Nobody will change their minds .....RT is now a political platform. And yeah I do really believe that. Its part of the culture wars, and I would say half the reviews are trolls or paid.....on either side. Its completely unreliable. Solo was the breaking point for me. It took a long time for it to get to 65%. Started out in the 30% same as CM.

I think we are seeing the corruption of the internet by special interests. This is just another example. Many people have made up their minds even before seeing it, and those most extreme views come from them, before and after seeing it (if they ever do)

Sorry, I see a 30% score as impossible for a big budget film, its over reacting....I will find out myself this week, but its VERY highly likely this is more sensitivity to drama, than true bad art. At least I hope so for the MCU sake.

By the numbers that says its 70% worse than all the films made? I doubt that highly.

Ill save my 30% score for truly awful films, like The Twilight series and Battlefield Earth.....the 10% and lower is Bollywood and Syfy level.

For the record the MCU is not perfect in my eyes. THor TDW and both AntMan films are pretty bad in my eyes, but neither of those are in 30% territory, maybe 50% for TDW.


Sent from the inside of a giant slug in outer space.....

I agree... not sure I believe that score at all.

 

[The Buffinator]

Well don’t get me wrong Thor 1 is still overall a great entry and one of my favorites and it does some things better than CM but really what i’m trying to convey with CM is that “Holy crap this isn’t the dud I was expecting!” lol

I don’t know man but I always liked those cheesy UFO/Alien B movies and CM had some of that Area 51 charm for me especially with.....don’t read it khev lol

Spoiler

Goose the freaking alien cat

Well don’t go in expecting alot of that vibe but what was there was enough to put a grin on my grumpy cynical face.

Hmm as far as an MCU origin story ranking I would say it’s pretty damn unique enough to stand out from the pack without it really being better than the others if that makes any sense, you’ll see what i’m getting at.

Had I known the twists and spoilers beforehand I might’ve not been as pleasantly surprised with the final product.

Put it this way there is no shame in this movie existing in the MCU.

Spoiler

Having read the comics I was hoping/expecting Goose would be a Flerken, so while I wasn't surprised that in no way ruined it for me, Credit to the writers/directors for their restraint and the timing of that reveal. And the Skrull/Kree plot twist was well executed. I did not see that coming.

BTW, what was the one thing that bugged you about the movie? Could you conceal it with a spoiler tag for us?

 

[Neal136]

I'm glad to see you liked it, jye!
Personally, I loved it. It's not the best of the MCU, but it's nowhere close to the bottom, either.
Some thoughts .....

- The trailers actually don't do the movie justice, especially where Brie Larson's performance is concerned. From the very beginning, she's always being told to keep her emotions in check. I think she's meant to be a bit "wooden". Also, Carol has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor, which is conveyed in this way as well. As she starts to figure out more about herself and her past, there's a noticeable change.

- The rest of the cast is great. All of the supporting cast add memorable parts to this story.

- Ben Mendelsohn completely owns every scene he's in. The performance he's able to give behind all of that makeup is truly impressive.

- The movie is funnier than I was expecting. Yeah, it's an MCU film, so there's always humor, but it worked for me.

- Even though we see glimpses of it in the trailers, when Carol fully powers up and goes "binary" ... wow.

- That cat. That ****ing cat .....

- Though the movie definitely touches on girl power, I never felt like it was overly forced or we (the audience) were beaten over the head with it. The greater message seems to stem from, no matter how many times you get knocked down or held back, always find a way to get back up and persevere. That isn't gender-specific.

- As jye mentioned, the way the story was told and how the plot unraveled was both unexpected and unconventional, especially for an MCU film. I can understand how not everyone will like that.

I have many more thoughts, but I actually saw the movie twice last night and I'm working on less than 4 hours of sleep, so I apologize for my ramblings.

 

[Captain Clown]

I really don’t like how this “connects” to the MCU. It feels almost like it was outsourced or something. I think it really ruined Nick Fury’s character honestly.

Spoiler

He lost his eye from a cat scratch? That’ll affect future rewatches of The Winter Soldier.

 

[JAWS]

I was so bummed out thinking why now Marvel why the movie a month before AEG do you go and make your first real dud.

It’s not even close to being a dud.

I was surprised how much I loved the pacing and connected with the core mystery surrounding her origin.

For me better than BP, AM 1 and 2, TIH, IM2, IM3, Thor 1 and 2.

I need to see it again to see how I compare it to Thor 3.

Her final look when all lit up was really bad ass especially the heat distortion around her just wow.

Oh and the sound design was freaking spectacular especially the rumble from the vehicle rockets.

And of course there’s such a thing as reverse racism and oppression from either extreme side is a real thing and can only lead to harm and destruction to those being oppressed but do yourself a favor ignore her personal opinions on white male movie critics (I mean seriously critics lol), clear your mind relax and watch.

You gonna be ok with CM saving the MCU in endgame?

Funny thing... I didn’t care about her being the most powerful mcu character and beating Thanos before she started with the sjw crap.

Now it’s like I just don’t want Brie Larson getting that honor

See I have no problem with strong women. Just ones that lecture me on sjw garbage

 

[jye4ever]

Spoiler

Having read the comics I was hoping/expecting Goose would be a Flerken, so while I wasn't surprised that in no way ruined it for me, Credit to the writers/directors for their restraint and the timing of that reveal. And the Skrull/Kree plot twist was well executed. I did not see that coming.

BTW, what was the one thing that bugged you about the movie? Could you conceal it with a spoiler tag for us?

Oh I didn’t know that was a thing in the comics ok cool.

Anyways my ONE glaring issue is this:

Spoiler

So she left earth for freaking 15-20 years wut why!!!! Right am I calculating that right? If so that makes no freaking sense. Did Fury not once think to call her back!

Ok that’s it lol