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take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey said:
Spiderman was amazing, as was endgame. I suspect it's more a reflection of the films just not being to your taste.
Black Widow wasn't their best by a long shot though. That I can agree on.
Agree with that. And I would say even the worst of the MCU films are no worse than mediocre. Which can’t be said of all superhero films in recent years. Black Widow wasn't their best by a long shot though. That I can agree on.
LukeBrown66 said:
They have been churning out sub par garbage for years now, the new Thor film looks awful Black Widow was abysmal, Spiderman was only god for the chock value, Dr Strange was had work the first time, and the tv stuff is less than ideal, they have run out of ideas and like game developers are clearly targeted with a release every few months, but that is just making them look what they are, out of ideas.
and sorry endgame was the most ridiculous pile of garbage of the whole series, it was a film that need not have been made.
But they people still keep turning up to watch it, as usual, so why not carry ont he tradition.
While I agree some of the Phase 4 stuff hasn’t been top drawer if you thought Spiderman and Endgame were garbage then I suspect the MCU isn’t for you. and sorry endgame was the most ridiculous pile of garbage of the whole series, it was a film that need not have been made.
But they people still keep turning up to watch it, as usual, so why not carry ont he tradition.
Morbius doesn't need to be crapped on any more than it already has, but it was re released in American cinemas for this weekend. Yesterday it took $85k, total. $82 per cinema. https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/0...
Box office is $163m for a $75m-$83m budget. Not sure why the budget is a range like that and not a precise cost, so it's made between $80m-$88m. Still haven't seen it, still don't intend to
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Box office is $163m for a $75m-$83m budget. Not sure why the budget is a range like that and not a precise cost, so it's made between $80m-$88m. Still haven't seen it, still don't intend to
.ajprice said:
Morbius doesn't need to be crapped on any more than it already has, but it was re released in American cinemas for this weekend. Yesterday it took $85k, total. $82 per cinema. https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/0...
Box office is $163m for a $75m-$83m budget. Not sure why the budget is a range like that and not a precise cost, so it's made between $80m-$88m. Still haven't seen it, still don't intend to .
So, the policy of churning out rubbish and hoping to make a fortune due to vague associations with the MCU hasn’t been as successful as SONY had hoped. Box office is $163m for a $75m-$83m budget. Not sure why the budget is a range like that and not a precise cost, so it's made between $80m-$88m. Still haven't seen it, still don't intend to
.$300k total from the Morbius weekend re release across 1,037 cinemas in America. $289 per cinema. At a guess of tickets being $10, about 29 people per cinema, 8 of those on Friday. No idea whether that is one showing each day or more than one, so if you wanted to get away from people this weekend it would have been a good place to go 
https://screenrant.com/morbius-box-office-flop-the...
https://screenrant.com/morbius-box-office-flop-the...
take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey said:
Spiderman was amazing, as was endgame. I suspect it's more a reflection of the films just not being to your taste.
Black Widow wasn't their best by a long shot though. That I can agree on.
Hmmmm... I thought BW was bordering on shocking which was a real shame. Endgame I did enjoy, a lot but Spiderman: NWH was (imo, obviously) dreadfulBlack Widow wasn't their best by a long shot though. That I can agree on.
DodgyGeezer said:
Hmmmm... I thought BW was bordering on shocking which was a real shame. Endgame I did enjoy, a lot but Spiderman: NWH was (imo, obviously) dreadful
BW gets some slack from me as it was produced during COVID and went through hell by all accounts. The end result was very disappointing.What was wrong with Spiderman then? It felt like a real love letter to the character for me, and going into it completely blind, I loved the fact the old characters came back...ive grown up with all of them, Inc. the 80s animation on a Sat morning.
Did you know the twist before you watched it? I think it would make a difference to the story.
Spiderman films being added to D+ on Friday https://twitter.com/DisneyPlusUK/status/1536590036...
Spiderman Homecoming
Spiderman 1 & 2
Amazing Spiderman 1 & 2
Others are on Netflix
Spiderman Homecoming
Spiderman 1 & 2
Amazing Spiderman 1 & 2
Others are on Netflix
LukeBrown66 said:
They have been churning out sub par garbage for years now, the new Thor film looks awful Black Widow was abysmal, Spiderman was only god for the chock value, Dr Strange was had work the first time, and the tv stuff is less than ideal, they have run out of ideas and like game developers are clearly targeted with a release every few months, but that is just making them look what they are, out of ideas.
and sorry endgame was the most ridiculous pile of garbage of the whole series, it was a film that need not have been made.
But they people still keep turning up to watch it, as usual, so why not carry ont he tradition.
Thought Spiderman NWH was decent but didn't live up to the hype/massive box office results. Kind of regretting shelling out for the 4k UHD on this one.and sorry endgame was the most ridiculous pile of garbage of the whole series, it was a film that need not have been made.
But they people still keep turning up to watch it, as usual, so why not carry ont he tradition.
Endgame was also decent but a step down from Infinity War. Given the difficulties in closing out the first era of MCU movies, and with a huge cast, I thought they handled it pretty well.
Have had Black Widow on my NAS since it was released but still haven't got around to watching it yet, it just doesn't interest me after seeing the reviews. I think they really screwed over Romanov, the character, overall. She should have had a movie early on like most of the other Avengers. The TV stuff has been mostly 'miss' but there have been a few standout episodes of various shows. It's very well made though, for the most part and a real step up from the likes of 'Agents of Shield' in the production dept, if not story.
Dr Strange 2 seems to be the now typical Disney 'bait and switch' where an established male character is usurped or even replaced by a female one, in their own show/movie. Having seen the reviews, I probably won't be rushing out to buy the UHD on that one despite it looking amazing visually.
Very little of their recent and upcoming stuff interests me. I suspect they will have a hard time achieving the results of the first MCU saga. Doesn't help that 'cape fatigue' is setting in either.
MissChief said:
Enjoyed both episodes of Ms Marvel so far, more than every other series after two episodes with the possible exception of Hawkeye. Even Wandavision was struggling to excite until after probably episode 4.
I’ve enjoyed them too, really wasn’t expecting to but it’s good fun, well acted and has an interesting storyline. Didn’t like the blatant dig at Britain my the mum at the dining table though, seemed very preachy and unnecessary.
Not the thread to get into this, but my point wasn’t them talking about partition, that’s a very culturally important event to Pakistanis.
It’s about the dig at the Brits. Because honestly, India would still be in the dark ages if it wasn’t for colonialism. Not saying they went about it the right way, as they obviously didn’t, but India absolutely wouldn’t be the powerhouse it is today without it.
And just to clarify, my wife is Pakistani from Lahore so we are very much immersed in said culture.
It’s about the dig at the Brits. Because honestly, India would still be in the dark ages if it wasn’t for colonialism. Not saying they went about it the right way, as they obviously didn’t, but India absolutely wouldn’t be the powerhouse it is today without it.
And just to clarify, my wife is Pakistani from Lahore so we are very much immersed in said culture.
Went to see Thor: Love and Thunder last night, which was about as bonkers as I'd expect from a Taiki Waititi film, really enjoyed it.
It is quite odd/interesting that (mild spoilers regarding its place in the MCU) apart from a brief cameo from the GotG, it's basically another entirely standalone film where even the end credit scenes no longer place the film in a wider context. Not saying it's a bad thing, but as we're exactly halfway into Phase 4 I kinda figured things would be building towards something by now, maybe having the D+ series as well has kinda diluted that aspect of it all.
It is quite odd/interesting that (mild spoilers regarding its place in the MCU) apart from a brief cameo from the GotG, it's basically another entirely standalone film where even the end credit scenes no longer place the film in a wider context. Not saying it's a bad thing, but as we're exactly halfway into Phase 4 I kinda figured things would be building towards something by now, maybe having the D+ series as well has kinda diluted that aspect of it all.
ch37 said:
Went to see Thor: Love and Thunder last night, which was about as bonkers as I'd expect from a Taiki Waititi film, really enjoyed it.
It is quite odd/interesting that (mild spoilers regarding its place in the MCU) apart from a brief cameo from the GotG, it's basically another entirely standalone film where even the end credit scenes no longer place the film in a wider context. Not saying it's a bad thing, but as we're exactly halfway into Phase 4 I kinda figured things would be building towards something by now, maybe having the D+ series as well has kinda diluted that aspect of it all.
Just seen it also. It is quite odd/interesting that (mild spoilers regarding its place in the MCU) apart from a brief cameo from the GotG, it's basically another entirely standalone film where even the end credit scenes no longer place the film in a wider context. Not saying it's a bad thing, but as we're exactly halfway into Phase 4 I kinda figured things would be building towards something by now, maybe having the D+ series as well has kinda diluted that aspect of it all.
I don't really know what the wider Phase 4 story line is, nothing ties any of them films together, except a bit of the multiverse in a couple of them.
The mid credit scene certainly bakes in more of Thor, along with the message at the end, and suggest more of Zeus.
I saw it today, thought it was great, not sure about Russell Crow’s accent though
https://youtu.be/_jYUi2NleAg
https://youtu.be/_jYUi2NleAg
57 Chevy said:
I saw it today, thought it was great, not sure about Russell Crow’s accent though
https://youtu.be/_jYUi2NleAg
I was thinking of ‘Mind Your Language’. https://youtu.be/_jYUi2NleAg
As for the future, when I heard they had cast Zeus, I figured that means we are going to get Hercules, who has been an Avenger in the comics. However I would imagine that’s something for Disney+ rather than a big screen release.
Scabutz said:
ch37 said:
Went to see Thor: Love and Thunder last night, which was about as bonkers as I'd expect from a Taiki Waititi film, really enjoyed it.
It is quite odd/interesting that (mild spoilers regarding its place in the MCU) apart from a brief cameo from the GotG, it's basically another entirely standalone film where even the end credit scenes no longer place the film in a wider context. Not saying it's a bad thing, but as we're exactly halfway into Phase 4 I kinda figured things would be building towards something by now, maybe having the D+ series as well has kinda diluted that aspect of it all.
Just seen it also. It is quite odd/interesting that (mild spoilers regarding its place in the MCU) apart from a brief cameo from the GotG, it's basically another entirely standalone film where even the end credit scenes no longer place the film in a wider context. Not saying it's a bad thing, but as we're exactly halfway into Phase 4 I kinda figured things would be building towards something by now, maybe having the D+ series as well has kinda diluted that aspect of it all.
I don't really know what the wider Phase 4 story line is, nothing ties any of them films together, except a bit of the multiverse in a couple of them.
The mid credit scene certainly bakes in more of Thor, along with the message at the end, and suggest more of Zeus.
I know the first 3 phases were all about that but maybe that’s not needed anymore?
Hmm.
Taika Waititi’s directing style is looking increasingly one dimensional. The humour wasn’t funny and was mostly forced; portraying Thor for the most part as a bit bumbling and stupid - whilst more faithful to the original Norse stories - jars with the character’s portrayal to date. The scene where he finds Sif was painfully bad using bumbling/stupid Thor. The GOTG were underused, almost to the point of cameos. Korg was overused; ditto Damon/Neill/the other Hemsworth. And Thor’s costume, and Lady Thor’s too, looked so over colourful they could have been designed by MacDonald’s. The whole talking to Stormbreaker and Mjolnir with jealously and longing thrown in massively missed the mark.
Taika Waititi’s directing style is looking increasingly one dimensional. The humour wasn’t funny and was mostly forced; portraying Thor for the most part as a bit bumbling and stupid - whilst more faithful to the original Norse stories - jars with the character’s portrayal to date. The scene where he finds Sif was painfully bad using bumbling/stupid Thor. The GOTG were underused, almost to the point of cameos. Korg was overused; ditto Damon/Neill/the other Hemsworth. And Thor’s costume, and Lady Thor’s too, looked so over colourful they could have been designed by MacDonald’s. The whole talking to Stormbreaker and Mjolnir with jealously and longing thrown in massively missed the mark.
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