Mr. Make-Believe
The happy genius of my household
Just got out of it. Wanted to sit in the theatre and wait for it to restart.
I am in filthy lust with it.
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Just got out of it. Wanted to sit in the theatre and wait for it to restart.
I am in filthy lust with it.
EverettMike
FIRE DON SWEENEY INTO THE SUN
I don't gush often!
Also, exactly how I felt when it ended. And everyone around me said the same thing.
Yeah I'm the same. The whole build to Endgame was great and even if the payoff wasn't perfect it was very good and did an excellent job of tying up a lot of different threads. I think the smart thing about the first three phases is even though there was a lot going on, the basics were pretty simple and the stones as MacGuffins were easy to understand and keep track of. And the overarching story was kept to the films. Yes there was Agents of Shield and whatever else, but they were peripheral and as long as you saw at least the main movies you were essentially good. Not all those films were great but even with the weaker ones you persevered because you knew they were going someplace worth getting to.
Post Endgame it's become too big and too messy. Once you bring in multiverses and time travel and variants you're overcomplicating things and reducing the stakes. And on top of that you're expecting people to watch multiple tv shows as well as films to keep up with what's going on. The final kicker is the quality of the product has diminished. The result is I've lost interest and no longer have any wish to see where this is all going, and no desire to sit through ordinary content either for its own merits or the wider story it's telling. I'll see the third Guardians because I'm invested in those characters and how their journey plays out, and that will be it, at least for now.
Perhaps something will draw me back but it will have to be something really impressive. Marvel deserve immense credit for everything through the first three phases, but I feel all they're doing now is damaging both themselves and the movie industry as a whole, and it would be beneficial if they just took a break for a while. But as long as there's money to be made that's not going to happen.
LouJersey
Registered User
I watched Wandavision and the Falcon and Winter Soldier and quit after that kinda. The Doctor Strange 2 was not great...I couldn't even sit through Thor,,,, Wakanda Forever was good but not great.
LouJersey
Registered User
For me Wakanda forever was the most unwatchable. Took me a full week to sit through it, only to realize that it added no value to the overarching story arc. That movie maybe would have been ok if only 90 minutes, but was unwatchable at 161 minute long.
Thor was immensely disappointing. I've been a big fan of Taika Waititi's work for a long time and Ragnarok, while not without its flaws, was pretty great. But Love and Thunder just missed the mark by miles. Even the great directors have these missteps, e.g. I highly rate most of Nolan's work but I hated Tenet, but the timing of Waititi losing his mojo was bad for Marvel. Something they probably would have felt was reliable, that had all the makings of being a really good film that could have steadied the ship, so to speak, just wasn't.
The other night I decided to subscribe to Shudder, the horror movie streaming service, and I watched one of their original movies called Deadstream.
At first I thought it would be another one of those overplayed, 1st person, shaky hand cam video movies, but as it went on, it got better and better. Great mix of humor and horror and it was a good time. 4/5 stars in my book.
At first I thought it would be another one of those overplayed, 1st person, shaky hand cam video movies, but as it went on, it got better and better. Great mix of humor and horror and it was a good time. 4/5 stars in my book.
glad to read this.
my oldest boy and I try to get together once a month for movie and dinner. We’re both fans of the Wick movies and this is on our calendar for next Saturday.
LouJersey
Registered User
I loved Ragnarok as well. You summed it up perfectly.
Marvel should try to do something with Submariner
Troublesome 85
TOP RANKED GIRL DAD
Getting out of work between midnight and 3am I watch movies alot after work off the top of my head…….oh and its alot of action
Running Man
Demolition Man
Magnum Force
Lionheart
The Quest
Desert Heat
On Deadly Ground
Fire Down Below
Ran
Shogun Assassin
Bourne Trilogy
Lethal Weapon
Big Trouble In Little China
Couples Retreat
Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight
Never been so few
Running Man
Demolition Man
Magnum Force
Lionheart
The Quest
Desert Heat
On Deadly Ground
Fire Down Below
Ran
Shogun Assassin
Bourne Trilogy
Lethal Weapon
Big Trouble In Little China
Couples Retreat
Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight
Never been so few
LouJersey
Registered User
What have I blocked out? Idr
Edit. Do you know I never put two and two together with Wakanda Forevee?
Submariner/Namor was in the Black Panther Sequel. they completely changed his backstory
LouJersey
Registered User
EverettMike
FIRE DON SWEENEY INTO THE SUN
Bruinfanatic
Registered User
Did they all have endings nothing worse than getting into a series that really doesn’t have and ending because it gets canceled
smithformeragent
Moderator
Guardians 3
Enjoyed it.
8/10
Only because I found animal cruelty disturbing. What can I say? I like animals more than people.
Enjoyed it.
8/10
Only because I found animal cruelty disturbing. What can I say? I like animals more than people.
smithformeragent
Moderator
It was ok.
7/10
Soundtrack not as strong as the first two.
Other than Spider-Man: Far From Home, I haven’t been impressed with the MCU films post endgame.
Far From Home isn’t even great when you strip away the nostalgia.
Looking forward to Loki Season 2.
LouJersey
Registered User
Mayhem
Derek Cho is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm's building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus. Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining...
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This was a fun movie. I love Samara Weaving, and of course Steven Yeun
8/10
