kvndoom wrote:"OMG BEST MCU MOVIE YET" is still Captain America 3 for me personally.
No way. It was CA2, with that elevator scene, and then the whole 'enemy within' aspect. The whole MCU spun on its axis for that movie.
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kvndoom wrote:"OMG BEST MCU MOVIE YET" is still Captain America 3 for me personally.
kvndoom wrote:Far as how it's going to be wrapped up... well a few things I've considered. 1) Thanos didn't so much "kill" half of all life but instead wiped it from existence. No one dropped dead, they just disappeared. 2)
there's already another Spider Man Homecoming film in the works, food for thought there. 3) this isn't the first time Peter Quill has been vaporized by an Infinity Stone.
Hawkwing74 wrote:I thoroughly enjoyed it. They are going to make a lot of money.
Hawkwing74 wrote:Him and Hugo Weaving. Might actually be worth watching again just to see if there were any more Easter Eggs like that.Peter Dinklage - what a pleasant surprise.
Hawkeye was away, as were Valkyrie and the other Ragnarok heroes (unless I just missed their corpses). The Ant-Man film is taking place pre-snap, probably due to production timings being weird (I think Ant-Man was originally going to be in Avengers 1), but it also provides a chance to pick him back up now that the team is short-handed.Thinking back, where was Ant-Man? Everyone else, as far as I can tell, was present. (I'm probably forgetting someone, and I'm not counting Agent Colson.)
kvndoom wrote:Infinity War is basically an origin story for Thanos. He's the biggest, baddest villain of the MCU (at least so far), so they're taking the time to build his power and motivation up for his overdue butt-whipping. Also, there's something really nice about his motivations being understandable, but taken to the absolute extreme. He's got a lot in common with Valentine, the villain from Kingsman (played by Samuel L Jackson!), when it comes to wiping out a population to ultimately "save" it.Regarding some of the reviews that portrayed Thanatos' "sentimental moment" as a negative aspect. He had to make a sacrifice to achieve his goal, but some were put off with him crying and so forth. But really, you have to put it in the context of feelings for family. Even some of the most heinous and ruthless criminals, both real and imagined, always had strong bonds to family. So a monster is capable of love. And if you go back to the original Guardians of the Galaxy, Nebula was always jealous that Gamora was Thanos' favorite daughter. Even aboard his ship, he had no reservations about torturing Nebula while he never caused Gamora any physical harm (until he tossed her off a cliff, obviously).
superjawes wrote:What really made the MCU successful (IMO) were the course corrections. Hulk movie wasn't great? Rollout another Iron Man.
kvndoom wrote:It's been a while, but I do remember the Norton flick doing a decent job of making a creature feature. The issue was primarily that of pacing and completely losing characterization on Banner AND Hulk during transformations, resulting in a problem> Hulkout > walk to next scene cycle that saps much of the tension. I think they finally got it right by Ragnarok, but it may always be weird since Hulk is your primary action character, and I haven't seen anyone really put both characters in a scene.I'm really glad they looked at results and adjusted dynamically. Hulk has the same problem as Superman- it's hard to make a feature film centered around an invincible being. There has to be some sense of threat to the hero's existence to really make the audience care.
kvndoom wrote:I forgot to mention this! I love this setup! You've got a real(ish) relationship between Banner and Hulk, and a great setup for Part 2. I am looking forward to this payoff, and it definitely provides a good (additional) reason for the heroes losing.Hulk jumps Thanos right at the beginning of the film. Thanos W H I P S. H I S. A S S. Hulk refuses to even come out and play for the rest of the freaking movie!
SecretMaster wrote:Welcome to the club?I think I need to go back and watch all the MCU movies now, and then re-watch Infinity War.
DPete27 wrote:Is anyone else bothered by the fact that Josh Brolin plays Thanos in Avengers AND Cable in Deadpool 2 when both are airing at the same time?
Saw the movie last night. Loved the character chemistry, especially with so many characters meeting each other for the first time. One defining feature that makes me enjoy MCU movies over DC is the comedic sprinkles.
TurtlePerson2 wrote:DPete27 wrote:Is anyone else bothered by the fact that Josh Brolin plays Thanos in Avengers AND Cable in Deadpool 2 when both are airing at the same time?
Saw the movie last night. Loved the character chemistry, especially with so many characters meeting each other for the first time. One defining feature that makes me enjoy MCU movies over DC is the comedic sprinkles.
I saw Avengers: IW and Only the Brave one night apart and while both "star" Josh Brolin, there was no confusion about that in my mind whatsoever. In my opinion, he wasn't recognizably Josh Brolin in Avengers. It was all CGI and it wasn't his standard/natural voice. I don't think there will be any confusion.
superjawes wrote:Deadpool gets a pass on a lot of things. I was VERY happy with Hugh Jackman's sendoff in Logan, and while I never want to see him play Wolverine in another X-Men movie, I would totally support a reprisal for a Deadpool one.
Bomber wrote:As to A:IW I'm going to see it again this weekend I think.
Captain Ned wrote:Bomber wrote:As to A:IW I'm going to see it again this weekend I think.
The weather this weekend is supposed to be perfect and the local drive-in (yes, ours paid the price to go digital projection and is thriving as a result) has IW and Black Panther as a double-bill all weekend. Can't imagine two more perfect drive-in flicks.
Hawkwing74 wrote:Weren't we saying that about the original Avengers film?I am still amazed that they made it work with that many characters.
superjawes wrote:Hawkwing74 wrote:Weren't we saying that about the original Avengers film?I am still amazed that they made it work with that many characters.
Also, they're mainly getting away with it because Thanos is the protagonist of this film. Obviously not the good guy, but giving him the story means that everyone else can be secondary, which is important considering HOW MANY there are.
And as a partial bonus, I suspect that wiping out that many Avengers (or potential Avengers) means that the follow-up will be easier because total number of main characters is limited, so making it "work" is less of a challenge.