Captain Marvel - Review Thread

I'm seeing it Sunday. I don't know why I came here as it might have a spoiler though I glad it didn't. I'm wanting to see how she and Fury work together.

Are there that many people angry about this movie though? I haven't heard of a whole lot of people causing a stink about it, not nearly as many as there were with Ghostbusters.

It's not Ghostbusters bad, but there is a contingency of angry misogynists who've decided they hate Brie Larson. I suspect social media makes the group look a lot bigger than it really is but it does exist.

Not gonna lie, a Zatanna movie would be boss.

You also forgot about the awesome mid credit scene leading to Endgame 😛👍🏽

Isn't that the entire point of the Silent Bob character?

I enjoyed Captain Marvel quite a bit.  It's a solid first film for the character.  The movie isn't perfect, but none of the initial solo films of the MCU are.  I especially appreciated that her antagonists weren't just evil versions of herself.  Not only does Vers/Carol Danvers have a proper character arc, but her powers grow with her character.  I look forward to seeing just how far her powers have developed over the decades between Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame.

Lots of great action, with some fun twists and turns for the characters and plot.  Some of the de-aging FX were not done as well as they should have been.  Fury looked right most of the time, but Coulson always takes a slight dip into the uncanny valley.  

7/10

Definitely one of the weaker Marvel movies. In fact I can’t remember the last one I watched where I came away so underwhelmed. And Brie Larson sucked in this.

C so says Doomsday

I liked this a lot. Solid 8/10 film. That damn cat stole every scene, and I loved seeing the Skrulls on the big screen, finally.

This reminded me a bit of Guardians 1, and I liked Captain Marvel more than Guardians 2.

The thing with Marvel movies at this point is that they've got it down to the point where they aren't going to make a bad film. Now, you can rant and rave about "formula" and how much you don't like it, but the movies are enjoyable. However, the flip side of that is that this framework also prevents them from making a GREAT film as well.And Captain Marvel seems to fall right down the middle of this narrow spectrum as really quite ordinary.

The plot sees an alien warrior who can't remember her past hunting down Skrulls and eventually learn that she's from Earth when one of her missions forces her to go there. She meets up with Sam Jackson and a cat. She eventually learns not everything is as it seems. And she shoots a lot of stuff with power emanating from her fists.

So in other words, it fits the bill for a Marvel movie well enough. Brie Larson is ok in the role, and I liked having her team with Nick Fury through most of the movie. There was some clunky dialogue and blatant exposition, especially earlier in the film, and quite a few humour beats that fell flat. Its not quite at Guardians level here.

There were some parts in this movie that I felt I was watching Star Trek. Also, in the scene where she is explaining everything to her friend and her daughter in the kitchen, did anyone else picture Arnold cutting the skin off of his arm?

I think Captain Marvel will make a good addition to the Marvel Universe, though it is worth noting that her powers seem to be really powerful, which may cause problems. Here it wasn't so bad ass she doesn't really use them in full till near the end, but having such undefined powers usually doesn't work so well cinematically. I hope they find a way to reign her in a bit.

Captain Marvel is right in the middle of the Marvel films, a group which already has a pretty low standard deviation. You'll likely have a good time, but don't expect to be blown away.
7/10

It's good to see that Trank can joke about it now.  As for the original tweet, wow.  Some of the biggest box office disasters of the past few years have been superhero movies.