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Post by IanTheCool on May 28, 2022 8:14:07 GMT -5
Yeah its pretty solid. I'll be curious to rewatch endgame and compare the two. Endgame worked really, really well for me in the theater.
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Post by frankyt on May 28, 2022 9:52:04 GMT -5
I give infinity war the slight edge. It's all so melodramatic until the galaxy team shows up and then it's just fun throughout.
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Post by Doomsday on May 28, 2022 9:57:18 GMT -5
Yeah, Infinity War gets the edge for me too. Endgame is easily top 15 Marvel though, maybe even top 13.
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Post by donny on May 28, 2022 10:22:30 GMT -5
Infinity War is the peak. So good. A lot of moving parts but it holds up.
Endgame, meh.
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Post by IanTheCool on May 28, 2022 13:48:07 GMT -5
Huh.
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Post by PG Cooper on May 28, 2022 16:53:21 GMT -5
I give infinity war the slight edge. It's all so melodramatic until the galaxy team shows up and then it's just fun throughout. Yeah, Infinity War gets the edge for me too. Endgame is easily top 15 Marvel though, maybe even top 13. Infinity War is the peak. So good. A lot of moving parts but it holds up. Endgame, meh. Slow down, guys. Ian still has to watch Ant-Man and the Wasp first. |
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Post by Jibbs on May 30, 2022 17:30:35 GMT -5
Hoo boy, you guys might not like my future list.
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Post by IanTheCool on May 30, 2022 22:06:55 GMT -5
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Post by Jibbs on May 31, 2022 19:58:08 GMT -5
One more, hah.
But I have some work to do. I'm going to go the approach like days of ol', where we used to have our own threads for Top Ten lists. I'm going to make multiple ones like movies, scenes, quotes, etc.
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Post by PG Cooper on Jun 1, 2022 10:57:58 GMT -5
One more, hah. But I have some work to do. I'm going to go the approach like days of ol', where we used to have our own threads for Top Ten lists. I'm going to make multiple ones like movies, scenes, quotes, etc. Sounds like a blast. |
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Post by IanTheCool on Jun 21, 2022 21:24:21 GMT -5
Its been a while, but got back to it
Ant-Man and the Wasp 2018
- The shrinking parts are both the gift and the curse of this movie. They really do add an element of fun to their action scenes specific to the premise. I really liked the fight with the Wasp in the kitchen, as an example.
- But the shrinking parts also get pretty ludicrous this time around, really making a guy question how this all works. If they need suits to shrink properly, why are they fine when a vehicle shrinks? Why is every single thing the building able to shrink with the building?
- Evangeline Lilly's Hope seemed quite different this time around, which speaks to some character inconsistency, but she was also much more likable this time around. I dunno, maybe it was the haircut.
- I liked Lawrence Fishbourne's Goliath and I hope he shows up in the next movie. His morality beats were a nice touch for the villain.
- Ghost felt like an underwhelming foil. I'm not sure the sympathetic villain works as well as some movie studios think it does.
- Michael Pena's act should feel tired, but doesn't. He's always funny.
The whole breaking house arrest aspect adds an added layer of tension to the proceedings. I'm not sure if I like this or not.
-Is the mid-credits scene the most important credits scene MCU has ever trying to pull off? It has some pretty big ramifications later.
7/10
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1. Infinity War
2. Guardians of the Galaxy
3. Winter Soldier
4. Avengers
5. Iron Man
6. Spider-man: Homecoming
7. Thor Ragnarok
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jun 27, 2022 13:29:29 GMT -5
Catching up with this thread a little: Infinity War is awesome, in my Top 5 MCU's for sure. Ant-Man and the Wasp is fun and enjoyable, though I'm pretty sure I prefer the first one.
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 5, 2022 8:42:53 GMT -5
Captain Marvel 2019
I haven't seen this one since theaters and found that I didn't remember much. But I believe that overall, but opinion hasn't changed that much.
- I found the first act of this film to be pretty boring. It isn't really until Carol starts hanging out with Fury that it starts to get enjoyable.
- This very much has the same feel as Star Trek TNG, especially with the Skrulls.
- Brie Larson is energetic in the role and plays off Sam Jackson well.
- The soundtrack choices were quite obvious.
- Captain Marvel's powers don't feel distinctive enough, and too powerful. This is bothering me a lot more with superhero movies lately. She shoots power beams out of her arms (so original) and can just fly through anything without a scratch. Whatever. What happened to people turning things into ice or being able to turn invisible?
- The scene in the Rambeu's kitchen gave off some serious Terminator 2 vibes.
- Ultimately, pretty standard. She provides a strong example of what anime fans call "power creep" in that the powers get stronger and stronger, and now we have this issue of her being too strong, which will have to be worked around. But as far as the story goes, pretty standard.
6/10
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1. Infinity War
2. Guardians of the Galaxy
3. Winter Soldier
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5. Iron Man
6. Spider-man: Homecoming
7. Thor Ragnarok
8. Iron Man 3
9. Guardians Vol. 2
10. Ant-Man
11. Civil War
12. Doctor Strange
13. Thor
14. Captain America
15. Iron Man 2
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18. Black Panther 19. Captain Marvel
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Post by PG Cooper on Jul 5, 2022 10:49:08 GMT -5
Captain Marvel will forever annoy me for having the balls to have Carol wear a Nine Inch Nails shirt for half the movie but not one NIN needledrop. 90s industrial is too hardcore for kids and grandmas? Too fucking bad.
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Post by thebtskink on Jul 5, 2022 12:22:50 GMT -5
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 5, 2022 12:39:46 GMT -5
Yeah, probably that What If show or something
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jul 5, 2022 12:40:39 GMT -5
In retrospect, I really can't say I have very strong opinions on Captain Marvel one way or the other.
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 5, 2022 14:25:01 GMT -5
In retrospect, I really can't say I have very strong opinions on Captain Marvel one way or the other. Exactly |
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 14, 2022 9:24:55 GMT -5
Avengers: Endgame 2019
And so we come to the big one...
- Honestly, what a harrowing scene to start the film off with. Starting with a character who wasn't in the last film at all, and seeing the tragedy from his perspective was a bold choice that more than works.
- Thor is pretty great in this movie, both as comedic relief and as a tragic figure of regret and despair. He's pretty badass in the opening scenes.
- How we've come to a point where two of the weirdest characters, Nebula and Rocket, have become fully integrated with the earth-bound heroes is pretty insane.
- I like that they didn't reset the last five years, but kept everything that happened. I like that Stark and Potts had a daughter and how she was representative of his reluctance to help.
-The Back to the Future 2 stuff was fun without becoming too much of the movie. Lots of funny stuff, like Rhodey's reaction to Quill, and Hulk pretending to smash.
- The "girl power" scene is still incredibly cheesy and transparent.
- I love how you really feel the history of the character's relationships shine through, which have been built up in different ways through various movies. The most dramatic of course is Hawkeye and Black Widow, but you also realize the other combos with history, like Thor and Hulk, Tony and Cap, etc.
- I really appreciated the appearance of the birds and trees in the compound as an indicator that Hulk's snap worked.
- Captain Marvel was used just the right amount in the film. I liked her role as Gandalf at Helm's Deep and how she has a chance to stop the snap, but that she didn't defeat him. She's too new; it needed to be one of the older characters. But the way Thanos fights her off by pulling out the power stone was nifty.
- They game a very fitting ending to Captain America.
- I really liked the end credits this time around, especially the signature credits of the original six. What an insane list of actors when you see them all together like that.
Infinity War and Endgame really were something, weren't they? Two films that had an incredible amount of build up, and somehow delivered in spades. They are definitely the best the MCU has given us after going through them all again, but only because of everything else.
Personally, I'm giving the edge to Endgame as I feel it hits more emotional beats even if Infinity War is the better-paced action film. But together they really do provide the one-two punch needed to cap off this Avengers saga.
9/10
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3. Guardians of the Galaxy
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7. Spider-man: Homecoming
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 14, 2022 11:19:12 GMT -5
- I like that they didn't reset the last five years, but kept everything that happened. I like that Stark and Potts had a daughter and how she was representative of his reluctance to help.
They could make an entire series based on the insane fallout of snapping people back. What happens to the people who lost a spouse, got remarried and now their old spouse is back? What about people who reappeared and now someone else is living in their apartment or house? What about someone whose baby was taking a nap, they vanished and now the baby is back? There will be a lot of DNA testing to make sure people have the right kid, that could be backlogged for years. Insurance claims, inheritance, jobs lost and businesses closed. The entire world would turn into crazy town! |
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jul 14, 2022 14:01:20 GMT -5
Yeah, hard to argue with Endgame being at the top.
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Post by Jibbs on Jul 14, 2022 14:48:54 GMT -5
- I like that they didn't reset the last five years, but kept everything that happened. I like that Stark and Potts had a daughter and how she was representative of his reluctance to help.
They could make an entire series based on the insane fallout of snapping people back. What happens to the people who lost a spouse, got remarried and now their old spouse is back? What about people who reappeared and now someone else is living in their apartment or house? What about someone whose baby was taking a nap, they vanished and now the baby is back? There will be a lot of DNA testing to make sure people have the right kid, that could be backlogged for years. Insurance claims, inheritance, jobs lost and businesses closed. The entire world would turn into crazy town! And yet, ever since The Blip, characters in the TV series have been VERY fortunate to not have been affected by it. I guess the entire family in Ms. Marvel had the same fate? Peter, Ned, and MJ? I'm not saying it should screw up every project from now on, but you have to admit they chewed off more than they could handle. |
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 14, 2022 14:55:17 GMT -5
Yeah, that's a good point. Falcon and WS dealt with some of the fallout, but the other shows have gone on as normal mostly. Ms. Marvel New Jersey seems unaffected in general. Far From home mentioned it but didn't really deal with it much. Wandavision is okay existing in the aftermath world, as is Loki (since hes kind of in a different realm). Moon Knight didnt mention it at all. Hawkeye had him personally dealing with it, but the world around him not as much?
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Post by Dracula on Jul 14, 2022 16:10:26 GMT -5
- I like that they didn't reset the last five years, but kept everything that happened. I like that Stark and Potts had a daughter and how she was representative of his reluctance to help.
They could make an entire series based on the insane fallout of snapping people back. What happens to the people who lost a spouse, got remarried and now their old spouse is back? What about people who reappeared and now someone else is living in their apartment or house? What about someone whose baby was taking a nap, they vanished and now the baby is back? There will be a lot of DNA testing to make sure people have the right kid, that could be backlogged for years. Insurance claims, inheritance, jobs lost and businesses closed. The entire world would turn into crazy town! If you really want to go down the rabbit hole on this, consider that the Earth would not have been in the exact same spot in its orbit and rotation as it was during the snap, so it people just reappeared where they disappeared they would actually just come back in the vacuum of space and die. |
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