Bazza Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Captain Marvel opens in Australia tomorrow. This is a thread for those who have seen it to discuss. Or those who don't care about spoilers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 First MCU movie in years I'm not seeing on opening day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 I thought you were our Canary in a coal mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Sirrah, that role hath fellen on me to-day, methinks. Uh, prithee, n'uncle. Just got home from the premiere screening. The story was nothing to write home about, but the set-pieces were fun, the acting solid, and the chemistry between Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson sparkled. The effects were all there, and SLJ youthified was outstanding. All in all, pretty entertaining -- I give it four Ls outta five. The period music was top notch, too. Hermit, Netzilla and lemming 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 4 hours ago, Hermit said: I thought you were our Canary in a coal mine I usually am. But not this time. Passed the baton to L Marcus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Fair nuff. Hope all is well for you, sir Bazza 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Why are you posting in them with spoilers thread? Do I have to post a spoiler for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Fine.. *Scuffs feet* I'll go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 6 hours ago, Hermit said: I thought you were our Canary in a coal mine Coal mine certainly. Less of the canary. More like a cannery....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 5 hours ago, Hermit said: Fine.. *Scuffs feet* I'll go. See you on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 ... It's lonely in here. I just remembered the one thing with the visuals that bugged me -- the animators can't do a cat justice. The parts where Goose the Cat (Top Gun shout-out?) was not played by an actual cat, that was pure Uncanny Valley for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 Yes, shout out to Top Gun. In the comics the cat is Chewie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 8 hours ago, Bazza said: Yes, shout out to Top Gun. In the comics the cat is Chewie. Well, maybe if you used a little tenderizer... maybe a nice marinade... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 Word of warning: Do not use that kind of language at the movie cat. It will take exception. Amorkca, massey and Pariah 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkonduty Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 Saw it last night. Enjoyed it a lot. The story was pretty good. It didn't do a huge amount with plot, but it certainly did develop character. But non-comics fans might see it differently. eg.: My wife, who is not a comics reader, didn't see the (obvious to my comics informed mind) twist until it happened. She was suitably impressed and even said "I shoulda seen that one coming." I think for most of the audience, who aren't familiar with the Kree in the comics, the revelation of the Kree being bastards will come as enough of a change up to keep them happy and guessing. Where it shone was character. Really liked all the characters. Brie Larson was excellent as a trauma victim trying to come to terms with her loss. Jackson was great (as always) and he and Larson really did just spark so well off one another. Annette Benning was clearly enjoying herself playing an evil AI. I've been a fan of Ben Mendelsohn since the 80's (aside: Skrull have Aussie accents, who knew?) and really enjoyed watching him villain-ing around. And just everyone else. Even the minor characters in Danvers' Kree squad got a couple of good moments. One flaw I can think of, and it's not really a flaw so much as a lack of time, is that the friendship between Danvers and Rambeau, which is clearly a very important, character defining thing, didn't get enough development on screen for my liking. Maybe there'll be a director's cut that will include some more flashbacks to them coming through pilot training together and such. Inevitable comparison to Wonder Woman: Captain Marvel is a better movie than Wonder Woman on every level. Larson is a much better actor than Gadot. Danvers is a much more interesting character than Diana. The supporting cast is much better. The final action scene is much better. The villains are TONNES better. Better story. Better character development for everyone. A cat. Er, sorry, flerkin. Go see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDU Neil Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 Wow it was bad. I'm sad to say, but Marvel made its first really bad movie. (I've not read other comments in this thread, yet, but I will.) The writing and directing were the level of a bad after-school special. The Action scenes were badly staged, the plot was... pointless. Everyone, not just Larson, was stiff and awkward, with dialogue that was completely flat. The movie lacked heart in every way... I honestly shocked that this was allowed to be released. It didn't know if it wanted to be Guardians funny (it wasn't) or Avengers dramatic (it wasn't) or Ant-Man heartfelt (it wasn't)... it was a mess. My wife was very unhappy. She wanted... badly... to like it and said, "Like thirty minutes in, I realized, I just didn't care about any of it. It was so stiff and just... whatever. I kept saying, "But this is Captain Marvel!" and am just SO disappointed." So bad... I'm frankly amazed Feige let this be released. Cassandra and Toxxus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 5 hours ago, drunkonduty said: Captain Marvel is a better movie than Wonder Woman on every level. 12 minutes ago, RDU Neil said: So bad... I'm frankly amazed Feige let this be released. And so it begins . . . massey, Netzilla, Bazza and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDU Neil Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 5 hours ago, drunkonduty said: Inevitable comparison to Wonder Woman: Captain Marvel is a better movie than Wonder Woman on every level. Larson is a much better actor than Gadot. Danvers is a much more interesting character than Diana. The supporting cast is much better. The final action scene is much better. The villains are TONNES better. Better story. Better character development for everyone. A cat. Er, sorry, flerkin. Wow... usually we agree on things, but I can't be further from any of this. Wonder Woman and Gadot were top notch, with a level of passion and innocence, while Larson slept through this movie. It was like every line was her just sitting there with no inflection until she noticed someone off camera pointing at her and she just reads the line. Every back and forth with Fury was so awkward, I kept expecting the '70s era sitcom laugh track to kick in to try and get some yuks. THe complete lack of Djimon Hounsou or Lee Pace having ANY point in being in this movie... the absolutely stupid Flerkin use... the pathetic portrayal of Skrulls somehow using American vernacular with Aussie accents and being inept at using their shapeshifting in any useful way. They are just happy-homemaker refugees? WTF? THAT'S how Fury loses his eye? THAT'S how the Avengers come to be? It was like they took the worst writers of the Agents of SHIELD series and said, "YOu get a movie!" "I don't have to prove anything to you." That's her big line? The entire lack of a plot was entirely predictable. The "I can stop dozens of nuclear missiles and a squadron of attack ships in a few flashes of light, but it takes me ten minutes to fight my way through a few Kree soldiers? She's WAY OP for anything in the Marvel Universe as portrayed so far, because if they port all this over to Avengers: End Game... what's the point of the rest of the team? This movie was god awful. I didn't think anything could take the bottom spot from GotG2, but this did, by far. (The same way they ham-fisted the humor in GotG2 so that it was cringe-worthy, they beat the '90s references to death. ugh ugh ugh.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 Any recent viewers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjcurrie Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 I enjoyed it. I thought it was about middle of the pack for an MCU movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 I liked the movie overall. It has some slow points but has lots of origin story to tell and does a good job of telling it. The character interactions are the best part followed by the music. The action suffered from too much fighting in the dark. Her power level is ... high but not too far beyond what Thor or the last Iron Man suit were capable of with the exception of her flight ability(no learning curve). It's not the best but it's comparable the the first Cap and Thor movies. I'll rate it 4 out of 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 Are we sure RDU Neil saw the same movie everyone else did and the theater didn't pull a switch and show some other movie while calling it Captain Marvel? Just wondering, as I will probably see it next thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 I agree with with rjcurrie, a solidly middle of the pack Marvel movie. I can easily think of a number of Marvel movies that are worse and a number that are better. This being said, I have enjoyed every Marvel movie that I have seen and certainly enjoyed this one. I will probably go watch it a second time before Endgame come out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 De-aging CGI has definitely matured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 It was decent. A slightly below average Marvel movie. My only real issue is that Larson seems to have no charisma as a 'superhero. I never really cared about what happened with her. In fact, I was most invested in Talks the skrull. Captain Marvel seemed to just be 'along for the ride' in her own movie. Everything else was pretty good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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