@Th3solution I might as well rank them too
1. Loki
2. Hawkeye
3. WandaVision
4 What If...?
Haven't watched TFATWS yet
If I had to put Moon Knight somewhere based on the two episodes I've seen, it'd probably be second.
@Jackpaza0508 Any idea why? Is the character in the comic currently pitched at the more adult end of the market or something? Just based on the character in the "Avengers" game I can't imagine that's true.
@LN78 I have no clue why people are mad over the PG rating. People flipped when they saw that The Batman was PG-13 and not an R. People love to assume things about movies and series based on age ratings.
@Jackpaza0508 That's completely true - people don't seem to understand that with movies these days (particularly CBMs) it's a financial consideration more than anything else. But "Ms.Marvel" is going to be a limited series about a teenage superhero made for Disney+. What were people expecting? Chuck Norris?
Thor 4’s trailer is finally out, wow. This movie looks great. It seems like this is the end for Hemsworth as Thor which I’m ok with. Marvel seems to be retiring the original avengers and introducing new ones (Kate Bishop, America Chavez, etc).
I love what Taika Waititi is doing to the Thor series, can’t wait to see more of Love & Thunder
@Jackpaza0508 Considering it’s out in a couple of months, I have no clue why they put out a trailer which doesn’t actually give any indication what the movie’s about. No mention of Christian Bale or really any hint of the villains, just a random montage of scenes.
@nessisonett I have to admit, that's very odd. Even No Way Home's first trailer which released within a few months of the movie revealed a lot about the story and all of that important stuff.
"The film finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced – a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who – to Thor’s surprise – inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late. Directed by Waititi (“Thor: Ragnarok,” “Jojo Rabbit”) and produced by Kevin Feige and Brad Winderbaum, “Thor: Love and Thunder” opens in theaters July 8, 2022."
This really seems like this is the last we're seeing of Thor.
Finished up Moon Knight last night. Put more detailed thoughts in the TV Show thread, but overall it's the weakest Disney+ exclusive so far, IMO (and I'm counting the Star Wars stuff too when I say that).
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I’ll have to agree with @nessisonett that the movie didn’t really do much to create any momentum for the post-Infinity saga MCU. It was a slight let-down after No Way Home.
But the film is not completely a waste and I’d probably place it in the 3rd quartile of MCU movies — not quite among the worst, but not quite average either.
The issues lie with some of the acting, and also the overall storyline. Acting-wise, some of the new characters come across poorly due to flat performances, and even some of the returning characters just don’t feel like they are selling their parts. Cumberbatch and Olsen are actually good, especially Olsen as she appears to have mercifully abandoned her bad Sakovian accent permanently.
As far as storyline, weaving together a multiverse concept is never easy, and this movie unfortunately doesn’t solve the challenge of balancing narrative threads to make the multi-dimensional story flow easily. It just feels a bit messy, and ultimately unsatisfying, from a narrative standpoint.
A highlight is the visual presentation, and specifically the artistic spectacle. The CG is hit-or-miss, but I really enjoyed a few of the big sequences with dimension travel and the traditional neon light filled battles of the sorcerers and magic wielders. The movie is worth it just to see these parts, imo. At one point I thought I was watching Fantasia 2022.
The mid credits scene teased some future directions, and I guess it has me curious, but not as fired up as I would have expected, given that Dr. Strange is one of my favorite Avengers.
@Th3solution Yeah, it’s definitely a visual spectacle but I’m just not sure that’s enough for me anymore. I agree about the post-credits scenes, I’m already not a fan of Charlize Theron so I groaned when that popped up on screen. There’s just not that much to be excited for that they’re building towards. Thanos was teased as far back as 2012 but there doesn’t seem to be the same forwards momentum these days. I wish they’d just hurry up and confirm the Young Avengers, it’s really obvious from the projects going forward and the characters introduced that they’re heading towards a merged Young Avengers/Champions team. There still needs to be an overarching baddie though, Kang would be perfect but they’ve not teased him as much as they could have. I guess they’re trying to do it with Julia-Louis Dreyfus but I’m not convinced that a random rich woman poses that much of a threat.
@nessisonett Yeah, I actually thought that Scarlet Witch functioned as a formidable antagonist, despite the way she becomes corrupted and obsessed with her non-existent children came off as a little hokey. But as a villain with scary powers and an axe to grind with Strange, I thought she was good in that role. However, the convenience of her switch back to ‘the good side’ means she’ll probably sink back into obscurity.
The current MCU hasn’t really found its ‘Iron Man’ moment. No one is as likable and scene-stealing as Robert Downy Jr yet, except maybe Tom Holland. But I agree, also the lack of a Thanos / Infinity Stone arching integration is just keeping these from having the excitement film-to-film for me.
I’m not familiar with the comics, so hopefully there’s good source material to draw from with the Young Avengers.
Really really hope the CGI is improved before She-Hulk comes out. Dear Lord, it’s rough. It looks bad enough in shots but in motion it’s a strange overly smooth mess plastered on top of real scenes.
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