Topic: The Marvel Thread

@sorteddan Well "GotG3" is up next. I have a feeling that's going to be a banger. The first two were right up there in the MCU rankings for me.

@LN78 It’s pretty mad that the reviews are that low, MCU films seem to get at least decent reviews even if they’re Thor 2 or 4. It must either be a bad movie or critics are just over the MCU. Part of it I feel is that with the MCU being a bit listless for a few years now, actual good movies have released and it’s made critics realise that there’s more to life than spandex.

@LN78
I really hope so. I loved the first two, massively funny films. Though I wasn't encouraged by the Xmas special which I didn't love.

@sorteddan I've long since given up on the Disney+ exclusive content. With the exception of that werewolf thing, I haven't been impressed with any of it.

"Wakanda Forever" should have been called "Wakanda Drags On Forever". When it was revealed that another MCU super genius (the second of college age in the "Black Panther" series, alone) had built a makeshift Iron Man suit (presumably including an arc reactor) in her garage, I zoned out. The Chadwick Boseman tributes were affecting and heartfelt and Angela Bassett was great but the rest of it was a complete slog - 2hrs and 40 minutes was about 40 minutes too many. My patience with the MCU really is wearing thin at this point. Where are the damn X-Men, already?

I watched ant man 3 the other day. Thought it was wicked. Ant-Man and the Wasp share the spotlight a fair bit but it's good to see Hank get some good moments. Overall, very much enjoyed it. Also MODOK had me creasing up at times.

@ralphdibny Considering your opinion (another "wicked" on the Dibney scale) on "Thor:Love and Thunder"- one of the worst tentpole films I've ever seen - you'll forgive me if I don't take your views on "Ant-Man 3" as a ringing endorsement. We seem to have very different views on what constitutes a decent film.

@ralphdibny glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻

@kyleforrester87 cheers 🫡

Finished watching The Amazing Spider-Man today. After having finished Miles Morales, I was in a mood to watch a Spider-Man movie. Honestly, it wasn't that bad. Andrew Garfield did a decent job of being a "cooler" Peter Parker than what we're used to seeing. It was also refreshing seeing different characters, especially Gwen Stacy instead of MJ. I was actually surprised to see her since I know very little about the Spider-Man universe and I'm only familiar with MJ being Peter's love interest. I didn't know about the villain in the movie either.

So all in all, it was a good and refreshing Spider-Man movie. After having watched it (and also played Miles Morales), I've become more interested in exploring more of this universe. When I buy another month of Disney+, I'm definitely checking out some more Spider-Man movies, including the animated ones.

@LtSarge I actually liked The Amazing Spider-Man and (even it’s sequel) more than it probably deserved. The Garfield version of Parker didn’t annoy me as much as it did others.

Just a warning — I’m not sure if the same issues are present in the EU, but at least here in the States, Disney+ has almost no live action Spider-Man content. Even the Spider-Man MCU movies are omitted like Homecoming, Far From Home, and No Way Home. None of the other Spidey movies are there either. It does however have loads of animated TV Spider-Man shows. I guess that’s because they were released before Sony bought the rights to the character…? I’m not sure why.

@LtSarge If have not seen Into the Spider-verse yet, you should. One because it is fantastic film in its own right and my favourite Spider-man movies of recent times. And also it has Miles Morales as the main character, so if you want more Miles then that is the place to go.

@LtSarge I actually think the first Amazing Spider Man is way better than it has any right to be. There are a couple of dumb reboot-isms like the re-tooled "great power" speech but other than that, I really liked it. I especially loved the scene with the cranes, when you see Spider-Man there and it really comes across well that he is young, weak and inexperienced.

I wish they'd carried on the style of the first film for the second but unfortunately they didn't. It's completely different and drops all of the theme, atmosphere, filming techniques and even characterisations of the first film. Feels like it's part of another series entirely and personally I feel like its easily the worse spider man movie.

I'll also second Johnny's recommendation for Miles Morales Spider Verse. Easily one of my favourite spider man films too. Just oozes style and is a good time from beginning to end!

@ralphdibny 🙌

@ralphdibny Yeah, the first TASM was so much better than I remembered when I watched it again. The second…. was not.

@LtSarge @JohnnyShoulder @Th3solution @nessisonett I think all 3 of the actors have done pretty good jobs as Peter/Spidey but actually think Andrew Garfield is my favourite of the 3. He most closely resembles the character I read in the comics.
I share the sentiment the first 'Amazing' is fairly good but the second is a wreck. It's like they didn't learn any lessons from 3 and try to cover too many characters/plots and it ends up a mess. I feel bad for Andrew as his version had a lot of potential.
Oh yes and Into the Spider-verse is great. Hopefully the sequel will be as good if not better.

@BearsEatBeets i’m not familiar with the comics like that but, was peter parker a hipster skater kid in the comics ? i thought peter parker was an awkward shy quiet nerd and spider-man was his alter-ego .

@nomither6 They’re from the 60s, Peter was less a nerd in that sense and more just a smart kid which alienated people like Flash Thompson. And besides, he started regularly hanging out with that crowd not long after getting his powers. Those movies were pretty accurate, he was too poor for new stuff so looked from the outside like he was a hipster with outdated tech and old clothes. He wasn’t even that shy in the comics, he’s a bit of a nutter in the first few issues, constantly wishing he could beat the crap out of Flash until the whole Uncle Ben speech.

@nessisonett gotcha

@nessisonett @nomither6 One of my major gripes with the "TASM" (and to a lesser extent the Raimi) movies is that they fell into the age old Hollywood trap of casting actors clearly in their middle to late twenties as high schoolers. Nobody is buying it.
PS Another upvote for "Spider-Verse" from me. It's my favourite "Spider-Man" movie so far - I even imported a 3D Blu-Ray copy from Germany!