Black Widow was OK. Too long, flaccid action scenes and it was let down by yet another bloody flying base trope.
Plot was at least different than I expected. Good teases in the post-credits thingy. It was probably the weakest MCU movie in a while though. It’s not outright bad like Iron Man 2 and 3 and that crap Hulk movie but it felt rote and downright pointless at times. 4 years ago it would have been a lot better. I still can’t warm to Florence Pugh though, something about the way she performs puts me right off. Can’t say I’m looking forward to her popping up in the MCU again.
@nessisonett how did you watch? Cinema, D+ or torrent??
I'm thinking I might go to the cinema on Tuesday to see it. Not sure if I'm brave enough yet to spend 2 hours in a room with strangers. I have had both jabs, I'm sure they make you wear masks and do the social distancing and all that though.
@JohnnyShoulder I'd hope my local Cineworld follows that guidance. In terms of work, shops and other public enclosed spaces, I have found the reality to be much more varied than the official guidance. Unfortunately this always makes me a bit more nervous to actually do things
@ralphdibny Disney Plus as soon as it dropped. Thought I might as well get it over with and me and my friends just pooled the money together and we’re sharing the one account to watch it. £20 among the 5 of us wasn’t too bad. It’s probably better on the big screen but I’m not ready in the slightest to go to the cinema.
@nessisonett fair enough, yeah it's ok to split it I guess. I definitely couldn't bring myself to pay £20 to watch one thing on the Tele as it will just be me who watches it.
I weren't even sure if cinemas would be open yet but I had a look and they seem to be. I might strategically do a really early showing and just hope it's not busy. It'll be "bargain" Tuesday though for me which I think is like £7, I wouldn't even pay £20 to see it in the cinema 😅
@ralphdibny Yeah I was gonna go to the cinema a few weeks back when I has some time off work, but was immediately put off when I found out you have to wear a mask for the whole film.
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@nessisonett I watched it last night and… quite enjoyed it actually. Maybe all the negative buzz helped me go into it quite cool but it was great to watch a new Marvel movie.
Obviously not as good as Captain America: The Winter Soldier (or even Civil War) but I do like the espionage-side of the MCU and I thought it was a decent addition to that particular sub-sector.
Thought Pugh and Weisz were good and Harbour wasn’t quite as hilarious as was intended but still great. A nice send off fr Johansson.
I particularly loved how the Ghislaine Maxwell character got a redemption arc but Alexei was basically just the dad from a paper towel commercial. Good stuff.
Oh oh and let's have a villain that has a schtick that they never employ. And some Nolanesque info dumps. And let's make Harvey Weinstein the nemesis. Ugh, this movie. Wasn't awful but really could have been better.
Pugh was the best part of the movie for me in all seriousness.
Anyway, haven't been on in awhile because I've moved and also I've pretty much stopped getting notifications for topics I follow so if I left anyone hanging my apologies - trying to catch up now is too overwhelming.
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