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[greyhammer90]

Just saw Captain Marvel and would give it a 6/10

Grade school rules or 5 is true average?

6 can mean an F. 6 can also mean "slightly above average"

 

[wizards8507]

My rankings with rough tier breakdown. Note that I don't actually dislike any of these.

Captain America: Civil War
Avengers: Infinity War
The Avengers
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Thor: Ragnarok
Guardians of the Galaxy
Iron Man
Spider-Man: Homecoming

Captain Marvel
Captain America: The First Avenger
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Black Panther
Ant-Man
Doctor Strange
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Iron Man 3

Thor
Iron Man 2
Thor: The Dark World
The Incredible Hulk

 

[calvegas04]

Grade school rules or 5 is true average?

6 can mean an F. 6 can also mean "slightly above average"

60%, compared to The Dark Knight that would get a 95% for being near perfect

 

[gkIrish]

My rankings with rough tier breakdown. Note that I don't actually dislike any of these.

Captain America: Civil War
Avengers: Infinity War
The Avengers
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Thor: Ragnarok
Guardians of the Galaxy
Iron Man
Spider-Man: Homecoming

Captain Marvel
Captain America: The First Avenger
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Black Panther
Ant-Man
Doctor Strange
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Iron Man 3

Thor
Iron Man 2
Thor: The Dark World
The Incredible Hulk

Doctor Strange is so underrated. Very rewatchable and the action is so much cooler and unique than most of the other movies. I think it's probably the best origin movie besides Iron Man and Guardians of the Galaxy. On par with Homecoming.

 

[wizards8507]

Doctor Strange is so underrated. Very rewatchable and the action is so much cooler and unique than most of the other movies. I think it's probably the best origin movie besides Iron Man and Guardians of the Galaxy. On par with Homecoming.

I like the idea of Doctor Strange more than the execution. Something about the CGI didn't quite click with me.

 

[IrishLion]

Doctor Strange is so underrated. Very rewatchable and the action is so much cooler and unique than most of the other movies. I think it's probably the best origin movie besides Iron Man and Guardians of the Galaxy. On par with Homecoming.

I deduct significant points from Doctor Strange because Benedict Cumberbatch doesn't do a very good American accent, and he often times just forgets to try altogether.

Also, I think time-manipulation is kind of a cop-out, so I deduct some points, but then give a few points back because it's at least an interesting time-loop deal that is kind of darkly entertaining.

Generally, though, the bad guys were kind of weak overall. Mads Mikellson was woefully underutilized.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

I deduct significant points from Doctor Strange because Benedict Cumberbatch doesn't do a very good American accent, and he often times just forgets to try altogether.

How dare you insult the great Bimbleberry Cabbagepatch!?

 

[zelezo vlk]

The Avengers is a mid-tier movie for me. Very paint-by-numbers

 

[ACamp1900]

The Avengers is a mid-tier movie for me. Very paint-by-numbers

 

[IrishLion]

How dare you insult the great Bimbleberry Cabbagepatch!?

I love the man dearly, especially Sherlock, but

 

[greyhammer90]

The Avengers is a mid-tier movie for me. Very paint-by-numbers

The fact that it wasn't a disaster is a miracle. People take it for granted now because the Marvel Cinematic Universe being a cohesive "brand" seems obvious and inevitable, but at the time it really wasn't. Except for some after credits gags and throwaway lines, the prior movies all had very different tones/qualities. I was convinced walking into the theater that I was going to see a trainwreck.

This movie was going to bring together the following tonally dissonant worlds in one movie:

1) Sci-Fi/Espionage Ironman/Black Widow/Hawkeye/Shield
2) Campy Captain America
3) Fantasy Thor
4) Plus the Hulk, who was considered a dead IP and who the general public wasn't sure could be salvaged as a movie character.

To my surprise it actually did this while somehow not feeling incredibly unnatural, and without having a constant tonal whiplash. It also had good emotional payoff for each character and almost no one felt under-served by the script. It also managed to put in at least 2 (that I can think of off the top of my head) schoolkid fantasy moments where the Avengers fight each other in addition to the main plot.

It may not have been the best movie ever, but for the situation it was placed in, and what it had to do, it knocked it completely out of the park. Disney took the risk of hiring a guy known for drafting fun quippy dialogue with nerd credentials to head their biggest budget action movie and it paid (and is $till paying) off.

 

[connor_in]

The fact that it wasn't a disaster is a miracle. People take it for granted now because the Marvel Cinematic Universe being a cohesive "brand" seems obvious and inevitable, but at the time it really wasn't. Except for some after credits gags and throwaway lines, the prior movies all had very different tones/qualities. I was convinced walking into the theater that I was going to see a trainwreck.

This movie was going to bring together the following tonally dissonant worlds in one movie:

1) Sci-Fi/Espionage Ironman/Black Widow/Hawkeye/Shield
2) Campy Captain America
3) Fantasy Thor
4) Plus the Hulk, who was considered a dead IP and who the general public wasn't sure could be salvaged as a movie character.

To my surprise it actually did this while somehow not feeling incredibly unnatural, and without having a constant tonal whiplash. It also had good emotional payoff for each character and almost no one felt under-served by the script. It also managed to put in at least 2 (that I can think of off the top of my head) schoolkid fantasy moments where the Avengers fight each other in addition to the main plot.

It may not have been the best movie ever, but for the situation it was placed in, and what it had to do, it knocked it completely out of the park. Disney took the risk of hiring a guy known for drafting fun quippy dialogue with nerd credentials to head their biggest budget action movie and it paid (and is $till paying) off.

This plus the fact that combo movies like this, especially mixing 3 characters who had their own separate films mixed in with a some characters who made appearances in those same films, hadn't really been attempted since the Japanese monster movie mash ups or the Universal monster movies. Also, this was just the 4th or 5th movie in the MCU and they were just gaing their footing and starting to give the characters some depth. (4th or 5th depends on counting Universal's Incredible Hulk which had an MCU after credit scene but changed the main actor.)

 

[Whiskeyjack]

It may not have been the best movie ever, but for the situation it was placed in, and what it had to do, it knocked it completely out of the park. Disney took the risk of hiring a guy known for drafting fun quippy dialogue with nerd credentials to head their biggest budget action movie and it paid (and is $till paying) off.

Yep. Touches on an earlier point I made about certain superhero flicks getting credit for being the first to pull something off, even if they don't necessarily holdup all that well on their own merits in retrospect.

 

[greyhammer90]

This plus the fact that combo movies like this, especially mixing 3 characters who had their own separate films mixed in with a some characters who made appearances in those same films, hadn't really been attempted since the Japanese monster movie mash ups or the Universal monster movies. Also, this was just the 4th or 5th movie in the MCU and they were just gaing their footing and starting to give the characters some depth. (4th or 5th depends on counting Universal's Incredible Hulk which had an MCU after credit scene but changed the main actor.)

Yep. If Avengers had stumbled Marvel movies would still be around but they wouldn't be the major part of the cultural zeitgeist that they are today. Before Avengers the average sentiment on Marvel was basically Justice League, but people liked the Iron Man movie a lot so it there was positive buzz around RDJ.

 

[IrishLion]

Yep. If Avengers had stumbled Marvel movies would still be around but they wouldn't be the major part of the cultural zeitgeist that they are today. Before Avengers the average sentiment on Marvel was basically Justice League, but people liked the Iron Man movie a lot so it there was positive buzz around RDJ.

The MCU’s greatest fortune was that RDJ was the perfect casting choice for Tony Stark, and that it was the first film they released in the MCU.

He was born for the part, and his life experiences only reinforced that.

It helps that the movie itself is really good, too. It was effortless in making the impossible seem believable, and handled Stark’s backstory in a swift but clever manner.

 

[connor_in]

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[wizards8507]

Layoffs coming fast and furious.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Stay safe, wiz

 

[connor_in]

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[connor_in]

ENDGAME SPOILER...

 

[connor_in]

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[irishnd31]

Finally saw Captain Marvel. Not the best, not the worst, but I’d say better than a lot but not as good as infinity, civil war, or winter soldier for me. As far as stand alone goes I’d say it did a great job of back story, character storyline, and humor. Noticed the “girl power” tones but didn’t think it was over done. SLJ is fantastic and I REALLY like Larson as a hero. Thought she was very good to great. Think she carried the movie along with SLJ as they should, being the leads. Mendelssohn was fantastic. Law was a turd. Not a fan.

 

[GATTACA!]

Finally saw Captain Marvel. Not the best, not the worst, but I’d say better than a lot but not as good as infinity, civil war, or winter soldier for me. As far as stand alone goes I’d say it did a great job of back story, character storyline, and humor. Noticed the “girl power” tones but didn’t think it was over done. SLJ is fantastic and I REALLY like Larson as a hero. Thought she was very good to great. Think she carried the movie along with SLJ as they should, being the leads. Mendelssohn was fantastic. Law was a turd. Not a fan.

I thought she was very boring and flat. Didn't care for her in that role at all. Perhaps I'm just biased though because I never cared for that casting. Captain Marvel should be a badass, Larson is just blehh. Meek and unimposing.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Infinity War tickets went on sale. Normally I don't care about seeing it ASAP, but after having several plot points in TLJ spoiled for me, I'm not taking chances anymore. Got my tickets for 9 PM that Thursday.

 

[IrishLion]

Got mine for 6:30 PM on opening night.

This is the first movie in a long time where I feel like I need to see it ASAP.

 

[irishnd31]

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[zelezo vlk]

Wow I wasn't expecting more footage actually