Captain Marvel (2019)

Lithium93_

^^^ After all the above, I am glad I decided to go my own way. World's going to hell in a hand basket.

Back on topic to the film, I'm probably gonna go see it tomorrow.

Calhoun

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I really enjoyed it nothing ground breaking but Marvel aren't looking for ground breaking and Brie is very very pretty.

A good origin story for Captain Marvel and the whole MCU in general.

Some great nods to the past films and I also though a great nod to Agents of Shield.

Fury's de-aging didn't distract at all for me, Coulson's looked like he a little bit to much Botox.



If Black Panther can be Oscar nominated well then so can this.


By the way neither are good enough to be nominated for a Oscar.

Your looking a bit old are you? :P

For those of you who have seen it

is it an origin for Nick Fury as well?

.

Agent Coulson

Calhoun wrote: »

Your looking a bit old are you? :P

For those of you who have seen it

is it an origin for Nick Fury as well?

.

Every day I look in the mirror

Partly yes.

Slydice

Calhoun wrote: »

For those of you who have seen it

is it an origin for Nick Fury as well?

.

No,

he's already an agent of shield at this point. It does explain his relationship with Coulson a bit and his eye. Also sets out the begining of his shield avengers-initiative leadership path.

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Calhoun

Slydice wrote: »

No,

he's already an agent of shield at this point. It does explain his relationship with Coulson a bit and his eye. Also sets out the begining of his shield avengers-initiative leadership path.

.

That is still pretty cool though, was reading about the

project to bring Coulson back to life ect and how Nick felt he was worth it.

johnnysmack

Fury's de-aging was great but coulson looked quite plastic at times.

Calhoun

When Clark Gregg is as cool or as old as SLJ he will get the royal treatment.

dingdong1234567

Have to say I really enjoyed it. Great nod to Stan Lee, a film to escape into and switch of from the world. Not the best, but certainly not the worst MCU film. Cannot wait for Avengers Endgame.

branie2

I saw it this evening, and I thought it was very good

johnny_ultimate

Alas thought this was a whole heap o' underwhelming.

Its biggest fumble is the opening 15-20 minutes or so. It's awful. Some of the lamest sci-fi hokum to grace the MCU to date, and that's saying something. It seems the directors realise this, and want to rush through it as quickly as possible. That only exasperates matters, though, with barely coherent editing that makes everything more of a mess than it needs to be. A less than inspiring intro to a hero that's overtly being established at a key force in the next generation of Marvel blockbusters.

Things to do pick up when we're earthbound, but it settles into a groove of 'fine' and only occasionally manages to properly perk up. Larson's great, because she's a great actress, but really there's not much to her character so we don't get much to work with there: mostly the cap'n boils down to another Marvel wise-cracking ass-kicker. SLJ's having a ball, to his credit, and the CG de-aging is mostly fine (bit uncanny valley at first, but they bump him into the shadows whenever possible thereafter which is wise). The story's all muddled: lazy amnesia-based origin story; a few too many role reversals; and a heap of underexplained lore (although in a sense that's actually better than spending any more time on it). The 90s setting is surface-level and obvious - a load of overt references and easy music cues (I mean, if ever there was an excuse for some deep-cut riot grrrl songs in a mainstream blockbuster this would have been it :pac:)

It's probably at its strongest in a short stretch near the end when

Carol realises her powers, and there's opportunities within the space-ship for her to prove she's truly a force to be reckoned with. This also contains the best gags in the form of the non-cat.

But alas that's over-egged too, and the rest of the climax contains some shocking CG that truly feels like a bad video game cutscene (anyone ever 'play' - I use the term loosely - Asura's Wrath? It's like that, but minus the anime excess).

I guess it's always going to be a challenge to portray some sort of basically invincible god-like character, but from the moment they follow a clearly rendered character falling through the sky, I'm afraid it lost me

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Ultimately with the Marvel films it tends to boil down to whether it feels like the filmmakers' voice gets heard over the franchise demands. Waititi and Coogler fared best in that regard, where the balance seemed tipped more in their favour even with the obvious Marvel-isms. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are talented indie filmmakers, so it's a shame this one feels more like just another episode in the Marvel show than something they've firmly put their stamp on: there's glimpses in some of the character work and strong acting, but just not enough. It's another Marvel film at the end of the day, and even as someone who's a hardened cynic when it comes to the series, there's been better ones than this.

The Specialist

The thought of Brie Larson being signed up for another 9-10 movies

flazio

dingdong1234567 wrote: »

Have to say I really enjoyed it. Great nod to Stan Lee, a film to escape into and switch of from the world. Not the best, but certainly not the worst MCU film. Cannot wait for Avengers Endgame.

What they said.

Mitch Connor

Very meh movie.

Id no issue with marvel herself, thought she was fun. Just found the story without any stakes and didn't really answer any of the questions I had hoped it would. Other than marvel herself, it just doesn't add anything the to mcu.

Also, she is apparently utterly incompetent.

Venom

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Very meh movie.

Id no issue with marvel herself, thought she was fun. Just found the story without any stakes and didn't really answer any of the questions I had hoped it would. Other than marvel herself, it just doesn't add anything the to mcu.

Also, she is apparently utterly incompetent.

Is this movie required viewing for Endgame?

ScrubsfanChris

Brie Larsen cant run......

Anyone else notice the

script Lee

was reading? :pac:

johnnysmack

Venom wrote: »

Is this movie required viewing for Endgame?

No it's just a backstory. For endgame all you need to know from this is that captain marvel is really powerful.

Varik

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Brie Larsen cant run......

Ye it was really weird.

Might have been the suit but I don't think so, and she was running away from the camera so could they not have got a double.

Agent Coulson

That was the her double running away from the screen.

Read earlier in the thread about her arse double.



I actually laughed at Sam Jackson’s running too he couldn’t run either.

ScrubsfanChris

Agent Coulson wrote: »

That was the her double running away from the screen.

Read earlier in the thread about her arse double.



I actually laughed at Sam Jackson’s running too he couldn’t run either.

In his defence, he's in his 70s now

There were plenty of side on and frontal sorts too of the running if I remember.

Varik

Agent Coulson wrote: »

That was the her double running away from the screen.

Read earlier in the thread about her arse double.



I actually laughed at Sam Jackson’s running too he couldn’t run either.

How bad is her arse, if they chose the one who can't run for the running scene.

Venom

Varik wrote: »

How bad is her arse, if they chose the one who can't run for the running scene.

Uncharted

Just seen this tonight.Very middle of the road imo.
Lacked the fun of other Marvel movies,and seemed to be "superhero by numbers".
Overly schmaltzy and drawn out in places and to my annoyance,ridiculously quick to race through more intricate plot details. I thought it was ....... just ok.

As an aside,the movie is really underplaying Captain Marvel's superpowers,I'm presuming they are holding that back for Avengers Endgame.

Enjoyable but forgettable. Meh.

Mr E

Enjoyed it a lot. Went with my niece and nephew and they loved it too. Job done.

Foxtrol

johnnysmack wrote: »

No it's just a backstory. For endgame all you need to know from this is that captain marvel is really powerful.

It will be watchable without it but it really depends on whether you're ok with not getting some references or background. I have a feeling

the source of her power

might be key in Endgame.

Uncharted wrote: »

As an aside,the movie is really underplaying Captain Marvel's superpowers,I'm presuming they are holding that back for Avengers Endgame.

You could say that for a good chunk of the movie, but they specifically showed

she was being inhibited

. By the end though

she was taking down multiple large kree ships with minimal effort without any time to master her powers

She might be more refined after the 25 year gap but I can't see them giving her too much more power than that in Endgame

Banjaxed82

Medicore stuff altogether.

Beta Ray Bill

Right, went to see this on me Toblerone last night.

I really enjoyed it.
Great origin story.

8.5/10

The White Wolf

That's a sad sad picture Venom.

I really enjoyed it and think Carol will be a good addition to the ensemble. I wouldn't be in a rush to see a solo sequel though. Mendelssohn was a highlight.

The biggest thing that surprised me is how much it upset where I thought Phase 4 would go. By looks of it

they won't do secret invasion which I'm actually ok with. I also wasn't expecting Carol to turn up like that in the mid credit scene. I assume she's just going to fcuk off for the time jump once she realises there's nothing to be done?

flazio

It's not the done thing over here but I really wanted to clap the Marvel Studios fanfare at the start. When you see it, you'll understand why.

abcabc123123

Very pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed that. A solid two hour's fun.

Also, that post credits scene... get hyped!

mr_cochise

flazio wrote:

It's not the done thing over here but I really wanted to clap the Marvel Studios fanfare at the start. When you see it, you'll understand why.

On the subject of clapping, I went to see it in the Odeon in Limerick yesterday evening and most of the audience clapped at the end of the movie. I had my young daughter with me and she exposed to such terrible idiocy!!!