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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

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  • Subscribers Posts: 41,830 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,297 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    Well not long out from seeing it. All I will say is its an excellent film. Will most definitely have to go and see it a second time its so worth it.


    It has excellent special effects and a great story too.

    A lot happens in it.


    You also kind of feel sorry for the villian.

    I definitely think it is set up for a third film.


    Bring it on.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,297 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    Na this is a much better far superior film. You will not be disappointed.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,349 ✭✭✭Cotts72


    Good movie and I'd put it on a par with the first. Thought run time was ok and some decent character development throughout..always great to see Winston Duke !

    As mentioned above regarding Riri leaving the suit I presume her ironheart Disney show will prob tie in with her getting her proper ironheart suit and developing same

    Still very disappointed with shuri getting the BP mantle and had hopes of nakia briefly and even a killmonger return when she went to the ancesterol plane

    Going forward I can't see BP being a prominent figure with the avengers. Leticia Wright to me just doesn't have the screen presence to hang with the rest as a main player




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭santana75


    You were right...........I really enjoyed this, I think its far better than the first film. Its very sincere, the grief felt at Chadwick Bosman's passing is palpable and I think this is what makes this film better than first (and better than most marvel films). Its too long for sure, they could've done with trimming 20-30mins from the run time but to be fair I was never bored.

    I was gonna make more comments but cant figure out how to add spoiler tags, so will leave it until the embargo ends. But all in all a very enjoyable film.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,183 ✭✭✭Sudden Valley


    It was quite a unique superhero movue, but the running time was way too long. Was in packed screening and during the emotional scenes of the movie, you could have heard a pin drop. Like the characters grieving on screen I think the producers were affected by grief too and didnt really know how to proceed with the franchise, it would have been better if the events in last 10 minutes of the movie and after credits scene had happened half way through the movie.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 603 ✭✭✭RickBlaine


    I liked the character work, the cast, and the acting. Angela Basset was a particular stand out. I wasn't too impressed with the action scenes though and I thought the ones in the first film were much better. The climatic battle in this movie was noticeably bland and perfunctory.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,880 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    What other MCU character would Namour have chemistry with??

    Namour vs the likes of Captain America/Winter Solider/Hulk just doesn't look right



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Captain America's family is a fishing family so they would have the sea legs. Other than that I can't think of any mcu character with aquatic tendencies.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,594 ✭✭✭Damien360


    I felt the same with regard to the grief. It was an overly long funeral procession. At the beginning it made sense but that too long, but why keep bringing it up ? Liked the new fishy characters. Fight scenes were poor for me.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    I actually enjoyed it more then I thought I would. Also really liked the different music , I thought it was edited really well into the story and different moments of the movie. Actually enjoyed it more then BP1 but that’s possibly because that was waaaaaayy over hyped/praised as a movie (I understand the cultural significance to some).



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,144 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    I enjoyed that. Not as much as the original but did enjoy it:

    • I thought Boseman and Jordan were simply magnetic in the original and I just don't think anyone could follow them. Wright wasn't nearly as arresting as Boseman. Found her to be a lot less likeable. And I do realise this was 100% intentional. She is/isn't handling her grief. But I found Namor to be not quite as good as Killmonger (I still hate that name but hey, comic-name). He was too similar but without the swagger that Jordan brought. He was good but Jordan was just amazing.
    • The music was just fantastic (As it was in the original). I thought the music in the first was easily the best of the live-action movies (Spiderverse had my favourite music of all). Here they had all the awesome musical queues as well as music during the action sequences that reminded my for some reason of Tron sequel. Loved it.
    • Angela Bassett.... Simply amazing.
    • Wasn't gone on Riri Williams. I get it. I know who her character is and how she fits in and that she's really going to be part of the next phase but thought she just felt shoe-horned in
    • It's long but I was never watch-checking.
    • As I said, I didn't find Wright as fantastic as Boseman. Some of it is (intentionally) as her character is written - She is very angry and not coping. And some of it is down to me. Her anti-vax stance kind of put me off the actress and she is just SO slight. So teeny-tiny/thin. But that is just down to me personally and NOT a reflection of her acting (Which was very good).
    • The Wakandans, especially when fighting, on-parade, simply marching, whatever, looked amazingly bad-ass. I mean crazy OTT but each time put a smile on my face (Scene near the start as they return something - Trying not to give anything away). I laughed out loud at the entrance(s) and that whole scene was awesome.
    • I'll say it again: Angela Bassett... As Stan Lee would say (Even about a Marvel Character) 'nuff said!
    • The funeral scene and references to Boseman did leave a lump in my throat. I never read ony of the comics as a kid. Only REALLY know the characters through the movies/shows but, in my ignorance of source material, thought that Boseman was simply amazing from the instant he appeared in Civil War and I thought that Jordan was equally as amazing.
    • The action sequences, especially the climactic action scene, suffered from the usual Marvel CGI-fest. But that's more of a Marvel issue than anything specific to this.

    So yeah, I didn't think it was QUITE as good as the first. The action sequences are bigger but not necessarily better than the original. The cast is very good but the antagonist is too similar to the original but without the attitude Jordan brought. But I would happily watch another. Much of my concerns were either personal or as the result of intentional character development.

    But just to warn: I assume it is going to be absolutely destroyed by the usual suspects: Not only is the cast about 95% non-white (And most of the white characters are "baddies") but it's about 85% female. So just be warned 'cos the perma-"woke"-outraged virgin neckbeards will be out. Simply ignore them.


    Just one spoiler (And it really is a spoiler - Mid Credit scene (In case people want to know, there is a mid-credit but no end-credit scene)

    WHERE IN GOD'S NAME did they get the kid? My God, he was the living image of how I would imagine a very young Boseman looking. It was actually uncanny. So much so that I thought he was actually Boseman's son or that the kid's face was digitally altered to look like him.




  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,713 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    It goes without saying this is the most interesting MCU film in a long time. For the first hour or so in particular, I think it was *by far* the most successful too. So it was really frustrating they couldn't pull it all together.

    It has this poignantly elegiac tone to start, which is handled extremely well (the mix between sombre and celebratory was particularly well realised). But even when it starts getting into the plot proper, there are loads of good ideas. The attack on the research ship is easily among the best MCU setpieces (one dodgy CGI shot) - all tension, build-up and holding back the reveals. The performances are generally excellent, but Ludwig Göransson is a real MVP here - this sounds so different to anything else, and that - along with several directorial decisions from Coogler - goes a long way towards giving this film its own tone and energy. The introduction of Namor and Talokan gives Coogler the opportunity to expand on some of the themes introduced in part one, and smartly introduce new cultural influences into the film.

    But there's a scene around halfway through, where Shuri and Namor explicitly talk about the film's anti-imperialist and anti-colonialist ideas, that the film reaches a turning point. It has all these ideas floating around, but even more so than the first film the demands of big third-act setpieces completely undermine what it's trying to do. The requirement to have 'good guys' and 'bad guys' for city-in-peril action sequences muddies the motivations of central characters. There was an opportunity here, right in the material, to make something that felt truly different - to take its many good ideas and depart more bravely from the MCU formula for something more thoughtful and forward-looking. It's right there in this film: the characters openly talk about it! But alas (unsurprisingly) the film cannot get there, and the result is a muddled and over-stuffed second half that has its moments but really can't bring it all together.

    I found its handling of Shuri and Namor particularly frustrating. I think Shuri's angry grief following her mother's death feels oddly misjudged - even allowing for the shock of trauma! - and is too neatly resolved just when it needs to be. Similarly, the Talokan scenes painted Namor as a truly intriguing character that the remainder of the film can't live up to.

    There's also the expected Marvel cruft: the Martin Freeman / Julia Louis Dreyfus stuff in particular could have been cut without issue. It's also disappointing to see Michaela Cole underused - again, her scenes could disappear without any significant impact on the film. Dominique Thorne is more elegantly woven into the plot, but her character does start to feel a lot like 'franchise setup' in the back half. While there are some striking visuals scattered throughout the film, I do think the cinematography and editing feel a bit more routine here - the extraordinary score instead doing lots of the heavy lifting.

    It's a shame, because this is still easily my favourite MCU film since, well, probably Black Panther 1 - there's a lot here that's interesting and admirable, and in that first half I found it totally compelling. And while the film has around a dozen endings, the actual final coda is genuinely poignant and thoughtful. There's really a lot of good film in there... it's a shame there's quite a lot that isn't so good too.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭Bacchus


    Borderline top tier MCU movie for me. First and foremost, they got the tone bang on. This wasn't a quip a minute Marvel "the world is ending but we're having fun" movie, this was about as sombre and dark as the MCU gets. They handled Boseman's passing perfectly, tying it to the narrative and paying homage to him... that final scene was a brilliant way to end the movie. It looked stunning too, not in the grand epic visuals like Eternals way, but it was just shot beautifully. I'm glad it was giving the long run time to let some scenes just have a minute and not be rushing to the next thing. The soundtrack is amazing too. Namor as well was amazing, top tier MCU villain. I'm looking forward to seeing more of him.

    There are two aspects though that stop it being top tier for me...

    Riri Williams... ok another brilliant young scientist, that's fine but it OTT. I think they just pushed what she could accomplish so quickly too fast. She built an Iron Man suit in a couple of days. She was handed controls to Wakanda defence systems in a heartbeat. She went from college student to flying an Iron Man suit picking off mutant superpowered fish people in the space of a few days. It was just a bit of a reach and I don't think the whole IronHeart thing needed to be pushed front and center so much.

    As much as I enjoyed the final showdown and seeing Shuri come to terms with everything, bringing the conflict to a peaceful end... them showing up at the ship waving to their armies (with about 15 Wakandan's left alive) was a bit comical... "hey guys! We're friends now, it's ok.... Wakanda forever!"

    Solid 8/10... possibly a 9/10 MCU movie for me.



  • Registered Users Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    In fairness your complaints about Riri could be levelled at several other MCU characters, she's definitely not the first person to build an Iron Man suit in a couple of days 😂



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,144 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    Yeah. The obligatory MCU CGI mass battle was a bit of a disappointment but not unexpected and is usually where I tune out. I thought it suited the last two Avengers movies (Apart from that god-awful female-superhero scene). But it really is the Achilles-heel of the MCU movies. She-hulk skewered this in the last episode.

    I agree, Martin Freeman and Julia Louise Dreyfus really were wedged in there. Especially JLD. Martin Freeman made sense (And his American accent is much better) but the whole setups are becoming more and more obvious and, as you say, inelegant: "Hey, remember yer wan with her Ironman suit from that thing?". Sure, Spiderman was the same in Civil War ("You know anyone who could help?" "I have a kid who needs an intro for his own movie...") but now it's a case of "OK, they were all in the first movie. Grand. OK, we have 3 new characters.... Each with their own spinoff coming up". Yawn.

    I mean I would still like to see another BP movie. Hope this does well. I would like to see a continuation of the first 1/3 of the movie. How Wakanda and the rest of the world work with/against eachother. Superpower Nations versus.... uh... Hyperpower Nations?



  • Registered Users Posts: 11,156 ✭✭✭✭Foxtrol


    Highly doubt it is the end for that thread of other nations trying to catch up with Wakanda.

    The political and CIA stuff is likely setting up the arms race for Armor Wars, CA:NWO, and Thunderbolts. I doubt they'll directly impact Wakanda until a BP3 though



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭Bacchus


    This is true. However, it just didn't fit as well here with the tone of the movie. There was a lot going on and it was, for the MCU, a fairly complex, emotionally deep movie. Riri was fine for the purposes of needing a person to save from Namor. That she's a genius too is fine (and par for the course in the MCU). I just found it unnecessary to lump in the Iron Heart action stuff with everything else. In a movie where every moment, every action, every line had significant weight to it, I think Riri could have been sidelined for the 3rd act, and the Iron Heart suit could have been left as a post credit scene for a future movie.




  • Registered Users Posts: 11,156 ✭✭✭✭Foxtrol


    Agreed. Given the suits for Okoye and co (which were absolutely terrible), the Iron Heart suit didnt add any value flying around in the finale. Presuming she leaves that suit in Wakanda then they're going to end up along the same lines as Parker in Homecoming or Stark in IM3 with her having to deal with life without a high powered suit.


    Would much rather her just build it out herself as part of her more natural developing story in her show.



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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,713 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    One of the problems with the MCU aesthetic is they often have to have characters have these ultra-slick, Tony Stark style high-tech armour. The Spider-Man films fall into this trap where Peter Parker has increasingly elaborate suits. But I think there's a lot to be said for letting these characters just have more unique, even homemade gear - allows for more characterisation and individual expression to emerge.

    The way they handle Ironheart here... the character has a cool, ramshackle suit to start but then gets given the ultra-fancy Iron Man armour and it's just a bit boring. Now, maybe they'll go back to the former given how this film ends, but it's just a shame they have all these characters becoming more homogenised in terms of their style and tech. Ditto the extra fancy super suits given to some of the Wakanda characters for the final battle.



    I agree it's the Achilles-heel for the series in general, but there's something extra frustrating here when the characters gesture towards a different sort of outcome than conflict during a couple of pivotal scenes. I mean, it's not much of a stretch to say they could even have had a final battle (or two big battles, in this case) that did make sense if they tweaked the sides involved. But they seem to hold that back for sequel-baiting stuff.

    As a result, I just didn't buy that these people should've been fighting each other, and it seemed the film was just so beholden to the formula that they couldn't try something different. Naive to expect anything different I guess, but this film was the perfect opportunity to aim for something different given the various unique and interesting things it's doing thematically and tonally. It's when there are gestures towards something different that the familiar route seems particularly disappointing.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,875 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Soild enough film and the dealing with grief was done fairly well I just don't think Letitia Wright had the acting chops for it and is to one dimensional of an actor to hold it all together.


    I had really hoped...

    The mantle of Black Panther was going to be passed onto Nakia as Lupita Nyong'o has a screen presence and is a better actor than Wright.


    Namor like Killmonger before him was believable and as a viewer you can completely understand his reasoning.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Got to disagree with you on Wright, I thought she did really well. Don't agree with some of her personal views but she doesn't proclaim it far and wide on her social media and let her off IMO. For all I know, the farmer who grew the carrots I ate today might be a raging Nazi. Doesn't matter, they were nice carrots. I don't see her attempting to bring others around to her view point and I respect that, if she really was a problem then you can be sure that the rest of the cast would have refused to work with her and she'd been cast out.

    Anyway, have to say I'm a little more optimistic about a couple of next years Marvel projects, firstly The Marvels after Iman Vellani's excellent performance on her own show and now Iron Heart after this excellent introduction to the character. Not sure about Quantum Mania though, trailer isn't doing anything for me.

    I have opinions about Ross and Fontaine but I'll wait until Friday to avoid having to hide behind spoiler tags.



  • Registered Users Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    I do agree that there were elements of her story that felt shoehorned in but I would cut other stuff before it like

    Okoye's armour which was purely there to sell toys or the Ross/Fontaine stuff. My biggest issue with the Riri story was the car, why not tell us it was her dad's earlier, that way it has more meaning when she gets it back and it gives Shuri the motivation to rebuild it. That whole sequences was really odd to me.




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭Bacchus


    Yeah, the context of the car was oddly handled. It felt like there was some significance to it when first shown but it was left dangling and forgotten until the end. Really minor thing TBH, but yeah, it didn't land right.

    Okoye's armour... I'd forgotten about that. Totally pointless. I'm not even sure what exactly it did aside from look stupid. It made no discernable difference in the fight and if anything took away from Okoye's badassness that she had to rely on it in combat.

    I didn't mind the Ross/Fontaine stuff. It wasn't overly intrusive on the main plot, it did connect with the wider world view of Wakanda which is an interesting strand. Ultimately, they were there for the world building side of the movie and I'm ok with that.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,009 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    I thought it was a bit meh. It starts off pretty strong (honestly every time Angela Bassett or Lupita Nyong'o was on screen saved this film for me) and Namor is a decent villain but it gets dragged down by the usual MCU finale, the god awful suits and Shuri/Letitia Wright being so unlikable. I find both character and actress just too unlikable and she just doesn't pull off what's needed here. This was always going to be a tough film to do and they pretty much added like 30 minutes to it to deal with Boseman's death (and that 30 minutes really needed some of it cut elsewhere as this film dragged imo) but didn't really pull it off imo.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,302 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Just out of a screening.

    Overall it was a thumbs up from me.

    It's real strength is in some of the actors I thought Nyong'o and Angela Bassett were particularly good here. I kind of agree with some people on Wright. I think she is kind of limited and one note.

    She wouldn't be my choice for the next black panther...but looks like it is her....til TChalla junior gets a bit older anyway.

    I knew there was an ironheart show on the way no issue with being introduced in this film and actress was fine, I thought the final suit at the battle was a bit power rangers (I know it is comic book accurate)..not good.

    Some dodgy weightless CGI, the underwater stuff was hit and miss.

    Tenoch Huerta was good I thought.

    I wasn't expecting so much Martin Freeman, the accent is a bit of an issue for me. Julie Louise Dreyfuss was a bit camp and OTT but I suppose in keeping with her other appearances in falcon and the winter soldier.

    The whole film felt like a tribute to Boseman and it did affect me emotionally. Overly long but enjoyable.

    7/10



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,434 ✭✭✭Homelander


    As someone who thought the first movie was massively over-rated - albeit perfectly watchable - I didn't expect much from this and I think I was pleasantly surprised. It still suffers from some of the typical Marvel-isms, like the predictable end piece, and an initially compelling and understandably motivated "villian" devolving into a one-dimensional character half way through.

    But overall I really enjoyed it, the cast, pace and tone are very good, direction is quite good as well. Head and shoulders above the vast majority of the recent movies from either stable and in my opinion a stronger film than Black Panther. Not without its problems but the end product is well worth a watch, I'd say a 7.5/10.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    Just back from seeing this. Thought it was well done.

    Surprisingly, I through the story felt a bit like old school James Bond/Mission Impossible and that it was strongest there.

    Some, understandably, deep moments to handle the passing of Chadwick Boseman. Also others.

    The first big punch I thought came in the scene in the throne room between the queen and General Okoye. Damn, I thought it was harsh but as it went on.. like it all connected and I was like... Yeah.. makes sense.

    Wasn't expecting the queen to die. The moment afterwards between Shuri and M'Baku was heavy.

    Wasn't expecting Killmonger. I thought that pulled the story together really well.

    In the end, it felt a big relief that Shuri didn't kill Namor.


    Only a mid credits scene and well worth watching I thought.

    Seems like a lot of a young generation of MCU being setup recently.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,205 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    Just saw it myself. Bit cringey in parts and dragged on. But by the credits roll it feels like not a bad movie. Not the best you'll see.


    Also Lupita Nyong'o! Damn that ass! Lol. She didn't have that booty in the first..



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,485 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Angela Bassett has to be Oscar shoe in with the awards she is winning



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  • Registered Users Posts: 23 sherrupyew


    I was looking forward to this after seeing the exciting trailer, but when I saw it a couple of months ago I was disappointed. Angela Bassett's performance was impressive (if brief), but the film didn't work for me and I struggled to get emotionally involved.

    The void left by Boseman was definitely noticeable and the film lacked focus. There were some interesting ideas surrounding the villain's motivation and fragile political alliances, but overall the word that comes to mind is "dreary".

    There were times when the lighting and CGI really let it down. Some scenes that should have looked spectacular felt flat and lifeless. The look of the first film was much, much better.

    Was Leticia Wright's character the film's lead? I'm not sure and I don't think the film had its mind made up either. She still felt like a supporting character thrust into "lead" responsibilities.

    I respect the manner in which the filmmakers were able to make tribute to Boseman and actually get the film completed. But unfortunately I found it to be very forgettable.



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    This has arrived on Disney+ for anyone waiting for the home release.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭✭Brief_Lives


    Thats this evenings viewing sorted.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Neither deserve the outright award but something isn't right when Avatar The Way of The Water gets a Best Picture Oscar nomination and Wakanda Forever doesn't.



  • Subscribers Posts: 41,830 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    i saw this about a month ago and i honestly cant remember anything about the plot.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,951 ✭✭✭✭2smiggy


    one of the worst films i have seen in a long long time. absolute rubbish



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,302 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Fed up wet smurfs want to take over the land Wakanda stands in the way.

    That's about it really.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Fed up humans want to take over the water, wet smurfs stand in the way.

    Avatar: The Way of The Water



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭✭Brief_Lives


    Fairly disappointing ...

    2 most powerful countries on the planet, both minority's.... and they fight eachother through idiocy and nose piercings...

    not sure who green lit this gig. nice nod to Boseman though.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,563 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    Well China is fighting the US with balloons right now. So kinda not too far off



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 899 ✭✭✭DrZeuss


    Watched this last night....or at least an hour of it (and still another 1 and 3/4 hours to go, no thanks). There was nothing there to hold my interest. I actually never got the hype for the first one either, it was an average movie.

    Thats a string of stinkers now in Phase 4, Thor L&T was an abomination, Moon Knight was a proper let down and The Eternals...ouch, how are half of these being green lit at all.

    Disney is killing Marvel and Superhero movies from what I can see.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,915 ✭✭✭Greyfox


    Watched it last night, one of the weakest Marvel films, just found it hard to care about anybody



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,860 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    Saw it recently.. actually took me 3 days to get through due to lack of engagement in the plot, and also because I literally fell asleep!

    It's actually a good snooze-fest... something about the music and atmosphere.

    Given the fact there's only 10 minutes of actual Black Panther action, the other 2 hr 20 mins is just forgetful.


    Why is this nominated for an Academy Award again?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    It's not, Angela Basset is nominated for best supporting Box Tick.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,860 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    apparently it's up for a few

    Vague enough categories I guess... apart from best supporting actress



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,977 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    It’s up for the things one would expect… deserves the costuming, visual effects and makeup/styling noms. Basset was quite good too, not sure I’d have nominated her, but no major complaints either.



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    I said to myself I'd wait til it came on Disney+... and now that it's there, I'm struggling to raise the enthusiasm to watch this.

    Eternals was the first MCU I passed on but figured it was safe enough as it always felt tangential, as it were. This would be the first "main" film I'm probably going to let drift on by; I reckon it's a mixture of disinterest and how the TV shows have kinda trumped the films in terms of a natural "home".



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,860 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    It requires bit of enthusiasm as it's a slow burner to keep engaged.. I wasn't kidding when I said it took me 3 days



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭✭Brief_Lives


    Eternals was so bad... not even the beauty of Gemma CHan could save it...

    Is there still a sleeping Celestial emerging from the Earth, or have Marvel conveniently forgotten that?



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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Perhaps: I know using the words that rhyme with "pooper-nero rat-teeg" get some people irritated, but I really am feeling a bit jaded by the MCU these days and BP2 is kinda putting it into sharp relief for me. I had wondered but it wasn't 'til this Main Event Film came around I found myself going ehhhhhhh, I dunno. I'm just more enthused about the TV series' now 'cos they just feel like better spaces for some characters. Looking forward to Loki Season 2 - but Ant-Man 3? Aggain: ehhhhhhh...



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