Captain Marvel (2019)

dingdong1234567 · 18-02-2019 2:58pm

My two cents, this argument is complete dung and is PC numbskullery.

However in the interests of research, I have researched Brie Larson's behind and find that it is a level 8 on the dingdong scale of behinds.

Penn · 18-02-2019 3:00pm

Sad Professor wrote: »

That's too short to be a double for Brie, who is at least 5' 7". Must be for someone else. Johansson maybe.

My money's on Sam Jackson. He wore a long trenchcoat in his previous appearances. Maybe in this film it'll be revealed he got an ass that won't quit.

#bodypositivity

Edit: Wait... Sam Jackson isn't 5' 4" either. Never mind...

Penn · 18-02-2019 3:27pm

In all seriousness though, it's quite possible that due to the nature and abilities of some of the enemies in the movie (

shape-shifting aliens

), it's not out of the question that Brie Larson may need a body double for some scenes.

nix · 18-02-2019 4:23pm

Agent Coulson · 18-02-2019 4:49pm

Zachary Levi is giving impressionable young body conscious boys a terrible message with his padded muscle suit in Shazam as well.

Dammm you Hollywood Damm you to hell.

brevity · 18-02-2019 5:00pm

Wow.

Baggly · 18-02-2019 5:01pm

I like a poster who lives by their username.

gollar · 18-02-2019 5:52pm

Pter wrote: »

1) If you cant substantiate your points with links because you are new, maybe get your post count up enough to do so before starting a discussion.
2) No way im typing that into my computer at work. For security reasons, if not also because it wont give me the exact source you are quoting.

You at work 24/7?
You don't have a mobile phone on you?
You would rather remain in willful ignorance?
Any of the results on page one of google search will back up what i posted

gollar · 18-02-2019 5:53pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Zachary Levi is giving impressionable young body conscious boys a terrible message with his padded muscle suit in Shazam as well.

Dammm you Hollywood Damm you to hell.

A padded suit is one thing, but pretending that someone else butt is yours is another, especially if you put yourself forward as a feminist icon.

Baggly · 18-02-2019 5:53pm

gollar wrote: »

You at work 24/7?
You don't have a mobile phone on you?
You would rather remain in willful ignorance?
Any of the results on page one of google search will back up what i posted

I am not being willfully ignorant. Its extremely reasonable for me to expect people to back up their points and not just tell me to 'google it'.

Johnmb · 18-02-2019 5:54pm

gollar wrote: »

You at work 24/7?
You don't have a mobile phone on you?
You would rather remain in willful ignorance?
Any of the results on page one of google search will back up what i posted

This has to be one of the saddest attempts to be outraged I've seen. Did you just register on the site to post how outraged you are that you seen something somewhere on the internet that may or may not be what you are claiming it to be?

Baggly · 18-02-2019 5:56pm

gollar wrote: »

A padded suit is one thing, but pretending that someone else butt is yours is another, especially if you put yourself forward as a feminist icon.

See now my issue with this is that you have set your stall out as not being able / wanting to back up what you say; instead expecting others to convince themselves of what you are saying.....

So will you give us examples of her putting herself forward like this?

Better yet;

Will you give us examples of her swearing never to use a double because of her feminist beliefs?

Even better still:

Will you show us how having a stunt double that looks like her is the things you say it is?

I doubt the answer to any of these is yes.

pjohnson · 18-02-2019 6:22pm

I'm starting to think its racism that stops Tom Cruise using Terry Crews as a body double.

The White Wolf · 20-02-2019 7:40am

Captain Marvel has jumped the first hurdle of being well received by verified Twitter heads who have seen it, with particular praise for Larson.

https://screenrant.com/captain-marvel-early-reactions-epic-nostalgic-blast/

Baggly · 20-02-2019 7:45am

You mean praise for Larson's stunt double, surely?

Fourier · 20-02-2019 7:56am

Pter you're being a bit of a hypocrite here considering you use a butt double yourself.

Baggly · 20-02-2019 8:00am

Fourier wrote:

Pter you're being a bit of a hypocrite here considering you use a butt double yourself.

My double uses a double too.

PerrinV2 · 20-02-2019 12:57pm

I thought this was in relation to when they swapped Tom Holland's and brie Larson's butt lol

silverharp · 20-02-2019 1:13pm

she is no Wonder Woman

Baggly · 20-02-2019 1:15pm

Yep that Caitlin Dechelle is something else.

Sabre0001 · 20-02-2019 1:17pm

Some early Twitter impressions

The White Wolf · 20-02-2019 1:20pm

Have to say all credit to Marvel if the early reactions can be taken at their word. CM has spent a long time on the development road and they had to take criticism along the way over the lack of female representation.

They dicked around with Black Widow and were fortunate to strike gold with Shuri, but it looks like they hit a home run here.

pixelburp · 20-02-2019 1:21pm

As sure as the sun sets in the ... *googles* west, Twitter early reviews are surely hyperbolic.

Baggly · 20-02-2019 1:22pm

pixelburp wrote: »

As sure as the sun sets in the ... *googles* west, Twitter early reviews are surely hyperbolic.

Yeah but better positive hyperbole than negative hyperbole though?

pixelburp · 20-02-2019 1:30pm

Pter wrote: »

Yeah but better positive hyperbole than negative hyperbole though?

Both as bad as each other really, and at least negative hyperbole can result in the happiness of exceeded expectations, the reverse tends to lead to disappointment and griping about how XYZ wasn't as good as promised.

Mokuba · 20-02-2019 1:46pm

I can't remember a movie getting bad social media reviews, even if it turned out to be bad.

If they let you see it a month before everyone else it comes with the unwritten rule to be positive about the movie.

This and Ant Man and the Wasp I had 0 interest in. Ant Man and the Wasp backed up my feelings by being one of Marvels worst (in my opinion). Can't imagine a character who is horrifically boring in the comics will be of much entertainment on the screen. Maybe I will end up eating my words.

Falthyron · 20-02-2019 8:40pm

Mokuba wrote: »

I can't remember a movie getting bad social media reviews, even if it turned out to be bad.

Indeed. It's all about how the 'review' is phrased in a 280 character tweet. When the reviewer uses non-committal words like 'different', 'not what I expected, but good for fans of the franchise', 'fans won't be disappointed', or focus on things like 'great special effects', 'a great soundtrack', etc., you can be almost guaranteed the film will receive a lukewarm or a middling aggregated critics' score.

The people on social media invited to these premieres aren't going to bite the hand that feeds their social media profile/job. Particularly, when the people 'reviewing' on social media aren't from the big publishers or names in the business, like the Guardian or Variety or Empire.

conorhal · 21-02-2019 1:38pm

Falthyron wrote: »

Indeed. It's all about how the 'review' is phrased in a 280 character tweet. When the reviewer uses non-committal words like 'different', 'not what I expected, but good for fans of the franchise', 'fans won't be disappointed', or focus on things like 'great special effects', 'a great soundtrack', etc., you can be almost guaranteed the film will receive a lukewarm or a middling aggregated critics' score.

The people on social media invited to these premieres aren't going to bite the hand that feeds their social media profile/job. Particularly, when the people 'reviewing' on social media aren't from the big publishers or names in the business, like the Guardian or Variety or Empire.

Uh oh.. I see my first 'blast!' in a review..
I noticed around the time that Solo's early reviews came out that it was consistantly referenced with 'this movie is a blast!' in a lot of reviews.
As best as I can ascertain, 'it's a blast!' seems to be a polite euphamism for 'noisy garbage'.

I doubt you can expect much better from the official reviews either, now that the Fox/Disney merger is going ahead, Disney will be responsible for 40% of all movies hitting the theater this year.... issue a bad review at your own cost I'd say...

https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/11/7/16617394/la-times-disney-media-ban-blackout

El Duda · 21-02-2019 1:54pm

Ignore first reaction twitter reviews. It's mainly people who are just giddy at being at premiere.

Even Batman vs Superman had glowing reviews along the lines of;

"Unlike anything i've ever seen. My brain literally melted and started pouring out of my nostrils. This is a milestone in filmaking."

Pure hyper bowl

p to the e · 21-02-2019 1:57pm

They don't call themselves influencers for nothing. When Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gives it 5 stars then I'll know it's not that great.

sky88 · 21-02-2019 2:48pm

conorhal wrote: »

Uh oh.. I see my first 'blast!' in a review..
I noticed around the time that Solo's early reviews came out that it was consistantly referenced with 'this movie is a blast!' in a lot of reviews.
As best as I can ascertain, 'it's a blast!' seems to be a polite euphamism for 'noisy garbage'.

I doubt you can expect much better from the official reviews either, now that the Fox/Disney merger is going ahead, Disney will be responsible for 40% of all movies hitting the theater this year.... issue a bad review at your own cost I'd say...

https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/11/7/16617394/la-times-disney-media-ban-blackout

i thought solo was a blast

always take reviews with a pinch of salt theres too many bias everywhere to just be assured of them being true.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 21-02-2019 4:10pm

I'll judge it for myself when I see it, I have a feeling in my waters that this is going to be acclaimed for the brave choice of finally having a female superhero (cough cough wonder woman), similar to the oscar nominated Black Panther, which to my mind was the very definition of an average Marvel Movie.

The White Wolf · 21-02-2019 5:26pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

I'll judge it for myself when I see it, I have a feeling in my waters that this is going to be acclaimed for the brave choice of finally having a female superhero (cough cough wonder woman), similar to the oscar nominated Black Panther, which to my mind was the very definition of an average Marvel Movie.

Wonder Woman shouldn't even come into it. Plenty of room for both but I know there will be clowns that inevitably will do exactly that to boost their subscriber numbers.

Slydice · 22-02-2019 8:54pm

So er...

A MARVEL LIVE STREAM OF..... wait for it... A CAT! apparently

Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel - Goose the Cat LIVE!

Music sounds kinda cool, maybe it's the soundtrack?

Slydice · 22-02-2019 8:59pm

lol, the cat ran off for a bit

Slydice · 22-02-2019 9:09pm

and it's over.. looks like it's now available from the above as a regular youtube video.

around an hour has the feel of a soundtrack

pixelburp · 26-02-2019 3:10pm

If anyone, like myself, is keen to see this de-aging in action, there's a new clip out. I gotta admit, I'm impressed; it's not 100% perfect, but the FX studio also didn't go overboard either. There's just enough lines in Fury's face to keep that 'natural' look of a living face.

Spoilerphobes beware: we learn that Fury

can't eat diagonal toast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23uw0xDcI7Q

Calhoun · 27-02-2019 6:45am

Looks like the negative pushback on rotten tomatoes has led to them killing the will you go see it feature.

I'm sure it will do well but there is definitely a ghost busters type vibe going around with it.

Brief_Lives · 27-02-2019 7:47am

Calhoun wrote: »

Looks like the negative pushback on rotten tomatoes has led to them killing the will you go see it feature.

I'm sure it will do well but there is definitely a ghost busters type vibe going around with it.

What pushback? Any link?

The White Wolf · 27-02-2019 7:49am

Wouldn't even call it a thing. Some trolls went onto RT and downvoted Captain Marvel without seeing the film obviously. It's happened before and isn't a big deal deal. It's actually even sad that it merits coverage.

Agent Coulson · 27-02-2019 7:56am

The DC fanboy revenge down vote.

Calhoun · 27-02-2019 8:09am

The White Wolf wrote: »

Wouldn't even call it a thing. Some trolls went onto RT and downvoted Captain Marvel without seeing the film obviously. It's happened before and isn't a big deal deal. It's actually even sad that it merits coverage.

They changed how the whole site for rotten tomatoes works, it's been making news online for a couple of days on and off .

The White Wolf · 27-02-2019 8:27am

Good thing I couldn't give a feck about RT so!!

DrumSteve · 28-02-2019 4:47pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

The DC fanboy revenge down vote.

Is there anything lamer than this.

Calhoun · 28-02-2019 5:00pm

DrumSteve wrote: »

Is there anything lamer than this.

I am even surprised its a thing, DC movies havent been the best.

The White Wolf · 28-02-2019 5:13pm

Trolls are gonna troll and I wouldn't even try to put it on a sub genre of fans such as DC. They'll Target any group that they believe they can "trigger" as much as I hate that word.

silverharp · 28-02-2019 5:16pm

The White Wolf wrote: »

Trolls are gonna troll and I wouldn't even try to put it on a sub genre of fans such as DC. They'll Target any group that they believe they can "trigger" as much as I hate that word.

Russian bots, deffo

Mitch Connor · 28-02-2019 5:41pm

Calhoun wrote: »

I am even surprised its a thing, DC movies havent been the best.

I'd say it is far more likely an incel thing than a DC thing - can't be having a female lead in a movie, sure that type of thing could only be social engineering.

I can't wait for Captain Marvel - I'm hoping Brie can land the roll as well as Gal Gadot did with Wonder Woman, though I hope this is a better movie (thought the last act of Wonder Woman was terrible).

The White Wolf · 28-02-2019 5:43pm

I saw a video on the red carpet yesterday where SLJ is yapping away happily while Brie has 5 fixers on her at once making sure her dress is perfect. She didn't look happy and I wouldn't blame her. What ridiculous carry on.

The comments were awash of what Mitch described as incels moaning about how miserable she looks yet again.

Calhoun · 28-02-2019 5:53pm

Mitch Connor wrote: »

I'd say it is far more likely an incel thing than a DC thing - can't be having a female lead in a movie, sure that type of thing could only be social engineering.

I can't wait for Captain Marvel - I'm hoping Brie can land the roll as well as Gal Gadot did with Wonder Woman, though I hope this is a better movie (thought the last act of Wonder Woman was terrible).

Was there this pushback with wonder woman? I don't particularly like the statements Brie Larson has been making, i think it would be a mistake to assume all opposition is because of sex. That attitude is what led to ghost busters doing as poorly as it did.

I personally loved wonder woman, thought Gal Gadot was an excellent match for her.

Captain Marvel (2019)

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