Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted March 8, 2019 Moderators Posted March 8, 2019 I've not even started Umbrella Academy yet. I was put off by the trailer, where it's clear Robert Sheehan is doing his character again. Quote
Factotum Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 I think you'll be slightly surprised. That character ends up with a lot more layers than the trailer leads you to believe/ Quote
King Pitcos Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 On 3/8/2019 at 12:51 PM, Factotum said: I think you'll be slightly surprised. That character ends up with a lot more layers than the trailer leads you to believe/ He does have a bit more depth than the Misfits one, but it's definitely the standard Robert Sheehan character again, though. But I enjoy that. I liked Umbrella Academy a lot. Definitely no charisma to Ellen Page there, but that might be the point. I thought she was very charismatic in Super. I don't remember her in much else, other than Hard Candy, and I shot my load about fifteen minutes into that. I didn't really. She had short hair. I'll edit this later in case I ever get a job with Disney. Quote
DJM Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 Just got back from Captain Marvel and I really enjoyed it. It does a good job of introducing Captain Marvel to the MCU and has both good action and a good story. Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson both put in strong performances, and the supporting cast are good as well. While not without its flaws, it never felt too long and is well worth watching. Quote
Paid Members Teedy Kay Posted March 10, 2019 Paid Members Posted March 10, 2019 Captain Marvel is the best superhero film ever made. I have never been so happy at the cinema than watching that film and have my 7 year old girl just beam from ear to ear for 2 hours straight. Quote
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted March 10, 2019 Paid Members Posted March 10, 2019 add me to the captain marvel love camp. The problem with the MCU is there are so many good films. This, for me, is not in the upper regions, but it is probably my favourite origin film after GotG. I liked that it felt more like a sci-fi film rather then standard superhero. Another thing that they do well, is keeping things fresh and every film is different, something the DCU seems to repeat Quote
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted March 11, 2019 Awards Moderator Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) I really enjoyed Captain Marvel, thought it had a few great hero moments that made me excited to see her fight Thanos in Endgame. My other half however... she hated it and felt really disappointed. Basically the criticisms Pitcos mentioned in the other film thread. She really wanted to like it but was just bored, sadly. She did agree with me that the Stan Lee tribute was lovely and the legacy effects (that’s what they call them in the credits) were amazing on Samuel L Jackson, at least. Edited March 11, 2019 by HarmonicGenerator Quote
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted March 13, 2019 Paid Members Posted March 13, 2019 The best thing about Captain Marvel is it's filled with scenes that will further infuriate the unfuckable white dudes that seem to have an issue with the occasional female superhero. The film itself is a bit of an odd one. Unlike nearly every other superhero movie, the film starts to finally get good when there is all manner of CGI bashing into things. I found at least the opening 2/3 a bit of a mess pacing wise, and it left me wondering if they'd cut out a big chunk to keep the running time to a more respectable 2 hours 5. A big reason the opening set up dragged was due to them failing to establish Captain Marvel with any kind of that Marvel charm, despite trying. Larsen tries her hardest to work some of her lines into something but it's mostly tumbleweed. Annette Bening turning up always made me feel like we should all be above this shite. Particularly her. The highlights: The film instantly seems to turn into a good Marvel flick the second Cap Marvel realises she's got all manner of powers. Instantly the pacing picks up and the jokes suddenly start to land at a good pace. The "cat" steals the show. The Fury eye jokes were decent. B-level Marvel. I'd rate it ahead of Ant Man. Quote
Paid Members chokeout Posted March 14, 2019 Paid Members Posted March 14, 2019  Don't care if you like Marvel or not, I love how little they have shown of the film, it's out in a month and they have given us less than 3 minutes of actual footage from the film over two trailers, no big action set pieces and almost zero context to any of the shots. I honestly can't think of the last time a big blockbuster did anything close to this. Quote
cobra_gordo Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 They're in that brilliant position that they know people will see this, irrespective of the trailer. It's a great trailer, really pushes how far everything has come in the story. Quote
Retro Red Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 In other positive Marvel news, James Gunn has been reinstated to direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 after he was fired for choking Justin Roberts with a tie. Quote
WyattSheepMask Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Bicurious Dad said: In other positive Marvel news, James Gunn has been reinstated to direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 after he was fired for choking Justin Roberts with a tie. Which also means Big Dave is back as Drax! Quote
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted March 15, 2019 Moderators Posted March 15, 2019 He never left. Quote
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