crocodile 9,177 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 20 hours ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said: The MCU was resistant to women having their own movies for a while. Fuck haters, Captain Marvel is a hoot. And I love WW84. It genuinely abs and endearingly leaned into its 80's vibe. Also Zimmer's finest in recent years. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,914 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Pitch perfect for his sensibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 No time for The Eternals tonight. Might have a go at it tomorrow. Then I can finally watch Hawkman and see Pug and Hayley Seinfeld together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 10,471 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 The BOREternals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,914 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 I like The Eternals. Its like the Silmarillion of the MCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,809 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 I even watched it twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,914 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Captain Marvel. The MCU is pretty crap at world building. We see the Kree again after GOTG and learn next to nothing about them and about the Skrull and why they hate them. Carol Danvers arc here is one of self discovery. But because of that. She begins as something of a cypher. Brie Larson sells her innate self confidence with insane ease though. Nick Fury in this is still the best de-aging job. Jude Law is particularly good in his small, rather insignia role as a misogynist. Like Ragnarok this has a rather pro refugee theme. In Iron Man, most of Tony's struggles are internal. In Captain Marvel, most of Carol Danvers struggles are external. Just sayin'. The 90's vibe is great. But having Nirvana playing on a turntable makes no sense 28 minutes ago, A24 said: I even watched it twice. Chloé Zhao directing this was inspired by Zack Snyder's superhero films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,809 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Bring on The Eternals 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,914 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 35 minutes ago, A24 said: Bring on The Eternals 2! Too much of a financial risk for The Mouse... 46 minutes ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said: Chloé Zhao directing this was inspired by Zack Snyder's superhero films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 I was hoping Captain Marvel would be more dark and disturbing, but instead it felt more like any filler ep of Doctor Who. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 10,471 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Filler is an appropriate word to describe CM. And Brie is as charismatic as a wooden door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Eh at least she's pretty. Very fine young lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 42,388 Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 15 hours ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said: The MCU was resistant to women having their own movies for a while. This is not exactly true. Kevin Fiege has always been in charge of the MCU, and he wanted to give Black Widow her own movie in phase 1! The problem was this dude named Ike Perlmutter, who was in charge of all of Marvel, so had veto power over what Fiege wanted. He did stuff like block the Black Widow movie, but also forced them to switch the villain in Iron Man 3 from Rebecca Hall's character to Guy Pierce's after everyone was cast. His reasoning for both is "female action figures don't sell". His pet project was Inhumans, which is why it became a TV show instead of incorporated into the movies because there was still a separation of the movies and shows back then (dispite the shows being able to make references to the movies). He also didn't want a Black Panther movie and blocked that as long as he could. Eventually, forget exactly when, it might have been after the huge success of Black Panther, Fiege basically gave Disney an ultimatum: him or me, he refused to work under Perlmutter any more. Disney sided with Fiege and restructured the Marvel dlvision. So now Marvel Studios is no longer under Marvel Entertainment but side by side with it. So this is why all the moderns shows on Disney+ are Marvel Studios and in full continuity with the movies, why we got the Black Widow movie, and all this left Perlmutter in charge of the comics only. He eventually retired a few years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 11,624 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 6 hours ago, Lady Dimitrescu said: Eh at least she's pretty. Very fine young lady. I find her a hard looking woman, with limited acting ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Brie Larson is photogenic and classically beautiful. Almost like a Hitchcock babe. On the other hand, Pug is none of that – she's kinda stocky and built like a barnyard girl ready to lift some haystacks, yet she exudes a sexiness that Brie doesn't. An odd fancy of mine. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 So I'm watching Eternals, and the biggest frustration I'm having with it, aside from being so super boring, if Algebra 2 was a movie, it'd be this one -- is that they hired Angelina Jolie as the headline act, but she hardly features at all, instead being overshadowed by all these nobodies that I really don't care about. Come on, do better than that. This flick shares my pet peeve I had with Shang-Chi in that it's too international and seems to lack its own identity. What I mean by that is this crop of MCU movies from the early 2020s seems so eager to please everybody, yet ultimately pleases nobody – except maybe a few enthusiasts. You guys probably reckon Eternals is really bold and original, but it really just conforms to 2020s global market syndrome. And hang on... is Superman a thing in the MCU now? As in a media character that people within that universe know and follow through comics and movies? Because that scene with that kid calling that main guy Superman is doing my head in. Also if this movie has a plot, it lost me ages ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterio 50 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 27 minutes ago, Lady Dimitrescu said: So I'm watching Eternals, and the biggest frustration I'm having with it, aside from being so super boring, if Algebra 2 was a movie, it'd be this one -- is that they hired Angelina Jolie as the headline act, but she hardly features at all, instead being overshadowed by all these nobodies that I really don't care about. Come on, do better than that. This flick shares my pet peeve I had with Shang-Chi is that it's too international and seems to lack its own identity. What I mean by that is this crop of MCU movies from the early 2020s seems so eager to please everybody, yet ultimately pleases nobody – except maybe a few enthusiasts. You guys probably reckon Eternals is really bold and original, but it really just conforms to 2020s global market syndrome. And hang on... is Superman a thing in the MCU now? As in a media character that people within that universe know and follow through comics and movies? Because that scene with that kid calling that main guy Superman is doing my head in. Also if this movie has a plot, it lost me ages ago. I find it Boring as well, the film looks and feels "Hollow", the only way i would watch this movie is if they say that The Eternals will be in the next Avengers films (which i heavily doubt it). Yeah in the MCU Superman exists in Comic Books and movies, he was created after The Avengers became a "Thing", i believe he's inspired by Thor (in the MCU of course) Lady Dimitrescu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Oh there's a bit where Angelina is in a cave, and fighting a monster... like a tomb raider. Then they cut away. Blahhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Bezerra 631 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 1 hour ago, Lady Dimitrescu said: it's too international You know that to everyone outside of the US... Hollywood movies are international, right? Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 13 minutes ago, Gabriel Bezerra said: You know that to everyone outside of the US... Hollywood movies are international, right? Those are domestic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Just watched HawkEar, probably the most entertaining entry of the 2020s I've watched so far. Only what's with all the retro tech like CRT TVs and cars from the 70s everywhere? It's as if filmmakers and showrunners are embarrassed by modern tech. It's funny that Clint is the headline act, but Steinfeld has way more screentime, and suddenly Pug shows up and upstages everyone else. Norma plays the same character she always does as a duplicitous mother like she did in Godzilla KOTM. Fun cameo by Marc Shaiman in the post credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,914 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Great musical! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Marvel goes all Sondheim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Bezerra 631 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Save us all from the state we're in does sound prophetic, Feige probably sang it to the Russos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterio 50 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 2 hours ago, Lady Dimitrescu said: Just watched HawkEar, probably the most entertaining entry of the 2020s I've watched so far. Only what's with all the retro tech like CRT TVs and cars from the 70s everywhere? It's as if filmmakers and showrunners are embarrassed by modern tech. It's funny that Clint is the headline act, but Steinfeld has way more screentime, and suddenly Pug shows up and upstages everyone else. Norma plays the same character she always does as a duplicitous mother like she did in Godzilla KOTM. Fun cameo by Marc Shaiman in the post credits. Very underrated show in my opinion, i had so much fun watching it. I was in 11th grade in Highschool, i couldn't watch it immediately since i was in class (it would come out at 9am on wednesdays here in France) but i would watch right after. I try to watch a couple of episodes each year during the month December, it gives me Christmas vibes, i love it! Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 8 hours ago, Gabriel Bezerra said: Save us all from the state we're in does sound prophetic, Feige probably sang it to the Russos. Just bring back Joss Whedon instead. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 I'm really dragging my feet through Moon Knight right now. Only three eps to go until I'm finally up to Doctor Strange in the Mouth of Madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 3,584 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Sorry to hear it’s dragging for you, but IMO the second half of Moon Knight is when it’s at its strongest. Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 5,652 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 13 hours ago, Lady Dimitrescu said: Just bring back Joss Whedon instead. It would be nice if Whedon could be regarded as a normally scuzzy Hollywood guy and not a uniquely scuzzy Hollywood guy. For all the horror stories that came from the Buffy cast and the Justice League cast I thought it was odd that we never heard a peep from the Firefly or Avengers casts. Yavar Moradi and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 35 minutes ago, Yavar Moradi said: Sorry to hear it’s dragging for you, but IMO the second half of Moon Knight is when it’s at its strongest. Yavar The nut house bits were a change of pace, but it's a well worn cliche done before in so many other shows. Moon Knight started out okay, but ultimately didn't do it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 10,471 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 7 hours ago, Lady Dimitrescu said: Doctor Strange in the Mouth of Madness. That's an underrated movie. I mean In the Mouth of Madness, starring Sam Neill, one of the best Lovecraftian horror movies ever made. Doc Strange 2 on the other hand is crap. Raimi does what he can to save it but in the end the crappy screenplay ruins everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 2,260 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 9 minutes ago, Edmilson said: That's an underrated movie. I mean In the Mouth of Madness, starring Sam Neill, one of the best Lovecraftian horror movies ever made. Doc Strange 2 on the other hand is crap. Raimi does what he can to save it but in the end the crappy screenplay ruins everything. I just saw the Sam Neill flick for the first time a couple weeks ago. Thought it was really fun! I enjoyed ol' Doc Strange too though. Like many recent-ish Disney productions, it felt like they greenlit an early screenplay draft and never bothered to polish it. I think it would have really benefitted if Wanda had been a "good" guy in the first act, only to snap or get outted as bad in a more dramatic way. Other than that, I just wanted to see a bunch more universes than we got. Solid 3/5 for me. I was entertained, but not enough that I've ever bothered to rewatch it. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,754 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 On 20/5/2025 at 8:04 AM, Gabriel Bezerra said: You know that to everyone outside of the US... Hollywood movies are international, right? What if you're an American living outside the US? Gabriel Bezerra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,914 Posted May 22 Popular Post Share Posted May 22 Ant-Man And The Wasp Lively sequel that's actually a bit better than the first one. With a game cast thata mostly well used (save for Michelle Pfeiffer, who's barely in this). Excellent special effects, in a fun but messy plot. (How many times does Pym's shrunken lab changes hands in this). Christophe Beck's score is just plain fun. Very vibrant and more than a bit Goldsmith-adjacent. Scott Lang got busted for breaking the Sekovia Accords, fine. Hank and Hope too, even though they had absolutely nothing to do with the events of Civil War. I guess Cap was right to refuse. The mid credits scene in this one is absolutely vital for Endgame. Stark, Yavar Moradi, Edmilson and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 10,471 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Beck's scores for these Ant-Man movies are really good. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,858 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 1 hour ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said: Ant-Man And The Wasp Hank and Hope too, even though they had absolutely nothing to do with the events of Civil War. A Stark was for them, so obviously Hank was going to be against them lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 10,471 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Wow. The next two Avengers movies are coming out during the holidays rather than in May like the previous four. Marvel Studios is pushing back the release of its next two Avengers films, directed by the Russo Brothers. Avengers: Doomsday has moved from May 1 to December 18, 2026. Meanwhile, Avengers: Secret Wars is moving from May 7 to December 17, 2027. Insiders noted that these two films are among the biggest ever made, and the delays simply allow more time to execute on a gargantuan vision. Disney/Marvel elected for December dates, given the success they’ve had in the holiday corridor with titles like Spider-Man: No Way Home. Avengers: Doomsday is in production now. https://deadline.com/2025/05/next-avengers-movies-push-release-dates-dog-stars-devil-wears-prada-1236409088/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando 2,465 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 That'll be a nice end of year release. I'm sure the VFX artists all breathed a sigh of release when they found this out, as I remember seeing some were not happy when Endgame's release date was pushed up by a month. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I can barely even remember Ant-Man 2. The first one was a fun flick though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 42,388 Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 5 hours ago, Edmilson said: Avengers: Doomsday has moved from May 1 to December 18, 2026. That's the same day Dune 3 is supposed to come out. I guess that's moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Dunesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,809 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Judging on what the Russos did for Netflix, I'm afraid they have lost their mojo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,914 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 42 minutes ago, A24 said: Judging on what the Russos did for Netflix, I'm afraid they have lost their mojo. They never had much mojo. Just luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterio 50 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 34 minutes ago, A24 said: Judging on what the Russos did for Netflix, I'm afraid they have lost their mojo. Look at what they did before coming to Marvel, their movies had bad reviews. The Russos make good films with Marvel because they understand how they operate, they're comic book fans therefore understand what the fans want and what the fans "need"(if that makes sense). Kevin Feige loves them because they know and respect the source material. Look at Sam Raimi, he knows how to make good movies but he had never watched Wandavision (or anything else really) when he did Multiverse of Madness, and look how that Turned out. I trust the Russos with Marvel, though outside of marvel, absolutely not A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,809 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 25 minutes ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said: They never had much mojo. Just luck They were lucky 3 times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 56 minutes ago, Mysterio said: Look at what they did before coming to Marvel, their movies had bad reviews. The Russos make good films with Marvel because they understand how they operate, they're comic book fans therefore understand what the fans want and what the fans "need"(if that makes sense). Kevin Feige loves them because they know and respect the source material. Look at Sam Raimi, he knows how to make good movies but he had never watched Wandavision (or anything else really) when he did Multiverse of Madness, and look how that Turned out. I trust the Russos with Marvel, though outside of marvel, absolutely not Would it have made any difference had Raimi watched Wandavision? It's not like he wrote the movie. He was just a hired gun to direct it. And speaking of... This flick was a high point in the post-Endgame line-up. And Wanda was awesome the way she went around annihilating everyone in a murderous rampage of terror and bloodsoak. She was always a ticking timebomb that really should have been considered as an Avengers-level threat, but this movie at least makes her into a bloodthirsty horror villain, which was cool. I bet the normies at the cinema were lost from all the Westview references. Is the multiverse different from the alternate timelines that the TVA manages? I was half-expecting that mob to at least get a mention, but nah. The Elfman score was okayish, I guess. Ms Marvel up next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,914 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 40 minutes ago, A24 said: They were lucky 3 times? They're yes men, who work well with others, and don't rock the boat too much. From Cleveland, so probably inexpensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 This will be bigger than Barbenheimer Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterio 50 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Multiverse of Madness writer didn't watch Wandavision either by the way according to Sam Raimi Yavar Moradi and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,854 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I wouldn't have been able to tell that unless I was told. 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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