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[quote]"I don't care if the movie made a "nod" toward a gay character, I don't much care about the wimmin teamup during the battle, its all just nonsense fluff in a comic book movie"
"Why does EVERY movie have to be a diversity ticklist"[/quote]
It seems like you care.
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[quote]"Chris Hemsworth didn't have the acting chops to pull off Thor as a tragic AND comedic figure."
"I think this film could have been great, but, ultimately, the filmmakers took the safe way out and made a three-hour film designed to placate fans without attempting to challenge their imaginations."[/quote]
One is a criticism of Chris Hemsworth's acting. The other is a criticism of the filmmakers' ambition.
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As I understand it, Fortnite Battle Royale had an official Marvel-sponsored event tie-in with Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, which featured the Infinity Gauntlet. The two companies (Epic and Marvel) have done a lot of cross-promotions since then.
Personally, I dislike this kind of noticeable product placement in films and I found Fortnite in "Avengers: Endgame" really on-the-nose.
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You need to watch six films:
1) "Guardians of the Galaxy" - gives you a run down of Thanos, the Infinity Stones and the intergalactic aspect of Marvel films
2) "Thor: Ragnarok" - ends just where "Avengers: Infinity War" starts
3) "Black Panther" - introduces Wakanda where a big chunk of "Infinity War" is set
4) "Avengers: Infinity War" is the first part of the story that concludes with "Endgame"
5) "Ant-Man & The Wasp" - explains the Quantum Realm, which plays a part of "Endgame"
6) "Captain Marvel" - I'm assuming she plays a large part in "Endgame"
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I would have preferred more action on the Kree homeworld, too.
The Earth locations were very bland, particularly the lengthy sequence in a non-descript warehouse.
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Personally, I think it takes a lot away from Nick Fury's mystique and the film went overboard with the Marvel-style light comedy.
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My understanding is that the Carol Danvers version of "Captain Marvel" has only really enjoyed popularity since 2015, when Kelly Sue DeConnick relaunched the character. She was quite badly written up until that point.
When I used to read comics, my Captain Marvel was Monica Rambeau, who was the first female African American member of The Avengers.
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Honestly, I could compile a list of my problems with "Captain Marvel" but, ultimately ... I was bored (I actually yawned in the cinema when the Tesseract popped up, yet again).
But, as you know, I totally respect your opinion and I appreciate that you are a fan of these films.
The person who reviewed it for the site that I usually supply reviews for also looked at it much more kindly than I did ;)
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I didn't like 'Aquaman' at all. I think by this point in Marvel's sprawling series, they should have the experience and resources to be making films that are more than competent. I also think audiences should demand more than competence in exchange for their money and time.
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Yeah, Brie Larson is very well-cast. The other actors are fine, too.
It's unfortunate that the writing and direction of the film lets them all down, because Marvel had an opportunity to make a big impact with this film.
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Fury gets a tiny scratch on his eyebrow from an alien cat, Goose, in the last ten minutes of the film, after the action is over.
The next time we see Fury, Captain Marvel gives him the pager that will allow him to contact her. We see that his eye is swollen.
When we next see Fury, Coulson is showing him a box full of glass eyes. Fury lets everyone think that he lost his eye due to Kree torture.
To sum up: Fury loses his eye to an infection after being scratched on the eyebrow by an irritated alien cat. He then lets SHIELD believe that his eye was removed by the Kree during an interrogation. It's played as a joke.
Personally, it felt like they were trying to make fun of how cool Nick Fury is in the other films by revealing that he was actually kind of a light-hearted dork until his encounter with Captain Marvel.
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I'm not sure if mixed reviews and online antipathy towards Larson will impact the film's box office ... the Marvel franchise is a juggernaut. It definitely won't make "Black Panther" money, though. [i]That[/i] film was an anomaly even for Marvel.
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You're welcome :) I always advise going to see a film if you're curious (even if you read bad reviews) and then sharing your response with friends. Word-of-mouth will always make a stronger impact than anything written by critics.
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It indicates there is an enormous market for "Dumbo" and "Aladdin", since the previous Disney live-action adaptions made around $1 billion each.
As the previous poster mentioned, this is why Disney green-lit the upcoming "The Lion King" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Disney would be "nuts" not to continue making these hugely profitable films.
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It reminds me of "Call Me By Your Name" and "Lady Bird" from 2018. They were the two best nominees and both were largely snubbed by the Academy.
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[quote]If I had to bet money, my gut tells me they will both be money-losers.[/quote]
Jungle Book (2016):
Budget $175 million
Box office $966 million
Beauty & The Beast (2017):
Budget $160–255 million
Box office $1.264 billion
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"If Beale Street Could Talk" and "Can You Ever Forgive Me" both won some Independent Spirit Awards. I'm guessing they didn't make enough of an impact for the Academy Awards, despite both of them being amazing films.
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Nick knows Frank Vallelonga.
Nick doesn't know Don Shirley, and never bothered to interview Shirley's family members.
So, Nick really wasn't qualified to write about Don Shirley ... everything from Shirley's feelings towards fried chicken (he'd tried it before) to his sense of detachment from African Americans (apparently he was fine with the African America community) has since been disputed.
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Bummer. Perhaps I left a space in the [url] link? Thanks for letting me know, though.
Thanks! :)