belloq87
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I want to love it... but I don't think that's a great trailer.
COVID has hurt a lot of these films in really just screwing with the natural order. Everything got thrown off.Feels bizarrely small despite the literal scope. Even with Jane, hard to get a sense of the emotional stakes.
And the CGI looks really atrocious. I think the crunch is why we haven't seen much of the film despite it being a month or so out.
This.COVID has hurt a lot of these films in really just screwing with the natural order. Everything got thrown off.
As far as the film, idk, we’ll see. I have to say I didn’t know if so called ”Superhero” or “Marvel” fatigue was ever going to set in, but I feel like I’m just not caring as much about these films in Phase Four, especially now that we have about four shows per year on top of 3-4 films. I know what we’re building towards, but I’m waiting for it to finally to actually connect and so far film after film, it just feels like things aren’t really being paid off.
I think the main difference is that Feige can't be hands-on anymore and he's having to delegate because so much is going on and it's having a negative effect.Thor: Love and Thunder
Currently sitting at 71%, falling below Thor and Thor: Ragnarok and only 5% higher than The Dark World.
I really think MCU fatigue and lack of focus/direction for the future is getting to critics.
That's kinda what John Campea said it was. He said it was basically a laugh out loud comedy the whole way through and it really depends on you on if that works for you in the movie. Other reviews i've seen have said it's so much of a comedy it almost feels like an MCU parody set within the MCU and it just feels too goofy. It sounds like it's totally in line with Taika Waititi's style of comedy, but it also seems like it almost may be a bit too much whereas Ragnorak was pretty much prefect in terms of mixing comedic and serious moments together and not letting the comedy get too out of hand.I think it will be a silly fun good time. That’s all it really needs to be.
It sounds like it's totally in line with Taika Waititi's style of comedy, but it also seems like it almost may be a bit too much whereas Ragnorak was pretty much prefect in terms of mixing comedic and serious moments together and not letting the comedy get too out of hand.
My point was, Ragnarok was the right amount of comedy imo and I liked the movie fine enough. Based on everything i've heard about Love & Thunder, i'm not expecting to like this movie tbh. I like Waititi's style of comedy, but the production of the film sounds like it was a bit of a mess with a lot having to be cut. Not that every movie doesn't have to cut things, but from what I understand there was a mandate to get the movie under 2 hours, which is what i'm referring to. Taika fits in far more with FX (What We Do In The Shadows) and Searchlight (Jojo Rabbit and the upcoming Next Goal Wins) than he does with a machine like the MCU if he's going to work with Disney imo.personally, Ragnarok had no serious moments that actually added any stakes. Infinity War may have elevated what Ragnarok was trying to do, but the battle on Asgard literally made the whole thing comedic relief.
As someone who also saw this at the premiere, I thought this movie quite frankly, sucked. I'm not a fan of Waititi as it stands but this was just trying too hard. Like Ragnarok, no stakes with a very thin plot where its one emotional payoff is also alas, redundant in the grand scheme of things. Really wish Thor got the proper standard of being the mightiest Avenger that he deserves.
Each phase of the MCU had that Avengers film that felt like a nice cap on the phase. Will Phase 4 even have an Avengers film? It feels weird to not have the big, big, BIG event movie in an MCU phase.
Phase Four is leading to an ACTUAL Secret Wars currently. I'm not enjoying everything about the Phase so far, but Shang-Chi is up there as a top-tier marvel movie for me, No Way Home was just absolutely great, and I very much enjoy liked Multiverse of Madness. The rest of the movies are what they are. Black Widow is actually a decent enough movie, it was just so, so unnecessary. The Eternals was the worst of the bunch with slow pacing, too many characters, and little to no humor to break up the always serious dialogue. Kumail Nanjiani's Kingo was probably a standout aside from Sersi.It's a bit like Daffy Duck's act where he blows himself up at the end. Great show, but you can only do it once.
Avengers worked as a topper because we 'd never seen separate movie characters come together like that before. Then Endgame worked because it's essentially Secret Wars -- every in-universe hero coming together. Yeah, it lacked every in-universe villain too, but the villains in the MCU have not been memorable. Is the next event movie the same, only more C-listers and no RDJ or Evans? There's nothing to build toward.
Maybe ... maybe ... X-Men v. Avengers could fire up the audience. But I think the idea of these movies all leading to a central conflict needs to be back-burnered for a while. Enjoy this Thor movie like it was an issue of the Thor comic.
Then don’t have a god killer as a villainI think it will be a silly fun good time. That’s all it really needs to be.
And according to what i've heard from multiple people, Christian Bale is actually funny in this movie. Now, that's interesting in and of itself as we rarely see a comedic Bale, HOWEVERRR this is not a role for him to be comedic in.Then don’t have a god killer as a villain
I’m not against funny movies but if they are joking as they fight, like come on wrong villain to have
Imagine dr strange cracking jokes like in a row when fighting Wanda or capt and Ironman making jokes when they fight, etc
Then don’t have a god killer as a villain
Imagine dr strange cracking jokes like in a row when fighting Wanda or capt and Ironman making jokes when they fight, etc