Movies CAPTAIN MARVEL Thread v.4 (Dragonlord's Review)

[Mcountry]

Shazam puts this movie to shame.

How have you seen it?

 

[Clear Winner]

Like all great heroes, it's pussy.


Blunt as Capt. Marvel in the first place.

Has the salty neckbeard in the video got a source or is he just spinning his Capt Marvel hate for some extra views before it's irrelevant?

 

[D3THRONED]

How have you seen it?

Early screenings were last Saturday.

 

[loyalyolayal]

Has the salty neckbeard in the video got a source or is he just spinning his Capt Marvel hate for some extra views before it's irrelevant?

You do know he just reads articles online, right?

 

[loyalyolayal]

For what it's worth, some people online are rooting for a Thor/Captain Marvel romance.

@Clear Winner

Imagine them babies.

 

[Clear Winner]

You do know he just reads articles online, right?

Nope. I've only checked one of his videos and he seemed like a prick who riles up his fanbase with fake news. Never want to click a vid of his again.

For what it's worth, some people online are rooting for a Thor/Captain Marvel romance.

@Clear Winner

Imagine them babies.

Franklin Richards levels of potential. No bed could survive the thunder smashing though. RIP the nurse who delivers the baby too.

 

[JBSchroeds]

Third weekend loss estimated at -48.5%. That's almost exactly median. This means the final domestic is still trending right around $400mil.

 

[PEB]

Meg Squats doing some of Brie Larson's workout.

 

[Aegon Spengler]

Brown Guy, Women, Homosexual with Disability, Blue Hair Trans take over Disney

 

[Fluffernutter]

Caught it today.

- Larson's smirk worked for me, they really pushed the hot-shot pilot vibe. Might as just called her Maverick.
- Wait, the British actor was the true villain after all????
- Liked the nod to Nirvana during her confrontation with the AI Bening. But, I cringed at the No Doubt song. Surely, they could have had a more empowering "fight climax" song than a current judge of a singing reality show. Surely, something from Blondie, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, etc. could have been used. Heck, you could grab anything from the China Beach soundtrack.


FWIW "Reflections" from the Supremes is one of the top-5 best TV theme songs (yes, I know it wasn't written to be a TV theme song).
- Larson's look in the post-credit scene looked dramatically different than her in the film. Looked liked she cut a lot of weight since Captain Marvel's production.
- Ronin held onto the Power-Stone, but hightailed it when he saw Carol. I'm intriged as to how the Russo Bros are going to depower her.
- The tribute to the Fonz with the Happy Days lunchbox distracted me. Was this the dirctors stating that Marvel has officially Jumped The Shark?
- One of the trailers was for Shazam. I'm psyched for that one.

 

[JadeOwl]

‘Captain Marvel’ Smashes $1 Billion Milestone at Global Box Office

Disney’s “Captain Marvel” is the newest member of the billion-dollar club.

The superhero tentpole starring Brie Larsonofficially surpassed $1 billion in ticket sales worldwide, reaffirming the long-known notion that female superheroes can hold their own at the box office. The blockbuster has generated $358 million in North America, along with $645 million overseas.

“Captain Marvel” is the seventh pic in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to reach this milestone, joining the ranks of “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Black Panther,” “The Avengers,” “Captain America: Civil War,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” and “Iron Man 3.” It also marks the 18th Disney movie to gross over $1 billion. The 21 films in the MCU have collectively hauled $18.5 billion to date.​

As expected.

 

[streets ahead]

Sigh.

 

[SaiWa]

Early screenings were last Saturday.

And did you watch the early screenings or u going by critics?? Going by critics... lol

 

[punkmother]

Watching this, She's pretty damn powerful. Have no clue what Thanos has for her, does she even need the Avengers?

he still has the gauntlet. as powerful as she is, she hasn't snapped half of the universe out of existence.

 

[punkmother]

She did have excessive beauty in the comics and Brie Larson is a bit more like a Linda Hamilton tough bitch.

the recent marvel miniseries, 'life of captain marvel,' essentially wrote the book on her being a bad bitch with an attitude problem. the movie doesn't really touch on any of the reasons in the mini but they got the mood right.

 

[franklinstower]

Shazam puts this movie to shame.

I could barely sit through Shazam. I don't like to see adults acting like kids, it always sees fake to me.

 

[SmilinDesperado]

Caught it today.

- Liked the nod to Nirvana during her confrontation with the AI Bening. But, I cringed at the No Doubt song. Surely, they could have had a more empowering "fight climax" song than a current judge of a singing reality show. Surely, something from Blondie, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, etc. could have been used. Heck, you could grab anything from the China Beach soundtrack.

The movie takes place in the 90's, and i'm pretty sure that's where all the songs used came from
No Doubt was in that era
I thought the song was too on the nose, but it wasn't as out of place as i've seen others make it out to be. it was just kind of a lazy choice.

 

[Feniamin]

Update: March 5, 2019

Dragonlord’s Review of CAPTAIN MARVEL (No Spoilers)

Bottom Line: One of the weakest entries in Phase 3, Captain Marvel is a passable but forgettable origin story and flubs mainly due to the bland characterization and miscast of the titular lead.

Much like Black Panther last year, the fanfare, controversy and heated political discussion surrounding Marvel Studios’ first female solo superhero movie have reached fever pitch. Captain Marvel will no doubt do pretty well at the box office but quality-wise it falls short of the standard of excellence that fans are expecting from Marvel Studios.

The movie starts on the Kree home planet Hala where Vers/Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) wakes up from a bad dream. She spars with her superior officer Yon-Rogg (Jude Law) and visits the Kree leader Supreme Intelligence. Carol along with her special forces crew Starforce go on a mission to rescue a Kree spy from their shapeshifting enemies, the Skrulls. Some brief scuffle ensues and then the setting switches to Earth. All of these happened in the first 20 minutes and that is precisely where the movie fumbled the ball.

First is the bland characterization of the heroine. Aside from her smugness and non-witty back talk, there was nothing particularly interesting or endearing about her. Even when she is displaying her powers, particularly her photon blasts, it was just boring to look at and her hand-to-hand fight scenes with the Skrulls were just dull.

She is a terrific actress and her Best Actress Oscar win for The Room is well deserved but Brie Larson is a miscast as Captain Marvel in my opinion. This might just be me but her voice is not well-suited for the role, it’s not serious or commanding enough for an action role. Although it is the way the character is written, her personal style of smugness and hubris is a bit off-putting. [Entering into trivial nitpicking territory here, I don’t like her hair (or hairstyle), there’s just something “off” about it. Plus it doesn’t match with her suit. The hair should be shorter or longer for my taste. A ponytail or bun would have helped also.]

Things get more interesting and fun when Carol lands on Earth and it’s revealed that the year is 1995. Naturally there are plenty of 90s imagery and pop culture references to go around, some quite humorous like the slow loading from a CD drive. Enter a younger and optically intact Nick Fury, again played by Samuel L. Jackson who is seamlessly de-aged throughout the entire movie. Nick and Carol have a good chemistry together and their banters are one of the few highlights about the film. Though different from his cool and hardass older persona, it's still enjoyable to see a more easygoing and laid-back young Fury.

Other positives: Ben Mendelsohn’s Australian-accented Skrull leader Talos eventually became an engaging character midway. The cat Goose was adorable and steals the show. Though she’s playing an insignificant minor character, Gemma Chan (BBC’s Humans, Crazy Rich Asians) as Minn-Erva looked fantastic, absolutely captivated me whenever she was on screen. Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace) was equally as riveting for the brief time he was in. He didn’t really do much but it was still nice seeing Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) back in the MCU movie side.

What didn’t work though was how Captain Marvel’s powers are depicted. The sparkling photon blasts looks cartoonish and visually doesn’t carry much oomph. When she’s flying and blasting spaceships out of the sky, it just looked too unrealistic and too effortless, i.e., boring. Carol’s “power upgrade” was done poorly as it felt like she didn’t really go through any hardship or overcome overwhelming odds to deserve the level up. Even the origin of her powers seemed too convenient and simplistic.

Clearly one of the most powerful, if not, the most powerful superhero in the Marvel Studios roster (her limitations are still unknown), so what does this mean to the MCU landscape? Future Earth-based adventures seem too beneath the character based on her power set but there are numerous cosmic level event stories (like Annihilation) where she would fit in. With Avengers: Endgame coming up in just a few weeks, hopefully ace directors Russo Bros. can put their spin on Captain Marvel and depict the character, her power set and her action scenes in a more favorable light.

There is a loving tribute to Stan Lee at the opening which was nice to see. Stick around for two post-credits scenes, one of which ties up to Avengers: Endgame.

Captain Marvel is passable but uninspired. It flounders mostly through the miscasting of Brie Larson and the faulty characterization. The action was mediocre, the power depiction was done poorly and the story was just adequate. If only there was a Captain Marvel origin story somewhere out there that was more exciting and bad-ass. Oh wait, there is.

Preliminary Rating: 6.5/10


Link to previous threads:
1st thread: https://forums.sherdog.com/posts/110449745/
2nd thread: https://forums.sherdog.com/posts/144704953/
3rd thread: https://forums.sherdog.com/posts/150252171/

Mr. Dragonlord, have you posted your casting choice for Kamala Khan (since Feige back in 2018 was talking about introducing her in MCU and Larson saying that he would like to see her in Captain Marvel 2)?

 

[heavyarms21]

Mr. Dragonlord, have you posted your casting choice for Kamala Khan (since Feige back in 2018 was talking about introducing her in MCU and Larson saying that he would like to see her in Captain Marvel 2)?

Jasmin from the new Aladdin

 

[Feniamin]

Jasmin from the new Aladdin

She is not Muslim, not American and not Pakistani, Disney is probably not brave enought to cast her.