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Brie Larson is an oscar winner. .
Helps highlight just how meaningless that is. We got a regular Obama with a peace prize over here.
Brie Larson is an oscar winner. .
"likes of Batman Forever/Robin, Spawn, Steel, The Phantom, etc. "
hey man i enjoyed every one of these movies. except steel never seen that one
Doom85 What did you think about the film itself, though?
The Phantom was like 10x the movie Captain Marvel is. Criminally underated that one was.
The Rocketeer was 10x the movie Captain America is
The Phantom was like 10x the movie Captain Marvel is. Criminally underated that one was.
I'm sorry, but sometimes it blows my mind that people still can't be pleased by modern superhero movies. When I grew up, it was the 90's where we were getting the likes of Batman Forever/Robin, Spawn, Steel, The Phantom, etc. The sort of stuff that just screamed, "eh, we don't care as long as we get paid something, let's just make a movie and not think about making any effort on it, and I do mean ANY effort." And outside of that, most other blockbuster films were generic disaster films that often used the same "threat" within the same year (whether it was a meteor, volcano, tornado, etc.) Disney held themselves together for the most part of the decade but then started slipping near the end too and didn't recover until 2009 (Pixar did pick up the slack for the most part during that time).
Then Peter Jackson came in with his LOTR trilogy and told blockbusters to get their shit together and they seemed to listen. We started getting the likes of X-men, Spider-man, Nolan's Batman, and then the MCU. Superhero movies finally gave a damn after nearly a decade of not caring.
And I don't see what's so formulaic about it that isn't just common for blockbusters in general. Might as well go whine at the Star Wars OT for not breaking the mold or something. I care far more about execution than originality (which you can really break about anything apart and realize it's not as original as you thought). At least superhero movies are now venturing into wildly different territory as well. You can be in a historical war (Cap 1, Wonder Woman), a action political thriller (Dark Knight, Cap 2, Black Panther), a sci-fi (Guardians of the Galaxy), mythological/fantasy (Thor, Dr. Strange), a heist film (Ant-man), etc. I'm not watching Winter Soldier and thinking, "gee, this is a lot like Ant-man" because, well, it isn't.
Sorry, but growing up during the 90's and how very few good blockbuster films there were outside of Disney's animated films, the 2000's and especially the 2010's are a freaking godsend in comparison. Like maybe one prefers the ones from the 70's and 80's (although one can easily say they're just as "formulaic" but again that's not necessarily bad) but good god mainstream movies have had a terrible era in my lifetime and it definitely isn't the modern one in my eyes. Even some of the weaker blockbuster films today I say are still more watchable than many from the 90's, and to quote Samuel L. Jackson himself from one of the few good blockbusters of the 90's: "it could have been worse, ________. A lot worse."
Who directed this shit? It’s incoherent as fuck in terms of a narrative.
im glad they shat on people doing fundraisers to send poor kids to a movie. especially considering the lower class is where the military have their biggest recruitment from, the idea of just giving that money straight over the heads of these poor people and into the pocket of the these fake ass movie studios, and "rewarding" these kids by removing them from school and actually learning something for the day and having them watch this amoral claptrap, rather than give that money to the kids themselves, or a charity, or something actually useful, and then FUCKING CROW ABOUT IT is the ultimate admission that the System has and will continue to fail these kids and will even pat themselves on the back for it. jfc
(and Ang Lee Hulk),
I thought it was okay. They seemed to drop the ball on the whole "main character has amnesia and is trying to remember her past" trope. It wasn't resolved very effectively, in my opinion. It lacked tension and urgency.
It is. Set in the 90s so none of the previous MCU movies happened yet.Is this the OT? Well whatever. Does anyone know if the movie is self-contained enough that you don't need to watch the rest of the Marvel Movies?
I'm getting my girlfriend caught up to watch Infinity War, but if we could just watch Captain Marvel in theatres now, that would be good.
As if those kids won't end up watching that movie a thousand times during their life anyway. It's Disney.tbh i hadnt kept up with the controversy. i hadn't heard any of her comments until Red Letter Media. they weren't really bad at all, she just sounded annoying, and her character comes across that way, as a smug, annoying person.
im glad they shat on people doing fundraisers to send poor kids to a movie. especially considering the lower class is where the military have their biggest recruitment from, the idea of just giving that money straight over the heads of these poor people and into the pocket of these fake ass movie studios, and "rewarding" these kids by removing them from school and actually learning something for the day and having them watch this amoral claptrap instead. rather than give that money to the kids themselves, or a charity, or something actually useful, and then crow about how brave they are for it, is the ultimate public admission that the System has and will continue to fail these kids and will even pat themselves on the back for it. jfc
I thought that it was a solid marvel movie. I didn't know anything about Captain marvel, I didn't know that she was that powerful.
He can withstand the heat and radiation of the sun, can survive in space, and can live for thousands of years. I'd say you are on point.Yeah Captain Marvel has always been a stupidly powerful character. Even in the Comics. Right now I put her slightly ahead of Thor I think as the strongest Avenger.
It's the new version of "pointy knees, would not bang" memeChew some gum and get over it are you fucking nuts? lol yeah you're turning down Wonder Woman because she just had a smoke.
He can withstand the heat and radiation of the sun, can survive in space, and can live for thousands of years. I'd say you are on point.
The Rocketeer was 10x the movie Captain America is
tbh i hadnt kept up with the controversy. i hadn't heard any of her comments until Red Letter Media. they weren't really bad at all, she just sounded annoying, and her character comes across that way, as a smug, annoying person.
im glad they shat on people doing fundraisers to send poor kids to a movie. especially considering the lower class is where the military have their biggest recruitment from, the idea of just giving that money straight over the heads of these poor people and into the pocket of these fake ass movie studios, and "rewarding" these kids by removing them from school and actually learning something for the day and having them watch this amoral claptrap instead. rather than give that money to the kids themselves, or a charity, or something actually useful, and then crow about how brave they are for it, is the ultimate public admission that the System has and will continue to fail these kids and will even pat themselves on the back for it. jfc
Is this the OT? Well whatever. Does anyone know if the movie is self-contained enough that you don't need to watch the rest of the Marvel Movies?
I'm getting my girlfriend caught up to watch Infinity War, but if we could just watch Captain Marvel in theatres now, that would be good.
Kevin Smith reacts to the Stan Lee cameo. Mild spoiler, obviously
Very sincere and heartwarming word from Kev, as usual.
The biggest takeaway for me is that the directors who made this also made Half-Nelson, I believe back in 2007. That’s one of my factories movies of all time. Go see Half-Nelson if you haven’t. It’s great. Gosling and the girl (I don’t know her name) are fantastic.
I liked The Rocketeer, but 10x is insane. I'd say they were about even.
This has got to be one of the worse takes I've ever read or heard about (not your take, but the take of Red Letter Media's). This is one of the most classless ways of viewing the poor. As if the only thing that can bring them any good is one extra day of "education". Because if they miss that one extra day, they'll continue being poor for the rest of their lives.
As if a field day to do something fun can't be a benefit of going to school. As if "rewarding" them with a 2-hour movie is a bad thing. If you or anybody else really ACTUALLY cared about those kids is some deep way, they'd realize one extra day of class is not the deal breaker that's keeping them from success in life.
Kevin Smith reacts to the Stan Lee cameo. Mild spoiler, obviously
Very sincere and heartwarming word from Kev, as usual.
The biggest takeaway for me is that the directors who made this also made Half-Nelson, I believe back in 2007. That’s one of my factories movies of all time. I had no idea they directed it.
Go see Half-Nelson if you haven’t. It’s great. Gosling and the girl (I don’t know her name) are fantastic. There’s a pretty simple scene in the movie so masterfully crafted with a perfect song choice, I’ll remember it for the rest of my life. I would post a clip to the scene but it loses power out of context with the rest of the film.
Captain America comes before in terms of the timeline but you dont need to watch it for this although it helps a little. CM thumbs its nose at most of the MCU' continuity so watching it first doesnt matter much anyway.
Thanks for posting this. Very emotional. To think, if Smith's heart attack had been just a little more severe, he wouldn't be around to have experienced this joy. Makes you appreciate what you have.
It would probably be more appropriate, and certainly more beneficial, to give kids Marvel Comics. Not that the comics have educational value, but at least the kids would be reading something and maybe getting a sense of sequential storytelling.
My contention with the films as reward bit is there's no educational value to seeing Captain Marvel. People are hyping these big-budget action films as important, but they are nothing of the sort. If you're going to have field trips or reward kids there needs to be a reason, and the reward should have some educational tie-in.
It would probably be more appropriate, and certainly more beneficial, to give kids Marvel Comics. Not that the comics have educational value, but at least the kids would be reading something and maybe getting a sense of sequential storytelling.
My contention with the films as reward bit is there's no educational value to seeing Captain Marvel. People are hyping these big-budget action films as important, but they are nothing of the sort. If you're going to have field trips or reward kids there needs to be a reason, and the reward should have some educational tie-in.
And I disagree that everything relating to school "HAS" to have an educational tie-in. Sometimes giving kids something to do that's fun is also okay. Teachers take their kids to Amusement parks all the time. That's always been viewed as okay.
I can spin it a lot of ways, such as seeing the movie being a morale booster because kids deserve to be happy.
But ultimately who knows what the plan is for the day? It could have been learning about women's history got the day and then capping it off with the movie.
It doesn't thumb it's nose at MCU continuity, it fills in gaps.
I said field trips should have some educational tie-in. There are other elements associated with school attendance, but I was referring to a specific event.
Why are school trips to the theme park okay? Just because?
Those are some weak spins. Like not even a full revolution spin.
Take your students to the museum, not Captain Marvel. It's more important to learn stuff than to feel good by watching some action movie.
It contradicts Iron Man, both Avengers films, and winter soldier. You can hand wave some stuff and use mental gymnastics to get around some of it but the film is still damn sloppy compared to everything else outside of Homecoming.
I haven't thought about it enough yet so just asking is probably faster : what specifically does it contradict?It contradicts Iron Man, both Avengers films, and winter soldier. You can hand wave some stuff and use mental gymnastics to get around some of it but the film is still damn sloppy compared to everything else outside of Homecoming.
That's a hell of a high horse to ride on, when these advertisers are constantly pretending that these films are vital to a person's self-esteem. It's a shitty way to market a movie, and RLM are right to point that out.I liked The Rocketeer, but 10x is insane. I'd say they were about even.
This has got to be one of the worse takes I've ever read or heard about (not your take, but the take of Red Letter Media's). This is one of the most classless ways of viewing the poor. As if the only thing that can bring them any good is one extra day of "education". Because if they miss that one extra day, they'll continue being poor for the rest of their lives.
As if a field day to do something fun can't be a benefit of going to school. As if "rewarding" them with a 2-hour movie is a bad thing. If you or anybody else really ACTUALLY cared about those kids is some deep way, they'd realize one extra day of class is not the deal breaker that's keeping them from success in life.
That's a hell of a high horse to ride on, when these advertisers are constantly pretending that these films are vital to a person's self-esteem. It's a shitty way to market a movie, and RLM are right to point that out.
You missed the boatloads of blogs and articles claiming that CM and black panther are culturally important representation because they are "marvel first *blank*" or are you just blind?What did advertisers say about this movie and a person's self-esteem? I didn't see those ads.
You missed the boatloads of blogs and articles claiming that CM and black panther are culturally important representation because they are "marvel first *blank*" or are you just blind?