ratcliffja
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I'm pretty surprised that there are so few reviews so far considering the embargo.
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Captain America: Civil War Review Thread
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The Falcon scene was Rudd and McKay's idea, because they liked Winter Soldier.
And the evil corporate rival villain idea was actually Wright's, who took inspiration from Iron Man.
And based on Terminator, he probably turned in something shitty.
you just started a war
BenjaminBirdie
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you used to post gifs to tumblr too
RT tends to hold some back before update dumps.
BronsonLee
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We can all agree that nobody is #TeamTumblr, right
Lifejumper
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Disney didnt allow negative reviews to be posted till closer to release.
Nah, the people who would be upset their favorite comic book movies are seen as failures, are most likely the same ones upset about the characters treatment in those films.
No need to bring that in here though.
Can we not?!
Obliterator
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Yeah I think we can all at least agree on that.
Gordon Shumway
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Any bingo cards made yet? Things are sounding familiar..😏
Personally I think Cross was probably like... a mid-tier Marvel villain if I'd have to rate him (though that's not saying much). Even though he was another evil business guy he was far more engaging than any of the previous ones we've had - mostly because him, along with Hope and even Scott all circulate back to Hank Pym being the core foundation of the plot's emotional stakes. With Cross you're dealing with someone who was rendered an outcast and just wanted to impress Pym, while the actor who plays Cross managed to depict him in a way that made him seem partially mentally unhinged but also unpredictable and kind of pitiable. Unlike all previous evil exec dudes he wasn't just looking to line his pockets. He definitely isn't amazing but as someone who's going into most of of the MCU movies these days expecting mediocre villains he definitely surprised me.
AquaWateria
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Not enough Black Panther impressions.
Yeah let's ignore that these movies are parts of franchises and direct sequels to other movies, referencing the plot threads of those explicitly.
I don't even know why I'm engaging you but the salt it's generating is worth it I guess
Whatever it all cool, I not salty and don't want to derail thread. I love both marvel and DC equally. Read almost all comics and will watch all superhero films. I'm also a huge film fan and when it comes to film criticism as you can see I have very polarising opinions on how it should be done. Obviously others don't agree but that's just my opinion as is theirs.
Future Foundation
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Oh shit, can we not. We can do anything else besides that.
Second best idea you've had.
Zeyphersan
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Speaking of comments written in English, I really think that Thor 2 gets way more flak than it deserves
AquaWateria
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tumblr is my hell.
Ocarina_117
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The Falcon scene was a Rudd and McKay idea; I didn't really like it.
My favorite aspects of the film, after research, looked to have stemmed from Wright's ideas - the heist idea (which felt under cooked in the movie) and the fantastic setting of the final fight.
It wasn't a movie I watched in the Cinema due to the marvel fatigue which set in with AoU, for me personally. I read somewhere that Wright's script was less, for lack of a better word, formulaic - I believe the McKay script was described as more 'American'. It may just be the biased Brit in me but I'd have loved to have seen Wright's vision for the movie come to fruition - partly for the amount of work he put into it.
They're family. Steve and Tony are fighting over the custody of their son, Peter. That's why they're bickering.
Prince?
First time I've heard that he's not king. I wonder if the movie will be dealing with the transition?
"Captain America: Civil War features what is unquestionably the largest ensemble weve seen yet in a Marvel Studios movie, and while the narrative isnt quite as strong as Captain America: The Winter Soldier, where the film makes up for it is in its tremendous character work both in its understanding of who these pop culture figures are at their core, and having them play off of each other. Theres no better example of the former in the film than Chadwick Boseman as the newly introduced Tchalla a.k.a. Black Panther, who is every bit as regal, intelligent, bold and passionate as the hero is on the page."
"Far more integral to the plot is fellow MCU newcomer Black Panther (ably played by Chadwick Boseman), who is as much a regal badass as Thor. Panther's fight scenes are very cool, his costume looks great, and his emotional arc essentially satisfies the need for an origin story in his own upcoming movie. As with Spidey, you're left wanting more of this character and it's regrettable that the inclusion of the web-slinger has stolen much of the buzz that should've accompanied Panther's film debut."
Yes, we need more.
Come on, May 6.
Zeyphersan
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There was an article before from Marvel detailing the state of all the characters and it mentioned that T'Chaka was still alive and ruling in Civil War
be still my heart
Wait, people doubted it???
Bobby Roberts
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It seems there's a sizable contingent that thinks this is as good as Marvel's ever been.
Not anyone in any serious way that I can remember.
I mean, adapting the awful Civil War storyline was questionable, but we've known for awhile that they're avoiding the missteps of that abomination.
What people? The only thing I've ever seen was some people predicting BvS would gross more money.
Where are you seeing this?
Obliterator
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Where are you getting that from? That doesn't seem to be the consensus at all.
But there's certainly a few that feel that way yeah
I brought it up in the initial impressions thread, and some were concerned that bringing that many characters on-screen at one time wouldn't work right.
Stilton Disco
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There's a few I've seen that prefer WS, but I'd say so far this is getting the nod for the best movie Marvel have put out yet by most.
What? I saw one review that said this. Did I miss others? Or does one review now make a consensus?
broncobuster
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I can imagine a scenario where both are true for me. Simply by being consistently great all the way through, yet never reaching the heights of those first 2/3rds of Winter Soldier.
Most reviews are saying that it's the MCU's best movie yet. It's better than Winter Soldier.
Vault Dweller 111
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Huh? No.
Gordon Shumway
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