Semper's Stupendous to Infinity and Beyond Everything Marvel Movie/TV Thread

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I still never miss a Marvel movie opening night, but I do feel like now I'm doing it more out of a 15-year tradition than actual excitement and entertainment value. I used to be able to tell you exactly what movie was coming out and when. I'm not sure what the next Marvel movie or show is and when it's going to be released. It's just become so routine at this point.
 
Ant-Man is the second MCU movie that I've missed opening night of (Wakanda Forever being the first). I don't regret the decision in either case.
 
Marvel needs to:
A: Stop crippling, nerfing, ignoring their established, popular characters. (Looking at Dr Strange, Thor and Hulk)
B: introduce some characters about whom we give a flying fart, with interesting stories to tell.
And C: if you're going to tell a long, ongoing character arc, the character has to *change*. We were set up for a brash, goodhearted but un-empathetic Thor to become a wise, heroic King of Asgard after Ragnarok and Infinity War, but he's reverted to being a dooshbro joke.
Dr Strange got two movies where he gets birch-slapped by the bad guys for two hours and wins by convincing the BBG to give up.
The less said about Hulk, the better.
 
I quit going to the theater years ago. The last time was GOTG 2 and only went because a group of friends at work talked me into it. It had been at least 2 years before that I had gone. The experience was terrible. Paid more for a soda and bag of popcorn than the ticket cost, there was someone near me that had already seen it and couldn't help but out loud tell everyone when a funny line was coming or a key point. I now always wait until a movie comes on a streaming service I am subscribed to like HBO Max or Disney+.
 
Merl said:
I quit going to the theater years ago. The last time was GOTG 2 and only went because a group of friends at work talked me into it. It had been at least 2 years before that I had gone. The experience was terrible. Paid more for a soda and bag of popcorn than the ticket cost, there was someone near me that had already seen it and couldn't help but out loud tell everyone when a funny line was coming or a key point. I now always wait until a movie comes on a streaming service I am subscribed to like HBO Max or Disney+.
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Yep, and when you have a home theater...then there's little point in going to the real theaters.
 
We're going to see AntMan in the theater this weekend as we'll have both kids home from college. We didn't see either "Thor: Love and Thunder" nor "Wakanda Forever" in the theater. Having now seen both on Disney+, I'm very glad we didn't bother. Wakanda Forever wasn't the disaster area that Love and Thunder was, but it was decidedly underwhelming (and a good 30 minutes too long).
We may regret paying to see AntMan in the theater, but I'm highly interested in the Kang arc, and the trailers certainly make it look a lot better than those last two MCU films. One reason we didn't bother with Thor and Black Panther 2 was that the trailers were pretty underwhelming.
 
tenordas said:
We're going to see AntMan in the theater this weekend as we'll have both kids home from college. We didn't see either "Thor: Love and Thunder" nor "Wakanda Forever" in the theater. Having now seen both on Disney+, I'm very glad we didn't bother. Wakanda Forever wasn't the disaster area that Love and Thunder was, but it was decidedly underwhelming (and a good 30 minutes too long).
We may regret paying to see AntMan in the theater, but I'm highly interested in the Kang arc, and the trailers certainly make it look a lot better than those last two MCU films. One reason we didn't bother with Thor and Black Panther 2 was that the trailers were pretty underwhelming.
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Yeah, I was just ok with the Thor movie and actually liked BP2. But I didn't see either in the theater. Had planned to but just never got around to it. Same can be said about Ant Man. Marvel doesn't have the best track record with their sequels. And it's showing up in the numbers because people can simply wait for D+. If we didn't have that option, I probably would have gone to see all of them in the theater.

I'm an MCU nerd tho.
 
tenordas said:
We're going to see AntMan in the theater this weekend as we'll have both kids home from college. We didn't see either "Thor: Love and Thunder" nor "Wakanda Forever" in the theater. Having now seen both on Disney+, I'm very glad we didn't bother. Wakanda Forever wasn't the disaster area that Love and Thunder was, but it was decidedly underwhelming (and a good 30 minutes too long).
We may regret paying to see AntMan in the theater, but I'm highly interested in the Kang arc, and the trailers certainly make it look a lot better than those last two MCU films. One reason we didn't bother with Thor and Black Panther 2 was that the trailers were pretty underwhelming.
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Crap, forgot about Love and Thunder. Make that three MCU movies.
 
GrandAdmiral said:
Crap, forgot about Love and Thunder. Make that three MCU movies.
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It's bad when not only did you not see the movie, but you forgot about the movie. Nobody was saying, "Oh, I forgot about Endgame." It's time for MCU to step it back up.
 
The more I think about Antman, the more I realize its faults. What I've concluded was that it wasn't an Antman movie. That's what's bothering me. It felt more like a clash between a Thor and Star Wars movie than an Antman movie. Seriously. Everything from the zany surprise guest star (ala Jeff Goldblum) to camera pan shot of an alien filled bar.
 
Optimus Prime said:
Yeah that one was a miss, it wasn't Thor 2 bad but it was lower tier Marvel for sure

I don't know who thought that constant screaming goats was a good idea or the weirdest Zeus portrayal ever
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The whole Zeus Thor exchange was cringe. And Thor's portrayal since Endgame has been pretty brutal. I want some angry, kick-arse God of Thunder Thor who has matured into a serious, formidable force like is father. It's well past time.
 
Optimus Prime said:
Yeah that one was a miss, it wasn't Thor 2 bad but it was lower tier Marvel for sure

I don't know who thought that constant screaming goats was a good idea or the weirdest Zeus portrayal ever
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The screaming goats were funny the 1st, maybe 2nd time they did it...Then it just became annoying.
 

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