Hot Heart Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 So, I finished The Defenders. Overall, it was... good. Certainly not the triumphant team-up that The Avengers was but it did some neat things and there are some really good episodes towards the end. 1. It gave Danny an arc and he got better as the episodes went on. 2. It had some good action scenes, particularly right at the end where you got to see their different styles -- or the two different styles of martial artist (Daredevil, Iron Fist) and superstrong brawler (JJ and Luke) -- all working together. However, I had a bunch of problems with it... The villain motivation is all over the place for all of them. The Hand is semi-autonomous, which explains the in-fighting etc. but they need this "substance" which one of them managed to use the last of. So like, do they have a head (hand?) office or distribution centre that deals with it? How come old man Meacham didn't need any to come back after Ward stabbed him up? Also, the leaders are the "fingers" of the hand, but one of them must be the Thumb, right? ANYWAY! The Hand's true motivation is kept deliberately hazy for so long and then barely adds up to anything substantial. It felt like there was tension between the leaders for no real logical reason. Then we get onto Elektra. It was almost Winter Soldier-like but then she decided to go super-evil, which pretty much jeopardised things even more and seemed to cause the opposite of what she wanted. Although, who even knows what she wanted because she "enjoys the game" but also is afraid of dying again? the show offers little real insight into what's actually going on. And it also makes me wonder why Bakuto a) split off from the others and b) set off the explosives before he even knew he would die? So, yeah, lotta problems but at least it also seems to be setting up some decent stuff for Daredevil and Luke Cage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 I've yet to watch it (figured I'd watch Luke Cage n Iron Fist first), but I'm to understand on the Danny front this was made before Iron Fist, despite coming out after. Meaning that this couldn't do any course correction on the issues folks took with the standalone. But have to figure that the second series will sort out the foibles folks have with him. Anywho watched GotG2 with some of my siblings today. Turns out my younger bro thought Nebula was a boy, and had been a bit confused on the whole "sister" arc of the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Apparently In humans is hot trash, according to reviews of the Imax premiere. Nobody should be surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 I was actually looking for MvC:I gameplay and found this little web series by accident. The animation is quite nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 "Director's Sketch" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 South Korean poster. This film is producing some cracking posters. I might have to see if I can get a range to frame up. https://imgur.com/gallery/i8v3y 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 More n more VFX vids popping out: Some more GOtG2 Some Homecoming And a Hulu-Marvel series oh n there's the whole thing around Marvel partnering with Northrop Grumman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Black Panther trailer. Hopefully be good, gonna be pretty if nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 That's one I'm going to go see in theaters just to encourage Hollywood to make more movies that don't star white dudes as the hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 "oh my god. The hammer pulled you off?" 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 Now just over the halfway point of The Punisher and... it's really frickin' good. I mean, there can be pacing issues at some points and there's still time for it to go to shit like some of the previous Marvel shows, but what's been done so far has been great. I wasn't sure what to expect, really, so it's all a nice surprise. The main thing is the group of characters around (or besides) the protagonist, which is what the Marvel shows live or die on, really, and the dynamic they have going on between them. I can't say much because I don't want to spoil it but the core relationship (so far) for Frank is actually multi-faceted and throws up some tricky situations even if you can sort of see where it's headed. At first, I was worried most of his character stuff was going to be "constant flashbacks of his family interrupted by murder BUT IT'S HIM WHO IS THE MURDERER" but it actually finds smart ways to grow the character. And it's "smuggling" its themes in, as Scorcese would say. Well, it's not as subtle as calling it that suggests, but it's got stuff to say, for sure. Whether it holds up to scrutiny in the end is yet to be seen. And, yeah, the action has been pretty good if not at least serviceable so far. Haven't got a "corridor fight scene"... yet. The main cast is also really strong. Although, I'm not 100% sure on Barnes. He's good, no doubt, but we'll see. Anyway, Bernthal is brilliant and Jaime Ray Newman is really pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Okay, I finished it. It's really good; might possibly be my favourite of the MCU-Netflix shows. LET'S RANK THEM. A Tier Jessica Jones The Punisher Daredevil S1 B Tier (although, it's a substantial drop from A) Daredevil S2 Luke Cage The Defenders F Tier Iron Fist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted November 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 I couldn't possibly put Jessica Jones that high. It starts off strong but it runs into a real problem where they have to fill out 12 episodes but they don't seem to know how to do that other than having characters making really boneheaded decisions that make no sense just to extend the plot longer. I feel like these Marvel shows should maybe cut 2 episodes off of each season so they could tighten up the pacing a little more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Yeah, it's a general problem for most of the Marvel shows but I think JJ had some decent twists and turns compared to where it just feels like they're usually spinning their wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 Updated movie ranking with Ragnarok: -S Tier- Avengers Captain America: Winter Soldier Spider-Man: Homecoming Thor: Ragnarok -A Tier- Captain America Captain America: Civil War Guardians of the Galaxy Thor: Dark World -B Tier- Avengers: Age of Ultron Doctor Strange Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Iron Man -C Tier- Ant-Man Iron Man 2 Iron Man 3 Thor -D Tier- Incredible Hulk Marvel's doing pretty good, pumping out two S-Tier movies in one year. *Edit - I also just noticed that except for D-Tier, all tiers have exactly 4 movies. I'm not sure what to make of that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 Ant Man a C tier? Same level as Iron Man 2? There's no other way to say it... that listing is wack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 Elite Tier: Winter Soldier GotG Ragnarok Spider-Man Good fun tier: Iron Man 1 Avengers Civil War Captain America Meh Tier: Doctor Strange GotG Vol II Iron Man 3 Ant-Man Age of Ultron Garbage Tier: Iron Man 2 Hulk Thor Thor: the Dark World Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 49 minutes ago, Mr. GOH! said: Elite Tier: Winter Soldier GotG Ragnarok Spider-Man Good fun tier: Iron Man 1 Avengers Civil War Captain America Meh Tier: Doctor Strange GotG Vol II Iron Man 3 Ant-Man Age of Ultron Garbage Tier: Iron Man 2 Hulk Thor Thor: the Dark World Swap Captain America with Ant-Man and Doctor Strange and I'd agree with this list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 (edited) The only reason Doctor Strange isn't in the second tier is that the story is in many ways a re-skin of Iron Man 1 and RDJ is more fun than Cumberbatch. Ant Man had potential but wasted it; Edgar Wright's version would have likely ranked higher. Captain America 1 was really fun and different and its heart trumps its shortcomings and also it features Haley Atwell. Edited November 25, 2017 by Mr. GOH! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 I can't disagree with that last point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 Just saw Thor: Ragnarok. Absolutely loved it, which is amazing given how I've never really cared about Thor and neither of his movies have interested me. Haven't ranked the movies in a long time, but here goes: GotG Thor: Ragnarok Spider-Man: Homecoming Captain America Iron Man GotG Vol II Avengers CA: Winter Soldier CA: Civil War Avengers: Age of Ultron Doctor Strange Ant-Man Iron Man 2 Iron Man 3 The Incredible Hulk Thor Thor: The Dark World Maybe I need to see Winter Soldier again, but it doesn't rank as high for me as it does for you guys. I don't really have tiers either, though I would say Doctor Strange is the gatekeeper to the "OK" realm of Marvel movies. Most of my basis in this ranking, or even just my personal philosophy, is that which would I rather watch and how often. I've seen Guardians of the Galaxy over a dozen times, and even though Thor: Ragnarok came out recently, I've seen it and I want to go see it again. Not kidding, I was hoping someone would join me tonight after I just watched it last night. I admittedly haven't watched Homecoming as much as Captain America, but it's such a great telling of Peter Parker and Spider-Man, it deserves high praise. Captain America is very much a fun re-watchable movie for me. Seen it something like eight times and it always has my attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. GOH! Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 I'm kind of over massed charge shots in movies featuring super advanced space weaponry, but otherwise, this looks like it could be neat. Better than the atrocious Justice League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 Maybe their advanced space armor has outpaced their advanced space weaponry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 In the thumbnail itself at least three of those are either equipped with or wearing vibranium, and another one of them is the hulk. And afaik there's no advanced space weaponry against a hulk. Only one with the vibranium is wearing a helmet though. Still.. hype 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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