Captain America: Brave New World - February 14, 2025

[Dynaman]

It might not be a great movie or even a good one(*) but I think the biggest problem for the Marvel movies is brand fatigue AND the switching out of the cast at the exact same time.  

 

(*) - I'm not the person who can judge these things, I only saw a bit of the movie where all the good guys were fighting each other and I couldn't even make it through that movie, on the other hand the D+ show with the current Captain America I thought was pretty good.

[Thom]

4 hours ago, mechaninac said:

Thing is, if the pudding smells rancid, tasting it to make sure, let alone swallowing it, is not a smart move...

3 hours ago, jvmacross said:

It'll be easier to swallow on D+....

7 hours ago, Big s said:

But sometimes if it’s a bad sign when it has past its expiration date 

Okay, bad analogy!

[Big s]

4 hours ago, Dynaman said:

It might not be a great movie or even a good one(*) but I think the biggest problem for the Marvel movies is brand fatigue AND the switching out of the cast at the exact same time.  

I don’t think it was a brand fatigue as much as a lower level of quality in the franchise. The writers don’t really know what to do anymore. If they stopped with the low quality movies, people would be more excited. 

[lechuck]

On 11/28/2024 at 8:08 PM, mechaninac said:

Thing is, if the pudding smells rancid, tasting it to make sure, let alone swallowing it, is not a smart move...

And when the Alien Romulus trailer hit, it was a beautiful looking and lovely aromatic apple pie – people were singing praise, spreading the good word and doing jovial dances for this delicious food. Then they all went out of their way to taste a piece... and came back with food poisoning. 😉

There is an old Klingon proverb for all of this: Only a P'Takh judges a warriors strength by the Bat'leth they carry on their back!

[mechaninac]

1 hour ago, lechuck said:

There is an old Klingon proverb for all of this: Only a P'Takh judges a warriors strength by the Bat'leth they carry on their back!

 

If we're quoting Star Trek, I'll paraphrase the 109th Rule of Acquisition:  "Inane Klingon insults and an empty sack are worth the sack."

Edited November 29, 2024 by mechaninac

[Big s]

4 hours ago, lechuck said:

And when the Alien Romulus trailer hit, it was a beautiful looking and lovely aromatic apple pie – people were singing praise, spreading the good word and doing jovial dances for this delicious food. Then they all went out of their way to taste a piece... and came back with food poisoning. 😉

It’s not a great movie, but I didn’t get the food poisoning from it. I might even give it a rewatch one day. But I definitely had a bad reaction with most of the recent Disney Marvel stuff like the Marvels and Black Panther 2 or the Eternals, or Secret invasion and She Hulk 🤮. Other ones I didn’t like, I’d never go for a second watch like Agatha all Along or the multiverse of madness or the third ant man movie. I didn’t like those, but wasn’t totally sickened by them.

And while I didn’t hate  Ms marvel or Wandavision, I still probably wouldn’t watch them ever again and would probably watch Romulus a second time long before I’d consider giving those another chance.

[sh9000]

Special Look.

 

[Big s]

1 hour ago, sh9000 said:

Special Look.

 

With all the recent talk of how bad Kraven is the last couple days, it forgot this hasn’t come out yet. I guess we gotta wait til February to see if it’s a bomb as well or if it miraculously soars high 

[Bolt]

4 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Special Look.

 

It's funny, the first thing i noticed is the "bad guy" with an AK. Because, you know, that's what bad guys use.

[electric indigo]

10 hours ago, Bolt said:

It's funny, the first thing i noticed is the "bad guy" with an AK. Because, you know, that's what bad guys use.

Left handed, as well 😄

[Big s]

20 hours ago, Bolt said:

It's funny, the first thing i noticed is the "bad guy" with an AK. Because, you know, that's what bad guys use.

It’s like being a kid again. 80’s movies and shows often, but not always had the bad guys or mercs with an AK and the good guys with the M16’s

[sh9000]

Adamantium.

[jvmacross]

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[Big s]

Is it finally coming out? There seems to be so little talk about this one anymore that all excitement or basic interest seems to have been lost months ago 

[sh9000]

 

 

 

 

 

[jvmacross]

The aerial fight sequence look pretty good....IMAX it is...

[jvmacross]

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[jvmacross]

[roboemo]

Now I am thinking Red Hulk saying “Gamma Rays, Sam” ala Senator Armstrong from Metal Gear Rising.

[jvmacross]

[sh9000]

First Look.

 

[sh9000]

Official Clip.

 

[TangledThorns]

Oof. Was planning on seeing it for Valentine's Day date night but think we'll just wait till it comes to streaming instead.

As for the "don't trust critics" response I get it but I'm not risking to spend $40 to $50 to watch a single movie that may suck. 

 

https://www.ign.com/articles/captain-america-brave-new-world-review-anthony-mackie-harrison-ford-red-hulk

[jvmacross]

1 hour ago, TangledThorns said:

Oof. Was planning on seeing it for Valentine's Day date night but think we'll just wait till it comes to streaming instead.

As for the "don't trust critics" response I get it but I'm not risking to spend $40 to $50 to watch a single movie that may suck. 

 

https://www.ign.com/articles/captain-america-brave-new-world-review-anthony-mackie-harrison-ford-red-hulk

I'll go see it on an IMAX screen  during an AMC $5 Tuesday show...

[sh9000]

Unleashing the Red Hulk.

[Big s]

4 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

Oof. Was planning on seeing it for Valentine's Day date night but think we'll just wait till it comes to streaming instead.

As for the "don't trust critics" response I get it but I'm not risking to spend $40 to $50 to watch a single movie that may suck. 

 

https://www.ign.com/articles/captain-america-brave-new-world-review-anthony-mackie-harrison-ford-red-hulk

Yeah, I get the don’t trust the critics, but it’s kinda tough when even the easy going ones aren’t impressed.

[Big s]

My daughter went with her fiance yesterday and said it’s not a perfect movie, but they had fun anyway and liked it. I may check it out, but probably will still wait for D+. They sent me a picture of the popcorn bucket and at least it’s not pervya little weird that its like your eating his brains 

Edited February 16 by Big s

[David Hingtgen]

Saw it yesterday, did "dinner and a movie" (where they serve you at your seat)----I liked it.  I think the B/B- rating is about right.  Is it great?  No, but nothing's as good as Captain America: Winter Soldier.  And it's 10x better than true junk like Eternals or Quantumania or The Marvels.  People are acting like this is bottom-tier MCU, and it's not at all.  It's a solid movie IMHO.  Just not, 'amazing'.     

[Big s]

5 hours ago, David Hingtgen said:

Saw it yesterday, did "dinner and a movie" (where they serve you at your seat)----I liked it.  I think the B/B- rating is about right.  Is it great?  No, but nothing's as good as Captain America: Winter Soldier.  And it's 10x better than true junk like Eternals or Quantumania or The Marvels.  People are acting like this is bottom-tier MCU, and it's not at all.  It's a solid movie IMHO.  Just not, 'amazing'.     

I’ve been hearing that as well. Basically not as good as the greats, but far better than the majority of the films , especially the recent ones. 
I didn’t think as many people would check this one out, but family, friends and coworkers have gone out and watched it. I guess not much to do on the long weekend or something. Most of them really had fun with it, although there were a few that I talked to that weren’t too impressed but no one that hated it yet so far out of the people I know.

[mechaninac]