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[Cyberpunkd]

I hope this is the beginning of the end of super hero movies. Worst phase in cinema since there are movies.

Agreed. Nuke it from orbit.

Let’s not forget the obligatory bullshit teaser during the credit sequence, wouldn’t be an MCU movie without it.

 

[Hayabusa83]

It just boggles the mind that this is the same company that brought us Captain America: Winter Soldier and the original Iron Man. Some of the early Netflix stuff was also excellent - Daredevil and The Punisher. What they did to Thor was simply unforgivable.

I suspect in the not to distant future this film period will be rightly considered total and utter cringe.

 

[Soodanim]

I have a friend that enjoyed it, but apart from the odd post ITT as well, the positive feedback is few and far between. The MCU public funeral preparations seem to be well underway, the mood is the same everywhere right now

 

[FireFistAce]

They’re trying very hard to make that Kang actor a thing. First time I’ve ever seen that guy.

 

[Spaceman292]

I hope this is the beginning of the end of super hero movies. Worst phase in cinema since there are movies.

The 90s were much worse

 

[Ulysses 31]

They have already blown through the good source material. Hopefully we see an end to cape shit real soon.

Actually, they skipped a lot of good stuff get to the era where they started failing even in the comics.

 

[JCK75]

My 10 year old son watched it Saturday..
he said it was OK..
I take it this means it was more entertaining than the 2nd as when I took him to that he wanted to leave halfway through.

 

[AGRacing]

It's tough to be intimidated by a villain you've seen beaten twice... But I guess the fact that there are so many of them is a big deal. Guardians has always been the favorite for me so maybe that one could be the big phase hook.

I'll give Quantumania high marks because It was a good one to take my kid to..
And it WAS a good one for the kid because..

A) I didn't see any eye rolling heavy handed woke garbage in it.
B) See A.

 

[MayauMiao]

They’re trying very hard to make that Kang actor a thing. First time I’ve ever seen that guy.

I cringe at the media shills trying to sell him as if he is the best thing to ever happen to Hollywood.

 

[Dural]

The 90s were much worse

 

[Blade2.0]

It wasn't horrendous, but it also wasn't good.

Also there's a massive plot hole that I have yet to see explained.

Spoiler: Antman spoilers

Wasn't Scott in the Quantumverse for like 5 years between antman 2 and endgame? Why didn't he know about any of this shit beforehand?

 

[Ulysses 31]

It wasn't horrendous, but it also wasn't good.

Also there's a massive plot hole that I have yet to see explained.

Spoiler: Antman spoilers

Wasn't Scott in the Quantumverse for like 5 years between antman 2 and endgame? Why didn't he know about any of this shit beforehand?

The Quantum realm raises other questions like how does it have breathable air, gravity, an ecosystem etc. Is the quantum realm made out of micro molecules itself?

 

[Blade2.0]

The Quantum realm raises other questions like how does it have breathable air, gravity, an ecosystem etc. Is the quantum realm made out of micro molecules itself?

true, it also doesn't answer why

Spoiler: antman spoliers

hope's mom was cool with sending Scott to the quantum realm when she knew Kang was fucking down there at the end of antman 2 but freaked out when they sent a signal.

 

[FireFly]

It wasn't horrendous, but it also wasn't good.

Also there's a massive plot hole that I have yet to see explained.

Spoiler: Antman spoilers

Wasn't Scott in the Quantumverse for like 5 years between antman 2 and endgame? Why didn't he know about any of this shit beforehand?

Scott was only subjectively there for a few hours. Obviously it raises the question of why time seems to pass differently in Quantumania, which they mention in the movie but handwave over.

 

[DeafTourette]

They’re trying very hard to make that Kang actor a thing. First time I’ve ever seen that guy.

He's been in movies and TV shows ... He's LEGIT! Look up his resume... His name is Johnathan Majors.

 

[Blade2.0]

Scott was only subjectively there for a few hours. Obviously it raises the question of why time seems to pass differently in Quantumania, which they mention in the movie but handwave over.

Yes, but then that also doesn't make sense why hope's mom spent 30 real years there. I guess you're supposed to just say "it's the quantum realm"

 

[DeafTourette]

Yes, but then that also doesn't make sense why hope's mom spent 30 real years there. I guess you're supposed to just say "it's the quantum realm"

In my head canon, there's different levels of the Quantum Realm. Some levels where time flows faster or slower... Other levels that have humanoid life where time flows normally. Remember how different the QR looked in Ant-Man 1 to Ant-Man 2 and now to Ant-Man 3? Look at the end of Ant-Man 2 again... It doesn't look the same as Quantumania... Different level.

 

[Blade2.0]

In my head canon, there's different levels of the Quantum Realm. Some levels where time flows faster or slower... Other levels that have humanoid life where time flows normally. Remember how different the QR looked in Ant-Man 1 to Ant-Man 2 and now to Ant-Man 3? Look at the end of Ant-Man 2 again... It doesn't look the same as Quantumania... Different level.

Just wish they had some basic rules in place for it.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

What genre do you guys want to pop off next?

I kind of miss comedies. 80 for Brady made me realize there is this huge gaping hole.

 

[FireFistAce]

He's been in movies and TV shows ... He's LEGIT! Look up his resume... His name is Johnathan Majors.

I looked up his filmography- never seen any of this stuff. But nothing really stands out there.

 

[DeafTourette]

I looked up his filmography- never seen any of this stuff. But nothing really stands out there.

Well, Creed 3 is coming out soon... You can check that out. Last Black Man in San Francisco is also available on streaming... Devoted is on Paramount+ as well... I already know you won't want to watch his HBO show so I won't suggest it.

 

[FireFistAce]

Well, Creed 3 is coming out soon... You can check that out. Last Black Man in San Francisco is also available on streaming... Devoted is on Paramount+ as well... I already know you won't want to watch his HBO show so I won't suggest it.

None of those shows are in Australia. And if you’re talking about Lovecraft Country - 7.1 on IMDB so not worth risking my time on the show. Creed 3 - I dropped the first Creed 30 minutes in so I don’t see myself watching 2 or 3.

 

[Bragr]

What genre do you guys want to pop off next?

I kind of miss comedies. 80 for Brady made me realize there is this huge gaping hole.

Yeah, it's bizarre how a genre like comedies essentially died out.

The last good comedy I can remember was this one:

 

[FireFistAce]

Yeah, it's bizarre how a genre like comedies essentially died out.

The last good comedy I can remember was this one:

It’s because good comedy is hard to write.

 

[Come On Tars]

Green screen jail is an apt phrase

 

[Jayjayhd34]

From someone who enjoyed most of tv shows and most recent movies this was awful. Just couldn’t imagine it being as bad as people where making out to be. Boy was I wrong indeed this has definitely put me of going to future marvel films. Just going wait till there on Disney plus.

 

[FunkMiller]

An absolutely fucking COLOSSAL second weekend drop of 71% predicted for this turd of a movie.

https://deadline.com/2023/02/box-of...s-revolution-ant-man-and-the-wasp-1235269877/

Seems like everyone still willing to put up with Disney's bullshit went last weekend.

 

[nush]

The gimmick of going big and small isn't impressive when shown in the context of an alien world made in a computer. Of course you can do that when it all looks like a videogame surrounded by creatures with special abilities. Also the alien world is just more rainbow vomit. Size changing in the real world where you can't do that is impressive. Ant man in himself isn't an interesting character, but that's all you are left with.

 

[HoodWinked]

MODOK looked terrible and I'm not even talking about the meme face, he looked like something out of last gen unreal engine. Also this movie had the worst version of this baddie is super powerful but he suddenly depowers because of plot. MODOK and Kang were turning people to dust then in the next scene they fight Ant Man and they suddenly forget they did that and become completely inept, worse is they would do this in the span of a couple minutes so it's just insulting to your intelligence. Multiple times Kang somehow is able to anticipate shrunken versions of Antman and Wasp and bat them away but wouldn't just vaporize them it's like they didn't storyboard any of this shit.

Spoiler

 

[BlackTron]

Yeah, it's bizarre how a genre like comedies essentially died out.

Who can write anything funny without sweating bullets in this environment? Hard to see anyone wanting to make an entire movie like that.

 

[AJUMP23]

The actress that played ant man’s kid was changed and I don’t know why. Also what is the thing when girls always show their 2 front teeth when they rest their face or have pursed lips.

 

[chromhound]

Kang was too big for the movie

 

[Bragr]

MODOK and Kang were turning people to dust then in the next scene they fight Ant Man and they suddenly forget they did that and become completely inept, worse is they would do this in the span of a couple minutes so it's just insulting to your intelligence.

These movies are built for action scenes first and foremost. Plot has always been this thin, it's just more noticeable when they do absurd sci-fi stories because it stands out.

That's why these movies are so annoying, there is a legion of fans with underdeveloped abilities when it comes to noticing stupidity in movies. Some of them are on this forum.

 

[Razvedka]

I thought Endgame was flat-out awful personally. It soured me on the whole MCU there and then.

Agreed. I thought Endgame was trash. For me, the series ended with Infinity War.

 

[FireFistAce]

These movies are built for action scenes first and foremost. Plot has always been this thin, it's just more noticeable when they do absurd sci-fi stories because it stands out.

That's why these movies are so annoying, there is a legion of fans with underdeveloped abilities when it comes to noticing stupidity in movies. Some of them are on this forum.

Very well said.

 

[Days like these...]

I think I'll pass but Is it as bad as the latest Thor?

 

[ScepticMatt]

I already thought endgame was meh because it focused too much on character Fanservice and CGI explosions over storytelling, but maybe that's just me. I enjoyed the Marvel origin movies

 

[BlackTron]

From someone who enjoyed most of tv shows and most recent movies this was awful. Just couldn’t imagine it being as bad as people where making out to be. Boy was I wrong indeed this has definitely put me of going to future marvel films. Just going wait till there on Disney plus.

I still haven't seen it, really demotivated. They are striking out on almost every try post-endgame, and for me this movie was the tipping point in deciding whether I still even pay attention. Let's face it, in a post-cap/Iron-man world, all eyes were on them, and Disney responded with the same "manufacture on a conveyor belt ASAP" they did with Star Wars.

I usually wait until I at least see a movie but with MCU's track record and the discussion around it. No thanks.

Imagine watching Disney make some sort of cinematic accomplishment and letting it stand in pride for a while without spamming ten crappy follow-up films that dilute the brand. It seems as soon as they do anything right it must be mass produced at top speed the very next day.

 

[chromhound]

I thought Endgame was flat-out awful personally. It soured me on the whole MCU there and then.

Endgame was straight garbage. Infinity War left me speechless in a good way

 

[BlackTron]

Endgame was straight garbage. Infinity War left me speechless in a good way

Endgame only worked only as a really long ending to Infinity War. It helped that I didn't watch IW until only a few months before Endgame came out; I didn't have so long to "ponder the next movie". It wasn't another movie, it was a 3 hour over long ending to IW. And it shows, it was originally called Infinity War Part 2.

As one complete unit, IW+Endgame are good. If you take Endgame and compare it directly to IW as separate movies, it sucks. If you took the ending to any book, chopped it off and made it its own long thing, it would suck.

 

[Beastclaw Raider]

We've went to peak superhero movies with the avengers, scenes that gave me chills.. It was like seeing my childhood comics brought to life to this..

 

[March Climber]

What if it becomes a recurring joke that Ant Man is the key to defeating all of the Big Bad Marvel villains?

 

[Jaybe]

They should just make Kang a comedic foil, like the guy that’s thinks he’s a mega-villain but every version of him continues to be dusted, like a storm trooper with more lines. Write in a new baddie that just ways waste to him and the multiverse and moves on.

In box office news, Quantumania continues its disastrous run with a 1.7 million 2nd Monday, a massive Sunday to Monday and prior Monday to Monday drop. It edged out Cocaine Bear by only $69K.

 

[FunkMiller]

They should just make Kang a comedic foil, like the guy that’s thinks he’s a mega-villain but every version of him continues to be dusted, like a storm trooper with more lines. Write in a new baddie that just ways waste to him and the multiverse and moves on.

The way they've gone with Kang was a massive mistake. I don't care that there are infinite versions of him. If I see a villain repeatedly getting murdered on screen, I'm not going to think he's much of a threat. They should have had one Kang who can cross between universes, laying waste to everything. A character that can just pop up, slaughter, then disappear to another reality would have been far scarier.

Not surprised the box office continues to plummet. The film is piss.

 

[FunkMiller]

So, who had the movie about the coked up bear outgrossing the first movie of a new MCU phase within the first two weeks of it releasing?




Anyone?

 

[Sleepwalker]

So, who had the movie about the coked up bear outgrossing the first movie of a new MCU phase within the first two weeks of it releasing?




Anyone?

Next week it will be outperformed by a christianity ad lols

 

[Burning Blade]

I hope this is the beginning of the end of super hero movies. Worst phase in cinema since there are movies.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I think I'll pass but Is it as bad as the latest Thor?

I never saw the new Thor movie but man didn't look awful in a juvenile kind of way. And apparently my bias was confirmed with people saying it's just as juvenile if not worse than I thought.

 

[sinnergy]

It’s not that bad , Thor movies are much worse imo, particularly Ragnarok. This was entertaining at best 6.5 / 7 range , didn’t feel like throwing money away . Pfeifer is still hot

 

[Billbofet]

So, who had the movie about the coked up bear outgrossing the first movie of a new MCU phase within the first two weeks of it releasing?




Anyone?

Think coke bear is in around 1000 fewer theaters than Quantumlamium as well