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wackyteen
02/22/21 9:50:20 AM
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It runs a bit too long and probably could've used a restructure but for what we got, it was enjoyable enough.

The beginning is probably the worst part of the film though it fits into the narrative. Just feels like it should've taken fifteen minutes instead of, like, thirty. There was one point in the beginning where I got distracted and totally forgot the movie was even on lol <_<

As a standalone Marvel film, it's pretty standard quality. It's just, getting it in between IW and Endgame, I feel like people were more disappointed because it lacked that scale those two movies had so everybody has a more negative view of the film.

I'd recommend if you disliked it, give it another go. I'm not saying it's going to surprise you by being "oh so much better" but you might find more things to like than your first watch through

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radical rhino
02/22/21 10:02:47 AM
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Pros:
Samuel L Jackson being Carols sidekick is awesome.
Talos is awesome.
The Skrull and Kree are a neat addition to the MCU.
The feminist message is good. Especially the end where she blasts Jude Law instead of fighting him.

Cons:
The plot is formulaic. Standard Marvel movie. Nothing too exciting.
The directors cant do fight scenes.

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xyphilia
02/22/21 10:05:59 AM
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I liked it. It's middle tier mcu, good popcorn movie

The 90s thing isn't really that apparent, not as egregious as movies that are set in the 80s or 70s. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing.

The young Sam Jackson and coulson thing is cool, what is that?
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Tom Clark
02/22/21 10:07:52 AM
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I like it.

It's pretty much a by-the-book MCU origin movie, with nothing exceptionally noteworthy about it, but I don't think it does anything wrong, either.

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Notti
02/22/21 10:19:09 AM
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YourDrunkFather
02/22/21 10:20:09 AM
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Notti posted...
Meh movie. I find her acting a bit wooden.

A bit? She sounds more like a robot than Vision

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xyphilia
02/22/21 10:21:57 AM
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Also was surprised that coulson doesn't have much of a role in the movie. When I first heard that agent coulson would return to the movies, I thought it meant more. Once again I was suckered into thinking tv universe and movies would ever mix. Now I know better
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Returning_CEmen
02/22/21 10:23:43 AM
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Imagine thinking a Jude Law movie is bad
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PokemonYoutube
02/22/21 10:33:24 AM
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Thoroughly forgettable movie.
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BuckVanHammer
02/22/21 10:33:35 AM
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Sam Jackson saved it. cap marvel is just a dull character.

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ZevLoveDOOM
02/22/21 10:37:05 AM
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i watched it for the first time last weekend.

it wasnt terrible but it felt pretty bland for a Marvel movie.

also, im not familiar with the character but is Carol Denvers supposed to be that uncharismatic? Brie Larson barely emoted throughout the movie. lol
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ZevLoveDOOM
02/22/21 10:38:00 AM
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i did like Samuel L Jackson in it tho. that CGI facial rejuvenation looked pretty convincing!

and Goose was entertaining as well.
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K181
02/22/21 10:50:10 AM
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It was a fine movie. Had some good moments, had some dumb moments.

It was no where near the top tier of the MCU, but it wasn't utter shit like the original Thor either. It was just a fun popcorn flick.

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dj1200
02/22/21 11:27:12 AM
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I hate her acting. And the character seems non realistic. I wish she was more like a real person

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Medussa
02/22/21 11:30:46 AM
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best stan lee cameo, too.

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wackyteen
02/22/21 1:59:57 PM
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dj1200 posted...
I hate her acting. And the character seems non realistic. I wish she was more like a real person
She always acts like she's trying to be super serious but it just comes across as her being too in her own head

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DB_Insider
02/22/21 2:01:30 PM
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Jude Law should Team up with iron man and discombobulate with each other
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refmon
02/22/21 2:02:58 PM
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wackyteen posted...
She always acts like she's trying to be super serious but it just comes across as her being too in her own head
I'd be fine if she was super cocky and serious and everyone looked at her funny but no, they take her as serious as she does.

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Jagr_68
02/22/21 2:03:04 PM
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BuckVanHammer posted...
cap marvel is just a dull character.

Is that supposed to be a character trait or something? Brie Larson is not THAT bad in anything else.

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ZevLoveDOOM
02/22/21 2:03:11 PM
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i remember Brie Larson in Community as Abed's girl. and she emoted way more on those episodes... lol
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dj1200
02/22/21 2:06:02 PM
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wackyteen posted...
She always acts like she's trying to be super serious but it just comes across as her being too in her own head

exactly. i hate the super cocky attitude. i want them to make her more realistic. give her more emotions than just 'i've got this, i'm better than everyone'

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BuckVanHammer
02/22/21 2:07:12 PM
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Jagr_68 posted...
Is that supposed to be a character trait or something? Brie Larson is not THAT bad in anything else.
I don't think its a brie problem. its a carol problem, just wasn't fleshed out well.


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IloveJesus
02/22/21 2:07:35 PM
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K181 posted...
It was no where near the top tier of the MCU

Agreed, but that basically means it's shit.

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SuperShake666
02/22/21 2:07:59 PM
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Goose and Nick Fury make that movie, tbh

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pure_temper
02/22/21 2:08:09 PM
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its underrated imo.

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SquirtleSkwad
02/22/21 2:08:33 PM
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Tom Clark posted...
I like it.

It's pretty much a by-the-book MCU origin movie, with nothing exceptionally noteworthy about it, but I don't think it does anything wrong, either.
I think Iron Man was very exceptionally noteworthy, tbh.

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Tyranthraxus
02/22/21 2:08:53 PM
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Jagr_68 posted...
Is that supposed to be a character trait or something? Brie Larson is not THAT bad in anything else.

Actually Carol Danvers is kind of a horrible person.



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Rapid99
02/22/21 2:09:47 PM
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It feels like a Phase 1 MCU movie. Probably would have been received better then too, just because it's better for a narrative to not introduce a pivotal character right when the pivot is happening.

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SquirtleSkwad
02/22/21 2:10:55 PM
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BuckVanHammer posted...
I don't think its a brie problem. its a carol problem, just wasn't fleshed out well.
It's definitely prominent in her other roles.

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Tyranthraxus
02/22/21 2:11:12 PM
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Rapid99 posted...
It feels like a Phase 1 MCU movie. Probably would have been received better then too, just because it's better for a narrative to not introduce a pivotal character right when the pivot is happening.
She did nothing "pivotal" though. She was absent for the majority of the movie and her biggest accomplishment is slowing Thanos down sightly longer than Captain America did in Infinity war.

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GoldenSchmoldin
02/22/21 2:12:40 PM
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I just hate her role in Endgame. Such a cheap Deus Ex Machina. But I guess it's the only way to write your way out of the world being in imminent, inescapable doom.
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masterpug53
02/22/21 2:14:40 PM
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radical rhino posted...
The feminist message is good. Especially the end where she blasts Jude Law instead of fighting him.

This was probably my favorite part of the movie, tbh. That whole scene could have ended up just being a subversive gag, but her line 'I have nothing to prove to you' ended up really sticking with me.

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Rapid99
02/22/21 2:16:38 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
She did nothing "pivotal" though. She was absent for the majority of the movie and her biggest accomplishment is slowing Thanos down sightly longer than Captain America did in Infinity war.


Her biggest accomplishment was saving Tony, and her distress signal beforehand is treated as a big deal. But I see your point.

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GoldenSchmoldin
02/22/21 2:17:31 PM
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radical rhino posted...
Especially the end where she blasts Jude Law instead of fighting him.
I don't remember that scene. Was it basically like this?

https://youtu.be/kQKrmDLvijo
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CommonJoe
02/22/21 2:18:10 PM
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GoldenSchmoldin posted...
I just hate her role in Endgame. Such a cheap Deus Ex Machina. But I guess it's the only way to write your way out of the world being in imminent, inescapable doom.

Well the thing is with the power level shes at theres only one way to use her. I mean, that battle ends minutes after she shows up.

Same reason Scarlet Witch also got blasted out of the movie the same way Marvel did. She was about to rip Thanos in half and theres no other way to write Thanos out of that without cheapening it.

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Tyranthraxus
02/22/21 2:18:31 PM
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GoldenSchmoldin posted...
I don't remember that scene. Was it basically like this?

https://youtu.be/kQKrmDLvijo
Yeah, basically.

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Blue_Popo
02/22/21 10:17:44 PM
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It's a fine movie in a phase where Marvel movies had stepped away from Phase 1 type storytelling.

It came out between much better movies. It was after Homecoming, Ragnarok, BP, Infinity War, Even fucking Ant Mand and the Wasp and before Endgame and Far From Home. I will put it above Doctor Strange which didn't resonate with me.

If I were to split MCU into upper, mid and low tier...it's in the lower tier but one of the better low tier movies. Young Fury and the Skrulls saved it for me
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AlisLandale
02/22/21 10:27:02 PM
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My main problem with the movie is that Carol Danvers was boring as fuck and overshadowed by literally every other character.

Like at the mid-point Monica is going on about how amazing and brave she is and stuff, and based on everything I saw up to that point in the movie, it felt hollow.

Granted most of the marvel movies Ive seen have had weird emotional beats that just dont work for me at all. Like in Black Panther the movie tried to build up that CIA guys potential sacrifice, and the entire time the camera was on him I just couldnt care less whether he lived or died.

idk. Larson played practically the exact same character in Skull Island but came off as more fun and interesting there. Something about CM just felt off

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cousinvini
02/22/21 10:30:34 PM
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It was an enjoyable movie.
Ant Man 2 was wayyy worse and didn't get half the hate this one got, lol

(Ant Man 2 was shit)
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PoundGarden
02/22/21 11:00:11 PM
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Notti posted...
Meh movie. I find her acting a bit wooden.


Jagr_68 posted...
Is that supposed to be a character trait or something? Brie Larson is not THAT bad in anything else.

IIRC she wasn't given anyone else's lines when she got the script or something like that to keep everything spoiler free. That may have been for Endgame though, but I'm positive her "bad acting" was addressed as something to the effect of she was basically acting with zero knowledge of the other characters, and a fuck ton of omitted crucial information on the scenes shed be in so she wasn't sure what emotion her character was supposed to be feeling or motivations etc a lot of the time. Makes sense to me, actors need context

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Blue_Popo
02/23/21 9:45:04 AM
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cousinvini posted...
It was an enjoyable movie.
Ant Man 2 was wayyy worse and didn't get half the hate this one got, lol

(Ant Man 2 was shit)

Ant Man 2 is better than Captain Marvel
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wackyteen
02/23/21 9:56:13 AM
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I didn't hate Ant-Man 2 though I felt the story was a little convoluted for my tastes.

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