sagekilz Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 On 12/26/2021 at 8:48 PM, kav said: Manos Hands of Fate kicked its *** The MST3K 'Manos' is a spectacle to behold. Larryw7 and kav 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 On 1/3/2022 at 8:04 AM, sagekilz said: The MST3K 'Manos' is a spectacle to behold. Dr Forrester even apologized to Joel for that one. sagekilz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos_in_Canada Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Sersi Powers & Fight Scenes | Eternals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I told my parents that this is on Disney+, and my dad decided to watch it prior to my comments. He texted me within 5 minutes saying, "wow, this is bad". My dad enjoys pretty much anything. Less than 5 minutes in, and this is comically bad. Let's see if it gets any better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 The editing feels very random, similar to the BvS theatrical cut. There have been some decent visual-storytelling scenes, but even with low expectations the start so far has just been very bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Prediction: The way that Ajak/Sersei communicates with Arishem; I see them replicating that with Silver Surfer and Galactus in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimebuster Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Just watched this finally now that it's on Disney. Overall, I thought it was a flawed movie with a lot of promise. My main sense was that the film was hampered by being beholden to superhero movie tropes. I felt like there was a much better movie that the filmmaker was trying to get to but didn't because of the constraints of the genre. What I don't understand is why those constraints are there - there's no real reason why, just because it's in the MCU, it has to all be resolved with a dumb cgi fist fight. I don't know if Marvel is to blame or the director, but it almost felt like they didn't trust the fans to come along on the journey so they dumbed aspects of it down to try and play to what they think the audience expects. Specifically, the big issue for me was that the deviants storyline went nowhere and ultimately meant nothing. They set stuff up with the deviant, but once we got the surprise twist about the real bad guy, the deviant arc became pointless so they just sort of randomly ended it in a pointless side fight. The fact that the deviants and eternals are essentially the same was thematically rich, especially as the thrust of the film is the eternals finding and embracing their own humanity. A much better way to go for me would have been to explore this by, say, having the unimind require the deviant to be part of it in order to succeed. Having Ikarus reject has humanity at the same time the deviants tried to find theirs should have been a rich vein to explore. Instead they squandered it for a boring cgi fight that added nothing. I also hated the post credits scene. Pip the troll sucks in any context, but that scene was so tonally jarring compared to the movie that preceded it that it kind of crapped on the entire film. First watch thoughts I give it a B-. It could have been great but it shot itself in the foot for no reason. alexgross.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Probably the worst writing in the MCU, and I think that it's safe to say that the acting is even worse than Captain Marvel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Nanjiani is the only 'lead' with any charisma in this movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenosmilus Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I tried rewatching it last night but got bored about 20 minutes in and turned it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I'm honestly f^&*ing sick of the MCU nerfing Celestials. This movie is pathetic. 1/10. Can't wait to see The Thing beat Galactus by himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bosco685 Posted January 13, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2022 The battle we truly want to see who will win. There can be only one (that can knock you out faster)! Finhead, media_junkie, theCapraAegagrus and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos_in_Canada Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Makkari Powers & Fight Scenes | Eternals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos_in_Canada Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) Eternals First 9 Minutes - Exclusive (2021) | Vudu Edited January 13, 2022 by Chaos_in_Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 kav and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 9:35 AM, Crimebuster said: Just watched this finally now that it's on Disney. Overall, I thought it was a flawed movie with a lot of promise. My main sense was that the film was hampered by being beholden to superhero movie tropes. I felt like there was a much better movie that the filmmaker was trying to get to but didn't because of the constraints of the genre. What I don't understand is why those constraints are there - there's no real reason why, just because it's in the MCU, it has to all be resolved with a dumb cgi fist fight. I don't know if Marvel is to blame or the director, but it almost felt like they didn't trust the fans to come along on the journey so they dumbed aspects of it down to try and play to what they think the audience expects. Specifically, the big issue for me was that the deviants storyline went nowhere and ultimately meant nothing. They set stuff up with the deviant, but once we got the surprise twist about the real bad guy, the deviant arc became pointless so they just sort of randomly ended it in a pointless side fight. The fact that the deviants and eternals are essentially the same was thematically rich, especially as the thrust of the film is the eternals finding and embracing their own humanity. A much better way to go for me would have been to explore this by, say, having the unimind require the deviant to be part of it in order to succeed. Having Ikarus reject has humanity at the same time the deviants tried to find theirs should have been a rich vein to explore. Instead they squandered it for a boring cgi fight that added nothing. I also hated the post credits scene. Pip the troll sucks in any context, but that scene was so tonally jarring compared to the movie that preceded it that it kind of crapped on the entire film. First watch thoughts I give it a B-. It could have been great but it shot itself in the foot for no reason. what a great and thoughtful review. +1 jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 1:46 PM, Bosco685 said: OUCH! Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 when does the Oscar push begin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Romeo Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Just watched it on Disney+. I have to say when I first heard of this movie coming out I was super excited about the direction it was going to take the MCU. Then I started reading all the hateful reviews the movie got and decided not to go to the theater to see it and just wait to stream. I can honestly say I really enjoyed the movie and am looking forward to the next ten years of movies and how I’ll look back as this was the start of possibly/hopefully the next big villain. You can pick it apart all you want but it was way better than my expectations. The only criticism I had was the humor didn’t work very well. This movie had more of a serious tone and the humor didn’t feel like the normal balance of seriousness and humor in a marvel movie. Out of all the marvel movies I don’t think I would rank it as a top five movie but it’s definitely in the top half. I like pie, jimjum12 and @therealsilvermane 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I didn't laugh at any of the jokes, that's for sure. I did laugh at 1 Eternals' power defeating a Celestial, though. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
