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Lol they didn’t bother giving Mads any kind of look at all. It’s literally just Mads partying it up. That could be a photo from Another Round.
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I'm six hours removed from my showing of Eternals ending, and I've been letting it sink in. I really don't understand why the response has been so middling. Probably because it's the most un-MCU movie by a good margin, which is partially why I enjoyed it so much. Still enjoyed Shang-Chi more on a pure entertainment level, but Eternals will safely sit in the upper half of my MCU list.
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I just got out of Eternals, and loved almost every minute of it. I’m not saying it’s consistently great, but I was intrigued and entertained throughout. Certainly a different flavor than every other MCU film, which I liked. I’m honestly shocked the reviews are so middling, whereas something as generic as Black Widow is sitting at around 80%.
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The RT score has dropped 5% with the last 32 reviews (69 to 101)... don't like that trend in the long run. Could see this settling near 75%. The YouTuber Calvin Dyson (his entire channel is about James Bond, I've found him to be an informative, entertaining, and objective Bond fan) thinks this film will be very divisive among Bond fans.
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4 hours ago, Noctis said:
Apparently, Mads Mikkelsen is great in this film.
Is there any project that Mads has been in where he himself wasn't great, regardless of the other elements of that project?
The man doesn't know how to phone it in.
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What a horrendous title. I can’t wait for them to work it into the first page of dialogue like “Grindlewald must answer for his crimes”.
That said, my ticket was bought when Mads replaced Depp. Mads may very well be my favorite actor working today, and the description I saw of his Grindlewald being “wizard Hannibal” is everything I wanted.As for B.O. potential and audience enthusiasm for the series… well, I just rewatched the 3 trailers for CoG to try to understand how the film was sold. The marketing was pretty vague as to the film’s plot line, instead settling up the dynamic between Law’s Dumbledore and Persona-Non-Grata Depp.
Now given how unfocused CoG was, it makes sense the marketing lacked focus.
If DoS can hone in on Newt, give him an actual character arc, have a linear plot, slowly build up Mads, bring back a sense of magical fun instead of being dreary, and convey those points in the marketing, I can defiantly see this outperforming CoG.
Also, the 3 and a half year wait certainly helps.
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Mads Mikkelsen.
That’s it. That’s the post.
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The funniest thing about ERC is that ER stands for “Exhibitor Relations”.
I wonder how the Exhibitor’s he’s spent his Twitter career “relating” feel about his newfound proclivity for PVOD revenue…
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18 hours ago, 4815162342 said:
When you have a vibrant and colorful Village film set, and an even more vibrant and colorful Waterfall/pond set, and you choose to set the final martial arts showdown between Shang-Chi and Wenwu on a gray rock floor in front of 100% greenscreen, you have a problem with vision
I'm not sure the dueling blue and yellow rings would have been as strong aesthetically (and I thought those were executed as well as they theoretically could have been) with a more colorful background. You needed a neutral tone to let the rings shine without visually overloading the screen.
But I have the same criticism for the Endgame finale.
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I've now seen Shang-Chi twice. I freaking love it. Top-tier MCU origin film (basically this, Iron Man, and Guardians)
That said, it's not perfect. I've avoided reading critiques of Simu Liu so far, so I don't know what the overall impression of him has been, but here are my thoughts:
Comedic timing, relatability, charisma: A
Physical action chops: B+
Dramatic and emotional heft: D
There were several moments between Simu Liu and Tony Leung where the difference in the dramatic acting talent was night and day. It's unfair to compare a sitcom supporting actor who has been acting for a decade with a global legend, but it is what it is. I never felt Shang-Chi's internal struggle and anguish as much as I would have liked. Especially during the final confrontation with Wenwu.
Likewise, Wenwu's demise was too unceremonious, considering all the character work done in the preceding two-ish hours. Wenwu punches the wall again, Cthulhu flies out, attacks Shang-Chi and Wenwu, and Wenwu pushes them both out of the way before the beast grabs him and eats his soul.
Here's what I would have loved to see: Cthulhu flies out, and Wenwu has a prolonged moment of realization that he was deceived, his mission was for naught, he was blinded by love, and that he was personally responsible for all the death and destruction being caused. After this moment of realization, as the Cthulhu beast flies toward him and Shang-Chi, he uses the rings to push just his son out of the way of the creature's path, intentionally sacrificing himself. And in his final moments, shares a sentence of regret with his son.
4 hours ago, Darth Homer said:The only part that didn’t quite work for me was trying to make Wenwu a sympathetic villain. Maybe if he hadn’t been a murdering megalomaniac before he fell in love it would have worked, but basically he was evil the whole time and just briefly settled down to have a family.
It's because the film didn't emphasize how his quest to be reunited with his love truly blinded him to reality. The film should have played into that more.
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15 minutes ago, Menor said:
Close enough that actuals can put it over.
Please let that happen so we can clown the ERC “bottom 5” tweet even more.
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IMO, Chapek could be out the door in a couple years, especially if his new theme park annual pass structure doesn’t take off.
I do have concern for Eternals. It’s not as easy of a “sell” as Shang-Chi (family centric martial arts). What’s the “hook” for Eternals outside of Chloe Zhao (who casual audiences won’t know or care about) and Angelina Jolie (who has been very downplayed so far). Having a large and diverse ensemble case is nice, but not a strong draw IMO.
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42 minutes ago, ThomasNicole said:
Me too, at least online i feel IW is way more beloved than EG lol.
Maybe because the movie is a clusterfuck of "Holy shit" moments for 150 minutes and EG is a more structured movie.
IW is a fantastically paced blockbuster. 100% rollercoaster from start to finish, a couple moments to take a breath, but no down time. It's a lean machine.
EG is great, but the pacing is frequently stop-and-start. That makes the difference for me.
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Jeez, what happened here this afternoon.... Can someone give me the lowdown on the thread "drama"? Were there fluctuating indicators over the past 7 hours about Shang-Chi's BO today, or people just continuing to doom-and-gloom irrationally?
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Shang-Chi's 8.8m preview number is, IMO, more impressive than Black Widow's 13.2m. Even if we hypothetically adjust BW's Thursday to 15m if we pretend there was no Disney+ release.
Black Widow was the first Marvel film in almost two years, with a character that had been on screen for a decade played by a bonafide superstar, at a general low-point for COVID in 2021.
Shang-Chi comes along on a historically underutilized holiday weekend, with Delta peaking (I hope), introducing a new lead character with one of the actors from an obscure (a statement not reflective of the show's quality) Canadian sitcom.
I'm on BoxOfficeMojo (or what's left of it) right now, looking at "Martial Arts" films. The top-6 Martial Arts movie opening weekends domestic are two Matrix films (48m and 91m openings), two Rush Hour films (50m and 67m), Mission Impossible 2 (57m) and The Karate Kid (55m). The Karate Kid is the only one of those I'd consider a true "Martial Arts" film instead of simply being influenced greatly by the genre.
Shang-Chie is already going to be the only non-sequel and non-reboot "Martial Arts" film to open $50m+ in the three day window. If it passes Karate Kid's 55m, I would consider it the top domestic opening for a "Martial Arts" film (sorry Matrix 2/Rush Hour 2).
I don't know how this OW be viewed as anything other than a resounding success. And the fantastic audience reaction (so far, which I expect to hold) combined with lack of competition in September should lead to some of the better legs we've seen for a Marvel film.
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Gloom-and-Doomers have been waiting over a year and a half for something new blockbuster franchise they can gloom-and-doom about.
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Just got out of the theater, this is going to have great word of mouth. This is the most excited I've been to see weekend numbers in a long long time.
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I agree with those saying this had $2b WW potential pre-COVID.
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Decent/Good trailer. Not as good as the initial trailers for Homecoming or FFH. This one was explicitly telling us the first act of the film. Coulda been half a minute shorter. I would have cut most of Strange. Didn't need any of Wong, didn't need to see the spell going wrong, just go from Peter making his request to "be careful what you wish for Parker", then into "This Christmas" and the remainder of the trailer.
That said, I'm pumped. Molina's Doc Ock has always been my top comic book film villain, and I never in my wildest dreams thought II would see him in that role again.
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Very much enjoyed this, mostly loved it, not as great of a complete package as the GOTG films (not that this warrants direct comparison aside from Gunn’s involvement). Less funny than I was expecting (though that’s by Gunn’s design) but more engaging on a story and character level than I was expecting.
The second act was very sprawling and I think unfocused (though still entertaining). The setup was great, and the 3rd act spectacular. The middle felt very start-and-stop.
John Cena was much better here than in Alt-F4. I’m a huge Peter Capaldi fan, and loved every moment of him here, even if it’s less than I would have liked.
I knew going in that most of the cast would be killed off, and none of those decisions surprised me, though the how and when most people died kept catching me off guard.
Went to the theater for this, first time since Rise of Skywalker. Had a good crowd. Hope this gets a somewhat respectable opening weekend (that $30m projection seems low to me, but maybe Delta really has made a big dent in the cinema-going apatite)
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Saw it. Very underwhelming. I haven't seen any Twitter reaction yet but I'm not surprise that the scene being mentioned in the couple above posts is being heavily criticized. The special effects surrounding this moment were atrocious. The late 3rd act had some of the worst fire effects I've ever seen. Looked like stock assets thrown on top at the last minute at a couple points.
Script felt like a first draft. Direction was entirely generic, a poor imitation of the Russo's (this is what I'll point to when people say the Russo's don't have their own style). Acting was great across the board, in the moments when the actors were given something to do.
4th best MCU product of the year.
18 hours ago, Darth Lehnsherr said:Was there any deaging done on William Hurt? Something felt off with his scenes but considering it's only been a couple of years since they did Civil War I can't imagine any deaging was needed.
He felt off. He's not acting much anymore. Dating back to 2016, 4 of his 7 film appearences have been Marvel. His physical appearance stuck me as a little gaunty. I know he was walking around the Black Widow set with a cane, it was photographed. He's just getting old unfortunately.
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This has to be the most anticipated film trailer of all time. I’m not sure what else would come close. Maybe the first trailer for Avatar, all the way back at Comic-Con 2009? First trailer for Infinity War?
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Scarlett Johansson almost received an Oscar nomination for voicing a seductive AI.
Just leaving that nugget there.
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I was inspired to be productive today:
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | April 15, 2022 | Final Trailer on Page 75
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It's a good trailer. Nothing great or disappointing. Looks like this is the film that CoG wanted to be, with less brooding. More of a sense of adventure. Like Newt's updated look, and am excited for Jessica Williams, along with Mads of course. Even if this was utter trash, I'd see this just for Mads. Hell, I suffered through Chaos Walking.