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That's Marvel for you. They overuse greys and browns to add a veneer of realism, not realizing that the sets and environments need to pop whereas the magic and superpowers need to be toned down. The third act of Shang Chi is a perfect example of this. Muddy greys and browns everywhere (UGLY), and bright blowing energy blobs (UGLY) standing in for magic and superpowers. They need to reverse it. Make the magic and powers look realistic, and go apeshit with the environments.
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Frankly I have no idea what people are mixed on about it. It's funny, entertaining, well-crafted, pretty well-written, and has enough heart not to become obnoxious. As far as the box office, another example of simultaneous strategies hurting more than helping studios, particularly WB. I think the $30 price for PA makes it so Disney films can still make money in theaters. But those going straight to HBO? Pfff. Only GvK made it to 100mil and that was due to "return to theaters" buzz among audiences. Conjuring 3 and Suicide Squad could've crossed the mark were it not for the MAX deal. And how many subs are they really adding per movie? Probably not many.
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The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread: Electric Boogaloo
tonytr87 replied to grim22's topic in Numbers and Data
It would've cracked 100mil pre-COVID. If Hustlers and other less bankable movies could it, Free Guy could. With Delta bringing us back to Feb numbers, there won't be a domestic 100 mil grosser again until Bond. That's right, unless we get the virus under control again, Shang Chi won't be hitting it either. -
Black Widow | July 9 2021 | ScarJo secures the bag from Disney
tonytr87 replied to Kalo's topic in Box Office Discussion
Yup. She tried to negotiate and they ignored her. Disney has always been greedy, but they've gotten worse with Iger retired. -
Am I the only one who thinks PVOD isn't tenable as a revenue stream for the industry should theaters go away? Only 1 percent of subs purchasing Jungle Cruise (only 2 percent in the case of Black Widow) is godawful. Between that and HBO Max only adding 10 mil subs in the wake of their announcement (half of which is probably churn), these studios are going to have to wake up to the fact that theatrical can't be replaced...not until people are willing to plop down $30 at home, which clearly they're not willing to do right now.
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It's a legitimately great movie until they rush that third act and give us an entirely unnecessary floating fortress in the sky. I guess the idea is that the Red Room is like Russia's version of Shield, but still... They also really botched the effects in a key moment involving Yelena. Alas, it's merely a good movie.
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Black Widow | July 9 2021 | ScarJo secures the bag from Disney
tonytr87 replied to Kalo's topic in Box Office Discussion
A good villain is paramount to a great superhero movie. Without it, it's simply a good comedy with a little bit of heart. Nothing wrong with that, but not a Great movie with a capital-G. -
Black Widow | July 9 2021 | ScarJo secures the bag from Disney
tonytr87 replied to Kalo's topic in Box Office Discussion
A-level Endgame Civil War Avengers Iron Man Homecoming Infinity War Winter Soldier B-level Far From Home Ultron Thor Guardians 2 Ant-Man Black Panther Iron Man 2 Captain Marvel Iron Man 3 Ant-Man and the Wasp First Avenger Ragnarok Guardians Doctor Strange Dark World C-level Incredible Hulk