Val357

The backlash towards Dave Chapelle and Netflix is utterly hilarious!

It's weird because I enjoyed Black Widow. It wasn't a masterpiece or anything but I enjoyed it just fine as standard Marvel fare. It helped that I really liked the new characters. They needed fresh, meaningful elements to make the film itself meaningful. For instance, without a character like Yelena Belova, who we know will play a part in the MCU going forward, you end up thinking "What did I just watch and why?". I see your point too. If that scene is the highlight for many then that says a lot about the reception if a scene like that didn't "save it".

Thank you for this! As I told Ronin, clearly I was getting the wrong impression.

That's encouraging! Thank you. I guess I was reading into people's comments wrong. I was getting kind of a "lukewarm" vibe. But last week before release is what counts. Got it! Thanks again, Ronin. You've been helpful on multiple occasions since I signed up here.

75%?? That would be wild. That would be the kind of drop I'd expect if its 2nd weekend was Eternals OW.

I like that we're starting to get a steady flow of trailers for next year's films. Seems like it was taking a bit to get there, though the industry as a whole has slowed things down as we come out of Covid times.

True, we don't know what would have been there instead of that scene. I suppose I'm just happy that we did indeed get what we got.

Well put. Thank you my friend. I understand the sarcastic replies to my post because I didn't word it very well. I'm also quite exhausted with real world issues and just want to escape so maybe the politics that were always there just stand out more.

Why is their sexuality even important? This is a comic book property. I couldn't care any less about that stuff when I'm watching movies and shows about superheroes. That's just my take. It's just a distraction. It's a not so subtle wink to the political discussion and identity politics going on in the real world (which I know is not new to films or other entertainment). Anyway, good takes from everyone about the writing and stuff. Like everything else, it's very subjective.

Hey everyone grows and improves okay!! 😂

Right?? Kevin Feige showing why he HAS to be so hands on, especially with lesser talent involved in making some of these films.

Those movies are the gold standard. Nothing comes close. At all. Some of the greatest films ever made. Fellowship was just so magical to experience for the first time. All three were.

Oh right! I forgot about this! I've been looking forward to it since the extras on the blu-ray are, predictably, lame. I miss the days of Lord of the Rings extended editions.

I think at this point it's pretty safe to say Eternals is NOT opening over $100M. Presales aren't bad but they don't seem to be indicating anything over the biggest opening weekends we've already seen (Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Black Widow).

Halloween Kills through day 10: Wednesday: $2.0M Thursday: roughly flat ($2M give or take several thousand) Weekend Friday: $4.6M Saturday: $6.7M Sunday: $4M Total: $15.3M (-69.1%)