CAPTAIN MARVEL WEEKEND THREAD l $153M DOM (3rd-biggest March opening), $455M WW (6th biggest WW opening) l Other weekend #s: Dragon 14.7, Madea 12, Lego 3.8, Alita 3.2

[Brainbug]

5 minutes ago, LexJoker said:

Have seen quite a few people who have said this including critics and youtube reviewers. Maybe the problem was with the character of Carol and directing.

 

Thats just my opinion but the script/storyboard was the main problem for me. Brie just has not that much good material to work with. Shes a very good actress as shown in other movies, but the actor/actress cant just improvise everything into greatness.

 

Another example of that would be Kong: Skull Island where Brie Larson also plays an important role but the dialogue shes given is just cliche and by-the-numbers, making her and her role forgettable.

Edited March 9, 2019 by Brainbug

[REC]

1 hour ago, marveldcfox said:

First marvel movie I found to be so underwhelming in terms of story telling, visuals, action and even performances..like everything was so bland. God knows how this got 80+ on RT. 

If it makes you feel better the actual average score among all critics is about 69%.  This gets averaged up to 82-83% since RT generates the top number only looking at whether a review was overall positive or negative.

 

Check the details on all critic reviews, you’ll see this is what they do.  It’s not just CM obviously, you can go back for years and see many movies get their top line scores bolstered by 10-20%.

 

I’m not saying anything one way or the other or making any sort of value judgment, it’s how RT works.  Since you wondered.

[Ent]

I like both WW and Captain Marvel but to me none are unforgettable or have that masterpiece, classic seal to it.  There isn't yet a CBM with a female lead that i consider a 'classic'

 

If i could point to the best movie ever made and led by an actress it will be 'Nikita' in its original french version. 

 

Anne Parillaud was outsanding and the movie remained to me, a female led action movie/drama masterpiece that hasn't yet approached but none other since its release !

[charlie Jatinder]

9 minutes ago, JohnnyGossamer said:

Wait... No update on that Friday number yet?

What are you saying, man. 

 

That's downright offensive.

 

I mean ffs, we had the day 1 estimate, 7 in the morning (PST).

Edited March 9, 2019 by Charlie Jatinder

[LexJoker]

4 minutes ago, Charlie Jatinder said:

What are you saying, man. 

 

That's downright offensive.

Someone should update the title of the topic.

[JohnnyGossamer]

2 minutes ago, Charlie Jatinder said:

What are you saying, man. 

 

That's downright offensive.

Whoops! Apologies! Wasn't in the title of the thread or pinned. What's the latest?

[Napoleon]

5 minutes ago, Ent said:

I like both WW and Captain Marvel but to me none are unforgettable or have that masterpiece, classic seal to it.  There isn't yet a CBM with a female lead that i consider a 'classic'

 

If i could point to the best movie ever made and led by an actress it will be 'Nikita' in its original french version. 

 

Anne Parillaud was outsanding and the movie remained to me, a female led action movie/drama masterpiece that hasn't yet approached but none other since its release !

This scene is already iconic though, I think people will always remember and love this movie

 

 

[Ms Lady Hawk]

1 minute ago, JohnnyGossamer said:

Whoops! Apologies! Wasn't in the title of the thread or pinned. What's the latest?

41.5 true Friday.

62.2 opening day. 

 

That is from Charlie.

[KJsooner]

Ready to put this CM box office behind us. CM was awesome, and it’s going to be a huge success at the box office. I’m tired of the political b/s. Ready to move onto Endgame so we don’t have to discuss this stupid incel crap anymore. 

[TalismanRing]

12 minutes ago, Ent said:

I like both WW and Captain Marvel but to me none are unforgettable or have that masterpiece, classic seal to it.  There isn't yet a CBM with a female lead that i consider a 'classic'

 

If i could point to the best movie ever made and led by an actress it will be 'Nikita' in its original french version. 

 

Anne Parillaud was outsanding and the movie remained to me, a female led action movie/drama masterpiece that hasn't yet approached but none other since its release !

Just off the top of my head

 

"Masterpieces"

Alien

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

 

Good to Great Entertainment

Long Kiss Goodnight

Kill Bill 1 & 2

Aliens

Jackie Brown

The River Wild

Widows

 

Plenty of masterpieces with female leads though that aren't action/adventure/thrillers

 

Edited March 9, 2019 by TalismanRing

[TwoMisfits]

3 minutes ago, KJsooner said:

Ready to put this CM box office behind us. CM was awesome, and it’s going to be a huge success at the box office. I’m tired of the political b/s. Ready to move onto Endgame so we don’t have to discuss this stupid incel crap anymore. 

Dude, woah, woah, woah!  We have a ton of movies between CM and Endgame - can we talk about those, too:).  I'm here for Wonder Park (original animated is always something, even if it ends up sucking:) and Five Feet Apart next weekend, then Us, then Dumbo, then Shazam, maybe Hellboy, and then Endgame (I'll do 2 weeks of hype:)...

[George Parr]

9 minutes ago, REC said:

If it makes you feel better the actual average score among all critics is about 69%.  This gets averaged up to 82-83% since RT generates the top number only looking at whether a review was overall positive or negative.

 

Check the details on all critic reviews, you’ll see this is what they do.  It’s not just CM obviously, you can go back for years and see many movies get their top line scores bolstered by 10-20%.

 

I’m not saying anything one way or the other or making any sort of value judgment, it’s how RT works.  Since you wondered.

Um, what?

 

Nothing gets bolstered at all, that's not how RT works.

The RT-rating is entirely about whether the critic recommends the movie or not. It has very little to do with how good it was, only with how many people liked it. If every single critic gave a movie a 7/10, it would be at 100% at RT, even though no one loved the movie.

 

The RT-rating and the average score are two seperate things. The former gives you a general yes/no answer as a percentage from all critics. It's about how many critics liked the movie. The latter gives you the average of all ratings given by all critics, showing you how much the critics liked the movie on average.

[TwoMisfits]

3 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

Just off the top of my head

 

"Masterpieces"

Alien

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

 

Good to Great Entertainment

Long Kiss Goodnight

Kill Bill 1 & 2

Aliens

Jackie Brown

The River Wild

Widows

 

Plenty of masterpieces with female leads though that aren't action/adventure/thrillers

 

The bold is such a good take in this thread:)...

[charlie Jatinder]

Green Book $0.68mn

IIR $0.67mn

 

Edited March 9, 2019 by Charlie Jatinder

[IronJimbo]

Just now, TwoMisfits said:

Dude, woah, woah, woah!  We have a ton of movies between CM and Endgame - can we talk about those, too:).  I'm here for Wonder Park (original animated is always something, even if it ends up sucking:) and Five Feet Apart next weekend, then Us, then Dumbo, then Shazam, maybe Hellboy, and then Endgame (I'll do 2 weeks of hype:)...

Billie Batson, I choose you! As Billie Maker! Say my name and my billies will be yours.

[KJsooner]

16 minutes ago, REC said:

If it makes you feel better the actual average score among all critics is about 69%.  This gets averaged up to 82-83% since RT generates the top number only looking at whether a review was overall positive or negative.

 

Check the details on all critic reviews, you’ll see this is what they do.  It’s not just CM obviously, you can go back for years and see many movies get their top line scores bolstered by 10-20%.

 

I’m not saying anything one way or the other or making any sort of value judgment, it’s how RT works.  Since you wondered.

 

Wrong. The reviewer determines whether the added review to RT is positive or negative. I don’t know how many times I’ve had to say this, but it’s hilarious to read how people still don’t get how Rotten Tomatoes works. 

[Ent]

9 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

Just off the top of my head

 

"Masterpieces"

Alien

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

 

Good to Great Entertainment

Long Kiss Goodnight

Kill Bill 1 & 2

Aliens

Jackie Brown

The River Wild

Widows

 

Plenty of masterpieces with female leads though that aren't action/adventure/thrillers

 

Personally, storywise, acting wise (the subtelity of the french language) i like 'NikKita' much more and think it is the template for female led action movies.  Parrillaud had a palette of emotions in that movie.

 

I also think european cinema, especially German, Italian and French, do 'film noir' much better.  I absouletly love the old european 'noirish' dramatic movies in that prospect.

Edited March 9, 2019 by Ent

[KJsooner]

Forgot about The Long Kiss Goodnight. Movie was awesome and Geena Davis kicks ass

 

‘Die screaming mf’er!’

Edited March 9, 2019 by KJsooner

[IronJimbo]

23 minutes ago, MrGlass2 said:

It isn't a competition, I'm just happy both films do well. But only one of them has...

 

Anti-Gravity.

 

Alita fighting!

[XO21]

CM reactions on BOT look similar to Homecoming, let's see if it clicks better with the general public than fans (and people who consider Aquaman/Venom amazing movies)