@FuriousMachine Really pleased to hear good things about Ms. Marvel and the Khan family's involvement in The Marvels. Whilst I'm interested to see all of its characters, they're definitely my biggest draw, given how much I enjoyed their series. I was hoping they'd be front-and-centre.
Also, just generally pleased to see that you enjoyed the movie! Am looking forward to it!
"We want different things, Crosshair. That doesn't mean that we have to be enemies."
@RogerRoger Hope you'll have a good time with it also. I'm fairly confident that the Khans will give you a few chuckles, at least. There are some savage reviews out there, but I'm seeing more and more that emphasizes that the movie is a fun little thing despite its lacklustre villain and overall messiness.
@LN78 A bit of a good news/bad news situation for me, that. Bad because I am actually looking forward to these films (and I'm sure there are at least two, maybe three others who do, as well) and good because they're seemingly resisting the urge to rush them to meet the dates after the long production hiatus. Hopefully they will have gotten their house in order and can avoid the mistakes they've made with recent entries going forward. We'll see.
@FuriousMachine Hey, fun is fun, right? I've also noticed an uptick from the immediate knee-jerk reaction, so I'm definitely looking forward to it, as and when. Wish I could support it at the box office, but I'll be waiting for its Disney+ premiere, unfortunately.
"We want different things, Crosshair. That doesn't mean that we have to be enemies."
@RogerRoger It seems like it's going to be a box office disaster (at least in MCU terms), unfortunately, but that will probably lead to a shorter wait for digital, so you probably won't have to wait long. I'm looking forward to seeing it again, but I don't expect I'll be making another trip the theater for it (too many other movies I want to see ).
@FuriousMachine Saw The Marvels myself a few days ago and largely agree with your assessment! I'm not at all a fan of anything MCU-related generally. I'd say the Guardians of the Galaxy movies are about the only films they've put out I would really call great. That said, I still see a bunch of them as my mother loves them and I'm her designated cinema buddy whenever another one rolls around.
It's a total mess of a movie in terms of narrative structure, pacing and a lot of other stuff and yet I think the silliness and non-serious nature of it did a lot to make it entertaining nonetheless. I think a lot of the other MCU movies have very similar issues and nowhere near the fun factor of this one, so it's curious this one is getting so singled out in terms of reception. I could hazard a guess as to why though unfortunately. Kamala and her family were definitely the MVPs, but I think the trio of leads were pretty fun together and had some good chemistry.
Nothing groundbreaking or anywhere near peak comic book cinema, but I don't except otherwise from the typical MCU movie. It was a fun time at the movies and personally that alone already puts it ahead of many other experiences I've had with this franchise!
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