Captain Marvel

[dave_the_nerd]

Yeah i dunno...said that scene was the thing he hated most

If he's on the "OMG SJW" bender, it doesn't really matter what he saw, he was going to find something to hate. I've had coworkers ranting about how terrible the movie was guaranteed to be, ever since Larson's "anti-male bias" hit the news a couple weeks ago. They're off seeing the movie now and I'm sure will have a dozen favorite things to hate by Monday.

 

[JujuFish]

If I plan on seeing Endgame, should I watch this first?

 

[nOOky]

Yes, you should see this first. Saw it tonight with the wife. The wife cannot remember anything, so she kept whispering questions to me. Annoying. I generally liked it, as did she. I'm not the kind of person that will boycott something for "political" reasons, life is too short. The whole movie is somewhat disjointed regarding how they tie her in to the Marvel Universe, especially for a casual fan that never read the comic books.

There were the humorous one liners, things you think about after and still chuckle a little. I won't do a movie review because I suck at even trying. I'll just say if you have any interest at all in the entire series, I'd recommend seeing it on the big screen. With the dearth of decent movies lately some fast-paced cinematic enjoyment once in a while is nice.

3/5 stars and RIP Stan

 

[Aikouka]

If I plan on seeing Endgame, should I watch this first?

Probably not. This movie takes place in the 90s, so it's not likely to be needed to understand Endgame.

 

[Sonikku]

If he's on the "OMG SJW" bender, it doesn't really matter what he saw, he was going to find something to hate. I've had coworkers ranting about how terrible the movie was guaranteed to be, ever since Larson's "anti-male bias" hit the news a couple weeks ago. They're off seeing the movie now and I'm sure will have a dozen favorite things to hate by Monday.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Hate gives their lives meaning.

 

[nOOky]

Probably not. This movie takes place in the 90s, so it's not likely to be needed to understand Endgame.

Uh no.

 

[Skel]

If I plan on seeing Endgame, should I watch this first?

If you want to know how she came to be sure. Otherwise I don't think it'll matter much to Endgame. The connection she has to the really shouldn't matter.. having said that it's possible that they'll do something really stupid and shoehorn something in..

Spoiler: The only thing that I would think connects her to Endgame

She got her powers from the 'tesseract" from Captain America and the first Avengers. As it becomes the "Space Stone" it's possible that connection will be used. I'll think it's lazy and stupid writing but what can you do?

Otherwise it's all navel gazing and trying to connect dots that don't really matter.

 

[Aikouka]

Uh no.

She's going to be an integral part of the Endgame movie, if you have no idea who she is and what she's capable of doing first it would add confusion to the experience.

I have no idea why you (improperly) spoiler tagged that bit, which I've untagged, but no... you can see what she is capable of in the trailers. If you have little interest in this movie or would rather wait until it's available on home video, then I don't think waiting will ruin Endgame for you at all. Will they possibly reference things from the Captain Marvel movie? Uh.. maybe? A little? The thing is that the 20-ish year difference between the setting of each movie makes that a bit less likely, which is why I don't think it's that big of a deal.

Spoiler

Now, on the other hand, if we expected Ronan or The Supreme Intelligence to play a part in this movie, then there might be some reason to see Captain Marvel. Although, the former is unlikely given that he's dead, but to be fair, that has never really stopped comic book characters. As for the latter, I'd rather see Adam Warlock take part in this movie over the Kree.

 

[nOOky]

I guess if you want to go into Endgame not knowing anything about the likely savior of the day you can, but should you? I don't think so myself. You can also by that logic skip Ant Man or any other movie leading up to it. It's possible to get the gist of things without seeing Capt Marvel, but if you're a fan of the series why would you? Plus it's actually a decent movie, with several laugh out loud moments that I won't mention, plus I don't know how to spell Flerken.

Did you actually see the movie to pass judgement, or are you guessing?

 

[Aikouka]

I guess if you want to go into Endgame not knowing anything about the likely savior of the day you can, but should you? I don't think so myself. You can also by that logic skip Ant Man or any other movie leading up to it. It's possible to get the gist of things without seeing Capt Marvel, but if you're a fan of the series why would you? Plus it's actually a decent movie, with several laugh out loud moments that I won't mention, plus I don't know how to spell Flerken.

This is all your opinion. If someone has little interest in the movie apart from whether it's necessary to see this to understand aspects of Endgame, which I still stand by the statement that it is not, then consider that some may not be interested in the movie.

Frankly, I'm looking more forward to April with Shazam!, Hellboy, and Endgame, but also you get to add in the second season of Cobra Kai releasing a couple days before Endgame!

Did you actually see the movie to pass judgement, or are you guessing?

Yes, I saw it on Thursday. I invited a friend of mine who's arguably far more tolerant of bad movies than I am, and he even seemed less than enthused by it. Expressed how it wasn't bad, but would likely not watch it again. That seems to be a rather common remark about the movie.

 

[zerocool84]

I was disappointed in this movie. Not because it's bad, because it isn't, but because of how basic and unoriginal it is. I was very excited to see it, I almost never see movies on opening weekends because of how crowded the theaters are but I was really itching to watch it. The first female MCU movie, how it connects to the overall MCU universe, how it's going to connect to Avengers Endgame. It was all just meh. Nothing felt special or unique in this movie.

 

[Staples]

If he's on the "OMG SJW" bender, it doesn't really matter what he saw, he was going to find something to hate. I've had coworkers ranting about how terrible the movie was guaranteed to be, ever since Larson's "anti-male bias" hit the news a couple weeks ago. They're off seeing the movie now and I'm sure will have a dozen favorite things to hate by Monday.

I doubt I will ever watch it because I hate super hero movies but after the outrage at the fact that there were girls in Ghostbusters by self proclaimed right wingers, I think many of us are learning to take anything these people say with a grain of salt.
According to them, Battlefield 5 was terrible because there was a girl on the cover.
Ghostbusters was terrible because there were girls in it.
Game reviews suck because girls are part of the development process on some games and they are evil and might influence the reviews.
This movie is terrible because there is a girl hero in it.

 

[renz20003]

Anyone catch the icons on the pc in the Internet cafe? They are from win ME/2000. Movie is set in 95, poor historical accuracy.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Anyone catch the icons on the pc in the Internet cafe? They are from win ME/2000. Movie is set in 95, poor historical accuracy.

The graphics guys probably had trouble getting Windows 95 running. *shrug*

 

[Muadib]

I saw it yesterday, and thought it was good. I liked Wonder woman better though.

 

[KeithP]

According to them, Battlefield 5 was terrible because there was a girl on the cover.
Ghostbusters was terrible because there were girls in it.
Game reviews suck because girls are part of the development process on some games and they are evil and might influence the reviews.
This movie is terrible because there is a girl hero in it.

No, not "according to them." It is really just people like yourself grossly misstating their point then criticizing it. Straw man.

-KerithP

 

[Sonikku]

 

[JujuFish]

If someone has little interest in the movie apart from whether it's necessary to see this to understand aspects of Endgame, which I still stand by the statement that it is not, then consider that some may not be interested in the movie.

For what it's worth, I'm interested in any MCU movie. I just don't go to the theater very often (bit of a loner and the nearest one is about 30 minutes away). If it's not necessary for Endgame, I'll probably just wait until it's streaming.

 

[Starbuck1975]

I guess the author of this article didn’t see Terminator, Alien or watch an episode of Game of Thrones. Don’t understand why some insist on projecting politics on pop culture.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I guess the author of this article didn’t see Terminator, Alien or watch an episode of Game of Thrones. Don’t understand why some insist on projecting politics on pop culture.

Pop culture and politics are both reflections of society, and artists have been incorporating political commentary into their work since approximately the invention of art.

 

[Skel]

I guess the author of this article didn’t see Terminator, Alien or watch an episode of Game of Thrones. Don’t understand why some insist on projecting politics on pop culture.

Or they just really want to bang brie larson.

 

[Aikouka]

I guess the author of this article didn’t see Terminator, Alien or watch an episode of Game of Thrones. Don’t understand why some insist on projecting politics on pop culture.

I think people may be looking at this more in a vacuum of how it "changes" the juggernaut known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is the highest grossing cinematic universe to date. People acted in a somewhat similar way with the movie Ant-Man & The Wasp, and that was just when Evangeline Lily was given top billing alongside Paul Rudd.

Although, there are reviews that make me wonder if we even saw the same movie. For example, Ars Technica's review attempts to state that Carol Danvers in this movie is better than any debut or instance of a character (friend or foe) in any other Marvel movie. The biggest problem here is that I don't think Larson's sarcastic delivery bests RDJ's delivery, nor do the comedic beats in the movie best those found in movies like Thor Ragnarok. I did actually like the banter between Danvers and Fury, but it still wasn't holding a candle to Stark in the original Iron Man.

 

[FerrelGeek]

I guess the author of this article didn’t see Terminator, Alien or watch an episode of Game of Thrones. Don’t understand why some insist on projecting politics on pop culture.

Or Wonder Woman. I prefer WW over a deus ex machina superhero. Endgame might not have been needed if they hadn't de-powered Scarlet Witch. She seriously mind-f*ched the A team in Ultron. Wanda could've done a major number on Thanos.

 

[FerrelGeek]

Pop culture and politics are both reflections of society, and artists have been incorporating political commentary into their work since approximately the invention of art.

This is true. However in these days, it would seem that an artist's political view can trump all else.