I'd given up on the Avenger flicks some years ago, the last one I'd watched before yesterday was Black Panther, so my friend introduced me to Avengers: Infinity War. Some of it was ok, but I seriously found myself reaching for my book more than once during the show, and sighing more than once when someone just did or said something completely out of character. I kind of cheered when Thanos snapped his fingers. -p. The next one we're supposed to watch is the second Ant-man film, so I'm hoping that one is a bit better.
But, the term that looms is self-indulgence - from the script and the editing, to the film sometimes feeling like Foot Fetishist's Digest.
I was forcing myself to watch the rest of the Marvel films just so I could fully comprehend the newest iteration of movies, specifically the Scarlet Witch/Vision show. I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion, however, that these films simply were not made for folks like me, and I think I'll just stick to things that I enjoy. I just find myself cringing too much during the films, lamenting the choices they made, and how much better they could have been had another direction been chosen.
Been waiting a long time for this one. Trailer is a little cringeworthy though, so hopefully the actual film is better.
Some of the ones that I really enjoyed with more serious tone and would recommend:
Captain America: Winter Soldier + Civil War
The Wolverine + Logan
On the comic side but still enjoyable: Deadpool 1+2
Agree but the comic version called old man Logan is better.I'd recommend going straight to Logan. It's in a different league, IMO, and crosses over from being a comic book movie to being a really good film.
Hopefully better then the cringe-fest that was Godzilla: King of the Monsters.Been waiting a long time for this one. Trailer is a little cringeworthy though, so hopefully the actual film is better.
Christ...Been waiting a long time for this one. Trailer is a little cringeworthy though, so hopefully the actual film is better.
That Kong/Godzilla trailer looks and sounds HORRIBLE!
I'm amazed you liked any of the Transformers movies. I found them narratively dead, with awful characters, and punctuated by flurries of confused and boring CGI.
I'm amazed you liked any of the Transformers movies. I found them narratively dead, with awful characters, and punctuated by flurries of confused and boring CGI.