Marvel Cinematic Universe - Loved Thunderbolts*! - Also Marvel Trivia May 5th at 9 EST on FootballGuys (1 Viewer)

[TLEF316]

Finally caught Brave New World on Disney +.

The bar is REALLY low right now, so I guess I could say I was entertained. I liked the throwbacks to the Norton Hulk movie.

But overall it was mostly a mess. Maybe thunderbolts is better but it's crazy how badly marvel lost their fastball.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Finally caught Brave New World on Disney +.

The bar is REALLY low right now, so I guess I could say I was entertained. I liked the throwbacks to the Norton Hill movie.

But overall it was mostly a mess. Maybe thunderbolts is better but it's crazy how badly marvel lost their fastball.

Thunderbolts is much better than Brave New World.

 

[Jayrod]

Finally caught Brave New World on Disney +.

The bar is REALLY low right now, so I guess I could say I was entertained. I liked the throwbacks to the Norton Hill movie.

But overall it was mostly a mess. Maybe thunderbolts is better but it's crazy how badly marvel lost their fastball.

Thunderbolts is much better than Brave New World.

This.

I'd give Brave New World 4/10 and Thunderbolts 9/10.

 

[ChicoCat]

Saw Brave New World last night. It wasn't bad. It wasn't great. The problem with it wasn't Anthony Mackie or Sam Wilson as Captain America. I think they did a good job of having Wilson continually question his ability as Cap; particularly when compared to Steve Rogers. Eventually, the character will have to move beyond that.....but showcasing it is fine and will eventually show growth of character.

Since Brave New World relied on so much Hulk lore...they really should have made this a Hulk/Cap team up ala Thor: Ragnarok. Putting Hulk in it would have upped the wow factor.

 

[Andrew74]

Decided to watch Brave New World. Meh sums it up. Took me 3 days to watch it. Figured if I started it, might as well finish it. Story was just mediocre and I don’t care for Sam Wilson’s character.

Nice to hear the positive vibes on Thunderbolts.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I find Anthony Mackie fine as a supporting character but lacking charisma as a lead. He's just sort of there. I just don't buy into it at all.

 

[B Maverick]

Reports that Bernthal's Punisher will be in Spiderman Brand New Day.

The director for Thunderbolts* is being tapped to direct the X-Men movie.

 

[McBokonon]

Somebody watch Ironheart and report back.

 

[The Dude]

FF is my favorite group of characters - but that movie looks no bueno

 

[Corporation]

Somebody watch Ironheart and report back.

Not it

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Somebody watch Ironheart and report back.

We've watched the first three episodes. The rest come out next week, I think. I am unsure. Mr R seems to like them. Will report back.

 

[Capella]

FF is my favorite group of characters - but that movie looks no bueno

Really? I haven’t been this excited for a marvels movie since endgame. It looks great to me.

 

[Peak]

Somebody watch Ironheart and report back.

I watched the first three yesterday. They weren't bad. Slow start to establish some character background, but decent pacing. The show didn't feel like it was dragging along. A couple of good (minor) twists through each episode. I liked them, and I think they did the character of Riri and Ironheart well. Hood looks good and is starting to just show why he's capable of becoming a good MCU villian. I'd give it a B. Not the greatest MCU D+ show, but definitely nowhere near the worst.

 

[B Maverick]

Somebody watch Ironheart and report back.

The kid and I will be checking it out, probably this weekend.

 

[Psychopav]

Somebody watch Ironheart and report back.

Ok so far. The good news is they finally shot the lock off the wallet and decided to focus a super hero show around super heroes doing super hero things. The special effects are there imo. There are still plenty of Batman-esque "BAM!" "POW!" "CRACK!" fistfights but they are in between the cool iron suit flying around and shooting stuff up shots, not in place of them like in a lot of these D+ Marvel shows.

The quality of the plot remains to be seen imo.

The acting is solid.

 

[-OZ-]

I find Anthony Mackie fine as a supporting character but lacking charisma as a lead. He's just sort of there. I just don't buy into it at all.

I think he was the best part of elevation but that isn’t saying much. Falcon and the winter soldier was one of the best D+ shows so far imo and it’s my 22yo son’s favorite of all of them.
Has he been the lead in anything else?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I find Anthony Mackie fine as a supporting character but lacking charisma as a lead. He's just sort of there. I just don't buy into it at all.

I think he was the best part of elevation but that isn’t saying much. Falcon and the winter soldier was one of the best D+ shows so far imo and it’s my 22yo son’s favorite of all of them.
Has he been the lead in anything else?

I found Falcon and WInter Soldier to be tedious. All the dumb fishing boat stuff. It's a boat. Grow up.

 

[-OZ-]

I find Anthony Mackie fine as a supporting character but lacking charisma as a lead. He's just sort of there. I just don't buy into it at all.

I think he was the best part of elevation but that isn’t saying much. Falcon and the winter soldier was one of the best D+ shows so far imo and it’s my 22yo son’s favorite of all of them.
Has he been the lead in anything else?

I found Falcon and WInter Soldier to be tedious. All the dumb fishing boat stuff. It's a boat. Grow up.

i like boats

 

[Peak]

I find Anthony Mackie fine as a supporting character but lacking charisma as a lead. He's just sort of there. I just don't buy into it at all.

I think he was the best part of elevation but that isn’t saying much. Falcon and the winter soldier was one of the best D+ shows so far imo and it’s my 22yo son’s favorite of all of them.
Has he been the lead in anything else?

I found Falcon and WInter Soldier to be tedious. All the dumb fishing boat stuff. It's a boat. Grow up.

But it wasn't just about a boat...it was about their legacy. Not the Falcon's legacy. He had to learn about himself in order to grow into that Captain America persona. If you can't stand up for your own legacy, how're you going to stand up there and convince people you're Captain America?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I find Anthony Mackie fine as a supporting character but lacking charisma as a lead. He's just sort of there. I just don't buy into it at all.

I think he was the best part of elevation but that isn’t saying much. Falcon and the winter soldier was one of the best D+ shows so far imo and it’s my 22yo son’s favorite of all of them.
Has he been the lead in anything else?

I found Falcon and WInter Soldier to be tedious. All the dumb fishing boat stuff. It's a boat. Grow up.

But it wasn't just about a boat...it was about their legacy. Not the Falcon's legacy. He had to learn about himself in order to grow into that Captain America persona. If you can't stand up for your own legacy, how're you going to stand up there and convince people you're Captain America?

If your legacy is a rotting money sink, it's not much of a legacy. Family should be the legacy. Those people seemed pretty whiny to me. But THE BOAT! Oh, no.

 

[-OZ-]

I find Anthony Mackie fine as a supporting character but lacking charisma as a lead. He's just sort of there. I just don't buy into it at all.

I think he was the best part of elevation but that isn’t saying much. Falcon and the winter soldier was one of the best D+ shows so far imo and it’s my 22yo son’s favorite of all of them.
Has he been the lead in anything else?

I found Falcon and WInter Soldier to be tedious. All the dumb fishing boat stuff. It's a boat. Grow up.

But it wasn't just about a boat...it was about their legacy. Not the Falcon's legacy. He had to learn about himself in order to grow into that Captain America persona. If you can't stand up for your own legacy, how're you going to stand up there and convince people you're Captain America?

If your legacy is a rotting money sink, it's not much of a legacy. Family should be the legacy. Those people seemed pretty whiny to me. But THE BOAT! Oh, no.

The family is the legacy. The boat just represented that. It seems normal for people to have a connection to something that reminds them of their family. Or maybe I just liked the sister

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I find Anthony Mackie fine as a supporting character but lacking charisma as a lead. He's just sort of there. I just don't buy into it at all.

I think he was the best part of elevation but that isn’t saying much. Falcon and the winter soldier was one of the best D+ shows so far imo and it’s my 22yo son’s favorite of all of them.
Has he been the lead in anything else?

I found Falcon and WInter Soldier to be tedious. All the dumb fishing boat stuff. It's a boat. Grow up.

But it wasn't just about a boat...it was about their legacy. Not the Falcon's legacy. He had to learn about himself in order to grow into that Captain America persona. If you can't stand up for your own legacy, how're you going to stand up there and convince people you're Captain America?

If your legacy is a rotting money sink, it's not much of a legacy. Family should be the legacy. Those people seemed pretty whiny to me. But THE BOAT! Oh, no.

The family is the legacy. The boat just represented that. It seems normal for people to have a connection to something that reminds them of their family. Or maybe I just liked the sister

I agree. But huge stressing money pit is a weird choice.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Somebody watch Ironheart and report back.

We've watched the first three episodes. The rest come out next week, I think. I am unsure. Mr R seems to like them. Will report back.

All done. We have mixed reviews. We had a problem with some logic in it. Also, the characters need more Batman levels of caution. They seem to tr-la-la through everything, even after events that should suggest caution. I also really don't much like the main character. The acting seemed pretty good, as did the special effects.

You should probably watch it, since it likely matters for events moving forward.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

It occurred to me that I would be remiss in not pointing out that none of the threads in Ironheart seemed to wrap up. That show had no ending.

 

[ChicoCat]

Two into Ironheart. It's just one of those ones that doesn't quite resonate with me on a personal level; Ironheart wasn't around when I was reading comics so I don't have that connection. I'm also not young or hip, so I don't have that connection. It makes you feel "old". The Bear makes me feel that way....for real for real. All that being said, Ironheart is entertaining . I like the main character/actress more than I thought I would (she just seemed so angry and unapproachable in the trailers).