All in all, I enjoyed this movie.
King Shark is hilarious with his childlike antics and mentality. The ongoing competition between Bloodsport and Peacemaker is brilliant and leads us wonderfully into some very Tarantino-esque splatter-friendly kill scenes.
Introductions to the characters’ backstories helps delve into their psyches and why they are as broken as they are.
Another wonderful portrayal from Margot - although a shame they removed her Rotten tattoo on the cheek. But on the flip side, a nice nod to how she no longer belongs to Joker on the shoulder tat.
I feel that Clifford Devoe didn’t really include much thinking so felt a touch let down by that character.
I was utterly surprised by how much I loved Polka Dot Man.
Another incarnation of the Dirty Dozen with a specific humor. What more could you possibly want from a twisted action movie? :)
I agree with those who say that it is a good mix Guardians of the Galaxy and Deadpool. Has post-credits scene
I did not expect this movie to be as entertaining as it was. I had always thought Chris Pratt and the rest of the Guardians actors were the only reason those movies were so good but man was I wrong! Gunn has now taken two superhero groups that were not expected to produce blockbuster movies like the Avengers, Justice League, Fantastic Four or X-Men because of their lack of popularity and knocked them out of the park! I'd like to see what he could do with a premiere superhero team like X-Men or Fantastic Four. They both need a reboot and he would be a great choice to take one of them over!
This was a goofy, gory, and surprisingly fun mess of awesome. The 2 hours and 15 minutes flew by. The majority of the jokes land, the violence is appropriately bonkers, the twists neither brain-dead dumb nor too out of left field. And the cast (and guest appearances) are perfect in their roles. The action set pieces totally work and the final big bad is perfectly ludicrous. I genuinely would put this towards the top of DC's crop of superhero films and think it should be supremely enjoyable for all superhero and action fans.
this movie takes every absolutely stupid and ridiculous superhero trope and subverts it into something entertaining and nonstop fun. is it a masterpiece? not really, but then again no comics movie is (unless it's into the spiderverse then fuck you it's perfect and gamechanging and has a superhero pig how dare you). but it's pure entertainment, for a straight two hours and some change. even in the emotional moments and brutal gore scenes, this movie is a cinematic delight.
i hope this and the success of snyder's dc entries show producers that good directors know what they're doing. let them do what they fucking want, pay their immensely skilled and underappreciated teams to make the final cuts look the way they've been envisioned, and you'll get people watching your content.
like the only reason i'm still paying for hbo max every month even during a career switch is for the ability to see people get to make this kind of shit.
What a fun ride. I enjoyed every bit of it.
This film was kinda a mess but I still really enjoyed it. There was kind of no structure, it was very predictable, and a lot of characters had very forced in backstory exposition. But the film had charm, and that held it all together. As long as you like the characters, you'll like the film.
Also Polka-Dot Man is incredible and I love him.
Just balls to the wall fun. A reminder of how fun superhero movies can be when a director can have actual control, do their thing, and not worry about continuity or studio branding. I hollered at Starro, teared up over some rats, laughed at Cena, and I'll watch and enjoy Elba in anything. Robbie gets some good stuff here, even if it's not Birds of Prey level. With a stellar cast, creative fight scenes, and an eye for entertainment, it's a nice remedy for the same-y superhero movies we've been stuck with.
Beautifully made. Coherent and comedic unlike its predecessor. Wasn’t familiar with most of the characters but loved them nonetheless! Harley’s plot development was unexpected yet smooth. :) Epic movie. Polka Dot Man deserved better though. </3
Gunn really took the “your mom” jokes to a new level
this movie is ridiculous and I love it
On the surface this film is about a group of people who have been labelled “villains”, working together to save the world. But really, this film is about one man and one man alone, he isn’t strong, but yet he defies all odds and sacrifices his life to save his friends. His only power is his bravery, he is the driver of the van and the main character of this film, Milton.
I am so sick of films like this getting comments of 'all men = bad' as if for decades women haven't had to put up with the role being reversed. They also seem to forget that the main character is Harley Quinn. She is far from being a saint, she's an anti-hero and she's not wearing her good girl pants in this one.
What if? episodes are.. well iffy. They're usually a waste of time in my opinion and don't do much but some mild cementing of characters. This is one of the exceptions on top of being genuinely interesting, and although we don't get much in terms of growth we do learn about Tandy with some significant measure. We see how much of her is ingrained and more importantly we see how much she cares for Tyrone and how in the end as she says in the first moments he is her port in a storm. He is her last hope.
Great episode. The fact that all episodes where “connected” makes this episode a great ending of this season (idk if there is going to be more). Its the best one? Nope. It works and even considering some contradictions, like Ultron not using the full power of the Stones, limited by the short length of the episodes, it’s a satisfactory ending.
After a very hit-and-miss season, this finale was nearly flawless and redeems even the poorer episodes. (Okay, maybe not that Dumb Thor one.) An unexpected coming-together of previous episodes gives us action on a cosmic scale never seen before in the MCU, including action moments that put your most over-the-top anime face-offs to shame. Really neat stuff.
Oh okay I see what they did there! Guardians of the multiverse! I like that. Maybe we could even get a live action with Peggy, Killmonger and others.
And I’m intrigued by they mentioning every universe’s infinity stones are slightly different!
Also we are owed the Gamora Thanos episode.
Well, that was fun. I herd they're doing a season 2. Maybe they can get the horror inspired Man-spider that they wanted to do in season 1 lol.
Not sure if overall What If...? is my favorite MCU series, but this is definitely my fav finale of them. It ties to past episodes and ups the scale without losing much of the charm that some of the best earlier stand-alone episodes have. Plus, the story strands of Peggy and Natasha turn out pretty affecting (and the latter's convo with The Watcher such a meta comment about telling and watching these MCU stories over the past decade).
Really liked the season finale, it was really well put. The only "plot hole" is that at any time did Ultron tried to use the power of all the gems at the same time (maybe only in the last battle); but to be fair, it felt really close to the battle against Thanos in Infinity War (although he had 4 stones only at the time). It was a nice connection between all episodes, and the post-credits scene made me smile a lot (don't know why). Really well made, a solid 8 for me
A perfect ending to an interesting series. My favorite character throughout the series has been The Watcher, would love to see him in a live action too.
Viva las Vegas! Cute wordplay. ;)
Cutting out Gamora's episode this season when she was still part of the finale was a bad (okay yeah, a sad one since it was because of COVID delays) choice. I'm guessing / pretty sure it's the episode that was pushed to Season 2, but still. Now we know she and Tony will be allies in the end (and judging by the leaks, they weren't in the beginning of their episode).
That fight scene was badass! (Although I do agree, it was almost too easy, but at this point, I was so sick of Ultron as a villain overall that I just wanted it to be over.) When they "beat" him around the halfway mark, I knew there was no way they were done, it was stressing me out. Glad Nat found a new home; I was just wishing that that would happen to her; I was confused for a second and didn't recognize that she was sent to the Avengers Assassinated verse.
Still can't beat episode 4 for me, but HOLY SHIT
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Not technically fourth wall-breaking, but The Watcher is so aligned with audience's perspective that Ultron's acknowledgement of him feels like it, and that moment feels so jarringly thrilling. Plus, best use of animation's fluidity so far; series-altering serializing with past episodes; and real, hefty stakes both small (Natasha and Clint) and big (Ultron's unstoppable domination that culminates in a Multiverse-leaping fight). Just good stuff all around. Can't wait to see how this lead into the finale.
A whole saga and it turns out, the key to intergalactic peace is a rager. Just do it on some deserted planet and y'all are good to go lololol
This episode was pretty funny as a whole, but dang, Darcy hit different. :joy:
Also loved Jotunn!Loki's appearance! (Guess this is where Loki/Sylvie's big change start to come into play, where this Loki will finally not have a miserable end.
When Thor made his "smile a little" comment, I went OOF and got excited because we know just how much Carol loves that.
Jane's character was very... OOC though? It felt like she was dumbed down for the story. Pretty sure they could have approached this some other way.
All in all a pretty fun episode. One of the better ones after the (imo) not so good past 2 episodes.
I was also spoiled by early leaks of the season's episode plots on Reddit, so I was surprised that we got an early glimpse of Ultron/Vision here.
Loved this episode! Had the same energy as Thor Ragnarok which is easily the funniest Marvel movie
When even the Watcher is up there looking sad by the turn of events :upside_down: I honestly came out of this feeling the worst for T'challa's parents. Stop making them sad, pls.
best episode yet! the ending didn't feel contrived and it felt like a far better standalone story than all the previous episodes combined, which is super surprising because i went in thinking this would be the most boring only to have my expectations completely shattered. it had its flaws, of course, but for further reinforcing how killmonger is one of the mcu's most compelling antagonists and having a super interesting storyline with many twists and relatively thought-provoking themes/messages, this episode is definitely getting a rewatch (unlike the others)!
LOL at Michael B. Jordan getting to say “What? I like anime” in MCU.
I think this proves Killmonger was kinda underused or underdeveloped in BP :( cause I had no idea he was so smart! I feel like in BP he was portrayed more like someone who uses brute force the most. But here he barely moved a finger and he initiated a war between USA and Wakanda.
Oh and that brief T’Challa funeral scene was heartbreaking.
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