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lbssb The sleepiest good boi Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
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#326: Nov 17th 2023 at 8:46:21 AM

If it weren't for Disney+ kneecapping casual viewers, I'd think this would likely get a pretty decent bump from holiday viewings in the US.

But instead I think we'll get a lot of people going "wow, glad to hear it sounds okay. Looking forward to it on Disney Plus."

Oof, that's exactly how my brother responded when I told him it wasn't nearly as bad as the critics were saying.

Edited by lbssb on Nov 17th 2023 at 11:47:00 AM

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#327: Nov 17th 2023 at 9:45:44 AM

It's one of those movies that Yahtzee Croshaw would classify as "fine out of ten". It does the job without being particularly great or particularly bad. I got what I came for out of it, and will probably rewatch it on Disney+ to pick out the details I missed.

Unfortunately, "fine out of ten" for an MCU project won't capture the box office these days.

Edited by Fighteer on Nov 17th 2023 at 12:46:27 PM

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Mizerous Pet Owner from Hell Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: Brewing the love potion
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#328: Nov 17th 2023 at 12:24:27 PM

Its clear Marvel can't do fun wacky films anymore as the norm.

Edited by Mizerous on Nov 17th 2023 at 3:34:25 PM

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#329: Nov 17th 2023 at 1:11:42 PM

Hard to say. Disney playing hardball on the strike did them no favors when it came to promoting the Marvels.

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#330: Nov 17th 2023 at 2:17:52 PM

I mean, currently the film sits at around a 60% on rotten tomatoes? i know that's not the equivalent of a "6 out of 10" consensus because the numbers don't work that way, but that seems fair to me. i wouldn't call it a horrible movie, it's certainly enjoyable enough, but not particularly great either.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#331: Nov 17th 2023 at 2:25:13 PM

Tbh, given the way Rotten Tomatoes works, anything above 50% is more like 4 stars. Basically "you're more likely than not to enjoy the film."

MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
#332: Nov 17th 2023 at 2:27:21 PM

That's about where I'd rate the film. It's not a masterful work of art and it's clearly suffered from some haphazard editing, but it's very enjoyable in spite of its flaws.

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#333: Nov 17th 2023 at 2:35:48 PM

It's still one of the worst ranked MCU movies, which I think is completely undeserved. Pretty sure it would have scored higher before Endgame (Quantumania would also have).

Edited by C105 on Nov 17th 2023 at 11:36:23 AM

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MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
#334: Nov 17th 2023 at 2:43:48 PM

[up] Well, Rotten Tomatoes has bloated review scores, both positive and negative. I mean I'd give it a 60% on a personal level. It absolutely deserves to be rated higher on that site, though.

I will say though, the fact that The Marvels is rated higher than Quantumania despite the poor sales is a showcase of the movie's positives shining through the noise.

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alanh Since: May, 2010
#335: Nov 17th 2023 at 8:22:48 PM

I just saw it. It was fine and I enjoyed it. Kamala and her family was definitely the best part. And the villain was the weakest part.

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#336: Nov 18th 2023 at 8:52:33 AM

It gets worse for this film's box office. I think this bomb migjt change the course of the MCU...

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grimorie121 Since: Sep, 2014
#337: Nov 18th 2023 at 9:39:35 AM

This genuinely makes me so sad. It’s a really good and fun movie.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#338: Nov 18th 2023 at 9:43:44 AM

It angers me that anything gives those idiots who keep dunking on female led movies any ammunition.

Of course, the fact that this movie came out during a big strike and it was impossible to advertise didn't help, but they'll gleefully ignore that to promote their own viewpoints.

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#339: Nov 18th 2023 at 10:13:49 AM

You have to admit the film made mistakes. The budget is ridiclous and part of the problem, two of the leads were introduced on D+ stuff, and a "wacky filler" movie with a generic villain hurt this making profit. Regardless how you feel on the film this can't be good for Marvel's future.

Edited by Mizerous on Nov 18th 2023 at 1:15:03 PM

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#340: Nov 18th 2023 at 10:53:14 AM

Maybe everyone can like Quantumania more now instead of ragging on Kang, maybe?

Maybe they can retcon Mar-Vell and bring him in?

Edited by FOFD on Nov 18th 2023 at 1:54:19 PM

ArthurEld Since: May, 2014
#341: Nov 18th 2023 at 11:20:41 AM

The problem is that execs usually learn the wrong lessons.

So for this one they'll learn to be less experimental, and probably come to the conclusion that there weren't enough white people on screen.

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#342: Nov 18th 2023 at 11:26:19 AM

Doesn't help that's what the loud people on the internet who get the most clicks are yell about.

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#343: Nov 18th 2023 at 1:48:18 PM

i suppose that tear in reality was an incursion?

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#344: Nov 18th 2023 at 2:42:03 PM

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That one hurts a lot.

Yes, they will fail to actually understand what the problem is, alongside it didn't make enough money, and probably backpedal in all the wrong ways.

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#345: Nov 19th 2023 at 12:32:29 AM

Btw it seems to be heading to an 80 percent second weekend drop which would be on par with the world record. Like we're talking a legendary bomb.

The whole good word of mouth thing saving it isn't happening.

Edited by miraculous on Nov 19th 2023 at 12:36:16 PM

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grimorie121 Since: Sep, 2014
#346: Nov 19th 2023 at 1:59:53 AM

Man this hurts a lot. I really like this movie, and I don’t often go to bat for movies.

FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#347: Nov 19th 2023 at 3:27:35 AM

So, how did this movie mess up this badly?

grimorie121 Since: Sep, 2014
#348: Nov 19th 2023 at 3:39:16 AM

I mean, you can’t discount that it was a movie that came out just after the SAG AFTRA strike, hardly any promotion was done. And Secret Invasion left a bad taste on everyone’s mouth.

I remember before Secret Invasion came out there was happy buzz and then SI happened and there’s a lot more discontent.

It’s not the movie. And I stand by that. It’s all the factors.

FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#349: Nov 19th 2023 at 3:40:40 AM

The last time there was a writer's strike, Did all the movies during that period lose that much revenue?

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#350: Nov 19th 2023 at 3:45:01 AM

Well it's more than that. The general public after multiple disasters from the mcu by all indication have lost interst in it. Even if I've seen tons of people agree the film isn't love and thunder or Quantamania level bad.

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