Thunderbolts* (MCU)

[battlewraith]

Nobody in my family wanted to see this movie. After watching a lot of reviews and reading people's reactions to it, I got mildly interested. I talked my wife and older son into going and we all liked it. There was a fairly decent crowd and they seemed to like it. As we were leaving, I could hear people telling each other that they liked it. It was a lot more entertaining than I thought it would be. 

 

[ZacKing]

$76 million opening in the US is below CA: BNW.  Predictions are this film is going to follow the same pattern and drop off the cliff week 2.  Reviews I've read and heard put this in the "ok" to "meh" category.  Not "The Marvels" horrible, but nothing special either. 

[BrandX]

8 hours ago, ZacKing said:

$76 million opening in the US is below CA: BNW.  Predictions are this film is going to follow the same pattern and drop off the cliff week 2.  Reviews I've read and heard put this in the "ok" to "meh" category.  Not "The Marvels" horrible, but nothing special either. 

 

I'm reading much more than "meh" on the reviews I've read/heard.

 

And some of the bad reviews really seem to be "Well, I'm anti Disney/America right now..."

 

I do believe they all agree it could've used a bit more action.  That seems to be a bit of a constant.

[battlewraith]

17 minutes ago, BrandX said:

I do believe they all agree it could've used a bit more action.  That seems to be a bit of a constant.

 

There's action in this film, but imo it's almost like an inversion of a typical action film where you have skimpy characterizations inbetween big action setpieces. 

This movie was about characterization and the action was really just there to move things along. Which worked because the actors gave really solid performances and made these characters relatable and likeable. 

[BrandX]

1 hour ago, battlewraith said:

 

There's action in this film, but imo it's almost like an inversion of a typical action film where you have skimpy characterizations inbetween big action setpieces. 

This movie was about characterization and the action was really just there to move things along. Which worked because the actors gave really solid performances and made these characters relatable and likeable. 

 

I'm not thinking they were saying do without that.  I think they were thinking add another fight scene?

[ZacKing]

2 hours ago, BrandX said:

I'm reading much more than "meh" on the reviews I've read/heard.

 

And some of the bad reviews really seem to be "Well, I'm anti Disney/America right now..."

 

I do believe they all agree it could've used a bit more action.  That seems to be a bit of a constant.

 

Yeah, there are shills on either side of the spectrum in the movie review business.  People I know who have similar tastes to mine who saw it said it was ok.  Nothing spectacular, but nothing like the Marvels.  That's better than expected for the turds Marvel has been churning out.  This one might actually recoup its budget. 

[battlewraith]

13 minutes ago, BrandX said:

 

I'm not thinking they were saying do without that.  I think they were thinking add another fight scene?

There are like 6 fight scenes in the movie. Then there is a humorous team building scene, a scene where Bob tries to help them escape soldiers, and a kind of metaphorical face-down-your-demons scene where they help Bob. I don't think it was lacking action. I think that issue might be that the fight scenes probably come across as less consequential in the scheme of things.

 

The characters are very upfront about being underpowered and ill-equipped to deal with the situation.