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Post by ArArArchStanton on Feb 19, 2023 18:46:39 GMT 1
Not that anybody is even slightly interested lol. This is more cathartic than anything else
I have not rushed out to see Ant Man yet and I realized for the first time yesterday as I was walking through Disney Springs waiting for dinner reservations and occupying the interim with cocktails while discussing Ant Man being out that I’d be perfectly comfortable waiting indefinitely. Not long ago I would have been insisting on a Saturday showing with no other obligations. But here I was casually sipping on specialty margaritas with a massive theater and giant Ant Man posters in sight. Odd times.
And honestly some of it is that my interest gap has been filled in with other activities such as the aforementioned Disney excursions, a new year plus long Premiere League obsession, and VR minigolf. Bold hobbies I know lol.
Black Panther most recently was a reluctance for me as well but I always knew it would be for the multitude of previously discussed reasons. Ant Man I thought might be a spark however, especially following my sincere love for Loki. So what’s up? Why no reignition?
Simply put, I’m not convinced again,,, yet. And more specifically I’ve become increasingly unconvinced. But not beyond repair. I still maintain everything they’ve done up until now has been quite good. I absolutely loved Shang Chi, Black Widow, and Loki. I’ll watch them any time and they each felt highly defined and both woven into and progressive of the bigger picture. Even the smaller scale shows and characters have been fine and added at least something. So what’s the issue then?
It’s a bit of a combination of things. There are a few balls in the air that haven’t been juggled and I don’t sense a fulfilling desire to capitalize on the momentum they established. Sam might be the biggest example as the new Captain America, but we have had more sightings of Yelena and DareDevil (both of whom I love btw). I know he’s got a solo coming out and possibly Thunderbolts but he's starving for some action. Shang Chi is another example. What’s up? Is he Avenger level important? Because if he is I’d love a little update, especially with Wong being everywhere. And where the hell is White Vision? Or Monica? So I’m pining the most for updates to the bigger fish and in a way the quantity of new fish material feels to be obscuring that.
But the other factor might be a more significant one. I don’t need everything to be what I want. I really don’t. But I do need something to be, and recently virtually everything would not have been my first choice or even my second. No Way Home was done well, but the nostalgia bait didn’t mean anything to me and I’d have rather seen Tom act all three parts. I love Sam, but Bucky is my successor to the mantle (not even sorry). Wanda’s villain turn was epic, but I don’t know where that leaves her or what to expect or even if she’s gone. Likewise I don’t know what to expect of Kate even though I love her too. She-Hulk’s origin episode was good but again, what now? The abomination is a hippie now? What??? There are mutants,,, I guess. No idea where that is going. Daredevil isn’t related to the Netflix shows,,, I guess, and even if it’s soft I’m still sitting in limbo for now. That’s really too bad. T’Challa is gone forever which just sucks. Etc. And the big one is the multiverse payoff still feels likely to be a free for all cameofest for significant portions of the run time which I don’t find particularly inspiring.
I mean all of this stuff is fine in isolation, it’s just the building collective feeling of not being thrilled by any of it for some time that’s left me in a deep malaise where I’ve stopped thinking that I will be. “It’s an alternative DareDevil” isn’t a cool factor for me, it’s an excuse, at least from the perspective of I want them to take advantage of how great what was already built was, IE:
So at this point it’s just a lot of “oh,,, yeah that”s, and I’d really like to get a few “OH YEAH! THAT!!!”s back into the mix. ASAP.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2023 20:01:52 GMT 1
The current problem can be summed up with this question: Who will be the lead Avenger?
The only decent answer is Dr Strange. There’s no one else. Mackie is not good enough to carry a franchise. Captain Marvel is not popular enough. Shuri as BP is a joke (sorry not sorry). Thor is literally a joke.
Too many damn characters. Very few of them actual stand outs. = Why Phase Four dropped the ball.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Feb 19, 2023 20:07:28 GMT 1
The current problem can be summed up with this question: Who will be the lead Avenger? The only decent answer is Dr Strange. There’s no one else. Mackie is not good enough to carry a franchise. Captain Marvel is not popular enough. Shuri as BP is a joke (sorry not sorry). Thor is literally a joke. Too many damn characters. Very few of them actual stand outs. = Why Phase Four dropped the ball. I can’t disagree but the good news is it’s easily recoverable. Just push Sam. Push Shang Chi. Make a viscerally serious Thor film. And then with Carol, Vision, She-Hulk and others coming in for support you’ve got everything you need. Just elevate the core. Give me something to anticipate
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2023 20:17:53 GMT 1
The current problem can be summed up with this question: Who will be the lead Avenger? The only decent answer is Dr Strange. There’s no one else. Mackie is not good enough to carry a franchise. Captain Marvel is not popular enough. Shuri as BP is a joke (sorry not sorry). Thor is literally a joke. Too many damn characters. Very few of them actual stand outs. = Why Phase Four dropped the ball. I can’t disagree but the good news is it’s easily recoverable. Just push Sam. Push Shang Chi. Make a viscerally serious Thor film. And then with Carol, Vision, She-Hulk and others coming in for support you’ve got everything you need. Just elevate the core. Give me something to anticipate Mackie just doesn’t have the star power though. He cannot replace Evans or Stark. Shang Chi has no depth or clearly defined values. We knew what troubled Stark and we knew what Steve stood for- not so with Shang Chi. The core will 100% be Strange, Spidey, and Reed. I could also see them making Sue Storm one too so there’s a strong woman there.
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Post by Merv on Feb 20, 2023 1:14:21 GMT 1
Just wanna say you don’t owe it to anything to be a fan. You’re allowed to fall in and out of love with products, interests, hobbies, etc.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Feb 20, 2023 2:24:05 GMT 1
Just wanna say you don’t owe it to anything to be a fan. You’re allowed to fall in and out of love with products, interests, hobbies, etc. BTW, I just want to make it clear I am every bit the obsessed fan of the Infinity Saga and beyond that I’ve always been. :-)
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Jun 25, 2023 14:34:19 GMT 1
Following Quantumania (and btw I just realize quANTuMANia somehow works out all perfectly symmetrical like that), I’m still casually enjoying all this, but still haven’t got my addiction level back.
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Post by Grandmaster on Jun 25, 2023 15:13:09 GMT 1
Following Quantumania (and btw I just realize quANTuMANia somehow works out all perfectly symmetrical like that), I’m still casually enjoying all this, but still haven’t got my addiction level back. Maybe now you have a more healthy relationship with the MCU. You are my hero.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Jun 25, 2023 15:21:58 GMT 1
Following Quantumania (and btw I just realize quANTuMANia somehow works out all perfectly symmetrical like that), I’m still casually enjoying all this, but still haven’t got my addiction level back. Maybe now you have a more healthy relationship with the MCU. You are my hero. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO I WANT ADDICT ME BACK, whaaaaaaaaaaaa lol
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Post by ])-Kyle "Wild Child" Gibney-([ on Jun 26, 2023 9:31:02 GMT 1
Im not sure if it's partially because of Bob Chapek, Feige taking too much on or what but I think the multiverse was too soon as an idea to incorporate in a saga. Third saga? Fine
Perhaps they shouldve gone more galactic or the rumors of Norman or Doom being the big bad? I would like to have seen either of them personally, perhaps more so Doom but both are great big Marvel villains.
There's also Sharon Carter. What's going on with her? Is she a skrull now? Hydra? Something else? What about the Eternals? Although it's like you said; too many loose ends or balls in the air
We already saw one kinda disappointing loose end come back. Adam Warlock. I didnt mind him but I hope to God the next time we see him it will be epic
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Jul 14, 2023 23:22:08 GMT 1
I’m just updating this every time I reconsider. I thought about secret invasion this week and spent all week watching Andor. As you well know it was the first thing I’d do with my free time quite some time but it’s damn near last at this point. I’ve just got no motivation for it anymore. And I think that’s the result of a snowball of things over the last few years, mostly the fantastic conclusion of something great, and then the delay, a few unfortunate events, a lack of clear direction, the handful of more modest or questionable results, and the overall announcement of a mega plot I just never found that interesting. It’s just a whirlwind I can’t see through to find a hook to hang my hat on.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Jul 14, 2023 23:30:33 GMT 1
I’m just updating this every time I reconsider. I thought about secret invasion this week and spent all week watching Andor. As you well know it was the first thing I’d do with my free time quite some time but it’s damn near last at this point. I’ve just got no motivation for it anymore. And I think that’s the result of a snowball of things over the last few years, mostly the fantastic conclusion of something great, and then the delay, a few unfortunate events, a lack of clear direction, the handful of more modest or questionable results, and the overall announcement of a mega plot I just never found that interesting. It’s just a whirlwind I can’t see through to find a hook to hang my hat on. You watched Andor. You're a man that is unburdened by regrets.
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Post by Merv on Jul 14, 2023 23:31:00 GMT 1
I’m just updating this every time I reconsider. I thought about secret invasion this week and spent all week watching Andor. As you well know it was the first thing I’d do with my free time quite some time but it’s damn near last at this point. I’ve just got no motivation for it anymore. And I think that’s the result of a snowball of things over the last few years, mostly the fantastic conclusion of something great, and then the delay, a few unfortunate events, a lack of clear direction, the handful of more modest or questionable results, and the overall announcement of a mega plot I just never found that interesting. It’s just a whirlwind I can’t see through to find a hook to hang my hat on. I will say...if you're gonna watch anything, watch Guardians of the Galaxy 3. It is easily up there with the best the MCU has ever had to offer and it requires zero investment post-endgame. Maybe the Guardians Xmas special...but that's an easy to watch 40 minutes.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Jul 14, 2023 23:32:46 GMT 1
I’m just updating this every time I reconsider. I thought about secret invasion this week and spent all week watching Andor. As you well know it was the first thing I’d do with my free time quite some time but it’s damn near last at this point. I’ve just got no motivation for it anymore. And I think that’s the result of a snowball of things over the last few years, mostly the fantastic conclusion of something great, and then the delay, a few unfortunate events, a lack of clear direction, the handful of more modest or questionable results, and the overall announcement of a mega plot I just never found that interesting. It’s just a whirlwind I can’t see through to find a hook to hang my hat on. You watched Andor. You're a man that is unburdened by regrets. lolol. I love me some Andor
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Post by Merv on Jul 14, 2023 23:38:36 GMT 1
You watched Andor. You're a man that is unburdened by regrets. lolol. I love me some Andor Shall we say goodbye to your MCU fandom the only way I know how?
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Post by Lord Death Man on Jul 15, 2023 0:03:28 GMT 1
lolol. I love me some Andor Shall we say goodbye to your MCU fandom the only way I know how?
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Post by Lord Death Man on Jul 15, 2023 0:03:49 GMT 1
Shall we say goodbye to your MCU fandom the only way I know how?
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Jul 15, 2023 0:09:08 GMT 1
lolol. I love me some Andor Shall we say goodbye to your MCU fandom the only way I know how? lolol Totally appropriate And I think this is totally fair btw. I know me. I’ve been a super fan of a great many things and I maintain that love to this day. There may be something else that excites me but I don’t see there being an urgency ever again.
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Post by Merv on Jul 15, 2023 0:11:32 GMT 1
Shall we say goodbye to your MCU fandom the only way I know how? lolol Totally appropriate And I think this is totally fair btw. I know me. I’ve been a super fan of a great many things and I maintain that love to this day. There may be something else that excites me but I don’t see there being an urgency ever again. Honestly Im just always looking for an excuse to listen to the song.
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Post by Grandmaster on Jul 15, 2023 6:21:52 GMT 1
To quote my favorite movie trilogy of all time
I don't know why but it makes me sad.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Jul 15, 2023 11:54:28 GMT 1
To quote my favorite movie trilogy of all time I don't know why but it makes me sad. now that’s one I was suuuuuuch a mega fan of. You should have seen me running around a LOTR trivial pursuit board ;-) Knew those things back and forth, and maps and prehistory and very similarly once it was done, my true love for it remained there. Great, now I have to watch it again lol
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Post by Merv on Jul 16, 2023 1:06:15 GMT 1
To quote my favorite movie trilogy of all time I don't know why but it makes me sad. now that’s one I was suuuuuuch a mega fan of. You should have seen me running around a LOTR trivial pursuit board ;-) Knew those things back and forth, and maps and prehistory and very similarly once it was done, my true love for it remained there. Great, now I have to watch it again lol Back to the Future?
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Post by Grandmaster on Jul 16, 2023 10:07:36 GMT 1
ArArArchStantonWatch my opening statement for this week's review. No spoilers for the show.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Jul 16, 2023 15:32:13 GMT 1
ArArArchStantonWatch my opening statement for this week's review. No spoilers for the show. HUUUUUUUUGS OK that was inspiring as hell. Thank you my friend. I love you guys too and maybe I’m just missing that community involvement. #notaskrull #allegedly
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 19, 2023 15:21:10 GMT 1
I’ve been mulling this over more and more as I’ve finally had the chance to see Ant Man 3, Guardians 3, and have started episode 1 of Secret Invasion. All good and enjoyable so far,,, so why don’t I really feel anything??? Hummm
It’s a collaboration of things that I don’t really see the point of. I was really excited for instance about the futures of Sam, Shang Chi, White Vision, Monica and Yelena. Yet the latter showing up in Hawkeye for several admittedly awesome scenes years ago now was the only thing that’s happened among the five since then. I know that several are about to reappear soon but I don’t have a sense that they’re all that important because I don’t have any bait to what’s happening.
Panther is a whole other issue of unfortunate. I just can’t get on board with anything going on there which has nothing to do with the quality or effort. It’s just never going to be what it could have been and that’s tragic in multiple ways.
And I just haven’t felt anything for the multiverse concept. I don’t get what’s interesting it. America Chavez is about the best way to introduce a new character with that vehicle but again we haven’t seen anything about her since and she’s minor anyway. Didn’t care about Tobey and Andrew and would have been far more interested in Tom playing 3 parts.
Now Loki was awesome and genuinely might be the best thing that’s come out of post Endgame, but Kang himself has effectively been beaten twice already, so I can really only see the Kang we saw in Loki resuming his position of control or something similar as the ultimate solution. I’m really wondering how’s that’s a two movie affair. Like I don’t know what that is. The worry of a cameofest hasn’t gone away so I remain more nervous than excited.
I loved Black Widow btw. Intense vibe. I can’t watch it over and over. The Marvels actually looks fun. Don’t know what was going on with She-Hulk, DD felt kind of wasted there for a debut and that brings up another thing. Why nerf Abomination? IDK there’s been a few meh returns and debuts. Adam Warlock was ok for instance but Vision’s debut was an ideal for that sort of character.
I don’t know how to sum this up. It’s just a big sort of “it’s alright” at this point.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Nov 24, 2023 19:02:36 GMT 1
So after absolutely loving Loki and having a good time with The Marvels,,,
I binged 4 films the past two days. Granted I wasn’t hung on every word. I was doing minor chores or playing with the cats or making dinner but I put on Captain Marvel and segued to Civil War before cueing up Black Widow the following day and then Shang-Chi. I kept getting a hankering for the next one each time and loved all 4. They all play so well with a lot of good character stuff. Can watch them endlessly.
Next up??? Iron Man 2
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