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Well, that was a hell of a thing. First, it's LONG - three hours and one minute, in fact, and boy did it feel like it. It's the end of an era, and I don't have intelligent or eloquent things to say about it. Suffice to say that for better or worse the MCU changed cinema in some great ways, and whatever else I may feel, I'm thankful we've had it.
( high level spoilery, natch; no major plot details. mixed feelings; avoid if all you want is unmitigated squee )
That's basically it for now; I'm happy to talk details in the comments if you've seen it.
( high level spoilery, natch; no major plot details. mixed feelings; avoid if all you want is unmitigated squee )
That's basically it for now; I'm happy to talk details in the comments if you've seen it.
hashtag weeks behind
May. 21st, 2018 10:31 pmSo tonight I saw Infinity War, and - I enjoyed it heaps more than I expected to!
That said: my expectations were pretty low. So I didn't come out of it dancing on clouds or anything, but I didn't hate it - which is more than can be said for the last two ensemble MCU movies. :)
( Thoughts, spoilery, a mixed bag: )
HUH. Okay. I have a theory. ( spoilers again for IW, and speculation about A4 and GotG3 )
I don't know if that hangs together in light of any other casting news or plot spoilers but it makes sense to me, and it's how I'd do it. (Though I think we've already established I don't think like the MCU PtB!)
Anyway, movie. *nods*
That said: my expectations were pretty low. So I didn't come out of it dancing on clouds or anything, but I didn't hate it - which is more than can be said for the last two ensemble MCU movies. :)
( Thoughts, spoilery, a mixed bag: )
HUH. Okay. I have a theory. ( spoilers again for IW, and speculation about A4 and GotG3 )
I don't know if that hangs together in light of any other casting news or plot spoilers but it makes sense to me, and it's how I'd do it. (Though I think we've already established I don't think like the MCU PtB!)
Anyway, movie. *nods*
hashtag months behind
May. 20th, 2018 09:32 amI ... still haven't seen Infinity War? I think I'm going to go see it today, if the housemate and I can coordinate our windows of having-enough-spoons. Mostly at this stage I want to see it just so I've seen it, and can read the fic and peoples' reaction posts with proper understanding.
I have come to the conclusion that it's not that I'm over the MCU, it's that my ideas of sense and good storytelling diverges wildly from the PTB, who meddle with the ensemble movies in a way that they don't seem to with the single-character movies.
I've enjoyed basically all the standalone movies - some I merely enjoyed, through to some I adored - whereas the ensemble movies have been largely a hot mess. (Though I did enjoy the first Avengers at the time, I think it holds up less well under scrutiny, particularly once you're already disenchanted.)
The up side of missing the release of Infinity War, though, was that I finally got to watch Black Panther now it's out on iTunes (it being the first MCU movie I missed at the cinema). I have to admit, I was a lot less impressed than I expected to be, though that may be because of people talking it up before I saw it. I mean, I did enjoy it, but...
( Spoilery Black Panther reactions: )
I have come to the conclusion that it's not that I'm over the MCU, it's that my ideas of sense and good storytelling diverges wildly from the PTB, who meddle with the ensemble movies in a way that they don't seem to with the single-character movies.
I've enjoyed basically all the standalone movies - some I merely enjoyed, through to some I adored - whereas the ensemble movies have been largely a hot mess. (Though I did enjoy the first Avengers at the time, I think it holds up less well under scrutiny, particularly once you're already disenchanted.)
The up side of missing the release of Infinity War, though, was that I finally got to watch Black Panther now it's out on iTunes (it being the first MCU movie I missed at the cinema). I have to admit, I was a lot less impressed than I expected to be, though that may be because of people talking it up before I saw it. I mean, I did enjoy it, but...
( Spoilery Black Panther reactions: )
