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slippery_fish Apr. 22nd, 2025 10:25 pm)
slippery_fish Apr. 22nd, 2025 10:25 pm)Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - I wasn't a big fan of this one which is too bad because I really liked the first movie. Some of the visuals were pretty amazing and I really liked specific stuff: M'Baku is still fucking hilarious, Shuri and Ross have a fun relationship, the ugliness of grief was very well portrayed and Riri is such an awesome addition to the MCU.
But damn, the villain was just freaking annoying, a lot of the movie simply bored me, and it just lacked the magic the first movie had.
Thor: Love and Thunder - I liked this for the most part. There were moments that felt too silly (the scene with Sif almost dying comes to mind) but also very well done moments. I also liked the visuals, especially these scenes in black/white. The world-building was also fun. I also loved Jane and Valkyrie together, that was such a great addition. And while I'm kinda disappointing about them bringing Jane back just to kill her off, I love that she got into Valhalla.
Werewolf by Night - This one was amazing. The noir style, the world-building, the characters. The relationship between Elsa and John works so well. I don't quite ship it because there wasn't enough time for me to really get into it but I kinda could. That scene when he pulls himself together when he is all wolfed out? So good. Also, Ted is adorable and I love his friendship with John.
The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special - I felt strangely uncomfortable watching this. I think the whole carelessness Drax and Mantis have going on when it comes to Kevin Bacon plus all the scenes that triggered my embarrassment squick kinda got to me. Though how alien Drax and Mantis can come off to humans, how threatening, was an interesting change in tone for these movies. Also loved Nebula in this. I wonder how she got Bucky's arm.
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania - Okay, this one was another disappointment. I always liked the Ant-Man stuff because it somehow felt more grounded than the rest of the MCU. This movie completely destroyed that. I also wasn't a fan of the way it treated Scott after Endgame and the change in the Scott&Cassie relationship. The ants in the realm were cool, though.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 - With this one, I'm back to liking Guardians stuff again. Loved, loved Rockets relationship with both Peter and Nebula. Especially Nebula, to be honest. They were the only ones who survived the Snap and their origin stories have so many parallels, I love seeing them together.
I also liked how New!Gamora fit in and didn't. Nebula just seeing her as her sister with some memory issues while Peter despairs about who she isn't is interesting to watch. Because they are both wrong but it has different consequences regarding the way they deal with Gamora.
Rocket's origin story is heartbreaking, and the villain is effective and scary and I really just wanted him dead.
In general, lots of great moments.
But damn, the villain was just freaking annoying, a lot of the movie simply bored me, and it just lacked the magic the first movie had.
Thor: Love and Thunder - I liked this for the most part. There were moments that felt too silly (the scene with Sif almost dying comes to mind) but also very well done moments. I also liked the visuals, especially these scenes in black/white. The world-building was also fun. I also loved Jane and Valkyrie together, that was such a great addition. And while I'm kinda disappointing about them bringing Jane back just to kill her off, I love that she got into Valhalla.
Werewolf by Night - This one was amazing. The noir style, the world-building, the characters. The relationship between Elsa and John works so well. I don't quite ship it because there wasn't enough time for me to really get into it but I kinda could. That scene when he pulls himself together when he is all wolfed out? So good. Also, Ted is adorable and I love his friendship with John.
The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special - I felt strangely uncomfortable watching this. I think the whole carelessness Drax and Mantis have going on when it comes to Kevin Bacon plus all the scenes that triggered my embarrassment squick kinda got to me. Though how alien Drax and Mantis can come off to humans, how threatening, was an interesting change in tone for these movies. Also loved Nebula in this. I wonder how she got Bucky's arm.
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania - Okay, this one was another disappointment. I always liked the Ant-Man stuff because it somehow felt more grounded than the rest of the MCU. This movie completely destroyed that. I also wasn't a fan of the way it treated Scott after Endgame and the change in the Scott&Cassie relationship. The ants in the realm were cool, though.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 - With this one, I'm back to liking Guardians stuff again. Loved, loved Rockets relationship with both Peter and Nebula. Especially Nebula, to be honest. They were the only ones who survived the Snap and their origin stories have so many parallels, I love seeing them together.
I also liked how New!Gamora fit in and didn't. Nebula just seeing her as her sister with some memory issues while Peter despairs about who she isn't is interesting to watch. Because they are both wrong but it has different consequences regarding the way they deal with Gamora.
Rocket's origin story is heartbreaking, and the villain is effective and scary and I really just wanted him dead.
In general, lots of great moments.
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