Seen Black Panther twice last week. In my first viewing, I came with my siblings and in my second viewing, with my friends who were my former classmates and some former schoolmates as our reunion. Was supposed to see it once only since the original plan was to see it on Friday last week on Chinese New Year since there were no classes that day. However, because there were attendance problems, which always made our reunions cancelled, I moved it to the Saturday and came with my siblings to watch it the day before.
We got late again in my first viewing and this time, I'm to blame, but then again, I'm to blame for almost everything that happens here at home... Anyway, the opening and the middle part were a bit boring, and the plot was just a bit predictable. Also, the CGI was a bit bad, though not that noticeable; but other than those rants, it was great. I think I can say it's the best MCU film yet (hopefully to be topped by Infinity War). The humor was good and I'm also glad that it we had another "serious" MCU film again since The Winter Soldier and Civil War. Killmonger was another great MCU villain and I nearly cried for him too. The action scenes, while not as good as the action scenes in The Winter Soldier, Civil War, The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Yondu's arrow scene), and Thor: Ragnarok, were also great, particularly the casino brawl and maybe also the car chase scene. The overuse of shaky cam, however, got a bit too distracting and somehow made me feel like I was watching a documentary or low-budget film (mostly during the Nigeria scene). The soundtrack really did make me feel like I was watching an African movie (given the setting), though not as memorable. The story was also great and felt like the MCU's version of The Lion King. I gave it a 9.8/10 in my first viewing, though I still feel like I was overrating it a bit that time. Then in my second viewing, I started to feel a bit bored but still liked the movie. My rating started to go down to 8.5/10 despite me liking it more than the MCU movies with higher scores. Perhaps I'll still keep it to my original 9.8/10 since I'm still feeling those "Black Panther vibes" because of how good it is.
Yeah, I totally agree what you're saying about it being serious. I love that Ryan Coogler took the material seriously. Don't misunderstand me, I really enjoy more comedic Marvel films, but after all three that came out last year had a more comedic tone, it was really good to get a not-so-comedic (though still really funny when it wanted to be) MCU film again. I loved two out of three of last year's MCU films, but they kept taking away my hype for more MCU, because, well, it's hard to get hyped for a comedy. Panther brought the hype back!
I agree, though I usually like the more serious MCU films than the comedic ones but the comedic ones are still enjoyable. Imo, Thor: Ragnarok is still the most enjoyable MCU film to date.
Yup, Black Panther brought the hype back and the fact that Infinity War is already the next MCU film to be released, it makes me more excited. oh, and what's that one MCU film you didn't like from last year? I'm guessing it's either Thor: Ragnarok (because it's a comedy and was supposed to be more serious) or Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (given that you didn't really like the first one). Won't be surprised if it's Spider-Man: Homecoming tho.
Seen Black Panther twice last week. In my first viewing, I came with my siblings and in my second viewing, with my friends who were my former classmates and some former schoolmates as our reunion. Was supposed to see it once only since the original plan was to see it on Friday last week on Chinese New Year since there were no classes that day. However, because there were attendance problems, which always made our reunions cancelled, I moved it to the Saturday and came with my siblings to watch it the day before.
We got late again in my first viewing and this time, I'm to blame, but then again, I'm to blame for almost everything that happens here at home... Anyway, the opening and the middle part were a bit boring, and the plot was just a bit predictable. Also, the CGI was a bit bad, though not that noticeable; but other than those rants, it was great. I think I can say it's the best MCU film yet (hopefully to be topped by Infinity War). The humor was good and I'm also glad that it we had another "serious" MCU film again since The Winter Soldier and Civil War. Killmonger was another great MCU villain and I nearly cried for him too. The action scenes, while not as good as the action scenes in The Winter Soldier, Civil War, The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Yondu's arrow scene), and Thor: Ragnarok, were also great, particularly the casino brawl and maybe also the car chase scene. The overuse of shaky cam, however, got a bit too distracting and somehow made me feel like I was watching a documentary or low-budget film (mostly during the Nigeria scene). The soundtrack really did make me feel like I was watching an African movie (given the setting), though not as memorable. The story was also great and felt like the MCU's version of The Lion King. I gave it a 9.8/10 in my first viewing, though I still feel like I was overrating it a bit that time. Then in my second viewing, I started to feel a bit bored but still liked the movie. My rating started to go down to 8.5/10 despite me liking it more than the MCU movies with higher scores. Perhaps I'll still keep it to my original 9.8/10 since I'm still feeling those "Black Panther vibes" because of how good it is.
Yeah, the camera was a little nauseating at times.
Same with the vibes.
I know! I feel bad for Killy. Wait, that's a bad nickname...
I thought the CGI was pretty good. Probably because I've seen much worse...
I agree! It was pretty awesome. Infinity War seems like it'll be good too.
I honestly really liked the humor. (Those girls were great characters!)
By the way, I was a little surprised to learn that Everett was played by a Brit.
Honestly, I can also say the same thing with the supposedly cool shot of Killmonger in one scene (it was shown in the first trailer but it's still spoilery).
Almost sounded like a good name for a cat and then I realized it's "Killy".
If you'll compare the CGI of Black Panther to the bad CGI of others' movies, the CGI of Black Panther is definitely much better.
Hopefully. I also hope Infinity War will have an iconic shot in one of its big action scenes.
I did too. (Of course, especially Shuri! She was so funny imo.)
I think Martin Freeman did a good job with the American accent. If there was something wrong with it, then I probably didn't notice it. He's also the guy who plays Bilbo Baggins in the Hobbit in case you didn't know.
Seen it twice last week. Still the best MCU film to date, even without the hype. Thanos is officially the best MCU villain imo and I liked how the movie was done in his point-of-view, making him the main character here. And yes, the ending was shocking, even if I already read the comics the movie adapted. I still feel like seeing it again and I hope I'll get to see it in IMAX this time.
Maybe an unnecessary bonus but my country is definitely proud that the ending was shot here and I've actually always hoped for it to happen.
Post by legorebootedcp on May 25, 2018 12:21:31 GMT
My thoughts on Solo: A Star Wars Story (seen it last night): It was just okay for me although it was also a bit better than I expected (I've been repeating this in every single chatroom I'm on ). It was fun but that was mostly in the second half because the first half for me was slow and I had no clue on what was going on until later on. Other than that, it was at least enjoyable.
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