Now we have potentially a massive spoiler for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, this one... I'm much less keen on being real
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Marvel is said to be planning a Disney+ special for Halloween next year based on the Werewolf by Night propertyComment
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The trailer for No Way Home has sent all 7 previous live action films into the Top 50 Digital Rentals chartComment
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It looks really fake. I mean, I know it’s not real and we all know it’s not real but part of the job of the movie is to have you suspend your disbelief and buy into what you’re seeing but, even on that poster, I just don’t buy Woody Harrelson’s hair.Comment
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Yep, given the time and money that goes into all these films there's sometimes a real lack of passion about the postersComment
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Dammit Marvel... they keep defying the odds. Shang-Chi was pretty decentComment
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Okay, now I'm home and at a keyboard, in two parts:
The General Thought:
So, the best way I could describe it is like it being a film of largely average quality elements that come together to create something greater as a whole. I couldn't say that any of the individual scenes will stick in my mind for long, or any of the imagery etc. Likewise with the cast. I like the main guy but he's also not much of a personality either. It's all kind of middling which makes it sound awful but it moves at a pretty decent pace and it remains a consistent level of lightness that makes it enjoyable and easily likeable too. The power level stuff is scaled really well across the film too, those who have a fondness for more pure hand to hand combat get their moment as do those looking for some more Chan era style stuff as well as MCU CG battling. There's some good combat in the film too but what lets it down to an extent is that the more powers are brought in the less interesting that side of things gets, likewise the film features some shoddy level CG quality at times which Marvel really should be past delivering on by now. In general though it's a hard to dislike film that surprisingly makes good use of the cinema experience and sets a decent baseline for a sequel to build off.
The Spoiler Bit:
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Park Seo-Joon from Parasite is headed to the US to appear in an upcoming MCU movie
And following the chain of mega-hits the Russo Brothers have had for Marvel, they have been in talks to return for another entry however talks are said to have stalled over similar concerns as the Johansson lawsuit is covering. It's likely they'll be ironed out but presumably it's safe to assume this is related to a key entry.
Side note, not sure if it's true but apparently Johansson's case is based around an expectation that she has that Black Widow would have made at least $1.2bn at the box office. Personally, even pre-pandemic that sounds incredibly optimisticComment
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Seems very unlikely but they have to put a target that gets talked down, I guess. If she gets damages or a settlement, it could be a percentage of what she asked for rather than the full amount.Comment
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I saw Shang-Chi last night and really enjoyed. It’s got lots a touches martial arts film fans will appreciate and doesn’t treat Chinese mythology in a cliched way. Have to agree with NI there is some surprisingly sub par CGI at points and ultimately the usual Marvel CGI puppets fighting each other thing is there which does detract from more traditional Kung-fu being used. The lighter elements were well judged with the humour not feeling forced.
This is the proper start to phase fours rather than the Disney+ shows which have been pretty hit and miss so far.Last edited by CMcK; 07-09-2021, 13:02.Comment
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Bolstered by the success of Shang-Chi, Sony is feeling emboldened and has quickly moved the release of Venom: Let There Be Carnage up to 01 October. It's a bold move as whilst it puts it away from Halloween Kills, a film it shared its old date with, it's now directly up against Bond.Comment
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It seems a bit daft to release it the same weekend as Bond (I get that comic book films are popular but would argue that Bond has broader worldwide recognition than Venom on the whole). There's no way they're going to delay No Time To Die again as its had so many delays already and they're probably worried about it making back the budget/marketing costs already let alone reasonable profits.
Seems a bizarre choice to not bring a film that has creepy/horror leanings out nearer to the day of the year that's a celebration of the occult/otherworldly. What do I know though?Comment
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No Time to Die is the first modern era Bond movie not to be distributed by Sony Pictures so I do wonder how much of it is also just to wind up MGM
I'll be seeing both... both NTTD will come secondComment
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A reflection of how Hollywood needs to reign itself in and stop aiming to rely on China market cash as Shang-Chi lines itself to be denied a release there due to old tweets by the lead actor over how China is under a dictatorshipComment
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