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#Thunderbolts*
hushed quail
Seeing it in 4dx Monday
But not picking up the limo or other popcorn buckets
hard relic
finally, the anti heroes ✨
bright gate
junior kraken
trail aspen
It’s was so good and the explanation of what the * stands for was hilarious!
It goes really deep into themes like loneliness and depression too. Definitely stands out from all the other MCU stuff and we really needed that.
Ending had me excited and the 2nd post-credit scene seems to take place shortly before Doomsday.
They did ||Taskmaster kinda dirty thought but I don’t think anyone really like this version of the characters anyway lol||
Also great, polar opposite, marketing compared to the last Captain America by not giving much away, made the movie watching experience much more exciting
Oh wow I looked through some of the promo stuff and they really pulled an Infinity War ||showing a character in scenes they weren’t actually in||
hushed quail
iron fulcrum
Well that was a marvel movie alright
I liked it but I don’t think it’s deserving of a 90% RT
I was not paying that close attention to the music section of the credits but i immediately understand how that would spoil the following scene
trail aspen
I don’t see how the music credits would spoilt anything about the post credit scenes?
trail aspen
Ohhhhh makes sense now
I think Thunderbolts is received better because it’s a good pallet cleanser after Brave New World, it’s more what we came to expect from Phase 1-3 movies
iron fulcrum
Phases don’t mean shit anymore tbh
Like phase 4 capped with Black Panther 2
And this was the end of phase 5
trail aspen
Because the quality went down and everything was unfocused
dreamy urchin
I enjoyed it. I think it takes itself serious enough that it’s not a spectacle like was what was expected when it was announced but also plays off the natural comedic elements that most of these characters are already known for. It’s a fine line that a lot of recent marvel stuff has been tripping up on.
iron fulcrum
apparently the second credits scene may have been ||directed by the russos and may be lifted from Doomsday||
mortal hemlock
It’s so nice to like one of these things
I appreciate that this was an actual sincere movie
I felt like it earned its emotional beats
Slow start imo but the third act was legitimately good stuff
iron fulcrum
I was pleasantly surprised by how much of Yelena's movie it actually is too
given how much of the marketing was focusing on it as a team up
trail aspen
Bob was perfect, we like Bob, we need to keep him happy and loved
glossy coral
no need to watch the next movie with that post credit scene lol
trail aspen
I wonder if Franklin will be born in that movie.
last hull
30 movies in and marvel did the power of friendship plotline
They did taskmaster so dirty 😦
bright gate
it was better than the trailers shown
loved it
well amc turned the lights on before the mid credits scene for me
I’m glad Bob wasn’t spoiled for me
junior kraken
Taskmaster was done so fucking dirty. I’d feel so bad if I was the actress unless it was something she wanted which seems unlikely.
austere burrow
no need to watch the next movie with that post credit scene lol
Nah it makes me curious why/how. it’s perfect.
junior kraken
We know that they enter the MCU but we don't know why or how which is the main bulk of a story.
bright gate
I’d still wanna watch fantastic 4 movie
junior kraken
I looked up the Taskmaster thing. Here is what the director said:
"Obviously, it's a big decision," the filmmaker acknowledged. "We felt like a movie like this needed something like that, where you're like, 'Okay, if they'll do that, they could do anything,' you know, and you don't really know exactly where the thing is going to go. It needed a bit of shock or surprise."
It was definitely a surprise but such a huge waste. I'd rather the character just not appear and be forgotten with a potential return up in the air over making them expendable like that.
austere burrow
It was a bad decision to do it so early in the film
bright gate
I hate it too
austere burrow
Overall good film though.
glossy coral
Nah it makes me curious why/how. it’s perfect.
it pretty much gives a lot of the how for me
(and for some journalists talking about it too)
glossy coral
We know that they enter the MCU but we don't know why or how which is the main b...
i’m doubtful they decided to just go off and leave their universe for reed’s scientific fun after a galactus fight
it could always just be misdirect ofc but it’s giving “we had no choice” leaving in the pogo plane like that
austere burrow
it pretty much gives a lot of the how for me
I really don’t get how lol
glossy coral
I really don’t get how lol
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austere burrow
i’m doubtful they decided to just go off and leave their universe for reed’s sci...
That’s a weak how/why. They leave because of Galactus like sure he’s the main villain but there’s still a lot more nuance to this
glossy coral
That’s a weak how/why. They leave because of Galactus like sure he’s the main vi...
they seem to be leaving due to the fight that’s all i’m saying
like it supports the theories.
it’s not like “oh boy here’s the whole movie”
it just hints majorly how it ends
for me personally i’m not too thrilled with how the FF movie looks so it’s like “okay cool like i get the gist of how they come basically, i could potentially skip this one”
you don’t just simply knock out galactus.
austere burrow
I’m extremely doubtful of your theory.
Outside of Infinity War marvel doesn’t do “good guy looses” story.
glossy coral
I’m extremely doubtful of your theory.
im parroting a lot of the internet tbh
the original comic ends in a stalemate, they cannot “defeat defeat” galactus
glossy coral
Outside of Infinity War marvel doesn’t do “good guy looses” story.
in the MCU sure
it just would make a whole lot of sense for whatever happens in the fight to be a reason for how they end up in a different universe. whether that be a way they get rid of galactus or a means to escape. i don’t think it’s likely that reed is like “let’s just go test out this new feature of the pogo plane”
i don’t think the watcher is gonna come to help the FF in the movie either
atomic hawk
mortal hemlock
i keep thinking about how good lewis pullman is in this movie
iron fulcrum
can't wait for him to either barely be in or be written completely differently in doomsday
atomic hawk
He’ll be in the corner reading Fourth Wing and the girlies will go crazy.
mortal hemlock
mortal hemlock
atomic hawk
lol lmao
willow temple
I feel they should at least wait another week before they do that
trail aspen
Like when they made a big deal not spoiling Endgame and then spoiled it in the marketing less than a week after opening…
hushed quail
junior kraken
She was also supposed to bond with Ava since they both got their abilities in a lab and Ava kind of big sistered her since Taskmaster more recently got her freedom.
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last hull
She was also supposed to bond with Ava since they both got their abilities in a ...
Ava definitely felt like the odd one out in terms of back story
nocturne cloud
I liked it but I don’t think it’s deserving of a 90% RT
oh see i think this one of the best films they’ve put out ever. not just post-Endgame, i’d put this easily top 15 of the whole franchise
i was looking forward to the film already but it really exceeded my expectations
the third act in the void is some of my favorite stuff they’ve ever done
bright gate
trailers gave the feeling kinda like gotg, a rag tag team of misfit characters
nocturne cloud
yeah and i’m kinda glad they kept the genuine sincerity and seriousness of it hidden. it was nice to watch that unravel in real time
i was genuinely feeling very emotional from the moment Yelena meets up with Bob in the attic all the way to the final fight between Bon and the dark half
very emotionally satisfying
and i’m so glad they treated the mental health aspect of it seriously and actually made it a core plot point rather than just a throwaway thing
it felt very focused and like they went in knowing what they wanted to say and how to say it
i am very very pleased
bright gate
absolutely teary eyed when yelana and alexi had their heart to heart 
mortal hemlock
I can’t believe people are legitimately upset about Taskmaster
junior kraken
It's a stupid choice. Should've just not included the character.
hushed quail
atomic hawk
It’s the plot to brave new world.
hushed quail
Oh good grief. 
They recycled a plot point
zenith warren
Just saw it and I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Nega-Scott fight from Scott Pilgrim that we didn't get in the movie.
junior kraken
Good to know I'm not the only one who thought of Nega-Scott
zenith warren
Its even the same hair almost
iron fulcrum
Iman Vellani's review lmao
mortal hemlock
https://fxtwitter.com/ftersuns/status/1919968695910117854?s=46 I’m so glad I’m not the only one who caught this
mortal hemlock
hushed quail
junior kraken
zenith warren
LOL
dusk mantle
Thunderbolts* felt very refreshing
Ik the bar is low but it's nice when a movie feels like it was written by a person and not a committee piecing together multiple sets of reshoots and smashing action figures together
Really appreciate that the third act is character driven
Really like that Val wasn't defeated in the usual "here she is and everything's she's done is now exposed"
tender wave
finally saw it on demand and enjoyed it, not 10/10 but at least a somewhat biased 8.4 after a bland 5.5 of brave new world.
solid emotional arcs earned, origin stories without boring you, reasonable level of threat. some iffy cgi at points but no where near as bad as cherry blossom fight scenes