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[User_108364]

If we're talking purely financial gain, then sure - Marvel will continue to dominate because it has name recognition. Lowest common denominator type stuff that everyone and their Mom will go and see because it's "Fun" regardless of whether it's a decent film or not. And I'm in full agreement there. What was my point? Oh yeh. I said "Perform Worst" so, maybe it was my choice of words - They all make dollar. But I was thinking more... About the ratings from fans. And it's there that we see the less generic ones hitting home most.

Winter Soldier - Spy Thriller
Antman 1/2 - Hiest Movies
Thor: Ragnarok - Full Comedy/Space Operra
Spider-Man Homecoming - Low Scale Coming of Age

Etc etc.

And I'm in full agreement that most of the Phase 4 stuff has been middling at best, with a few exceptions. But I think that's BECAUSE they're leaning on their formula. And, considering what Feige has come out and said recently, it seems like they're pulling back on that and going back to what made the previous films sucessful.

I also think COVID didn't help at all. Marvel was already making too many films, oversaturating their own market, and stretching themselves too thin... But COVID comes along, ruins their shooting schedule, their writing schedule, etc etc. And I think that can be really felt in the films. LIke, I don't think you can sit there watching it and go "Oh this is COVID happening" but I think you can feel an unease, or something not gelling correctly, and that is because of the knock on.

Such as... Spider-Man: No Way Home, is arrguably one of the best films they've made Post-End Game. I think everyone will agree with that. And even that feels shakey in places and, then we learn, that Dr Strange: Multiverse of Madness was meant to take place before Spider-Man, and both films had to be rewritten in places due to COVID fucking up their schedules. And, suddenly, it makes sense why both films lack cohesion.

Then there's something like Love and Thunder, where Marvel was lazy and just said "Taika did well, he'll do well again" - and I love his films, but clearly here he just phoned it in and didn't care what he was doing as much. I think it's a case of a Director being given TOO much freedom. But, again, Marvel resting on their laurels.

So, the point I guess I'm making, is it feels like Marvel understand their mistakes and they're taking a few steps back now. I think they went above 100%, which meant they lost efficiency. Their studios were overworked back when making Black Panther, I hate to think what the state of their studios was during the major Endgame ramp up and then a global pandemic.



I'd definitely recommend watching Loki.
Loki, Moonknight, WandaVision.
Whatever you do - Don't watch Secret Invasion. It's absolutely terrible and it'll only prove your point and worsen mine! Haha.



I quoted your post because I was going to reply too... But, at this point, I'm just repeating what I said above. They DID make different Genres, and in doing so their films felt good and fresh, but they've fallen to making the formulaic and it shows.
But, that said, we had Shang Chi - which was much more a martial arts film. Eternals, which might have not been great, but was trying to be a more artistic affair (and I think succeeded until the last third).
In terms of Horror, maybe not Psychological and maybe not even true horror, but we had Werewolf By Night for that B-Movie Schlock feel. Moonkight is fairly Psychological in places.

But yeh. Marvel lost it's way a little, and I think it's from what I said above - I think they hit the ground too hard after Endgame, trying not to lose momentum, but instead doing too much - then being hit by a global pandemic - made everything feel a bit half-assed and sloppy. BUT, I feel like they're starting to understand what they're doing a bit more now....

But they did announce RDJ as Doctor Doom, but I'm ignoring that announcement, because it reeks of absolute desperation and I'm hoping, HOPING, they do something clever with it.

Philosophical cuddly bear!

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[User_61141]

Welcome back!

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[User_108364]

This backread is weird and I'm starting to wonder what lies ahead.

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[Monokuma]

some of you like to talk haha

I have no idea what you mean...

 

[Evil Surgeon]

*flies in*

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How the fuck does he get around with this mask on??

I mean, it is I.. Underdork.. gimme coins. haha I like rice.

 

[Monokuma]

Okay.
So I've pulled my head out my ass and stopped writing Essay responses for a moment to notice....

@-Bonk- and @Slumdum are now Ducks
@algeo is now a Pig
@Evil Surgeon is now a Cunt Helmet

I feel like I've stepped into a Twilight Zone episode...

 

[User_108364]

*flies in*

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How the fuck does he get around with this mask on??

I mean, it is I.. Underdork.. gimme coins. haha I like rice.

Weird... why is my detector going off?

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Oh well. I gotta tackle someone...

 

[-Bonk-]

Okay.
So I've pulled my head out my ass and stopped writing Essay responses for a moment to notice....

@-Bonk- and @Slumdum are now Ducks
@algeo is now a Pig
@Evil Surgeon is now a Cunt Helmet

I feel like I've stepped into a Twilight Zone episode...

Huh ? what the hell ? you seeing things ?

 

[Evil Surgeon]

Okay.
So I've pulled my head out my ass and stopped writing Essay responses for a moment to notice....

@-Bonk- and @Slumdum are now Ducks
@algeo is now a Pig
@Evil Surgeon is now a Cunt Helmet

I feel like I've stepped into a Twilight Zone episode...

Well.. just so you know..

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[Monokuma]

Huh ? what the hell ? you seeing things ?

You're all lucky I'm only here for a fleeting visit... And I've took most of that up replying to @matthiacallus!

 

[Slumdum]

You're all lucky I'm only here for a fleeting visit... And I've took most of that up replying to @matthiacallus!

Well, let me give you a hug Kuma, maybe that will make all the bad things go away?

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[Flaming1]

Huh ? what the hell ? you seeing things ?

Are you ok? Something seems off....I'm scared.

 

[User_108364]

Huh ? what the hell ? you seeing things ?

I think he's having an episode.

 

[-Bonk-]

I urge all of you, my fellow fuckos to stand with us for the silent protest !!!
Adorn your metallic head........haha

 

[Monokuma]

I hope @-Bonk- is taking a long hard think about how he has become the thing he hated most...

 

[Slumdum]

I hope @-Bonk- is taking a long hard think about how he has become the thing he hated most...

Seemed fitting?

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[-Bonk-]

I hope @-Bonk- is taking a long hard think about how he has become the thing he hated most...

If you leave give your coins haha
I don't need to yap interest pays more haha

Just a silent protest brother, i want my whooping boy back !!

#jointhecause #unitedwestand #changeitback

 

[kurgan]

this is a very Social Anti-Social spot

For many, the AIpocalypse has been a cure for their lurking.

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[Flaming1]

Are you ok? Something seems off....I'm scared.

Why is everybody laughing at me, this is fucking terrifying.

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[Slumdum]

Why is everybody laughing at me, this is fucking terrifying.

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Come to Slumdum, and everything will be alright.

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