Topic: The Marvel Thread

Hey folks. I only have a PS4. Planning on getting a PS5 in the future but clearly there isn't a timeline for when I could possibly get one because, well, you know lol. (and even if I could easily grab one, I'm not in a rush).
Anyway, with that being my situation...
1. Could any of you guys speak to whether I should buy & play
Spider-Man: Miles Morales on the PS4 or just wait til I get a PS5 (whenever that may be).
2. Marvel's Avengers is worth the single player story right? I was thinking of buying it when it goes on sale anywhere between $15-$20 (or your local equivalent). It dropped to $20 before but I missed it and didn't pull the trigger.
3. I hope the X-Men get a new game. Perhaps this Wolverine game in 202X will drop hints of the team when it releases.

Guardians Of The Galaxy

Yeah I like this film. It's a nice more comedic space faring adventure. I like Chris Pratt in this (Though I will say otherwise in an upcoming film...) as Star-Lord and the rest of the guardians are great too with Dave Bautista & Bradley Cooper are my personal standouts but Zoe Saldana is good as the only sane person on the team and Groot is Groot.

Michael Rooker is fantastic as Yondu and despite having only 3 scenes Benico Del Toro milks those for all they're worth.

I do like the final showdown with Ronan (Whom I actually quite like as the villain) and the selflessness they all show in joining Quill holding the Power infinity stone is neat (Yeah we know they aren't going to die... But they don't)

Not the best thing ever as some characters are a bit underutilised (Nebula for one) and some gags don't lampnd but it does have heart.

Avengers: Age Of Ultron

It's a messy film and I don't have a whole lot to say about it... But I like this more then the first avengers film?

It's mainly thanks to there being more to work with storywise. I like Ultron, I like Scarlet Witch, I like Vision, Klaue gets revealed and yes I'm still annoyed he got bumped off in Black Panther by boring ass Killmonger 😩

It's messy mind you with stuff like the Banner/Black widow... thing, this version of quick silver is not very good, the general eastern european accents are a bit iffy and it can get a bit long in the tooth for runtime... S'alright!

Just went to see Eternals in my first Imax screen. Wow. That was one of the best movies I've watched this year. I did feel like a wrinkly old man by the end of it considering how long it was but it was action packed, gorgeous, diverse, and different from any other Marvel film. Please go and see this movie (plus, stay for the 2 post credit scenes. you won't regret it)!

Went to see Eternals. Not good. Not good at all. Like if Jupiter Ascending was MCU-adjacent. It’s ok to be exposition heavy but dear me, there’s not even a good payoff. My disappointment with the MCU movies post-Endgame continues.

I’ve watched 6/9 of What If?… at this point and I do enjoy it. Of the first 6 episodes, there are definitely some that are better than others. It’s a fun concept, and really only enjoyable for the Uber-fans of the MCU; it’s clever the way they re-enact exact scenes from the movies and then start to change things. Sure, it’s a little fan-fictiony at times, but it’s all made a little more grounded due to the mutliverse concept that Marvel seems to be doubling down on. I have not idea whether these episodes will build on one another to create a whole new cohesive narrative, or whether each episode will just remain a “Well that was fun…” diversion by itself.

Having just watched the Killmonger episode, I will also say that the voice acting is pretty impressive — in the sense they really got some good sound-alikes when needed alongside the original character actors. Some are better than others, but shout-out to the actors for Tony Stark and Red Skull, who mimicked the original actors well.

In a related arena, I was surprised to see that Shang-Chi is already set to come to Disney+. I think it releases on Nov 12th. It feels like I was just considering going to see it in the theater 2 weeks ago.

@Th3solution yeah I actually think I enjoyed What if... more than any of the other Marvel projects this year (closely followed by Shang Chi). Glad you're getting a lot out of it also.

Does What if... have a direct connection to the MCU? Just wondering if I should watch it before the new movies.

@Voltan let's just say it's quite appropriate given the overarcing plot of Loki, Spider-man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness. It also 'felt' the most MCU out of the various D+ shows to me.

@colonelkilgore I see. Unfortunately there's no legit way to watch any of the D+ shows here in Poland so I guess I'll have to... work around it...

@Voltan well if they don't provide you with the option to watch legit... what do they expect people will do right 😎

Watched Shang-Chi seeing as it’s now on Disney+ in the IMAX format. I was planning to see it in the cinema but I just wasn’t up for it. I really enjoyed it, the best origin story for a good long while. I do wish there was more of a focus on just him and his dad, rather than the more mystical side of things. It would have been just that bit more impactful. The fight choreography was very impressive though and Awkwafina stood out among the many ‘love interest characters’ that have been in the MCU in terms of agency.

I just finished watching Shang Chi and it was bloody awesome! Brilliant cast in it, everyone did great acting! A lot of it was really cool and the guy who played the mandarin was awesome, as was awkwafina who I'd not really heard of before but now I'm listening to a song about her erm, I'm not even sure I'm allowed to say it on here, on youtube

@nessisonett @ralphdibny nice, I’m glad you both enjoyed it… as I loved Shang Chi too. Felt like some crazy mix of Rush Hour, House of Flying Daggers and Raya the last Dragon (of which I liked all three… but liked Shang Chi more.

If it’s ‘free’ on Disney+ now (well, no additional premium) I might watch it again today 👍

@colonelkilgore I watched all the rush hour films again a few weeks ago, so funny! I love Jackie Chan's accidental bad ass fighting style

I just watched the marvel Disney+ sizzle reel. Lots to be excited for, some things less so. I can't say I was so much of a fan of Agatha Harkness that I want to watch a whole series about her😅. It wasn't in the reel but im not very excited for The Eternals either as the adverts look a bit rubbish.

I'm glad Shang Chi was great after Black Widow was a bit of a let down for me. Hawkeye, She Hulk and Ms Marvel should be awesome though. I'm very excited for Hawkeye later this year!

On an unrelated note, too many great characters played by great actors die in the MCU and it makes me sad. I wish some of these bods would stick around for longer!

@ralphdibny no one ever truly dies in the comic books… I’d imagine that similar ‘work-arounds’ could and will be used in the MCU to ‘jump-the-shark’ every now and then 😉’

I'm watching What if...? (ep. 3 right now) and it's pretty good. I like that they got a lot of the same actors to do VA.

The missus and I are gonna have a minor Phase 4-a-thon now that Shang Chi has been added to D+. Gonna watch that and Black Widow again.

@colonelkilgore haha I remember when the phrase was no one ever dies in comics except Bucky, Jason Todd and Uncle Ben. Well 2 out of 3 ain't bad 😅

I really liked the way the rings worked in Shang Chi, they are a really cool weapon. Sort of similar to other things but still quite unique

I finished What If…? just now.
Pretty good piece of animated TV in general and I guess the ending of the final episode does affect the MCU in a pretty significant way.