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Post by neilch on Apr 20, 2022 22:10:52 GMT
Feel like Moon Night has the same pacing issues as Falcon and the Winter Soldier, but that episode has pulled me back in!
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Post by askew on Apr 20, 2022 22:47:10 GMT
I like the theme song
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Post by britesparc on Apr 21, 2022 7:20:31 GMT
Cracking episode, certainly the last twenty minutes. I feel this series started really strong with a good mix of spookiness and weirdness but all the wandering around Egypt kinda dragged. Hopefully we're back to full-on weird and it's going to kick up again.
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Apr 21, 2022 7:51:05 GMT
I'm watching What If at the moment and it's like a breath of fresh air. I love that it's different to the usual. That said, the Zombie episode was shit.  |
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Post by Trowel š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ on Apr 21, 2022 8:38:28 GMT
What If really takes a great turn in the later episodes, and seems to have a lot of tie ins to Doctor Strange 2, e.g. looks like one of the multiverse characters is going to be Captain Carter |
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Post by simple on Apr 21, 2022 9:28:42 GMT
Even if it didnāt impact upon the movies that Dr Strange What If episode was a proper standout MCU story all on its own. |
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Post by Whizzo on Apr 21, 2022 14:27:52 GMT
I'm watching What If at the moment and it's like a breath of fresh air. I love that it's different to the usual. That said, the Zombie episode was shit.  The zombie one was pretty poor, felt like a story that had about half of it missing, maybe season 2 will complete it. It does look like it'll have an impact on the Doctor Strange movie though. |
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Post by simple on Apr 21, 2022 14:33:22 GMT
I hated the zombie episode but then I also didnāt like the Marvel Zombies comic runs either
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Post by baihu1983 on Apr 21, 2022 14:49:43 GMT
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Post by HoriZon on Apr 21, 2022 20:36:26 GMT
I hated the zombie episode but then I also didnāt like the Marvel Zombies comic runs either Well we get a show based around that ep soon.  |
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Post by britesparc on Apr 22, 2022 9:29:24 GMT
Booked my tix for Doctor Le Strange. Wanted to see it in IMAX so had to book a morning screening, which feels scandalous and hedonistic.
Had to make sure I saw it on opening day just so I could actually use Twitter and YouTube over the weekend...
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Post by Derblington on Apr 22, 2022 9:31:56 GMT
MoM is the first one I'm not seeing on day 1 due to the girlfriends parents being down. Won't see it until the Saturday, so it'll be a few days of avoiding everything online.
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Post by britesparc on Apr 22, 2022 10:02:58 GMT
Generally speaking I usually see them the first week of release, but I try to avoid day one because I don't like the theatre to be too rammed. I think I may have seen Spider-Man on the first day, again to try to avoid spoilers. It gets a bit ridiculous when prominent stuff ends up in the Twitter "trending topics" bar, although to be fair it's normally TV shows that are the big culprit for that sort of spoileriness.
Maybe stay off the desktop site until you've seen the film!
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Post by Bill in the rain on Apr 22, 2022 10:03:29 GMT
Had the chance to watch No Way Home in the movie theater this morning.
But woke up late, read ebooks and watched Derry Girls instead. Whoops.
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Post by simple on Apr 22, 2022 11:01:20 GMT
Iāve not been to one in the cinema for years but the only one I really regret only seeing on tv is No Way Home. Iām not precious about spoilers in general so knowing who was in it wasnāt an issue but there are so many Big Reveal moments in the way it was directed for their arrivals it felt awkward and a bit gimmicky sat by myself in the living room but probably wouldāve felt huge in a theatre with an audience.
Still a very entertaining film though, obviously.
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Post by britesparc on Apr 22, 2022 11:16:37 GMT
The best one for that sort of thing was Endgame. That's one of the few screenings I've been to where there's been genuine whooping and hollering. Normally I'd have thought that would annoy the hell out of me but I was totally swept up. One of the best experiences I've ever had in a cinema.
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Post by Vandelay on Apr 22, 2022 11:29:49 GMT
It is one of the disappointments about No Way Home coming out during pandemic times. I did see it in the cinema, but I picked a late mid-week showing that only had maybe a dozen people in that were silent. Normally an ideal cinema experience, but for this film I would have enjoyed a bit of whooping.
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Post by Reviewer on Apr 22, 2022 12:13:34 GMT
It was a little underwhelming in the cinema. If the Internet hadnāt been plastered with the āsurpriseā cast then it might have been amazing or spectacular.
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Post by One_Vurfed_Gwrx on Apr 22, 2022 13:24:49 GMT
I waited for streaming for No Way Home. Cinema whooping would be annoying, you go for the big screen and sound not to hear audience members.
I did watch Dune fairly late on in its cinema release (small audience, nice and quiet) but that is only film since start of 2020...
Debating going to Strange 2 with family at some point in second week when it still has big screens but less people
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Post by Jambowayoh on Apr 22, 2022 13:27:48 GMT
It was a little underwhelming in the cinema. If the Internet hadnāt been plastered with the āsurpriseā cast then it might have been amazing or spectacular. I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE |
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Post by drhickman1983 on Apr 22, 2022 13:30:13 GMT
The Underwhelming Spider-Man seems to be what Sony are basing their spinoffs on.
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Post by simple on Apr 22, 2022 21:31:15 GMT
Up to date with Moon Knight as well now. Agree, I was starting to grow cold on it and it had slipped way down my priorities but this latest episode was a lot of fun. Highlight of the series so far.
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Post by anephric on Apr 23, 2022 17:59:57 GMT
After all the talk, it was quite clever what they did to explain Oscar Isaac's wonky accent. he's learnt his English accent from an over-the-top ham in a low-budget Indiana Jones ripoff. |
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Post by MolarAmšµ on Apr 24, 2022 0:25:31 GMT
I wasn't sure what to make of that latest Moon Knight episode, but I guess it will be explained.
I still liked it though! A couple episodes (including that one) were directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, the indy guys behind The Endless. They're very good!
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Post by Vandelay on Apr 24, 2022 10:06:40 GMT
Tangentially linked to this topic, I've just started playing Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.
What an absolutely great game and I'm having such a fun time with it. Really enjoying all the characters and the writing has been surprisingly great. The combat can at times be a little weightless, but the interactions with the rest of the team are handled brilliantly and you aren't fighting with the controls to execute them in the heat of a fight.
Just encountered a Stan Lee nod that was really delightful.
The game sort of passed by people and seemed to get some just okay reviews. If others skipped it, then I really recommend checking it out. Playing it through Game Pass on PC and pleasently surprised at how well optimised it is, able to max it out, including ray tracing, on my 2080 super (albeit with quality DLSS enabled at ultra-wide 1440p). Looks fantastic and plays solidly too.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Apr 24, 2022 10:33:26 GMT
I feel like it will get reappraisal from reviewers later down the line mostly because I think many people are probably looking at it through the lens of Avengers, Square Enix's previous game and believing it's similar in structure. I mean it's that kind of game that only reveals itself when you actually sit down with it so on the surface you're probably only going to see the admittedly lightweight combat which works against it.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Apr 24, 2022 10:42:51 GMT
Tangentially linked to this topic, I've just started playing Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. What an absolutely great game and I'm having such a fun time with it. Really enjoying all the characters and the writing has been surprisingly great. The combat can at times be a little weightless, but the interactions with the rest of the team are handled brilliantly and you aren't fighting with the controls to execute them in the heat of a fight. I'm having the same experience. The environment artists deserve a lot of praise. |
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Post by britesparc on Apr 24, 2022 10:49:34 GMT
I really want to play it, but I kinda want to finish Avengers first. I'm quite enjoying the story and gameplay of that, although it's almost buried beneath all the live service-style rubbish.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Apr 24, 2022 11:16:58 GMT
I feel like it will get reappraisal from reviewers later down the line mostly because I think many people are probably looking at it through the lens of Avengers, Maybe in an āit was an actual game in a sea of live servicesā kind of way but I donāt think many people will go back and think they scored it too low. Itās a cool experience but the moment to moment gameplay aināt that great. The story and design elevate it but the combat got *really* boring. |
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Post by Tuffty on Apr 24, 2022 18:12:31 GMT
It was also a game that was poorly marketed. On its initial reveal at E3 it dominated most of Square Enix's presentation when people were expecting a rapid fire announcement of games and its best strengths don't demonstrate well in that format.
I prefer the Guardians in the game compared to the movie. Rocket and Groot are largely the same but I prefer Mantis, Starlord isn't such an idiot and Drax and Gamora have greater depth.
I'm enjoying Moon Knight so far, Oscar Isaac carries it but I've seen a wide range going from its the best MCU show to the worst.
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