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DoTheMath Level 10 Posts: 2,664	QuantuMania Oct 25, 2022 0:34:07 GMT Jemma Simmons and haxemon like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DoTheMath on Oct 25, 2022 0:34:07 GMT Poster and Trailer
	Star Wars didn't change my life, but the special effects gave me A New Hope!

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Oct 25, 2022 0:34:07 GMT DoTheMath said:

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Looks like the special effects are going to be great! I'm looking forward to this one. Definitely getting the feeling they're moving towards the Young Avengers. I mean, I thought that before with the recently introduced characters and it seemed pretty obvious that was the plan, but it looks to be falling into place.

haxemon Level 10 Posts: 1,064	QuantuMania Oct 25, 2022 14:25:26 GMT Jemma Simmons likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by haxemon on Oct 25, 2022 14:25:26 GMT This looks awesome.
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haxemon Level 10 Posts: 1,064	QuantuMania Oct 25, 2022 16:10:06 GMT Jemma Simmons likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by haxemon on Oct 25, 2022 16:10:06 GMT
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Jemma Simmons Director Posts: 2,187	QuantuMania Nov 21, 2022 20:58:57 GMT DoTheMath likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jemma Simmons on Nov 21, 2022 20:58:57 GMT Just leaving this here because it made me laugh Also oblig:

haxemon Level 10 Posts: 1,064	QuantuMania Feb 22, 2023 21:23:26 GMT Jemma Simmons likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by haxemon on Feb 22, 2023 21:23:26 GMT Soooo.... No buzz on this one after release? I saw it, thought it was good. Some pretty cool elements (everything Kang).
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Feb 22, 2023 21:23:26 GMT haxemon said:

Soooo.... No buzz on this one after release? I saw it, thought it was good. Some pretty cool elements (everything Kang).

I haven't had a chance to see it yet! I'm hoping to go in a week or so.

haxemon Level 10 Posts: 1,064	QuantuMania Feb 23, 2023 19:36:10 GMT Jemma Simmons likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by haxemon on Feb 23, 2023 19:36:10 GMT Also, I feel like a bit of a fool because it wasn't until watching the movie that I noticed: Quantumania Qu ant u man ia Qu ANT u MAN ia
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This film received the second worst Rotten Tomatoes score of any MCU film. Ordinarily, I do not bother with films that get scores of 46% (39% from top critics) on Rotten tomatoes or 48 on Metacritic. When a film is part of a franchise, I sometimes feel that I have to see it anyway because it may link to better films. For example, this film introduces Kang, who is supposed to become a major villain in this phase of the MCU unless the actor's legal troubles interfere with that plan. The MCU may or may not have announced how they plan to deal with the situation.

As for my opinion, I saw this film in late May and am only now bothering to posting my thoughts. I do not think that the film was as terrible as the reviews suggest, but it was bland and rather forgettable. I agree with those who say that a short film of Luis recapping this film would have been more entertaining. Among the issues that I have is that this film could have used more Wasp and less Ant-Man. It also could have used more humor.

One thing in this film's favor is that it was interesting enough for someone to chime in with:

Feb 22, 2023 21:23:26 GMT haxemon said:

Soooo.... No buzz on this one after release? I saw it, thought it was good. Some pretty cool elements (everything Kang).

This puts this film ahead of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which was apparently so uninteresting that nobody on a site dedicated to a Marvel property cared enough to comment on the film itself. (For the record, I started a draft but did not care enough to finish a post.)

I will put the rest of my thoughts in spoiler tags.

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Another thread on this site discussed an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. character who was supposedly recast. I suspect that the character in question was ~~M.O.D.O.K.~~ M.O.D.O.F.K., except that character never appeared on the show. The showrunners on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. wanted to use the character but were not allowed to. Instead, Ivanov played a similar role on the show.

On the other hand, an actress from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. appeared in this film playing a different character than she did on the show. Katy O'Brian, who played Jentorra (the leader of the opposition to Kang) in the film, played one of Nathaniel Malick's minions in the last three episodes of the show, where she had one word of dialogue.

I suppose that the characters did an OK job in trying to incite a rebellion, but I kept thinking that this guy gave a much better speech:

Can Janet walk and talk at the same time? It seems like so many of the issues could have been averted if she only told the other characters what they needed to know. There would have been enough time for her to do so if she did not spend so much time saying that she did not have time to explain everything.

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Jemma Simmons: I will say that is one thing that Agatha All Along got right. They did a phenomenal job of planting hints throughout but it not really being obvious until the end. Reminded me of WandaVision that way. Nov 10, 2024 23:03:26 GMT

Jemma Simmons: And yes, I think AoS did such a fantastic job at character/world building. I know that was one of the complaints about Season 1. Nov 10, 2024 23:04:32 GMT

Jemma Simmons: That they took too long to introduce stuff... but honestly the slow build was the payoff. Nov 10, 2024 23:04:51 GMT

ayanami: Yeah, I wish they'd managed to throw in some Avengers cameos along the way. You know, to keep audience numbers high until the story really took off.

Nov 10, 2024 23:07:44 GMT

ayanami: Idk, Ironman flying alongside the Bus. Stuff like that.

Nov 10, 2024 23:08:50 GMT

Jemma Simmons: LOL that would have been awesome! I got the idea they might like to do that, but I suspect the main actors were too expensive. Although we did get Fury a few times. And the occasional Maria Hill. Nov 10, 2024 23:09:58 GMT

ayanami: Also, should have scrapped and re-done episode 2 from scratch. Not a horrible episode all together, but what a slow, low-budget let-down from the pilot and the general MCU world in general. I bet the ratings drop between eps 2 and 3 was massive! Nov 10, 2024 23:11:30 GMT

Jemma Simmons: Oh I'm sure you're right! Nov 10, 2024 23:12:00 GMT

ayanami: Yeah, Fury was great! Plus, he was really necessary to tie the story together in S1. Nov 10, 2024 23:12:16 GMT

Jemma Simmons: I think the other issue with the first couple seasons as far as pacing had to do with them tying in the show to the movies and not being able to address the movie on the show until the movie was released. Nov 10, 2024 23:13:19 GMT

Jemma Simmons: And yeah, Fury was great! His appearances never felt forced either. Like you said, he was necessary to the plot and it fit that he was there. Nov 10, 2024 23:14:22 GMT

ayanami: True. But low-budget eps right at the start of the show, special effects stolen right out of Firefly and cringy humour certainly didn't help their case, either.

Nov 10, 2024 23:14:49 GMT

Jemma Simmons: Ha, no. But every show has to find its footing that first season. Nov 10, 2024 23:15:47 GMT

Jemma Simmons: I just keep wondering if we might ever see any AoS characters on What If? Nov 10, 2024 23:16:11 GMT

Jemma Simmons: I mean that would be really easy to bring them in on. I can't see doing the voice work taking long. Nov 10, 2024 23:16:27 GMT

ayanami: That would be very cool. I'd love to see that! Nov 10, 2024 23:18:49 GMT

Jemma Simmons: Me too! Have to wonder how many of the cast at this point would be willing to do it. It would be neat to see them though! Nov 10, 2024 23:20:22 GMT

ayanami: Alrighty then, since it's getting late over here, I think I'm gonna peace off now. I hope you have a great week ahead of you, until next Sunday! See you around, bosslady!

Nov 10, 2024 23:20:27 GMT

Jemma Simmons: You have a good week too! See you next week! Nov 10, 2024 23:21:21 GMT

ayanami: I would hope everyone. I mean, it's a paycheck and voice work should not be that hard to fit into their usual schedules. Nov 10, 2024 23:22:08 GMT