Captain marvel...you go gurl

[zekko]

I'm a big fan of the first two Superman films, flaws and all.

All these years gone past, and with everything Hollywood has learned about making superhero movies since:
Those movies are better than the current Henry Cavill version of Superman that we saw in Man of Steel and Batman vs. Superman. I thought he was acting a bit more like Superman in Justice League, but it's kind of late. One reason is Christopher Reeve made such a perfect Superman. They need to embrace that character for who and what he is, instead of trying to turn him into a dark, edgy anti-hero.

Sam, I have a feeling we would get along well in real life, lol.

 

[zekko]

This guy has a good take on Brie Larson's comments about not wanting too many "white males" reviewing her movie or doing her press.
This has been said in many places by now, but can you imagine any other race or gender being inserted into that statement? Like if someone had said they didn't want too many "black women" or "Asian women" reviewing her movie? But because it's white males she's hating on it's okay?

Apparently not, since she's been getting some pushback on it. More men are speaking up and not standing for being one of the few groups it's okay to discriminate against. Maybe the winds of change are blowing after all.

 

[ubercat]

Am much more interested in seeing 12 strong than this ditzy movie. But yeah the feminist imperative everywhere you go is getting a bit old. I used to watch the State broadcasting channels here because they had good docos. Now every time I turn on the TV it's a gay guy or a lezzer. They are 5% of the population. and I've spent a lot of time learning to think for myself I'd rather they didn't damage that

 

[zekko]

She said at one point, "What I am saying is if you make a movie that is a love letter to a woman of color..."
Is she a "woman of color"? She looks whiter than Wayne Brady to me.

That confused the heck out of me too. I Googled her, and apparently her ancestry is French-Canadian, English, Swedish, German, Welsh, and Scottish. Some of these SJW types are so delusional though, maybe she figures she's a spokeswoman for minorities. I don't get it either.

 

[Who Dares Win]

That confused the heck out of me too. I Googled her, and apparently her ancestry is French-Canadian, English, Swedish, German, Welsh, and Scottish. Some of these SJW types are so delusional though, maybe she figures she's a spokeswoman for minorities. I don't get it either.

I guess after the gender fluid stuff they made the following step and came up with the concept that even race is a social construct...she feels black today, who knows tomorrow.

 

[zekko]

I guess after the gender fluid stuff they made the following step and came up with the concept that even race is a social construct...she feels black today, who knows tomorrow.

Lol. No less ludicrous than the gender bending. "I identify as a black woman, therefore I am one, and everyone has to respect and applaud me for it, or else you're all hate mongers".

 

[evan12]

I really dont understand how they can make money out of such movies

They don't , this movie is 80 million less its predicted revenue. and this is the second feminist movie after last start war movie which also got a big hit on its revenue. I cant recall the source but you can google that

 

[Xenom0rph]

I'm starting to think hollywood will bankrupt itself funding these high-budget, low-revenue movies to prop up their gynocentric agenda....it seems they still havent learned their lesson after the Ghostbusters disaster or the Star Wars debacle........

 

[zekko]

They don't , this movie is 80 million less its predicted revenue. and this is the second feminist movie after last start war movie which also got a big hit on its revenue. I cant recall the source but you can google that

I'm pretty sure those numbers are domestic, there's also worldwide box office. I'd be very surprised if this movie didn't make its money back.
Besides, Marvel made $2 billion on Avengers: Infinity War last year, and $1.3 billion on Black Panther. I think they're going to be all right.

Captain marvel. Dear oh deary me. Wouldn't have wanted to watch that as an 8 year old.

Yeah, Captain Marvel is a pretty obscure superhero. SJW stuff aside, I'd say this movie's major appeal comes from the first appearance of the Skrulls (shape shifting alien villains) and its place in the movie storyline (it should have connections to Avengers: End Game).

Although I liked comic books when I was younger, I doubt that I would have been excited by a Captain Marvel movie. Avengers though, with Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the Hulk, yeah I would have wanted to see that. Still do.

 

[zekko]

So this movie finally opened last night and pulled in $20 million from Thursday night. It's projected to make $100 million over the weekend (domestically), so it should do all right. I'll probably see it when it comes out on cable. Not sure if Marvel movies still go directly to Netflix or not. I heard their agreement is ending, but not sure when it takes effect.

 

[Who Dares Win]

The current rating on imdb.com is 6.8 for male voters and 8 for female voters....wondery why.

 

[NiceBarn]

Last weekend I was eating at a restaurant and sat at the bar. It was downtown in a large city. Two college age girls sit down and talk with the bartender. It’s apparent they’re all friends. They say they just got free tickets to captain marvel. The bartender asks “how’d you get free tickets?” Then the girl says they were just handing them out. Then they moved to the other side of the bar. Didn’t hear any more.

I didn’t think much of it until I saw this video. I wonder if this is related? Are they that desperate to get viewers, they’ll pay people to go see this film?

 

[Who Dares Win]

 

[zekko]

I won't see this until it comes out on cable or Netflix. But I don't see how anyone can consider this film a box office failure.
It's already exceeded the domestic and worldwide draws of both Ant Man movies. And I'm thinking Ant Man was a more well known character than Captain Marvel is/was.

I'm curious to see how Shazam does in comparison (since that hero was originally named Captain Marvel). My guess is Shazam outperforms it, it looks more kid friendly.

 

[zekko]

If they are faking reviews with these bots, how do we know they aren't fudging the numbers on ticket sales?

I don't know enough about theaters and Hollywood to know if that is feasible or not.
But these Marvel movies have been highly successful. SJW stuff aside, I'd be very surprised if no one wanted to see it, because it leads into the next Avengers movie, if for no other reason.

 

[Crown]

Watched it the opening week.

It's one of the worst superhero movie I ever saw. The scenario is bad, the main caracter is boring and the actress is talentless.

 

[Who Dares Win]

Watched it the opening week.

It's one of the worst superhero movie I ever saw. The scenario is bad, the main caracter is boring and the actress is talentless.

You basically used the only useful vote they left you (your wallet) to sustain a feminist production.

Not a critic or a reproach clearly, I just disagree with your choice.

 

[Crown]

You basically used the only useful vote they left you (your wallet) to sustain a feminist production.

Not a critic or a reproach clearly, I just disagree with your choice.

I only watched it because it's related to the next avengers movie.

How full was the theater?

Maybe 30 people.

 

[zekko]

These movies are highly successful. I don't think the Manosphere has reached the mainstream influence necessary to take down one of these movies yet. It may get there eventually, but I don't think it's there yet. It might impact the final box office, but it will still be profitable by a large margin.

 

[Kaiser_Y]

Always great to have the girl power leftist message on entertainment, after all who wants to just relax his free time after a hard day of work?

We have again yet an other movie where a skinny 5'7 tall woman in her 30s basically will beat everyone and anyone around while teching them moral and being preached from other women and betas.

It goes beyond the movie cause the actress is already lecturing us about how women can do everything anytime and ofc better than man and that only recently we found out.

I really dont understand how they can make money out of such movies, who goes to see them apart the purple haired fat whales from tumblr.

Wonder which razor brand she uses for her legs..

They like those movies for the same reason they like romatic comedies. It's a way for them to accomplish their fantasies in their imagination. Women, as you dudes probably have noticed already, are extremely imaginative creatures. They love you when you paint a fuzzy and colourful dream in their heads.
The feeling of lack of power and being weaker than every skinny dude is always present in their minds. So they have the dream of being powerful and dominant. But we know this is just a fit, and as soon as they have it in real life, they blame us for not taking control and let them ruin things. "You were supposed to look for me, how the hell did you let this happen?". This sort of movies just accomplish the dream for them, without the certain fvckup they always do in real life and without consequences (boy they hate consequences).
This movies succeed for the same reason 50 shades succeeded and wonder woman and every nonsense like this. That's more or less why we watch sports: they fulfill vicariously our desire to be part of something, to cooperate in a team effort to achieve a goal, to be leaders and men. The more the sport are a recreation of a survival activity/strategy, the more popular the sport is.