The Eternals (2021)

Started by carthage18 pages

This looked like shit from the moment I saw the first trailer. Why they’d waste the talents of Hayek and Jolie on a D list characters and a horrible oil wolf CGI villain is terrible. I’m going in with zero expectations for this to be any good.

Originally posted by cdtm
You need people who actually know how to pick talent for that.

I suspect most of the people who actually know what they're doing have retired, or moved on, leaving us with backstabbing career climbing know nothings. Think an army of Kathleen Kennedy's instead of Martin Scorsese's.

The MCU producers have generally been pretty good with casting up until this point with a few notable missteps along the way. Eternals, more than other so far, just seem pretty lacklustre. Richard Madden and Kumail Nanjiani have just never been all that talented. Neither has Kit Harrington tbh. Barry Keoghan done some solid movies especially in Dunkirk and 71. Don Lee similar in his Korean films.

Jolie and Hayek being the big names are a mixed bag in the movies and performances. Recently I was very disappointed in Those Who Wish Me Dead although that was more due to expectation on Taylor Sheridan's writing (Sicario, Hell or Highwater and Wind River)

I would disagree about Madden (i thought he was good in the Bodyguard), but mostly agree on the rest (I liked Kumail in Silicon Valley, but having him do finger guns in the trailer doesn't do him in any favours). And they don't have the hook of being kooky enough that the Guardians had to win over people who've never heard of them, nor do they have that Avengers connection.

Well, I'll give it a chance at the theaters.

Looks like a "one and done" film for me though.

Originally posted by cdtm
You need people who actually know how to pick talent for that.

I suspect most of the people who actually know what they're doing have retired, or moved on, leaving us with backstabbing career climbing know nothings. Think an army of Kathleen Kennedy's instead of Martin Scorsese's.

mmm Or are in prison for sexual harassment? Is that what you mean?

I'm still in amazement that this got the big screen treatment and not the Inhumans. What they did to the Inhumans on the small screen was a crime against humanity.

Originally posted by tkitna
I'm still in amazement that this got the big screen treatment and not the Inhumans. What they did to the Inhumans on the small screen was a crime against humanity.

the inhumans are still gonna get a live action film

Apologize!

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
the inhumans are still gonna get a live action film

^^^Really? Cool.

Only thing I liked about that abomination abortion of a TV show was seeing Lockjaw in live action.

This movie isn't really getting bad reviews, just divisive ones. What's interesting too is that the complaints about it are all over the place, with some saying that it's too close to the Marvel formula and others saying that it isn't formulaic *enough*.

Idk, I'm excited. I have no idea what I'm about to walk into.

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
the inhumans are still gonna get a live action film

I hadent heard. Great if they do.

Originally posted by Dr Will Hatch
This movie isn't really getting bad reviews, just divisive ones.

Only 95 reveiws on RT, but 63% is the lowest for any MCU film to date.

Although technically that's still considered Fresh.

Originally posted by tkitna
I hadent heard. Great if they do.

That rumour has been around for a couple of years. No idea if there's any validity to it.

But would make sense to re-introduce them in MCU's Fantastic Four.

I think it looks meatier than most Marvel fare.

Originally posted by riv6672
^^^Really? Cool.

Only thing I liked about that abomination abortion of a TV show was seeing Lockjaw in live action.

i try not to think about that horrible piece of garbage tv show

Originally posted by tkitna
I hadent heard. Great if they do.

prolly in the 5 years or so

This could go rotten and its not going over well.

Still excited to see it.

Review bombing from Incels isn't going to affect it 😂

Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
Review bombing from Incels isn't going to affect it 😂

If the incels are mad, it must have shown at least one minor girl-power scene.

Originally posted by Robtard
If the incels are mad, it must have shown at least one minor girl-power scene.
I think incels just hate "woke" a phrase they are usually using as a kind of cover action, even as a justification to attack minorities ...

That will fade when they get their next big buzz word to fume over. Just a matter of time.

eg Remember when they fumed over "feminism", well, I guess that's still a trigger word.

Originally posted by playa1258
This could go rotten and its not going over well.

Still excited to see it.

Tomatometer is the same as Joker's and you needed to change your pants 30 times during that film.