Thought it was a lot of fun and the villain played by Michael B Jordan (imo) was the MVP. It dragged in a few parts but the 3rd act was fantastic .
Bring on Infinity War! [Reply]
Not as good as critics praise. It was good, the culture aspect of it was good, some of the decisions the movie makes are just weird, like with Klawe and the end battle scene. I would say it's in that 5-10 range of Marvel movies. As far as the villain, Michael B Jordan is more threatening than most Marvel villains, but his origin just boils down to something similar to Loki. I would own it, but I wouldn't spend the money to go see it in the theaters again. I'm still stoked for Infinity War though. [Reply]
Hype is real. Has to be the best in the MCU canon (there are only a few others that are even close) and will go down as one of the best movies of this year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Hype is real. Has to be the best in the MCU canon (there are only a few others that are even close) and will go down as one of the best movies of this year.
Originally Posted by MTG#10:
I saw it for free last night. It was alright. Doesn't crack my top 10 though...maybe not even top 20.
Dont get me wrong, it was worth my time and I was entertained but in my opinion waaaay overhyped.
Maybe not overhyped?
The king of Wakanda roared into theaters.
“Black Panther” has*grossed an estimated $192 million*at movie box offices, including Thursday night early showings, surpassing the opening weekend numbers of all other Marvel films except for the first “Avengers.”
The figure also gives “Black Panther” the fifth highest opening weekend gross of all time.
The film’s total take over the President’s Day weekend is expected to be around $218 million, eclipsing the films $200 million budget.”
As*3-day weekend totals go*for Marvel films, “The Avengers” made $207.44 million in 2012, “Avengers: Ages of Ultron” followed that with $191.27 million in 2015, and “Captain America: Civil War” grossed $179.14 million in 2016.
“Black Panther” is a big-budget superhero film helmed by an African American director ― Ryan Coogler, who also co-wrote the script. It also features a nearly all black cast, including Lupita Nyong’o,*Michael B. Jordan, Angela Bassett, Daniel Kaluuya and Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, aka Black Panther.
Historically, this isn’t something we’re used to seeing out of Hollywood. But you can’t argue with these numbers. Or the glowing reviews from critics.* [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
Maybe not overhyped?
The king of Wakanda roared into theaters.
“Black Panther” has*grossed an estimated $192 million*at movie box offices, including Thursday night early showings, surpassing the opening weekend numbers of all other Marvel films except for the first “Avengers.”
The figure also gives “Black Panther” the fifth highest opening weekend gross of all time.
The film’s total take over the President’s Day weekend is expected to be around $218 million, eclipsing the films $200 million budget.”
As*3-day weekend totals go*for Marvel films, “The Avengers” made $207.44 million in 2012, “Avengers: Ages of Ultron” followed that with $191.27 million in 2015, and “Captain America: Civil War” grossed $179.14 million in 2016.
“Black Panther” is a big-budget superhero film helmed by an African American director ― Ryan Coogler, who also co-wrote the script. It also features a nearly all black cast, including Lupita Nyong’o,*Michael B. Jordan, Angela Bassett, Daniel Kaluuya and Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, aka Black Panther.
Historically, this isn’t something we’re used to seeing out of Hollywood. But you can’t argue with these numbers. Or the glowing reviews from critics.*
Again, I don't think people are saying it's anything other than a good if not great Marvel film. I think people are saying that the critical response (aka hype) is overblown due to racial factors. I would be interested to see the reviews from the critics who have been notorious for bagging on Marvel films. If those same critics are giving glowing reviews for Black Panther then I tend to want to call shenanigans.
Again, this part of the discussion is about critical hype not at all about the movie itself. [Reply]