TCTTS said:

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Five minutes before showtime and there's maybe 30 people here. In a 900-seat theater - the most popular theater in the world, in the heart of Hollywood - opening night of a Marvel movie. Never seen anything remotely like this. So depressing.

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so is that one of the theaters where directors/actors will sometimes surprise audiences and talk about the film?

i was just thinking how incredibly awkward that would be if they'd planned that and the theater was nearly empty.

So the movie comes out last night.

And I sit down to my computer this morning, and on the stock news home page that comes up when I open the browser is a big headline article from Inverse: "What *********'s Cameo Means for ******* in the MCU"

I'm a gentleman, so where they named the characters, I redacted it.

What in the holy hell is wrong with these people?

LeonardSkinner said:

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So the movie comes out last night.

And I sit down to my computer this morning, and on the stock news home page that comes up when I open the browser is a big headline article from Inverse: "What *********'s Cameo Means for ******* in the MCU"

I'm a gentleman, so where they named the characters, I redacted it.

What in the holy hell is wrong with these people?

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I get all my news from TexAgs so I avoid these issues.

‘THE MARVELS’ is eyeing to have the worst domestic opening weekend in MCU’s history.

The movie is tracking to earn around +$40M.

‘THE INCREDIBLE HULK’ still stands as the lowest grossing opening weekend with $55.4M.

(Via: https://t.co/8nX430i4l4) pic.twitter.com/09hA9Sn8EY

— The Hollywood Handle (@HollywoodHandle) November 10, 2023

A darker and lower than expected weekend could be awaiting #TheMarvels, after the MCU sequel grossing 6.6M on THU Previews (that started 3pm!!!!) at US #BoxOffice, a far cry below #CaptainMarvel’s 20.7M
In 2019 [vs #DialofDestiny’s 7.2M, #BlackAdam’s 7.6M, #FastX’s 7.5M, #Shazam… pic.twitter.com/3D7yoPbUiZ

— Luiz Fernando (@Luiz_Fernando_J) November 10, 2023

TCTTS said:

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A darker and lower than expected weekend could be awaiting #TheMarvels, after the MCU sequel grossing 6.6M on THU Previews (that started 3pm!!!!) at US #BoxOffice, a far cry below #CaptainMarvel’s 20.7M
In 2019 [vs #DialofDestiny’s 7.2M, #BlackAdam’s 7.6M, #FastX’s 7.5M, #Shazam… pic.twitter.com/3D7yoPbUiZ

— Luiz Fernando (@Luiz_Fernando_J) November 10, 2023

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I know I'm not the only one who thinks Luiz Fernando is a Brian Earl Spilner alias.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Alright I'm back from my Europe trip, up early with jet lag and have a Saturday to kill, so I might go see this.

I haven't seen Ms Marvel, Secret Invasion, or Loki S2 (yet). Is there any major stuff I need to know beforehand?

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Her lag sounded way better than jet lag

Fantastic Four director Matt Shakman has said his work on hit sitcom Always Sunny in Philadelphia will influence the upcoming Marvel flick. https://t.co/fvRH8iONGe pic.twitter.com/pUr513UqPa

— IGN (@IGN) November 10, 2023

The Gang Joins The Multiverse?

MooreTrucker said:

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Alright I'm back from my Europe trip, up early with jet lag and have a Saturday to kill, so I might go see this.

I haven't seen Ms Marvel, Secret Invasion, or Loki S2 (yet). Is there any major stuff I need to know beforehand?

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Where in Europe? We were in Italy and still battling jet lag 3 days later.

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Went to Ireland, Scotland, and finished in London.

Sucks that this is the movie that's going to be saddled with this distinguishment, because so many others in the MCU deserve it far more...

THE MARVELS is in its own box office universe—just $21M on Friday (including previews) and an estimated $45M-$50M this weekend.

Yes, that’s the lowest MCU debut on record. Of all time, of any time.

— Exhibitor Relations Co. (@ERCboxoffice) November 11, 2023

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Alright I'm back from my Europe trip, up early with jet lag and have a Saturday to kill, so I might go see this.

I haven't seen Ms Marvel, Secret Invasion, or Loki S2 (yet). Is there any major stuff I need to know beforehand?

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Welcome back.

You definitely don't need to have seen Secret Invasion or Loki S2, but I would highly recommend knocking out Ms. Marvel beforehand. You can technically get by without it, but it would add context, and set up Kamala's character better.

Secret Invasion isn't worth watching regardless. Disappointing snooze fest.

It's absolutely worth seeing. It's nothing amazing, and needs work for sure, but it's a lot of fun, and genuinely funny.

Bit of a derail, but I had my second celebrity encounter in London last week.

Went to a little cafe in Soho in the late afternoon, and Bill Nighy was sitting there eating a sandwich. There was a guy in there who kept looking over and I could tell was working up the courage to say something. He finally did, and turns out he was an aspiring actor. Bill asked him to sit with him and they had a full on, 20 minute conversation. I thought that was really cool of him.

Right before I was getting ready to leave, another couple went up and asked for a selfie, so I took that as my in to ask for one. Grabbed a pic, and took the opportunity to tell him how much I loved About Time. He said it was one of his favorites.

Super cool encounter, and a very nice guy.

Man that's awesome, and so good to hear. I love it when celebs who seem cool actually end up being cool in real life. Thats a great sighting.

TCTTS said:

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It's absolutely worth seeing. It's nothing amazing, and needs work for sure, but it's a lot of fun, and genuinely funny.

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uhh soo I loved it actually. IMO this is far from the worst MCU movie and does not deserve this bad of a showing.

I think the villain fell flat and had to be the most forgettable villain in the MCU..but this movie wasn't even about her after all was it? It was about ...well I won't spoil.

but the musical scene from CATS had me absolutely roaring in laughter. I love Cats and I think that's one of the best musical scores in the history of broadway and CATS gets way too much hate.. so I just was over the moon in that part. I also loved the musical country..but felt like we moved too abruptly in and out of that. I'd like to see more of that prince guy though please

I laughed out loud quite a bit, the fight scenes were fun, Kamala continues to be a gem.

When you think about Kamala Khan. Tom Holland, Kate Bishop, Yelena Belova, Shang Chi as the future of the Marvel Universe, these are all very very loveable characters that I want to keep seeing.

I just realized I'm a complete idiot..this post made me think there would be a deadpool cameo instead of actually reading what you wrote.

Also, practical effects are always better any time it is possible. I am a strong believer in practical effects, especially for makeup/costume

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When you think about Kamala Khan. Tom Holland, Kate Bishop, Yelena Belova, Shang Chi as the future of the Marvel Universe, these are all very very loveable characters that I want to keep seeing.

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I don't disagree on that sentiment and I even posted after watching Ms. Marvel that I was pleasantly suprised with how much charm the show and lead actress had.

But are those actors and characters going to draw in big audiences? IMO, no, not like the OG Avengers. If Marvel/Disney is ok with continuing this universe with lowered box office expectations then maybe they keep marching along as is.

But that doesn't really sound like something Disney would do. And again, IMO, that sounds like cinematic universe that most audiences are content to watch unfold at home on-demand.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Bit of a derail, but I had my second celebrity encounter in London last week.

Went to a little cafe in Soho in the late afternoon, and Bill Nighy was sitting there eating a sandwich. There was a guy in there who kept looking over and I could tell was working up the courage to say something. He finally did, and turns out he was an aspiring actor. Bill asked him to sit with him and they had a full on, 20 minute conversation. I thought that was really cool of him.

Right before I was getting ready to leave, another couple went up and asked for a selfie, so I took that as my in to ask for one. Grabbed a pic, and took the opportunity to tell him how much I loved About Time. He said it was one of his favorites.

Super cool encounter, and a very nice guy.

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Did you steal this story off 4chan?

Are you just upset I didn't respond to the first time you made this joke?