> Be Superhero
> Get headshot by gun and die
This isn't even 'C' tier, it's F.
> Get headshot by gun and die
This isn't even 'C' tier, it's F.
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It's comics accurate. We like that right? Yellow/gold is always tricky. Especially when it's the dominate color.
I guess is could be worse and take a spread to the chest like Quicksilver.
That was a decade ago.
In-universe under present times any hero or villain should be very hard to beat with conventional weaponry.
Yeah, like there are rules to these things.
None of the heroes or villains are that "invulnerable". Today, last week or last decade. They are all faulty plot armor away from a "bullet to the head".
You're not wrong.
I just foolishly wish for things to be different.
I just foolishly wish for things to be different.
They aren't doling out adamantium armor to every punch and shooter on the street. And space aliens, exotic metals and hyper-tech aside it's still "our world".
His ugly costume was deliberate. It was suppose look that awful. That demonstrates how clueless Val was in trying to create her own superhero and went with the over-the-top shiny outfit because shiny is cool! That's further emphasized by her insistence that Bob die his hair blonde. Bob's obvious discomfort in the outfit (and the hair die) further sells that point.
Agreed. This would have worked as a series, with a slower build toward the group dynamic, and above all else, developing the characters. From there, the concept could've been spun-off into the next Avengers movie.
This is plot armor and story requirements in its basic form.
They didn't have a role for Taskmaster, so they killed her off - plain and simple. I just question why she was there to begin with for 2 lines of dialogue and 30 seconds of combat before she was killed, i don't see the story purpose.
There's tons of characters classified as superheroes that would have been easily killed by a bullet to the head, i.e. Bucky, Captain America ( without helmet), Hawkeye, Black Widow, Tony Stark ( without armor) etc - basically anyone who is not extremely durable all the time like Thor and not just when geared up.
The stories just didn't go that way.
Watched it. Liked it. Not as much as others but it's personal taste. I'm a bit cool on the more comedic marvel movies. Same with GOTG. Also didn't like the final battle being in Sentry/Bob's mind. Again, personal taste. But I like that they did something different.
And what i really love is where all this is going. It does feel like Marvel back on the right track. It's actually leading to something again. I can't wait to see that conflict between different Avergers/z teams. I can't wait to see what else the Russos will do with them.
And what i really love is where all this is going. It does feel like Marvel back on the right track. It's actually leading to something again. I can't wait to see that conflict between different Avergers/z teams. I can't wait to see what else the Russos will do with them.
Ultimately, the movies will always try to appeal to everyone and I always felt they kept the door open for general audiences. I think people can watch it and enjoy it. They won't get everything but the story the movie tells does cover the motivations behind characters and with Bob's power we actually see glimpes of the Thunderbolts team's past lives which covers enough to see where they're coming from when we meet them here.
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The only major problem the movie has is that to get all the character backstories you'd have to be knee deep in the MCU already, you would have needed to watch at least 3 movies and 2 TV shows to get the full impact ( possibly even more if you want to know everything about Bucky).
This was not a movie to start the MCU journey but even then it could work because they give at least a little effort into showing us who each character is and why they are in the state they are.
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