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SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME | Film Review
"The next Iron Man?"
RELEASED: July 2nd 2019
DIRECTED BY: Jon Watts
WRITTEN BY: Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers
PRODUCED BY: Kevin Feige & Amy Pascal
MUSIC BY: Michael Giacchino
STARRING: Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Angourie Rice, Tony Revolori, Remy Hii, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Martin Starr, J. B. Smoove, Cobie Smulders & Samuel L. Jackson
After the universe-shaking events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home closes out the Infinity Saga with an epilogue of sorts, and follows Peter Parker recovering from the loss of Tony Stark and hoping to get away from it all by going on vacation with his classmates. However, his holiday is interrupted by the arrival of Nick Fury and Mysterio, who put Spider-Man to work saving Europe from the monstrous Elementals.
Much like Spider-Man: Homecoming, Far From Home presents audiences with a Peter Parker who is much closer to the classic Spider-Man than the depictions seen in the Raimi Trilogy and the Amazing duology. Tom Holland nails the depiction of Peter Parker, reaffirming that he is the greatest Spider-Man commited to film. His stories manage to perfectly juggle the superheroics with the high-school drama, and his chemistry with his fellow cast members is outstanding. The relationship between him and Zendaya's MJ is particularly adorable and feels very genuine in regards to actual high school romances.
Posted by Emrys Moungabio on July 2, 2019 in MARVEL, Movie, TV & Gaming Reviews
Tags: Amy Pascal, Angourie Rice, Aunt May, Betty Brant, Chris McKenna, Cobie Smulders, Erik Sommers, Flash Thompson, Happy Hogan, Hydro-Man, Iron Man, J. B. Smoove, Jacob Batalon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jon Favreau, Jon Watts, Kevin Feige, Maria Hill, Marisa Tomei, Martin Starr, MARVEL, Mary-Jane Watson, Michael Giacchino, Molten Man, Mysterio, Ned Leeds, Nick Fury, Remy Hii, Samuel L. Jackson, Spider-Man, Superheroes, Tom Holland, Tony Revolori, Zendaya
AVENGERS: ENDGAME | Spoiler Review
I got up this morning to go and watch Avengers: Endgame a second time. After working the midnight release, and checking the screens, I continued to notice little things that I wanted to experience again – so with today being my day off, I went back to the cinema for a rewatch.
With that in mind, I'm going to discuss the film in full. However, it will be exceptionally spoiler heavy, so if you haven't seen the film yet, do not read this review. Don't click 'read more'. Don't even look at the tags. Go watch this movie. But if you're needing something to read, my original review can be found here.
Posted by Emrys Moungabio on April 26, 2019 in MARVEL, Marvel Studios
Tags: Alan Silvestri, Alexander Pierce, Ancient One, Angela Bassett, Ant-Man, Anthony Mackie, Aunt May, Avengers, Benedict Cumberbatch, Black Panther, Black Widow, Bradley Cooper, Callan Mulvey, Captain America, Cassie Lang, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Crossbones, Dave Bautista, Doctor Strange, Don Cheadle, Drax the Destroyer, Edwin Jarvis, Elizabeth Olsen, Emma Fuhrmann, Evangeline Lily, Falcon, Frank Grillo, Gamora, Groot, Guardians of the Galaxy, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hawkeye, Hayley Atwell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Howard Stark, Hulk, Iron Man, Jacob Batalon, James D'Arcy, Jane Foster, Jeremy Renner, John Slattery, Josh Brolin, Karen Gillan, Kerry Condon, Kevin Feige, Korg, Letitia Wright, Linda Cardellini, Loki, Mantis, Marisa Tomei, Mark Ruffalo, Markus & McFeely, MARVEL, Maximiliano Hernández, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfieffer, Natalie Portman, Nebula, Ned Leeds, Nick Fury, Paul Rudd, Peggy Carter, Pepper Potts, Pom Klementieff, Red Skull, Rene Russo, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Redford, Rocket Raccoon, Ross Marquand, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlet Witch, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Shuri, Spider-Man, Star-Lord, Superheroes, Taika Waititi, Tessa Thompson, Thanos, The Black Order, The Russo Brothers, Thor, Thunderbolt Ross, Tilda Swinton, Time Travel, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Holland, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Ty Simpkins, Valkyrie, Vin Diesel, War Machine, Wasp, William Hurt, Winter Soldier, Zoe Saldana
CAPTAIN MARVEL | Film Review
Well, here we are. Marvel Cinematic Universe movie number 21. The last film before Endgame and the penultimate film of Phase Three, and the first MCU film to follow a solo female superhero. But how does it do?
RELEASED: March 8th 2019
DIRECTED BY: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
WRITTEN BY: Nicole Perlman, Meg LeFauve, Geneva Robertson-Dworeet, Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
PRODUCED BY: Kevin Feige
MUSIC BY: Pinar Toprak
STARRING: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, Lashana Lynch, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Gemma Chan, Clark Gregg & Annette Benning
Up top, I just want to say that this film starts with a great little tribute to Stan Lee. Fun and very touching.
Set in the 1990s,Captain Marvel follows Vers, a soldier and member of the Kree – a race of noble warrior heroes. As part of 'Starforce', Vers is tasked with combating the shape-shifting Skrull terrorists to keep their homeworld of Hala safe. However, after a mission to stop the Skrulls goes awry, Vers finds herself stranded on the planet Earth, where along with S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Nick Fury, she must save the planet from an alien incursion.
For the first act of the movie, Captain Marvel boasts your standard mid-level science-fiction fare. Notorious Star Trek-looking baddies and slick, capable heroes bark words that will sound like nonsense to non-comic book fans, amidst gleaming metal cities and bleak ruins on deserted planets alike. While the cast is strong, it plays out like something you've seen a million times before. Furthermore, that's blended with your classic Marvel humour that can be quite hit and miss and makes you wonder if this movie is going to lean more The Dark World than it is Infinity War.
Fortunately, the action then transitions to Earth, and 'Captain Marvel' (although I'm not sure she's ever actually called that in the movie) gets to really prove herself. In Brie Larson, the hero finds a capable actress to fill out the role of our feisty new heroine. She revels in her immense power*, making a change from a lot of the male heroes who are weighed down by their past failures and responsibilities.
Posted by Emrys Moungabio on March 6, 2019 in Marvel Studios, Movie, TV & Gaming Reviews
Tags: Anna Boden, Annette Benning, Avengers, Ben Mendelsohn, Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, Clark Gregg, Djimon Hounsou, Gemma Chan, Geneva Robertson-Dworeet, Jude Law, Kevin Feige, Korath the Pursuer, Lashana Lynch, Lee Pace, Maria Rambeau, Meg LeFauve, Minn-Erva, Monica Rambeau, Nick Fury, Nicole Perlman, Phil Coulson, Pinar Toprak, Ronan the Accuser, Ryan Fleck, S.H.I.E.L.D., Samuel L. Jackson, Sci-Fi, Superheroes, Talos, The Kree, The Skrulls, The Supreme Intelligence, Yon-Rogg
THE ULTIMATES, Vol. 1 | 'New to Comics' Review
This post was originally published on my now defunct site, New to Comics.
New to Comics is a segment where I look at various comic-books, explaining their background, reviewing them, and breaking them down for readers unfamiliar to the medium. The title is an reference to a former university project that I carried on as its own site for several years before laying it to rest.
This week, we're looking at the modern retelling of the Avengers' origin, and the first appearance of 'Samuel L. Jackson' Nick Fury.
Published by: Marvel Comics
Written by: Mark Millar
Art by: Bryan Hitch
SPOTLIGHT CHARACTER:
Real Name: Robert Bruce Banner
Affiliation: The Avengers
First Appearance: Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
Dr. Robert Bruce Banner was one of the world's foremost experts on nuclear physics, with his vast knowledge and prowess in his field taking him into the employ of the United States military, in the hopes he would gain funding for his other, more humanitarian projects, in turn. There, Banner was stationed under Airforce General Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross, who had him work on an experimental Gamma Bomb. During this time, Bruce met and fell in love with Ross' daughter, Betty Ross, starting a relationship that would endure despite Bruce's dark future.
When the day came about to test his new bomb, Banner was horrified to see a young man, Rick Jones, had broken onto the testing grounds. Sacrificing himself to save Rick, Banner rushed onto the grounds and pushed Rick into cover, but was caught in the explosion. His cells irradiated by the Gamma radiation, Bruce was cursed with a monstrous, dim-witted alter-ego with God-like strength; becoming an anti-hero of sorts, 'the strongest one there is'… the 'Incredible' Hulk!
Posted by Emrys Moungabio on September 5, 2018 in Comic Books, What's Going On?
Tags: Ant-Man, Avengers, Bryan Hitch, Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man, Mark Millar, MARVEL, Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D., Thor, Ultimates, Wasp
THE INFINITY GAUNTLET | 'New to Comics' Breakdown
Avengers: Infinity War is in cinemas now. To celebrate this monumental occasion, New to Comics reaches the focus of it's 'Infinity Week' by looking at the comic-book that inspired the colossal tale. Although we're looking at the comic, rather than it's adaptation, if you haven't seen the film yet, I'd recommend avoiding this weeks 'Breakdown', as it may provide spoilers for the film.
Written by: Jim Starlin
Art by: George Perez
Real Name: Thanos
Affiliation: The Black Order
First Appearance: The Invincible Iron Man #55 (February 1973)
Born into the Eternals, Thanos was one of a race of Godlike beings that hailed from Titan, one of the moons of Saturn. However, unlike his godlike seeming brethren, Thanos was born with a deviant gene, giving him a look so monstrous that his own mother was driven insane at the sight of him. Alienated from his people, Thanos gave himself to the pursuit of knowledge and power, sharing his findings and psychopathic tendencies only with a mysterious young girl he had befriended. In time, Thanos would learn that that girl was the embodiment of Death, and became enamored with Death's personification, devoting his extreme acts of violence to her, in the hopes that one day she would return his affections. Destroying the society from whence he came, Thanos has since set out into the stars in pursuit of artifacts like the Infinity Gauntlet and the Cosmic Cube, enacting slaughter on a universal scale all to please his one true love. Now known as the Mad Titan, Thanos is feared by every being in the cosmos that knows his name, and is considered one of the most dangerous beings in existence.
Posted by Emrys Moungabio on May 1, 2018 in Comic Books, What's Going On?
Tags: Adam Warlock, Avengers, Black Widow, Captain America, Death, Doctor Doom, Doctor Strange, Eternity, Gamora, Hawkeye, Hulk, Human Torch, Iron Man, Living Tribunal, MARVEL, Mephisto, Namor, Nebula, Nick Fury, Nova, Pip the Troll, Quasar, Scarlet Witch, Sci-Fi, Sersi, She-Hulk, Silver Surfer, Superheroes, Thanos, The Infinity Gauntlet, Thor, Vision, Wolverine, Wonder Man
CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER | DVD Review
Avengers Assemble may have been the movie that changed the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but now we're moving on to the film that really shook things up; Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
RELEASED: April 4th 2014
DIRECTED BY: The Russo Brothers
WRITTEN BY: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely
STARRING: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Emily VanCamp, Frank Grillo, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayley Atwell & Robert Redford
As I said up top, Avengers Assemble changed the Marvel Universe and the landscape of cinema forever. However, it was Captain America: The Winter Soldier that really shook things up. First up, it took one of what was considered to be the less interesting Avengers, Captain America, and made him awesome. Second, it changed the dynamics of the way the fictional world saw and interacted with their heroes. Third, and most importantly, it really dove into its own unique genre, laying the groundwork for later films to go off and explore different branches of superhero storytelling. Sure, Iron Man was a techno-thriller, The Incredible Hulk a monster movie and Thor a cosmic fantasy, but at the end of the day, they were all still superhero films to some extent. Conversely, The Winter Soldier is a full-on action thriller that just so happens to feature a costumed hero as one of the central players.
Posted by Emrys Moungabio on February 26, 2018 in MARVEL, Marvel Studios
Tags: Anthony Mackie, Black Widow, Captain America, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chris Evans, Crossbones, Emily VanCamp, Falcon, Frank Grillo, Hayley Atwell, Hydra, Kevin Feige, Markus & McFeely, MARVEL, Nick Fury, Robert Redford, S.H.I.E.L.D., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Sci-Fi, Sebastian Stan, Sharon Carter, Superheroes, The Russo Brothers, Thriller, Winter Soldier
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE | DVD Review
We've reached the end of 'Phase One' in our Marvel Movie marathon, with the film that changed the game forever in terms of superhero movies, and finally saw, as the title will tell you, the Avengers Assemble.
RELEASED: 4th May 2012
DIRECTED BY: Joss Whedon
WRITTEN BY: Zak Penn & Joss Whedon
MUSIC BY: Alan Silvestri
STARRING: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Cobie Smulders, Clark Gregg & Samuel L. Jackson
While we all look back on Avengers Assemble (or just The Avengers if you're outside of Britain) fondly, the truth is, the film does have some flaws. It's got a bit of awkward pacing at times, especially during the central act, and sometimes certain characters, dialogue or props seem to be there just to force the plot along, rather than naturally fitting in to the story.
However, much of that can be forgiven due to the extraordinary feat the film pulled off in, well, assembling the Avengers.
Posted by Emrys Moungabio on February 5, 2018 in MARVEL, Marvel Studios
Tags: Alan Silvestri, Avengers, Avengers Assemble, Black Widow, Captain America, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon, Kevin Feige, Loki, Maria Hill, Mark Ruffalo, MARVEL, Nick Fury, Phil Coulson, Robert Downey Jr., S.H.I.E.L.D., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Sci-Fi, Stellan Skarsgård, Superheroes, Thanos, Thor, Tom Hiddleston, Zak Penn
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