The Avengers (2022)
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Hmm, I don't know about Carol instead of Kamala? Personally, I’d say she's one of the best characters from Phase 4, alongside people like Yellen, Morbius, and Kate Bishop.
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The Avengers (2022)
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This whole trend of praying for a flop or just expecting one is spreading like wildfire, honestly. And whenever I see that made-up word "woke" being thrown around, it just makes me feel sick...
I’ve been scrolling through social media, and it seems like everyone is bracing for a mediocre opening for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. I’ll be blunt: if even a powerhouse like the Guardians underperforms, we might be looking at the beginning of the end for the MCU. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania barely made anything, and Thor: Love and Thunder was just silly. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever had its pros and cons, sure, but it was actually a well-made movie. Most of the hate directed at it felt like it was just because of the female leads, which, in my opinion, isn't right at all.
The Avengers could actually pull this off because they have Kamala and Carol. I am a little unsure about the chemistry between an adult Monica—who served as "Lieutenant Fury's" deputy—and Carol, though. Monica had some pretty rough dialogue in WandaVision that really lowered the bar for her character. I really hope DaCosta and the rest of the crew can make Monica a better person. Having Fury in there will definitely help the rating; he did the same thing in SMFFH, which was a pretty bad Spider-Man film. Beck and Fury carry the movie, while Peter and MJ are just... meh.
I’m genuinely looking forward to The Avengers. That first movie is the one I've rewatched more than anything else in the MCU—probably close to 30 times.
I’ve been scrolling through social media, and it seems like everyone is bracing for a mediocre opening for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. I’ll be blunt: if even a powerhouse like the Guardians underperforms, we might be looking at the beginning of the end for the MCU. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania barely made anything, and Thor: Love and Thunder was just silly. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever had its pros and cons, sure, but it was actually a well-made movie. Most of the hate directed at it felt like it was just because of the female leads, which, in my opinion, isn't right at all.
The Avengers could actually pull this off because they have Kamala and Carol. I am a little unsure about the chemistry between an adult Monica—who served as "Lieutenant Fury's" deputy—and Carol, though. Monica had some pretty rough dialogue in WandaVision that really lowered the bar for her character. I really hope DaCosta and the rest of the crew can make Monica a better person. Having Fury in there will definitely help the rating; he did the same thing in SMFFH, which was a pretty bad Spider-Man film. Beck and Fury carry the movie, while Peter and MJ are just... meh.
I’m genuinely looking forward to The Avengers. That first movie is the one I've rewatched more than anything else in the MCU—probably close to 30 times.
Interstellar
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The sequel just dropped on Microsoft. I watched it, laughed, and honestly... ended up tearing up a little.
Interstellar II (2023) is easily one of the best sci-fi blockbusters ever made, if you ask me. Just my two cents. ♥
Interstellar II (2023) is easily one of the best sci-fi blockbusters ever made, if you ask me. Just my two cents. ♥
The Avengers (2022)
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Samuel Lee2 said:So now we get to hear from Gregory Brown94, who doesn't even read the comics but just copies the plot, explaining why this is going to be amazing...
The Avengers (2022)
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Which version of Doctor Strange makes himself look like an absolute idiot? Which one creates a multiverse where Spider-Man keeps changing the requirements mid-spell, where the multiverse breaks both space and time barriers to summon villains from old movies, and where they get rid of May in such a weak, unconvincing way? To me, this movie doesn't deserve any praise, let alone those box office numbers.
Maybe Strange's spell would have worked if things hadn't gone sideways during the Loki series. Even Loki himself didn't just head back to the TVA in the current timeline; he arrived there right when Kang had already taken control.
If you’d seen Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, it might make more sense. Incursions are happening, and the timelines within a single universe are becoming almost infinite...
I feel like Phase 4 really stumbled because too much story is being dumped into TV shows. Thor: Love and Thunder and parts of Black Widow were huge misses for me. Shang-Chi has way too much going on, and while Eternals felt like an expensive experiment, most people just didn't connect with it. As for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, I don't think it failed because of Sam, but rather because it relies so heavily on a prequel story from a series. Personally, I'm not a fan of the MCU series; I want to enjoy the MCU in theaters like everyone else, not feel like I have homework. Before Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, we knew Wanda as this grieving widow who lost Vision. Suddenly, in this movie, she just has kids and a happy family life? Honestly, WTF was that!!!???
65 (2023)
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I feel like this was a missed opportunity. On paper, the concept is great, but the execution just falls short. Here are my raw thoughts:
+ Adam Driver. He basically carries the entire movie on his back. If anyone else had been cast, the film would have been a much lower tier for me.
- The logic surrounding the actual incident itself is completely broken.
+ The look and design of the ship.
+ The UI and display interfaces.
- Why did the captain have to sleep at that exact moment? And why isn't there a second captain on duty to rotate shifts? I guess when the ship reached the Solar System, they woke him up to land the craft on the planet, but still... it felt sloppy.
- The dinosaurs are poorly done; it looks like watching actors walking through a glitchy video game.
- How does a traveling crew not share a universal language? Seriously? Who wrote this script? Scott Beck's kids?
+ That asteroid impact sequence—wow.
- The plot gets repetitive. I agree with what nimblemarlin6 said earlier.
- This is starting to become a "Prometheus" problem: why do colonists on an alien world always take off their damn masks the second the air is breathable? And then nothing happens later, except for the captain's wound getting infected.
+ Some of the action segments were solid.
5 + [Rating Scale] - 6
All in all, if you ignore the lack of logic and just view it as mindless entertainment, it’s passable. But the enjoyment fades once you start questioning how things actually work.
+ Adam Driver. He basically carries the entire movie on his back. If anyone else had been cast, the film would have been a much lower tier for me.
- The logic surrounding the actual incident itself is completely broken.
+ The look and design of the ship.
+ The UI and display interfaces.
- Why did the captain have to sleep at that exact moment? And why isn't there a second captain on duty to rotate shifts? I guess when the ship reached the Solar System, they woke him up to land the craft on the planet, but still... it felt sloppy.
- The dinosaurs are poorly done; it looks like watching actors walking through a glitchy video game.
- How does a traveling crew not share a universal language? Seriously? Who wrote this script? Scott Beck's kids?
+ That asteroid impact sequence—wow.
- The plot gets repetitive. I agree with what nimblemarlin6 said earlier.
- This is starting to become a "Prometheus" problem: why do colonists on an alien world always take off their damn masks the second the air is breathable? And then nothing happens later, except for the captain's wound getting infected.
+ Some of the action segments were solid.
5 + [Rating Scale] - 6
All in all, if you ignore the lack of logic and just view it as mindless entertainment, it’s passable. But the enjoyment fades once you start questioning how things actually work.
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
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Arthur Brown6 said:"Absolutely atrocious. Painfully bad."
If this had been shot on a classic Super 8 and given a vintage edit, it might have worked. As it stands? It misses the mark entirely. It isn't even a real movie. Even the legendary John Boorman knows the truth: Today’s ‘films’ are nothing of the sort – so stop calling them that.
It's pretty foolish to expect anything intelligent from someone like that.
Isn't the very definition of film "moving art"? The technology just evolves with the times. Painters have different sub-genres and plenty of experiments too. Nowadays, anyone can be a painter or a film producer thanks to new tech. You get bad paintings, bad songs, bad plays, and bad movies. It's all art—basically, a creator's work.
It's up to us to judge whether it's good or bad. Everyone will have their own take.
Maybe he meant how production studios pull the strings behind everything, letting money dictate a producer's vision, but hasn't that been the case most of history? Movies have almost always required massive amounts of capital to exist.
I guess you could say "the old man is barking at a cloud"...
But honestly, this movie—with its innovative take on the Multiverse and that overall message about choosing what your heart desires regardless of your options—is brilliant. It's such a contrast to the MCU, where Wanda was killing everything in sight just to kidnap kids from another universe. Her "sacrifice" at the end lacks any real empathy; it just makes you want to yell, "just die already, witch, seriously."
Anyway, that's about it for today. Go on now—the CriticalDrinker.
Contact (1997)
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Regardless of how you interpret the ending, one thing remains clear: people are generally far too naive. We simply won't be able to grasp what a more advanced race is actually doing if we ever make contact with the Elijen. Even after experiencing their technology and having contact with an advanced species, Elanor still can't find a meaningful way to describe it all. The film portrays faith in God and belief in extraterrestrial life quite beautifully. For Elanor, this advanced race acts almost like a version of God, and she tries to explain it through science—even though, for religious people, such an explanation might feel like blasphemy.
While all of this might be irrelevant to daily life—faith is fine, but you ultimately create your own happiness—existential crises and the fear of death are big reasons why believing in something beyond our understanding helps. The idea that "they" will be there at the end to help us face death or navigate hardships... it provides comfort. Elanor saw her father again, but it wasn't really him; it was just the way the advanced race communicates with her, using her own memories. It makes you wonder: does Elanor believe she’ll become some kind of greater spirit in deep space when she dies? Is that what heaven is? An advanced race as God? Can science ever prove God exists? But the reality is simpler: these are just the ways this advanced race operates. They admire human civilization and simply wanted to establish contact. Which brings us back to the title...
The movie itself doesn't offer any groundbreaking observations, but thinking about it definitely sparks some good discussions.
While all of this might be irrelevant to daily life—faith is fine, but you ultimately create your own happiness—existential crises and the fear of death are big reasons why believing in something beyond our understanding helps. The idea that "they" will be there at the end to help us face death or navigate hardships... it provides comfort. Elanor saw her father again, but it wasn't really him; it was just the way the advanced race communicates with her, using her own memories. It makes you wonder: does Elanor believe she’ll become some kind of greater spirit in deep space when she dies? Is that what heaven is? An advanced race as God? Can science ever prove God exists? But the reality is simpler: these are just the ways this advanced race operates. They admire human civilization and simply wanted to establish contact. Which brings us back to the title...
The movie itself doesn't offer any groundbreaking observations, but thinking about it definitely sparks some good discussions.
Comfort movies you can watch over and over again
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Matthew Johnson30 said:Prometheus 😍
Alien: Covenant 😍 😍
To be honest, you've got a point. Watching these two in 3D is kind of a slog. The plot isn't exactly groundbreaking, but man, those visuals are incredible. 🎉🍿
Comfort movies you can watch over and over again
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The Evangelion franchise
Tenet
Interstellar
Inception
The Terminator trilogy
The Star Wars saga, from the prequels and Rogue One through the sequels
Both versions of Dune
Tenet
Interstellar
Inception
The Terminator trilogy
The Star Wars saga, from the prequels and Rogue One through the sequels
Both versions of Dune
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
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Fall (2022)
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mellowskipper said:That’s a clever little detail. You even included a woke poster.
Hmm, a common debt, a dramatic play on contrast. The rainbow comes after the storm... ☕
Fall (2022)
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I had a little spare time, so I decided to edit my drawing of the B67 TV Tower into seven different settings. These previews are 800px wide, and I've put the 4K links (3840x2160) right below them:
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I can't see the image you linked. Could you please upload it again or describe what's in it? I want to make sure I get this right for you.
I can't see the image you linked. Could you please upload the text or describe what's in it? Once I have that, I'll get to work on rewriting it for you.
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I can't see the image you linked. Could you please upload it again or describe what's in it? I want to make sure I get this right for you.
I can't see the image you linked. Could you please upload the text or describe what's in it? Once I have that, I'll get to work on rewriting it for you.
Fall (2022)
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Finally, a better version is out. It’s way easier on the eyes than watching a 😁CamRip
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I'm still sticking to my guns on this one—it’s actually one of those rare movies that hooked me right from the first watch. It reminds me of Raw (2016). Sure, it has its flaws, but the premise and the story itself? Really solid. I don't think we've had many films with a similar setup lately—protagonists stuck at the top of a massive skyscraper with no way down. It's just a fun idea and a cool concept.
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I'm still sticking to my guns on this one—it’s actually one of those rare movies that hooked me right from the first watch. It reminds me of Raw (2016). Sure, it has its flaws, but the premise and the story itself? Really solid. I don't think we've had many films with a similar setup lately—protagonists stuck at the top of a massive skyscraper with no way down. It's just a fun idea and a cool concept.
Fall (2022)
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Spike said:Where did you watch it? I couldn't find it at my local video rental shop.
I ended up just settling for a
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That was one of those things that bugged me too, but Hunter was just way too overconfident. She really thought she could get it done fast. I can't quite remember if she posted those vlogs on Instagram before the trip or if she just filmed them for herself, but honestly, I think the whole point of that aspect is just showing how dangerous it is to act like an idiot for likes. I actually dig that message.
It's worth noting the movie had a tiny $3 million budget. Also, since the actresses were filming on this small tower set, they swore a lot—which obviously wouldn't fly in a PG-13 movie. So, the producers used AI to swap out all the profanity with the word "fricking."
The plot is there, though the ending felt a little rushed. But overall, the movie worked for me. Just the idea of being stuck on a tiny platform 2,000 feet up is terrifying enough on its own. It does a good job blending acrophobia with claustrophobia.
Fall (2022)
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horror genre
Genre: thriller
Director: Scott Mann
Cast: Virginia Gardner, Caroline Currey, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mason Gooding, Jasper Cola, Darrell Dennis and Julia Pace Mitchell.
For best friends Hunter and Becky, life is mostly about facing fears and seeing how far they can push their limits. But everything changes when they climb an abandoned 2,000-foot TV tower out in the middle of nowhere and find themselves stuck at the top with no way down. The movie follows Hunter and Becky as they struggle to figure out a way to descend, all while battling harsh weather, hunger, and thirst.
Genre: thriller
Director: Scott Mann
Cast: Virginia Gardner, Caroline Currey, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mason Gooding, Jasper Cola, Darrell Dennis and Julia Pace Mitchell.
For best friends Hunter and Becky, life is mostly about facing fears and seeing how far they can push their limits. But everything changes when they climb an abandoned 2,000-foot TV tower out in the middle of nowhere and find themselves stuck at the top with no way down. The movie follows Hunter and Becky as they struggle to figure out a way to descend, all while battling harsh weather, hunger, and thirst.
The Avengers (2022)
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steeljackal7 said:Eh, this just sounds pretty underwhelming to me. I’ll probably end up skipping it, just like I did with the Ms. Marvel series.
I read somewhere that the test screenings happened before they started reshoots, which is pretty much always the case. So, what you're reading might still look a lot different by the time it hits theaters—even if the core concept stays the same.
The Avengers (2022)
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A movie description just leaked on Reddit. Apparently, the guy who posted it caught a test screening, which means there’s a chance a director's cut could end up looking pretty different from what we're reading right now.
Of course, I’m writing this in white ink.
Zawe Ashton plays the Kree leader, Dar-Benn. There's this one scene where Dar-Benn flashes back to when Carol attacked the Supreme Intelligence. It turns out that from the perspective of the Kree Carol, she’s actually seen as the villain—they even call her "The Annihilator." Apparently, Carol really hates that nickname.
Dar-Benn carries a bracelet just like Kamala Khan’s, though we haven't seen where she got it or any backstory regarding it. She uses hers to power her weaponry, but apparently, she needs both bracelets to actually hit her full potential. There’s this funny little exchange between Kamala and Dar-Benn where the latter asks about the bracelet, and Kamala just quips, "My grandma sent it to me in the mail." It wasn't really explained in the test footage how it works, but whenever Monica Rambeau, Carol Danvers, or Kamala Khan try to tap into their powers, they immediately start swapping places through teleportation. It feels similar to that post-credits scene at the end of The Avengers—for those who haven't seen it, I'm just trying to clarify. Monica is stationed at a space station run by S.W.O.R.D. called the Peak, which acts as the main command hub where Nick Fury is also located. Kamala is just at home, while Carol is attempting to secretly infiltrate the peace treaty between the Kree and the Skrull because she doesn't trust Dar-Benn's intentions. Talos is there as well.
There's this one scene where Kamala is at the Peak and runs into Valkyrie. Valkyrie asks where Carol is and who she even is, and Kamala just goes, "I'm Miss Marvel." Then Valkyrie hits her with this hilarious line about how she must have gotten married again without even sending an invite to the wedding. Kamala looks totally panicked and tries to clarify, "I only go by Miss!"—basically scrambling to make sure everyone knows she isn't actually married to Carol.
There’s another scene where Valkyrie shows up to help save the Skrulls, basically returning the favor for Carol. She gives her this short little speech, and then they share a hug.
Carol tries to make it to that peace summit, but she ends up getting into it with some Kree soldiers instead. While she’s trying to use her powers to clear them out, this annoying teleportation thing kicks in, bouncing her, Monica, and Kamala all over the place. It gets pretty chaotic. At one point, Carol is suddenly at the Peak with Nick Fury, then Kamala is stuck right in the middle of the peace negotiations, and then there's Monica, who finds herself fighting Kree soldiers in Kamala’s bedroom while her family frantically runs around the house with broomsticks, screaming in total panic. Honestly, it was such a funny sequence. In the end, everyone—including Fury—gets dumped into Kamala’s living room, leaving Kamala behind. Also, that post-credits scene with Miss Marvel? That actually happens in the movie.
Carol flies out of the Khan house and takes off, but then that teleportation freak accident happens. Suddenly, Kamala is just plummeting through the air. A panicked Fury tells Monica she needs to go save her, but Monica hesitates—she hasn't quite mastered flying with her powers yet. Fury, being his usual sarcastic self, snaps, "Come on, magic girl!" Monica finally decides to go for it and manages to grab Kamala, but then she loses control of her own abilities. Kamala starts falling all over again. Everyone below starts screaming in pure panic, but then Monica and Carol swap places mid-air, and Carol is the one who catches her. In the middle of all that chaos, Fury just sighs, "Ahhhh, oh, that's just Carol."
At the end of the day, Carol, Kamala, and Monica have to team up to track down Dar-Benn. They’re stuck together because they can't seem to get a handle on that weird teleportation glitch whenever they try to use their powers. The movie doesn't really give us a straight answer on why that happens yet, though there's a hint that their energy signatures are basically cut from the same cloth—just different variations of the same thing.
So, they finally reveal that Dar-Benn is using the power from those bracelets to fuel this new weapon. It’s basically a portal device designed to strip resources from other worlds—things like their atmosphere, water, and solar energy. She’s doing all of this just to try and save her own dying planet, which was actually ruined because of Carol. At the start of the movie, Dar-Benn has already wiped out one planet by stealing its atmosphere, and she took down another one right in the middle of the peace talks between the Kree and the Skrulls. Now, her next target is to swoop in and steal the water from the planet Aladna.
Carol used to live on Hala, and she’s really reluctant to go back because she’s basically their princess—a title she ended up with after marrying Prince Yan due to some weird diplomatic mix-up. On Hala, everyone expresses themselves through song; they don't really have a concept of normal conversation like we do. When Carol arrives and starts singing instead of just talking, it feels pretty strange. It’s actually the first time we see a musical element in the MCU.
They realize this planet is Dar-Benn's next target, so before that happens, they finally get a little downtime to hang out and bond. Monica gives Carol some advice on how to patch things up with Kamala, since in the earlier scenes, Carol snapped at Kamala for messing up at a critical moment. Monica points out that Kamala isn't a soldier and doesn't have experience dealing with high-stakes combat. They also talk about how Carol left her behind and didn't come back, though the truth is she did stop by to see her a few times.
Prince Yan isn't actually in love with Carol despite them being married, but they do have a solid friendship built on mutual respect. Even so, Carol feels awkward every time she visits Hala. The citizens there worship her like royalty, and while Prince Yan is always polite, the conversation drags on long enough to annoy Monica, though Kamala is totally stoked. Monica asks Kamala if she's going to put this whole story into her Captain Marvel fan fiction, and Kamala says she definitely will.
Carol realizes that Dar-Benn wants to destroy every planet Carol calls "home" as an act of revenge. Earth is the final piece of the puzzle. Meanwhile, Fury has gathered the entire Khan family and sent them to the Peak so he can keep an eye on them and keep them safe. While at the Peak, technicians find these weird eggs inside a machine. Everyone freaks out thinking they're under alien attack, but when the eggs hatch, it turns out they're just Flerken kittens. Total chaos breaks out at the Peak.
Not long after, Dar-Benn arrives on Earth, attacking and damaging the Peak, where there aren't enough escape pods to save the crew. Fury comes up with this wild idea: let the Flerken kittens eat everyone, then put the kittens in the pods so they can safely reach Earth. The whole scene is honestly ridiculous and bizarre. The movie hits a lot of different emotional notes—sometimes it feels like a standard MCU flick, and other times it gets silly, kind of like Guardians of the Galaxy.
Monica and Carol head to Hala, where it's raining for the first time in ages, and the surviving Kree are celebrating Dar-Benn's success. Carol realizes that the awful nickname she has is a reflection of what she actually did to the planet; she sees herself as a major antagonist and finally understands how deeply wounded the people of Hala are. Killing Dar-Benn is essentially a form of genocide against Hala. Carol seems hesitant to kill her, but Monica gives a short speech, basically saying they can't save everyone, and if Hala has to fall again, it has to happen. Carol changes her mind and decides she has to stop Dar-Benn.
To make matters worse, while Dar-Benn is destroying planets, the constant opening of portals is actually tearing at the fabric of reality, increasing the risk of incursions. That's another reason why they have to take Dar-Benn down. At the climax, an incursion begins. Carol fights Dar-Benn while Monica and Kamala try to prevent the breach. Monica gets swept through the melting droplets of the universe and ends up in another universe entirely. She manages to fix the rift and stop the incursion, but she stays stuck in that other universe.
Overall, I like it. It feels colorful, though maybe that's just the transition from the serious tone of the first movie to something different. I can't wait.
Of course, I’m writing this in white ink.
Zawe Ashton plays the Kree leader, Dar-Benn. There's this one scene where Dar-Benn flashes back to when Carol attacked the Supreme Intelligence. It turns out that from the perspective of the Kree Carol, she’s actually seen as the villain—they even call her "The Annihilator." Apparently, Carol really hates that nickname.
Dar-Benn carries a bracelet just like Kamala Khan’s, though we haven't seen where she got it or any backstory regarding it. She uses hers to power her weaponry, but apparently, she needs both bracelets to actually hit her full potential. There’s this funny little exchange between Kamala and Dar-Benn where the latter asks about the bracelet, and Kamala just quips, "My grandma sent it to me in the mail." It wasn't really explained in the test footage how it works, but whenever Monica Rambeau, Carol Danvers, or Kamala Khan try to tap into their powers, they immediately start swapping places through teleportation. It feels similar to that post-credits scene at the end of The Avengers—for those who haven't seen it, I'm just trying to clarify. Monica is stationed at a space station run by S.W.O.R.D. called the Peak, which acts as the main command hub where Nick Fury is also located. Kamala is just at home, while Carol is attempting to secretly infiltrate the peace treaty between the Kree and the Skrull because she doesn't trust Dar-Benn's intentions. Talos is there as well.
There's this one scene where Kamala is at the Peak and runs into Valkyrie. Valkyrie asks where Carol is and who she even is, and Kamala just goes, "I'm Miss Marvel." Then Valkyrie hits her with this hilarious line about how she must have gotten married again without even sending an invite to the wedding. Kamala looks totally panicked and tries to clarify, "I only go by Miss!"—basically scrambling to make sure everyone knows she isn't actually married to Carol.
There’s another scene where Valkyrie shows up to help save the Skrulls, basically returning the favor for Carol. She gives her this short little speech, and then they share a hug.
Carol tries to make it to that peace summit, but she ends up getting into it with some Kree soldiers instead. While she’s trying to use her powers to clear them out, this annoying teleportation thing kicks in, bouncing her, Monica, and Kamala all over the place. It gets pretty chaotic. At one point, Carol is suddenly at the Peak with Nick Fury, then Kamala is stuck right in the middle of the peace negotiations, and then there's Monica, who finds herself fighting Kree soldiers in Kamala’s bedroom while her family frantically runs around the house with broomsticks, screaming in total panic. Honestly, it was such a funny sequence. In the end, everyone—including Fury—gets dumped into Kamala’s living room, leaving Kamala behind. Also, that post-credits scene with Miss Marvel? That actually happens in the movie.
Carol flies out of the Khan house and takes off, but then that teleportation freak accident happens. Suddenly, Kamala is just plummeting through the air. A panicked Fury tells Monica she needs to go save her, but Monica hesitates—she hasn't quite mastered flying with her powers yet. Fury, being his usual sarcastic self, snaps, "Come on, magic girl!" Monica finally decides to go for it and manages to grab Kamala, but then she loses control of her own abilities. Kamala starts falling all over again. Everyone below starts screaming in pure panic, but then Monica and Carol swap places mid-air, and Carol is the one who catches her. In the middle of all that chaos, Fury just sighs, "Ahhhh, oh, that's just Carol."
At the end of the day, Carol, Kamala, and Monica have to team up to track down Dar-Benn. They’re stuck together because they can't seem to get a handle on that weird teleportation glitch whenever they try to use their powers. The movie doesn't really give us a straight answer on why that happens yet, though there's a hint that their energy signatures are basically cut from the same cloth—just different variations of the same thing.
So, they finally reveal that Dar-Benn is using the power from those bracelets to fuel this new weapon. It’s basically a portal device designed to strip resources from other worlds—things like their atmosphere, water, and solar energy. She’s doing all of this just to try and save her own dying planet, which was actually ruined because of Carol. At the start of the movie, Dar-Benn has already wiped out one planet by stealing its atmosphere, and she took down another one right in the middle of the peace talks between the Kree and the Skrulls. Now, her next target is to swoop in and steal the water from the planet Aladna.
Carol used to live on Hala, and she’s really reluctant to go back because she’s basically their princess—a title she ended up with after marrying Prince Yan due to some weird diplomatic mix-up. On Hala, everyone expresses themselves through song; they don't really have a concept of normal conversation like we do. When Carol arrives and starts singing instead of just talking, it feels pretty strange. It’s actually the first time we see a musical element in the MCU.
They realize this planet is Dar-Benn's next target, so before that happens, they finally get a little downtime to hang out and bond. Monica gives Carol some advice on how to patch things up with Kamala, since in the earlier scenes, Carol snapped at Kamala for messing up at a critical moment. Monica points out that Kamala isn't a soldier and doesn't have experience dealing with high-stakes combat. They also talk about how Carol left her behind and didn't come back, though the truth is she did stop by to see her a few times.
Prince Yan isn't actually in love with Carol despite them being married, but they do have a solid friendship built on mutual respect. Even so, Carol feels awkward every time she visits Hala. The citizens there worship her like royalty, and while Prince Yan is always polite, the conversation drags on long enough to annoy Monica, though Kamala is totally stoked. Monica asks Kamala if she's going to put this whole story into her Captain Marvel fan fiction, and Kamala says she definitely will.
Carol realizes that Dar-Benn wants to destroy every planet Carol calls "home" as an act of revenge. Earth is the final piece of the puzzle. Meanwhile, Fury has gathered the entire Khan family and sent them to the Peak so he can keep an eye on them and keep them safe. While at the Peak, technicians find these weird eggs inside a machine. Everyone freaks out thinking they're under alien attack, but when the eggs hatch, it turns out they're just Flerken kittens. Total chaos breaks out at the Peak.
Not long after, Dar-Benn arrives on Earth, attacking and damaging the Peak, where there aren't enough escape pods to save the crew. Fury comes up with this wild idea: let the Flerken kittens eat everyone, then put the kittens in the pods so they can safely reach Earth. The whole scene is honestly ridiculous and bizarre. The movie hits a lot of different emotional notes—sometimes it feels like a standard MCU flick, and other times it gets silly, kind of like Guardians of the Galaxy.
Monica and Carol head to Hala, where it's raining for the first time in ages, and the surviving Kree are celebrating Dar-Benn's success. Carol realizes that the awful nickname she has is a reflection of what she actually did to the planet; she sees herself as a major antagonist and finally understands how deeply wounded the people of Hala are. Killing Dar-Benn is essentially a form of genocide against Hala. Carol seems hesitant to kill her, but Monica gives a short speech, basically saying they can't save everyone, and if Hala has to fall again, it has to happen. Carol changes her mind and decides she has to stop Dar-Benn.
To make matters worse, while Dar-Benn is destroying planets, the constant opening of portals is actually tearing at the fabric of reality, increasing the risk of incursions. That's another reason why they have to take Dar-Benn down. At the climax, an incursion begins. Carol fights Dar-Benn while Monica and Kamala try to prevent the breach. Monica gets swept through the melting droplets of the universe and ends up in another universe entirely. She manages to fix the rift and stop the incursion, but she stays stuck in that other universe.
Overall, I like it. It feels colorful, though maybe that's just the transition from the serious tone of the first movie to something different. I can't wait.
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bluerider3 said:Gregory Brown94, you’re clearly not being objective when it comes to Marvel. It’s obvious you’re a huge fan, which is totally fine—there's nothing wrong with loving something—but because of that, your post doesn't carry much weight for a casual reader just dropping by the forum. When someone is a die-hard fan, they tend to lose that sense of critical distance; everything becomes "perfect" or "exactly how it should be," almost like how people talk about Ridley Scott. I get where you're coming from, but I think mellowskipper was making a slightly different point than that.
Thanks for the critiques and suggestions. But being a big fan of something doesn't diminish the value or strength of my words or arguments. I mean, who could explain something better than me or any other MCU fan?
I'll try to do better so I can actually contribute to a meaningful community, though I'll always struggle with overly simplistic language. 🙂