What do you think of Marvel post-Endgame?

[RuinousPowers]

There are plenty of actors as good as Robert Downey Jr in phase 4
Black Widow alone has Scarlett Johansson, Rachel Weisz and Florence Pugh
Not to mention Oscar Isaac’s performance in MoonKnight being a tour de force.

As for B list heroes, I think they’re well beyond that. They started with their B-list after selling off A list characters Spider-Man and The X-Men.

This has been a big part of the appeal for me at least, new characters. I only really started going to see Marvel films with Guardians of the Galaxy, as it was something I hadn’t heard of before. Maybe this has helped hold off the superhero fatigue, although I get why people get burnt out on it.

Black Widow was so mediocre I don't think anyone shined in it. And Oscar Isaac did a good job, but he is no Iron Man.

 

[Thomas Shey]

I've lost the interest in paying full price for MCU. I wait for the movie to be 'free' on Disney+.

I'm starting to question if D+ is of any value, on a year round basis. Probably better to wait and binge watch several series during the three worst winter months.

That's a question you can ask about pretty much any streaming service.

 

[Mezuka]

That's a question you can ask about pretty much any streaming service.

Except Netflix, so far we've had it continuously and I don't question getting rid of it, even for a while.

 

[Hex08]

I've lost the interest in paying full price for MCU. I wait for the movie to be 'free' on Disney+.

I'm starting to question if D+ is of any value, on a year round basis. Probably better to wait and binge watch several series during the three worst winter months.

Honestly, I don't think it is. I only have it because it's included in my cellular plan. If I didn't have it I would just wait until the DVDs/Blu-ray were released for the shows I want and get them from my local library or buy them if I want them long term. Honestly, the more I think about it borrowing Blu-rays of the shows I want seems like a better deal than paying for all of the streaming services.

Hmmm... after reading online I see a bunch of stuff that says Disney won't release their shows on physical media but I also see them being sold, like here. Confusing

 

[Mezuka]

Hmmm... after reading online I see a bunch of stuff that says Disney won't release their shows on physical media but I also see them being sold, like here. Confusing

Typical battle between marketing and sales depts. Sales ($$$) always wins regardless of what marketing previously said.

 

[Lanefan]

My concern is how many key plot pieces I'll miss through not having Disney+ and thus being unable to watch the TV shows.

In the Phase I-II days when Agents of SHIELD* was tying some things together, it was available on standard cable TV. Disney+, being a streaming service, won't work on my non-smart TV and watching shows on my desktop is a serious PITA...which conveniently also kinda rules out any online piracy options as well.

* - and to a lesser extent Agent Carter; which IMO got canned far too soon.

As for the recent movies:

I have a hunch Eternals is going to stand the test of time better than many might expect. I thought it was fine enough in itself, but I think its true value won't be known until all the seeds it planted have had a chance to sprout.

The two Spiders-man - they'll do. I suppose they're good but Spidey in general is probably my least favourite superhero of 'em all, so I won't rush out to watch them again.

Black Widow was great! Shang-Chi I remember liking it at the time but can't remember a thing about it now, which isn't a good sign. The latest Dr. Strange didn't thrill me, but it too might just need time and hindsight.

Really looking forward to the new Thor; I like all three of the earlier ones and if the Guardians show up as well, bonus!

 

[Argyle King]

I mean, Strucker was doing it to the Maximoffs as well, and it was implied that they went through a lot of candidates before they found any where it worked (and Wandavision implies it's because Wanda had her witchiness before, and the Mind Stone just boosted it).

Yeah. I mentioned that in a later comment.

 

[Blue]

Thor 2 is a pretty darn bad movie

When the wife and I rewatched all of MCU in in-universe chronological order, this was the one I skipped. She watched it, but meh.

 

[trappedslider]

My concern is how many key plot pieces I'll miss through not having Disney+ and thus being unable to watch the TV shows.

In the Phase I-II days when Agents of SHIELD* was tying some things together, it was available on standard cable TV. Disney+, being a streaming service, won't work on my non-smart TV and watching shows on my desktop is a serious PITA...which conveniently also kinda rules out any online piracy options as well.

I think as it goes on, you're going to miss out and be an outlier when it comes to not having a streaming service-capable device.

 

[Blue]

I think I may be an outlier, but as much as I like the various Asgardian (and adjacent) characters, I liked the first Thor best. Dark World really didn't work for me, absent some great Loki moments. And Ragnarok was uneven plus as much as it's a heretical statement, I didn't enjoy the brand of humor quite as much.