Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86670 posts
Sat Sep-04-21 02:33 PM
18. "One of the better recent Marvel movies. " In response to Reply # 0
And the action is certainly miles above the action from the recent TV shows. Shit, might even be some of the best action in the MCU across the board. (Although there's still too much cutting and too much CGI veneer, especially at the finale.)
Really, the thing works as well as it does because of Liu and Leung. Appealing, charming lead. Complex, magnetic villain. Plus, any movie where you can throw Michelle Yeoh into the mix to train people to fight can't be *all* bad. Again, wish there was less CGI, since Liu, Leung, and Yeoh on their own can clearly carry choreography. But their credibility, both in and out of fights, hooks you in.
Still has some of the same issues that the Marvel movies have started to take on since it got so large, but I felt the emotional stakes here more than any MCU movie since... Black Panther, maybe? Easily a top half MCU movie. Maybe top third.
19. "Crouching Tiger meets Zilla V. Kong among Crazy Rich Asians" In response to Reply # 0
Felt like 3 movies in one. Early fight scenes were cool,and I love me some Yeoh. Some of the CGI didn't look done, especially in the last act. End credits waaaaaaaay too on the nose, but gave a lot to speculate on. Better in parts than as a whole, but enjoyable all the same. B+ to B for me. Go see it, but if you wait for it to hit Disney+, probably won't be the end of the world (but won't help the box office)
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21. "Per my fight preference," In response to Reply # 0
They really haven't topped any of the Daredevil hallway fights. The styles used in Shang-Chi, and even Iron Fist, were like "block, block block, strike, take a hit, block the next hit, block, block, block", where DD fought to knock niggas clean the fuck out.
I wouldn’t say the trailers worried me, but my excitement level wasn’t Marvel high for this, but I was dumb, because this was great. And they brought back my man Trevor!!! Bring on the Eternals!!
28. "RE: Saw it in a drive-in - some information was missing" In response to Reply # 24
>Any fight scene in the dark was also un-followable a the >drive-in. > >I think this is a mid-tier Marvel film - I'm fine with it. > >Enjoyed it, but not too much. (I enjoyed Ant-man too much.)
Haven't seen a movie in the theater for almost 2 years. Brought my son and his friend to watch this.
I enjoyed it until the final climactic fight scene... right when Shang Chi started fighting his dad, it got kinda dark and i closed my eyes for a sec cuz I was straining to see.. ended up passing out and not waking up until their little lantern lighting ceremony. I missed the entire action sequence. lol
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