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The Marvels (2023)
I really liked this movie
I was surprised how much I liked it after the negative reviews. It was fun. I watch all Marvel movies, just for completeness sake, but this one was much better than I expected. Brie Larsen is great, as always. Iman Vellani is wonderful as Ms. Marvel. The entire movie brought me joy.
It was funnier, smarter, and more engaging than Secret Invasion, which was just a waste of Sam Jackson, and other talented cast.
If you like Teyonah Parris, watch "They Cloned Tyrone." She is wonderful in that. She did a good job in this movie, but she was much funnier in that one.
I wasn't thrilled with the Ms. Marvel series, but I would love to see more Iman Vellani. She is wonderful. I would watch a second Ms. Marvel series, if it wasn't so family oriented.
Secret Invasion: Home (2023)
Nope. This is all there is.
I held off reviewing this series until I watched it through, since it was really dull throughout, and I was hoping for an ending that elevated the whole. No such luck. Episode six was the weakest of the bunch.
I am staggered that they could make a show featuring shape-shifting aliens that can literally impersonate anyone, and still have it be boring. It was not fun. It was not funny. It lacked the "wow" moments you hope to get from a superhero story. Watching it was just a slog.
I understand they were going for Nick Fury in a story with an international espionage vibe, and I'm all-in for something like that. But those stories usually have clever plots and unexpected twists.
The best thing I can say about Secret Invasion is that it wad only six episodes. What a waste of Sam Jackson, Emilia Clark, Don Cheadle and Olivia Coleman. Good actors all, whose performances were squandered.
Ms. Marvel: No Normal (2022)
Best episode in weak series
More action and more fun than the previous episodes, but this series was a grind. I only kept going because I watch all the MCU stuff. A second season of this would make me break my streak.
What If...?: What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger? (2021)
Weak
As someone with a great appreciation of good animated storytelling, I have to say that this wasn't an animated story. It was a cartoon.
Oversimplified story. Low emotional stakes. Little humor, and what little there is rarely works. Weak dialogue. What a waste.