The Marvels Review

Summary

The video transcript discusses the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film, 'The Marvels,' which has received mixed reviews. The critic rating has risen to 60%, while the audience rating stands at 85%, indicating that most viewers enjoyed the film. The reviewer admits to being pleasantly surprised, having expected not to like it. They appreciated the chemistry between the lead characters and particularly praised Iman Vellani's performance as Ms. Marvel. However, they found certain sequences, including a song and dance scene and one involving cats, to be cringeworthy. The plot was felt to be reminiscent of 'Space Balls.' Despite some criticisms, the film was deemed 'decent' with a fun post-credit scene, but it was not considered a game-changer for the MCU. The reviewer also criticized Disney's misleading advertising campaign that falsely suggested a connection to Thanos. Overall, while not a great film, 'The Marvels' is recommended for a fun viewing experience.

Takeaways

• 📈 The critic rating for the latest Marvel movie has increased from 55% to 60%, indicating a mixed but slightly positive critical reception.
• 🎭 The audience rating for the film is surprisingly high at 85%, suggesting that the majority of viewers enjoyed the movie despite mixed critical reviews.
• 🌟 Iman Vellani's performance as Ms. Marvel is praised for stealing the show, with both critics and the audience finding her portrayal charming and endearing.
• 🤔 The reviewer had some issues with the film, including finding two major sequences cringey and feeling that the plot resembled 'Space Balls'.
• 🎉 The chemistry between the three lead characters is highlighted as a strong point of the movie, even by critics who didn't particularly like the film.
• 😕 The reviewer's wife and the audience at the screening seemed to enjoy the film more than the reviewer, indicating a potential disconnect between critic and general audience opinions.
• 🎭 The post-credit scene is described as fun but not as game-changing as some have suggested, not altering the MCU in any significant way.
• 🚫 The advertising campaign for the movie is criticized for being misleading, particularly regarding the use of Thanos's voice and the suggestion of a connection to his work.
• 🤷‍♂️ The reviewer felt that the villain was not particularly memorable, struggling to recall their name shortly after watching the film.
• 👎 The movie is considered decent but not great, following a trend of recent MCU films that have not lived up to the high standards set by earlier entries in the series.
• 👍 Despite some criticisms, the reviewer still recommends the movie for a fun time at the cinema, advising viewers to keep their expectations in check.

Q & A

What is the current critic rating for the newest Marvel movie as of the morning of the transcript?

The critic rating for the newest Marvel movie has climbed to 60% as of the morning of the transcript.

What was the audience rating for the Marvel movie at the time of the transcript?

The audience rating for the Marvel movie was 85%, indicating that a large majority of the audience enjoyed the film.

What did the speaker think of the Marvel movie after watching it?

The speaker liked the movie but did not love it, and had some issues with certain scenes and sequences, including a song and dance sequence and a scene involving cats.

What was the speaker's opinion on the chemistry between the three lead characters in the Marvel movie?

The speaker was impressed by the chemistry between the three lead characters, agreeing with critics who highlighted it as one of the movie's strong points.

Who does the speaker believe steals the movie?

The speaker believes that Iman Vellani, playing Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel, steals the movie with the most charming and endearing moments.

What was the speaker's reaction to the post-credit scene in the Marvel movie?

The speaker found the post-credit scene to be very fun, but disagreed with others who claimed it was vital and changed everything about the MCU, arguing that it did not.

How does the speaker feel about the last five MCU movies, including the newest Marvel movie?

The speaker feels that four out of the last five MCU movies, including the newest Marvel movie, failed to be great, with 'Guardians of the Galaxy 3' being the only one that achieved greatness in their view.

What was the speaker's wife's reaction to the Marvel movie?

The speaker's wife loved the movie and was filled with glee, especially during a big moment at the end.

What was the speaker's opinion on the advertising campaign for the Marvel movie?

The speaker felt misled by the advertising campaign, particularly the use of Thanos's voice and the line about someone carrying on his work, which was not relevant to the movie.

What did the speaker think about the villain in the Marvel movie?

The speaker could not remember the villain's name and felt that the character was not as impactful or interesting as they could have been, particularly in relation to Thanos's legacy.

What does the speaker recommend for people considering watching the Marvel movie?

The speaker recommends people to go see the movie for fun, but advises them not to expect too much from it.

Outlines

00:00

📊 'Marvels' Movie Review and Audience Reception

The speaker discusses the latest Marvel installment's critical reception, noting a rise in critic ratings from 55% to 60%, and an audience rating of 85%. Despite initial skepticism, the speaker enjoyed the film, appreciating the performances of Ms. Marvel and Kamala Khan. Criticism is directed towards certain 'cringey' sequences and the film's plot, which the speaker felt was derivative of 'Space Balls'. The chemistry between the lead characters is praised, and Iman Vellani's performance is highlighted as a standout. The speaker also comments on a controversial post-credit scene and expresses disappointment with the film's marketing, which they felt misled audiences by invoking Thanos, despite his absence from the movie.

05:01

🎬 Balancing Action and Character Development in 'Marvels'

The second paragraph features a conversation between the speaker and Chris, where they share their thoughts on the movie. They both agree that while the film was enjoyable, with a particular highlight being Iman Vellani's performance, there were areas that could have been improved. The speaker expresses a desire for more character backstory and development, and less focus on action scenes. They also discuss the film's villain, whose identity and motivations were not as impactful as they could have been. The marketing strategy for the film is criticized for its misleading use of Thanos, which did not align with the movie's content. The conversation ends with a recommendation to see the film for its entertainment value, despite its shortcomings.

10:02

🎭 The Misleading Marketing of 'Marvels' and Its Impact

The final paragraph focuses on the deceptive advertising campaign for 'Marvels', which led to disappointment and mistrust among fans. The speaker is particularly upset about the use of Thanos's voice and image in trailers, implying a connection that was not present in the film. They argue that this strategy was a betrayal of the audience's trust. Despite this, the speaker still recommends the movie for a fun time, albeit with tempered expectations. The paragraph concludes with an invitation for viewers to share their thoughts and a reminder to subscribe to their podcast for more content.

Keywords

💡Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films, produced by Marvel Studios. It is the main theme of the video, as the discussion revolves around the latest installment of the MCU that has been released in theaters. The video talks about the audience and critic ratings for this new film, indicating its reception within the context of the MCU.

💡Critics Rating

The critics rating refers to the percentage of professional film critics who gave a positive review of the movie. In the context of the video, it is mentioned that the critics rating for the new Marvel film has climbed from 55% to 60%, which is a significant metric for gauging the film's critical reception.

💡Audience Rating

The audience rating represents the percentage of viewers who enjoyed the film, as expressed through their reviews or ratings. The video highlights that the audience rating for the Marvel film was surprisingly high at 85%, indicating that the majority of the audience had a positive experience, despite mixed critical reception.

💡Ms. Marvel

Ms. Marvel is a character within the Marvel Universe, portrayed by Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan. The video discusses the character's role in the film, mentioning that the actress playing Ms. Marvel is a highlight of the movie, with many critics and the speaker agreeing that she 'steals the movie' with her performance.

💡Post-Credit Scene

A post-credit scene is a short sequence or scene shown after the credits of a film, often containing additional story elements or teasers for upcoming movies. The video mentions a fun post-credit scene in the Marvel film, which some viewers found enjoyable, although the speaker argues it does not significantly change the MCU's direction.

💡False Advertising

False advertising refers to the use of misleading or deceptive marketing practices to promote a product. In the video, the speaker expresses frustration with Disney's advertising campaign for the film, which included references to Thanos and his voice suggesting a continuation of his work, which was not relevant to the movie's plot.

💡

💡Thanos

Thanos is a supervillain from the Marvel Universe, known for his role in the 'Infinity War' and 'Endgame' films. The video discusses how the character was misleadingly included in the promotional material for the new Marvel film, leading to audience expectations that were not met within the movie's narrative.

💡Nick Fury

Nick Fury is a character in the Marvel Universe, a former director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and a key figure in the MCU. The video talks about the character's portrayal in the new film, noting that while he has some humorous moments, his appearance feels inconsistent with his character development in other MCU projects, specifically 'Secret Invasion'.

💡Villain

The term 'villain' refers to the main antagonist or the character that opposes the protagonist in a story. The video discusses the new Marvel film's villain, noting that the speaker and other critics found the character to be less impactful than expected, with the speaker unable to recall the villain's name after watching the film.

💡Space Balls

Space Balls is a 1987 American parody film that parodies the original Star Wars film trilogy. The video humorously suggests that the plot of the new Marvel film seems to be 'ripping off' Space Balls, indicating that the speaker found similarities or inspirations between the two, although this is likely meant in a light-hearted or satirical manner.

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Rocket Money is mentioned as a sponsor of the video's episode. It is described as a personal finance app that helps users identify and cancel unwanted subscriptions, monitor spending, and lower bills. The video provides an example of how the speaker used Rocket Money to discover and cancel forgotten subscriptions, such as a gym membership and music services.

Highlights

The newest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is out in theaters, with critic ratings climbing from 55% to 60%.

Audience rating for the film is surprisingly high at 85%, indicating a large majority of viewers enjoyed the film.

Despite initial skepticism, the reviewer ended up liking the film, although not loving it, and had some issues with certain scenes.

Two major sequences in the film were considered cringey by the reviewer, including a song and dance number and a scene involving cats.

The plot of the movie was felt by the reviewer to be similar to 'Space Balls', a comparison that influenced their perception.

The chemistry between the three lead characters was praised as a saving grace for the film, even by critics who didn't favor the movie.

Iman Vellani's performance as Ms. Marvel was highly praised for stealing the movie with her charm and endearing moments.

A major moment at the end of the film received mixed reactions, with some cheering while the reviewer found it to be less appealing.

The post-credit scene was enjoyable and fun, but the reviewer disagrees with claims that it changes everything about the MCU.

The reviewer considers the movie to be the fourth in a row of recent MCU films that failed to be great, with 'Guardians of the Galaxy 3' being the exception.

Despite not loving the movie, the reviewer's wife and the audience appeared to have a great time, suggesting a disconnect between critic and audience opinions.

The film is predicted to flop by the reviewer, but acknowledges that the audience rating is higher than expected at 85%.

Rocket Money, a personal finance app, is highlighted as a sponsor that helps users save money by identifying and canceling unwanted subscriptions.

The reviewer's colleague shared similar sentiments, giving the movie a B-minus to C rating and praising Iman Vellani's performance.

The villain's identity and motivations were criticized for being misleading in the promotional trailers, causing disappointment.

Nick Fury's character in the movie was noted to be inconsistent with his portrayal in 'Secret Invasion', which was later explained by the change in release dates.

The reviewer strongly criticizes Disney's advertising campaign for false advertising involving Thanos, which did not align with the movie's content.

Despite the criticisms, the reviewer still recommends the movie for a fun time, albeit with tempered expectations.

Transcripts

Marvel's is now out in theaters the

newest installment of the Marvel

Cinematic Universe we've been following

you know all the stuff about the First

Reactions the reviews now as of this

morning the critic rating for the

Marvels has climbed from 55% to 60% so

as of this morning it's got the Red

Tomato on it if it drops 1% It goes back

to the green Splat but it's at 60% and

the audience

rating uh I was actually quite surprised

to see was this up as high as

85% this morning now uh which means the

a large majority of the audience has

enjoyed the film all right I finally had

a chance to go out and watch the Marvels

last night without a lot of excitement

uh admittedly I didn't I was interested

in it I love Ms Marvel andan valani

playing Kamala Khan I love her

uh I liked the first Captain Marvel

movie didn't love it but I liked it and

I did not know what I was going to get

at I'll be honest with you if I'm being

really really honest I was expecting to

not like

it and I did I liked it I didn't love it

and I certainly have some issues with it

um some of you may have seen that I put

out uh my out of the theater reaction to

it last night and I said the following

things and the this is all non-spoiler

stuff stuff you seen in the trailers but

it has two major sequences not just

individual scenes but two major chunks

of the film that I just found very

cringey uh the song and dance Planet I

thought was ridiculous uh and there's

also a scene involving a lot of cats I

won't say what and I didn't dislike it

because of the cats you all know I don't

like cats but it wasn't because of the

cats I just found that uh to be kind of

whatever too also I about halfway

through the film I realized they're just

rip this the plot of this movie is just

ripping off Space Balls this this is

literally this is literally Space

Balls um you know set it from suck to

blow it it it it was Space Balls um now

all of that I then said in my out of the

theater reaction I believe the movie

gets

saved by one of the things that most of

the critics even the ones that didn't

like the film uh all seemed to agree on

the chemistry between the three lead

characters was great um I I was actually

quite impressed by it I was kind of

expecting that would be the case again

even the critics who didn't like the

movie were saying that was one of the

strong points and I agree but one of the

other things that a bunch of the critics

said I also completely agree with Iman

volani steals the

movie um not that there was anything

wrong with the other two characters they

were fine to they were solid whatever

but Iman valani is Miss Marvel

completely stole the movie um had the

most Charming most endearing most

wonderful moments there's also a big

moment at the end that I thought was

stupid but a lot of people in my

audience that I saw it with were

cheering and yelling and including my

wife an my wife was just filled with

Glee but I'm like oh that's dumb

whatever uh and a very fun post-credit

scene you know Chris a lot of people

were saying that the post credit scene

this movie is vital it it changes

everything about the m you no it doesn't

I'm not going to say what it is but no

it does not but it was very fun like I I

very much liked I I admit I very much

like the the post credit scene there is

only one by the way everybody don't stay

to the end of the credits because

there's nothing at the end but there's a

mid-credit scene and it was very fun but

it in no way changes everything about

the MCU because it doesn't it honestly

doesn't do anything that other MCU

movies haven't done already or cover

ground I won't say which one but haven't

hasn't been covered in other things

already so Chris what I said coming out

was this is the fourth movie out of the

last five MCU movies that failed to be

great the only one that Acom the only

MCU movie in the last five that achieved

being great I think was uh Guardians of

the Galaxy 3 agreed but but listen the

vast majority of the people in the

audience I saw it in and by the way it

was not a soldout crowd this movie is

going to flop uh but the vast majority

of the crowd that I was with in there

seemed to have a really good time Ry was

laughing his ass off uh an loved it my

wife Anne loved it I did not love it but

my wife an loved it and an 85% audience

rating right now which is frankly higher

than I thought it would be so I thought

it was decent I I had a decent time

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had a chance to go see it you and I have

not talked about it yeah what did you

think about the Marvels you know that 85

rating kind of sounds right for how I

felt about it I'd give it like a B minus

um maybe dabbling into a c i for the

most part enjoyed it I'm with you on

Aman I think she absolutely steals it I

think her and her family are the heart

that's needed in this and that's where I

think some of the things are missing I

wish we explored a little bit more of

you know Carol and

photon's backstory and history and how

they were feeling about each other I

feel like we spent a lot of time on

fight scenes that were really radl

looking but we could have delved into

some character story here a bit more and

I know an hour 45 that's a pretty rush

time considering how long these Marvel

movies are now but I think we could have

done some more things Nicks that dance

number maybe tighten up to focus on

Heroes I also got to tell you on my

inter in my review I talked about how I

couldn't tell you the villain's name it

was I still I couldn't tell you right

now I just saw the movie last night I

couldn't tell you who the villain was

couldn't tell you her name I I don't

know I don't know um to your point it

doesn't change everything in the

universe um it's pretty cool what we see

at the end there um but yeah it's it's

better than Ant-Man is how I felt when I

left I 100% agree it's it at least it

was better than Ant-Man yeah which isn't

saying L yeah I wanted to talk to you

about this

too I don't know about this Nick

Fury in this movie of really yeah of

there are some really hilarious little

onliners he does that are great but

there are a couple moments too of is

that our guy is that who I just saw go

through you know secret invasion

is that okay but but there's an

important thing to remember because this

Nick Fury in this movie feels consistent

with the Nick Fury we've seen in a

couple of other MCU projects but it

doesn't feel like the Nick Fury we have

and we're sitting with at the end of

secret Invasion yeah and then I

remembered the Marvels was supposed to

come out before secret Invasion came out

that's a great Point okay because I I

was thinking that last it's like I mean

this feels like Nick Fury but it does

but boy he sure has pulled himself

together real had some really good

online therapy because he seems like a

big positive outlook on like

everything's positive and great but yeah

Marvel's was supposed to come out before

secret Invasion so that made that made

more sense but back again to the

villain

I oh oh oh before the villain can I give

you my biggest complaint please do

you Disney you you're at this

advertising campaign they put out two

trailers with the line with hearing

thanos's voice and Thanos saying there

will be someone to carry on my work that

had absolutely nothing to do

with this movie that was blatant false

misleading deceptive lying advertising

like we get you put up a you put up a

shot of Steve Rogers okay that's just

memberberries you put up a shot of Tony

Stark but in two separate trailers you

showed Thanos and then you played his

voice going there will always be someone

to carry on my work this had nothing I

was expecting that this villain that

this girl was carrying around like a

power Stone in her Hammer From Another

Dimension because they talked about

another realities coming into ours and

so I started thinking okay this is like

a Thanos whatever on two separate

trailers they showed us Thanos using the

same line there will always be somebody

to carry on my work and then showing the

villain of this movie and that has

absolutely Buck screw nothing to do with

this movie

whatsoever and while I I ended up liking

the

film this was Disney

saying screw you screw you everybody

like like so you like what I'm not

going to believe anything and it's you

know Chris it's one thing it's one thing

for them to have like Avengers Infinity

war and have a shot of all the Avengers

together running down the thing and

that's not actually in the movie okay

yes but all those characters are in the

movie and it it is taking place during a

battle in wakanda that is a scene that's

in the movie and and all that kind of

stuff but their whole thing of yeah oh

there's gonna be somebody to carry on my

work it's like that's nothing to do with

this movie and I was this is youred

about that really this is your Anna

armis is not in yesterday yes yeah this

is I not that I was expecting don't get

me wrong not that I was expecting you

know Thanos to appear in the movie I I

wasn't I I thought maybe a small chance

we'd see him in some kind of a flashback

but that's fine if they didn't do that

either I at least expected that carrying

on his work was going to be a part of

the motivation of the villain and

whatever anyway that it just really

pissed me off that they did that um I

think too that would have been it would

have been more interesting than what we

got with that villain because then you

see somebody who is radicalized who

understands no there are too many people

there are too many living

people and and you can cannot live well

if this many people exist and you know

what that could have even fit in with

their story with I'm not going to give

you any details but what's going on with

cre in the movie that actually kind of

could have fit they could have folded

that in so nicely but

instead they did what they did and I

went ah I mean okay I guess I would be

mad too but I don't see this strong

correlation like the trailer suggested

there could be yeah so I think both of

us are on the same page I think we

likeed the movie didn't love it I mean

it's better than an- man the was quantum

Mania but again the thing I lament Chris

is once again it's another MCU film that

is

just pretty good it's fine you know

coming off of 10 years of amazing after

amazing after amazing we've now gone

four out of the last

five that weren't great some of them

weren't good at all but I mean it's just

H it is what it is but look I would

would I recommend it to people yeah i'

I'd say there's fun to be had go see it

just don't expect a lot out of it and uh

and yeah there you go anyway guys be

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