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What made me quit the movie was the crate full of screaming girls and knowing that most of them would be murdered soon. What first made me want to quit the movie is the dad willingly giving his daughters up.
I mean, I've read the comics, I know Natasha's brutal backstories, but fuck.
So, Eternals was pretty good!
I can't speak to it as an adaptation of the source material because I'd never heard of these characters before, but as a movie it's better than average, which was a pleasant surprise! I was impressed with how well it balanced being a Marvel movie and being a Chloe Zhao movie.
It is too long (close to 3 hours if you care about both post-credits scenes), and there is one plot thread I think they could have done away with entirely, but it wasn't paced like a standard Marvel movie so for once I didn't find myself checking my watch to see when the final light show was going to start.
I can't speak to it as an adaptation of the source material
I really liked the movie. I haven’t read the source material either, but as far as I could make out it’s maximum Kirby: a pure distillation of splash pages and handwavium. My main complaint is that they didn’t do nearly enough to de-bonkerify the original comics.
So is anyone who didn't read the Mat Fraction Hawkeye run excited about the TV series?
I'm very much looking forward to it, but all my friends who didn't read the comics are all "Meh, Hawkeye, I mean I guess I'll watch." And I'm like "But, but, Kate Bishop and Pizza Dog and Tracksuit Draculas!"
I haven't read the comics, but I am looking forward to the series. Mostly I am hoping they can deliver on the humor teased in the trailers.
So is anyone who didn't read the Mat Fraction Hawkeye run excited about the TV series?
It seems to have good early reviews; I think reviewers got to see the first 2 episodes.
Glad to hear the reviews are positive so far. The extended scene they had during the Disney+ Day thing for Marvel was great. I'm still cackling at the "Trust a Bro Moving Company."
ETA: AFAIK, it's only viewable on Disney+, but it also had peaks at Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel and She-Hulk. 4th Wall Breaking seems to be on the menu for the last one.
I haven't read them (yet), but I know about them thanks to fandom. I'd be onboard anyway, but I think I like Hawkeye more than many people.
I don't read a lot of comics, but i did read the Fraction Hawkeye stuff, and it was fun. So I'm on board for this, even though I think that Renner is kind of a dick.