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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 4:16pm On Aug 05, 2025
SOZINN:
How convenient of you to cherry-pick only the underperforming films as evidence of Kevin Feige's response to the MCU’s Endgame-era success. Alright, let’s go with your logic. Here's his actual response:

Spider-Man: No Way Home – $1.9 billion

Spider-Man: Far From Home – $1.1 billion

Deadpool & Wolverine – $1.3 billion
Meanwhile, Doctor Strange 2, Wakanda Forever, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 each landed between $845 million and $952 million.
So out of the 15 post-Endgame movies released so far.

Only 6 are hits.

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 3:47pm On Aug 05, 2025
MSGAMBLE9:
Even the so called "successful era" has it misses e.g. for every CA : The Winter Soldier there has always been Thor : The dark world ......
This niggah is talking down on Marvel golden era.

You have the audacity to compare it to post-Endgame era.

Not even the die hard MCU fans would do that.

Bro abeg no try this thing again o
TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 3:33pm On Aug 05, 2025
MSGAMBLE9:
Let start here Atleast you said not all are shiit which is markedly different from Una battle cry here " Marvel has been shiit since Endgame"...

You listed 4 or 5 movies as flop ( according to your GF metric) but listed about 7 or 8 as Hits then turnaround and called majority flop 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

No one likes Thor 4 and Wakanda Forever which underperformed according to you yet they still make more money than your Fan-favorite disguised Justice League and The Batman 🤣🤣🤣🤣 🤣🤣🤣


Spiderman NWH is fan service, tell me where your fan servicing The Flash is 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


Coping Mechanism? .......Am still waiting for the $1B Una promised
Yes, I'm sure all is well with the MCU.

Maybe I'm just talking nonsense and made up bullish!t.

Disney CEO was probably talking out of his ass when he made this statement

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 2:02pm On Aug 05, 2025
MSGAMBLE9:
Some of you guys are quick to yarn dust as usual, is Deadpool 3, MoM, GotG Vol iii, Thor 4, Wakanda Forever and Spiderman FFH & NWH etc. that makes the bank not post Endgame? Even the so called "successful era" has it misses e.g. for every CA : The Winter Soldier there has always been Thor : The dark world ......Yes Marvel is having a difficult year but to call all post-Endgame flicks "Slobs" is simply Mouth-flapping and classic cherry-picking....


Wake me up when your Superman / Disguised Justice League movie hit $1B like y'all been chest-beating over the past months...
Of course, not all post-Endgame MCU movies are trash.
But the truth is, the majority of them are.

Let’s go through the full list of MCU films released after Endgame and break down which ones were average or just plain underperformed.

Spider-Man: Far From Home
A billion-dollar movie riding the momentum of Endgame. Plus, it’s Spider-Man—Marvel’s biggest and best-selling character. No surprise it was a hit.

Black Widow
This movie flopped so badly, Scarlett Johansson sued Disney. Yes, it came out in 2021 (a COVID year), but it’s still a flop, forgettable and below average.

Shang-Chi
Good movie, sure. Still a flop.

Eternals
The first MCU movie to go rotten on Rotten Tomatoes. Not only did it flop, it damaged the franchise. You’ll never see the Eternals again, not even as a cameo.

Spider-Man: No Way Home
Massive fan service with all three Spider-Men. Obviously, it was a hit.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Released in 2022, this was the first time the MCU had back-to-back hits since Endgame.

Thor: Love and Thunder
Made money, but no one likes it. It underperformed, and Taika Waititi has been in director jail ever since.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Not as good as the first. Slightly underperformed but still a win overall.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
One of the worst comic book movies of all time. The damage this film did to the MCU will take years to fix.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
James Gunn doesn’t miss. Solid movie.

The Marvels
The biggest box office bomb in MCU history. Cost over $220M and didn’t even make that back. A complete disaster.

Deadpool & Wolverine
Another multiverse cash grab built to pander to X-Men fans. Full of cameos and fan service—because that’s apparently the only way the MCU can make money now. No wonder they’re rushing to bring back Robert Downey Jr. for the next Avengers.

Captain America: Brave New World
Nothing to write home about. No redeeming qualities.

Thunderbolts
Not bad, not good. Just there. Another big flop.


Now let’s talk about the Disney+ shows:

WandaVision – Decent.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – Mid.

Loki – Decent.

Hawkeye – Mid.

Moon Knight – Mid.

Ms. Marvel – Mid.

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law – Disgusting.

Secret Invasion – Makes She-Hulk look like prestige TV.

Echo – Did anyone even watch this?




You can defend the disastrous post-Endgame run all you want, but let’s not pretend Phase 1–3 was ever this messy.

Between 2008 and 2019, Marvel released 23 movies. Only two were genuinely bad: Thor: The Dark World and Captain Marvel.

Now compare that to the post-Endgame era.
Be serious.
TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 3:20pm On Aug 03, 2025
oyaskii:
That period after "Endgame" (2019), when Kevin Fiege was greenliting every slop that came through his doors, did irreparable damage to the MCU, i mean filth like "She Hulk", "Secret Wars" and Antman: Qantumlovmbiaxx and The Marvels were their response to as a follow up to a hugely successive period, so people just got tired of shît, so it's no surprises that the wave for their slops, dwindles after opening weekend.

The next Avengers movie is the utmost litmus test for this franchise, even that is on shaking legs, i mean they got so spooked that they had to cast a beloved hero in the successful period, as a villain, just to got some sort of fan service going... doesn't bode well at all.
If Fantastic Four fails, that's a wrap on every superhero movie that is not a guaranteed box office draw.

In fact, I believe that is where we are right now.
The only movies Marvel has in active development are Spiderman and Avengers.

Kevin Feige will never make a movie about B-list characters ever again.
TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 9:23pm On Aug 02, 2025
Samistry2:
You dey fall for them dark and serious bait?
Given how No Way Home ended, I think a darker serious tone is the only direction to go.

I don't understand how Peter loses his aunt and best friends, ends up completely alone, and then suddenly goes back to being funny and acting like a typical teenager.

I think we will get a Spiderman that is more mature like Tobey Maguire.
TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 2:38pm On Aug 02, 2025
Brand new day.

Brand new suit.

A much darker and serious film...(my answered prayers).

Yeah I'm excited.

This is the only Marvel movie I'm looking forward to next year, yes I know there's an Avengers movie coming but nothing about that excites me as much this.

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 10:52am On Aug 01, 2025
August is looking good cool

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 7:10am On Jul 31, 2025
All the critics that were raving about this movie deserve to be flogged.
It took me two days to finish 28 years later.

The only part of the movie that makes sense is when the kid and his dad went to the mainland.
After that the plot got nonsensical, everything about the movie just dey vex me.

A 12 year old who can barely kill zombies took his sick mother to a zombie infested land to find a doctor. At the end the journey turned out to be a complete waste of time.

In addition to the weak plot, this movie is also boring.

When the credits rolled I was asking myself, "is that it? What is the point of this movie?"

28 years later is a 2/10

Please avoid it.
TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 5:44pm On Jul 30, 2025
This is a big surprise

I have never seen a comedy get so much positive buzz since Game Night 2018

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by BlackManta(m): 5:43pm On Jul 30, 2025
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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 5:58am On Jul 29, 2025
cool

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 4:47pm On Jul 28, 2025
DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE AT HOME

James Cameron's Avatar was made for the big screen.
I remember seeing Way of Water in cinema and my god, those visuals were breathtakingly stunning.

Fire and Ash could be bigger and better.

Make I go lock 10k inside piggyvest because on December 19th, I will be there no matter what.

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 4:39pm On Jul 28, 2025
We're getting not just one but two more Navi clans in Fire and Ash

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 4:29pm On Jul 28, 2025
BlackManta:
On December 19th

James Cameron is serving visuals


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb_fFj_0rq8?si=TV2Y5y4T58_OGyO0
Sky Navi, water Navi and fire Navi

Bro took inspiration from The Last Airbender
TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 4:26pm On Jul 28, 2025
On December 19th

James Cameron is serving visuals


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb_fFj_0rq8?si=TV2Y5y4T58_OGyO0
TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by BlackManta(m): 9:14pm On Jul 27, 2025
TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 8:01pm On Jul 27, 2025
abduleez1:
My gee..... grin grin

Just dey cook dey go. 😎
Why is China rejecting CBMs?

Venom 3 earned $90m+ over there last year and now Supes and F4, far better movies, can't even sniff $20m+

Is this CBM fatigue or something else?
TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 7:51pm On Jul 27, 2025
Xavier5:
Fantastic Four: First Steps has grossed $218M world, with $118M domestically, falling behind Superman's gross... but who gives a shit about that, CBMs are back!!! 😎✊.
#Gunneddown
TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 6:43pm On Jul 27, 2025
undecided

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m):
I'm glad we're finally getting a good F4 adaptation but man, bar is really low.

The fourth time is the charm...

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 10:18pm On Jul 21, 2025
December 19th

Will you be there?

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by BlackManta(m): 6:46pm On Jul 20, 2025
joseph1832:
Is she as skinny as Gal Gadot?
Worse
TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 4:04pm On Jul 20, 2025
Degrezhaa:
He literally wrote spoilers warning before writing it down abi you blind ni.
Nope. I wrote it after.

My mistake.
TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by BlackManta(m): 4:00pm On Jul 20, 2025
abduleez1:
TV fans, what do you make of this??

With the incoming launch of the Tsunami that is the DCU, who's a top or good actress who's significantly well known amongst TV audience that can veritably play the role of our beloved №1 superheroine— Wonder Woman ??

I'd have said Adria Arjona, would have been a perfect match and facial resemblance— but she's too short. 🤧
Now I'm thinking maybe, Frida Gustavsson of VIKINGS: VALHALLA would be the perfect choice. Similar young age as Superman and Lex Luthor actors. Perfect height. Has the warrior looks and played a very similar role as Wonder Woman, has the elegance and everything.

But what other options we got?


Modified: Gunn has clarified that DC isn't casting based on specific role or movies, but by acting prowess. So the list of possible actors goes BIGGER.
If Gunn is casting based on acting prowess, then there's no better actress that fits WW than Elizabeth Debicki.

She's 6"3 tall.

She's an accomplished TV drama actress, won a golden globe and Emmy for portrayal of Princess Diana in The Crown, a very iconic role.

Only two years older than David, so not too old and not too young either.

Only downside is her physique. She's really slim. Some would even call her skinny but that can be fixed with dieting and exercise.

She's worked with Gunn before on GOTG vol 2 and 3. Gunn is known to use the same actors across different films.

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 3:46pm On Jul 20, 2025
joseph1832:
Thank you for spoiling the movie for us bro, we appreciate thy effort.
Sorry bro
TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m):
bentenny:
I agree!
Nothing wrong with a few jokes here and there in order to occasionally balance with the movie's main intention but making it probably the main theme of a action hero movie like superman was a major let down!
Secondly,I hated the fact that Superman constantly got his azz kicked by virtually everyone as if he was a rookie Shazam in the movie!
SPOILER WARNING

Did we watch the same movie huh

Superman only lost to one person in the whole movie. Ultraman, his cl**e, who was being controlled by Lex, the genius billionaire who studied Superman and the way he fights and even developed his own counter moves to defeat him.

The movie even states at the beginning that Superman is the most powerful metahuman in the world and he has never lost a battle in over 3 years...until Ultraman.

Bro beat Ultraman and the Engineer, beat all of the Lex's goons in a few seconds. Escaped a pocket dimension with kryptonite poison in his body and saved many people when the city was falling apart.

So tell me again which movie did you watch huh
TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 9:42am On Jul 17, 2025
MacDaddy01:
8,500 Naira with popcorn @Viva cinema Jara Mall (9,500 with shawarma wey small)

Genesis cinemas is even more expensive....I spent 12/15k per person with big popcorn or snacks
Lagos too cost

Viva Cinema charges 7000 with popcorn and drink @Enugu

That's the cheapest option right now.
TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by BlackManta(m): 5:04pm On Jul 15, 2025
Baddestguyp:
Man of Steel getting cooked on Twitter.

There is a clip of him jumping over a tanker which crashes into a parking lot and explodes while he aura farms...

While compared to a clip of the new Superman movie risking his life to save a building of people
I like Henry Cavill Superman but Snyder was too focused on making him look cool as fvck all the time.

There's a scene in Batman v Superman where a courtroom full of people exploded and Superman just stood there aura farming.

https://youtube.com/shorts/szbyQ0UaigY?si=euvqvqvMExFixg-4
TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by BlackManta(m): 1:06pm On Jul 15, 2025
Tboy2050:
I'm watching "the institute" only 2 episodes released.
Is it good?

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