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Does anyone actually watch MCU movies anymore…?

Honest question, I saw every film from mid phase 1 to Endgame, in theaters.

Then came Disney Plus, Loki was great, Wanda vision was different, and the rest range from forgettable, to complete garbage.

I would rewatch Agents or SHIELD, and any Netflix Marvel show (sans Iron Fist), a dozen times each, before I ever paid for another MCU movie.

Before you dismiss me of some hater, I used really enjoy the MCU. I even tried to watch Agatha, and gave it like 2 1/2 episodes before I couldn’t take it anymore, it’s bad.

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iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Does anyone actually watch MCU movies anymore…?

Deadpool & Wolverine grossed 1.3 billion in the theatres.

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- circuscritic@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  And you really think that Deadpool’s performance has reversed the fortunes of the MCU….?
  
  Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t think audiences I forgotten that the Deadpool franchise that was made successful outside of MCU, much less X-Men.
  
  Point is, call me skeptical that that the enthusiasm for that one off event, will be carried over into the next MCU turd they plop into theaters.
  
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  - iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    The Marvels grossed 206.1 million. Guardians 3 grossed 845.6 million. Quantumania grossed 476.1 million.
    
    I’m not trying to convince you to like them boss, I’m just answering your question of “Does anyone actually watch MCU movies anymore…?” which is a resounding: Yes, they do.
    
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    circuscritic@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Two of the three movies you named, lost hundreds of millions of dollars…
    
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    njm1314@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
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Supervisor194@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I wasn’t really sold on the MCU from the beginning, as I wasn’t a fan of the Iron Man comics. I saw it anyway, at the behest of a good friend (who actually did like the comics) and I was blown away. After that, if a Marvel movie came out, I went and saw it, whether or not I cared for (or even knew) the source material. This got me to some great experiences I would have never imagined liking, ie: Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man.

But for me I started looking a bit more critically after the release of Iron Man 3. I thought it sucked, so I realized then that although the MCU has a disproportionate number of real winners, it can still have losers, it’s not a given. So I would wait to see what public opinion was before I’d spend money to see it in a theater. I still saw a lot of them in the theater. Most of them. Right up until Avengers Age of Ultron. I hated that movie so much that I’ve never seen another Marvel movie in a theater since. I’ve seen most of them after their theatrical run, streaming - some have been quite good, most have not.

So yeah. Big fan of the comics when I was a kid. Reluctant fan of the MCU turned enthusiastic - then turned reluctant again. I still haven’t seen Deadpool and Wolverine yet, but it’s on the agenda.

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Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Does anyone actually watch MCU movies anymore…?

Plenty or the wheels would come off such expensive productions (they have lost a chunk of change from a few recent films but, overall, aren’t suffering). Personally, I’ll go and see every one in the cinema - I’ve liked a lot, disliked a few (The Marvels gets a lot of hate but I rather enjoyed it, which can’t be said for the most recent Ant-Man and Black Panther films).

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- circuscritic@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  You know they have canceled the majority of the Disney Plus shows they had in the pipeline, and in production, right…? The wheels came off, a year ago.
  
  This article is takes a rosier view by not listing all the shows they canceled or permanently delayed, like Iron Heart, but you can find a complete list if you’re so inclined to search for a few minutes.
  
  hollywoodreporter.com/…/marvel-studios-cut-back-f…
  
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  - Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It was posted here a couple of days ago.
    
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    dragonfucker@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Moon Knight is amazing. Hawkeye and She-Hulk are good.
    
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