It's not so much that it's marvel or Thor, but it's a new Taika Waititi film that makes it exciting.

I too enjoyed the Raimi make a marvel. Made me jump once, and lots of other horror-esque moments in there. At least you could see his style in the film, unlike other ones where they get some big name/hype director but it could be anyone directing them.

Reg you are too online officially and must desist

Hand of the ball

I thought it was amazing. The parents are show stealing.

Big Hulk

tin_robot wrote:

I watched Ms Marvel with the kids and was really pleasantly surprised. It’s clearly aimed at people 30 years younger than me, and yes, my inner nerd is still mildly affronted that they changed both her powers and their origins but…. It’s inventive, it’s funny, and the lead is charming enough to keep you on board even when she’s being a brat. It feels more like a comic book than any of the Marvel spin off shows to date. (Also, Kamala’s Mum is hilariously reminiscent of my mother in law.) It may well go to shit once the actual superhero stuff kicks in, but so far it’s much better than I feared.

Would it be ok for an 8 year old? My daughter wants to watch some of the proper marvel stuff but I kinda feel Iron Man would be a bit heavy to kick things off

RedDave2 wrote:

tin_robot wrote:

I watched Ms Marvel with the kids and was really pleasantly surprised. It’s clearly aimed at people 30 years younger than me, and yes, my inner nerd is still mildly affronted that they changed both her powers and their origins but…. It’s inventive, it’s funny, and the lead is charming enough to keep you on board even when she’s being a brat. It feels more like a comic book than any of the Marvel spin off shows to date. (Also, Kamala’s Mum is hilariously reminiscent of my mother in law.) It may well go to shit once the actual superhero stuff kicks in, but so far it’s much better than I feared.

Would it be ok for an 8 year old? My daughter wants to watch some of the proper marvel stuff but I kinda feel Iron Man would be a bit heavy to kick things off

Obviously don’t know where it will go over the series, but based on the first episode (and knowledge of the comics), I’d say it’s likely to be fine. First episode is much more interested in family relationships than fighting. (For what it’s worth Common Sense Media has it down as age 10+)

Funkstain wrote:

Reviews are good. Authentic representation of Pakistani immigrant in US life apparently

Exactly what I want from my superhero fluff

Half way through the 3rd and it's brilliant

Paul the sparky wrote:

Two episodes into The Boys' third series. Great stuff

Same. Too gory for me though. Had to look away several times.

Miss Marvel's still getting watched in my household - though we're in a minority apparently as it has by far the lowest viewing figures of any of the Disney + Marvel shows.  Which is a shame, because it's better than a reasonable chunk of them.

I guess the superheroics do take a bit of a back seat to the teen stuff (Spiderman style), but it means it's probably the Marvel show with the most developed characters - and that's 3 episodes in. Kamala's great, and suitably flawed, and her family is wonderfully drawn.  (Her Mum remains a source of much hilarity in my place given that she appears to be a Pakistani version of my mother in law). 

Third episode sees some slightly questionable backstory thrown in, with the villains in particular being an odd choice.
Despite that, it remains considerably more fun than most of the other Marvel shows (it pisses on Winter Soldier from a great height) and probably deserves to do better than it apparently is...

Re: viewers, I think it's more that it was a mistake to release it at the same time as Obi-Wan on Disney+ and a bunch of other A-tier genre shoes on other streaming services (The Boys, Stranger Things).

I dare say it's fine, but like much of the Phase4 stuff, it's a considerably harder sell to peeps like me than what's come before. I grew up with all the characters from Phase1-3, so that's your initial draw: Characters I know and loved as a kid.

Phase4 is a big nope for me so far. 
Shang-Chi: Who? Not interested.
The Eternals: Never heard of them. Looks shit. Not interested.
Morbius: Was shit when I was a kid, so not interested now. 
Moon Knight: Shrug. Gave it a go. It was shit.
Ms.Marvel: Never heard of her. Looks like a young girl with massive hands. Probably for kids. Not interested.

Now I'm sure Marvel aren't bricking it because a fifty-something guy on the internet doesn't get on with their newer characters, but as time goes on, and the viewing figures drop off, I think it's going to be more of a problem for them than they initially thought.


Still, I've got the new Doctor Strange to watch tonight, and I'm looking forward to seeing that.

Also, Shang-Chi was decent. Worth a watch, I’d say.