szav Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 16 hours ago, Aweandlorder said: I have a feeling that this movie did exceptionally well within AA, I have seen alot. and I mean ALOT of talk among aa communities about this movie. I think that this is the first real big superhero hit among them and the proof is in the numbers So you don’t think Meteor Man qualified as a really big hit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Don’t forget Pootie Tang greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystafo Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 12 minutes ago, Drummy said: That's hilarious. Like all movies, this one will have its fans and its naysayers, but with only 5 'blah' reviews on RT, I think it's hard to say it won't be a well-made, well-acted, and well-directed film. 9 currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystafo Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Just now, jsilverjanet said: Don’t forget Pootie Tang Tremendous piece of cinema Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 1 minute ago, jsilverjanet said: Don’t forget Pootie Tang We're not allowed to mention Pootie Tang anymore since Louis C.K.'s been excommunicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chip Cataldo Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 32 minutes ago, bababooey said: Perfect. Just perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 19 minutes ago, Chip Cataldo said: Perfect. Just perfect. It is! Some folks and the things they focus on to stir the pot. Glad I went for a nice run, and blew off the 'innocence' of these people. They should try the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 26 minutes ago, RedRaven said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEP Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Bosco685 said: Did the credit scenes at least bring you some excitement? The very last one did, they could do a good 10-15 min on how they’re rehabilitating him, the first one just sounded like something similar to what Tony Stark would do. I was expecting that they’d at least throw in Bucky during the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bosco685 Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 9 hours ago, Bosco685 said: Where it sits as of last night. Friday was a tiny bit less than originally projected. But still a massive win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Aweandlorder Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 So first of all I didn't see the movie so I can't really relate. But what I have seen all throughout this weekend is a lot of posts and a lot of positive vibe coming from communities of color who have been very excited for this movie. I know I mentioned it yesterday but folks, I truly suspect that Marvel hit a home run with this movie in that regard. The buzz online around this movie is insane, and as was said earlier, among black females as much as males. I just received a txt from a friend of mine who sent me a picture of hers dressed in traditional African grab which she wore for that movie. Many others have done the same. This is an AMAZING thing for our hobby. It brings people who have never held a comic in their lives and that somehow with that movie found an inspiration. There is no greater accomplishment than that. NewEnglandGothic, pjray55, Key Largo Comics and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuckuss2003 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Great cast, lots of energy and action as well as what I felt was one of the better stories for a solo Marvel movie. Will see it again soon. Highly recommend it! comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 59 minutes ago, zuckuss2003 said: Great cast, lots of energy and action as well as what I felt was one of the better stories for a solo Marvel movie. I saw BP in non-3D format as I have a problem viewing 3D movies. Michael B. Jordan surprised me with his strong performance as the main villian but Klau was also strongly acted. Solid world building with the history, African traditions and tech of Wakanda vs current world politics. I don't think Marvel Studios could have made BP any better. Recommended way above the last big budget spcl fx film Star Wars: Last Jedi. comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondCityComics Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Excellent movie. The cinematography was fantastic and the story was very well done. Literally reminded me of lion king lol. I can see why the black community is loving this movie! I wouldn't say it's my favorite but I really liked it. comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hekla Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) Saw the movie earlier today and thoroughly enjoyed it. The movie had a few moments that require suspension of belief, but that is pretty much a prerequisite of any superhero movie. The thing that surprised me (but in retrospect probably shouldn't have) was the inspiration from Africa itself. I'm not going to proceed in spoilers as I won't revel any movie points but I do want to add my impression on the attention to detail the movie producers and/or director made. I spent time in Kenya doing mission work and the 'street' scenes of the Wakandan city felt similar to the markets in Nairobi. The beadwork on the costumes and dances were similar to those found in certain African tribes and the dances (especially bobbing the neck) was similar to those found in the Samburu tribe... I even recognized a couple of Samburu words and I suspect they used other regional languages as well. One interesting note was that the different tribes of Wakanda were broad representations of some of the tribes in Africa (eg. the lip plates are used by several tribes, the long neck/rings around the neck are used by several tribes, the vibrant colors of cloth are for ceremonial dress and certain colors have a distinct representation for many tribes as well as the patterns on clothing, etc.). I suspect this was done since A) Wakanda is a fictional country and B) Africa is a large continent and it would be difficult to have one style without giving away exactly 'where' Wakanda 'is'; in other words - Wakanda is an amalgamation of the whole continent. As far as a larger social meaning of the movie (and also from a personal perspective), my wife is African American and my kids are mixed; they have been very, very excited about seeing a major super hero movie that represents 'them'. My wife in particular was ecstatic that black women are well represented (and dark skin black women vs. light skin black women in particular... and I know is a touchy subject for some people of color so I'm not trying to stir anything up). Afterward she said there were several scenes that were symbolic about ideas of black beauty (such as the scene of Dani throwing her wig off). I think this movie does have the potential to bring a larger audience to the superhero film genre. Hopefully Marvel (and DC) can continue to produce movies that cross (or transcend!) race and gender to increase their audience. I think Black Panther and Wonder Woman are two great examples on how to do that. Edited February 18, 2018 by Hekla mispellings aardvark88, NewEnglandGothic, Bosco685 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 It's already becoming a cultural phenomenon. Spotted at tonight's NBA All-Star game during the dunk competition: aardvark88 and comic_memories 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azkaban Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 at least we had no teat milking scene Artboy99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
