Comments on: REVIEW: Captain Marvel (2019)

By: Grant Watson

Grant Watson — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:49:41 +0000

In reply to R.J.. If it worked for you as a straight-up good action film, then it sounds like Marvel Studios did their job well.

By: R.J.

R.J. — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:23:30 +0000

“It also works spectacularly as a feminist text, in which a woman steps out from a patriarchal shadow and challenges a sexist male mentor in the process. It frames the story as a recognisable male-dominated world, and then breaks that world in two. It is this extra dimension that really makes the film rise above the standard Marvel Cinematic Universe fare.”

1970 just called. They would like their “men suck” trope back. What an idiotic statement. Recognizable? To whom? People like yourself who are trying to find your inner feminine wokeness? Perhaps, but to the grown ups in the room this was just a good action hero movie.

By: MaryAnne Needham

MaryAnne Needham — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:31:49 +0000

I, too, loved Ben Mendelssohn in this film. The “odd” detail of his Australian accent when in Skrull form delighted me and allowed me, as another Australian, to find extra sympathy for his character. Yes, it was an odd choice, but for me, sheer genius. It could have overshadowed the rest of the film, but the film is good enough, entertaining enough and sheer fun enough to work on all levels. I’m in the throes of a third watch, and there’ll be many more. (Wouldn’t Wolverine have worked with an Australian accent? I think it could have. Fake American accents are a pet peeve of mine.) I’m looking forward to future Captain Marvel films, and just hope that Ben Mendelssohn is in them!

By: Dan O.

Dan O. — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:48:34 +0000

As is the case with Marvel, it’s a lot of fun. Nice review.