Black Widow: The final chapter in Natasha Romanoff's story
This is a sad day I never thought would come. For the first time ever, Marvel high was not achieved by an MCU movie. For the dumb jabronis that don't know what Marvel high is, then you ****ed up and missed out on some serious ****. Marvel high was a mixture of excitement, joy, adrenaline, and just, in general, being pumped. For 13 or so years, close to every one of their films has given me that feeling. It even masked how mediocre Captain Marvel was. However, this complete disservice to Natasha Romanov is the first time that I left the theater not experiencing this. Was I entertained? Oh **** yeah, Marvel will always entertain. Still, this middle-of-the-road movie could not get to the next level, which countless others easily achieved.
The bad
Taskmaster: look, I don't give two flying ****s that shaped genders on this character. I'm sure there are other people more invested with this character that are throwing a bitch fit. I don't know much about this character other than he is a complete badass who can pick up anyone move set. I'm throwing a bitch fit because they made him lame as ****. How will you have a character who can copy of anyone else's moves, only for them to fight for like 5 minutes? ****, look at the end when Nat goes, "let's do this," and their fight lasts about 1 minute. Not sure Taskmaster even throws a punch. This Darth Vader/ Power Ranger combo was ****ing weak. They just dropped the ball on this one, and that is inexcusable. Hopefully, they bring her back and make her badass and actually show off her fight moves.
Underwhelming: You would have no idea that Nat fought an invading alien Chitauri army in the first Avengers after watching her in this. She was constantly getting her ass kicked, and this movie failed to show how badass she can actually be. Even the Red Guardian didn't have enough time to show his fighting skills off either. Add in the fact that this movie goes on forever, and it's understandable to see some missed opportunities.
Releasing it now: This movie should have been released about 4 or 5 years ago. First off, Romanoff should have been the first female avenger to get a solo film. She is owed that title since she was one of the few redeeming qualities to the subpar Iron Man 2. Secondly, the action scenes kind of got deflated a little bit with the release of the movie. Mother****ers acting like Nat might not make it out alive with all the explosions and stuff. Bitch please, I don't see no cliff on Vormir here. We all know Nat is alive, so stop being dramatic. Maybe release the film before we know how she dies. There would be some believability to her not surviving all the explosions and falling out of a flying station without a parachute.
- I'll overlook the lame-ass villain in this movie. Mainly because this is a spin-off, so whatever about the villain. Just know the Russian villain here is lame. So lame, in fact, that I forgot what his name even was.
Good
Florence Pugh: Dman bitch you really just came in and outshined Scarlet in her own movie. She was funny when she needed to be and was the heart and soul of this film. She had more of an emotional feel whenever there was talk of family as well. She was the glue here, and without her, this movie would have fallen in horsehit in no time at all.
David Harbour: Bring this man back for man and make the Red guardian a star. He was funny as hell here and was the second bright spot behind Florence.
Decent action: Marvel can do no wrong when it comes to fighting scenes. I know I talked **** earlier about Taskmaster, but when they let her fight in those brief sequences, some solid action was going on. The chase scene in Budapest was excellent as well. The jailbreak scene is the highlight of the action scenes here. By no means the most epic fights here, but they are still really good. They certainly help move the movie along.
All in all, this movie falls in about the 15-20 range as far Marvel movie ranks goes. It follows the Marvel formula perfectly. Except this just doesn't have the heart or interest level as some of the other movies. This isn't bad since there is some stiff competition with these movies. It's solid and entertaining but just a middle-of-the-road film. This movie is far too long, and they drop the ball on some of the stuff here. They have a long way to go to redeem their butchering of Taskmaster. This would have been better about 5 years ago pre knowing how Nat dies. Then maybe this movie would have been better. Alas, though, it wasn't and instead, it's just good but not great. 7.5/10
Here is my ranking of the MCU movies. Im torn between the top 3 but you cant go wrong with any of the top 15
1. Ragnarok
2. Winter soldier
3. Infinity war
4. Avengers
5. Guardians 1
6. Guardians 2
7. Iron man
8. Endgame
9. Homecoming
10. Civil war
11. Captain America
12. Far From Home
13. Antman
14. Black Panther
15. Age of Ultron
16. Captain Marvel
17. The Incredible hulk
18. Black Widow
19. Dr.Strange
20. Antman and Wasp
21. Thor
22. Iron man 2
23. Iron man 3
24. Thor 2
go here for more MCU reviews
https://tjkellyrants.com/movies/marvel-movie-collection
This is a sad day I never thought would come. For the first time ever, Marvel high was not achieved by an MCU movie. For the dumb jabronis that don't know what Marvel high is, then you ****ed up and missed out on some serious ****. Marvel high was a mixture of excitement, joy, adrenaline, and just, in general, being pumped. For 13 or so years, close to every one of their films has given me that feeling. It even masked how mediocre Captain Marvel was. However, this complete disservice to Natasha Romanov is the first time that I left the theater not experiencing this. Was I entertained? Oh **** yeah, Marvel will always entertain. Still, this middle-of-the-road movie could not get to the next level, which countless others easily achieved.
The bad
Taskmaster: look, I don't give two flying ****s that shaped genders on this character. I'm sure there are other people more invested with this character that are throwing a bitch fit. I don't know much about this character other than he is a complete badass who can pick up anyone move set. I'm throwing a bitch fit because they made him lame as ****. How will you have a character who can copy of anyone else's moves, only for them to fight for like 5 minutes? ****, look at the end when Nat goes, "let's do this," and their fight lasts about 1 minute. Not sure Taskmaster even throws a punch. This Darth Vader/ Power Ranger combo was ****ing weak. They just dropped the ball on this one, and that is inexcusable. Hopefully, they bring her back and make her badass and actually show off her fight moves.
Underwhelming: You would have no idea that Nat fought an invading alien Chitauri army in the first Avengers after watching her in this. She was constantly getting her ass kicked, and this movie failed to show how badass she can actually be. Even the Red Guardian didn't have enough time to show his fighting skills off either. Add in the fact that this movie goes on forever, and it's understandable to see some missed opportunities.
Releasing it now: This movie should have been released about 4 or 5 years ago. First off, Romanoff should have been the first female avenger to get a solo film. She is owed that title since she was one of the few redeeming qualities to the subpar Iron Man 2. Secondly, the action scenes kind of got deflated a little bit with the release of the movie. Mother****ers acting like Nat might not make it out alive with all the explosions and stuff. Bitch please, I don't see no cliff on Vormir here. We all know Nat is alive, so stop being dramatic. Maybe release the film before we know how she dies. There would be some believability to her not surviving all the explosions and falling out of a flying station without a parachute.
- I'll overlook the lame-ass villain in this movie. Mainly because this is a spin-off, so whatever about the villain. Just know the Russian villain here is lame. So lame, in fact, that I forgot what his name even was.
Good
Florence Pugh: Dman bitch you really just came in and outshined Scarlet in her own movie. She was funny when she needed to be and was the heart and soul of this film. She had more of an emotional feel whenever there was talk of family as well. She was the glue here, and without her, this movie would have fallen in horsehit in no time at all.
David Harbour: Bring this man back for man and make the Red guardian a star. He was funny as hell here and was the second bright spot behind Florence.
Decent action: Marvel can do no wrong when it comes to fighting scenes. I know I talked **** earlier about Taskmaster, but when they let her fight in those brief sequences, some solid action was going on. The chase scene in Budapest was excellent as well. The jailbreak scene is the highlight of the action scenes here. By no means the most epic fights here, but they are still really good. They certainly help move the movie along.
All in all, this movie falls in about the 15-20 range as far Marvel movie ranks goes. It follows the Marvel formula perfectly. Except this just doesn't have the heart or interest level as some of the other movies. This isn't bad since there is some stiff competition with these movies. It's solid and entertaining but just a middle-of-the-road film. This movie is far too long, and they drop the ball on some of the stuff here. They have a long way to go to redeem their butchering of Taskmaster. This would have been better about 5 years ago pre knowing how Nat dies. Then maybe this movie would have been better. Alas, though, it wasn't and instead, it's just good but not great. 7.5/10
Here is my ranking of the MCU movies. Im torn between the top 3 but you cant go wrong with any of the top 15
1. Ragnarok
2. Winter soldier
3. Infinity war
4. Avengers
5. Guardians 1
6. Guardians 2
7. Iron man
8. Endgame
9. Homecoming
10. Civil war
11. Captain America
12. Far From Home
13. Antman
14. Black Panther
15. Age of Ultron
16. Captain Marvel
17. The Incredible hulk
18. Black Widow
19. Dr.Strange
20. Antman and Wasp
21. Thor
22. Iron man 2
23. Iron man 3
24. Thor 2
go here for more MCU reviews
https://tjkellyrants.com/movies/marvel-movie-collection
Last edited by randomreviews; 07-10-21 at 02:01 PM.