Marvel Cinematic Universe

[Julia Bristow]

Martin Scorese gives his thoughts on Marevl's movi....... I mean "theme parks"


Source: https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a2936 ... eme-parks/

[Rhedosaurus]

Martin Scorese gives his thoughts on Marevl's movi....... I mean "theme parks"


Source: https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a2936 ... eme-parks/

Martin Scorese, like Spielberg, Cameron, and Ridley Scott, is just another old director who hasn't made a movie that's up to his standards in years. His upcoming movie, "The Irishman" seems to be his biggest movie since...when...Goodfellas?

[G2000]

Martin Scorese, like Spielberg, Cameron, and Ridley Scott, is just another old director who hasn't made a movie that's up to his standards in years. His upcoming movie, "The Irishman" seems to be his biggest movie since...when...Goodfellas?

Casino, The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street...

Scorsese's right and so is Coppola

[Rhedosaurus]

Martin Scorese, like Spielberg, Cameron, and Ridley Scott, is just another old director who hasn't made a movie that's up to his standards in years. His upcoming movie, "The Irishman" seems to be his biggest movie since...when...Goodfellas?

Casino, The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street...

Scorsese's right and so is Coppola

Too bad that Coppola hasn't made an objectively good movie since Dracula '92. Same with Spielberg when he did this back in late 2015. He only made 2 good movies since Saving Private Ryan: Munich and Lincoln. All the other are forgettable. And let's not forget how as Executive Producer, how he allowed the JP franchise to go down twice-the first time with JP3 and the second time with JW:FK.-and let Michael Bay run Transformers into the ground.

[_JNavs_]

Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg are all right.

MCU movies are theme park rides with no substance, they're colorful feel-good popcorn flicks that bring in the masses due to quantity, not quality. On the inside they're like fast food burgers, corporate manufactured unhealthy shlop that tastes good so they can't possibly be bad!

What was it Snyder said? Ice Cream flavor of the week films? Spot on.

Coppola and Scorsese made the 80s-90s. Disney is just releasing mass manufactured empty shells.

[Rhedosaurus]

Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg are all right.

MCU movies are theme park rides with no substance, they're colorful feel-good popcorn flicks that bring in the masses due to quantity, not quality. On the inside they're like fast food burgers, corporate manufactured unhealthy shlop that tastes good so they can't possibly be bad!

What was it Snyder said? Ice Cream flavor of the week films? Spot on.

Coppola and Scorsese made the 80s-90s. Disney is just releasing mass manufactured empty shells.

Again, Coppola hasn't made an objectivly good movie since Dracula 92 and Spielberg's got lazy after Saving Private Ryan. He's allowed Michael Bay to ruin Transformers and let JP go down the drain twice, so between that and the fact that he's only made 2 good movies since 1999-Munich and Lincoln-who's he to speak against the MCU?

And WB wouldn't be distancing from Snyder's vision if MOS and BvS divided the fanbase and audience. Even with Whedon's help, JL bombing was the ultimate indictment against his vision.

[_JNavs_]

I wouldn't say Spielberg let JP go down the drain twice, every film has been met with critical and financial success.

But anyway, who cares when these directors directed their Masterpieces? At their primes they're still in their own leagues above any MCU producer/director. Filmmaking is not a sport, it's not "whoever made the most recent big hit gets to have the most valid opinion.". They have every right to criticize run-of-the-mill filmmaking.

Even if we took that idea of "Them at their peak" and ran with it:

James Gunn at his biggest, made GOTG, GOTG was a decent space comedy with non existent substance.

Joss Whedon at his biggest, made The Avengers, our first introduction to flavorful candy fluff that tastes good with very little to think about.

The entire MCU list follows this formula.

Coppola, Spielberg and Scorsese don't need to prove themselves with legendary films, they already have.. Their films are part of the history books now.

And WB wouldn't be distancing from Snyder's vision if MOS and BvS divided the fanbase and audience. Even with Whedon's help, JL bombing was the ultimate indictment against his vision.

Whedons help?? If anything he destroyed the very integrity of Zack Snyders Justice League film. We are all aware of the various plot lines and stories shot by Zack, which were then thrown in the trash by Joss Whedon as he reshot 75% of the film, making it just another generic beam in the sky super team up. Whedon has no business touching the philosophical side of the DC Universe.

[Rhedosaurus]

I wouldn't say Spielberg let JP go down the drain twice, every film has been met with critical and financial success.

But anyway, who cares when these directors directed their Masterpieces? At their primes they're still in their own leagues above any MCU producer/director. Filmmaking is not a sport, it's not "whoever made the most recent big hit gets to have the most valid opinion.". They have every right to criticize run-of-the-mill filmmaking.

Even if we took that idea of "Them at their peak" and ran with it:

James Gunn at his biggest, made GOTG, GOTG was a decent space comedy with non existent substance.

Joss Whedon at his biggest, made The Avengers, our first introduction to flavorful candy fluff that tastes good with very little to think about.

The entire MCU list follows this formula.

Coppola, Spielberg and Scorsese don't need to prove themselves with legendary films, they already have.. Their films are part of the history books now.

And WB wouldn't be distancing from Snyder's vision if MOS and BvS divided the fanbase and audience. Even with Whedon's help, JL bombing was the ultimate indictment against his vision.

Whedons help?? If anything he destroyed the very integrity of Zack Snyders Justice League film. We are all aware of the various plot lines and stories shot by Zack, which were then thrown in the trash by Joss Whedon as he reshot 75% of the film, making it just another generic beam in the sky super team up. Whedon has no business touching the philosophical side of the DC Universe.

You're peddling revisionist history when it comes to the JP franchise. It's only recently that people started seeing TLW as a solid movie. JP3 is still considered as THE movie that crippled the franchise for 10+ years. And JW:FK was VERY divisive. And notice how you didn't try to counter my point about him letting Bay run the Transfromers franchise into the ground. As for JL, let's agree with you for arguement's sake. Don't you think that JL would have still bombed as a result of people having the taste of the Snyderverse? There is a reason why the DCEU is moving away from the direction he set.

"Filmmaking is not a sport, it's not "whoever made the most recent big hit gets to have the most valid opinion.". They have every right to criticize run-of-the-mill filmmaking."

^I don't totally disagree, but at the same time, we are living in a 'what have you done for me lately' era. And Spielberg and Coppola haven't done much since the 90's.

[KManX89]

Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg are all right.

MCU movies are theme park rides with no substance, they're colorful feel-good popcorn flicks that bring in the masses due to quantity, not quality.

Right, which is why only 3 MCU films out of 23 have an IMDb score below a 7 (Captain America: The First Avenger, Incredible Hulk and Thor: The Dark World) and only 5 more (Captain Marvel, Iron Man 2 and 3, Age of Ultron, Ant-Man and the Wasp) have a low 7's score, all 23 films have an A- CinemaScore or better, and every single film except the reviewbombed Captain Marvel has a 70% RT audience score or better with many having RT audience scores in the 80s or 90s.

Other filmmakers WISH they could have this level of continued critical and commercial success. Hell, the first 4 DCEU films are all critically-panned duds and it looks like BoP will join that list.

And Spielberg has no room to talk seeing how it was he who let Michael Bay run Transformers into the ground and has 1, maybe 2 well-received JP films to his credit, of which he only directed one (the first one, duh) and JW1, which he only produced has mixed WOM.

Oh and BTW, Ryan Reynolds confirmed Marvel just started work on Deadpool 3, YAY!

[GojiDog]

I fail to understand how Martin Scorsese and Frank Coppola not liking cape movies is even newsworthy.

I mean between the two of them, they made Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Last Temptation of Christ, Goodfellas, The Departed...I mean, I kind of just assumed superheroes wouldn't be their cup of tea.

Some nerds treat their hobbies like a family member or a religion that they need to defend. I guess I've always had the attitude of "Eh, I like it, I'll tell you why I like it, but if you don't, that's fine".

[Dynomy-DX]

I feel this whole mess is just something that could have stayed small but became a spiraling ball of screaming weirdos.

On one hand, I really think Marvel fans shouldn’t be that concerned over Scorsese’s opinions. It’s one guy’s opinion. It isn’t gonna kill the entire franchise. It can blow over. Attacking him over that is just disrespectful and kind of overreacting.

On the other hand, theres been so many people I’ve seen coming out of the woodworks now calling the MCU trash and stuff, and how it’s all the same. But like... it isn’t? Maybe I’m just biased, but stuff like Guardians 1 and 2 are beautifully done movies that stand out on their own, Spider-Man has been more fun than the past two trilogies, and Infinity War/Endgame were some of the best theater experiences I’ve had.

No one has to agree, but it kinda sucks that people are putting others down for liking this stuff. Same applies to the opposite party. It’s just an opinion. We shouldn’t be complaining so much over an opinion.

[GojiDog]

I feel this whole mess is just something that could have stayed small but became a spiraling ball of screaming weirdos.

On one hand, I really think Marvel fans shouldn’t be that concerned over Scorsese’s opinions. It’s one guy’s opinion. It isn’t gonna kill the entire franchise. It can blow over. Attacking him over that is just disrespectful and kind of overreacting.

On the other hand, theres been so many people I’ve seen coming out of the woodworks now calling the MCU trash and stuff, and how it’s all the same. But like... it isn’t? Maybe I’m just biased, but stuff like Guardians 1 and 2 are beautifully done movies that stand out on their own, Spider-Man has been more fun than the past two trilogies, and Infinity War/Endgame were some of the best theater experiences I’ve had.

No one has to agree, but it kinda sucks that people are putting others down for liking this stuff. Same applies to the opposite party. It’s just an opinion. We shouldn’t be complaining so much over an opinion.

That's kind of where I am.

This is stuff that could and should be a civil conversation, but everyone just turns into screaming weirdos about it.

[miguelnuva]

Their're mad they can't direct the films and get their mcu paycheck. Who the hell cares if the marvel films have no substance people still like them and I for one don't need to see an oscar level movie everytime I see a film.

If I cared about the quality of a film I wouldn't love a majority of the Godzilla films I love.

[_JNavs_]

The last thing Coppola and Scorsese would ever be jealous of, is a franchise with little to no substance.

Best comparison, MCU films are like Big Macs, they're addictively good, until you actually take a look at what you're eating. Artificialness.

I never said I didn't enjoy (a couple of) the MCU films, but I like to have my Prime Rib and Steaks too.

[miguelnuva]

The last thing Coppola and Scorsese would ever be jealous of, is a franchise with little to no substance.

Best comparison, MCU films are like Big Macs, they're addictively good, until you actually take a look at what you're eating. Artificialness.

I never said I didn't enjoy (a couple of) the MCU films, but I like to have my Prime Rib and Steaks too.

I guarantee they want a piece of that mcu money. They may not want to direct superhero movies but they're jealous about their films not earning mcu level money and reconigation from the GA.

Also if Scorsese and Coppola make Steaks and Prime ribs, Fiege is putting out gourmet pizza.

[Noble Saber]

Coppola has said he's liked both Into the Spiderverse and Black Panther. This whole situation is one big clusterfuck.

[Destoroyah of Worlds]

The last thing Coppola and Scorsese would ever be jealous of, is a franchise with little to no substance.

Best comparison, MCU films are like Big Macs, they're addictively good, until you actually take a look at what you're eating. Artificialness.

I never said I didn't enjoy (a couple of) the MCU films, but I like to have my Prime Rib and Steaks too.

I guarantee they want a piece of that mcu money. They may not want to direct superhero movies but they're jealous about their films not earning mcu level money and reconigation from the GA.

Also if Scorsese and Coppola make Steaks and Prime ribs, Fiege is putting out gourmet pizza.

Calling them jealous is a little silly. These guys pioneered the film industry after the Hays Code was abolished.

I think they have a point. These films are very uninspired. They lack a lot of depth because they cater to children and the Chinese market.

Take a look at films like Into The Spider-Verse, First Class, Days of Future Past, Logan, TDK, Spider-Man 2. I doubt we will ever see an MCU movie as inspired as those.

[Smuggers]

I'm not even gonna argue about the points being made, I just think it's funny to see some people online (and here) criticize these movies for being artificial, corporate or whatever when you know these guys like some mass-produced corporate schlock... but it's okay because those movies cater to their specific interests. Just comes off as more of a fandom war thing than actually being about artistic merit, with people hitching a ride on the words of storied directors in order to validate their own opinions. Most blockbusters are artificial slop, I wanna know where all these groundbreaking, artistic, soulful blockbusters are because I sure as hell haven't seen any lately.

[Gigantis]

Kinds sorta off topic,but with Joker doing so well,people getting hyped for Wonder Woman 84 and other future DC films plus saying that phase 4 Marvel isn't that interesting...you guys think the age of Marvel is coming to a close? Could DC finally outdo them after all these years?

[Dynomy-DX]

Kinds sorta off topic,but with Joker doing so well,people getting hyped for Wonder Woman 84 and other future DC films plus saying that phase 4 Marvel isn't that interesting...you guys think the age of Marvel is coming to a close? Could DC finally outdo them after all these years?

Nah. It’s too early to tell either way. We haven’t seen any footage of any of those movies yet, all we have to go off of is a title. Whereas Joker was something new for the audience, and Wonder Woman 84 is a sequel to what many people consider the best DCEU movie. Give it time. If the upcoming MCU films fall behind expectations, then we can be worried.