Shang Chi and the legend of the ten rings
 

Teaser.

https://youtu.be/giWIr7U1deA

I've read some of the latest comics of him and really enjoyed it.

Since Netflix ****ed up Iron Fist, the MCU is righting the ship with Shang-Chi

I'm in. Love these types of movies - think it will be good! :thumb:

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Trailer looks interesting. I actually know absolutely nothing about Shang Chi. Never read anything of that comic...

I'll watch.


Need more modern Kung-Fu movies!!! :D

I just started warrior on hbo.... pretty good

Thanks, added to queue!

All I know is that he is the greatest martial artist in the entirety of the Marvel Universe and can take on cosmic entities when he's leveled up (but really, who can't when they get their personal moment with the Infinity Gauntlet/Cosmic Cube/whateverthehell). Other than that, same for me.

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Fin Fang Foom?

Abomination vs...Wong?? WTF?

This looks great

Iron Fist should be wuxia inspired. Shang Chi should be more gritty and "reality based" more like Enter the Dragon or The Raid or something like that.

A "gritty " MCU movie?? ROFL Now that'll be the day. I wouldn't hold my breathe on that man. Kevin Feige has a cookie cutter/predictable/assembly line formula that has been very successful. Please keep in mind, I find SOME of the MCU movies to be very entertaining (1st Iron Man, Captain America:The Winter Soldier , Infinity War to name a few) but not the vast majority of them. I can't deny they make bank at the box office though. Anyways, I doubt he will change it up anytime soon. (After all if it isn't broke don't fix it)

I hope it and black widow are good. If not the first article will be about racism and misogyny from white men.

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Still wish it was more akin to The Raid or John Wick then the standard superhero fare. Probably won't see it unless it has rave reviews.

94% on 53 reviews so far via Rotten Tomatoes

Lol. I can't wait to go see this.

I'll see it, but the Death Plague will probably have me wait until it hits Disney+ in October.

The broad who played "Katie" was lame as **** and should've been killed off, but other than that it was a solid movie

Just saw it tonight. Really good fight scenes and yes it did a lot better then Iron Fist. Agree with Tribal about "Awkwafina" who played Katie. I think they were trying for the comedy side kick thing with her. There is an annoyance level with her.

There is a mid credit and end credit scene. Mid credit I think was more important. End credit was "sooo.....why do I care"

I would recommend a movie theater to watch it if you can. it is good enough to lay out the cash for that type of experience.

It was good and enjoyable.

I thought the first act was pretty slow due to the whole origin stuff, but the choreography for the fights as well as CGI.

I don't get the criticism for Katie-I thought she was fine for how she was used.

The references to earlier MCU movies was also a nice touch.

Probably wouldn't see it a second time, but I wouldn't be opposed to if offered. Definitely worth seeing at least once.

All of her comedic quips came off as forced humor attempting to be like Kat Dennings.

The inviting herself on said dangerous quest was when I hoped they'd kill her off due to how irritating she was.

"Katie" wasn't funny and was shoehorned in the movie for comedic relief. Added to that she wasn't attractive enough to look past her insufferable nature.

I have no intentions of seeing this in theaters (will wait til it is at my public library to rent for free)

I am not surprised at all to read all the lukewarm / mediocre reviews for this. Sounds like its your typical predictable MCU outing.
And also not surprised that Awkafina or whatever that actress's name was cringeworthy unfunny. The MCU is known for a lot of their cheap attempts at comedy when its not needed. Good to hear that the fight sequences are at least legit and impressive to watch at least.

It just devolves into CGI boss battle. Was great for the first hour and a half though, but when you diverge from the story you've been setting up for that time so drastically in the last thirty minutes, it just kinda diminishes the story you've been trying to tell. 7 Gazs out of 10

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Just finished watching it. I like it a lot overall, but agree with the CGI nonsense at the end.

How do you let your martial arts movie end in a video game battle between two CGI creatures? Dumb.

Other than that it was great. Nice to see a mostly Asian cast in a big budget American feature. Tony Leung is a legend

Oh, and Ben Kingsley is awesome. I liked Katie too, but can see why she would annoy some.

Saw it yesterday, average and generic MCU movie. Katie was horrible, take her out and its a more serious movie where more would feel at stake. If she doesn't die or get hurt, why would I think the main character is ever in trouble? The bus fight was cool, the CGI battle at the end was stupid. I really did like the the lead actor and his family history and all that. Id give it a 5/10 ( which in average )

This movie had the theaters near me completely full for the first time in over a year.

Hell yeah! That is excellent news to hear. This movie is doing very well at the box office (with all things considered of course) Lord knows movie theaters need the business.

People are showing up for ‘event’ movies without the streaming option available.

I have no idea why Paramount pushed backed Top Gun again??

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The movie was pretty good, but damn I'm excited for the character as a fighter -- the rings he uses in battle are completely unique in the MCU, and they were phenomenal to watch throughout the movie.

Finally watched this one on Disney+.

I enjoyed it. I thought they did a good job of blending the modern MCU superhero flick with the mystical East Asian kung fu story.

This is the first role I didn’t hate Awkwafina in, the Ten Rings were adapted awesomely, and Ben Kingsley’s role was just so, so funny. I was cracking up every time he spoke.

I’m interested in seeing Shang Chi in the MCU and am curious as to what/who the Rings were sending a beacon..

They pretty much just copy pasted Iron Fist on to Shang Chi.

Anything they can do to wipe out the memory of the Netflix Iron Fist abortion is a favor to us all. I liked the movie. It was enjoyable. It did its job as an origin story and the character as he was at the end of the movie looks like an interesting addition to MCU.

So they make the wearer immortal and offer crazy offensive and defensive capabilities. They immediately make him one of the more powerful heroes in the MCU.

I don't think he's Strange, Thor, Captain Marvel level but certainly above Cap, Spider-Man, Black Panther, etc. Possibly like Iron Man level..?

The Iron Fist writing was terrible true but that doesn't mean you should take his origin and basically paste it on Shang Chi. Shang Chi has a great origin all by himself. The reason why he would be on the Avengers is the same reason Hawkeye or Black Widow are. He doesn't have super powers but is just the best in the world at what he does. His just happens to be all forms of unarmed combat.

I enjoyed it. Good popcorn flick.

I am curious about what had Danvers so worked up in the post credit scene that she had to bail out of the conversation so quickly. Also interesting that Bruce wasn't in his Professor Hulk form, kind of had it in my head that was they way he is now bringing the Hulk and Banner together, and that he was still wearing that sling from wielding the stones.

Yeah, it was OK. Enjoyable spin off Marvel film. The fights were fun. The character motivations were a bit weird at times. But definitely enjoyable overall. Ben Kingsley almost stole the show.

The post credits scene was maybe the most enjoyable part though. So many questions.

I had never even heard of Shang Chi before this movie and I have no idea what his back story is other than what the movie covered, so it doesn't make any difference at all to me. As presented it was interesting and enjoyable though. Pretty much the exact opposite of the Iron Fist abortion.

Basically, Shang Chi is raised by birth to be the enforcer for Fu Manchu. He was sent to assassinate and old foe of Fu Manchu, who at the time was just an old man. Shang Chi already suspicious of Fu Manchu's real intentions refuses to kill the old man and turns on Fu Manchu's organization.

No mystical cities, no rings. No demon dragons. Think more Bruce Lee meets James Bond.

predictable, cookie cutter, meh.

How does that abomination, Iron Fist tie into this?

Didn't know anything about this before hand either but it was a good popcorn movie.

That was a totally different story then, Why didn't they just make a new movie? It not an origin story then.

That does sound like a cool story. And I can see why you'd think of him along the same lines as Hawkeye or Black Widow. I actually really like the Black Widow character and would have been into it even without ScarJo's hotness factored in. They've obviously thrown that away though and gone in a different direction.

Follow the conversation, Sparky.

Fight scenes made the movie. The bits between were often quite rough though.

Post credits scene, the first one anyway, was awesome.

Visually pleasing. Exciting choreography. Good narrative flow, breezy banter. But the cookie-cutter critiques are accurate overall, not that it makes it bad, just a limitation of the entire notion of superhero blockbusters.

The 'men won't let you train, but we will, and you'll be better than all of them' is so overplayed at this point. 'You'll summon the elements and kick their asses with a swirl of effing leaves?' Gah, blah. Bwana had a better plan for destruction using leaves when he left an engine block in a pile on the street.

Awkwafina was fine. It was comic relief, and as retreaded as the grrlpowa stuff above. But it's just a necessity of the narrative form, and she did an adequate, distinctive, job of it.

Put me to sleep... Meh