The MCU expands its mythology and universe by going back to the beginning....of Earths' history. Here's my review of Marvel Studios' ETERNALS! #Eternals
The sell isn't Chris Pratt (although maybe that was the intention). The sell is that almost every single actor picked for that movie seems out of left field.
Thats true actually I still look for Chris bale , Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Hemsworth ,hela actress ,Denzel Washington, jake Gyllenhaal and many other actors movies
"faithful adaptations" I'm split with those because sure it's nice to have those but when you're making a movie or a show you need to change things or cut them, not everything can transfer over smoothly. On the other hand it's really annoying when an easy fix could have easily been used if they just followed the source
What a joke. The original Eternals by Jack Kirby is something else and everything I am seeing and hearing about this is pointing to this NOT being the Kirby-verse experience I was hoping for. What a major disappointment and a massive lost opportunity if it isn't.
Makkari is easily the best speedster I’ve ever seen in a movie or tv show, the slow mo scenes are overdone now so seeing someone run in real time and having big impact with their hits was so good to see, it’s a shame she’s probably the character we are the least likely to get more of. The deviant plot was a bit shit though, guy didn’t even have a name and wanted the same thing as the eternals in the end but Angelina Jolie ended the plot in about 2 seconds
Which struck me as kinda weird because he could heal himself before he morphed into final form. So y didn’t he just heal himself after being diced by Athena??
I just came back from watching this movie, and I feel like I'm one of the few that actually loved this movie. I like all the characters and their dynamics and inter-conflicts with each other. I thought the action was really interesting compared to other MCU movies, since like Civil War, we have multiple superheros with unique powers from each other, going at it. The story, while nothing super unique still brought up a lot of interesting questions. I enjoy this movie way more than a lot of the movies in the MCU so far.
It’s funny, I loved Civil War, but I said to a friend in the theater “this is a better Civil War than Civil War”. The characters and their reactions to each other and how they connected is what made this whole thing riveting and golden.
This plot should have been Eternals 2. Eternals 1 should have been their first battle with the deviants. There was so much going on and I could have felt so much more if I'd gotten to spend more time with the characters.
That's probably the biggest thing that will make you either love or hate the film. It's got a lot of concepts, characters and story to tell in 2.5 hours. Some of it works and some of it misses.
Same here I liked the characters and thought if we had one movie with them beforehand rather than lots of flashbacks it'd help get more attached to the characters' relationships and pretty much the main plot of this movie. Also, would've liked if that pace was picked up by dropping some of the flashbacks.
My first thought was that Mantis could have solved this problem easily. My second thought was I guess those undersea earthquakes they talked about in Endgame aren’t about Namor after all. My third thought was Robb Stark and Jon Snow somehow both fell in love with a woman named Sersi.
I swear every comment I see says “I must be one of the few who loved it” haha.. I honestly feel like I’m in the few who agrees with the critics. The concepts were interesting, but the pacing was a total mess. Every other scene they seemed to add some new random subplot, and none of the payoffs felt like they had any weight since there was hardly any build. Spoiler: One example, what even was the point of the lead deviant? He gained a higher intelligence, had the ability to absorb the eternals powers, then just died. We already knew the celestials were ruthless, so he didn’t really add anything. There was already too much going on with so many characters, it would’ve been better to just not include it.
im surprised so many people in these comments are in love with the movie. i thought it sucked. so far only thing worth a damn in phase 4 has been wanda vision, loki, shang chi, no way home, hawkeye kind of and thats about it i think. id say dr strange movie will be unreal
Yes he did, even when the strongest eternal in the scene where he killed ajak by throwing her to the deviants, she even asked “why not just kill the deviants“ they were a distraction the whole time cause he knew the eternals would try to stop the celestials from blowing up the planet
This needed to be a tv series. Amazing Characters, great concepts, a twist that I legitimately didn't see coming... But some of the WORST pacing I've seen in a movie. Really shitty execution all around tbh. Also remember how Kingo just leaves for the climax, essentially betraying everyone, then comes back in the epilogue like everything is good? Fuck that guy
rule number 1 in EVERY movie with Angelina Jolie: she CANNOT be hurt or have any flaws, AJ's characters MIUST be Mary Sues. They tried to make her vulnerable and she even lost a fight to a guy--which is a NONO!! So to make up for it she gest to kill the baddie for reasons. End of story
I quite liked Eternals. I held off watching it until it was streamed. I had no issue with characterization, I think characters were balanced really well. The high concepts were great to think about too. And Ikarus' inability to kill Cersi made sense to me. He realized he loved her like she loved the people of earth. He felt empathy and that's why he flew into the sun. I like it. I mean, it's a superhero flick, not a Scorsese movie.
Say what you will about this movie, but I had a big ass smile on my face when the speedster character was fighting the Superman character, it was just soo damn good 🤌
it made me really glad that they showed a fast character could actually fight, i watched the flash and in every battle or conflict they always hoe barry allen, like they say something like "run barry run" which made me frustrated, like they nerfed him when he could actually defeat everybody in the show instantly, seeing speed beat strength in eternals was my favorite part in the movie
@@RorikH Thing is, this was meant to come out before invincible even aired, so any resemblance is coincidental at best. Speed Vs strength is a common matchup in comics, anime and fiction in general anyway
@@MrKangorilla The resemblance is coincidental, but the Invincible one was so freaking brutal I could barely watch, and this was just the same but way tamer and I didn't care about any of the characters.
I've seen a lot of people torn on this movie, here's my thoughts: it wasn't bad, lots of cool concepts, but this does NOT have that much re-watchability
I just got out from a theater and it's bleh movie i'd rather watch Shang chi again heck i'd rather watch No Time To Die two times rather than watch Eternals
The writing was poor. Yes some of the concepts were cool but none of them were given the depth they needed. Also, the dialogue was terrible and there were some interesting subplots that were also super shallow and not given enough time despite the movie feeling like it went on five-ever
It has to do with the mythological character Kingo is based on, kingu who is like a general / right hand man to tiamut, and in mythology kingu flees during the battle in which tiamut dies. All of their names are inspired by mythological figures and those figures stories greatly shape the plot and the character decisions of the movie.
Funny you felt the dc similarities….cause Jack Kirby created both the Eternals AND the New Gods from DC. As it stands, it appears that the New Gods are more popular amongst comic book readers (partly because there are more comics about them).
Plus I do think it strongly helps, at least speaking as a kid of the 90s/2000s, the Bruce Timm DC universe clearly explains and sets up who they are and why Darkseid is their enemy. It wasn’t Superman defeats Darkseid and the New Gods come out of nowhere.
"So afraid to go its own direction" is the problem with the MCU formula with a lot of films. That's why the ones that do stand out as extremely as they do.
Bit hard to do that though, the MCU "Endgame" is known now. Everything is going to be a bit 'held back' in this current MCU arc, because they're doing the big build up again, where everything falls into each other for a big huge finale. I wonder how well all this continuity stuff will hold up this time, because when Infinity War/Endgame happened, people rejoiced because of how well everything all tied into each other, people haven't seen that before over such a huge collection of movies. Now they have, and they know where it's going now, it will be interesting to see how it's all received.
@@emmanuelaguado9740 yeah, winter soldier was still definitely a marvel movie but it didn't fall into a lot of mcu-isms that I find annoying. which is great because I really like that storyline and the winter soldier himself. I really wish black widow had been more like it, hell I think winter soldier was probably her best movie.
They play it way to safe because Disney is their management. I just hope Deadpool 3 would be the first MCU movie that doesn't go with the typical "MCU formula" cuz it's their very first R Rated movie and they better not screwed it up
B.T. Henry has really impressed me over the last few years with his range. His comedic ability between this and Atlanta has been a masterclass in subtle, REAL humor. I love it.
I'll give it credit for the ending not consisting of a big CGI punch fest against random faceless characters. I think what she did to Tiamut was treated in a sober and serious way as it should have been. I wish the director had been a little more deft at some of the big character things including Icarus's last scene so it had more impact. But I liked almost all the actors and I thought the characters were good, just nothing great about the movie. I also kind of wish they had inserted a Doctor Strange or Wong cameo on the beach because it's kind of strange to see a planet sized guy emerge from the ocean and none of the Avengers notice.
nobody said for black widow and many more, go watch those videos, for once marvel let director do whatever they want and now you saying they say this all the time!!! like wtf, jsut straight up lies!! amrvel took big swings with wandavision, loki, shang chi and eternals, some of them landed some of them did not!!
Druig was my favourite part of this movie. I’m looking forward to what they do for the likely second movie, but I also hope they clear some stuff up with a prequel of some sort
I think as we see these characters in sequel films or in other MCU projects we'll get other flashbacks similar to this movie, and they'll provide more context for character decisions and plot points, I don't think we're going to get a prequel though. And don't get me wrong I love a prequel I would want it, but I don't see it happening.
I just saw the movie and I don't get why the is so much hate. I like this more that Shang-Chi and Black Widow and a few other marvel movies. It is far from the worst MCU movie
I completely agree. I don't want to automatically say that a lot of the hate is coming from a group of people that don't like the diversity in this movie and are just review bombing it. Even though I enjoyed the movie, I just don't think that even if you disliked it, you could have disliked it a lot more than other Marvel movies.
The entire time I was watching the movie I was thinking this should have just been a miniseries. The pacing was horrid, but could have worked with more breathing room and time to watch the thousand years old relationship dynamics play out.
@@thepeacefulbearbeer definitely. Serci acting is painfully unbearable and she has one face for all emotion. I think the guy is probably the best out of them
i think, at this point, marvel has painted itself into a corner. theyve done the epic final battle where the good army faces the bad army so many times now they feel like theyre underperforming if they dont. but not every final battle has to be that large-scale. look at the final battle of empire strikes back, where luke takes on vader. it wasnt epic because of special effects or world-threatening stakes, it was epic because it was PERSONAL. it was a culmination of dramatic tension between two characters. the stakes were grounded and small-scale. marvel has done this too. think of the winter soldier and civil war - the climax of each was simply cap vs bucky/cap vs iron man. it was light on cgi and "epicness" but you were actually invested in what happened. save the huge apocalyptic battles for the avengers movies, because those are in themselves a culmination of each "phase," that way it still feels meaningful. if you do it with every single movie regardless of whether or not it suits the story/characters, it just becomes another box to check.
@@Zmantheburger same! it just didnt feel necessary to have such a large scale assault for the climax. black panther ended similarly BUT it actually made more sense storywise there, with war and uprise being a theme throughout
@@floydland3509 yeah, its symbiotic. if marvel does anything different, even if its effective, marvel fans tend to complain that Its Different So It Sucks. then you have the other side complaining that Its The Same So It Sucks. aka the same feedback loop that created backlash for the force awakens and the last jedi. honestly i think disney tries too hard for mass market appeal. listening to the fans isnt always the best idea.
When he is talking about Sprite stealing Loki’s move & explaining how theyre going to retcon it. It very well could have actually happened that way, one of the character’s in the movie literally references how they used to hangout with Thor & how he doesnt answer his calls anymore.
just saw it today on disney plus, and i had heard some not so great things about it and even heard it was the MCUs first flop, but i actually enjoyed it for what it was. it did feel very much like a justice league movie, despite the very similar characters, it had a more mature tone, and even does the whole gods wanting to be human thing too. the characters feel very human, except for the superman guy. i think things would of worked better if eternals was a series instead of a movie, i would of liked these characters fleshed out more. the whole deviant antagonist was kinda wasted, it was interesting that it kept evolving, but then wonder woman just kills it in the very end and thats the end of that story. i would have loved to see that story fleshed out more. overall 7/10 for me.
My last Thought Experiment got me banned "Are you still a Grandchild if your Grandparents die" "Are you still a Sibling if your Siblings die" I'm morbid AF
I really enjoyed the movie. I really don‘t get where the hate is coming from. It‘s so much better than most movies in the mcu. Captain marvel, both spider man movies, thor the dark world or iron man 3.
The characters in this film were so great. Sersi, Makkari, Sprite, Ikaris, Thena, Kingo, Phastos ..... Everyone did so well. And yes I agree with Jeremy there that it could have been much better. The plot could have been a bit more richer and complex. It's definitely not a mess like everyone on the internet is suggesting.
I can definitely see the DC point being made- The entire concept of Eternals is that they are gods among men, which also happens to be one of the main concepts of the DC universe.
Jack Kirby moved between marvel and DC regularly. He created the most of the old school characters. I know nothing about the eternals, only that Thanos' brother joined them.
@@boboboy8189 Am glad it got scrapped, DC produce very shit forgettable movies, Zan snyders Justice league is the worst 4 hours pile of dung since a long time.
@@bladewolflq-84i86 that’s not true. I’m personally a big Holland fan. Also the Raimi characters are still a big deal because of those actors returning to play the character.
@@gamer3ed484 is true though, Homecoming or FFH trailers didnt broke any records and were forgettable SM movies, yet NWO trailer comes out with Molina Ock and Dafoe Goblin and the thing broke even Endgame records. If the next trailer shows Tobey with the suit again, bet your ass is gonna be the most hyped trailer in a CBM in the whole history.
The dialogue was boring as hell, as if the director expected them to ad lib interesting stuff but was too polite to ask them to Richard Madden was a charisma black hole, nobody looked good next to him Arishem should have watched man of steel before his sales pitch to sersi, it didn't work for Zodd either the two best characters in the movie, kingo and phastos, were missing half of the movie angelina jolie playing 50% wonderwoman, 50% drax and 100% there for the paycheck the talking deviant was a massive waste of time at the point in the movie you find out, who was ajak and why did I care she was dead? why was the big revealing flashback shown at that point? The worst superhero movie I've seen in a long time, not sure if worse than Justice League or Xmen apocalypse since this is so fresh in my mind
Worse than Apocalypse for the Quicksilver scene if nothing else. They needed to have Thena's memories be the key to figuring out the celestial plot, not just have Arishem do an expodump 40 minutes in. (Wouldn't have saved it, but might have helped)
@@RorikH ooooh hears a thought, maybe arishem told them about the birth of tiamut but didn't tell them it destroyed the planet, and the whole group were on board instead maybe thena and gilgamesh both suffered from it and then eternals found out when the deviant talked to them, since he absorbed giligameshs memories too and would've put their duty into question then the arishem conversation about tiamut's birth destroying the planet would've had some weight to it
They succeeded in making celestials feel big and scary , like I truly felt the immensity of their being. They could have wrapped all this up in a snap of a finger and not thought about it. I fear their return. They more powerful then anything we saw in the marvel universe
Couldn't agree more. I saw Arishem and was like, WOAH, another possible big-bad to throw into the mix of possible big-bads. So far Phase 4 is very much a Phase 1 Redux, in that everything so far is really just trying redefine the MCU as we've come to know it, which in-and-of-itself is not a bad thing, but I just wish that Marvel Studios would maybe swing for the fences a little more. Who know, maybe once Phase 4 is done, and Phase 5 starts, they'll be able to go even further with some of these interesting ideas, instead of falling back on formula too much.
Also one of my favorite parts of the movie was the kid insisting that Icarus was Superman and even pointing out the obvious ripoff of the character traits. I'm sure they had to have gotten DC's permission to name drop but I thought that was pretty ballsy and made me laugh.
I actually really enjoyed it, more than other more recent marvel movies. I found that the fighting scenes felt intentional, I think a lot of times the MCU will just throw in fights because there hasn’t been one in 20 mins. But there wasn’t a lot of fighting in this movie. And it was cool seeing powers that we haven’t seen in the MCU before. I personally really enjoyed it i thought it still had it’s MCU stuff but was different enough.
Word. I was surprised by how much I liked Druig by the end. Plus, showing him fight expertly with that shotgun was dope. I like that he can still do some damage and play other roles without mind-control.
@@austinhernandez2716 Read the comment like a fast talkin radio announcer: Come on we’ll go down to the big band hall and dance the loki after which have dinner of steak, champagne, potatoes, salad, a sundae and still have enough money left to skidoo our way home by trolley because it’s the 40’s and the war is over!
I saw the movie, it was great. I also saw the rotten tomato score and meta critic review- both a lot lower than the google review of 80%. I think we are starting to get spoiled by movies and now if something isn’t a masterpiece 10/10, it gets panned for not being good. This movie was better than most especially when compared to the DCEU
7:00 -- I usually agree with you except on this one... I really liked the CGI in this. It felt natural where they would hang on a shot of Icarus flying, then coming to the ground, interacting with something real... no cuts. It made it feel more 'real' than, say, an actor about to fly, bending his/her knees... cut to reaction of people watching, then back to the CGI person flying off. I dunno, I actually feel like this is a LOT better than almost every Marvel film, as far as CGI. Engaging story? Not so much.
Funny thing is these characters are meant to be what we based our mythology on... Except for Norse myth cause Odin and Asgard were still real in the MCU and still co-existing. Huh.
Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Gene Colan, Joe Simon, Wally Wood, Bill Finger along with many writers/artists from the Golden Age and Silver Age deserve more credit then they got.
@@georgeturner1155 No not really. What you are talking about is a preemptive Suit because the grandchildren of one of the creators of Spider-Man are trying to sue Marvel for profits even though they have no real claim. They waited until Ditko died and then are trying to get a piece of the pie. They know they cant win, they are just trying to get a settlement out of Disney.
I guess I’m one of the few people who loved this movie, and for the same reasons that made people hate it. I guess everyone wanted another marvel movie where you have more time with characters through other movies. However the underlying theme in the movie and that whole philosophical concept of good and evil is what makes it enough for me to enjoy it even without having spent that much time with the characters. In the other words, the theme is important enough that we don’t even need that much time to feel like we’re part of what’s happening; it’s like bonding over trauma, or bonding over an event that’s intense enough that doesn’t require a long time to do it’s job. Now, because I’ve personally constantly think about the themes portrayed in the movie yeah ofc I was able to quickly relate to the characters and their motivations. But I feel like most people are more concerned with more practical issues of existence, like how I’m gonna pay my bills or will I find a partner and that’s why the other Marvel movies are more liked by most people. To me, the movies wasn’t even about the eternals as characters, but it was about the nature of good and evil and what is fair or there really is justice or is it all just power? Most people don’t think about that so I understand they would not care about and feel like the movie was bad.
Dunes visuals and CGI were in another level, everything looked so real and smooth, like at no point did I notice anything was a green screen. Dune needs Oscar for visuals
Movies like Dune are exactly the reason why i look forward to a theater experience. Not only do you notice Denis' masterful filmmaking, you see the hard work the special effects team did, the genius of the makeup and costume design team, the cinematography, the music, etc.
Yup that's what it is. I mistakenly called it out with the first guardians of the Galaxy, but that movie surprised me. After endgame, the stakes of the MCU just aren't enough for me to invest in any of these movies anymore. I'm more interested in solo films than inter connected phases.
As a big fan, it feels more like it’s bridging into its own specific audience and the public audience is freed from the obligation to watch after endgame. It’s understandable, but I wouldn’t say it’s tiring at all, just becoming more complex the bigger it gets. Theres still a lot to be excited about (loki and wandavision have sold me on phase 4 already), but only for those who know what to anticipate.
I think its also a bit of what happened with Black Panther, that if you felt it was a solid good movie but not "the greatest most important super hero movie of all time" then you were automatically racist.. It may be ppl are afraid to be labeled a homophobe or bigot for this one due to the "fIrSt LgBtQaBcDeFg HeRo"... Maybe I'm wrong and its just fatigue, but idk
Honestly, this film did something different which makes sense. They could have repeated the same feel good formula of superheroes triumphing over the bad guy. The whole film is a thought experiment. Heroes and villains are insignificant in the grand cosmic scheme of things. Avengers only played into the celestials plan while thanos delayed the celestials plan to consume all intelligent life on earth. It was a humanizing story of gods/machines; a conflict of values of sacrificing a planet to make a new galaxy to make more life while the opposing value is to save a planet reducing the potential of making more intelligent life on other planets. This movie is literally what thor and his family tried to be of being superior to all life. The deviants were insignificant because the true "villains" were the celestials. Deviants only wanted vengeance which is worthless even with knowing the celestials plans, they still didn't care. There could have been a cheesy team up with the deviants and "avenger" team up combo attacks, but again that would be repetitive. Eternals wasn't boring to me and what we thought would be the strongest eternals were the ones that were killed, broken and cowards. Not only that also betrayal of the weakest eternal to be really the most useful in the end. This film cast dynamic had many twists and turns and felt like they were people and not cheesy heroes.
Just saw this movie and I actually like it a lot. I mean it’s nothing spectacular but not near as bad as critics say it is. Really like most of the characters actually having their own personalities besides the main character, she was a bit one dimensional. Sprite or however her name is spelled was a great character. For the most part I like how the lore of eternals and celestials were portrayed in the movie.
@@raziphaz2219 I liked her character in the sense that she has a bit more depth about her compared to sersi and icarus. She’s stuck in a kids body and hates that and wants to be able to grow into an adult form. That and her Being jealous of sersi because she likes icarus. And I think the actress did a good job lol.
“Actors don’t sell movies” totally depends on the movies. For something like Sherlock Holmes with someone like RDJ they 100% do, but in something from Tarentino/Cameron or in a MCU/Star Wars movie they don’t at all.
it's always a mix of the right actor and the part. RDJ's Doctor Dolittle bombed hard but Sherlock Holmes was a success. Chis Hemsworth on Thor and Extraction yes but his Men in Black bombed.
I really enjoyed several of the individual characters and their relationships, and the high-concept world cycle thing was cool, but it all needed more time. This concept could have been a cinematic universe of its own
The most boring movie in the MCU in the last 15 years. I thought The Legend of the 10 Rings will be boring, but I've enjoyed that movie way more than the Eternals.
I love it when Jeremy really gets into the main idea of a movie, like how he was talking about us migrating to another planet. Stuff like that really makes you think about it yourself.
Im so glad you brought up the consequences of the Eternals' actions because not many people are talking about it. The movie described celestials as essential beings in the universe because they create not just new lives/civilization but also gravity, stars, planets, and etc. Without them, it seems like the universe cannot be held together and that's why their emergence is an essential part of the natural order of the universe. Wouldn't stoping the emergence have huge huge consequences? I mean how are they going to make up for it? Ikarus says it's not a matter of good and evil and it's not "evil" and rather a matter of keeping the universe and its natural order together. New celestials are essential in creation of billions of new lives. Kingo agrees with Ikarus even after he found out about his "betrayal". But Sersi literally gives no logical rebuttal and rather hugs Ikarus and hold his hands. Phastos just shouts "how is billions dying a natural order". It seemed like the movie acknowledged the flaw and tried addressing it but those are not legit answers. Like you mentioned, if they said that wiping out lives is worse that preventing new lives to be born (although it doesn't address other issues about things like gravity), I would've understood. They should've either showed that Arishem had alternative dark motive and was unnecessarily trying to destroy earth, or showed how eternals can resolve the catastrophe that would result from a celestial that was supposed to be born not being born, or showed that 1 less celestial is not that game changing, or showed that there is a way to save earth AND let the celestial emerge. Eternals seemed to be just emotionally driven with no plans or concerns about the consequences of their action. They seemed very irresponsible and I would NOT entrust them to solve problems on earth.
At this point the MCU is stepping on its own feet. We had 10 years of being amazed by the formula and the building story, but I feel like everyone who isn’t a 10 year old expected new formulas after endgame, and now every movie has the watermark of being “an MCU movie” all over it
Main issue is they’re not building to anything anymore (or anything anyone cares about at least). When crappy movies like Ant-Man 2 or Captain Marvel came out people still went because they were excited for the next Avengers. Now they’re just crappy movies on their own
@@CallmeJochem I’m really glad some people really like shang-chi. But what movie did y’all see? The one I saw had a great first act followed by some of the most boring exposition and worst CGI I’ve seen in a while
i was gonna watch dune but its a boring movie dont get me wrong its a good movie but cousin watched dune he said he slept during the movie didnt bother watching the end i agree i avoided, i was about to imax theaters i thought it looked cool from the trailers but the actual movie jesus no wonder no one talk about dune its a good scifi i’ll save my money on resident evil reboot next three weeks
@@clos3078 Dune was like one of the most interesting films that came out this year bruh I'm just so tired of the rinse and repeat MCU formula that won't evolved
This is why Marvel films are referred to as theme park rides. Formulaic films (most common in marvel films but other action films such as the F&F, dumb comedies, and most horror movies), are there for an audience to be quickly entertained and to move on. When someone tells me a movie is boring, 9 times out of 10 it tells me a lot more about the audience than it does about the film itself. Dont get me wrong, I enjoy dumb movies. Im just also capable of enjoying cinema as an art form and find that it tends to be most rewarding when it finds that blend of blockbuster & art. Thats how a lot of people see Christopher Nolan’s movies (hes a lot more blockbuster than art, but its at least the base level of what people who enjoy movies can go, “hey I enjoy movies as more than a roller coaster ride, I actually put some thought into what the movie was trying to say.”) Denny Villeneuve has mastered the blend of art & blockbuster with Dune and Blade Runner 2049. His previous films (Arrival, Sicario, and Prisoners) Already cemented him as one of the greatest directors of the modern film era. Already I probably put more thought into this comment than yall put into watching “boring movies”. My point is, while im not very much into ceramics, I cant deny the amount of craft that was put into them. While its not for me, it is undeniably art. Dismissing something as “boring” is denying your own knowledge and appreciation toward a subject - if not the subject itself than what went behind it. If you find museums boring, is it the museums fault, or is it yours for not understanding the work that went behind each piece, the story or message behind it, the passion that together all make up some level of a masterpiece.
It's an obscure property and you did no research beforehand. This is good. This is why I came here. I needed a fresh perspective. Thank you, Jeremy Jahns.
Just about your rant on human colonization of other worlds, there is a pretty low chance of humans actually reaching a habitable planet outside our system that isn’t 10s of light years away, and we would mostly be terraforming planets like Mars with minimal if any life that would be almost impossible to have it go to be a true civilization.
The Eternals got more interesting only when Neil Gaiman wrote the story making them completely forgetting who they were. And so you basically get Thena baby sitting her child, Ikaris thinking he was a doctor and Sprite pretending to be Macaulay Culkin.
@@darthdragonborn1552 if frank miller died and you'd showed someone who didn't know eithers art and showed them it side by side they'd actually be surprised franks art improved LMMFAO
There are a lot of individual moments and elements that I loved, from the quieter personal moments between characters to the hard-core mythological worldbuilding and the crazy, high-concept sci-fi straight from the wonderful mind of Jack Kirby, but something just doesn't quite mesh together, and I can't put my finger on it. Great individual stuff that's worth checking out and makes it worthwhile overall, but there's something in how all of those pieces fit together that don't always work for me. It also has a few too many modern Hollywood/modern anything under Disney tropes and cliches that I'm well past bored of seeing half a decade ago, but that's more of a me thing.
I felt this movie had so much potential: so many interesting characters and ideas, but none of them really get deeply explored. I feel this movie suffers from the "too many characters problem", so no character gets the development they deserve. Like the "evil deviant" dude, it was so interesting when he came to life and became self-aware, but then they just killed him in the very next scene. Icarus could have had such an interesting character arc, but instead he just "became good" in the last moment for no reason then died. If the movie hadn't spent half its runtime "getting the band back together" these things could have had more substance.
I honestly loved this movie! Now that we’re in Phase 4 and introducing new characters this was a dope intro. I loved the high level concepts and the twist towards the end. I hear y’all with the complaints in the comments but tbh I don’t think it’s something Marvel or any studio can solve. It’s difficult to recreate the wheel. Just like comics. After so many comics it all becomes redundant and the same goes with films. I think the key is to not compare to other MCU films and take it for what it is. I’d give this movie a solid A-. My only gripe was how the final fight with the villain was dealt with. It was a bit of a let down
If you look at all the films in the superhero genre which tried to go in a different direction, they all were panned massively. I'm with you on the treatment they meted out to Ikaris. He was the most compelling and well written conflicted character and to kill him off by making him commit suicide was kinda stupid.
@@artichokie791 He might not be dead, even if he wanted to be, he's got the Power Cosmic. Yeah, there's that parallel to Superman exiling himself to the sun, and it would fit if Ikaris died for flying into the sun like the myths, but still.
No, his question was whether we should move to a planet without sentient life, preventing sentient life from developing there. The prime directive only prevents them from interfering with a planet that already has sentient life.
@@haludan111 not a directive per se, but in Wrath of Khan while scoping out planets to test the Genesis device on, Dr Marcus expressly forbid any tests done on planets with even microbial life that could eventually evolve into sentience. not much to go on and they don't really refer back to that anywhere else in the franchise from what I remember
Honestly despite what many say I really did enjoy this movie a lot. But I am very easily entertained so I understand why some may not enjoy it. Makkari was my favorite character like many others here.
One of the worst spoiler reveals in a trailer was Batman vs Superman revealing that both Wonder Woman and Doomsday were in the movie. Completely ruined the reveals and surprise in theater.
@@satishchaudhary7301 Why would you pay to sleep in the theater? You must of been tired! Yeah you gotta interested in it to want to watch it. Did you watch a trailer before?
@@satishchaudhary7301 if you’re judging a character driven space opera on action movie standards you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. Nobody goes to watch bridesmaids expecting transformers then gets mad that there aren’t robot fights. Know what movie you’re going into, it helps with expectations. Dune was never supposed to be an action packed thrill ride.
I don’t see enough people talking about how this film feels so out of place because there isn’t a lot of overlap with the other MCU characters. Yes we get a few cameos at the end, but there’s no way a global event (like what happened with Tiamut) could take place and SHIELD not be involved. Or at least shown? Like…it’s confusing to me. Also. How does this all work with the multiverse plot lines already developing? We’re getting entrenched in that already but now that almost pales in comparison to the arrival of the Celestials. Know what I mean? So that’s where I’m a little confused. The movie should be a show on HBO and it should’ve been slated for 2023 or something - after we get more info on the space/time/multiverse stuff. Because there’s no way you could introduce the concepts in this film and then leave it out of all the others moving forward
if it helps, look into reviews where they relate this to thanos and how this movie opens up to the possible main villain of MCU phase 4, this will probably make it more relatable :)
For my part; I liked it. It reminded me of high fantasy; which tends to be heavy on narration and lore. Sure, you don't get action every moment of the runtime; but it does play with some interesting concepts. I liked this movie far more than I thought I would.
I totally agree with you! The CGI really stood out to me more than the other Marvel movies, and you're right, the tones that the movie was going for was confusing
What I understand so far about The Eternals is that there the equivalent to DCs Gods of New Genesis and Apokolips. They’re just OP super-powered aliens.
Because the same author created both, Jack Kirby, and in a meta way both the eternals and the new gods kind of complement each other since Kirby somewhat continued one story in the other.
Its January 14, 2022. Eternals just came out on streaming. Glad I didn't risk getting Covid by watching this in a theater. It was ok but not worth dying over. Not even in my top 15 MCU films. I kind of , liked the quiet dramatic ethical debate parts and wanted to see more of it. This definitely would have been better as a 6 to 10 episode Disney + series. It needed that breathing room to give the million year long epic story the opportunity to show and not just tell. Can you imagine the Loki series or Wandavision cut down to a 2 and half hour movie? It would suck too.
Just watched it, and honestly really loved it. Definitely some weak aspects of the movie, especially some of Sprite’s acting, but really, all my problems with the movie are nitpicks. I thought Black Widow was just… fine. Probably my least favorite movie in the MCU. Shang Chi was a lot of fun and was good, but it still didn’t get me too hyped to see more. I was thinking that the MCU’s best days might be behind us. But then I saw Eternals and completely loved it. This was such a cool and different movie, and I honestly can’t wait to see more of these characters again, just like how I couldn’t wait to see more of the Guardians again after their first movie and I remember how blueballed we were for several years, waiting for them to interact with the rest of the Avengers in Infinity War. Eternals gives me this same feeling. I’m so stoked to see more of Sersi, Phastos, Thena, and the others and can’t wait to see them meet Shang Chi, Spider-Man, and Doctor Strange. Eternals actually gave me hope for Phase 4 and the MCU going forward.
@@Razer5542 sean connery's spanish accent, lol. But I joke, I love that film flaws and all. Soundtrack has this Aladdin style art that's in the music video.
8:52 -- I will say... I agree here, where the film wants to get into new territory but something is holding it back. Honestly, that's the executives with their confining notes. My buddy directed dealt with this at WB where he was directing a major film there but it was SOOOOOOO many executives confining him, telling him what he could or couldn't do, telling him to reshoot entire scenes in new ways... that it's hard to know where a filmmaker's decisions are their own. I, personally, don't blame a filmmaker entirely when something is awful... nor, do I get them all of the credit when something is great.
Having just seen it, Kingo mentioned hanging with Thor as a kid. Wouldn't surprise me if Loki actually did pick up that trick from the other character lol
@@fleeplayTV I meant he hung out with Thor when Thor was a child. He mentioned that he knew Thor when he was a kid and now he's a great avenger who can't pick up the phone in the movie
I don't get the Dwayne Johnson side of things. Haven't seen a single good movie from him, unlike Reynolds who can be very entertaining, even in that Pikachu movie and I freaking hate Pokémon.
@@JoakimOtamaa as far as the quality of the movies to each their own but he's just very beloved overall as a person so people want to see everything he does,kinda like with Keanu Reeves too
@@JoakimOtamaa well i like quite a few of his movies,most are very silly and i think if that's what you're looking for it will probably work for you (very excited for Black Adam,hope that's a non silly one)
@@gustavoclarindo101 Yeah I liked some like The Mummy Returns, Scorpion King and that jungle one (Rundown? Not Jumanji) when I was a kid and watched WWE every Friday night. Jumanji was just okay imo. No reason to rewatch it for me.
Just finished watching it and the point about having seen things done by DC is there, but in my opinion done a whole lot better, especially the Makari scenes. This is the best I’ve seen a speedster fight on screen and the CGI did not stand out like a sore thumb like Jeremy mentioned. Honestly it seems like Jeremy’s criticism of these recent marvel project have all been really harsh, and understandably so if we’re comparing them to what came before, but they’re all still really good projects.
I just wish they’d kill the MCU off for good, it’s been going on far to long and things are stale, by 2030 they’ll be over 50 of these bland movies FIFTY!!
I love how deep and detailed this review got! Thanks a lot for going into it futher whilst still keeping it vague. It seems this turned out just how I expected it would though 😔.
Are you saying their biggest conflict was deciding whether or not they should alter the evolution of a species/civilization, and that's why they haven't been active?
I loved this movie and my personal opinion is that it's almost as good as spiderman no way home, if not just as good, but I guess it all comes to personal preference. But my biggest question is why the heck do people say this movie had bad CGI? I was literally amazed by how everything looked
“The actors don’t sell movies”
The studios:”let’s make Chris Pratt mario”
The sell isn't Chris Pratt (although maybe that was the intention). The sell is that almost every single actor picked for that movie seems out of left field.
Mario > Chris Pratt proved
Thats true actually I still look for Chris bale , Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Hemsworth ,hela actress ,Denzel Washington, jake Gyllenhaal and many other actors movies
Relevant actors sell movies , arnold and stallone are not relevant anymore
He's so cool
"The concept of Eternals is a lot more interesting than the execution" - ah, so it's a faithful adaptation then.
Good to know I can skip this one like the Short lived series and tie-ins
Lol so true. I am reading the current comic run of eternals its ok
"faithful adaptations"
I'm split with those because sure it's nice to have those but when you're making a movie or a show you need to change things or cut them, not everything can transfer over smoothly. On the other hand it's really annoying when an easy fix could have easily been used if they just followed the source
What a joke. The original Eternals by Jack Kirby is something else and everything I am seeing and hearing about this is pointing to this NOT being the Kirby-verse experience I was hoping for. What a major disappointment and a massive lost opportunity if it isn't.
@@ericcoyle3520 Jack Kirby's vision upon fantasy was amazing. Like it's FUN to have something not completely make sense
Makkari is easily the best speedster I’ve ever seen in a movie or tv show, the slow mo scenes are overdone now so seeing someone run in real time and having big impact with their hits was so good to see, it’s a shame she’s probably the character we are the least likely to get more of.
The deviant plot was a bit shit though, guy didn’t even have a name and wanted the same thing as the eternals in the end but Angelina Jolie ended the plot in about 2 seconds
Which struck me as kinda weird because he could heal himself before he morphed into final form. So y didn’t he just heal himself after being diced by Athena??
@@mr.winkie guess you cant heal getting your head cut into quarters
@@mr.winkie She went for the head
@@OGR-4394 oh. BrainKiller. 👍🏽👍🏽 Didn’t think that deeply about it.
Season 1 CW FLASH would like a word with u
I just came back from watching this movie, and I feel like I'm one of the few that actually loved this movie. I like all the characters and their dynamics and inter-conflicts with each other. I thought the action was really interesting compared to other MCU movies, since like Civil War, we have multiple superheros with unique powers from each other, going at it. The story, while nothing super unique still brought up a lot of interesting questions. I enjoy this movie way more than a lot of the movies in the MCU so far.
You are definitely not alone. I left the theatre a few hours ago and I have been thinking about it non-stop. Really loved and moved by it.
It’s funny, I loved Civil War, but I said to a friend in the theater “this is a better Civil War than Civil War”. The characters and their reactions to each other and how they connected is what made this whole thing riveting and golden.
Agreed and enjoyed the characters and epic feel plus the rift.
oh hell nah u did not just say this was better than civil war
Agreed I really liked it
This plot should have been Eternals 2. Eternals 1 should have been their first battle with the deviants. There was so much going on and I could have felt so much more if I'd gotten to spend more time with the characters.
That's probably the biggest thing that will make you either love or hate the film. It's got a lot of concepts, characters and story to tell in 2.5 hours. Some of it works and some of it misses.
Same here I liked the characters and thought if we had one movie with them beforehand rather than lots of flashbacks it'd help get more attached to the characters' relationships and pretty much the main plot of this movie. Also, would've liked if that pace was picked up by dropping some of the flashbacks.
I don’t think the issue was the antagonists, I think it’s that there were way too many characters to try and meet in a two hour movie.
@@mattemattics5667 but what if we had 2 movies haha
@@averagen00bz yes.
My first thought was that Mantis could have solved this problem easily. My second thought was I guess those undersea earthquakes they talked about in Endgame aren’t about Namor after all. My third thought was Robb Stark and Jon Snow somehow both fell in love with a woman named Sersi.
Well no because remember during the movie they explain that thanos’ snap delayed the celestial’s “hatching” so they were still likely namod
bruh mantis could barely stop thanos
mantis could only hold thanos for a little while same with ego and ego is a celestial too
Mantis Tobaggan?
Jon snow never fell in love with. Cersi lol
I swear every comment I see says “I must be one of the few who loved it” haha.. I honestly feel like I’m in the few who agrees with the critics.
The concepts were interesting, but the pacing was a total mess. Every other scene they seemed to add some new random subplot, and none of the payoffs felt like they had any weight since there was hardly any build.
Spoiler:
One example, what even was the point of the lead deviant? He gained a higher intelligence, had the ability to absorb the eternals powers, then just died. We already knew the celestials were ruthless, so he didn’t really add anything. There was already too much going on with so many characters, it would’ve been better to just not include it.
im surprised so many people in these comments are in love with the movie. i thought it sucked. so far only thing worth a damn in phase 4 has been wanda vision, loki, shang chi, no way home, hawkeye kind of and thats about it i think. id say dr strange movie will be unreal
Yes he did, even when the strongest eternal in the scene where he killed ajak by throwing her to the deviants, she even asked “why not just kill the deviants“ they were a distraction the whole time cause he knew the eternals would try to stop the celestials from blowing up the planet
These comments are paid. We all know this movie sucked
This needed to be a tv series. Amazing Characters, great concepts, a twist that I legitimately didn't see coming... But some of the WORST pacing I've seen in a movie. Really shitty execution all around tbh. Also remember how Kingo just leaves for the climax, essentially betraying everyone, then comes back in the epilogue like everything is good? Fuck that guy
rule number 1 in EVERY movie with Angelina Jolie: she CANNOT be hurt or have any flaws, AJ's characters MIUST be Mary Sues. They tried to make her vulnerable and she even lost a fight to a guy--which is a NONO!! So to make up for it she gest to kill the baddie for reasons. End of story
I quite liked Eternals. I held off watching it until it was streamed. I had no issue with characterization, I think characters were balanced really well. The high concepts were great to think about too. And Ikarus' inability to kill Cersi made sense to me. He realized he loved her like she loved the people of earth. He felt empathy and that's why he flew into the sun. I like it. I mean, it's a superhero flick, not a Scorsese movie.
This movie is simultaneously hurt by being too much like an MCU movie and not enough like an MCU movie.
They are missing the heart and soul of Stan Lee since his passing. Just how I feel.
@@namsivad yeah marvel lost its mojo after infinity war
@@buttertoast1146 shangchi was good tho
@@PatrickGigachad final battle was eh
@@buttertoast1146 Nah, WandaVision was easily the best thing Marvel has ever done. Marvel had plenty of mediocre movies before Infinity War.
Say what you will about this movie, but I had a big ass smile on my face when the speedster character was fighting the Superman character, it was just soo damn good 🤌
A little too similar to Red Rush v. Omniman for me, though at least it was slightly more balanced.
it made me really glad that they showed a fast character could actually fight, i watched the flash and in every battle or conflict they always hoe barry allen, like they say something like "run barry run" which made me frustrated, like they nerfed him when he could actually defeat everybody in the show instantly, seeing speed beat strength in eternals was my favorite part in the movie
@@account-pi3nj But ... speed didn't beat strength, she lost.
@@RorikH Thing is, this was meant to come out before invincible even aired, so any resemblance is coincidental at best. Speed Vs strength is a common matchup in comics, anime and fiction in general anyway
@@MrKangorilla The resemblance is coincidental, but the Invincible one was so freaking brutal I could barely watch, and this was just the same but way tamer and I didn't care about any of the characters.
I've seen a lot of people torn on this movie, here's my thoughts: it wasn't bad, lots of cool concepts, but this does NOT have that much re-watchability
So a meh movie
I would happily never watch it again.
I just got out from a theater and it's bleh movie i'd rather watch Shang chi again heck i'd rather watch No Time To Die two times rather than watch Eternals
the movie is shithouse
The writing was poor. Yes some of the concepts were cool but none of them were given the depth they needed. Also, the dialogue was terrible and there were some interesting subplots that were also super shallow and not given enough time despite the movie feeling like it went on five-ever
Karun and Kingo were carrying the whole movie and then they literally said "I do not want to participate in the final battle" and left.
It has to do with the mythological character Kingo is based on, kingu who is like a general / right hand man to tiamut, and in mythology kingu flees during the battle in which tiamut dies. All of their names are inspired by mythological figures and those figures stories greatly shape the plot and the character decisions of the movie.
Funny you felt the dc similarities….cause Jack Kirby created both the Eternals AND the New Gods from DC. As it stands, it appears that the New Gods are more popular amongst comic book readers (partly because there are more comics about them).
Plus I do think it strongly helps, at least speaking as a kid of the 90s/2000s, the Bruce Timm DC universe clearly explains and sets up who they are and why Darkseid is their enemy. It wasn’t Superman defeats Darkseid and the New Gods come out of nowhere.
@Hate Myself Thank you for that break down art critic for the Guardian....lol
@UC4HPLsMg25FAQYojUwoL2Sg 😆 😆 👏🏿 that's exactly what im hearing BORING AS Fluck!!
@Hate Myself your funny dude. Lol. I'm scared to watch it. The trailers look boring for god sake. And im a massive comic book fan.
New gods are also more popular because the new gods are actually good and interesting unlike the eternals
"So afraid to go its own direction" is the problem with the MCU formula with a lot of films. That's why the ones that do stand out as extremely as they do.
Bit hard to do that though, the MCU "Endgame" is known now. Everything is going to be a bit 'held back' in this current MCU arc, because they're doing the big build up again, where everything falls into each other for a big huge finale.
I wonder how well all this continuity stuff will hold up this time, because when Infinity War/Endgame happened, people rejoiced because of how well everything all tied into each other, people haven't seen that before over such a huge collection of movies. Now they have, and they know where it's going now, it will be interesting to see how it's all received.
Damn thats why I loved CA Winter Soldier so much
@@emmanuelaguado9740 yeah, winter soldier was still definitely a marvel movie but it didn't fall into a lot of mcu-isms that I find annoying. which is great because I really like that storyline and the winter soldier himself. I really wish black widow had been more like it, hell I think winter soldier was probably her best movie.
They play it way to safe because Disney is their management. I just hope Deadpool 3 would be the first MCU movie that doesn't go with the typical "MCU formula" cuz it's their very first R Rated movie and they better not screwed it up
I think Wanda vision and Loki were pretty original.
B.T. Henry has really impressed me over the last few years with his range. His comedic ability between this and Atlanta has been a masterclass in subtle, REAL humor. I love it.
I'll give it credit for the ending not consisting of a big CGI punch fest against random faceless characters. I think what she did to Tiamut was treated in a sober and serious way as it should have been. I wish the director had been a little more deft at some of the big character things including Icarus's last scene so it had more impact.
But I liked almost all the actors and I thought the characters were good, just nothing great about the movie. I also kind of wish they had inserted a Doctor Strange or Wong cameo on the beach because it's kind of strange to see a planet sized guy emerge from the ocean and none of the Avengers notice.
“This MCU movie really makes you feel like it’s not an MCU movie”
-Jeremy kinda, IGN probably
- Sun Tzu (SexEd)
nobody said for black widow and many more, go watch those videos, for once marvel let director do whatever they want and now you saying they say this all the time!!! like wtf, jsut straight up lies!! amrvel took big swings with wandavision, loki, shang chi and eternals, some of them landed some of them did not!!
@@bhavyasavani6770 sorry sir but this is a Wendy’s…
"Reliably Entertaining" ? This guy didn’t even like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
MCU?? Nope
M-SHE-U
I can't believe the badass husband from Train To Busan is now a Marvel god 😂
Not for too long, sadly.
Shit, THAT'S where I've seen him before!
HAHAHAHA yea he's Ma Dong Seok btw.
@@braderbrayan7412 I know that, in America he goes by the name of Don Lee
My friends called him korean captain america in that one scene in busan 🤣
Druig was my favourite part of this movie. I’m looking forward to what they do for the likely second movie, but I also hope they clear some stuff up with a prequel of some sort
I think as we see these characters in sequel films or in other MCU projects we'll get other flashbacks similar to this movie, and they'll provide more context for character decisions and plot points, I don't think we're going to get a prequel though. And don't get me wrong I love a prequel I would want it, but I don't see it happening.
Same. I love druid 🥰
I just saw the movie and I don't get why the is so much hate. I like this more that Shang-Chi and Black Widow and a few other marvel movies. It is far from the worst MCU movie
I completely agree. I don't want to automatically say that a lot of the hate is coming from a group of people that don't like the diversity in this movie and are just review bombing it. Even though I enjoyed the movie, I just don't think that even if you disliked it, you could have disliked it a lot more than other Marvel movies.
The entire time I was watching the movie I was thinking this should have just been a miniseries.
The pacing was horrid, but could have worked with more breathing room and time to watch the thousand years old relationship dynamics play out.
And better fking actors and plot
Totally agreed
@@thepeacefulbearbeer definitely. Serci acting is painfully unbearable and she has one face for all emotion. I think the guy is probably the best out of them
@@parkerchan7875 they took notes from captain marvel
Having 20 main characters in 2 hour movie wasn't a good move
i think, at this point, marvel has painted itself into a corner. theyve done the epic final battle where the good army faces the bad army so many times now they feel like theyre underperforming if they dont. but not every final battle has to be that large-scale. look at the final battle of empire strikes back, where luke takes on vader. it wasnt epic because of special effects or world-threatening stakes, it was epic because it was PERSONAL. it was a culmination of dramatic tension between two characters. the stakes were grounded and small-scale. marvel has done this too. think of the winter soldier and civil war - the climax of each was simply cap vs bucky/cap vs iron man. it was light on cgi and "epicness" but you were actually invested in what happened. save the huge apocalyptic battles for the avengers movies, because those are in themselves a culmination of each "phase," that way it still feels meaningful. if you do it with every single movie regardless of whether or not it suits the story/characters, it just becomes another box to check.
I agree. I wish they did Shang Chi where it was just him vs the dad
@@Zmantheburger same! it just didnt feel necessary to have such a large scale assault for the climax. black panther ended similarly BUT it actually made more sense storywise there, with war and uprise being a theme throughout
We can blame the Marvel fans for that mostly.
@@floydland3509 yeah, its symbiotic. if marvel does anything different, even if its effective, marvel fans tend to complain that Its Different So It Sucks. then you have the other side complaining that Its The Same So It Sucks. aka the same feedback loop that created backlash for the force awakens and the last jedi. honestly i think disney tries too hard for mass market appeal. listening to the fans isnt always the best idea.
@@chronicbrightside8757 like wandavision
It didn't have any fights in the first few episodes and fans were like....
When he is talking about Sprite stealing Loki’s move & explaining how theyre going to retcon it. It very well could have actually happened that way, one of the character’s in the movie literally references how they used to hangout with Thor & how he doesnt answer his calls anymore.
just saw it today on disney plus, and i had heard some not so great things about it and even heard it was the MCUs first flop, but i actually enjoyed it for what it was. it did feel very much like a justice league movie, despite the very similar characters, it had a more mature tone, and even does the whole gods wanting to be human thing too. the characters feel very human, except for the superman guy. i think things would of worked better if eternals was a series instead of a movie, i would of liked these characters fleshed out more. the whole deviant antagonist was kinda wasted, it was interesting that it kept evolving, but then wonder woman just kills it in the very end and thats the end of that story. i would have loved to see that story fleshed out more. overall 7/10 for me.
"Actors don't sell movies, characters do."
🙄Tell that to the post credits scene.
You mean Blade and Black Knight
Venom 2 be like
@@JohnReedy07163 Harry Styles
@@TheTonyEntertainment Was he Eros or Pip? Cause I don't know who the hell that is
@@JohnReedy07163 Eros
"Me and my friends like to talk about thought experiments" - Yeah Jeremy I get high too
My last Thought Experiment got me banned
"Are you still a Grandchild if your Grandparents die"
"Are you still a Sibling if your Siblings die"
I'm morbid AF
You do realize you can think about things of that nature WITHOUT drugs, right?
That was my exact thought lol
@@palladiamorsdeus yeah, but usually better with drugs lol particularly psychedelics lol.
@@palladiamorsdeus the comment was clearly a joke
But yeah thought experiments can be fun to discuss with friends in general conversations
I really enjoyed the movie. I really don‘t
get where the hate is coming from. It‘s so much better than most movies in the mcu. Captain marvel, both spider man movies, thor the dark world or iron man 3.
Both the spiderman movies were pretty good.
Put down the drugs.
Are u talking bout far from home and homecoming or the two amazing spiderman movies or smth? Cause I hate the amazing Spiderman movies.
I agree. Better than all those you just mentioned.
The characters in this film were so great.
Sersi, Makkari, Sprite, Ikaris, Thena, Kingo, Phastos .....
Everyone did so well. And yes I agree with Jeremy there that it could have been much better. The plot could have been a bit more richer and complex. It's definitely not a mess like everyone on the internet is suggesting.
I can definitely see the DC point being made- The entire concept of Eternals is that they are gods among men, which also happens to be one of the main concepts of the DC universe.
This movie is announced after DCEU announced the new gods. The new gods got scrapped so MCU don't have what it takes to be inspired from.
Jack Kirby moved between marvel and DC regularly. He created the most of the old school characters. I know nothing about the eternals, only that Thanos' brother joined them.
@@urlicqeldromamakolligjazva1752 there was a point where no one knew antman. No one knew the guardians of the galaxy, what's your point
@@boboboy8189 Am glad it got scrapped, DC produce very shit forgettable movies, Zan snyders Justice league is the worst 4 hours pile of dung since a long time.
@@boboboy8189 how old are you 😆😆
“Actors don’t sell movies”
Spider-Man No Way Home: *laughs in Spider-Verse*
Most of the hype for that movie comes from Tobey Spiderman and Sam Raimi characters, nobody gives a fuck about Holland.
@@bladewolflq-84i86 that’s not true. I’m personally a big Holland fan. Also the Raimi characters are still a big deal because of those actors returning to play the character.
@@gamer3ed484 is true though, Homecoming or FFH trailers didnt broke any records and were forgettable SM movies, yet NWO trailer comes out with Molina Ock and Dafoe Goblin and the thing broke even Endgame records.
If the next trailer shows Tobey with the suit again, bet your ass is gonna be the most hyped trailer in a CBM in the whole history.
@@bladewolflq-84i86 absolutely untrue.
@@KJ_1810 you just wait, the moment Tobey shows in the next trailer CZcams is gonna explode.
He is gonna brake records
The dialogue was boring as hell, as if the director expected them to ad lib interesting stuff but was too polite to ask them to
Richard Madden was a charisma black hole, nobody looked good next to him
Arishem should have watched man of steel before his sales pitch to sersi, it didn't work for Zodd either
the two best characters in the movie, kingo and phastos, were missing half of the movie
angelina jolie playing 50% wonderwoman, 50% drax and 100% there for the paycheck
the talking deviant was a massive waste of time
at the point in the movie you find out, who was ajak and why did I care she was dead?
why was the big revealing flashback shown at that point?
The worst superhero movie I've seen in a long time, not sure if worse than Justice League or Xmen apocalypse since this is so fresh in my mind
Bad movie for sure but ww1984 is worse
The best character in the movie was the talking deviant. I was really hoping he was going to wipe out the blandternals lol
Worse than Apocalypse for the Quicksilver scene if nothing else. They needed to have Thena's memories be the key to figuring out the celestial plot, not just have Arishem do an expodump 40 minutes in. (Wouldn't have saved it, but might have helped)
@@Noirlore haven't seen that yet, didn't really fancy it since superhero prequel movies generally suck
or prequel movies in general for that matter
@@RorikH ooooh hears a thought,
maybe arishem told them about the birth of tiamut but didn't tell them it destroyed the planet, and the whole group were on board
instead maybe thena and gilgamesh both suffered from it and then eternals found out when the deviant talked to them, since he absorbed giligameshs memories too and would've put their duty into question
then the arishem conversation about tiamut's birth destroying the planet would've had some weight to it
Hard disagree about the cgi, I was stunned by how great it was. Obviously the golden glow of their powers stood out but not in a bad way.
The deviants looked awful
@@dogsbreakfast4952 literally false, get better eyes
Everything cgi was good until the troll at the end like... what was that???
@@KamBB-gu3pv lol yea that was pretty yikes
They succeeded in making celestials feel big and scary , like I truly felt the immensity of their being. They could have wrapped all this up in a snap of a finger and not thought about it. I fear their return. They more powerful then anything we saw in the marvel universe
Ultron with the stones l _ l
Batman can beat him up
Uncle
Ironman with prep time
Can definitely
Kill
Lucifer morningstar
@@uncle5486 hi zealot
Couldn't agree more. I saw Arishem and was like, WOAH, another possible big-bad to throw into the mix of possible big-bads. So far Phase 4 is very much a Phase 1 Redux, in that everything so far is really just trying redefine the MCU as we've come to know it, which in-and-of-itself is not a bad thing, but I just wish that Marvel Studios would maybe swing for the fences a little more. Who know, maybe once Phase 4 is done, and Phase 5 starts, they'll be able to go even further with some of these interesting ideas, instead of falling back on formula too much.
I really enjoyed the movie! A particular standout was the speed character. The way they portrayed her speed was unlike anything I’ve seen.
i agree it was the best part of the movie and the best display of super speed ive seen on the big screen
Makkari is amazing fr
FAKE ASS REVIEW!!! how much did MARVEL pay you for this FAKE Rev...ew
@@godlesssociety7135 chill
@@narutouchiha5464 why? are you really this BLIND?
Also one of my favorite parts of the movie was the kid insisting that Icarus was Superman and even pointing out the obvious ripoff of the character traits. I'm sure they had to have gotten DC's permission to name drop but I thought that was pretty ballsy and made me laugh.
I actually really enjoyed it, more than other more recent marvel movies. I found that the fighting scenes felt intentional, I think a lot of times the MCU will just throw in fights because there hasn’t been one in 20 mins. But there wasn’t a lot of fighting in this movie. And it was cool seeing powers that we haven’t seen in the MCU before. I personally really enjoyed it i thought it still had it’s MCU stuff but was different enough.
Druig and Makkari are my two favorites. I want a nice spin off of those two going through the thousands of years together and apart.
then bring the money
Word. I was surprised by how much I liked Druig by the end. Plus, showing him fight expertly with that shotgun was dope. I like that he can still do some damage and play other roles without mind-control.
I liked their subtle relationship.
"The Loki" sounds like an old swing dance that was done in the 50s.
wut ?
Or staying in the shadows.
Swing died off in the 50s and got replaced by rock and roll. So more like the 40s
@@austinhernandez2716 Read the comment like a fast talkin radio announcer:
Come on we’ll go down to the big band hall and dance the loki after which have dinner of steak, champagne, potatoes, salad, a sundae and still have enough money left to skidoo our way home by trolley because it’s the 40’s and the war is over!
Low key loki does
I saw the movie, it was great. I also saw the rotten tomato score and meta critic review- both a lot lower than the google review of 80%. I think we are starting to get spoiled by movies and now if something isn’t a masterpiece 10/10, it gets panned for not being good. This movie was better than most especially when compared to the DCEU
7:00 -- I usually agree with you except on this one... I really liked the CGI in this. It felt natural where they would hang on a shot of Icarus flying, then coming to the ground, interacting with something real... no cuts. It made it feel more 'real' than, say, an actor about to fly, bending his/her knees... cut to reaction of people watching, then back to the CGI person flying off. I dunno, I actually feel like this is a LOT better than almost every Marvel film, as far as CGI. Engaging story? Not so much.
Funny thing is these characters are meant to be what we based our mythology on... Except for Norse myth cause Odin and Asgard were still real in the MCU and still co-existing. Huh.
Hercules and the Greek gods exist in Marvel as well
@@Red-zh7vq could be wrong here or maybe it's both, but I'm fairly sure that's a DC thing
@@michaelohalloran9598 The actor who plays zeus in Thor 4 has confirmed he plays zeus in Thor 4
@@michaelohalloran9598 it’s both, Hercules is in a bunch of comics
@@uvindukulathunga3860 ah sweet haven't seen any news for Thor 4 myself, so I'm a bit out of the loop
Jack Kirby should get just as much respect and recognition as Stan Lee if not more
Eternals isnt what it should be for though. Eternals is his weakest stuff. The Fourth World is his masterpiece.
Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Gene Colan, Joe Simon, Wally Wood, Bill Finger along with many writers/artists from the Golden Age and Silver Age deserve more credit then they got.
Isn't Marvel suing the families of the creators of these characters so they don't have to share the $ from these movies?
@@georgeturner1155 No not really. What you are talking about is a preemptive Suit because the grandchildren of one of the creators of Spider-Man are trying to sue Marvel for profits even though they have no real claim. They waited until Ditko died and then are trying to get a piece of the pie. They know they cant win, they are just trying to get a settlement out of Disney.
Just like Steve Ditko. He deserved more respect pre and present-MCU.
Richard madden needs to come back😢 he's too fly no pun intended lol like seriously I loved ikaris
I guess I’m one of the few people who loved this movie, and for the same reasons that made people hate it. I guess everyone wanted another marvel movie where you have more time with characters through other movies. However the underlying theme in the movie and that whole philosophical concept of good and evil is what makes it enough for me to enjoy it even without having spent that much time with the characters. In the other words, the theme is important enough that we don’t even need that much time to feel like we’re part of what’s happening; it’s like bonding over trauma, or bonding over an event that’s intense enough that doesn’t require a long time to do it’s job. Now, because I’ve personally constantly think about the themes portrayed in the movie yeah ofc I was able to quickly relate to the characters and their motivations. But I feel like most people are more concerned with more practical issues of existence, like how I’m gonna pay my bills or will I find a partner and that’s why the other Marvel movies are more liked by most people. To me, the movies wasn’t even about the eternals as characters, but it was about the nature of good and evil and what is fair or there really is justice or is it all just power? Most people don’t think about that so I understand they would not care about and feel like the movie was bad.
I loved this movie for the same reason!
I agree with you Jeremy, I really liked Dune as well, what a Masterpiece
Dunes visuals and CGI were in another level, everything looked so real and smooth, like at no point did I notice anything was a green screen. Dune needs Oscar for visuals
@@russiankodiak6849 Dune needs oscars for EVERYTHING!!
I was in awe the whole entire time, I wish I had a home theatre so I could watch it on full blast lol
Movies like Dune are exactly the reason why i look forward to a theater experience. Not only do you notice Denis' masterful filmmaking, you see the hard work the special effects team did, the genius of the makeup and costume design team, the cinematography, the music, etc.
Dune was horrible lmao I literally walked out the theatre of how bored I was
Hearing reviews for Eternals sounds like everyone has MCU fatigue, but dare not say it out loud.
Yep! Because the hardcore MCU fans will jump all over them
Yup that's what it is. I mistakenly called it out with the first guardians of the Galaxy, but that movie surprised me. After endgame, the stakes of the MCU just aren't enough for me to invest in any of these movies anymore. I'm more interested in solo films than inter connected phases.
As a big fan, it feels more like it’s bridging into its own specific audience and the public audience is freed from the obligation to watch after endgame. It’s understandable, but I wouldn’t say it’s tiring at all, just becoming more complex the bigger it gets. Theres still a lot to be excited about (loki and wandavision have sold me on phase 4 already), but only for those who know what to anticipate.
@@hadriangonzalez607 Id give the Loki series a shot before making that claim. They honestly make Thanos arc look like child’s play
I think its also a bit of what happened with Black Panther, that if you felt it was a solid good movie but not "the greatest most important super hero movie of all time" then you were automatically racist..
It may be ppl are afraid to be labeled a homophobe or bigot for this one due to the "fIrSt LgBtQaBcDeFg HeRo"...
Maybe I'm wrong and its just fatigue, but idk
Honestly, this film did something different which makes sense. They could have repeated the same feel good formula of superheroes triumphing over the bad guy. The whole film is a thought experiment. Heroes and villains are insignificant in the grand cosmic scheme of things. Avengers only played into the celestials plan while thanos delayed the celestials plan to consume all intelligent life on earth.
It was a humanizing story of gods/machines; a conflict of values of sacrificing a planet to make a new galaxy to make more life while the opposing value is to save a planet reducing the potential of making more intelligent life on other planets. This movie is literally what thor and his family tried to be of being superior to all life.
The deviants were insignificant because the true "villains" were the celestials. Deviants only wanted vengeance which is worthless even with knowing the celestials plans, they still didn't care. There could have been a cheesy team up with the deviants and "avenger" team up combo attacks, but again that would be repetitive.
Eternals wasn't boring to me and what we thought would be the strongest eternals were the ones that were killed, broken and cowards. Not only that also betrayal of the weakest eternal to be really the most useful in the end.
This film cast dynamic had many twists and turns and felt like they were people and not cheesy heroes.
Just saw this movie and I actually like it a lot. I mean it’s nothing spectacular but not near as bad as critics say it is. Really like most of the characters actually having their own personalities besides the main character, she was a bit one dimensional. Sprite or however her name is spelled was a great character. For the most part I like how the lore of eternals and celestials were portrayed in the movie.
can you explain why you liked sprite? I didn't think she was likable nor important
@@raziphaz2219 I liked her character in the sense that she has a bit more depth about her compared to sersi and icarus. She’s stuck in a kids body and hates that and wants to be able to grow into an adult form. That and her Being jealous of sersi because she likes icarus. And I think the actress did a good job lol.
This was more a review of the current state of the mcu than of the eternals
Can't wait for Hawkeyr and No Way Home!
Guess the eternals made him reflect finally
Nope this is different than other mcu films
A 😴 movie. Guess Jeremy wants to go easy on this film.
The MCU lost its touch after Endgame tbh. Each movie now feels, soulless
“Actors don’t sell movies” totally depends on the movies. For something like Sherlock Holmes with someone like RDJ they 100% do, but in something from Tarentino/Cameron or in a MCU/Star Wars movie they don’t at all.
Lmao it's Sherlock Holmes he is more popular than rdj will ever be
Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock Holmes was amazing.
@@kp1x Not a chance
Anthony Mackie is an idiot, no real insight. Look at Rock or Momoa
it's always a mix of the right actor and the part. RDJ's Doctor Dolittle bombed hard but Sherlock Holmes was a success. Chis Hemsworth on Thor and Extraction yes but his Men in Black bombed.
I really enjoyed several of the individual characters and their relationships, and the high-concept world cycle thing was cool, but it all needed more time. This concept could have been a cinematic universe of its own
The most boring movie in the MCU in the last 15 years. I thought The Legend of the 10 Rings will be boring, but I've enjoyed that movie way more than the Eternals.
I love it when Jeremy really gets into the main idea of a movie, like how he was talking about us migrating to another planet. Stuff like that really makes you think about it yourself.
Hanging out with Jeremy irl
Expectations : Fun movie chat
Reality : What is life?
Jeremy is a smart guy... that's a flaw in the current day.
Which is still fun
This is the first movie review I’ve looked for and I’m glad a found your channel. Gave pros and cons without spoiling the movie, thank you.
Im so glad you brought up the consequences of the Eternals' actions because not many people are talking about it. The movie described celestials as essential beings in the universe because they create not just new lives/civilization but also gravity, stars, planets, and etc. Without them, it seems like the universe cannot be held together and that's why their emergence is an essential part of the natural order of the universe. Wouldn't stoping the emergence have huge huge consequences? I mean how are they going to make up for it?
Ikarus says it's not a matter of good and evil and it's not "evil" and rather a matter of keeping the universe and its natural order together. New celestials are essential in creation of billions of new lives. Kingo agrees with Ikarus even after he found out about his "betrayal". But Sersi literally gives no logical rebuttal and rather hugs Ikarus and hold his hands. Phastos just shouts "how is billions dying a natural order". It seemed like the movie acknowledged the flaw and tried addressing it but those are not legit answers. Like you mentioned, if they said that wiping out lives is worse that preventing new lives to be born (although it doesn't address other issues about things like gravity), I would've understood. They should've either showed that Arishem had alternative dark motive and was unnecessarily trying to destroy earth, or showed how eternals can resolve the catastrophe that would result from a celestial that was supposed to be born not being born, or showed that 1 less celestial is not that game changing, or showed that there is a way to save earth AND let the celestial emerge.
Eternals seemed to be just emotionally driven with no plans or concerns about the consequences of their action. They seemed very irresponsible and I would NOT entrust them to solve problems on earth.
At this point the MCU is stepping on its own feet. We had 10 years of being amazed by the formula and the building story, but I feel like everyone who isn’t a 10 year old expected new formulas after endgame, and now every movie has the watermark of being “an MCU movie” all over it
Main issue is they’re not building to anything anymore (or anything anyone cares about at least). When crappy movies like Ant-Man 2 or Captain Marvel came out people still went because they were excited for the next Avengers. Now they’re just crappy movies on their own
Shang-Chi was amazing though. Original and well-executed. Much better than Captain Marvel and Ant-Man and the Wasp and I prefered it to Far From Home.
@@CallmeJochem I’m really glad some people really like shang-chi. But what movie did y’all see? The one I saw had a great first act followed by some of the most boring exposition and worst CGI I’ve seen in a while
@@CallmeJochem
Dont kid yourself shang chi was also shit
I wish marvel would just call it a day and stop making theme park movies for the next 5 years
What I got from this: I really like Dune.
Yeah… I think I’m just gonna rewatch Dune 😂.
Pretty sure that wasn’t the point but ok…dune was a bore fest,but nothing wrong with slow burns
i was gonna watch dune but its a boring movie dont get me wrong its a good movie but cousin watched dune
he said he slept during the movie didnt bother watching the end
i agree i avoided, i was about to
imax theaters i thought it looked cool from the trailers but the actual movie jesus no wonder no one talk about dune
its a good scifi i’ll save my money on resident evil reboot next three weeks
Dune was boring af. Hollywood overall sucks now.
@@clos3078 Dune was like one of the most interesting films that came out this year bruh
I'm just so tired of the rinse and repeat MCU formula that won't evolved
This is why Marvel films are referred to as theme park rides. Formulaic films (most common in marvel films but other action films such as the F&F, dumb comedies, and most horror movies), are there for an audience to be quickly entertained and to move on. When someone tells me a movie is boring, 9 times out of 10 it tells me a lot more about the audience than it does about the film itself.
Dont get me wrong, I enjoy dumb movies. Im just also capable of enjoying cinema as an art form and find that it tends to be most rewarding when it finds that blend of blockbuster & art. Thats how a lot of people see Christopher Nolan’s movies (hes a lot more blockbuster than art, but its at least the base level of what people who enjoy movies can go, “hey I enjoy movies as more than a roller coaster ride, I actually put some thought into what the movie was trying to say.”) Denny Villeneuve has mastered the blend of art & blockbuster with Dune and Blade Runner 2049. His previous films (Arrival, Sicario, and Prisoners) Already cemented him as one of the greatest directors of the modern film era.
Already I probably put more thought into this comment than yall put into watching “boring movies”. My point is, while im not very much into ceramics, I cant deny the amount of craft that was put into them. While its not for me, it is undeniably art. Dismissing something as “boring” is denying your own knowledge and appreciation toward a subject - if not the subject itself than what went behind it. If you find museums boring, is it the museums fault, or is it yours for not understanding the work that went behind each piece, the story or message behind it, the passion that together all make up some level of a masterpiece.
It's an obscure property and you did no research beforehand. This is good. This is why I came here. I needed a fresh perspective. Thank you, Jeremy Jahns.
I will go see this film because of the unbiased and helpful nature of your review.
Just about your rant on human colonization of other worlds, there is a pretty low chance of humans actually reaching a habitable planet outside our system that isn’t 10s of light years away, and we would mostly be terraforming planets like Mars with minimal if any life that would be almost impossible to have it go to be a true civilization.
The Eternals got more interesting only when Neil Gaiman wrote the story making them completely forgetting who they were. And so you basically get Thena baby sitting her child, Ikaris thinking he was a doctor and Sprite pretending to be Macaulay Culkin.
It depends ive heard Kirby works are top tier but after that it took niel to come bring them back to life
In other words it was a complete waste of time.
Hey that’s literally what they do in the Watchmen series from a few years back and it absolutely works wonders
Too bad Romita Jr.’s art makes it really hard to read.
@@darthdragonborn1552 if frank miller died and you'd showed someone who didn't know eithers art and showed them it side by side they'd actually be surprised franks art improved LMMFAO
There are a lot of individual moments and elements that I loved, from the quieter personal moments between characters to the hard-core mythological worldbuilding and the crazy, high-concept sci-fi straight from the wonderful mind of Jack Kirby, but something just doesn't quite mesh together, and I can't put my finger on it. Great individual stuff that's worth checking out and makes it worthwhile overall, but there's something in how all of those pieces fit together that don't always work for me. It also has a few too many modern Hollywood/modern anything under Disney tropes and cliches that I'm well past bored of seeing half a decade ago, but that's more of a me thing.
It didn’t… gilga-mesh
I felt this movie had so much potential: so many interesting characters and ideas, but none of them really get deeply explored. I feel this movie suffers from the "too many characters problem", so no character gets the development they deserve. Like the "evil deviant" dude, it was so interesting when he came to life and became self-aware, but then they just killed him in the very next scene. Icarus could have had such an interesting character arc, but instead he just "became good" in the last moment for no reason then died. If the movie hadn't spent half its runtime "getting the band back together" these things could have had more substance.
I couldn't have said it any better 💯
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@@noammanakermorag9538 yeahh definitely felt that .... but leaving some stuff aside i think it was a beautifully directed movie
I honestly loved this movie! Now that we’re in Phase 4 and introducing new characters this was a dope intro. I loved the high level concepts and the twist towards the end. I hear y’all with the complaints in the comments but tbh I don’t think it’s something Marvel or any studio can solve. It’s difficult to recreate the wheel. Just like comics. After so many comics it all becomes redundant and the same goes with films. I think the key is to not compare to other MCU films and take it for what it is. I’d give this movie a solid A-. My only gripe was how the final fight with the villain was dealt with. It was a bit of a let down
If you look at all the films in the superhero genre which tried to go in a different direction, they all were panned massively. I'm with you on the treatment they meted out to Ikaris. He was the most compelling and well written conflicted character and to kill him off by making him commit suicide was kinda stupid.
@@artichokie791 He might not be dead, even if he wanted to be, he's got the Power Cosmic. Yeah, there's that parallel to Superman exiling himself to the sun, and it would fit if Ikaris died for flying into the sun like the myths, but still.
I agree. Not every movie is gonna be endgame
Jon Snow saying I Love You to Cersei,
A unintentional Game of Throne humor I didn't know that I needed, Thank You!
This movie: Marvel Bible stories.
I like that Jeremy's question is basically what the Star Trek Prime Directive tries to avoid doing.
lol this is a great comment. So true.
No, his question was whether we should move to a planet without sentient life, preventing sentient life from developing there. The prime directive only prevents them from interfering with a planet that already has sentient life.
Human Will do whatever to survive...its in our blood
@@haludan111 that is exactly what I was going to say. Cheers!
@@haludan111 not a directive per se, but in Wrath of Khan while scoping out planets to test the Genesis device on, Dr Marcus expressly forbid any tests done on planets with even microbial life that could eventually evolve into sentience. not much to go on and they don't really refer back to that anywhere else in the franchise from what I remember
“The actors don’t sell tickets”
Me seeing it twice specifically for Gemma Chan 😅🥰
Honestly despite what many say I really did enjoy this movie a lot. But I am very easily entertained so I understand why some may not enjoy it. Makkari was my favorite character like many others here.
I think more people would enjoy movies more if they didn't watch any trailers.
Why
@@hashshashiin.forsī
Because they spoil so much and they usually show the best scenes these days.
@@tank100286 oh ok that's why
One of the worst spoiler reveals in a trailer was Batman vs Superman revealing that both Wonder Woman and Doomsday were in the movie. Completely ruined the reveals and surprise in theater.
@@tank100286 they didn't show much in trailers lol 😂😂
Honestly, I'll just watch Dune again, but in IMAX
If you are able to, watch it in Dolby it's is so crisp on screen and the weight of ships sounds really immerse you in the movie.
Watch Dune as much as possible so it has good numbers so the sequel gets made
sorry to say dune is the most boring movie i ever watched..i literally slept in theatre 3-4 times.
@@satishchaudhary7301 Why would you pay to sleep in the theater? You must of been tired! Yeah you gotta interested in it to want to watch it. Did you watch a trailer before?
@@satishchaudhary7301 if you’re judging a character driven space opera on action movie standards you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. Nobody goes to watch bridesmaids expecting transformers then gets mad that there aren’t robot fights. Know what movie you’re going into, it helps with expectations. Dune was never supposed to be an action packed thrill ride.
I don’t see enough people talking about how this film feels so out of place because there isn’t a lot of overlap with the other MCU characters. Yes we get a few cameos at the end, but there’s no way a global event (like what happened with Tiamut) could take place and SHIELD not be involved. Or at least shown? Like…it’s confusing to me.
Also. How does this all work with the multiverse plot lines already developing? We’re getting entrenched in that already but now that almost pales in comparison to the arrival of the Celestials. Know what I mean?
So that’s where I’m a little confused. The movie should be a show on HBO and it should’ve been slated for 2023 or something - after we get more info on the space/time/multiverse stuff. Because there’s no way you could introduce the concepts in this film and then leave it out of all the others moving forward
if it helps, look into reviews where they relate this to thanos and how this movie opens up to the possible main villain of MCU phase 4, this will probably make it more relatable :)
Did you watch the SECOND post credits scene? Obviously was the voice of Nick Fury.
For my part; I liked it. It reminded me of high fantasy; which tends to be heavy on narration and lore. Sure, you don't get action every moment of the runtime; but it does play with some interesting concepts. I liked this movie far more than I thought I would.
"as flawed and human as... Inhumans"
Ha I see what you did there.
Glad you are capable of understanding the most basic of puns.
They wasted in humans
Lol
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4:57 Jeremy starts making me sad about The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
first thing I thought of too
One of my favorite marvel intros music and all.
I totally agree with you! The CGI really stood out to me more than the other Marvel movies, and you're right, the tones that the movie was going for was confusing
Dune part 2 just got announced. Holyshit.
Wowza that was quick
No
Alice in Borderland Season 2 got confirmed 2 weeks after Season 1 was released
Better movie
how interesting can a movie be if people are talking about another movie in the comments~?
What I understand so far about The Eternals is that there the equivalent to DCs Gods of New Genesis and Apokolips. They’re just OP super-powered aliens.
Funny you should say that, because Jack Kirby created the New Gods for DC and then went to Marvel and basically re-did them under the name Eternals.
They took nothing from the comic books so it might as well be something totally different
@@INRamos13 I hear Kirby wanted to do New Gods for Marvel and got turned down and then just went back to his idea when he went to DC.
Because the same author created both, Jack Kirby, and in a meta way both the eternals and the new gods kind of complement each other since Kirby somewhat continued one story in the other.
OP super-powered diverse aliens.
Its January 14, 2022. Eternals just came out on streaming. Glad I didn't risk getting Covid by watching this in a theater. It was ok but not worth dying over. Not even in my top 15 MCU films. I kind of , liked the quiet dramatic ethical debate parts and wanted to see more of it. This definitely would have been better as a 6 to 10 episode Disney + series. It needed that breathing room to give the million year long epic story the opportunity to show and not just tell. Can you imagine the Loki series or Wandavision cut down to a 2 and half hour movie? It would suck too.
Yeah just watched this mediocrity on Disney+....not worth getting COVID in the theatres
Just watched it, and honestly really loved it. Definitely some weak aspects of the movie, especially some of Sprite’s acting, but really, all my problems with the movie are nitpicks. I thought Black Widow was just… fine. Probably my least favorite movie in the MCU. Shang Chi was a lot of fun and was good, but it still didn’t get me too hyped to see more. I was thinking that the MCU’s best days might be behind us. But then I saw Eternals and completely loved it. This was such a cool and different movie, and I honestly can’t wait to see more of these characters again, just like how I couldn’t wait to see more of the Guardians again after their first movie and I remember how blueballed we were for several years, waiting for them to interact with the rest of the Avengers in Infinity War. Eternals gives me this same feeling. I’m so stoked to see more of Sersi, Phastos, Thena, and the others and can’t wait to see them meet Shang Chi, Spider-Man, and Doctor Strange. Eternals actually gave me hope for Phase 4 and the MCU going forward.
“Immortals” oh man, now I want to see Highlander, sorry distractions
Hahaha damn, me too
What?
@@sprypinegames5390 love that Queen soundtrack
Now that is a great movie.
@@Razer5542 sean connery's spanish accent, lol. But I joke, I love that film flaws and all. Soundtrack has this Aladdin style art that's in the music video.
Sadly the same for me
Dune was a star studded cast and I referred to them as "oh that's thanos, that's drax, that's polka dot man" etc.
And aquaman
Really? You need to watch more movies
Dune was so good to me.
That’s disrespectful to Dune and its characters . You should pay much more attention
@@kurkindal1234 yeah , was good to almost everyone I’ve seen
I really liked the movie. Ikaris was spot on good character. And the actor was really good. I really felt like he carried the movie
He definitely was one of the best characters and acting the movie
8:52 -- I will say... I agree here, where the film wants to get into new territory but something is holding it back. Honestly, that's the executives with their confining notes. My buddy directed dealt with this at WB where he was directing a major film there but it was SOOOOOOO many executives confining him, telling him what he could or couldn't do, telling him to reshoot entire scenes in new ways... that it's hard to know where a filmmaker's decisions are their own. I, personally, don't blame a filmmaker entirely when something is awful... nor, do I get them all of the credit when something is great.
*[Looks at the Rotten Tomatoes score being at 71%]*
*Thanos:* "I hope they remember you." 😂
I wonder where it will end up at. Maybe low 80's or high 70's after the movie has hundreds of reviews?
Another forgettable Marvel movie.
@@KhanMann66 seems you didn't forget about it
@@yodita1368 It's not even out yet, lol. Give it a couple weeks.
@@KhanMann66 boomer energy
Having just seen it, Kingo mentioned hanging with Thor as a kid. Wouldn't surprise me if Loki actually did pick up that trick from the other character lol
Their memories are made up he never had a child hood or was a child for that matter since they were just machines.
@@fleeplayTV I meant he hung out with Thor when Thor was a child. He mentioned that he knew Thor when he was a kid and now he's a great avenger who can't pick up the phone in the movie
Loki said he learnt his tricks from his mother.
Man looks like if Keanu Reeves hung out at a biker bar
Eternals: “Celestial Beings Shall Not Touch this Earth for As Long as We are here.”
Starlord:”You wanna listen to my Mixtape?”
I feel like The Rock and Ryan Reynolds totally sell tickets tho
I don't get the Dwayne Johnson side of things. Haven't seen a single good movie from him, unlike Reynolds who can be very entertaining, even in that Pikachu movie and I freaking hate Pokémon.
@@JoakimOtamaa as far as the quality of the movies to each their own but he's just very beloved overall as a person so people want to see everything he does,kinda like with Keanu Reeves too
@@gustavoclarindo101 Yeah he seems like a great dude, I just don't like any of his movies. And he's not a bad actor.
@@JoakimOtamaa well i like quite a few of his movies,most are very silly and i think if that's what you're looking for it will probably work for you (very excited for Black Adam,hope that's a non silly one)
@@gustavoclarindo101 Yeah I liked some like The Mummy Returns, Scorpion King and that jungle one (Rundown? Not Jumanji) when I was a kid and watched WWE every Friday night. Jumanji was just okay imo. No reason to rewatch it for me.
I think that was the most cohesive spoiler free review I’ve ever seen. Nicely done Mr. Jahns.
Just finished watching it and the point about having seen things done by DC is there, but in my opinion done a whole lot better, especially the Makari scenes. This is the best I’ve seen a speedster fight on screen and the CGI did not stand out like a sore thumb like Jeremy mentioned. Honestly it seems like Jeremy’s criticism of these recent marvel project have all been really harsh, and understandably so if we’re comparing them to what came before, but they’re all still really good projects.
This film had horrible pacing, questionable acting and the cgi was bad
I just wish they’d kill the MCU off for good, it’s been going on far to long and things are stale, by 2030 they’ll be over 50 of these bland movies FIFTY!!
Love the facial hair. This the new winter look???? Yep im subscribing
Feels weird of Kumali Nunjiani went from voicing Prismo to being an Eternal. Guess he was always meant to play a God.
You can say that to Gemma Chan from being an Alien in Captain Marvel to being an Eternal in Eternals......
@@Bjork4s I mean she was hot as Min-Erva.
@@fulcrum6760 you damn right she's hot 😂
HOW THE HELL DID I NOT REALIZE THAT HE VOICED PRISMO, THANK YOU FOR THIS HAHAHAHA
@@rishabhvaria2985 Yes haha
I love how deep and detailed this review got! Thanks a lot for going into it futher whilst still keeping it vague. It seems this turned out just how I expected it would though 😔.
"The actors don't sell movies"
Marvel: "yeah lets add the handsome guys of game of thrones and Angelina Jolie.. OH HARRY STYLES IS FREE THIS WEEK!"
The final Space-Troll/Faun CGI looked, to my wife & I, like they took it out of a PBS Narnia special
Are you saying their biggest conflict was deciding whether or not they should alter the evolution of a species/civilization, and that's why they haven't been active?
What he’s saying is….this isn’t the avengers, and these guys suck in comparison.
They should just Made them asleep for millenias and then woken up when Thanos flick his infinity Gauntlet
Sounds more like a Doctor Who plot than a "high concept" movie from Marvel until they decided to make it Marvel movie.
no. thats just a theme of it but during final act, its just gonna be basic mcu final cgi fight
YOOOOOO. Enjoy this review? Go check out mine and hear why I didn't like this movie
Thor: Ragnarok was MCU in a different gear, but not far from the baseline. Just saying.
That movie was fun, that's what it did right. It might have been the funnest marvel movie.
@@ryanp5826 " It might have been the funnest marvel movie"
Unfortunately, that's also what's wrong.
@@MyZ001 "might" don't be so negative
@@MyZ001 true!
I honestly thought that movie was gonna be some serious Thor shit. quite unfortunate...
Twas fun tho yh
The was the first movie in my life where by the end I didn't remember any of their names
I loved this movie and my personal opinion is that it's almost as good as spiderman no way home, if not just as good, but I guess it all comes to personal preference. But my biggest question is why the heck do people say this movie had bad CGI? I was literally amazed by how everything looked