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Black Panther, baby!
Feb. 21st, 2018 04:49 pmWent this morning and it didn't disappoint! I'd only heard people singing its praises which always worries me, but my expectations were met, so yay! Wakanda Forever.
Seriously though, I was pretty tense all the way through. I loved the twisty turny plotting, and LOVED all the kickass women, and that they were just there in a matter of fact way, no big deal, doing their kickass thing. The General was awesome and I thought her fighting scene in that James Bond-like gambling joint in Thailand(?) was spectacular. Was that the same set they used in a recent Bond? It certainly looked very similar! Other great touches - the African themed design in the cool spaceship/plane thingy, the costumes, the set designs (loved the lab!), and the cool purple light effects they used for T'Challa's Panther suit and the flower heart potion effects..
For an ensemble cast, I thought they did brilliantly at giving 90% of the characters enough depth to make them interesting. I really liked that the humour in the characters wasn't at their expense - the mountain chief guy had some great lines and was really funny, without ever losing his dignity or fearsomeness, which isn't always the case with these kind of films.
Spoilers ahoy
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( Beware SPOILERS! )
Seriously though, I was pretty tense all the way through. I loved the twisty turny plotting, and LOVED all the kickass women, and that they were just there in a matter of fact way, no big deal, doing their kickass thing. The General was awesome and I thought her fighting scene in that James Bond-like gambling joint in Thailand(?) was spectacular. Was that the same set they used in a recent Bond? It certainly looked very similar! Other great touches - the African themed design in the cool spaceship/plane thingy, the costumes, the set designs (loved the lab!), and the cool purple light effects they used for T'Challa's Panther suit and the flower heart potion effects..
For an ensemble cast, I thought they did brilliantly at giving 90% of the characters enough depth to make them interesting. I really liked that the humour in the characters wasn't at their expense - the mountain chief guy had some great lines and was really funny, without ever losing his dignity or fearsomeness, which isn't always the case with these kind of films.
Spoilers ahoy
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( Beware SPOILERS! )
