This coming from someone who has never seen a Tony Leung movie before, I understand now why he's so famous in Asia. The dude blew me away with his performance. So much gravitas.
RIP to the stunt coordinator Brad Allan, the first ever non-Asian person to make it into Jackie Chan's stunt team and the badass that brought this new martial arts energy to the MCU.
It was pretty dumb, really. Mandarin is used to refer to many things from Northern China. The original name was something akin to "the Chinese Übermensch", not a great name but little to do with the fruit.
@@AnnaZnna Tom was correct. Many things were called Mandarin in Qing (Manchurian) Dynasty. It's referred to Manchurian court officials, the dialect spoken at the imperial court (today's Mandarin Chinese), the collar of Manchurian robes (Mandarin collar).
Wenwu was probably my favorite character. Like, he’s a bad dude and a harsh father, but you can tell he loves his family plus the effects when he punches with his rings was so cool.
@@thomasrockbottom2907 have you even watched Tony Leung's performance in all of his films. His films alone stand as one of the finest of asian Cinema, which shows his versatality. He's hands down the best actor of Asian Cinema. Brando likewise is the one of the best actors in Hollywood. I'm not comparing both of them, just pointing out the fact that Tony Leung is a gift to world cinema and should be recognised globally, equally to the level of Brando if not more. He's always been popular in the Chinese countries but he deserves more acclaim worldwide. And also if you don't agree I'm ok with it, don't be rude lol.
If we're talking martial arts movies, you can't go wrong with The Raid, The Raid 2, or The Night Comes For Us. Any old school Jackie Chan flick as well.
Don’t forget old school films like Enter the Dragon. For the western scene, Extraction (while not a martial arts film) still has some raid style action.
i think michael keaton was a great mcu villain even if his threat level was only on a friendly neighborhood level. vulture doesnt get enough credit in the mcu.
@@SerAkimbo yes i agree! that whole scene of him meeting peter as the prom date and driving them to school. i feel like we all felt that tension and thats something you cant capture in other mcu movies. of course we know spiderman is gonna win at the end of the movie, but peter parker made a huge sacrifice in that moment and you felt it. the vulture nearly played him like a fiddle and was really a threatening force to peter.
Michael Keaton always seems to have something burning just below the surface in which he could become unhinged at any moment. That makes him inevitably a great villain choice.
@@bratosin1 He's quite low profile outside of filming despite winning an amount of Asian Awards. Search for him on channel Accented Cinema, he was just featured recently on that channel, it tells his beginning and his acting methods.
well. Tony Leung's career in Chinese language movie industry tanked. His last several Chinese movies bombed badly in China. He cannot draw people to cinemas to watch him any more. So good for him that he can find some work in Hollywood.
@@aishikamitra yes the father can have a good story but when the supporting character has more screen presence and a better backstory and motivation it's a big problem.
Just makes me miss Daredevil. Just people fighting with martial arts and no huge grand lasers or whatever, just emotion and empathy and morality. Idk. Maybe there’s no comparison but I just miss daredevil.
I canceled Netflix after that. I know it wasn't all their fault but someone had to pay! Daredevil is the best superhero show ever made. Season 2 was the weakest to me but still introduced the Punisher in epic fashion. Just incredible.
@@notfromhere8889 don’t worry. Huge rumor is that Charlie Cox daredevil is coming to the mcu and appearing in multiple shows. And rumor is he might get season 4 with moonknight and Spider-Man on the show
That news was shocking to me. Was looking forward to more of his work. On the day he passed, I was watching the Gorgeous fight, googled his name and found out he has passed a few hours earlier.
@@MarlonRodriguezmma8907 He was the future for Marvel alas his untimely death. You guys should watch his journey into JC stunt team. An ultimate fan recruited by Jackie to be with his stunt family.
Bad villains have been the MCU’s weakest points, even for a huge fan like I am. Black Widow is a good example, but the list is bigger than it should be.
I liked how when someone explain how the dweller-in-the darkness lure someone to crack open the prison he influences him with his deepest desire. And wenxu’s deepest desire wasn’t about ten rings or power but bring his wife back to be united with the kids.
@@fcgHenden I think at that point the writers went too far. Maybe if monsters are coming out of the door as everyone said, he should have realised his wife wasn't there. And if not shang chi could have explained it real fast and simple. I see it a lot in movies and i hate it.
I actually feel like "The mandarin" is the main character. He's not a villain first and foremost, more like an antagonist and he goes through the biggest character development. When Shang-Chi finally wields the rings you strongly feel like he's similar to his mom. And that wouldn't make sense if there was more focus on Shang-Chi's thoughts. But you really feel like you're the father seeing his mother in him.
this. it felt more like it was the mandarin's origin story rather than shang-chi's. and props to the actor - for what he was given i actually think he carried it more than it was meant to be.
Wow I was blown away how good this movie was! Shang Chi is one of my favorite Marvel movie to date. I saw it for a second time tonight and it was just as incredible the second time. The fight scenes and cinematography are top tier. The entire cast is spectacular and I can’t wait to watch it again!
@@Max1mus449 There are many leading Asian men in action flicks Shang-Chi is still the first major comic book character in that kind of role so it's nothing to scoff at. Comic books didn't really have that kind of character specifically for the Chinese audience or aesthetic until Shang-Chi
@@darkoale3299 They had one of the choreographers of Iron Fist on Corridor Crew, and he explained the weird edits, and direction by the director, and the time crunch for the show. Supposedly even he didn’t like the final product.
You can't cast Tony Leung as a forgettable villain, Jeremy. That guy is to China what Robert De Niro is to America. I mean, In the mood for Love,Lust Caution,2046, Happy together He is THAT awesome. Glad he is not wasted here !!
*It seems like with every new MCU instalment* they say “No this is the most powerful thing in the Universe” then in the next sequel it’s “No, this is the most powerful thing in the universe and was here all along” and they’ve done the same with the Ten Rings
Only someone who never read comics would say that. Powers get scaled up and scaled down depending on the writers,over and over again...its part of the comics history
@@originaldelta And comic readers complain about it to this day. Just because something is common doesn’t make it good. Obesity is common…wouldn’t call it good tho 🤷🏾♂️👍🏾
I just wanted to say that the MCU movies are also known for their human story that they bring. Like Antman is all about the family, the moral dilemma in civil war (to sign or not to sign), the power of the strong against the weak in Avengers 1, the responsibility of the strong to take care of the weak in Black Panther etc. It's not just the big CGI battle at the end.
nah, it's always a generic story that's used to sell more. cgi battles appeal to a large portion of the audience and they cover this action with a worn-out theme. it's nothing new and is super polished to make sure it's not gonna create any controversies or moral dilemmas. bad guys are shallow business men, good guys sometimes fall but always get up thanks to their friends and family, it's not even hard to guess the plot from the opening scene. this is not real life, this is how you would want it'd be. and therefore it's not human either, it's too basic for that. it's just designed to make humans satisfied, cause if they told something more real you'd probably be disturbed.
@@howdymynamesjae That is your point of view, I think It's the idea from real human experience which makes me think of different circumstances regarding life. It should be polished because its more convincing. And the hero gets up because we all want a happy ending without the sadness and depression, some of that stuff happen in real life, there for it is human experience.
Kung Fu Hustle... It's blend of Looney Tunes style slapstick & martial arts is absolute perfection. Easily one of the top Kung Fu films of its decade and imo all time. Pays homage to the films that inspired it while transcending them to become something unlike anything before it. Even the most skeptical persons I have introduced to it ended up huge fans.
I watched this yesterday and I LOVE the way they played with opposites, Shang and his father have their hair parted in the opposite direction, the dragon scales are red and the electricity is blue, Shang's rings are red and his dad's is blue, and the way they play with showing his dad in the mirrors a lot. I also really liked how both the sides, red and blue, were not portrayed as the good and evil side because when the actual evil being comes alive, it is purple (a combination of red and blue). Edit: I also loved the fight scene with the mask guy, fast paced hand to hand combat, great choreography.
Bringing in the HK martial arts choreography into the MCU is one of the best choices. Now we just need to find a way to blend that all into the MCU with the CGI and stuff. Hope there's more to come, not only with Shang Chi but more of other MCU fights.
I just watched the movie, and man forget Shang Chi. The villain is the best part of the film. I love the focus they put on the villain. It felt more like his film than Shang Chi's.
@@blackmantis3130 He was fine in the final act of the movie though, played the very angry rebellious asian son very well. Hopefully he gets better, after all he has time since people stay in the mcu for what 4+ movies?
This is why cap america winter soldier is my all-time favorite MCU film. The fight sequences are all in-camera, minimal CGI and even when there is CGI it is blended perfectly into the in-camera fights. Im a little disappointed to hear that shang chi has a CGI heavy climax, the in-camera fights in shang chi looks excellent
"Less is more" is something the MCU needs to apply to its action climaxes. The craziest action sequence that worked best for me is Thanos vs the Iron-Man, Spider-Man, Dr Strange & the Guardians because it felt more personal and even though it went to crazy levels it was well executed. The final epic battle at the climax of Endgame was not very interesting altogether, the way it ended with "I am Iron-Man" landed but the battle as a whole wasn't very engaging. The MCU sometimes goes too far in the extreme with the action and loses my engagement, they have to refine that and nail it each time, and by now they really should already be at this level.
I liked the Endgame finale except for the part where all the female characters just happened to end up in the same place at the same time right when one of them gets the stones. When they did something similar in Infinity War it didn't bother me because it made sense that they were all together, but in Endgame it was very cringey and obvious pandering.
See I get that the big battle in endgame is objectively less well coordinated and paced than the thanos fight in IF, but my monkey brain says big comic book spread on screen is good so HAH
@@JoeMama-sd2kl that’s what was so cool. Plus you could tell by the music/ facial expressions without dialogue it was more play/exploring one another than fighting.
Back in the 70's, "Shang Chi: Master of Kung Fu" was part of Marvel's wonky supernatural line-up: Blade, Morbius, Ghost rider, Hellstorm...Son of Satan, The Defenders, Doctor Strange, Power Man &Iron Fist, Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy... crazy stuff. Kinda curious why "Kung Fu" was taken out of the title. Possibly to appeal to the Chinese government? Good review, despite the glaring title omission.
It’s because having the first Asian superhero movie being defined by Kung fu wouldn’t sit right, Asian characters have been stereotyped as martial arts for a while now.
the Chinese don’t even like this movie it might get banned there, plus like the other reply said it feels lowkey racist to have master of kung fu as the title
@@noahchiang7323 ? the chinese dont even like this movie?! has it been released there yet? it 'might' get banned there????! where are you pulling these assumptions from?
@@blakenierman1974 loool if they were going to racialise/stereotype Shang Chi they would call it - "Shang Chi: Master of Everything!" XD But yup you hit iy on the head... it would sound daft.... master of kung fu sounds very 70s anyway... kung fu is one of the chinese ways of saying martial arts so if they were going to go for a modern take on that they would call it "Shang Chi: Master of Martial Arts" or "Shang Chi: Master of Wushu" which probably sounds corny to westerners and to the east it doesnt matter as its originally a western character based on bruceploitation anyway
I loved the third act of this movie. It was completely unexpected. It reminded me of the first time I saw Guardians of the Galaxy...just a wild ride. I was worried that this movie would resemble the Daredevil Netflix series and that Shang-Chi would spend most of the movie getting his ass kicked and lying in bed while he healed from his numerous wounds. But, he was a bad ass who took care of his own...
They do that with so many heroes now. There was more fight scenes in this movie than the last two spider mans put together. Spider-Man is always getting beat up. When I watch a super hero movie I wanna see them go ham
You got it all mixed up mate. Daredevil is badass and the last act of Shang-Chi was some bonkers, unfitting, Pokémon, Shen Long, Godzilla vs. Kong monsterfight shit just to please Chinese audiences even more. What a sad turn. Would they have stuck to the Martial Arts only, this could have been a great flick. Now it's just forgettable.
@@lilquincy6292 are you being serious? If so that sounds pretty dumb. It just doesn’t make sense Spider-Man isn’t really a martial artist and I really feel like he needs a chance to stand on his own. Even no way home looks to have that problem of being too scared to leave tom Holland without other mcu heroes with him.
Tony Leung is one of the greats in East Asia. He is versatile and an actor’s actor. His character from Infernal Affairs is played by DiCaprio in The Departed.
@@akirahojo2 He running his stupid entitled mouth like Brie Larson .. but at least her annoying ass had an Oscar. This dude hasn't busted a grape. He's playing the career suicide game. WTF is this dude to go at Bob Chiapek? 10 plus year vet at Disney from the Merchandising/Park side. anyway, hoping this dude film breaks even at least.
The Chinese connection, fist of legend, jet li's fearless, the big boss, drunken master, legend of drunken master, Romeo must die, kiss of the dragon, enter the dragon, house of flying daggers, hero, the one, undisputed, undisputed 2, unleashed, crouching tiger hidden dragon, rush hour 1 and 2, who am I, rumble in the Bronx, any police story.... I can keep going.
@@nedslass3032 does that really matter? Do you really think thats breaking any barriers, when I was growing up I idolized Bruce Lee, I didn't need to see him in a cape to think he was incredible. Truth be told I still idolize him. I started taking martial arts as a kid because I loved Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li films so much. Everyone is so concerned with representation now they forget that they should want to entertain us first, they try to smother us with whatever message they want to regurgitate and it doesn't matter if the film is good or not. I'm not saying this film is going to suck, I mean it's a marvel film so it will at the very least be entertaining, but representation doesn't automatically make it great and it shouldn't. We shouldn't give things a pass just because they check a metaphorical box that covers topics in the zeitgeist. And this isn't to say Hollywood shouldn't care at all about representation, it just shouldn't be the top concern, before good storytelling and character development. I loved spider-man as a kid, still my favorite super hero and I am Peruvian. I never needed Spider-Man to be Peruvian or even Latino of any sort, I still loved him and found him relatable. As an immigrant who has been living in the US for almost my entire life now, I can honestly say that I have never felt under represented. I brought my culture with me and was surrounded by it growing up, I never needed Hollywood or entertainment in general to tell me I existed.
@@Mr_Cinematic yeah I'm hearing good things for the action. I will check it out at some point, but I kinda fell out of the MCU since endgame so at some point I will check it out.
Michelle Yeoh was the same as when she did her role in film Wing Chun decades ago. Simu Liu's sweater reminded me of the same colors of Goku's gi from DBZ.
BLACK WIDOW is a GREAT movie (even better the 2nd time cuz there's SO MUCH in there) in every way, and NOT so formulaic like most MCU. Red Warrior (what was his name?) ALONE was worth the price of admission and so RICH a character as they all were...and I say that as a person who HATES that actor normally! (David Harbour?)
The most recent Martial arts flick I thoroughly enjoyed was "the night comes for us". Every hit was hard, the fight choreography was top tier, and the gore was a great touch
I see a lot of comments giving lots of love to Tony Leung, which is well deserved. But can we talk about how good Simu Liu was. That guy did a phenomenal job as Shang-Chi. I can’t wait to see what marvel does with him.
Eh they should have chosen a more handsome actor for Shang Chi. Having read Jonathan Hickman's Avengers I really like the way he was drawn there, really cool.
I found the guy to be kind of wooden and outshines by some of the other actors, and I did think it was bit weird how there was a sudden switch from troubled, badass killer to goofy-hapless normal guy - like could we at least get some kind of description for he gradually learned to adopt that or something???
I haven't seen this movie but I must point out that you could also get that if the good guys are written so terribly the villains seem likeable by comparison.
@King Slayer The power of the ten rings shown in the trailers was very underwhelming. I don't know if those ten rings do anything amazing, but they don't look like they're all that great. Of course I could be wrong, it's just a personal first impression from the trailers.
This was sick I was not going in with high expectations I was really just thinking “I want this to be a dumb martial arts movie” and this is honestly one of the best MCU movies
Totally agree. It felt like having to fit within the parameters of the formula of the MCU stopped the film from fully reaching its true potential. For me, felt parallel to Black Panther in that. Simu Liu is the best part of this movie and I can't wait to see him in the future of the MCU
this movie was great, all the fight scenes were amazing and not a single scene felt like it wasn’t necessary. this might be an unpopular opinion but i think this was the best solo mcu movie that’s ever came out
I argue the first 2 Avengers were predictable, cliche, and TERRIBLE with a few okay moments. Even A3 had a lot of lame shit in it. A4 KNOCKED ME OUT. Finally, emotion over childish fist-throwing.
@@professorcranium4792 A3 is far better than endgame in a sense of pacing and actual tension. Thanos creeping his way through his mission and then actually winning was such a powerful end to that film so for me that far smacks endgame. Also it's hardly childish fist throwing, you are watching a super hero movie.
@@stewartm103 it's ALWAYS childish if they're throwing fists.....AND it's even more childish when you remember it's SUPERHEROES doing this childish human move (are ya gonna throw 8,000 punches against flying demons or such??).....meaning THEY HAVE NO REASON TO THROW PUNCHES LIKE A CHILD, get it? ex: Superman could just TIE UP any opponent superfast, get it? THERE ARE CLEVER WAYS to do fight scenes....and then there are the LAZIEST CLICHES POSSIBLE, like throwing fists. Cap vs Iron Man? MORONIC. Cap is just PUNCHING A METAL SUIT!! IDIOTS, all of them! (My Batman re-invention has him with BRASS KNUCKLES BUILT INTO HIS GLOVES, so at least he only has to throw ONE punch and he NEVER hurts his knuckles, duh. DC and MCU can't even make childish punching intelligent!) I think HALF of A3 is GREAT, and the other half weak. A4 ain't perfect either, but it was more about emotion than boring fight scenese.
I think it stupid to low rate a movie for the big CGI fight cuz they always do it. What do you expect in a big marvel movie? Fan will be mad if there no fight after all the hype in the movie. Some people don't care but most people want a big fight. I just consider the big fight fan service and don;t really count it against any movie. (DC and marvel always have a big fight scene and everyone expect one)
@@bobbysmith8095 I think ppl have become spoiled over the overabundance of these kind of action set pieces in every blockbuster film these past 12 years.
Mandarin twist in iron man 3 was great and 90% of the people who complained about it didn’t even read comics or even watch the iron man cartoon and didn’t actually have a connection to the mandarin, just wanted to whine. That was a fantastic concept.
Just saw this movie earlier tonight and thought it was pretty fantastic. Not sure where exactly I rank it among MCU films, but I'm pretty sure it's at least in my Top 10. The movie had the best fight choreography, overall, in the MCU. Between the set design, costumes, and music, the film had a beautiful aesthetic. The story was compelling and contained a lot of heart. The characters were interesting and relatable, and it had one of the best villains of the MCU. Can't wait to see it again! (which will be tomorrow night, lol)
@Grant B. The whole movie was eye and ear candy. I admit, I had my doubts about another martials arts based movie after the whole MK and Snake-Eyes thing but Shang Chi is definitely going in my list.
I might argue that the ROMANTIC fight seen when Wenwu attacks his future wife....is THE best scene in the MCU so far. (Many of my fave other scenes are NOT MCU, like Quicksilver running around the kitchen of the pentagon moving all the bullets, to the perfect song... [vs the sequel where "Sweet Dreams" is the WRONG piece of music for his big scene], which may be THE best scene in CBM history, or the blue dude sneaking into the White House to kill the president, cuz he's been mind-controlled... by a dude the president hired!)
Even though I agree with your statement about the generally weak villains, I feel that Killmonger, Hela and The Vulture were great "One-off" villains. Furthermore, Mysterio and Helmut Zemo are honorable mentions for me. The best were the ones mentioned by you, in Thanos and Loki, but their characters were also build over several movies.
I absolutely loved the mandarin character in this. He was such a great actor and the martial arts shown was so damn good. The way he wields those rings I was like holy hell that's what the MCU has been missing all this time. All of the previous fights just feel mundane now that I've seen real martial arts that isn't BJJ or straight up brawls.
I was missing a bit of weight. I think I needed to see him kick some more ass in the present or be scarier than he was. It felt like he went out like a chum since it took his son 15 minutes to learn how to use those martial arts and the rings better than he did, when he had them for millenia and should have been able to deal some damage to the big bad.
@@tomasxfranco actually Shang chi knows how to use do the martial art, his mom has taught him all the techniques when he was a child. All he has to do is to remember. IMO his father wanted to be defeated or even killed so he could go find his love in the afterlife.
@@brandonspencer5594 99% of RUclips film "critics" are hot dogshit. That's why "Zack Snyder's gang of unlikable bloodthirsty psycho's" got so much praise yet nobody liked it in the real world.
Saw the movie and didn't experience the down time. I felt like it was perfect as it is. All the actors did an amazing job, the story was compelling, each character had a purpose in the movie and again another villain that was relatable and you feel for them like they did with Kilmonger. I'm excited for this new phase of the MCU
A lot of these huge climaxes I end up kind of checking out mentally. When everything flying around the screen is CGI and the fighting goes beyond unrealistic, it’s usually just a matter of time until it resolves itself and there’s therefore not really any stakes.
Spoiler No stakes? I could've sworn multiple Avengers died in the last two movies. Its a comic book movie bruh a lot of the fun is how insane and unrealistic it is. Its a bunch of aliens and people with superpowers fighting each other.
@@realxjosh8298 "This is a movie about space wizards intended for children" - Patrick Willems (on the topic of Star Wars). At least that's the vibe I'm getting from your explanation. And I am most definitely sure that you do NOT want to be compared to someone like Patrick. Seriously though, writing off the MCU movies as a "bunch of aliens and people with superpowers fighting each other" is doing a disservice to the character writing and potential for storytelling that these movies can have, especially considering that the 1st and 2nd phase MCU movies focused heavily on character moments and story consistency; they were more than just a bunch of aliens and people fighting one another. Compared to the earlier MCU movies, the latest MCU stuff don't hold a candle at all.
For a martial arts film, I would really recommend The Night Comes For Us or the Ip Man series! Both have amazingly choreographed scenes and solid actors.
Martial Arts Movie Recommendations: 1. Ip Man Classic Kung Fu film of the modern era 2. Legend of the Drunken Master / Drunken Master 2 One of the best works Jackie Chan has done. More old school. Has your typical Chan inspired self-mutilation 3. Kung Fu Killer If you wanna see Donnie Yen break down every mainstream Chinese martial art relevant today 4. Flashpoint If you want to see Donnie Yen again but more of a MMA take on martial arts 5. Fearless Last Kung Fu "epic" Jet Li wanted to do I think. I could name a hundred but I wanted to name some you might not have watched before.
This movie really shows that how a good Dragon Ball movie might look like and the the set piece in the 3rd act is at par with the endgame one!!! Well worth your time👍👍👍
This is what happens when you get talented actors who can actually perform their own fight scenes rather than pretty boys who rely on stunt men to do thier fight scenes, and the director making 100 cuts and zooming all the way in and shaking the camera so we as audience can't tell that it is the stunt person.
What you said about the sister.. I felt that. Other than that I loved this movie. I also noted the thing about not destroying it with constant jokes. They managed to rein it in this time, for the better!
Yep Mauler just put his very long review up tearing it to shreds. They destroyed another villain in Taskmaster. I think many people are done with the MCU after the changed course in phase 4, end of phase 3.
@@beezusHrist Glad you enjoyed Loki. It got a little too cringy for me, so each their own I suppose. Loki and Winter Solider sort of had the opposite effect in regards to the excitement of the future for me. Although Wanda being a villain should be interesting. I'm curious where that thread will go. Hopefully, this movie is good and my faith will be restored.
@@skidmoda People who said that they're done with MCU after Endgame are nothing but a bunch of pathetic fucking hypocrite. They keep saying that and they still keep coming back.
You talking about how the massive fight in the end wasn't as interesting as the simple fights in the beginning reminds me of Endgame and how I feel Cap, Iron Man and Thor v Thanos was better than the final battle. The final battle was amazing, but it didn't feel as tense or personal as that first smaller fight was
Same reason I feel the fight against Thanos on Titan in Infinity War is one of the best fight scenes in the entire MCU. It was much more focused, which is impressive considering how many characters were involved, but that was part of its intensity since Thanos was such a threat. The big war battle in Endgame was cool for spectacle, but it was just a collection of clips that didn't really flow well. The smaller fight against Thanos right before that was much more engaging.
@@StuCheeks I feel like if the battle was reversed with it starting with the war then shrinking down to Cap, Thor and Iron Man v Thanos then Iron Man snapping, it'd have been way more engaging Great battle all the same
Hi - I mean.. he’s not wrong - i watched that movie and was left thinking “wow so many characters stood out in that movie” nowadays new MCU characters come in and it’s like “Okay I guess this character is in this Universe now..” the characters just don’t leave much of a lasting impression.
*In the sequel Shang Chi has to fight Danny Rand: the immortal Iron Fist, protector of Kun Lun, sworn enemy of the hand is still the greatest fighter in the MCU! He defeated the great Shou-Lao by Order of the Crane Mother!* 😂
@@BartAllen yes he even in the comic there is no one who can match Shang Chi with martial arts even Danny powers doesn't work what comic's are you reading because that is just trash
@@EmperorDxD *Danny would win, and he's already stalemated Shang-Chi in the past, and that was without accessing his Iron Fist -- but yes, I realise your take is trash ...* 😂
I just saw it, I loved the villain, he was amazing. Also, the action action scenes were incredible, some of the best I’ve seen in a long ass time. Personally, there weren’t ANY slow parts for me
I’m conflicted. On the one hand, I totally understand/desire keeping the ending small scale. On the other hand, if they did, would average movie goers complain/think that Shang-Chi doesn’t have what it takes to hang out with the other Avengers when the big danger comes in? I think I’d much rather have that small scale ending though.
@@midgetwars1 that’s a lot to ask for I would think. Having to bring a actor for a cameo specific fight scene for every movie, I would love that but it doesn’t sound very doable.
If you have watched ip man (if not look ip man vs 10 man dojo) if they had done something like that you and add a bit of mystical stuff with the rings and hint at imagine what he could do superpowers with the rings that could easily prove his place as an avenger level hero
@Elsa Guadalupe this coming from someone who has no idea what I have and haven't seen. An actor can be great and bad at the same time. I'm literally just saying I enjoyed his performance Kindly fuck all the way off
Legit my favourite MCU movie so far. Absolutely in love with the chinese mythology visuals, and holy god damn crap that ending battle was the best action sequence the MCU has ever had
I don't understand why the MCU won't bring on the writers from Agents of Shield. Six out of the 7 seasons had amazing villans, their Madam Hydra and Grant Ward are easily a top 5 MCU villans(depending on which side of the canon debate you stand on).
This coming from someone who has never seen a Tony Leung movie before, I understand now why he's so famous in Asia. The dude blew me away with his performance. So much gravitas.
I loved him in this movie. Really looking forward to his future movies.
He did great in this movie. This movie had me in the feels a few times. It definitely delivered. This a top 5 mcu film for me
Hes incredible. You're gonna love all the other stuff hes done :D Im glad to see more western audiences are now getting familiar with him :)
@@velvetp5754 the Grandmaster ! But my favourite is Infernal affairs ( the departed by martin scorcese.)
@@kicknowledgesmith8608 lol
RIP to the stunt coordinator Brad Allan, the first ever non-Asian person to make it into Jackie Chan's stunt team and the badass that brought this new martial arts energy to the MCU.
Huh, good on him. Rip.
Did the 10 Rings get him?
RIP Brad. Thanks for bringing all the amazing action and stories that you provided all of us. You're the best.
Did he pass away while they were filming the movie? If so that may explain why the third Act was back to MCU standards like Jeremy was saying.
NO WAY! That's so freaking sad. His fight scenes with Jackie in Gorgeous are my favorite ever. RIP.
Tony Leung making fun of the name “Mandarin” was hilarious. “They were scared of an Orange”
It was pretty dumb, really. Mandarin is used to refer to many things from Northern China.
The original name was something akin to "the Chinese Übermensch", not a great name but little to do with the fruit.
@@tomasxfranco By who and how?
They were trying to fix the whole fumanchu problem but it didn't come off well.
@@blackmantis3130 what?
@@AnnaZnna Tom was correct. Many things were called Mandarin in Qing (Manchurian) Dynasty. It's referred to Manchurian court officials, the dialect spoken at the imperial court (today's Mandarin Chinese), the collar of Manchurian robes (Mandarin collar).
Wenwu was probably my favorite character. Like, he’s a bad dude and a harsh father, but you can tell he loves his family plus the effects when he punches with his rings was so cool.
Hella cool
Yes. Wenwu was very cool character.
Yes. Wenwu was very cool character.
He's a tragic villain, had one chance to fully leave the past behind but the past chase him back and undid all of his Family-man's life
@@christofera.amadeus8704 ABSOLUTE!
"The villain in Shang chi was a standout in the film" ~ It was because it was played by THE Tony Leung, the Marlon Brando of Asian Cinema.
Don't compare Marlon Brando to anyone else, stop this crapp
@@thomasrockbottom2907 have you even watched Tony Leung's performance in all of his films. His films alone stand as one of the finest of asian Cinema, which shows his versatality. He's hands down the best actor of Asian Cinema. Brando likewise is the one of the best actors in Hollywood. I'm not comparing both of them, just pointing out the fact that Tony Leung is a gift to world cinema and should be recognised globally, equally to the level of Brando if not more. He's always been popular in the Chinese countries but he deserves more acclaim worldwide. And also if you don't agree I'm ok with it, don't be rude lol.
@@thomasrockbottom2907 oh you naive summer child
@@thomasrockbottom2907 it's not that serious.
Asian not just Chinese only understand that. If u compare somebody from 50's era Chinese cinema to Marlon Brando ,that acepptable
If we're talking martial arts movies, you can't go wrong with The Raid, The Raid 2, or The Night Comes For Us. Any old school Jackie Chan flick as well.
Don’t forget old school films like Enter the Dragon. For the western scene, Extraction (while not a martial arts film) still has some raid style action.
The Critical Drinker said the same thing in his review, in that point I'm not interested in this movie.
Never back down was a great modern day martial art movie too. Can't leave that badassery out.
Don't forget the Bruce Lee masterpieces.
While not quiet as good as the Raid movies, Headshot is full of badassery as well
i think michael keaton was a great mcu villain even if his threat level was only on a friendly neighborhood level. vulture doesnt get enough credit in the mcu.
Very underrated performance I think. When he is threatening Peter in the car, he is genuinely scary.
Absolutely. It’s one of the best “high school” movies in a long time and I appreciated how grounded the story was. Imo top 3 Spiderman movies
@@SerAkimbo yes i agree! that whole scene of him meeting peter as the prom date and driving them to school. i feel like we all felt that tension and thats something you cant capture in other mcu movies. of course we know spiderman is gonna win at the end of the movie, but peter parker made a huge sacrifice in that moment and you felt it. the vulture nearly played him like a fiddle and was really a threatening force to peter.
Michael Keaton always seems to have something burning just below the surface in which he could become unhinged at any moment. That makes him inevitably a great villain choice.
He was great. The scene with him driving Peter and Liz to the dance and then having the talk was fantastic while using small means.
Saw it last night: Tony Leung is AMAZING as always.
This, I wanted to see more of him as the character
Tony is incredibly talented for sure 🙌
I like watching old school Hong Kong movies and all of Tony Leung’s movies from the 80s and 90s, another great performance to his list 👍🏻
Loved him since I first saw Hard Boiled. He tends to always keep you intrigued.
I watched Tony Leung about 30 years ++ since his first debut in TVB's police cadet. He's HK finest actor indeed.
Its a good thing they did not bring Andy Lau into the mix otherwise its Infernal Affairs again
Strange i never hear about him
@@bratosin1 He's quite low profile outside of filming despite winning an amount of Asian Awards.
Search for him on channel Accented Cinema, he was just featured recently on that channel, it tells his beginning and his acting methods.
Police Cadet was my first time seeing him there also. He's great.
how was he in this woke marvel movie
so proud to see Tony Leung finally getting to shine in a Hollywood movie, this guy has been a Hong Kong movie legend for years
He's sooo good. In the mood for love, flowers of Shanghai and lust,caution really show what a versatile actor he is.
well. Tony Leung's career in Chinese language movie industry tanked. His last several Chinese movies bombed badly in China. He cannot draw people to cinemas to watch him any more. So good for him that he can find some work in Hollywood.
Loved him in Hero.
Ahh So that's why they cast him, for those Chinese tickets
@@dt8101 Is that because he sided with Hong Kong rather than China?
I'm watching this to support the Hong Kong actor playing the Mandarin. Woah, so many Hong Kong actors in this movie.
Your money is still going to Disney though.
@@dwagin6315 but maybe like a tenth of a cent might be going to him??? (I hope)
why does he need support?
@bocoy noiu never heard of it
yes, the guy Simu Liu totally denied in addition to Michelle Yeoh when he said the "I haven't seen any representation until me".
Tony Leung's character isn't really a villain villain - he is more like an antagonist.
THANK YOU
I agree! His story is better then the son 😂
He has a better story than the main character. Terrible writing
@@blackmantis3130 I don't think it's terrible. As it's an origin story, the father had to have a predominant aspect as he was about to die.
@@aishikamitra yes the father can have a good story but when the supporting character has more screen presence and a better backstory and motivation it's a big problem.
Just makes me miss Daredevil. Just people fighting with martial arts and no huge grand lasers or whatever, just emotion and empathy and morality. Idk. Maybe there’s no comparison but I just miss daredevil.
I canceled Netflix after that. I know it wasn't all their fault but someone had to pay! Daredevil is the best superhero show ever made. Season 2 was the weakest to me but still introduced the Punisher in epic fashion. Just incredible.
Without the punisher season 2 would've fell flat honestly
@@notfromhere8889 Season 2 the second half was pretty meh. The first half with Punisher was awesome.
I mean Shang Chi has powers. It's not fair to compare.
@@notfromhere8889 don’t worry. Huge rumor is that Charlie Cox daredevil is coming to the mcu and appearing in multiple shows. And rumor is he might get season 4 with moonknight and Spider-Man on the show
RIP Bradley James Allan the stunt designer, he is the part of Jackie Chan Stunt team. He was the dude that fought Jackie in Gorgeous.
That news was shocking to me. Was looking forward to more of his work. On the day he passed, I was watching the Gorgeous fight, googled his name and found out he has passed a few hours earlier.
He was also a fellow Australian to me
@@MarlonRodriguezmma8907 He was the future for Marvel alas his untimely death. You guys should watch his journey into JC stunt team. An ultimate fan recruited by Jackie to be with his stunt family.
Wait what he passed away? Sad... He was awesome in Jackie Chan films. RIP
Potential legend gone too soon. RIP.
Bad villains have been the MCU’s weakest points, even for a huge fan like I am. Black Widow is a good example, but the list is bigger than it should be.
I may have missed it, but did Jeremy say that the Mandarin was weak in this or no? Because other reviews ive seen have said the Mandarin was great
He said in this interview he loved Tony Leung as The Mandarin, so thankfully this is not the case for Shang-Chi
Yeah but I feel like villains like Vulture, Thanos, Ego, Zemo have made up for some of that
They don't treat the villains as characters- just disposal punching bags that the characters need to beat.
@@kingsleycy3450 I mean there’s not to many good villians in Marvel anyways. Hopefully that changes with the xmen and f4 (Dr.Doom in particular)
I liked how when someone explain how the dweller-in-the darkness lure someone to crack open the prison he influences him with his deepest desire. And wenxu’s deepest desire wasn’t about ten rings or power but bring his wife back to be united with the kids.
Damn didn't think about it that way
@@hnks6862 they stated that in the movie several times lmao
Funny thing is, the whole time, with everyone telling him she's not in there I feel for him. He still had to try.
@@fcgHenden I think at that point the writers went too far. Maybe if monsters are coming out of the door as everyone said, he should have realised his wife wasn't there. And if not shang chi could have explained it real fast and simple. I see it a lot in movies and i hate it.
@@gabrielmasdeu3548 Shang chi did explain it. He explained it multiple times in fact, but the father could not believe it.
I actually feel like "The mandarin" is the main character. He's not a villain first and foremost, more like an antagonist and he goes through the biggest character development. When Shang-Chi finally wields the rings you strongly feel like he's similar to his mom. And that wouldn't make sense if there was more focus on Shang-Chi's thoughts. But you really feel like you're the father seeing his mother in him.
I didn’t realize that I was watching the movie like that until I read this… thank you for that
When I saw him I was like “is it really?”
But I felt they used him good, as they explained what became of him after Iron Man 3.
this. it felt more like it was the mandarin's origin story rather than shang-chi's. and props to the actor - for what he was given i actually think he carried it more than it was meant to be.
@@jyrrin I think it was the mandarins end of story.
Yeah I loved how the start foreshadowed the end, the rings turn gold in his Mum’s presence and then again in Shang-Chi’s presence.
Fake Mandarin: "You'll never see me coming."
Real Mandarin: "I'll never see you coming."
“The size of the climax”
-Jeremy Jahns
That should be his critic review on the back of the Blu-ray.
funny coming from a hulk fan ;)
Wow I was blown away how good this movie was! Shang Chi is one of my favorite Marvel movie to date. I saw it for a second time tonight and it was just as incredible the second time. The fight scenes and cinematography are top tier. The entire cast is spectacular and I can’t wait to watch it again!
Yeah, I really thought it was incredible, one of the best marvel films imo.
Was the story really good as well?
@@TyrellWellickEcorp The story was pretty damn good tbh, mainly because of the relationships between the characters.
You Re asian sooo you are biased👺👺👺
Loved it!
“Aquafina is the outlet that they can funnel through”
So like water?
She was the water dragon in Raya :0
Awkwafina ;)
*hat tip*
its not aquafina, it awkwafina, as in akward
*coughs in sisu*
This sounds like the most bonkers Kim's Convenience episode yet, down to the strict Asian parenting and Simu Liu
Simu liu is acting like he is in the first asian hero movie
What about bruce lee
@@Max1mus449 - Bruce Lee, the hero the Chinese actually liked...lol
@@Max1mus449 lol it's technically a first super hero movie 🤷
Jackie and bruce never had any ten rings type powers 😂
@@Max1mus449 There are many leading Asian men in action flicks
Shang-Chi is still the first major comic book character in that kind of role so it's nothing to scoff at. Comic books didn't really have that kind of character specifically for the Chinese audience or aesthetic until Shang-Chi
came here to look for a Kim's Convenience comment and was not disappointed.
Attempt to convince Jeremy to review the original Spider-Man 2 number 46
I believe in you
Make it happen
Keep up the fight, friend.
We can do it eventually
We have your back, man
Tony Leung is one of the Hong Kong legend so choosing him is perfect.
@bocoy noiu Mysterio is awesome
@@TheTonyEntertainment Shame he got killed off :(
@@RYMAN1321 is he really dead?
@@TheTonyEntertainment I think so, as EDITH stated “All illusions are down”.
Man, why haven't they tried having Martial Arts fight scenes in Marvel before.
"Stares in Daredevil"
And Iron Fist!
@@benjamin6194 Iron Fist...hahahahaha good one.
@@darkoale3299 They had one of the choreographers of Iron Fist on Corridor Crew, and he explained the weird edits, and direction by the director, and the time crunch for the show. Supposedly even he didn’t like the final product.
"Stares in Daredevil in the wrong direction because blind"
Daredevil was amazing but it borrowed from movies like The Raid and Old Boy
You can't cast Tony Leung as a forgettable villain, Jeremy. That guy is to China what Robert De Niro is to America.
I mean, In the mood for Love,Lust Caution,2046, Happy together
He is THAT awesome.
Glad he is not wasted here !!
Hong Kong*
Chow Yun Fat is the De Niro of China, no?
@@jaseneffendy17 Chow is more action-y
You should check the Nic Cage of HK movie, Anthony Wong in Untold Story
Bro dont compare that guy to de niro
*It seems like with every new MCU instalment* they say “No this is the most powerful thing in the Universe” then in the next sequel it’s “No, this is the most powerful thing in the universe and was here all along” and they’ve done the same with the Ten Rings
I assume the ten rings will go out the window with the eternals
That’s just with any franchise. It’s not just an MCU thing.
@@koberyan2880 Not many franchises get to over 20 films by doing that though.
Only someone who never read comics would say that.
Powers get scaled up and scaled down depending on the writers,over and over again...its part of the comics history
@@originaldelta
And comic readers complain about it to this day. Just because something is common doesn’t make it good. Obesity is common…wouldn’t call it good tho 🤷🏾♂️👍🏾
I just wanted to say that the MCU movies are also known for their human story that they bring. Like Antman is all about the family, the moral dilemma in civil war (to sign or not to sign), the power of the strong against the weak in Avengers 1, the responsibility of the strong to take care of the weak in Black Panther etc. It's not just the big CGI battle at the end.
In Endgame moving on and making ammends, FATWS carrying legacy and racism, Wandavision loss and grief, even What If? and Loki has those moments.
Here it's a man not knowing how to deal with grief and it gets to him. It shows sometimes you just gotta move on.
@@austinhernandez2716 The ending in ep 4 was depressing.
nah, it's always a generic story that's used to sell more. cgi battles appeal to a large portion of the audience and they cover this action with a worn-out theme. it's nothing new and is super polished to make sure it's not gonna create any controversies or moral dilemmas. bad guys are shallow business men, good guys sometimes fall but always get up thanks to their friends and family, it's not even hard to guess the plot from the opening scene. this is not real life, this is how you would want it'd be. and therefore it's not human either, it's too basic for that. it's just designed to make humans satisfied, cause if they told something more real you'd probably be disturbed.
@@howdymynamesjae That is your point of view, I think It's the idea from real human experience which makes me think of different circumstances regarding life. It should be polished because its more convincing. And the hero gets up because we all want a happy ending without the sadness and depression, some of that stuff happen in real life, there for it is human experience.
Kung Fu Hustle... It's blend of Looney Tunes style slapstick & martial arts is absolute perfection. Easily one of the top Kung Fu films of its decade and imo all time. Pays homage to the films that inspired it while transcending them to become something unlike anything before it. Even the most skeptical persons I have introduced to it ended up huge fans.
LOVE that movie.
I always find it strange people sleep on that movie. Most people don’t even know it exists and it’s brilliant.
Where can I watch this?
@@ricksanchez5971 it's on netflix
@@hardfugoo1 cause it came out like a decade ago. I remember watching it and the cinema being empty.
When JJ said "ring on ring combat" I immediately thought of Spaceballs
When he said rock out with ur - I immediately filled it in with what I’m used to saying lol
Well played… I see your Schwartz is as big as mine…
I actually appreciated that they were actually being serious in this film and letting the drama play out
I watched this yesterday and I LOVE the way they played with opposites, Shang and his father have their hair parted in the opposite direction, the dragon scales are red and the electricity is blue, Shang's rings are red and his dad's is blue, and the way they play with showing his dad in the mirrors a lot. I also really liked how both the sides, red and blue, were not portrayed as the good and evil side because when the actual evil being comes alive, it is purple (a combination of red and blue).
Edit: I also loved the fight scene with the mask guy, fast paced hand to hand combat, great choreography.
Missed opportunity of showcasing Jeremy's martial arts prowess of knocking the camera out cold like he used to in honor of Shang-Chi. Big sad...
Wait... he doesn't do that anymore? I just rewatched the end because of your comment.
When did he stop doing that?
‘What a tender young creature!🍁🍀☘️🌿🌾🌵🌴
@@justsomebody-1665 The offended mob of Twitter again from what I've read...
Bringing in the HK martial arts choreography into the MCU is one of the best choices. Now we just need to find a way to blend that all into the MCU with the CGI and stuff. Hope there's more to come, not only with Shang Chi but more of other MCU fights.
Good to hear about Tony Leung. He's a heavy hitting actor.
Who?
@@algorithmicalychallenged.291 Legend Hong Kong actor. This is his Hollywood debut.
Glad he mentioned Tony Leung , the icon of asian cinema.
@@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom sure
His performance on Wong Kar Wai movies are simply beautiful
I just watched the movie, and man forget Shang Chi. The villain is the best part of the film. I love the focus they put on the villain. It felt more like his film than Shang Chi's.
Kind of how the Joker stole the movie in The Dark Knight.
Yep bad writing there. Bland actor simu is.
That is not a good thing for the movie, once again bad writing.
@@Rah1381 a hero is only as good as the threat of their villains
@@blackmantis3130 He was fine in the final act of the movie though, played the very angry rebellious asian son very well. Hopefully he gets better, after all he has time since people stay in the mcu for what 4+ movies?
This is why cap america winter soldier is my all-time favorite MCU film. The fight sequences are all in-camera, minimal CGI and even when there is CGI it is blended perfectly into the in-camera fights. Im a little disappointed to hear that shang chi has a CGI heavy climax, the in-camera fights in shang chi looks excellent
Yupp
So the helicarriers falling from the sky didn't happen?
True but winter soldier had some wack shaky cam moments
yeah, even then the shaky cam is annoying...still better than most of the mcu tho
@@Karas540 “CGI” in this case means superpowers that rely on CGI. You don’t need those to make a good character film.
I recommend Jackie Chan's Drunken Master. For me it's the most fun martial arts film, and many of Shang-Chi's moves are inspired by Jackie.
Jackie didn't do all his stuff in front of a green screen though. Police Story 1 is his best movie
@@NeverSaySandwich1 HE DID IT FOR REAL!!
@@LuisSierra42 that’s what they said
@@NeverSaySandwich1 dude!! Police story 1 and 2 are my top 5 Jackie Chan movies
Kung fu hustle. Not Jackie Chan but still one of the best movies ever made.
"Less is more" is something the MCU needs to apply to its action climaxes. The craziest action sequence that worked best for me is Thanos vs the Iron-Man, Spider-Man, Dr Strange & the Guardians because it felt more personal and even though it went to crazy levels it was well executed. The final epic battle at the climax of Endgame was not very interesting altogether, the way it ended with "I am Iron-Man" landed but the battle as a whole wasn't very engaging. The MCU sometimes goes too far in the extreme with the action and loses my engagement, they have to refine that and nail it each time, and by now they really should already be at this level.
I liked the Endgame finale except for the part where all the female characters just happened to end up in the same place at the same time right when one of them gets the stones. When they did something similar in Infinity War it didn't bother me because it made sense that they were all together, but in Endgame it was very cringey and obvious pandering.
I feel like the russos and whedon are the only one that are good at directing superhero action scenes.
See I get that the big battle in endgame is objectively less well coordinated and paced than the thanos fight in IF, but my monkey brain says big comic book spread on screen is good so HAH
@@emmanuelmondesir1314 Winter soldier fights are the best
I 100% agree with you the fights in infinity war was so good but in endgame it was all comedy and trying to do fan service.
The fight in the forest between the villain and the mom was really cool
It was gorgeous! I really enjoyed that as well.
It didnt look like a fight tbh, it looked like two people dancing
@@JoeMama-sd2kl that’s what was so cool. Plus you could tell by the music/ facial expressions without dialogue it was more play/exploring one another than fighting.
I am so glad that they successfully bring a wuxia style fight and even a back story line for shang chi.
This has been to death and much much better in Chinese Martial Arts movies before.
Tony Leung also asked to develop the Wen Wu character from the get go, most likely he won't be like the other MCU forgettable villains
@@Red-zh7vq I'm afraid not
Back in the 70's, "Shang Chi: Master of Kung Fu" was part of Marvel's wonky supernatural line-up: Blade, Morbius, Ghost rider, Hellstorm...Son of Satan, The Defenders, Doctor Strange, Power Man &Iron Fist, Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy... crazy stuff. Kinda curious why "Kung Fu" was taken out of the title. Possibly to appeal to the Chinese government? Good review, despite the glaring title omission.
It’s because having the first Asian superhero movie being defined by Kung fu wouldn’t sit right, Asian characters have been stereotyped as martial arts for a while now.
the Chinese don’t even like this movie it might get banned there, plus like the other reply said it feels lowkey racist to have master of kung fu as the title
@@noahchiang7323 ? the chinese dont even like this movie?! has it been released there yet? it 'might' get banned there????! where are you pulling these assumptions from?
Erm since when are the chinese government against lol kung fu???
@@blakenierman1974 loool if they were going to racialise/stereotype Shang Chi they would call it -
"Shang Chi: Master of Everything!" XD
But yup you hit iy on the head... it would sound daft.... master of kung fu sounds very 70s anyway...
kung fu is one of the chinese ways of saying martial arts so if they were going to go for a modern take on that they would call it "Shang Chi: Master of Martial Arts" or "Shang Chi: Master of Wushu" which probably sounds corny to westerners and to the east it doesnt matter as its originally a western character based on bruceploitation anyway
anyone who hasn’t seen Kung-Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer needs to watch those movies!
Best kung fu comedies ever.
Kung-Fu Hustle is an instant classic!
Shaolin Soccer is not a good movie
Just loved those football matches only
Story and Acting s is cringe and laugh worthy
But a enjoyable movie
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon still is the OG! Has scenes that captivated me and most movies 20 yrs later Can’t even compete!
The Beast from Kung Fu Hustle was my favorite character.
I loved the third act of this movie. It was completely unexpected. It reminded me of the first time I saw Guardians of the Galaxy...just a wild ride.
I was worried that this movie would resemble the Daredevil Netflix series and that Shang-Chi would spend most of the movie getting his ass kicked and lying in bed while he healed from his numerous wounds. But, he was a bad ass who took care of his own...
They do that with so many heroes now. There was more fight scenes in this movie than the last two spider mans put together. Spider-Man is always getting beat up. When I watch a super hero movie I wanna see them go ham
@@johansermartinez9287 Shang chi is going to train Spider-Man I’m betting that’s what’s going to happen
You got it all mixed up mate. Daredevil is badass and the last act of Shang-Chi was some bonkers, unfitting, Pokémon, Shen Long, Godzilla vs. Kong monsterfight shit just to please Chinese audiences even more. What a sad turn. Would they have stuck to the Martial Arts only, this could have been a great flick. Now it's just forgettable.
@@lilquincy6292 are you being serious? If so that sounds pretty dumb. It just doesn’t make sense Spider-Man isn’t really a martial artist and I really feel like he needs a chance to stand on his own. Even no way home looks to have that problem of being too scared to leave tom Holland without other mcu heroes with him.
@@lilquincy6292 that’s what happened in the comics, he trained Peter to fight more professional and both defensively and offensively.
Tony Leung is one of the greats in East Asia. He is versatile and an actor’s actor. His character from Infernal Affairs is played by DiCaprio in The Departed.
Brilliant actor - who the hell is Simu Liu to talk about he the first asian hero in history.???? uhhh NO.
Simu Liu is just playing the marketing game. He can claim to be the first Chinese Canadian superhero 😉
@@akirahojo2 He running his stupid entitled mouth like Brie Larson .. but at least her annoying ass had an Oscar. This dude hasn't busted a grape. He's playing the career suicide game. WTF is this dude to go at Bob Chiapek? 10 plus year vet at Disney from the Merchandising/Park side. anyway, hoping this dude film breaks even at least.
He was good in wong kar-wai films as well.
@@stansb37 Tony Leung + Wong Kar Wai = Toshiro Mifune + Akira Kurosawa. They make good combo.
I appreciate how quickly everyone pronounced his name correctly after we collectively learned about it from the first trailer 😂
Reminds me of M. Knights Avatar and the pronunciation of Aang as - 'Ong"
and when you are going😇🤬🤮🤧🤢🤕🤒
So its Shung, and not Shang?
I just heard Feige say it enough times
@@Thecleetus that’s how it’s pronounced
The Chinese connection, fist of legend, jet li's fearless, the big boss, drunken master, legend of drunken master, Romeo must die, kiss of the dragon, enter the dragon, house of flying daggers, hero, the one, undisputed, undisputed 2, unleashed, crouching tiger hidden dragon, rush hour 1 and 2, who am I, rumble in the Bronx, any police story.... I can keep going.
undisputed 3, undisputed 4 ;)
Yea but none of those are superhero part of larger universe isn't it?
@@nedslass3032 does that really matter? Do you really think thats breaking any barriers, when I was growing up I idolized Bruce Lee, I didn't need to see him in a cape to think he was incredible. Truth be told I still idolize him. I started taking martial arts as a kid because I loved Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li films so much. Everyone is so concerned with representation now they forget that they should want to entertain us first, they try to smother us with whatever message they want to regurgitate and it doesn't matter if the film is good or not. I'm not saying this film is going to suck, I mean it's a marvel film so it will at the very least be entertaining, but representation doesn't automatically make it great and it shouldn't. We shouldn't give things a pass just because they check a metaphorical box that covers topics in the zeitgeist. And this isn't to say Hollywood shouldn't care at all about representation, it just shouldn't be the top concern, before good storytelling and character development. I loved spider-man as a kid, still my favorite super hero and I am Peruvian. I never needed Spider-Man to be Peruvian or even Latino of any sort, I still loved him and found him relatable. As an immigrant who has been living in the US for almost my entire life now, I can honestly say that I have never felt under represented. I brought my culture with me and was surrounded by it growing up, I never needed Hollywood or entertainment in general to tell me I existed.
Yooooo you should watch my shang chi review!!!!!
@@Mr_Cinematic yeah I'm hearing good things for the action. I will check it out at some point, but I kinda fell out of the MCU since endgame so at some point I will check it out.
Michelle Yeoh was the same as when she did her role in film Wing Chun decades ago. Simu Liu's sweater reminded me of the same colors of Goku's gi from DBZ.
We understand why you forgot black widow Jeremy, it's all cool😂😂😂😂😂😂
Even when you remeber it exists, it has very little connection with phase 4 anyway
@@joshevans3421 phase 4 suck so far
@@herloss448 its mostly been completely series
BLACK WIDOW is a GREAT movie (even better the 2nd time cuz there's SO MUCH in there) in every way, and NOT so formulaic like most MCU.
Red Warrior (what was his name?) ALONE was worth the price of admission and so RICH a character as they all were...and I say that as a person who HATES that actor normally! (David Harbour?)
@@professorcranium4792 you can like black widow as much as you want, but how is it not formulaic.
The most recent Martial arts flick I thoroughly enjoyed was "the night comes for us". Every hit was hard, the fight choreography was top tier, and the gore was a great touch
GOT ANY MORE FLICKS.
@@BESTDICKINCHINA
I got you fam.
The raid
The raid 2
Ninja assassin
Triple threat
All the Ip Man movies
Man of tai chi
@@BESTDICKINCHINA pffft SPL / Flashpoint for hardhitting!
Yeah I thought they do same with this. More hand to hand combat and less CGI nonsense
I see a lot of comments giving lots of love to Tony Leung, which is well deserved. But can we talk about how good Simu Liu was. That guy did a phenomenal job as Shang-Chi. I can’t wait to see what marvel does with him.
Couldn't agree more
Eh they should have chosen a more handsome actor for Shang Chi. Having read Jonathan Hickman's Avengers I really like the way he was drawn there, really cool.
@@Not-Andy-Here shut up
I found the guy to be kind of wooden and outshines by some of the other actors, and I did think it was bit weird how there was a sudden switch from troubled, badass killer to goofy-hapless normal guy - like could we at least get some kind of description for he gradually learned to adopt that or something???
No he isn't. He has no screen presence and outshone by every other character he is in a scene with.
When a movie gets you to see things from a villains perspective and it not feel forced, that’s called good writing.
I haven't seen this movie but I must point out that you could also get that if the good guys are written so terribly the villains seem likeable by comparison.
“The climax felt like it cheapened things” Oh I think we’ve all been there😏
Big CGI fight!
Nope. Mainly because I never even starterd to begin with.
Every movie in last 5 years mostly
@@kaveenmanusha9843 Yeah but he's not talking about movies lmfao.
@King Slayer The power of the ten rings shown in the trailers was very underwhelming. I don't know if those ten rings do anything amazing, but they don't look like they're all that great. Of course I could be wrong, it's just a personal first impression from the trailers.
I can't wait to see this!
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Han Solo's son kills him in it!
Just looks like your average marvel movie
Edit: now I've seen it, I was wrong. I was very wrong.
You can. And you will.
Bien
For a Martial Arts movie you can't go wrong with Five Deadly Venoms.
Sure can't. One of the greatest.
infact top ten shaw brothers movies are a great watch....five deadly venoms being the best of them
My favorite 👍
Geez you wet into the dusty crates for that one. That was a dope concept that I'm surprised hasn't been copied by Hollywood yet.
@@thephilosopher7173 For real
This was sick I was not going in with high expectations I was really just thinking “I want this to be a dumb martial arts movie” and this is honestly one of the best MCU movies
Jeremy feels for the villain is the power of Tony Leung. Dude is a legend.
did Jeremy watch the movie? It is not out yet though.....
@@flipclip3126 early screenings in select states
Totally agree. It felt like having to fit within the parameters of the formula of the MCU stopped the film from fully reaching its true potential. For me, felt parallel to Black Panther in that. Simu Liu is the best part of this movie and I can't wait to see him in the future of the MCU
Ah the wandavision effect. Original, interesting and breaks the formula in the first half. Marvelised by the end
Exactly This
This needs to be a common term cause this happens in almost literally every MCU film
Same with Black Widow. Starts really serious and dark only to make main character's trauma into a joke
@@naFarto With pretty bad cgi.
Well, that's what I'm here for.
this movie was great, all the fight scenes were amazing and not a single scene felt like it wasn’t necessary. this might be an unpopular opinion but i think this was the best solo mcu movie that’s ever came out
I'd be inclined to agree with you! Defo one of the best solo films in the MCU!
I argue the first 2 Avengers were predictable, cliche, and TERRIBLE with a few okay moments. Even A3 had a lot of lame shit in it. A4 KNOCKED ME OUT. Finally, emotion over childish fist-throwing.
@@professorcranium4792 A3 is far better than endgame in a sense of pacing and actual tension. Thanos creeping his way through his mission and then actually winning was such a powerful end to that film so for me that far smacks endgame. Also it's hardly childish fist throwing, you are watching a super hero movie.
Shang chi is a spectacular movie. 10/10
@@stewartm103 it's ALWAYS childish if they're throwing fists.....AND it's even more childish when you remember it's SUPERHEROES doing this childish human move (are ya gonna throw 8,000 punches against flying demons or such??).....meaning THEY HAVE NO REASON TO THROW PUNCHES LIKE A CHILD, get it?
ex:
Superman could just TIE UP any opponent superfast, get it?
THERE ARE CLEVER WAYS to do fight scenes....and then there are the LAZIEST CLICHES POSSIBLE, like throwing fists.
Cap vs Iron Man? MORONIC.
Cap is just PUNCHING A METAL SUIT!!
IDIOTS, all of them!
(My Batman re-invention has him with BRASS KNUCKLES BUILT INTO HIS GLOVES, so at least he only has to throw ONE punch and he NEVER hurts his knuckles, duh. DC and MCU can't even make childish punching intelligent!)
I think HALF of A3 is GREAT, and the other half weak.
A4 ain't perfect either, but it was more about emotion than boring fight scenese.
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"That's a made up word." - Drax
"All words are made up." - Thor
Tony Leung is the reason why we see the movie, he is an outstanding actor from Hong Kong.
The Man from Nowhere is one of the greatest martial arts/action movies I’ve seen. Best knife fight ever, too.
The funny thing is i got bruce Lee vibes from watching the movie not in bad way the movie was good.
Even just from the trailer, Tony Leung is the stand out star.
Bruh the epic troll job he did with black widow had me literally LOL
you have no idea what a troll is, just shut up
@@michaeljordan4571 lmao oh boy this man needs to change his thong ASAP
@@Milesknight319 that pathetic insult only proves my point. try coming up with something original boy.
@@michaeljordan4571 oh you’re big mad it’s sooo cuuuute
@@Milesknight319 lets take this to your channels discussion so we can talk freely without having my post constantly taken down. so it can be fair.
I've seen a lot of reviews compared the end to "typical MCU fare" however its more comparable to Chinese Fantasy movies. Great review though!
Although I didn’t have a lot of expectations, I enjoyed Shang Chi a lot
I think it stupid to low rate a movie for the big CGI fight cuz they always do it. What do you expect in a big marvel movie? Fan will be mad if there no fight after all the hype in the movie. Some people don't care but most people want a big fight. I just consider the big fight fan service and don;t really count it against any movie. (DC and marvel always have a big fight scene and everyone expect one)
@@bobbysmith8095 I think ppl have become spoiled over the overabundance of these kind of action set pieces in every blockbuster film these past 12 years.
@@bobbysmith8095 dr strange has no "big end fight" and no one complained, instead people loves it
@@bobbysmith8095 facts. You can't show mythological elements without cgi
Imagine if Iron Man 3 had Tony Leung as The Mandarin.
Mandarin twist in iron man 3 was great and 90% of the people who complained about it didn’t even read comics or even watch the iron man cartoon and didn’t actually have a connection to the mandarin, just wanted to whine. That was a fantastic concept.
@@TrueGamer22887 No the Mandarin twist was absolute garbage get off the crack
@@jaredmartin7040 (spoiler) i agree with you but Trevor (fake Mandarin) WAS GREAT in the shang chi movie
Ironman would’ve been dead by the end of the movie
@@jaredmartin7040 get off PCP!
no one gave a crap about mandarin from comics,
That was a dumb bandwagon thing.
IM 3 was good!
Just saw this movie earlier tonight and thought it was pretty fantastic. Not sure where exactly I rank it among MCU films, but I'm pretty sure it's at least in my Top 10. The movie had the best fight choreography, overall, in the MCU. Between the set design, costumes, and music, the film had a beautiful aesthetic. The story was compelling and contained a lot of heart. The characters were interesting and relatable, and it had one of the best villains of the MCU. Can't wait to see it again! (which will be tomorrow night, lol)
@Grant B. The whole movie was eye and ear candy. I admit, I had my doubts about another martials arts based movie after the whole MK and Snake-Eyes thing but Shang Chi is definitely going in my list.
I might argue that the ROMANTIC fight seen when Wenwu attacks his future wife....is THE best scene in the MCU so far.
(Many of my fave other scenes are NOT MCU, like Quicksilver running around the kitchen of the pentagon moving all the bullets, to the perfect song... [vs the sequel where "Sweet Dreams" is the WRONG piece of music for his big scene], which may be THE best scene in CBM history, or the blue dude sneaking into the White House to kill the president, cuz he's been mind-controlled... by a dude the president hired!)
If we're talking strictly films then definitely but if we're talking TV too then Daredevil 100% takes the choreography cake
I don’t see the dad as a villain though. Just manipulated
It's for sure the best MCU debut/origins film.
The raid. Best martial arts movie of all time.
I raise you a The Raid 2.
True
I raise you both a night comes for us
@@MaxIronsThird raid>raid 2
Enter the Dragon, The Big Boss, Bloodsport and Kickboxer.
A friend recommended Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky. It is crazy over the top, and a lot of fun!
You've got a lot of guts recommending that
Yep. Lots of eyepopping moments
Omg that movie is comedy, one punch through the body lol
Best english dub ever ngl *random YES YES YES intensifies*
Traditional: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
A different take: Kung-Fu Hustle
Both are great movies.
This movie made a very disconnected movie tie into the overall story, that i give props to.
How the movie sucked so and
Even though I agree with your statement about the generally weak villains, I feel that Killmonger, Hela and The Vulture were great "One-off" villains. Furthermore, Mysterio and Helmut Zemo are honorable mentions for me. The best were the ones mentioned by you, in Thanos and Loki, but their characters were also build over several movies.
Agreed
Even Ego I would consider a good villain
Bucky ( in winter soldier and partly in civil war ) and technically tony stark in civil war were antagonists at least from the point of view of cap
@@Revan-eb1wb Tony was definitely the antagonist in Civil War. It was Cap's movie
@@EvilPinata that is what i meant
I absolutely loved the mandarin character in this. He was such a great actor and the martial arts shown was so damn good. The way he wields those rings I was like holy hell that's what the MCU has been missing all this time. All of the previous fights just feel mundane now that I've seen real martial arts that isn't BJJ or straight up brawls.
I was missing a bit of weight. I think I needed to see him kick some more ass in the present or be scarier than he was. It felt like he went out like a chum since it took his son 15 minutes to learn how to use those martial arts and the rings better than he did, when he had them for millenia and should have been able to deal some damage to the big bad.
@@tomasxfranco agreed
@@tomasxfranco well shang chi has The power of the guardian dragon and is the reason he is able to use the rings so much better
@@tomasxfranco actually Shang chi knows how to use do the martial art, his mom has taught him all the techniques when he was a child. All he has to do is to remember. IMO his father wanted to be defeated or even killed so he could go find his love in the afterlife.
"Black Widow...I kind of forgot." No truer words have ever been spoken...
I for the life of me cannot find a positive review of black widow on RUclips.was the movie that bad??!?
@@brandonspencer5594 Nah, it's not terrible. It's just not memorable.
@@BillMarion is it bad that I liked it?
@@brandonspencer5594 99% of RUclips film "critics" are hot dogshit. That's why "Zack Snyder's gang of unlikable bloodthirsty psycho's" got so much praise yet nobody liked it in the real world.
@@ryanangelastro504 91% of the verified (y'know, the ones that can't make 50 accounts) audience on Rotten Tomatoes also enjoyed Black Widow.
Saw the movie and didn't experience the down time. I felt like it was perfect as it is. All the actors did an amazing job, the story was compelling, each character had a purpose in the movie and again another villain that was relatable and you feel for them like they did with Kilmonger. I'm excited for this new phase of the MCU
Yea same I was surprised Jeremy thought so
A lot of these huge climaxes I end up kind of checking out mentally. When everything flying around the screen is CGI and the fighting goes beyond unrealistic, it’s usually just a matter of time until it resolves itself and there’s therefore not really any stakes.
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No stakes? I could've sworn multiple Avengers died in the last two movies. Its a comic book movie bruh a lot of the fun is how insane and unrealistic it is. Its a bunch of aliens and people with superpowers fighting each other.
Do you have any good climaxes you would recommend?
@@realxjosh8298 Endgame battle had stakes, right until Cpt. Marvel showed up.
@@realxjosh8298 "This is a movie about space wizards intended for children" - Patrick Willems (on the topic of Star Wars). At least that's the vibe I'm getting from your explanation. And I am most definitely sure that you do NOT want to be compared to someone like Patrick.
Seriously though, writing off the MCU movies as a "bunch of aliens and people with superpowers fighting each other" is doing a disservice to the character writing and potential for storytelling that these movies can have, especially considering that the 1st and 2nd phase MCU movies focused heavily on character moments and story consistency; they were more than just a bunch of aliens and people fighting one another. Compared to the earlier MCU movies, the latest MCU stuff don't hold a candle at all.
@@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom Shhhh. You must not talk bad about that movie.
For a martial arts film, I would really recommend The Night Comes For Us or the Ip Man series! Both have amazingly choreographed scenes and solid actors.
Headshot is also great, another Iko Uwais movie.
The Raid too! That has Iko as well.
Booooy, The Night Comes for Us fucking ROCKS
The raid is one of the best
YES!!! Finally someone else mentions The Night Comes for Us. The greatest martial arts film ever.
Martial Arts Movie Recommendations:
1. Ip Man
Classic Kung Fu film of the modern era
2. Legend of the Drunken Master / Drunken Master 2
One of the best works Jackie Chan has done. More old school. Has your typical Chan inspired self-mutilation
3. Kung Fu Killer
If you wanna see Donnie Yen break down every mainstream Chinese martial art relevant today
4. Flashpoint
If you want to see Donnie Yen again but more of a MMA take on martial arts
5. Fearless
Last Kung Fu "epic" Jet Li wanted to do I think.
I could name a hundred but I wanted to name some you might not have watched before.
Laughs in riki oh
I dont see Kung Fu Panda in that list
You left out Police Story
Kung fu hustle
Ong Bak?
This movie really shows that how a good Dragon Ball movie might look like and the the set piece in the 3rd act is at par with the endgame one!!!
Well worth your time👍👍👍
Reassuring. Thanks. Now I'm excited.
I liked how he was rocking the goku colors
It also shows how an Avatar the last airbender would've worked with better CGI
I think Man of Steel style fights would be good for a DBZ movie
@@jmz2144 agreed man of steel was basically dbz fight scenes
Tony Leung played one of my favorite MCU villains! I love me a sympathetic villain! They did a great job developing his character.
Just the rewatch the raid movies again, they will never bore you.
Tony leung is a legend. He was out of this world playing leo di cap character in the original version of the departed.
This is what happens when you get talented actors who can actually perform their own fight scenes rather than pretty boys who rely on stunt men to do thier fight scenes, and the director making 100 cuts and zooming all the way in and shaking the camera so we as audience can't tell that it is the stunt person.
He should rename the “no alcohol required” rank to “it’s a marvel movie”
Captain Marvel is obviously a Marvel movie and that require guts and some alcohol to swallow imo
@@sarutobia.f74 It's an okay movie to me.
What you said about the sister.. I felt that. Other than that I loved this movie. I also noted the thing about not destroying it with constant jokes. They managed to rein it in this time, for the better!
Don’t worry, Jeremy; a lot of us forgot about Black Widow.
Yep Mauler just put his very long review up tearing it to shreds. They destroyed another villain in Taskmaster. I think many people are done with the MCU after the changed course in phase 4, end of phase 3.
@@skidmoda nah, Loki has me excited for the future. Black Widow doesn't really count
@@beezusHrist Glad you enjoyed Loki. It got a little too cringy for me, so each their own I suppose. Loki and Winter Solider sort of had the opposite effect in regards to the excitement of the future for me. Although Wanda being a villain should be interesting. I'm curious where that thread will go. Hopefully, this movie is good and my faith will be restored.
yeah lol I sure did XD
@@skidmoda People who said that they're done with MCU after Endgame are nothing but a bunch of pathetic fucking hypocrite. They keep saying that and they still keep coming back.
You talking about how the massive fight in the end wasn't as interesting as the simple fights in the beginning reminds me of Endgame and how I feel Cap, Iron Man and Thor v Thanos was better than the final battle. The final battle was amazing, but it didn't feel as tense or personal as that first smaller fight was
Same reason I feel the fight against Thanos on Titan in Infinity War is one of the best fight scenes in the entire MCU. It was much more focused, which is impressive considering how many characters were involved, but that was part of its intensity since Thanos was such a threat. The big war battle in Endgame was cool for spectacle, but it was just a collection of clips that didn't really flow well. The smaller fight against Thanos right before that was much more engaging.
@@StuCheeks I feel like if the battle was reversed with it starting with the war then shrinking down to Cap, Thor and Iron Man v Thanos then Iron Man snapping, it'd have been way more engaging
Great battle all the same
Agreed. A part of me wishes they didn't bring anyone back from the dead and it was just the original avengers crew taking on Thanos
@@tastycookiechip no
@@FOF275 no
'I cherish peace with all my heart. I don't care how many, men, women, and children I need to kill to get it.' -
-a much better film
Ding dong your opinion is wrong
Hi - I mean.. he’s not wrong - i watched that movie and was left thinking “wow so many characters stood out in that movie” nowadays new MCU characters come in and it’s like “Okay I guess this character is in this Universe now..” the characters just don’t leave much of a lasting impression.
@@Hi-fd4cw no it ain't
@@Slavic_Snake hey, @Hi said "Ding dong", have some respect.
@@MultiMangoPie ye well ding dong, no it ain't.
*In the sequel Shang Chi has to fight Danny Rand: the immortal Iron Fist, protector of Kun Lun, sworn enemy of the hand is still the greatest fighter in the MCU! He defeated the great Shou-Lao by Order of the Crane Mother!* 😂
Shang Chi is a better fighter
Daredevil beat Danny Rand LOL
@@EmperorDxD *Err, no he's not -- especially in the comics ~*
@@BartAllen yes he even in the comic there is no one who can match Shang Chi with martial arts even Danny powers doesn't work what comic's are you reading because that is just trash
@@EmperorDxD *Danny would win, and he's already stalemated Shang-Chi in the past, and that was without accessing his Iron Fist -- but yes, I realise your take is trash ...* 😂
I just saw it, I loved the villain, he was amazing. Also, the action action scenes were incredible, some of the best I’ve seen in a long ass time. Personally, there weren’t ANY slow parts for me
Glad you agree, I thought this movie was great
I’m conflicted. On the one hand, I totally understand/desire keeping the ending small scale. On the other hand, if they did, would average movie goers complain/think that Shang-Chi doesn’t have what it takes to hang out with the other Avengers when the big danger comes in?
I think I’d much rather have that small scale ending though.
Do it Ant-Man style and have him beat an Avenger.
@@midgetwars1 that’s a lot to ask for I would think. Having to bring a actor for a cameo specific fight scene for every movie, I would love that but it doesn’t sound very doable.
Its sadly business, marvel is gonna cater to average brainless movie goers because they are the majority
If you have watched ip man (if not look ip man vs 10 man dojo) if they had done something like that you and add a bit of mystical stuff with the rings and hint at imagine what he could do superpowers with the rings that could easily prove his place as an avenger level hero
No because we've had smaller scale mcu films like Ant Man. They didn't that large scale cgi effect battle at end.
The IP man series is a must watch for anyone that loves martial arts films
IP man. The first one. Grounded, good plot, good villains and a little humor.
I really liked how the Mandarin was so nice and then snapped at a moments notice.
@Elsa Guadalupe this coming from someone who has no idea what I have and haven't seen. An actor can be great and bad at the same time. I'm literally just saying I enjoyed his performance
Kindly fuck all the way off
Legit my favourite MCU movie so far. Absolutely in love with the chinese mythology visuals, and holy god damn crap that ending battle was the best action sequence the MCU has ever had
It turned into a godzilla cartoon...if thats your thing.
Legendary Tony Leung, seeing the major masses getting to know the talent of this legend makes me so happy.
yes , me too. been fan of his for years
Yup. He's awesome!
I don't understand why the MCU won't bring on the writers from Agents of Shield. Six out of the 7 seasons had amazing villans, their Madam Hydra and Grant Ward are easily a top 5 MCU villans(depending on which side of the canon debate you stand on).
I'm glad Tony finally gets the recognition he deserves. That guy acts so naturally in front of the camera
Incredible fight choreography and visuals. Felt very in tune with the character. It just felt like a really great kung fu movie. 9/10.