Eternals?

[Anonymous]

I'm surprised there isn't a thread yet, curious what others think. I took two teen boys, who loved it. I thought the mixed reviews were justified. The main thing is the nonsensical story, hard to overcome that, and too many characters to do them all justice. I thought the cast was decent overall, but Richard Madden and Gemma Chan (Icarus and Cersei) weren't charismatic enough to carry the film, though each had a few good moments. Angelina Jolie was horrible as Thena. She didn't fit into the otherwise solid ensemble, is not convincingly strong enough to play a great warrier (think Robin Wright in Wonder Woman). Mostly posed and pouted, and all her stunt double work was too obvious and distracting. Not helped by her godawful costuming. On the positive side, Chloe Zao has a tremendous eye and this was by far the most scenically beautiful Marvel film. Found the characters Dane, Gilgamesh, Druig, Phaestos, Sprite, Ajak, Makkari, and Kingo very well acted and entertaining. With a better story/writing and a few different casting choices, could have been the best Marvel film imo. But right now, would not be eager for a sequel.

[Anonymous]

Won't see it - it's already tanked.

[Anonymous]

It looks good to me and I look forward to streaming it. I don't plan to ever go to the movies in person again.

[Anonymous]

We took you her kids 7, 10, 12 thinking it was Marvel-esque. Kids hated it. It was definitely more adult themed than all prior ones. DH hated it. We’d always enjoyed the lack of sex scenes in (recent) Marvel movies so this was a departure.

As to characters, I thought Cersei was flat and uninspiring. Overall, it was meh. Wish I’d read more reviews before taking kids bc in retrospect I wouldn’t have taken them.

Oh well. Hope Spider-Man in December will be better

[Anonymous]

A movie for children. My pre-teens enjoyed it. I had an expensive nap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We took you her kids 7, 10, 12 thinking it was Marvel-esque. Kids hated it. It was definitely more adult themed than all prior ones. DH hated it. We’d always enjoyed the lack of sex scenes in (recent) Marvel movies so this was a departure.

As to characters, I thought Cersei was flat and uninspiring. Overall, it was meh. Wish I’d read more reviews before taking kids bc in retrospect I wouldn’t have taken them.

Oh well. Hope Spider-Man in December will be better

Ugh, there’s a sex scene? Disappointing MCU is now going that route. But, also disappointing they’re now producing terrible films as easy money grabs. Hopefully they learn their lesson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We took you her kids 7, 10, 12 thinking it was Marvel-esque. Kids hated it. It was definitely more adult themed than all prior ones. DH hated it. We’d always enjoyed the lack of sex scenes in (recent) Marvel movies so this was a departure.

As to characters, I thought Cersei was flat and uninspiring. Overall, it was meh. Wish I’d read more reviews before taking kids bc in retrospect I wouldn’t have taken them.

Oh well. Hope Spider-Man in December will be better

Ugh, there’s a sex scene? Disappointing MCU is now going that route. But, also disappointing they’re now producing terrible films as easy money grabs. Hopefully they learn their lesson.

The sex scene is part of a montage showing two characters falling in love, with a brief allusion to lovemaking (him on top of her, professing love for each other). Maybe 5 secs, not remotely graphic.

[Anonymous]

^^the sex scene in Iron Man was more graphic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We took you her kids 7, 10, 12 thinking it was Marvel-esque. Kids hated it. It was definitely more adult themed than all prior ones. DH hated it. We’d always enjoyed the lack of sex scenes in (recent) Marvel movies so this was a departure.

As to characters, I thought Cersei was flat and uninspiring. Overall, it was meh. Wish I’d read more reviews before taking kids bc in retrospect I wouldn’t have taken them.

Oh well. Hope Spider-Man in December will be better

Ugh, there’s a sex scene? Disappointing MCU is now going that route. But, also disappointing they’re now producing terrible films as easy money grabs. Hopefully they learn their lesson.

The sex scene is part of a montage showing two characters falling in love, with a brief allusion to lovemaking (him on top of her, professing love for each other). Maybe 5 secs, not remotely graphic.

It was longer than 5 seconds for sure. Maybe 30, if not a minute. Both characters topless, man on top of woman so as to cover her, but it was accompanied by the movements and noises. For adults, no big deal but for little ones totally inappropriate. Yes, it’s PG13 but all MCU have been without much issues for smaller kids. While Iron man did have a one night stand scene, that was an outlier.

There is also a same sex couple (one of eternals) with family. No big deal. But same sex kissing did have to be explained to my littlest as she was confused. My DH was not happy bc he had not realized we’d be explaining so many adult topics after film.

So I wouldn’t recommend for young kids. This movie seemed to want to tick off every conceivable representation box with a lot of themes. We were just looking for Avengers. That wasn’t it at all

[Anonymous]

So parents need to actually heed the PG13 rating this time, fine. Most of us check commonsense media first btw. Not the filmmaker’s fault you ignored the guidance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^the sex scene in Iron Man was more graphic.

Every sex scene ever has been more graphic than two faces featuring bare shoulders. I took elementary kids and they liked it but one said it was too long. I wish it had been longer so in that respect it would be better for adults but more appropriate to watch for kids than any other Marvel movie.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We took you her kids 7, 10, 12 thinking it was Marvel-esque. Kids hated it. It was definitely more adult themed than all prior ones. DH hated it. We’d always enjoyed the lack of sex scenes in (recent) Marvel movies so this was a departure.

As to characters, I thought Cersei was flat and uninspiring. Overall, it was meh. Wish I’d read more reviews before taking kids bc in retrospect I wouldn’t have taken them.

Oh well. Hope Spider-Man in December will be better

Ugh, there’s a sex scene? Disappointing MCU is now going that route. But, also disappointing they’re now producing terrible films as easy money grabs. Hopefully they learn their lesson.

The sex scene is part of a montage showing two characters falling in love, with a brief allusion to lovemaking (him on top of her, professing love for each other). Maybe 5 secs, not remotely graphic.

It was longer than 5 seconds for sure. Maybe 30, if not a minute. Both characters topless, man on top of woman so as to cover her, but it was accompanied by the movements and noises. For adults, no big deal but for little ones totally inappropriate. Yes, it’s PG13 but all MCU have been without much issues for smaller kids. While Iron man did have a one night stand scene, that was an outlier.

There is also a same sex couple (one of eternals) with family. No big deal. But same sex kissing did have to be explained to my littlest as she was confused. My DH was not happy bc he had not realized we’d be explaining so many adult topics after film.

So I wouldn’t recommend for young kids. This movie seemed to want to tick off every conceivable representation box with a lot of themes. We were just looking for Avengers. That wasn’t it at all

Any kid out of preschool should know same sex couples exist

[Anonymous]

So all the violence and fighting is totally cool but a sex scene is too much for a 13 year old?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^the sex scene in Iron Man was more graphic.

Every sex scene ever has been more graphic than two faces featuring bare shoulders. I took elementary kids and they liked it but one said it was too long. I wish it had been longer so in that respect it would be better for adults but more appropriate to watch for kids than any other Marvel movie.

My 9 year old really liked it, had no questions about people in love being affectionate.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We took you her kids 7, 10, 12 thinking it was Marvel-esque. Kids hated it. It was definitely more adult themed than all prior ones. DH hated it. We’d always enjoyed the lack of sex scenes in (recent) Marvel movies so this was a departure.

As to characters, I thought Cersei was flat and uninspiring. Overall, it was meh. Wish I’d read more reviews before taking kids bc in retrospect I wouldn’t have taken them.

Oh well. Hope Spider-Man in December will be better

Ugh, there’s a sex scene? Disappointing MCU is now going that route. But, also disappointing they’re now producing terrible films as easy money grabs. Hopefully they learn their lesson.

The sex scene is part of a montage showing two characters falling in love, with a brief allusion to lovemaking (him on top of her, professing love for each other). Maybe 5 secs, not remotely graphic.

It was longer than 5 seconds for sure. Maybe 30, if not a minute. Both characters topless, man on top of woman so as to cover her, but it was accompanied by the movements and noises. For adults, no big deal but for little ones totally inappropriate. Yes, it’s PG13 but all MCU have been without much issues for smaller kids. While Iron man did have a one night stand scene, that was an outlier.

There is also a same sex couple (one of eternals) with family. No big deal. But same sex kissing did have to be explained to my littlest as she was confused. My DH was not happy bc he had not realized we’d be explaining so many adult topics after film.

So I wouldn’t recommend for young kids. This movie seemed to want to tick off every conceivable representation box with a lot of themes. We were just looking for Avengers. That wasn’t it at all

Any kid out of preschool should know same sex couples exist

You missed the point entirely. Same sex family living together was not a big deal at all. Overtly gratuitous kissing and sex scenes not appropriate for kids. Got it? Good. Eternals is a different Marvel movie. They want to walk away from the mold, fine, but I imagine audience will shift, too. MCU no longer for families. That’s the update