Black Panther Movie

[Hama]

Just read that one novel about him and had him appear in a few games.

[Freehold DM]

Elminster, Rockstar of Wizardry wrote:

Swoops in, obliterates six cells of the Cult Of The Dragon before anyone can lift a finger, Polymorphs into three different cats so he can sneak in and cuckold three different rulers, and then makes it back to his tower by sunrise to chief and berate Lhaeo.

Probably just jellin.

this is why.

[baron arem heshvaun]

New Trailer

[Cole Deschain]

I mean, I've been onboard for months, but that looks pretty spiffy...

[ShinHakkaider]

I prepurchased my tickets for the Thursday night showing already. I'll probably be seeing it twice that week, once after work on Thursday and on Sunday with the wife and spawn.

Can't wait! I mean I'm a *little* more excited for this right now than I am for Infinity War and I'm EXCITED for Infinity War! Maybe because IW is still so far off and BP is much closer? but still...

[KahnyaGnorc]

The portrayal in Civil War made me look forward to this movie more than I otherwise would have, but it is still 3rd after Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp (I'm a fan of size-shifting)

I'll probably see it second weekend it is out.

[ShinHakkaider]

YAY!

‘Black Panther’ Becomes Fandango’s Top Early Pre-Seller Among Marvel Movies

[Bjørn Røyrvik]

BP is undoubtedly the Marvel movie I'm most excited for in the known future.

[MMCJawa]

Yep...Black Panther is one of my most hyped movies of the year...

[Thomas Seitz]

Well it helps it's got "SOUL" Power. ;)

[Vidmaster7]

You think it will? is this rumor or confirmed?

[TriOmegaZero]

Is there anywhere else it could show up? Maybe in IW itself, but I'd imagine they would like to at least reveal the location beforehand, unless a big part of IW is racing to find it.

[Vidmaster7]

That was gonna be my thought TOZ discover it in IW

[Thomas Seitz]

Nah. I'm willing to bet Marvel doesn't waste time since IW is so epic, hiding the Stone in it would be pointless.

[Wei Ji the Learner]

This would *also* give a reason *to* attack Wakanda.

Whose defenses may have been compromised in any sort of internal security issue.

[Thomas Seitz]

Wei,

Exactly. Not to mention explain why Thanos sends in a ground force if he's just there to raise the Earth...

[baron arem heshvaun]

It’s good to be the king.

Entourage

[Mark Norfolk]

I'm in with the BP movie an'all but that leap off the crashing car...

He leaps up off the car....then in a nice slo-mo shot he's tumbling above the car (travelling at the same speed)... then he descends....and lands on a car 20 feet in front!

Great shot...but physics, man!

I know, superhero movie, but it bugs me.

[thejeff]

Mark Norfolk wrote:

I'm in with the BP movie an'all but that leap off the crashing car...

He leaps up off the car....then in a nice slo-mo shot he's tumbling above the car (travelling at the same speed)... then he descends....and lands on a car 20 feet in front!

Great shot...but physics, man!

I know, superhero movie, but it bugs me.

It's a superhero action flick. Physics is curled up in the corner whimpering.

Still, he's not just jumping up, he's jumping forward, He's jumping to the car ahead, like he does in another shot without the slow-mo and the crashing car to distract.

[Professor Farnsworth, Scientist]

Maybe T'Challa's vibranium suit uses flubber in place of the spandex/rubber bits?

[Thomas Seitz]

Maybe he uses the Soul Stone? ;)

[Set]

Jump magic?

[Vid's Inner Ninja]

Set wrote:

Jump magic?

Beat me to it. Its ok I hate putting in links.

[baron arem heshvaun]

Well they did Paint It Black.

[Mark Thomas 66]

Wow that guy can edit!

[baron arem heshvaun]

Mark Thomas 66 wrote:

Wow that guy can edit!

That he can.

Not trying to derail at all, but check out his excellent Galactic Civil War one.

[baron arem heshvaun]

Just saw the movie, and I think we are allowed to post reactions to it. If not for the huge Star Wars news today I would probably be talking more about this.

Very good movie. Considering the deluge of genre movies we are getting these days, this is what a super hero movie needs to aspire to. This is what ANY action movie needs to aspire to. Nearly on par with the first Iron Man or Winter Soldier. And with remarkable music that blows those two away.

As an aside, this movie has heavy political backdrop running its engine the same way Winter Soldier had.

Do you know how we now think of Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark or Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, well Chadwick Boseman is an EXCEPTIONAL Black Panther. He threw himself literally into the role/roll. Marvel has a new star.

And Michael B. Jordan is just as great at Killmonger, so we get both a new Iconic hero and villain in this movie.

I think anyone who got to be in a horrible Fantasic Four movie as the Human Torch redeems themselves by becoming another character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The supporting cast does just as good a job as the main characters, GREAT casting here all around. They made the movie that much better.

There are two post credit scenes so stay in your seats.

Calling it now, Black Panther sequel to be announced this month.

[Mark Thomas 66]

Marvel Films is Human Torch rehab.

[Thomas Seitz]

Just one question Baron!

Spoiler:

Does the Soul Gem/Stone show up at ALL in this movie??!!!

[Hama]

What star wars news?

[CapeCodRPGer]

Hama wrote:

What star wars news?

See this thread

[DM_aka_Dudemeister]

Wakanda Forever!

Please don't sleep on this movie, it was incredible, start to finish.

[Bjørn Røyrvik]

Pretty impressive. I don't think it will dethrone my two favorite Marvel movies but it does a good job of muscling in to the second tier alongside A1, CA:WS and SM:H. It's significantly better than the rest of what they've given us. Good characters, good world and set building, good actors and a plot that mostly made sense. And Shuri. Shuri should get her own movie.
Lastly, actually good and noticeable music. Actually, music is a mix between the awful and awesome. Awful techno/rap/hiphop s%*$ and awesome flavorful percussion.

The one major weakness is that most of the melee action was too close up, too heavily edited with jump cuts, too much camera circling and swoops, and some shaky-cam. I will freely admit that any shaky-cam is way too much for my taste, but even ignoring that, the end result was that lots of the action seemed messy and unimpressive - something Marvel movies have suffered from recently. Oddly enough, the full CG melee sequences were better even if they were very obviously jerky CG models because you easily saw what was going on.

@Thomas: no, not that I noticed at least.

[Hama]

I loved it start to finish.

[Thomas Seitz]

Darn!! I was hoping they'd pull that in at like mid credit or end credit. But oh well.

Btw I can't figure out what SM:H is...I know what A1 and CA:WS is.

[thejeff]

Thomas Seitz wrote:

Darn!! I was hoping they'd pull that in at like mid credit or end credit. But oh well.

Btw I can't figure out what SM:H is...I know what A1 and CA:WS is.

Spider-Man:Homecoming.

[Thomas Seitz]

AH! Thanks Jeff!

[GreenDragon1133]

Spoiler:

Remember in Age of Ultron? Ultron uses "all the Vibranium" - not counting all the Vibranium SHIELD had/has (I'm betting they took most of Klaue's 1/2M tons) - and dropping it would wipe out all life on Earth?

What would an asteroid of the stuff do? Maybe wipe out the dinosaurs?

I wonder if Wakandan legend was unaware that the asteroid broke before it hit. Maybe that lower grade Vibranium had a different effect? Actually countered the main one - preserving life around it.

No Soul Gem. I think the theory is true. In Thor's vision, Heimdall is blind because the eyes that see the souls of all living beings have been taken.

I like the parallel tech.

Did anyone feel N'Baku reminded them of Brian Blessed as Vultan? Big guy. Booming voice. Boisterous attitude.

[ShinHakkaider]

I enjoyed it. It plays more like a Shakespearean tragedy than anything else. I agree that the action was mostly standard and not that well shot. I think that the action was well EXECUTED by the actors and the stuntpeople just not well SHOT.

I think that while the plot wasn't complex there was an emotional complexity to the conflict between the T'challa and the antagonist to the point where T'challa feels some sympathy for this person that he obviously has to fight and defeat, especially near the end.

My top three Marvel movies still remain my top 3 (CA: WINTER SOLDIER, CA: CIVIL WAR and THE AVENGERS) but THOR: RAGNAROK and BLACK PANTHER have firmly muscled in and replaced my 4 & 5 on the list of Marvel Studios films.

I'll be seeing BP again on Sunday with the wife and spawn and again on Monday morning with my Mom.

[Thomas Seitz]

Greenie,

Not sure I believe that theory but at least now we have concrete info on where it's NOT. Or maybe not.

[Aberzombie]

Thomas Seitz wrote:

Just one question Baron!

** spoiler omitted **

Saw the movie this morning. I really enjoyed it.

To answer your question:

And while, no, the Soul Gem does not specifically show up, there were things shown that make me think it might be there. I shall do a separate spoiler for that....

My Theory:

The movie shows heart shaped flowers that give Black Panther his enhanced strength/reflexes/etc, as well as allowing access to some kind of spiritual plane to communicate with ancestors. I can't help but think the Soul Gem was in the heart of that vibranium meteor. It would explain the flowers themselves, plus why we saw what looked to be a battle in Wakanda during the Infinity War trailer.

The only other reason I could think of that Thanos might attack Wakanda is that he would need the vibranium for his plot, but I don't see why that would be. His goal is to get the stones. Once he has them, vibranium seems to become rather redundant.

[Aberzombie]

Also....

Spoiler:

Forest Whitaker seems to be the "Sean Bean" of Diseny movies. They keep killing his characters

[GreenDragon1133]

BP starts about 1 week after Civil War, and the climax is some period later.

Spoiler:

So Killmonger is prepping to attack New York, London, and Hong Kong. Sound familiar?

And the attacks would hit almost the same time as Kaecilius was attacking. Almost as if someone really wanted those three cities crippled/destroyed.

[captain yesterday]

GreenDragon1133 wrote:

BP starts about 1 week after Civil War, and the climax is some period later.

** spoiler omitted **

I bet it's Tom Cruise.

[Thomas Seitz]

Captain,

Well if not him, certainly that Mummy he found.

[Black Dougal]

I hate y-wings, the pilot seat is rough and coarse and causes skin to flake everywhere.

On another note, I look forward to seeing this tomorrow. My one Nerd question that may never get unanswered is what would happen if Dr. Doom went against Black Panther..

Ruler vs ruler

[Thomas Seitz]

Black,

There is an answer! It's called (appropriately enough!) Doomwar!

[Wei Ji the Learner]

Quit trying to bait Freehold, please.

Y-Wings are serviceable fighter-bombers with nice bucket seats and appropriate firepower.

Sort of like the farm truck of starfighters.

The little bit I remember of comic canon lore between Wakanda and Latveria is that Doom and T'Challa accord each other the respect they are due as leaders of their respective nations, and mostly avoid interfering in the other's affairs -- in part because it'd cause... issues.

EDIT: Ninja'd by Thomas with facts that were not known.

[Black Dougal]

Thomas Seitz wrote:

Black,

There is an answer! It's called (appropriately enough!) Doomwar!

Ha, I knew it was too good an idea not to have been done at some point.

[Thomas Seitz]

Wei Ji,

I just remembered because it came a few years before X-men versus Avengers...and also because Wakanda's vibranium at the time was turned inert.

Black,

You were most correct sir!