Two alter egos I've seen of late. One a disappointment, the other intriguing.
The disappointment was Dark Phoenix, the latest X-Men flick, which I saw on Disney +. I usually really enjoy X-Men movies but this just didn't cut the mustard at all. Everyone seemed tired and docile and the Jean Grey/ DP actress herself was just not a screen grabber in either guise in the way Famke Jansen was in previous films.
OK, there's enough mutation - Magneto, The Beast etc - to keep you sort of interested but given that Dark Phoenix was the most powerful being in the galaxy it really didn't live up to the possibilities. Compare Cate Blanchett's Galadriel in Lord of the Rings when she's offered the Ring of Power. Now that is a terrifying transformation worthy of a phoenix darkening!
What do you think?
So to the the intriguing thing I saw. Moon Knight, a newish series on Disney + again I think. I know nothing about Moon Knight from Marvel comics so it was all new to me, the double personality, the black outs, the time shifts. The underlying glimpses of Egyptian Gods are interesting too, so I shall try to persevere with Moon Knight, although I'm fickle at best when it comes to super hero series.
Have you seen Moon Knight?
Moon Knight is one of the best marvel series, Oscar Isaac is brilliant. On a comedic level, its great, but also dramatic and full of surprises. Well worth sticking with. Dark Phoenix is naff. Try the last wolverine outing Logan. much better
ReplyDeleteYep. I'll persevere with Moon Knight. Oscar Isaac is excellent I agree. Seen Logan. Liked it. An ageing Wolverine.
DeleteI enjoyed Moon Knight, though I thought that like many of the Marvel series, it was a bit slow and a couple of episodes too long. But I'm looking forward to a second series, despite the fact that I'm now confused between Moon Knight and Black Knight, which is another forthcoming Marvel movie...!
ReplyDeleteAlas I haven't carried on. Crime box sets have taken over again with me and the Missus so MK has been put on ice.
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