Shang Chi review thread - Blu-ray Forum

mwynn · 09-05-2021, 03:22 PM

Since no one else was going to do it.

kylor · 09-05-2021, 03:27 PM

4/5.

John1701D · 09-05-2021, 03:31 PM

An out of left field surprise top tier MCU.

BluBonnet · 09-05-2021, 03:35 PM

The movie is a knockout

MifuneFan · 09-05-2021, 04:47 PM

4 stars. Looking forward to seeing it again.

BluBonnet · 09-05-2021, 04:49 PM

Hope you get to watch it in 4DX, Mifune!

John1701D · 09-05-2021, 06:00 PM

I want Shang-Chi, Blade, Moon Knight, and Daredevil to team up.

ImBlu_DaBaDee · 09-05-2021, 06:12 PM

My review from the main thread:

Outside of Infinity War/Endgame, this was the best MCU film since Black Panther and definitely in the top tier overall. I was very impressed! Huge kudos for actually having large amounts of dialogue in the characters native language with subtitles, wish more blockbuster movies would have the guts to do that. The action sequences were well choreographed and shot. There were even some long wide takes, which feels almost revelatory for the MCU! The trailers made the character of Shang-Chi look boring and generic but he has oodles of personality in this movie, and Awkwafina wasn’t annoying and made a great teammate! Their millennial pushing 30 struggles and their cute friendship were actually relatable and endearing. The first half of this movie was so outstandingly good that I do wish they could have found a way to have a more restrained second half without yet another CGI fest with giant creatures and massive battles. A personal fight between Shang-Chi and Wenwu would have sufficed. But even that aspect of the movie was better done than other recent films I’ve seen, and other than a handful of shots of some of the creatures, the VFX were actually pretty solid and still based around actual fighting and stunt work. Finally a hero who doesn’t wear a CGI costume! In conclusion, this was far FAR superior to Black Widow and should have been the official opening of Phase 4 alongside the Loki show. Those 2 stories feel like the start of something actually new and exciting for this franchise. Best movie of 2021 for me so far.

8 out of 10

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09-05-2021, 03:22 PM	#1
mwynn Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:2	Shang Chi review thread Since no one else was going to do it.

09-05-2021, 03:27 PM	#2
kylor Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2015 Location:The past.. or the future. 4K collection:696 Blu-ray collection:7101 DVD collection:620 MA collection:1030 Digital collection:2058 Trading Score:3	4/5.

09-05-2021, 03:31 PM	#3
John1701D Blu-ray Count Member since:Mar 2011 Trading Score:9	An out of left field surprise top tier MCU.

09-05-2021, 03:35 PM	#4
BluBonnet Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Trading Score:1	The movie is a knockout

09-05-2021, 04:47 PM	#5
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	4 stars. Looking forward to seeing it again.

09-05-2021, 04:49 PM	#6
BluBonnet Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Trading Score:1	Hope you get to watch it in 4DX, Mifune!

09-05-2021, 06:00 PM	#7
John1701D Blu-ray Count Member since:Mar 2011 Trading Score:9	I want Shang-Chi, Blade, Moon Knight, and Daredevil to team up.

09-05-2021, 06:12 PM	#8
ImBlu_DaBaDee Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2018 4K collection:264 Blu-ray collection:431 DVD collection:30	My review from the main thread: Outside of Infinity War/Endgame, this was the best MCU film since Black Panther and definitely in the top tier overall. I was very impressed! Huge kudos for actually having large amounts of dialogue in the characters native language with subtitles, wish more blockbuster movies would have the guts to do that. The action sequences were well choreographed and shot. There were even some long wide takes, which feels almost revelatory for the MCU! The trailers made the character of Shang-Chi look boring and generic but he has oodles of personality in this movie, and Awkwafina wasn’t annoying and made a great teammate! Their millennial pushing 30 struggles and their cute friendship were actually relatable and endearing. The first half of this movie was so outstandingly good that I do wish they could have found a way to have a more restrained second half without yet another CGI fest with giant creatures and massive battles. A personal fight between Shang-Chi and Wenwu would have sufficed. But even that aspect of the movie was better done than other recent films I’ve seen, and other than a handful of shots of some of the creatures, the VFX were actually pretty solid and still based around actual fighting and stunt work. Finally a hero who doesn’t wear a CGI costume! In conclusion, this was far FAR superior to Black Widow and should have been the official opening of Phase 4 alongside the Loki show. Those 2 stories feel like the start of something actually new and exciting for this franchise. Best movie of 2021 for me so far. 8 out of 10

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