By: Tea And Vinyl

In reply to peripatetic_blues.

I enjoyed it, but it felt kinda bland. I wish that it had been a bit more quirky and a bit more focussed on Carol’s life rather than just a few snippets here and there (even more detail about her life with the Kree would have been nice). It made it feel more plot driven rather than character driven at times, and I was left wanting to know more about her.

It felt more like a weaker stage 1 MCU origin film rather than a stage 3, which hopefully will be worked out in the sequel (and hopefully the sequel will be more Cap America and GotG 2 rather than Thor, Avengers or Iron Man 2). Also, I loved the soundtrack (yes Garbage!), but the song for the major fight scene in the end was a massive needle scratch. Like, I understood why they picked it, but I really wish they hadn’t. I would have preferred Veruca Salt’s Volcano Girls or Bikini Kill’s Rebel Girl, which are both way more fight-song appropriate.

So yeah, thought it was overall a good ensemble piece, but totally look forward to sequels that delve more into who Carol is beyond a superpowered badass.