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HB 2782 Allows TDI to Deny Unreasonable Health Insurance Rates
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When it comes to health insurance rate oversight, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is like jury that can find a criminal guilty but can't impose a jail sentence, or a referee that can throw a flag but can't impose a penalty. TDI can review health insurance rate increases, but it cannot deny a rate increase that it deems unreasonable.
Health insurance is one of the most expensive and most important products businesses and families buy. Premiums increase every year, much faster than families' paychecks, forcing deductibles up and benefits down. Texas businesses and families deserve to know the premiums they pay for health insurance are fair and justified.
I provided testimony today on House Bill 2782 which equips TDI with an appropriate and common oversight tool—it authorizes the agency to deny a health insurance rate change deemed unjustified or excessive. TDI already has this authority for many of the other types of insurance that consumers buy like home and auto insurance and most other states already have this authority for health insurance. Health insurance consumers in Texas stand to benefit if Texas adopts this common-sense consumer protection.
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Wahlberg – The Gambler
Posted: January 20, 2015 in FILM REVIEWS/COMMENTS
Tags: Film, Mark Wahlberg, review, Rupert Wyatt, The Gambler
With only seven days to pay off his Gambling debts a narcissistic lecturer finds himself in hot water and running out of time.
Based on Fyodor Dostoevsky novella and James Toback's the Gambler, director Rupert Wyatt's offering is a well-paced and a wonderfully shot piece of drama entertainment in its own right. It's tension builds as the days countdown for the debut to get paid back which is complemented by the music and downtown Los Angeles on location setting.
In her limited screen time Jessica Lange gives a meaty performance as Mark Wahlberg's character's mother, Roberta. Both John Goodman and Michael K. Williams are exceptional as the loan sharks. Brie Larson is great as Amy but her student character and Jim Bennett never really feel connected enough to emphasise the danger they are in.
The dialogue is profanity laced, in-keeping with the environment and the world in which Mark Wahlberg's Jim Bennett resides. Wahlberg is perfectly cast, reliably superb as the sharp unlikeable venomous literature professor. With snappy dialogue and timed mannerisms he achieves a believable performance. That said, under the cool pretence and intense pressure on the backdrop of impending doom at times he feels a little too fearless. William Monahan's dialogue rolls of Wahlberg's Jim tongue as he searches for redemption. Still as he plays it out more than adequately you can't help but feel for his characters sensibility.
It's not an easy watch given the unsavoury main character but just like the character's plight it isn't meant to be. Recommend for that reason.
Transformers Age of Extinction
Posted: July 16, 2014 in FILM REVIEWS/COMMENTS, Uncategorized
Tags: action, Kelsey Grammar, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bay, Optimus Prime, review, robots, Sophia Myles, Stanley Tucci, The Transformers, transformers, Transformers 4, Transformers: Age of Extinction
The Transformers are being hunted down by humans with the help of an interstellar bounty hunter. Optimus Prime aided by a human inventor set about to stop another annihilation by a device called the seed.
There's no doubt that the action set ups, sound design and special effects are fantastic. However, any trace of characterisation from the original TV series is all but extinct. The Transformer characters once again are given little dialogue nor interaction with each other, with the Dinobots not even getting a line of dialogue.
The Transformers on screen are as empty and soulless as the transformer copies created by an entrepreneur inventor/military contractor played by Stanley Tucci in a subplot with his company having the ability to create their own Transformers. Kelsey Grammar is on form but his evil Harold Attinger motivations are as interchangeable as his ties – queue disgruntled, unappreciated, shady CIA character. Sophia Myles talents are simply under utilised.
With a vast world of 1980's characters at their finger tips that could be updated/developed writer Ehren Kruger and director Michael Bay fail to use any of these typesets or even any basic personality dynamics from the series. Bring back Star Scream, Jazz, Soundwave and the others that prompted the people to make these movies in the first place – Glavatron (voiced by Frank Welker) is wasted. Age of Extinction borrows plot elements from Prometheus and Man of Steel to name a few instead of using anything Tranformer-esque.
T.J. Miller's likable character Lucas Flannery is disposed of in the first 20 minutes and its remaining few redeeming features Mark Wahlberg and Nicola Peltz battle on trying to avoid cliché after cliché, also Optimus Prime has some character development. Actually if Shia
Labeouf's Sam had been by replaced Wahlberg's Cade Yeager it may have been a better film series, that said, if Sam returned with Cade it would make some good character interaction but I digress, it's a one man and robot show with everything else falling short and brushed over thinly with new elements being added needlessly. Age of Extinction makes Dark of the Moon look like the Godfather.
Given its lengthy running time its themes and plot are never fully developed. Should the writers and producers have gone back to the source material the fans and film goers would have thanked them for it. This instalment once again banks on viewers desire to see a Transformers film and of course we come in masses but are once short changed as it doesn't deliver – it's like a shiny brand new convertible without an engine, looks good and cool but it is vacant.
It's clear that the talents behind of Age of Extinction have no love for Transformers (but are great at the movie business) – sadly not recommended.

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Rick Moberly, 1952-2019
Last updated 10/16/2019 at 6pm
Rick Moberly
Ricky Erol Moberly, age 67, of Lake Wales passed away peacefully on Oct. 11, 2019 after a brief battle with cancer.
He was born in Miami on July 5, 1952 to Luke and Mondalee Neihoff Moberly.
Rick always had ideas and made lists, like his father, that would make life better for everyone. He was an artist, craftsman and could build or fix anything. Rick loved fishing more than anything and fished every day when he was younger. He was a great athlete and excelled at baseball and, interesting fact, could ride a unicycle for miles at a time. He was a gifted musician with a great voice and played guitar, harmonica, and drums.
If you were fortunate enough to meet Rick, he was someone you would not soon forget. He immediately made you comfortable and had a wonderful sense of humor; he was hilarious, which he kept to his final days. His friends adored him, especially his crew at Camp Lester and Camp Mack, who called him "Sticker Rick" because of his successful graphics and sign business. Rick was always an entrepreneur - builder, cabinet maker, real estate investor, and most recently running a lucrative online gun holster business.
Rick is preceded in death by his father Luke Moberly. He is survived by his beloved mother, Mondalee Moberly. He is also survived by his five sisters, whom he worshipped and who worshipped him, Darlene (Bob) McMahon, Pam (Matt) Auen, Penny (Gerry) Dieg, Laurie Creel and Belinda (Craig) Winsett. The Moberlys have a large family and he will be dearly missed by many aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins and extended family.
Family will receive friends for a memorial service at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 at Marion Nelson Funeral Home in Lake Wales. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Vitas Hospice.
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" This is one of worst movies I've ever seen from Marvell.
" It shows trust and friendship but it's mostly just funny and thrilling to watch!
" Brie Larson is so boring .
" Also the movie is quite boring and has some lengths - therefore, no recommendation.
" First half is a bit slow, second half flows better.
" Dont waste ur time .
" Brie did a really great job to make this film very worth watching and I've seen it for the second time in the theater.
" Cliche .
" The acting was forced by Larson, who had zero charisma and failed to wow at the most opportune times, with poor choices of music that were much too cliche for action sequence.
" Was bored to tears and Brie Larson is the worst.
"), but hey superman is invincible and whoops him like nothing-Yeah that's what Captain Marvel is she is invincible doesn't need help from anyone, cause she is invincible with a short temper and limitless power, and can decide on a whim who the enemy is, what a truly boring character for a superhero movie, as there is no danger to her ever, at least superman had a kryptonite weakness, on the flip side if there is a weakness it's that this character can wipe out anyone without thinking it through as clearly she isn't very smart.
" The acting was treacherous and it seemed like the director wanted to turn this into some feminist propaganda movie.
" Probably the worst movie from Marvel.
" The power set displayed by Captain Marvel is visually exciting and new for the M.
" Wanted to like it but it was too boring.
" It was so boring that I didn't bother to follow the story near the end .
"Please save your money and time for another Marvel movie, if you are a Marvel fan.
" We all know him for playing big action packed roles.
" Boring movie .
" I was expecting big things from this but it turned out to be silly rather than exciting.
" This movie was Captain Marvels origin story and I thought it was entertaining and easy to follow.
" The action scenes are exciting, well shot and easy to follow.
" the worst movie in the universe .
" At first I will not deny did not want to watch, only then was getting more emotion and adrenaline.
" However the movie was a little bit hard to follow as I got confused between who are the real villains.
" I liked Brie Larson, but you could definitely see her expression hindered by this disjointed production.
" I feel like you don't have to be a super marvel fan to even like this movie, i thought it was such enjoyable and feel goodtype of movie.
" The overabundance of smirks and smug are a parcel of Captain Marvel from the comics as far as I can remember but it gets too repetitive for my taste.
" Brie Larson's acting is excellent, charismatic, engaging, beautiful, talented are so many words to describe her acting in the film.
" But will they lose quite a few due to boredom?
" The final battle was thrilling, full with power beams and other CGI, nothing was bad and I was actually impressed.
" Unexpectedly boring .
" Worth watching.
"This movie, yes it is a typical super hero movie, yes it can be predictable, maybe even corny.
" Lol), and it had some fun twists that were unexpected!
" I really enjoyed it.
" Lacking any type of backstory makes this movie uninteresting.
" Just a waste of time and money.
" Now the movie, the movie had a simple but dull plot with her old life and then the twist in the end just felt lacking and the aliens who got rescued really could have used some remodeling or something for more classy.
" Pretty much had to endure a dull, non intriguing story line that was jumping around so much I didn't understand the point of the movie until it was almost done.
" If you want to watch a superhero movie staring a female lead watch Wonder Woman, it is by far more enjoyable then this complete waste of a time film.
" Enjoyably battles but the rest of the film was dull
" Fell asleep .
" Also Brie Larson gives a very unconvincing and bland potrayl as Captain marvel.
"The story is brought in a boring matter, and the story is really thin to begin with.
" Like slow, stop motion action sequences comparable to 300 or QuickSilvers scene in Days of Future Past.
" The Worst Movie in Phase 3(Still Fairly Good Though) .
" Boring plot and villain.
" Well, this film is entertaining from start to finish, me and my spouse have enjoyed it during entire screen time.
"A film marked by excellent social critics but that loses a little by the predictable history.
" Cliché .
" film was slow and confusing and pretty much boring .
" In many ways Captain Marvel was very two dimensional and bland, exhibiting little that the audiences can relate to.
" Bland and boring, there's nothing interesting and its cringe every few minutes.
" Boring movie, boring performance .
" however the action was to decent to enjoyable with a few fresh ideas inserted here and there, all in all a thoroughly enjoyable movie 7/10 maybe an 8 on a good day.
" I don't think that this movie worth to be one of the Marvel's movie, soo boring !!
" At a time when the movie landscape is undoubtedly oversaturated with superhero flicks and even hardcore fams like myself are getting bored with the standard fare, studios should look to chsnge things up and make irreverent and innovative superhero movies.
" Boring .
" Captain Propaganda!
" Entertaining Adventure .
"(the opening scene dialogues esp) The plot is uninteresting and you can see the twists miles away.
" It was an entertaining and enjoyable Marvel movie.
" Brie is decent throughout yet has some dull moments and the film overall does too, and a few scenes did make me cringe...
" Not only was this an SJW ridden crapfest its also very boring the lead female actress is TERRIBLE, monotone and immature.
" This movie was pointless and she's pointless in Endgame.
" 1The plotholes, 2 the bad flashbacks, 3the dialogues, 4the predictable twists,5 bad action sequences, predictable near deaths of some characters (something like don't stare at your family so lovingly when there is a shoot-outs), 6wrong 90s theme, 7hero suit design (i remembered atleast three suit that goes better with ms marvel), 8pure lucky way of getting super power(way too lucky, no ups and downs, no responsibility), 9no good villain just your typical grunts(the accuser was a lie), 10 de-aged fury with aging actions, 11 fury's one eyed revelation, 12 captain marvel personality in movie are serious turn-offs imo.
" I think the best scene was when Carol remembered her friend, it was exciting.
" Everyone I know that has watched it thoroughly enjoyed it !
" Horrible bland film with the most miscast actress of any movie ever...
" In spite of an incredible performance of both the protagonist and the other actors, the weak plot could not hold the attention as expected, the story gradually became very predictable and nauseating, of course, saving some parts as the scene in which fragments of memories of Carol were showing every time she fell into her life, the message passed behind this is really incredible, the fact they wear something as current as the female power to show that women are rising even stronger than they fell makes the film even more valued for the female audience, these are remarkable scenes that deserve even more prominence, the fact that they are brief, makes the best parts of the film seem not so important.
" Too predictable in so many ways: stereo-type characters and lines: obvious (supposed) twists: and bland attempted suprises.
" "Captain Marvel" is another entertaining superhero adventure.
"Aside from a boring performance of a boring main character there is the matter of the script that drags down whatever this movie had going for it.
"Beside total lack of character depth, both directing and acting were quite boring.
"generic, but it did made me laugh in the theater due to how entertaining it is.
" It's just a nightmare, a ugly day, no capacity, no acting, no story, no new ideas.
" Captain Monotone?
" What the hell was that,,, not funny, no story, id rather go watch an episode of Jamie and the magic torch.
" More like captain Boring .
" Also a poor storyline made the movie more to be boring.
" This is not a masterpiece, mind you, but it's a pretty entertaining flick.
" Just like its predecessors it's action packed and filled with humour.
" 10 minuets in and I can already tell how boring this movie is and I'm just not loving it the way I have with every other marvel movie.
" It truly was a waste of time and money!
" I don't recall seeing any of Brie Larsson's other work, but I do know after this that she makes a pretty bland superhero.
" The plot was more engaging than expected, and ties together a lot of background from the other Marvel movies, with a fun dose of 90's nostalgia.
" it was just a bland movie overall
"" Such a cheesy film with a boring story.
" The only other subplot was exactly what I feared it would be, a repetitive, ham-handed, misandry with all the subtlety and nuance of explosives in your underwear.
" Somehow this movie is 2 hours long and manages almost zero character development or interpersonal emotional connection, mostly relagated to awful cliche moments.
" A very boring pop-corn movie.
" Pretty boring .
"This movie is a huge mess, it has a wildly inconsistent tone, extremely boring one-note characters, awful pacing, and worst of all, an absolute nothing of a main character.
" Definitely worth the watch, don't let the negative reviews deter you.
"but instead what i saw was a boring cgi mess of a movie.
" Marvel films are also enjoyable to watch.
" Captain Marvels portrayal is just not likeable or entertaining, the captain is just dull while also trying extremely hard to be cool....
" Predictable.
" Brie Larson does an incredible job as Captain Marvel who turns quite unpredictable and indestructible when filled with anger.
" The second act however was very boring.
" I fell asleep half way through.
" for me the pace are to slow, the story too complex, the shapeshifters,too lame, and the score too classic(-al), howcome they dont use entirely heavy metal music as a score for this rough and tough lady.
" I just wish story-writers would consider those of us who need multiple layers of interest and compelling narrative.
" From Brie Larson's cringe-worthy performance, to a weak and predictable story, this movie was COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY.
" The character development was lazy and cliche to the point where it didn't even feel like development.
" Boring and seems long winded.
" You Don't need to watch this before Endgame , but watch one time , worth watching .
" Boring waste of time .
" But the plot was engaging, comic book level of mystery and backstory, well-paced, intelligent premise, probably the strongest moral argument of all the Marvel films (anti-Thanos all the way...
" Thankfully, directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's Captain Marvel is one of the better more enjoyable instalments introducing shapeshifting aliens Skrulls and the Kree, powerful humanoid warriors.
" Highly disappointing, predictable and cheesy.
" Nothing spectacular, checking of the superhero list, but enjoyable to watch.
" Ho-Hum Marvel .
" This film was shocking stale and boring acting from Brie Larson and boring story which progressed slower than a snail.
" Boring, bad acting, terrible writting, and they cram the soundtrack down you throat.
" Our family, ranging from ages 16 to 58 all enjoyed it.
" Entertaining.
" I enjoyed it very much.
" No story, no basis on how "Carol" became Captain Marvel.
" Captain Marvel is an entertaining partially standalone movie, that mostly serves as a prequel to Avengers Endgame, if you watch the post credits scene.
" Captain Marvel is a worthy and enjoyable movie about introducing Captain Marvel prior to Avengers: Endgame.
" Boring, predictable and the only Marvel film to date that I definetly will not be adding to my collection
" This is by far one of the weakest and most boring MCU movies since the black panther.
" Yes, it can be boring & confusing at the same time.
" Flat and uninspiring .
" I spend an exciting moment !
" Long story short, we both left the theater disappointed.
" While it has some imperfections in exposition, Captain Marvel has some fresh twists to the superhero tropes and is consistently exciting, amusing, and visually pleasing .
" Waste of time.
" This is a boring superhero movie, which shouldn't be.
" While watching the movie, I was bored for some time like in conversations, for example.
" Remember why superman quickly got boring.
" Brie Larson wasn't very helpful because she played the role boring too with no enthusiasm.
" Who knows, you might just find it to be quite enjoyable.
" The plot, the script, and the "jokes" all felt like they were all cookie cut cliche tropes and Frankenstein stitched together to make a whole movie.
" I thought the movie was quite entertaining.
" Its biggest flaw has to be Brie Larson, but not just because of her, also because of the rather bland reactions scripted into her role.
" One of the Worst Movies Ever Made .
" It's worth watching, it's just not anything special.
" Other themes are war and propaganda, memory and control, and yes, female equality.
" I have to say, I enjoyed it thoroughly.
" The pace was perfect, the imagery was fantastical and colorful, the characters were engaging.
" I also think Carol's character is kinda boring for a lot of the time.
" As the subject line suggest, the movie is quite boring.
"The main character, captain marvel, is dull, and hard to fall in love with.
" Only thing that seemed boring was the designs, suits, spaceships, etc...
" I was, as others have said, bored with this movie.
"I found it enjoyable with a good mix of action and fight scenes alongside nostalgia and light-hearted comedy.
" Good movie, first 20 min were a bit slow and confusing then got better.
" My son liked it but when I turned to my wife even she thought it was uninspiring.
" Yes, it's fun and it can be enjoyable if you can ignore everything else and solely watch JUST the action.
"Instead I got an entertaining movie, which had everything from action, comedy, predictable plot, likeable characters and Samuel Jackson - what's not to like?
" Its special effects are breathtaking and I say the same about the sounds.
" Unfortunately Captain Marvel is a dull mess with a weak story, an uninteresting hero and weak villains.
" But the back story was great and she makes a very entertaining super hero.
" Just specia effects and no story.
" Watching Danvers' story play out, complete with boggling plot twists and a scene-stealing friendly feline, is hugely entertaining.
" Enjoyable Origin Story, Failed Expectations .
"I'd highly recommend you save your money, and just look up the after credits scene on YouTube and/or read the plot on Wikipedia.
" campy feminist waste of time.
" As a movie watcher, I really enjoyed it.
" Ever watched something and you just got too lazy to follow it due to it just being downright uninteresting?
" It was an unexpected plot twist for a Marvel movie, which is very good: "absolute evil" (like thanos and nazis) and "ambiguous evil" (like loki) became quite boring and tiresome.
" Worst and most boring Marvel movie I've ever seen.
" Anyway the whole story is kinda pointless, you have the Skrulls who spend the first half of the movie trying to kill Captain Marvel and to infiltrate earth.
" I recently watched Captain Marvel and I was surprised over how boring it was.
" Ok, so it's not as good as other movies but is way better the first Captain America movie, which I had to watch 3 times before I could get to the end due to how boring it is...
" From ruining the secret of Nick Fury's eye to giving Captain Boring credit for the Avengers this movie is just riding the coattails of the MCU.
" Lame i literally even zone it out i came to read d review just to see if it was me alone watch it and got bored
" I feel as though it accomplishes this goal, and with stellar performances from Brie Larson and Ben Mendelssohn it is as entertaining as t is satisfying.
" I don't know about others, it's kind of enjoyable.
" A really fun and exciting sci fi adventure with Brie Larson as Carol and learning how she got her powers was a crazy scene!
" Acting is fine and movie was entertaining.
" Felt like a mundane film from the first 15 minutes.
" Not sure why so many Alita fans dislike this movie and Brie Larson, but I saw it twice and quite enjoyed it
" She started actually being engaging during her training phase alongside Jude Law.
" There are some things happening, but Captain Boredom is continuously bored despite her rainbow colored super powers and the "someone imposed us to add black actors at the last moment" characters.
" The end of the work does not differ so much from other Marvel films, being extremely predictable, and very cliché, with elements and techniques already used by the company, besides in a certain nucleus, some solutions to the allegories present in the film are not consistent with scenes presented in previous releases of the same.
" While is had some downs and that's why only a 9 but still a great movie and I highly recommend it.
"the movie is Boring....
" No plot, no script, just noise and relentless CGI.
" It feels like a completely unnecessary movie and personally a waste of two good hours of my life.
" As far as the script, although I appreciated her back story, the overall story seemed somewhat contrived.
" Thoroughly enjoyed it .
" It was extremely boring; I think my attention was caught for as much as 2 minutes throughout the entire movie.
" This is literally one the worst movies I've ever seen.
" The worst Marvel movie ever saw..Bad acting, no script, bad visual effects and boring overall..!!!!!
" Man.. this was a boring movie.
" Captain Bore Well .
" Even established characters are just "there"; serving little point other than filling an empty chain of events.
" Some suspense in that regard could have helped empathise more with her confusion and shock at being gaslighted and betrayed etc.I also absolutely loved the character of Carol Danvers.
" Dull story .
" Such confusion is indispensable for Carol Danvers (main character) to know who she is.
" Feminist Propaganda .
" The entire beggining of the movie shows Captain Marvel (CM) as a member of the Kree starforce thinking of herself as a Kree (utterly pointless as anyone familiar with the MCU will already know she is human.
" I left the theater wanting my money back.
" ▪ CGI 8,5/10 ▪Music 10/10 ▪Heroes 9,5/10▪ Supporting roles 7,5/10 ▪Costumes 9,5/10 ▪Genre 10/10 ▪Dialogues 7/10 ▪Storyline a bit confusing but 6/10 ▪ Villians 7,5/10 Conclusion: A worth seeing Marvel comic film with varied plot with good Origin story is both exciting and funny.
" Captain Marvel 2018 Best Boring Movie .
" The movie was boring and added nothing to the MCU.
"This garbage is close to unwatchable.
" Overall disappointing and worse, boring.
" I enjoyed it.. .
" It was so boring and generally a forgettable movie.
" Oh yeah.. this is so slow and crazy boring Movie..Same plot and Not a single difference.. Some how managed to watch till last.. Bye Bye Marvel
" Boring 90's camp.
" Has some good moments but due to mediocre acting by the main lead, bad humour, no character depth, little to no exciting scenes, boring antagonists and a lot of unanswered questions.
" This film is very tedious and nonsense.
" This film was entertaining although confusing at times.
" I enjoyed it .
" Newest cliché Marvel .
" I enjoyed it about as much as Antman 2 actually so if you liked that one you will like this one too cause it's a similar blend of humor and action.
" Her personality seemed dull, and just not lovable like the other characters.
" Bland story .
" I expected nothing about this movie, thinking it was just an introduction to endgame but this girl got balls and a real personality making this full of adrenaline movie a really enjoyable one
" What i got was the opposite; an enjoyable thrill ride with a great story, great characters, and interesting plot twists...
" Frankly, the funny situations with Jackson, Mendelsohn and the cat made it quite enjoyable.
" If it wasn't for Sam Jackson, Ben Mendolson, or even the cat the movie would been a very dry watch.
" she's a bit fun at moments, but the character persona is sometimes a little bit too pretentious.
" Not essential, but still very entertaining.
" the way they linked captin marvel and the end of ant-man 2 was unexpected.
" Taken together, this helped the pacing of the film and removed a little of the bland predictability normally associated with this kind of fare.
" Within the first half an hour, fell asleep.
" In the begining I thought "man this is actually great and intriguing!
" Saw it again and it's actually quite entertaining.
" NIce story line, but little overacting .. Over all , a enjoyable movie ...
"The movie was about as bland and uninspired as it gets.
" Captain Marvel seems to be a boring expressionless "hero" who does not do anything heroic throughout the movie.
" Marvels worst movie I have ever seen in my life..
" Quite Enjoyable .
" This movie was entertaining in some parts and some nostalgia was fun.
" I have seen the edited and un-edited speech given by Brie Larson and I think people are over-reacting and taking their personal/political feelings out on a film that is pretty entertaining.
" The movie keeps telling you that captain marvel cant control her emotions but Brie Larson (one of the worst actors in history) does a bland and boring performance and shows no emotion what so ever.
" Great action packed super hero movie!.
" A complete waste of money and time seeing this 👎🏻
" Captain Marvel was a film that I liked a lot in general, however, he has some minimal things in the script that displeased me is predictable and weak making it just another Marvel movie, saturated ...
"So this was very enjoyable and I am glad I didn't shut it down.
"This is just your average Hollywood production with good visuals and engaging stories.
" It rises to the occasion with strong performances and with its directors' willingness to slow down and take their story seriously, balancing humor, action, and exposition in a carefully calibrated package.
" Very boring .
" And the action was fresh and engaging.
" Don't waste your time on this crap.
" First 20 Minutes I could say that movie was boring so if anyone who didn't watch the rest or fell asleep, they missed the good part.
" Unfortunately the main character is quite dull and reminds of a spoiled little "whatever" girl instead of a strong charismatic woman.
" Cliche.
" The first half of the film was slow and confusing and pretty much boring.
" Just a formulaic bore-fest.
" The reason why she couldn't fully use her powers was because of some chip which was just boring.
" Super boring .
" Then they pull the old "the guys you thought were bad were good" which just makes the movie more confusing.
" During a mission, I can only say that "everything goes wrong" and our heroine is stranded alone on Earth, searching for one of the Skrull leaders before he is able to threaten all life in the universe, the film is still a very fun and exciting adventure as the captain strives to save the universe as he gradually discovers more details of his past.
" Incredibly boring, dull lifeless movie ughhhh .
" I watched this, and I really enjoyed it, and I totally don't understand the hate that this film get.
" Whilst it is entertaining it all seems like the appetiser for something better to come.
"If she can destroy anything easily in a second , why she not finish everything at the beginning of the first minute of the film without the need for all this effort .. Also, the dramatic line is very naive and weak, similar to what is done in cheap films .. Added to the element of dazzling film is very weak .. If it achieved success in the box office, This is due to the propaganda made by the film The Avengers of the Infinity War
" This movie was completely boring the whole way through.
" I've been able to find something enjoyable in every Marvel movie to date, until I saw Captain Marvel.
" I think the writers made a different a style of superhero movie to surprise the audience with some twist in the story, but they failed because it was a bad twist and no one surprised or impressed, they could make a wonderful, emotional and enjoyable movie if they just make it forward and clear (showing her early life, not as a flashback, until she becomes a "Captain Marvel'').
" The most underwhelming movie from the series.. Plain, boring and so illogical at times.
" I was bored and my mind drifted a lot during it.
" The plot is so predictable and basic, that you'll realise what's what in five minutes.
" It doesn't have the complex villain or the thought provoking subject matter that made Black Panther and Winter Soldier so great, but it's an above average marvel movie and that's fine, it's a really enjoyable 2 hours, similar to Doctor Strange and Thor: Ragnarok
" The movie was just boring, little substance, little plot, and just over a "ok" movie.
" A Flat Movie with a Totally Uninteresting Character.
" This is quite a fascinating way to tell a story.
" A light, entertaining film filled with Marvel-style quips and buddy-cop dynamics.
" Present any marvel movie has no story and bad dialogue .
" It's all too bland.
" So predictable, like people said, a "Green Lantern," reboot.
" Captain Boredom.
" Boring story (if you can call it a story), boring jokes, mostly bad acting, useless visuals.
" She mastered the following: smell the fart acting confusedsmell the fart acting intriguedsmell the fart acting condescendingsmell the fart acting smugsmell the fart acting arrogantBesides a boring, non-sense script, a superhero that seems invulnerable making any fight scene moot and a oscar worthy facial expression of "dry wall / paper wall" if would be such an award by Brie Larson this is the worst MCU movie.
" The biggest villain is boredom.
" A surfer shoots at Captain Marvel and a long, boring chase ensues with the end result showing us that the young Colson was a Skrull all along, and then its autopsy time, and at minute 29 they FINALLY tell the audience about the Skrulls and what they can do!
" All the story is predictable !
" What really disappointed me was how dull this movie is compared to other origin stories like black panther which for the record won a god damn award!
" Maybe you fell asleep due to boredom?
" Bland and boring .
" This was the first movie where I actually started laughing at how bad it was and the predictable PC script.
" The likeable cast which charms its way into your heart, combined with nice humor, great action scenes and intriguing plot makes up for all of the movie's shortcomings.
" Also some jokes were predictable, even if they were good.
" The movie is an overall enjoyable watch and as a movie it was pretty good.
" Seemed more like a movie about gender equality than anything else, which is fine except that to be a good movie you still need an engaging plot, credible dialogue, credible action scenes and an ending that doesn't spiral out the realm of believable, even for a sci-fi where most people suspend reality for a bit.
" As boring as it can get...
" Brie Larson looks like we want Captain Marvel to look but she does a very poor job in the action scenes and her boring dialogue is hard to pay attention to.
" I also found Jude Law's character to be rather bland, which is a shame because he's very important to the movie.
" 2 hours of man bashing and an absolutely boring script, I literally fell asleep on two occasions.
"Let alone tons of absurd and cringe-worthy stuff: paying homage to the '90s by showing slow loading processes and not-working web pages, a pandering to diversity through the movie's so-called messages in a most heavy-handed, and superficial way, outdated CGI, some of the corniest and cheesiest lines, etc.As much as I love this franchise, the humor in MCU usually doesn't work for me as it does for many people.
" Perhaps then it is Larson's comic delivery and mannerisms that are most entertaining.
" Unwatchable .
" I love female power and how it can be projected into a compelling narrative that audiences can fall in love with.
" Sure has its flaws, but entertaining enough .
" Confusing and dull .
" and i really enjoyed it.
" Poor writing ,really a waste of time.
" I left the theater feeling like I had been robbed of seven dollars.
"The only part worth watching is the post credits scene for teh avengers endgame
" So I'll be taking 0.4 points just because adding Captain Marvel to the MCU Was Pointless and it also ruined Nick Fury's Story so in the end that makes this movie less charming for me.
" It is very bland, no heart to the main protagonist.
" Hence the twist felt empty and i didn't really enjoy it.
"The movie is slow paced,not funny as most marvel movies are and no good story its just a mess who ever wrote or directed this should be ashamed.
" This movie was enjoyable.
"I was expecting long drawn out pointless fight scenes, predictable characters and no story, not one I "a none fanboy" could follow anyway.
" I went in with low expectations based on these reviews but was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed it.
" It is boring and unsatisfying.
" Who is Brie Larson and why did everyone hype this boring movie?
" My wife found it really boring and we both agree that the real Captain Marvel much better.
" This really is boring and truly the worst Marvel movie ever.
" It is boring so many levels.
" i would've gave the show 6 stars if it wasn't for this pointbut despite these shortcomings i still believe its worth a watch, it was completely boring, at some points it was even interesting.
" It's so boring.
" Worst movie of the Marvel Cinematic Universe .
" Alot of scenes would look even better on an UHD OLED, I found the colors spectrum in theatre projection to be a bit dull.
" It had a few distinctive touches which made it more exciting and worth my time.
"This movie was boring, Captain Marvel is unlikeable and you don´t really care about any of the characters even Nick Fury is boring in this movie.
"The movie itself is wonderful .. And worth watching.
" In the first moment I saw the movie I found it a little confusing more during the story he ends up developing.
" all this feminist propaganda did not help the movie.
" Waste of time what I don't u understand by viewing all the reviews.
" The beginning of Captain Marvel's movie, which was questioned so much by the audience, was also very confusing.
" Not only that, but the lack of any real lesson or moral of the movie makes for a boring, underwhelming, and disappointing beginning to a what can be a fantastic franchise.
" everything seems too similar, even if it's all part of the same universe, it already started boring me on the second Avengers movie...
" De age fury is good at funny scene but his action movements were too slow.
"The typical, drawn out, chocolate box, US folk-sey thing was mercifully kept to a minimum and something of a twist was thrown in.
" It was entertaining, I mean I've watched much, much worse.
" It's boring and forgettable.
" Save your money .
" Very entertaining.
" Confusing at first and surprising at the end.
"Anyway, this was very enjoyable.
" How did Captain Marvel regain her lost powers, her human insistence, and her memory, plus unlock her full super capacities, all at once, after that dull encounter with her role-model-in-reality-turned-evil-in-dream ?!
" Tables are turn, which is dranating, interesting and exciting.
" Interesting, compelling characters, original while still fitting story and tonnes of humour.
" That was the worst movie.
" Sadly it went from formulaic to downright absurd before it was all over.
"Too long and boring from time to time Good things: Good performances of Annette Bening, Jude Law, Sam Jackson and Ben MendelsohnGood tunes from the 90'sPretty CGIThe cat
" Even the really good looking special effects started to be boring.
"During the tedious final battle as Captain Mar-Vel let the daughter choose the colours of her uniform (aside from wondering how the hell she (the daughter) knew how to select patterns and colours from the device anyway) I began to consider the propogandic power of superhero movies in upkeeping the false altruism of American global power.
" wierd, confusing and stupid .
" Dull and nonsensical even by Marvel standards .
" Overall, I found Captain Marvel to be an enjoyable and inspiring film and a good introduction of a great MCU character.
"I thought the movie was entertaining and a good origin story fit into 2 plus hours.
" I don't know, halfway to the film i feel this very boring sensation somehow..
" Even Mr Jackson bored me on this one and thats a first.
" The first 40 minutes or so are kind of boring.
" The connections to the stories that follow are entertaining and continue to show why the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the king of the interconnected franchises.
" I would have watched this film at the cinema and enjoyed it.
"In general I aside of such error, I would have to say the movie itself is boring and a lot of bad angle and acting.
" No plot, no character development, no special effects.
" Despite all the negative reviews online i think Captain Marvel was very well done and entertaining film.
" It's kind of enjoyable.
" If there's one thing that can kill a superhero movie it's being boring.
" Ok, so over all it's a 12 out of 10 when it comes to being entertaining.
" I found the movie to be quite entertaining myself.
"* Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), until then as Carol Danvers is flying a plane with a scientist, and that plane crashed, but she does not remember her capture she discovers the whole truth about her, and is free from what holds her and will help a people to find a planet to live,I liked the special effects, the sound effects too, I found the story itself good, but repetitive, 1 positive point that the movie itself gives the answers that are open during the movie.
" Lame and boring.
" It was a good, fun, entertaining movie and that is the reason I go to the movies.
" It's very boring.
" B Grade movies are 4/10 and this movie is better and for the most part enjoyable.
" Bland and uninspired .
"Personally, I must say that "Captain Marvel" was enjoyable to watch, and I was thoroughly entertained throughout the entire course of the movie.
" Film was slow and confusing and pretty much boring, its no make Adventure filling.
" One of the worst movies I have seen, the acting by Brie Larson was so plastic and lack of facial expression were so boring.
" There has to be ups and downs in the story to keep us on the edge of our seats.
" Everyone enjoyed it and I enjoyed it as much the second time.
" Very much a slow burner, liked the 90s setting and a young fresh faced Nick Fury, classic 90s songs too!
" Really, the 1 star ratings are mind boggling.
" After watching this movie there is only thing I want to say, Please don't waste your time and money watching this movie.
" Her performance was forced, uninspiring and flat!
" The Danvers character itself is also uninteresting, and does not stand out in any way because the character has been done so many times in the past that its become stale.
" I took my 80 year old father to see this after subjecting him to many previous marvel movies and he throughly enjoyed it, as did I.
" Lots of FUN & entertaining.
"Overall I did enjoyed it somewhat but it was boring and because of lack of empathy with the main character I couldn't care for the stakes that were in this movie.
" It's all predictable.
" Score was uninspiring, not bad, just not right in the moment.
" This was a waste of time even for a pirated movie.
" It's like they made this movie as uninteresting as possible on purpose.
" Unfortunately, Disney is part of the progressive propaganda because it makes money.
" This is a waste of time.
" Was it entertaining, yes.
" Waste of your money .
" More enjoyable than Wonder Woman.
" A thoroughly enjoyable origin story.
" The one thing it seemed to be missing just so happened to be the one thing it was shooting for, A compelling Character.
" The beginning of the film is a bit confusing because the film seems to prefer to have action scenes and humor instead of telling the story of Karol Denvers.
"In truth, I was a little disappointed; I'm by now a little bored of the origin story formula, and though this tried to depart from it somewhat, the whole film seemed to lack a distinctive identity.
" Unlikable characters, slow moving plot.
" Total waste of money and time.
" Boring...
" I saw this movie as somewhat of a coming of age story since she is discovering who she is.
" Don't waste your time .
"The premise is pretty generic and most things that take place are boring and have been done before.
" And at the end of all the cliché, the villain was the person who was on her side from the start.
" Highly entertaining superhero origin story with lots of humor included.
" Over all a very entertaining and enjoyable .
"The story started off disjointed and there was not enough back story/time spent on her development as a military test pilot.
" Bad writing forced female lead A propaganda movie.
" Slow and pathetic .
" It was fun, enjoyable and entertaining.
" And man this movie was boring...
" Even though it was a bit predictable, I thought they did a fine job of showing the hypocrisy of the Kree and the predicament of the desperate Skrulls (helped along by some fantastic acting by Ben Mendelsohn.
" Waste of money!
" Starts well but like many movies of this sort the neverending cliche dialog comes into play.
" We do not need captain marvel at all, all I know is that marvel and disney could have done much better than this boring popcorn movie.
" So predictable.
"Very good movie, worth watching (probably several times).
"Im only giving a 7 because it wasnt boring .
"i am huge fan of mcu.. this is the worst movie they have made so far.. its dcu movie material..and they made us believe it has something to do with endgame to sell tickets.. DO NOT WATCH IT.
" I enjoyed it.
" Boring, slow, dull, obnoxious...
" Disapointing and a waste of time.
" Then we have the amnesia angle which has been done to heaven and back several time and with those 2 no spoilers, you can easily figure out the entire predictable movie.
" Don't waste your money on it.
" Still, I did find it to be entertaining.
" In fact, it's quite enjoyable, except for the absurdly overlong third act that almost made me want to skip and fast forward till I get to the very end.
" Really entertaining .
" Total waste of money.
" The pace was solid, albeit predictable for a comic book film...
" Pure propaganda .
" Jackson brings a spark of life that's otherwise missing, and the climax is powerful and engaging.
" The banter especially between Larsen and Jackson was really enjoyable.
" SO boring movie and no more jokes and comedy in this movie
" The story had a couple of really slow spots.
" Jackson), who was very entertaining to watch since he plays the character perfectly, and his story arc develops a lot better throughout the movie.
"My kids were bored and that's never a good sign.
" Probably the most boring film out of the Marvel universe hands down.
" Entertaining origin story .
" The film turned into blatent feminist propaganda, with even "I'm Just a Girl" playing from No Doubt in the background to really stamp home its blatent message.
" But the formula used by Marvel has become repetitive: the protagonist gains their powers, loses their powers and soon after an event, she returns with their powers.
"The music was perfect, as there are both exciting film music and pop / rock music from the 90s, which again underlines the time back then, 1995, and makes you feel more into the time.
" Actually, all the actors did well and the effects look great but both the story and the main character are a bit ho-hum.
"Maybe it's just me, but i enjoyed this movie and i don't feel like pointing out every thing they did wrong, if i enjoyed it.
" It has some cool moments but fails miserably, part scifi/action part comedy, it just doesn't work for me, the acting is somewhat cold and uninteresting.
" It however had incredible effects and an enjoyable storyline.
" That's how pointless this movie feels.
"Completely invincible heroes are boring and give no excitement.
"Overall, Captain Marvel is a soulless and bland sci-fi/action movie, and an undeniably second-tier superhero flick that doesn't deserve to be among most of the installments in an otherwise Marvel franchise.
" Well worth watching .
" this is movie is so boring that I felt irritated to even finish.
" Fun and entertaining .
" We get some interesting tid-bits to the backstory of the current state of the MCU but as a stand alone movie it absolutely fails at telling a self contained engaging story.
" I thoroughly enjoyed It, did I see a different movie to these trashers?
" Enjoyable Movie Can't Understand the Negative Reviews .
" Boring.. period.
" Simply boring .
" The jokes are about as bland as the jokes from first Thor movie.
" Main actress is unlikable and bland.
" I thought it was funny and exciting.
" Samuel Jackson is good but Jude Law is as uninteresting in his role as the title character is.
" This is a better movie then people say it is I enjoyed it except for the bad guy and captain marvels character was most of the time bad other then that good
" That being said, this movie is just generic and bland.
" It was the best of confusion, and a brilliant turn off since the start.
" I see that most of the reviews are negative and I can only conclude that it's a concerted effort by disgruntled fan boys, who can't stand to see a female in the lead role, to trash what is a very entertaining film.
" Ignore all the boring comments and just go watch it.
" I enjoyed it....
" The acting especially of the lead character played by Brie was so bad and boring.. this movie is just chow fodder meant by Marvel seeking to make more money from MCU by their fans doesn't add anything special or new in any way...
" The character herself is too bland, too perfect, too pointless.
" #MarvelComics #Marvel #StanLee #Disney #BrieLarson #CaptainMarvel #Avengers The music was perfect, as there are both exciting film music and pop / rock music from the 90s, which again underlines the time back then, 1995, and makes you feel more into the time.
" Marvel still finding ways to stay new and exciting .
" Glossy action cannot cover up a dull story.
" I saw it 6 times in total and enjoyed it as much the final time as the first.
"The story is a predictable snooze-fest.
"Worth watching if you are interested in every possible little background detail before Endgame, or if you are bored and can't come up with any better options.
" How can an action movie be boring?
" Brie Larson was great and the story was compelling as well as action packed.
" The story is predictable with all of its components being done to death already and the main character is not captivating in the least.
" Looks like she is bore tbh.
" The only entertaining portion of this movie was the last 15-20 min.
" Enjoyable and entertaining .
"The movie is engaging, fun, and delivers a powerful message to the core.
" In my opinion this strength gets really boring and isn't special and feels that it doesn't use skill or thoughts.
" A boring predictable script filled with PC trash and a weak hero.
" It took everything I had to stay awake while watching this.
"Waste of time!
" So dull and Brie Larson was terrible!
" Solidly entertaining.
" The fight scenes were boring and had absolutely no tension.
" Forgettable, formulaic plot.
"Captain Marvel / Carol Danvers, although showing potential at first, shown zero character development or significant arc, she remains unjustly cocky throughout and un-engaging for most of movie and ridiculously overpowered for no real reason other than she 'absorbed' an explosion and inherited these powers for no logical reason.
" But this movie is on the level of Thor 2 in terms of how dull it was, at least Thor 2 had a central villain.
" for me the pace are too slow, the story too complex, the shapeshifters,too lame, and the score too classic(-al), howcome they dont use entirely heavy metal music as a score for this rough and tough lady.
" Fun and intense from start to finish .
" She feels too dull.
" Captain Marvel has a lot of really cool action scenes, and a pretty compelling story.
" Jackson as Shield Agent, Fury and he believes Carol is a good guy and becomes her side-kick so to speak; Clark Gregg as Shield Agent Phil Coulson; Ben Mendelsohn as Talos who convinces Carol she is on the wrong side; Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeay, a friend and fellow test pilot back in the day before Carol crashed; Annette Bening plays a bad person as Supreme Intelligence and a good one as Dr. Wendy Lawson; (yes, this can get confusing); Lee Pace as Ronan, a Kree soldier under Yon-Rogg; Djimon Hounsou as Korath a Kree warrior under Yon-Rogg.
" boring and bad lead .
" I had high hopes but it was uninspiring.
" First this film was boring So many holes in the plot im not sure what the movie was ever supposed to be about.
" It's confusing isn't it?
" Hopefully Marvel realises how badly they messed up with her and get her out of the MCU, and introduce some actual compelling female characters like black Widow and Gamora.
" Boring and not catchy at all .
" The action scenes actually had me on the edge of my seat.
" a confusing story .
" This movie is the worst movies ever made in the history of MCU.
" Definitely worth the watch
" Don't waste your money on this.
" I enjoyed it quite a bit.
" But be ready to get bored to tears.
" Fabulous soundtrack and a very enjoyable film.
" Brie Larson is terrific as Captain Marvel and the story was engaging.
" While it may not be as complex as "Captain America: The Winter Solider", or as grand as "Avengers: Infinity War", it is a fun and entertaining ride.
" Dreadful film with a pointless message, whose lead character is also going to spoil the next Avengers movie - simply by being in it.
" As a result, a pretty boring experience is conceived.
" The 3rd act is satisfying in general, though, despite the fact it is formulaic.
" I've seen it several times and enjoyed it.
" JK, it's an enjoyable, fun time like most MCU films are.
" The most entertaining part of the movie is the last, effects-driven section, even though one could reasonably object to the movie on over-powered superhero grounds.
" Carol's character is emotionless and considering the whole point of her unlocking her powers is her emotions makes the plot and character really bland.
" The 'live-action' action sequences aren't as involving as they could have been, mainly due to the poor editing, however they're still entertaining enough in the moment.
" The whole first two-thirds of the film is pretty slow going, and Jude Law is out of place in a part that signals the movie's core twist far too early.
" Enjoyable and a Worthy Marvel Movie .
" This movie was very entertaining, good CGI, was funny at times and the acting was good.
" But it is very generic and dull.
" All development occurs out of chronological order, it seems that confusion of information, is necessary are some issues that arise during the film.
" Save your money for a better movie.
" In all, a very entertaining and thrilling movie.
" Pure trash a waste of money and time.
" I really enjoyed it!!
" This movie has so many 90's feel that a lot of people will think it's boring like mostly all the 90s shows in tv in that time.
" All in all it was a good Marvel movie, if you're looking for something groundbreaking cinematically you're in the wrong place but it is thoroughly enjoyable.
" So mediocre, acting so bland and way too too much CGI.
" Boring, predictable and unoriginal .
"I'm not sure what Disney and Marvel were thinking, but this has to be one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
" Those are all clearly bogus, all of us IMDb users who have written hundreds or thousands of prior reviews agree that it is a worthwhile, entertaining movie that fits well in the Marvel universe.
"The storyline is INCREDIBLY mundane, utterly prosaic, to the point of being boring.
" Lame acting by lead actor, poor background story and the incredible amount of boredom this movie provides you with is just ridiculous.
" I found the Heroine confusing.
" Otherwise it was just a bland story with poor jokes.
" At any stage she could have been killed, the whole movie is pointless.
" I was bored throughout the movie.
" Fell asleep the first time .
" Jokes felt forced and the whole earth backstory was pathetically predictable.
" Lots of action and fancy visuals but I could fall asleep during most of it.
" Boring!!!!!
" The Marvel films have done something extraordinary, combining 22 movies to tell a single running story but still enjoyable as individual films.
" While there are definitely some entertaining moments in Captain Marvel, the film overall feels flat and rehearsed with a cobbled-together storyline.
" Enjoyable Marvel movie .
" One of the worst movies from the MCU along with Hulk .
") Sadly, the humor falls about as flat as the one-dimensional, predictable plot and the action scenes didn't attempt to do anything that hasn't been done before.
" Had so much potential, but failed to even be entertaining, ending up as a total disappointment.
" In this movie, I liked most parts, but some parts are just slow at times.
"I enjoyed it immensely!
" The acting was a bit cliché with lots of Jedi Council looks and working with mediocre script.
" Confusing to say the least .
" I found this to be enjoyable and inspiring.
" This movie didn't quite meet it's expectations, but it was enjoyable in my case.
"I felt that there was no character development, and that the story was one of the most predictable origin stories that marvel has made so far.
" Vulnerability makes for better strong characters and invulnerability quickly gets boring.
" This was by far the worst movie and worst cast character in the MCU.
" Very Enjoyable .
" There's a "big plot twist" but it's very predictable from the start of the movie.
" It winds up being a completely dull experience, which is the worst thing a colourful superhero movie can be.
" Watching this crappy movie reminds me of bland oatmeal.
" Boring storyline with so poor script writing.
" But overall it lacked heart in the plot, Carol was hella boring and generic.
"Characters, story telling, background music, continuity of the MCU,this movie is definitely the worst movie Marvel ever made till this date!
" Very slow pace and doesn't do justice to any of the characters both new and old.
" Has to be one of my top 3 worst movies I have ever had to endure.
" Somewhat bland .
" Worst movie in MCU .
" It was boring at many points and you get the feeling this is an attempt to fill in a gap in the very good Avengers storyline.
" The movie is lazy and forced, it is just not done right, everything feels rushed and empty, she acts way more arrogant and chill at the same time than she should be, the script writting is awful.
"If you get past the first 10 confusing minutes, and brave the sexism, you end up watching a movie trying to force sympathy onto a character no one knows, or really cares about.
" No, but definitely good and worth the watch.
"The storyline was predictable.
" Safe but enjoyable superhero movie .
" Boring, derivitive, poorly directed and just plain crap.
" Every other marvel and DC movie have been overrated pieces of crap but this one is the most enjoyable besides the sequels of Batman & Captain America.
" The movie was very entertaining and well written.
" How can they release a movie like this, don't waste your time to watch it.
" Now, as we go along, we will begin to understand all that confusion we saw in the first 10-minutes.
" Overall an enjoyable enough movie, but I found that it was a little bit uninteresting compared to the main Marvel movies.
" I have some grievances with this one, namely lack of any style or originality in the writing or direction but the chemistry between Brie Larson and Samuel L Jackson helps to make this an enjoyable watch.
" This movie easily surpasses Thor, Doctor Strange, and The Incredible Hulk in terms of being an entertaining and well thought out introduction to a new character.
" This is super boring & super stupid movie.
" I know things are expensive, but for that money I expected something a little more exciting and thrilling.
" Many dull witted reviewers complained of confusion at the beginning.
"The bland direction and cinematography stick out like a sore thumb.
" Let me remind you, my wife fell asleep in the theater watching Age of Ultron, which had plenty of action.
" This movie is a long yawn and a cat took out furys eye omg...
" People who say it's boring, that's your opinion.
" A predictable and totally uninteresting story about a hero we didn't really need.
" But come on, Captain Marvel is dull and nonsensical even by Marvel standards.
" It was a waste of time.
" Bad acting, predictable story-arc, lazy writing, cringe-worthy comedy & no style or class from start to finish...
" Overall an exteremely enjoyable movie and it blends in perfectly with the over all story arc of the MCU movies.
" A film with no story beyond being a hate crime against men and those of color, It even failed in the most basic of story elements.
" 15 minutes in and I'm bored.
" The hissy fit girly moves of Brie was tiresome after repeated use to inflate a flat script.
" Sorry MCU,you shat the bed on this one and tried shoehorning an obvious, predictable and boring movie right before Endgame to get that franchise moolah and it shows.


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Q: "I don't believe there can be such a thing" or "I don't believe such a thing exists", which one is more appropriate? This post says

I don't believe there can be such a thing as "non-sequential" ordering, because if any items were listed without a sequence then they would not be any order.

The expression "there can be" sounds uncommon, is this expression "I don't believe non-sequential ordering exists" more idiomatic?

A: Both versions are fine, and they are basically equivalent. There's no problem with "there can be," in my opinion.
There may be a very slight difference in meaning. The simple version "I don't believe X exists" seems to accept that X may be well-defined but probably doesn't exist. The "I don't believe such a thing as 'X' exists" means that although someone can say "X," it doesn't have a well-defined meaning, so it doesn't even make sense to talk about whether or not it exists.

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