by Hanley! » Feb 22, '18, 9:25 am
I saw it over the weekend. It's a good film. It's basically the same Marvel formula as usual, but the execution is better. It doesn't really tie in with the other films in the Marvel Universe, which really helps the film establish its own world and vibe. The score and cinematography are also handled a little differently - you could see a little more of the director's vision in there, although it would have been better if they'd gone even further with it.
The cast is absolutely top notch. It's cool to see so many of the best young black actors of this generation in the same film. The clothes are great too. That might be a weird detail to add, but I wanted all of Black Panther's clothes.
It wasn't perfect, but it was a very good cinema movie and comfortably the best MCU film I've seen. It'd probably fall just outside of my top five superhero films. I'd recommend it.
The main thing that annoyed me about the film was the Stan Lee cameo, which sucked and broke my immersion anyway, but I also felt it should have been removed in light of the recent sexual harassment claims.