Wednesday, July 09, 2025

An Honest Trailer for Thunderbolts*



I recall reading about the Marvel movie Thunderbolts* last year, mainly about why they had an asterisk in the title. It completely slipped by me that the movie opened in May. As the final installment of MCU's Phase Five, it was expected to be a hit. Alas, no. Thunderbolts* received generally favorable reviews, but it has yet to make enough to cover its massive production and marketing costs. The premise is that a group of misfit antiheroes, i.e. criminals, band together to save the world and become heroes. Marvel seems to be aiming for the heroics of an Avengers movie meshed with the humor of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. However, the too-large cast of characters wasn't likable enough to pull it off. Screen Junkies goes all in on pulling Thunderbolts* apart in this Honest Trailer. 

By the way, the asterisk is supposed to go to the footnote *The New Avengers. Good luck with that.  



1 comment:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Hey, they gave it a solid B, maybe even a B+ -- that's good enough for me! Hopefully it will stream on Disney+ soon so I will watch it then.