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[ManaByte]

It’s still going after 12 hours. Sony hasn’t struck it down yet. Maybe it’s secretly a Sony marketing ploy to get people to see the movie?

 

[ParaSeoul]

Its to promote

 

[MastaKiiLA]

It wasn't even a terrible movie. It was just a, "Why does this even exist?" movie. It served no purpose other than to waste my time...and apparently the time of everyone who worked on the film.

 

[Pejo]

I saw Morbius on a whim, and it was no worse than other hollywood superhuman shlock. Why is everyone so down on Leto for this?

 

[strange headache]

I saw Morbius on a whim, and it was no worse than other hollywood superhuman shlock. Why is everyone so down on Leto for this?

This. I watched the movie and it is literally the same as any other superhero movie these days. It's not good, but also not as terrible as people make it out to be.
I think it's just trendy to crap on the movie, because it wasn't produced by Marvel.

 

[MastaKiiLA]

I saw Morbius on a whim, and it was no worse than other hollywood superhuman shlock. Why is everyone so down on Leto for this?

There are really good comic book movies. Morbius was not one of them. That said, it wasn't the worst either. It's probably Ghost Rider tier, minus the glory of Nic Cage, of course. I mean, when you have Catwoman, Howard the Duck, Fantastic 4 Reboot, and others on the list, there are a lot of bad flicks to pick from. Hell, Bloodshot was another awful comic book movie from Sony, and it wasn't that long ago. So Morbius at least has that going for it.

I do think much of the negativity is centered around Leto though. People just don't like him. I'm not a major fan. He's like a broke man's Joaquin Phoenix, but I respect the effort he puts into his roles. I just don't think this IP ever really stood a chance. It's just another vampire story. It's not even interesting like with Blade being a mythical figure to the vampires. This is just Dr Strange but as a vampire instead, with a final battle against a clone of himself. I have no idea why Marvel origin stories have to involve a clone fight, but it seems to be how they roll.

The world didn't need this movie. Even before the pandemic, this was a bad idea.

 

[Spaceman292]

I saw Morbius on a whim, and it was no worse than other hollywood superhuman shlock. Why is everyone so down on Leto for this?

Is that you, Jared?

 

[Revolutionary]

I think it's just trendy to crap on the movie, because it wasn't produced by Marvel.

Ding ding ding ding

They're trying to make it look worse than it is because last year Marvel actually DID produce two of the worst comic book films of all time.

Eternals and Black Widow are the new barometers for bad comic book movies, and Morbius is probably better than both combined... even though it's a 5/10 at best lol

 

[Razorback]

I haven't watched it and probably never will, but Its existence has provided me with more quality entertainment than most superhero movies of the last 5 years.

Can't wait for Morbius 2: More-Bius

It's morbin time!

 

[Teslerum]

Eternals and Black Widow are the new barometers for bad comic book movies, and Morbius is probably better than both combined... even though it's a 5/10 at best lol

Pretty much. A lot of current Marvel movies aren't any better than Morbius.

On that note though, I'm 99% sure Black Widow would have been a much better movie if they produced it early on in the MCU.
The longer they waited, the worse it was always going to get.

 

[DryvBy]

I like how comic book movie fans are upset about this when it's about the same as their Universe movies. At least this one isn't just an ad/ploy to get you to watch the next Marvel movie.

 

[ManaByte]

At least this one isn't just an ad/ploy to get you to watch the next Marvel movie.

Even worse it's an ad/ploy to get you to watch Kraven and Madame Web.

 

[John Marston]

Those crazy kids these days.

With their cigarettes and rock n' roll.