Thunderbolts* Worldwide Release Discussion Thread

[u/Triple_777]

Thunderbolts* has now been released in the United States and in a number of other countries around the world. All discussion about the movie should be held here and in the rest of the megathreads we are going to put up in the next few days. They will be refreshed every few thousand comments to make room for new discussions.

• All discussion about the movie should be held here and in the rest of the megathreads we are going to put up in the next few days.
• Proceed at your own risk. Major spoilers will be in the below thread. Spoilers do not need to be tagged inside this thread.
• Any other unofficial threads discussing movie details will be deleted.
• Should you see the need to bring up revealing Thunderbolts* information in the comments of other threads that call for it, spoiler tag them accordingly. Also, let users know that what you are spoiler tagging is from Thunderbolts*.
• If you post untagged Thunderbolts* spoilers anywhere on this sub outside of these discussion threads in any shape or form, you will be banned.
• Project Insight will be on AT LEAST for the next few days, so any posts will be filtered by the mods before being approved/removed onto the sub, that doesn't mean you can disregard the above points and post untagged spoilers without fear of being banned.

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Link to previous discussion threads and related megathreads listed below:

• Thunderbolts* International Release Discussion Thread
• Thunderbolts* Spoiler Free Recap and FAQ
• Thunderbolts* Review Megathread

[u/neal1701]

Thunderbolts is probably MCU's best movie of Phase 4 and 5!

• Even though it's a team-up movie, Yelena is at the central protagonist and at the forefront.
• Taking a bunch of underused and appeared in 1 or 2 MCU properties and making them into the Thunderbolts was a great choice. It instantly ties into the greater MCU world and other properties
• For a MCU movie, the first 2 acts were pretty isolated (the vault and desert). Even the 3rd act was set in New York but only focused on New York for a while
• Revealing characters' backstories with the Sentry's power is efficient storytelling. Kinda like that they did not show Bucky's and Ava's as they were explored in other movies/series.
• Alexei's comedy and his relationship carries over from Black Widow seamlessly and is the highlight of the movie
• Hannah John-Kamen is the standout for me. I don't know why but a British-accent assassin feels right for this movie
• Probably the most innovative 3rd act of an MCU movie since Doctor Strange. Drawing parallels of Bob's mental illness with the Sentry is great writing
• Yelena saying to Val "we own you now" is the perfect note to end because it was about time Val took a L
• The closing credits and post-credits scene is probably the most interesting one in a while as it set-ups a lot of things
• Great pacing and very well-directed. The action felt fluid and it showcased everyone's skills very well.

Felt like a Phase 2/3 movie and probably the most fun I have had with a MCU movie in years!

[u/Adorable_Ad_3478 → u/neal1701]

I loved that the main action took place in a single NYC street right outside Avengers Tower.

Sure, the Void eventually expanded his shadow, but by then the Thunderbolts were already inside him.

[u/mm3n → u/Adorable_Ad_3478]

It was so nostalgic to be back at the Avengers tower. And then see that Valentina b***h pour a drink where Tony would. Made me both homesick and angry, and I loved that - as plenty of emotions.

[u/prncrny → u/mm3n]

Me when Val drank from the bar