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\"\"<\/a>Black Panther<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t a great comic book but a culturally significant one and does at least hold some entertainment value with a so-so plot though the villain portrayed by Michael B. Jordan was certainly the highlight.<\/p>\n

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Black Panther<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Action, Science Fiction, Fantasy
\nBuena Vista | PG13 \u2013 134 min. \u2013 $24.99 | May 15, 2018<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 05\/13\/2018 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Ryan Coogler
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Stan Lee & Jack Kirby (characters); Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong\u2019o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Deleted Scenes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 7.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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There is no doubt Black Panther<\/em><\/strong> is culturally significant, the first superhero film to have an almost all black cast and one that anyone of African descent would be proud of, very much how last year\u2019s Wonder Woman<\/em> affected women of all ages. Now, as for the movie itself? The plot isn\u2019t great but I did generally enjoy the characters.<\/p>\n

Black Panther<\/em><\/strong> takes place after the events of Captain America: Civil War<\/em>. T\u2019Challa\u2019s (CHADWICK BOSEMAN) father, killed in a terrorist attack, stands as the next in line to be the king of Wakanda, an advanced society in Africa kept hidden from the outside world.<\/p>\n

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After besting tribal leader M\u2019Baku (WINSTON DUKE) during a kingship ceremony, T\u2019Challa officially takes the throne. One of his first acts is to capture a man named Ulysses Klaue (ANDY SERKIS), a nemesis to Wakanda and someone whom T\u2019Challa\u2019s father failed to apprehend after he stole valuable vibranium, which he in turn made into powerful weapons. Having found his location in South Korea, T\u2019Challa along with Okoye (DANAI GURIRA), leader of all-female fighters, and Nakia (LUPITA NYONG\u2019O), T\u2019Challa\u2019s ex-lover and undercover agent, set up a mission to apprehend Klaue. There, T\u2019Challa encounters a familiar face: CIA agent Everett Ross (MARTIN FREEMAN), there to make a deal with Klaue.<\/p>\n

But Klaue isn\u2019t working alone. The man pulling his strings is Erik Killmonger (MICHAEL B. JORDAN), with a background working for the CIA as a Wetworks operative, has a personal past regarding Wakanda and is on a mission of revenge and soon is on the country\u2019s doorsteps wanting to open up the secret country to the rest of the world and utilizing its resources to conquer.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think Black Panther<\/em><\/strong> is a great comic book movie and is rather middle-of-the-road for a Marvel movie, yet is somewhat entertaining despite a sometimes clunky storytelling and a central character portrayed by Chadwick Boseman whose performance was a bit too wooden, or stoic, in the first half for my taste, showing little charm and shrinking behind some of the more dynamic acting by his supporting cast like Michael B. Jordan, playing one of the better villains in the MCU, and Lupita Nyong\u2019o.<\/p>\n

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As I said, the strong suit of the film, beyond the social and racial significance taken into the superhero arena, is with its supporting cast. Michael B. Jordan does play a nuanced villain, not one merely wanting to rule the world but a character with a personal stake to his actions; Lupita Nyong\u2019o and Danai Gurira make for strong female characters and adding in veterans like Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett never hurts.<\/p>\n

One of the bigger downsides for me was the lack of an introduction to Wakanda and the city itself, plus the throne room and challenge cliff. There are two scenes where T\u2019Challa and Nakia walk down some sort of marketplace and we do get a sweeping overview but otherwise don\u2019t know a whole lot other than it is an advance technological society. I can only hope Black Panther 2<\/em> explores the city, and some of its non-military citizens, more.<\/p>\n

In the director\u2019s chair is Ryan Coogler (as well as serving as co-writer) following the successful, and genuinely well made, Creed<\/em> spin-off from the Rocky<\/em> franchise, which also showcased Jordan\u2019s talents.<\/p>\n

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In the end, Black Panther<\/em><\/strong> is a flawed movie but still an important one, much along the same lines as Wonder Woman<\/em>, which I found to be better but that\u2019s likely due to my DC-colored glasses I wear… Even so, it is an entertaining enough film that, outside of some early slow moments, does pick up good steam in the second half, though one can\u2019t help by laugh at the big battle scene that later involves attacking rhinos, however…<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a glossy slip cover<\/strong> and a redemption code for the Digital Copy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Featurettes:<\/strong><\/p>\n