Please Wake Me UP After It's Over

Rating: 4/10 (17 May 2018)

I'm still puzzled at the amazing Box Office success of "Black Panther". I was looking forward to watching this movie as soon as it came out on Blu-ray. Finally, last weekend me and my family watched it. The veredict? Very nice eye candy but I never felt ANYTHING for ANY of the characters on the screen. The only one who had some sort of "life" was Andy Serkis character, but he was gone way too early. The plot is contrived at best, something 13 year old kids will definitely have trouble with. It was nice seeing Danai Gurira (The Walking Dead) in a prominent role, although she basically apes what she does in TWD.
Halfway through the movie I fell asleep, literally, just waking up some 20 odd minutes before the end.
Either I'm becoming too old (which is a fact) or movies of this nature are becoming a bore. I'd like to thing it's the second, cause I enjoy mostly sci-fi/fantasy/horror fare over any other genre. Plus, I still enjoy kids movies like "Coco" or "Ferdinand" very much. I think there's been an over saturation of things Marvel in recent years, even more so than Star Wars stuff. To top it all, comic wise, I don't recall ever hearing of a hero named "Black Panther", unlike Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk or Spider-man.
One thing's for sure. The FX are marvelous and so is the sound mix, so this is the perfect movie to show off your new home theater system. Other than that, stay clear off this one!