Here's an honest review without all the fanboy hatred.

Rating: 7/10 (8 March 2019)

Captain Marvel is one of the reasons I really hate fanboys. Late last night I signed on to IMDB.com and started reading reviews - 99 percent of which were full of hate and misogyny, an emotion that reigns among too many fans in the comic book world. Women characters are fine, until they become major characters - as back up's, sidekicks and romantic interests, they are fine - but let them take center stage and the hate comes oozing out. Now, I'll admit, I know little about this variant of Captain Marvel. My own interaction with CM was when the character was a man, Mar-Vell of the Kree (nice move with Annette Benning, especially the little homage where her hair went from blonde while she was on earth, to white when on Kree - a reversal of the first Captain Marvel, who, when he gained cosmic power, went from White to Blonde). So I went in open minded. I'll also admit surprise that the Skrulls - always bad guys when I was reading comic (and an original Fantastic Four villain at that!) were lightened up a bit. But reading other's reviews, I'm amazed at the utter hate, and wondering - what the hell movie did those pinheads see? It wasn't the one I sat through. Captain Marvel is a fun movie, with a great cast. I wish they would have gone for a little more character building for Carol Danvers - but her back story does get told and Brie Larson did a good job of playing the role. All this she can't emote garbage - well, haters are going to hate. I can do without their lame comments. Fans should remember that they support the characters - they don't own them (something Star Trek fans have never learned. If a franchise had to depend only on the diehard fans - well no franchise would exist today at all). So here's a little breakdown of Captain Marvel for those with open minds.
The Great: A beautiful opening homage to Stan Lee. Really touching and well thought out. I hope Avengers: Endgame opens the same way.
The good: The cast, the story, the action, the 90's. Harkening to Guardians with it's 70's and 80's tunes, this part of the soundtrack is great. I was especially surprised to hear a gone (I'm only Happy when it Rains) by Garbage, one of my favorite bands. Annette Benning and Ben Mendelsohn, as well as Jude Law give stellar performances. Those by the actresses playing Maria Rambeau (Lashanna Lynch, who I can HARDLY wait to see in Y, based on Y the Last Man!), and her daughter Monica (who will also bear the mantle of a Captain Marvel), played by Akira Akbar (This is Us) were great as well. The movie flows really quickly, barely giving the audience time to breath. They straightened out Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers was original Ms. Marvel in the 70's, with a much more revealing costume - but I'll be honest - that was a poorly written comic).
The Bad: As with most Marvel Movies, the music (not the songs, but the original music) is forgettable. They could have cut down some of the cute cat moments, there's enough of that on the internet. Other than that, not too many complaints.
My final comment is: What the hell is a flukken? Whatever this alien creature is (I won't say who) I hope I never meet one on a dark night. And for the comically inept - that's a joke.