Black Widow (2021) VS Captain America The Winter Soldier (2014)

[@EricCarter12]

Thanks for watching guys! Let's get this video to 1,000 LIKES as that will REALLY HELP this video get recommended by KZbin!

[@MisteRRYouTuby]

So I guess the question that remains is this; Of the two leading female Marvel films, which is the inferior one, Black Widow or Captain Marvel? To that end, which has the more lasting damage to the overall saga of the MCU?

[@MisteRRYouTuby]

@@thomasbailey8179 I FELT that too.

[@EricCarter12]

@@MisteRRYouTuby That would definitely be Captain Marvel. It has the most plot holes and it also made a joke of Nick Fury's history with his eye, which HUGELY messes up the ingenious setup from The Winter Soldier.

[@EricCarter12]

5 videos? Budd I made a Top 5 worst movies video where Artemis Fowl got the number one spot. I won't be making more videos of the movie though because I think the movie is best forgotten. And most everyone has forgotten it now.... Thankfully

[@EricCarter12]

@Paul Brown Exactly. There really wasn't.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Winter Soldier wins, better villain, better story, better overall.

[@victorpradha9946]

WS maybe the pinnacle of the MCU! Edit: with Infinity War coming a ultra close second!

[@jackjackson2605]

Black Widow was about women taking back control after being gaslighted, objectified and controlled by awful men like Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein and Eric Carter. Black Widow had the most interesting and important story (outside of Captain Marvel, Shang-Chi and Black Panther) because it focused on issues that really affect people's lives. The world is literally a better place because of films like Black Widow.

[@spritvio639]

@@jackjackson2605 The MCU has been doing that, issues that affected people. The Captain America Trilogy. The First Avenger Steve started off as a loyal soldier doing what they said because he thought that was the right thing to do. Winter Soldier's story about survailence, government corruption, privacy and rights of the people. Civil War was about questioning the government. Tony believes the Avengers should be under government control because he believes the Avengers need Supervision while Cap disagrees because for valid reasons like the government being a group of people with agendas, to easily corrupt. Both sides have good arguments and extend past the movie into the real world. I would argue those movies have issues that really affect people's lives, I mean. Look outside what Zola said is practically a reality, there are cameras everywhere, our data is being collected everyday by big corporations like google. Privacy is basically going extinct and so are your freedoms for your safety.

[@berniet1215]

@@jackjackson2605 not really. It could of but again they made too much jokes. If the film focused on more Child trafficking it would of been so much better. That opening scene is legit the best in the movie. Why the hell they making jokes about the red room taking away their ovaries. That should be a seriously sad scene where Natasha the wiser older Black widow reassures her it’s ok. So much missed potential

[@histguy101]

@@jackjackson2605 "and Eric Carter"? Are you okay?

[@midekubrandio8592]

Taskmaster was wasted. They didn’t even give him his most iconic ability, which was accurately predicting people’s moves. But no they just made him a terminator with a female twist.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Yup would've been a better twist to have Taskmaster be a robot or something. Atleast then the copying thing would make more sense.

[@kjbeast677]

Taskmaster turning out to be a female really didn't matter all that much to me, since I kinda called it from the beginning, but I think the execution could've been way better. Especially with that sorry excuse of a final fight between Natasha and Taskmaster.

[@jacindaellison3363]

@@kjbeast677 I agree with the wasted potential of Taskmaster and that whole "there's too many women" bull reason for why the main villain used girls for his devious plans is stupid. Now, I do like this movie at the end of the day but The Winter Soldier is hands down the better movie. I felt more when Captain America was fighting Bucky because we've seen their friendship and how close they were. Natasha's only "bond" with Taskmaster is that she had to kill her to get a job done but that's it. Yeah, she feels sorry, but it's not as impactful as Steve having to face Bucky.

[@jacindaellison3363]

@@kjbeast677 better yet, a better plot twist would've been if Yelena was Taskmaster. Black Widow would've felt even more guilty because she left her "sister" behind to fend for herself. Her hatred against BW, as well being hurt at being abandoned by her, would've been the perfect fuel for her further brainwashing.

[@TheScarletSlayer]

Taskmaster turns out to be a random female we are meeting for the first time in this franchise. ...okay at this point why not make this the twist* taskmaster takes off the helmet* get ready to feel the thunder!! Jack black for whoever didn't get that reference.

[@adamgrunther1367]

The Suicide Squad just proves that the MCU has no excuse to shoot all of their movies in CGI. The Suicide Squad had quite a bit of CGI but it was primarily shot on location and looked amazing because of it.

[@EricCarter12]

Agreed.

[@aamiraustin5422]

@@EricCarter12 Hey Eric, have you ever thought about reviewing What If...? when all of it's episodes are released.

[@EricCarter12]

@@aamiraustin5422 I can't say I have. We'll see what happens when I eventually watch some of the episodes but right now I have not seen any.

[@dukeacureds4589]

@@EricCarter12 you should in my opinion. At first you notice how bad the animation is but the more you watch it the less you pay attention to the animation and the episodes keep getting better and better. Although the first episode is not worth watching

[@victorcapote7376]

@@EricCarter12 You should watch Shang Chi. It is a great movie. Now, yes, it does have flaws, but it has a lot of good elements and the execution for most of it is great.

[@bonsloweffect1449]

Black Widow doesn’t even hold a candle to The Winter Soldier, but this should be an interesting comparison

[@Vor567tez]

I was expecting something like WS bcs of similar background which is why I was more disappointed when saw it.

[@trinaq]

Black Widow arguably should have been released prior to Endgame, since it didn't really feel like a send off for Natasha. However, Florence was amazing as Yelena, and I can't wait to see her next project in the MCU!

[@marlonclark1896]

i agree

[@lycan8544]

But the post credit scene takes place after Endgame

[@marlonclark1896]

@@lycan8544 yeah?

[@davionfowler2393]

@@lycan8544 can easily change it

[@lycan8544]

@@davionfowler2393 but why would you? It sets up Hawkeye hopefully

[@AkritiSara]

easily the most underrated chanel ever

[@EricCarter12]

Thanks buddy. :)

[@AkritiSara]

i also gave black widow a 5/10 on first viewing, it was just filler in my opinion and taskmaster just sucked.

[@dineshkumar.s101]

Black Widow should've got her solo movie first instead we ended up with Captain Marvel 😞

[@marlonclark1896]

yep

[@redram6080]

Facts

[@kringerman396]

It sucks that we had to endure the literal worse mcu movie right before getting one of the best mcu movies and a once in a generation cinematic event.

[@sammyantoine6770]

Hawkeye as well or merge their character into since thier are linked

[@dayastan1015]

Fr

[@featherguardian6023]

Even though the First Avenger is my friend,indeed Captain America movie, I have to agree with you that Winter Soldier is 100 times better than Black Widow because for the love of God what has Disney and the rest have done,Black Widow was a comic disaster than it reminded me about Captain Marvel,AND THOSE 2 MOVIES ARE EQUALLY BAD,the characters were horribly written,the jokes were bad,the story was awful,the risks and consequence don't exist,and the biggest sin of all was what the movie did to Taskmaster,as a comic book and well written story fan I feel disgusted by this abomination of a chance,overall Winter Soldier deserves a 9 out of 10 and Black Widow deserves a 2 out of 10,the movie could have been better,but it suffers from the occasion of it's just too little too late,great video as always Eric Carter.

[@Sonic171K]

Winter Soldier winning. Better off doing Black Widow vs Captain Marvel.

[@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme]

Or ww

[@lifeloverNorris]

Black Wido has Florence Pugh, Captain Marvel doesn't, so it's an easy W for the former.

[@noahclancy9304]

Yeah but black widow would win

[@brunonunezmosquera1803]

i think black widow is way better than captain marvel

[@berniet1215]

@@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme WW will win easily

[@superwatto941]

Hi, Eric it's good to see your versus videos back!

[@EricCarter12]

Thanks buddy!

[@CheaplyAnimatedLenin]

That black panther example made me laugh too much

[@rajarshisantra8203]

Nice, Marvel can use some of this type of comedy

[@MisteRRYouTuby]

It’s also accurately handled despite being an overused trope.

[@berniet1215]

It fits in character that’s why & makes sense. What are the chances your phone rings whilst your in the middle of your evil speech.

[@roderickbawcutt]

Aside from the obvious money reason, I don't get why a Black Widow film happened AFTER her in series death. Not only have people been wanting this film for a decade before the film was announced, it takes alot away from the character's death in the series even if this movie does take place way before Endgame

[@MisteRRYouTuby]

They needed Cpt. Marvel to be loved, so they sacked Black Widow.

[@berniet1215]

@@billbillson2276 They wanted to push her as the new big female character into the MCU as they knew black widow will be gone soon.

[@BIGDaddioJohnB]

The only reason for the film is to introduce her replacement ie her Sister, Yeleena...THATS IT it was SUPPOSED to be a love letter n proper fairwell to Natasha, but it was SO BAD, it was more an insult to the character. IF it was done right and released years ago in phase 2/3 when it was SUPPOSED to be, then I have NO DOUBT it wouldce done better than Captain Mehvel. Afterall...unlike Brie Larson, people actually like Scar Jo. N unlike Captain Mehvel...people ACTUALLY WANTED her solo film...but NOT AFTER SHE DIED. The way the MCU handled BW is to me outrageous. Ut seems like tgey deliberately went out there way to di everything in their power to sabotage this film...from the delayed release, the bad script rewrites, and then finally refusing to release it in cinemas...all lead to the disaster that it was. And IMO it was all to protect their precious Captain MARysueVEL.

[@Adey04]

The more I thought about what they did to taskmaster, the more pissed I become.

[@bonsloweffect1449]

I hope it was just me but when he show clips of every time the MCU has used that interruption joke I laughed like crazy 😂😂😂🖐

[@Zeddyboi86]

Ok, but the interruption joke from Guardians of the Galaxy was actually pretty funny.

[@evan9902]

Great to see you put Winter Soldier in one of your versus videos. And yeah, this match isn’t very close.

[@wendyforde9303]

Can you imagine if Scott Adkins played Taskmaster in Black Widow? His charismatic yet menacing presence would emphasize Taskmaster's dominance and personality, especially enhancing the intense combat scenes with Black Widow. Now, picture the Russo Brothers directing the film after Civil war, resulting in a darker tone, more deeper character development, and a focus on the Red Room with Pre-Taskmaster (Tony Masters) as their brutal handler/trainer for the Red Room, strengthening the relationships between Black Widow, Yelena, Red Guardian, Melina and Hawkeye in this movie. Under the brothers direction, Red Guardian would become a nostalgic Soviet-era fatherly hero, offering humor and a quest for redemption especially after being in confinement for years, setting him apart from Captain America who also felt lost after time has past (Ice and Prison comparison). I mean, the film could open with a flashback to the Budapest mission, showing Black Widow and Hawkeye attempting to eliminate Taskmaster, who was believed to be a deadly threat for SHIELD. This mission would establish Taskmaster's reputation as a formidable adversary and reveal the history between these characters. After the Budapest mission, Taskmaster was believed to be dead, and both Natasha and Clint carried the weight of their past decisions. This belief would haunt them, as they were never sure if they had truly eliminated the threat. This uncertainty would have left them emotionally scarred. This would make Taskmaster reappearance send shockwaves through Natasha and Clint's lives. Taskmaster's quest for revenge, driven by the belief that Black Widow betrayed him, would become the central conflict of the film. His mission to hunt them down would add an element of personal stakes and danger. Black Widow and Hawkeye would have to work together with Natasha's "family" to combat Taskmaster. (This would be interesting because Clint probably never met Natasha's family before Natasha joined with Shield, and would be interesting to explore. Taskmaster's supersoldier serum would be unique, more centered around mimicry and photographic reflexes, making him a terrifying and psychologically ruthless antagonist against Black Widow who would be outmatched in a fight against a supersoldier. Taskmaster wouldn’t be a mute either but an arrogant, terrifying, sadistic supersoldier with a need to prove his superiority to Black Widow. Imagine Taskmaster was more scarier in a Terminator-like role, relentlessly hunting our heroes. The film would then be filled with high-stakes chases, psychological warfare, and testing team dynamics between Black Widow, Hawkeye and her family especially if given something to do to ward off Taskmaster for a time. Finally, consider how Black Widow would win through strategy and emotional resonance, exploiting Taskmaster's limitations for a satisfying and intense final confrontation. I mean, imagine if the action scenes were any similar to John Wick and Captain America: Winter Soldier? All of these changes would collectively reshape 'Black Widow' into a darker, character-driven, and action-packed film, with unique character dynamics, an intimidating but memorable antagonist, and emotionally resonant victories for the heroes.

[@dineshkumar.s101]

What I think the first problem of Black Widow is the same problem that ruined Han Solo spinoff

[@EricCarter12]

What problem is that?

[@dineshkumar.s101]

Irrelevance

[@dineshkumar.s101]

We know where Han Solo is going to end up in his origin movie (which no one asked for). Similarly, in this movie we know where Natasha will end up

[@kringerman396]

It could've had relevance if it had been released during Phase 3.

[@mediamaniac898]

I’m gonna go on record and say that the “pose” joke in Black Widow actually worked, but most of them were hit-and-miss, and the sterilization joke was especially in bad taste. But Black Widow takes way too long getting started (with a great opening scene), and yes it needed to come out after Civil War. Black Widow should’ve been named “Yelena”, because she feels like a side character who does nothing for the first forty minutes. I also would’ve preferred that we see a Hawkeye/Black Widow mission. The pheromone thing is so stupid, and the main forgettable villain does feel like a misogynist. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t hate Black Widow, but it wasn’t a worthy tribute to the character, and deserved a better story.

[@abstraction6212]

Star Trek Abrams Trilogy. VS Star Wars Disney Sequel Trilogy. Think you can cover multiple movies teamed up against the other team? Or is cinematic tag team too much work (From my perspective Trek is the somewhat superior series.)

[@MisteRRYouTuby]

We never got a proper Black Widow standalone film. What we got was an excuse to justify Capt. Marvel being seen as an “acceptable” film at the expense of Natasha Romanov’s character.

[@dimitrescu182]

Black Widow's movie should have switched places with Captain Marvel and just introduce the latter for Phase 4.

[@berniet1215]

@@dimitrescu182 exactly!

[@dimitrescu182]

@@berniet1215 Captain Marvel felt shoe- horned-in in the wider MCU

[@youngramesh5970]

Fantastic video as per usual, Eric! Would love to see a Venom VS Venom: Let There Be Carnage video from you.

[@willemdripfoe4279]

Not even a contest Winter Soldier.

[@VasudevAnandcva]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING EVER SINCE I SAW THE POLL

[@atogon_art]

About the toppling cars, I remember how well Christopher Nolan did it in Inceptoon

[@jancukasu]

25:52 Wanna add 1 thing Eric: Don't forget that Winter Soldier is also *Falcon* movie (his arc/development in Winter Soldier was *far superior* than his newer, 6 long episodes of his miniseries...)

[@jacindaellison3363]

I'm re watching TFATWS with a semi critical eye-on episode 4-and I agree. Also, even though I like him in both movies, Black Panther is MUCH better in the SMALL amount of screen time he's given in Civil War than his OWN movie.

[@NoodleArmy]

Great review! And I already knew that The Winter Soldier would win, But these movies(mostly winter soldier) are what the MCU movies should be not just a another childish movie it needs dark themes dark moments, Marvel really needs freedom it's honestly Disney ruining the MCU I mean sure Deadpool and Blade are gonna be Rated R but their not gonna have extreme Adult themes I feel like Disney is really gonna try to make it so parents can let their 13 year old watch it. And also instead we got Captain Femenist Movie Marvel before Black widow

[@EricCarter12]

Agreed. Although I think Blade is going to be PG-13. I haven't heard anything about it being rated R.

[@Sam-uo3iu]

My gosh Eric I can't say how much I love your work keep it up!

[@EricCarter12]

Thanks Sam. ☺️

[@thecaptainbeast8532]

You and your opinion is and will be the best forever you really say things that we cant say you should get 1 million subscribers because are and will be the best

[@BrandontheBeldam2993]

I want to say, I was worried this was going to be a one sided review, seeing as how you mentioned Winter Soldier is your favorite MCU movie. You did give a fair assessment on both films. While I did enjoy BW, particularly because of David Harbour and Florence pew-pew, Natasha felt more or less a guest in her supposed origin film that as you stated felt like set ups for other characters. The Winter Soldier is a nearly flawless film, even if it was removed from the MCU timeline, it could be watched and enjoyed on its own. Black Widow, I agree should have came out after Civil War, coming out in 2020/2021 felt too little, too late and I really have no interest in owning it because Natasha already had so many great character arcs in previous films that her presence in this one feels underwhelming and wasted.

[@lightningandthethunder4114]

Comparing black widow to a Russo brother movie is basically like comparing Josstice league to infinity war. It’s an embarrassing defeat

[@j03productions84]

It’s gonna be The Winter Soldier, isn’t it?

[@marlonclark1896]

yep

[@redram6080]

Better be

[@MisteRRYouTuby]

It was/is.

[@silashurd3597]

Yes sir

[@kotm2021]

Aight commenting on my new channel, TWS wins hands down. It's a 10/10 thriller fest, while BW at best was a 5/10 flick. Also, writing finished for Game of the Dead, and so I need to set up the server and we'll start filming.

[@pastilance1]

Great analysis and review mate, I completely agree with you! And then some people thought Capitan Marvel was bad

[@aamiraustin5422]

Great video, Eric. Although I did quite enjoyed Black Widow. Have you ever thought of reviewing What If...? after all of it's episodes are released? Anyway keep up the great work with your channel.

[@mediamaniac898]

One of my biggest problems with Endgame was how little anyone seemed to care about her. They mourn her for about three minutes sincerely, before ruining the moment with another Thorbowski joke. A few minutes later, they’re all cracking jokes again. Sure, she got a little lip service, but implicating Hawkeye in her death is going too far. And she wasn’t done justice in the 2 1/2 hour movie named after her. So I feel the same. Didn’t hate the movie, but it’s Winter Soldier/Mission Impossible lite.

[@BIGDaddioJohnB]

Same. In my oppinion I thought Banner/Hulk wouldve had an emotional reaction considering how close they were in Age of Ultron. In my oppinion HULK shouldve gone beserk and gotten angry...not just at the loss of Natasha but everyone else too...Vision, Loki, Heimdall, etc...afterall he IS the STRONGEST and so he would feel partially to blame for not being able to save them n stop Thanos when he had the chance I have a Fanfic where at the moment of Thanos's ship is bombarding the ground. Prof Hulk steps out from the smoke n sees all his fallen commrades and sees Thanos standing over them with a smile on his face. This enrages the hulk. Just then a great wave if anger takes over hulk n he gets REALLY MAD, madder than hes EVER been before. The Hulk leaps into the sky crashing into Thanos ship, smashing through the inside beating up the crew as he goes along. Then leaps up through the ceiling and then finishes it off with a Double Handed Seismic Smash. Afterwards he jumps down towards Thanos so he can get his rematch. Only this time hes much angrier and much stronger...so much stronger that Thanos has to take the power stone in hand just to get him off him and then just like with Captain plankface, he gets blasted away and is sent flying. This is good because it gives some meaning to Natashas loss It gives Hulk a 2nd chance fir gin to get his revenge. And it gives hulk something to do other than being wasted. And best of all...dont need Captain MarySue then.

[@randomchimp3999]

About taskmasters gender, they actually used male stunt doubles which makes the gender just a total mind f*ck Yes I do realize he went over that, that happened about 30 seconds after I wrote this

[@jacindaellison3363]

Yeah, the way taskmaster walks just shows that's a man.

[@atogon_art]

I felt more for the pig that couldn't breath than any of the other characters in Black Widow

[@jacindaellison3363]

That was so distasteful of the mother torturing that pig. I didn’t hate her in the movie, but I didn’t feel for her for failing to be a parent to Natasha and Yelena.

[@the9der352]

Honestly low key expecting Black Widow to get a lower score from you… Curious to know if there were any ‘redeeming’ qualities you found with it?

[@dakg1357]

The mcu is just going downhill, if they dont come with a good movie then im done with marvel, awesome video dude, keep up the good work

[@dakg1357]

@Lakshyaplayz i still feel like the mcu is going dow hill, whoever i believe that is because they hire bad directors, with the russo brothers directing the good mcu projects, and sam raimi directing doctor strange 2. For those movies i get excited for, but for the other proejcts, they are just lazy cashgrabs

[@sonicdash9652]

@Lakshyaplayz Lol No Way Home was so good that everybody forget the rest of Phase 4 existance, including Shang Chi

[@jacillas7784]

They were both good movies , but Winter Soldier was better. The Black Widow just was too overwhelming,with what she was facing. Facing all those villains on her own not realistic. Plus I wanted to see a original story, not a follow up to Civil War. Instead it would have been much more interesting to see how she went from a assassin to a agent of Shield.

[@EricCarter12]

Yeah that definitely would have been a much better standalone movie.

[@Hewylewis]

Black Widow sounds like the MCU equivalent of Birds of Prey.

[@Hewylewis]

@@billbillson2276 It's immature and has an anti-man agenda.

[@huhfrfr]

Great Video Once Again, Keep Up The Great Content My Dude! 👑

[@IftiAlam1999]

That Yondu gibberish interruption scene, to me, is extremely hilarious. It's childish but always cracks me up.

[@sangeethology5572]

Hello Eric, amazing video as always. Would love to hear you talk about loki and what if too. Could you please do that ?

[@kotm2021]

Damn, I expected a 10/10 for TWS, as it was your FAVORITE MCU movie, and even factually, it was even one of the best. For me, it ranked 2nd for the MCU films, behind Infinity War.

[@bxtwin718pt2]

great job man. last week you had 56.1k sub now you have 58.7k keep up the great work

[@dimitrescu182]

Will you do Suicide Squad vs The Suicide Squad or Venom vs Venom Let There Be Carnage?

[@thisguy3372]

17:04 “…even the most built woman.” Have you seen Gina Carano?

[@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme]

Teela

[@rubyll919]

YES! This is what I have been waiting for!

[@EricCarter12]

I hope you enjoy it. :)

[@rubyll919]

@@EricCarter12 u know? After watching the video, I’m kinda disappointed of Marvel, or Disney, I suppose. They just use SO MANY cgi’s now. Also, Black Widow (2021)’s post-credit scene... can we just pretend this doesn’t exist? The only thing I EVER WANTED is if Marvel (or Disney) use less cgi and jokes like the Winter Soldier, but no. I don’t mean I HATE cgi, just use LESS, okay?

[@EricCarter12]

@@rubyll919 I couldn't agree more. You need to do all you can practically and then do the rest that you can't do practically with CGI. But Disney Marvel just go full on CGI.

[@gregorybronstein]

When a movie with Black Widow as a side character is a better Black Widow movie than Black Widow.

[@gregorybronstein]

Also Civil War is a better Black Panther movie than Black Panther.

[@alonsovazquez9017]

I can't wait to hear your thoughts about shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings.

[@dimitrescu182]

I hope that when Yelena shows up in Hawkeye she'll tell Barton that she didn't buy the government lady's bullshit and was only looking for him to find closure for Natasha's death.

[@_thomas1031]

Agreed🙌

[@pasanhettige8626]

Could you please do a comparison video between the Jungle Book 2016 and Mowgli legend of the Jungle 2018?

[@evan9902]

Have u seen Loki? It’s the best MCU show IMO. It seems very important to the future of the MCU as well.

[@adamgrunther1367]

Do you think you will ever do a James Bond versus video? Those movies seem right up your alley.

[@omarelsayed7057]

I was actually so disappointed in the black widow movie. The trailers seemed pretty cool but the whole time I'm watching to movie, I was expecting more to happen and it never did.and I was Super excited for taskmaster and then we got that.

[@frde2190]

Both films made me fall asleep, but I would definitely watch the Winter Soldier over Black Widow.

[@sharkwar4284]

What I would do to add stakes for Black Widow is that I would put her family in danger instead of Black Widow, that way she has something to lose, but before I do that, I would introduce the characters and bring out their emotional side so you can route for them to survive

[@sharkwar4284]

@@billbillson2276 idk, I didn’t pay money to see the movie, I’m just waiting for Venom 2 to be released in my country (as it has been delayed till 25th of November) and Spider-Man 3

[@nicholascahyadi2770]

I was looking forward to this.

[@theangryavengersendgameps4836]

When is sucide squad (2016) vs the suicide squad (2021) coming out? Just wondering I can wait all time.

[@lisaleyendekker8305]

Black widow's story isn't an espionage flick, it is a redemption flick sprinkled with a family sitcom. Natasha doesn't have an arc, she has a goal because that goal is fueled by her first arc of defecting to shield and severing ties with people she treated as family. Dreykov's daughter was mentioned by Loki in the first Avengers movie as one of the bits of red in her ledger she wants to wipe out. Dreykov chooses girls because girls are the easiest to kidnap and traffic. finally, a clothespin falls off the nose while severing the nerve is more potent in allowing Natasha to fight, she also tried to bait Dreykov into hitting her face so he could sever the nerve, but he wasn't strong enough to. I'm sorry you didn't like this film

[@azraiel1984]

I didn't like Black Widow either. So let's agree to disagree.

[@theblazingvoid6524]

Hello Eric, nice video btw. Are you planning on doing a Venom VS video when the sequel is released in a couple weeks I believe?

[@DonnyRoy91]

Hey, I think this important. The scene with Pugh talking about the widow mutilation. I think that joke is definitely okay. Near perfect. As a victim of sexual Trauma, like myself. I use humor and kind of have a desensitized way I talk about it. And she’s a soldier essentially and has come to terms with it so even the way she was saying it was soooo similar to how I would talk about my trauma. It’s essentially a defensive mechanism to lessen the severity in our own minds. Idk. I’ve heard people complain about that and I love it. I think a lot of people that haven’t experienced major trauma want to be all precious and empathetic and say sorry. But a lot of us don’t want your pity. We’ve handled it. We just want to joke about it without making things awkward. So if you can joke back. It’s the best.

[@MasonProductions12]

I think that captain marvel shouldve came out when black widow and vice versa so that we would’ve been in the dark about carol and her movie would’ve gave us clearance and this movie would’ve been able to give us tension that she might die or hell it could’ve been the Budapest mission

[@azraiel1984]

I thought I was the only one that noticed that Black Widow was exactly like Captain America the winter soldier. I didn't like The Black Widow movie and I think that both Scarlett Johansson and her character Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow were done a massive injustice by this solo movie. Thank You 👍😇

[@adamgrunther1367]

What did you think of the opening scene with the Nirvana song? I thought that was pretty grim and wish there were more scenes like it in the movie as well as the MCU.

[@Film0Graphic]

I think this movie should've had a similar feel to Jason Bourne in the sense that it's an intense spy thriller with maybe a hint of horror. Obviously this movie should've come out after Civil War and before Infinity War. The jokes in the movie should be limited down to a few scenes between the family or Natasha and Yelena trying to rekindle their sisterhood. The idea I had for this film would is that the first act should've taken place over the course between the Avengers and Winter Soldier, showing how Natasha uses her connections at Sheild to try and track down where the Red Room is, and could maybe learn that Drakov was still alive. Then the events of Winter Soldier and AoU could hinder her ways of tracking it down. The second act could take place during the events of Civil War, she could be trying to take down the Red Room while also trying to stay undercover from the government. (We could even see some tech she kept ahold of like the face mask she uses in Winter Soldier and even in this very movie). Over the course of this Natasha and Yelena meet up after a while. It could be mentioned that Natasha thought Yelena was dead. Yelena's subplot prior to meeting Natasha could also show the ins and outs of the Red Room. We could get a better idea of how horrifying this place is. Also I thought the 3rd act would take place entirely inside of the Red Room facility. Natasha and Yelena are trying to get to Drakov and have to maneuver around the other Black Widows. It could have a claustrophobic horror movie feel. Even if this movie came out after Endgame with this idea, it could play with the fact that Black Widow herself doesn't change by keeping it as a spy thriller and letting the story unfold and keep us interested in the rest of backstory. Also I think the opening could've transitioned from Natasha and Yelena being taken as children to them being trained and before the title card we see Clint (Hawkeye) deciding not to kill her in Budapest.

[@stephanmckinnie8855]

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[@terrymcginnis2878]

Winter Solider is definitely a stronger film.

[@jackjackson2605]

Black Widow was about women taking back control after being gaslighted, objectified and controlled by awful men like Harvey Weinstein and Eric Carter. Black Widow had the most interesting and important story (outside of Captain Marvel, Shang-Chi and Black Panther) because it focused on issues that really affect people's lives. The world is literally a better place because of films like Black Widow.

[@raimiallpowerful2020]

@@jackjackson2605 troll

[@Spidey-oi5sn]

And people says that Kevin Feige never makes mistakes lmao

[@jackjackson2605]

Listening to Eric Carter is a mistake.

[@trevorphilips9065]

@@jackjackson2605 Spoken like a true MCU fanboy

[@trevorphilips9065]

@@billbillson2276 Doesn't mean MCU fanboys are fool

[@Muhammad_Shadab_Rahmani5.]

So kids what did we learn:- Spider man no way home and Hawkeye are the only two mcu projects that Eric was able to enjoy himself with

[@TheModernPainter]

Eric you should compare Dune 1984 vs 2021 when the new one comes out.

[@MasterTSayge]

The scenes with Yandu making blabablidu noise and MBaku saying "Are you done?" are actually funny scenes. In fact I pretty much imitate Yandu a lot in real life when ppl keep telling me things I already know. However, I do agree with the rest. MCU tries too hard to be funny! MCU take notes from LOTR.

[@ironjedi3333]

It’s sad that most mcu films don’t have any steaks but toy story 3 and the clone wars think and know that the characters are gonna die

[@youtubelord1696]

dang bro,your video of spiderman edge of time for 3ds news poped in my recommended and i watched it,and i clicked on your channel to see the rest of your videos and see that you have hitten puberty from the last 9 years lol

[@EricCarter12]

That's funny. I swear I reached puberty before the age of 17. 😅 Yeah my voice has changed a lot since. (I even made a review of Spider-Man Edge of Time 3DS). My videos have changed and improved exponentially since then too. Thanks for checking out my channel buddy. I really appreciate it. ☺️

[@themarvelousdonohues9153]

I hate to say this but just watched 'Black Widow' last night and slept through much of it --I gave the ScarJo movie about a 'C' seemed like a lot of good action but somewhat unneeded. CAP A: The Winter Soldier --in my opinion was in the Top 6 of all MCU movies --ever. CAP A was a foundational movie to set much of what came later --Black Widow --not so much

[@seanreviews6054]

I do disagree with the Yondu clip mostly because it was more to say that Yondu doesn’t care about whatever the merchant was saying since he’s a ravager

[@alexbellon1892]

Also is from a James Gunn movie, which is his style and works better because it fits the characters and universe of his stories (I mean, he has made a movie about a talking Racoon, you cant made that without adding some comedy). Sadly, Disney thinks that by replicating poorly the same style in their other movies could work and made the movie better, and that isn't true; Not all the characters from Marvel, specially the serious ones, are able to fit the comedy like the Guardians of the Galaxy cause they're not design for the same scenario; It's like if we tried to fit freaking Kite man in the Dark Knight universe, it just doent fit. Disney needs to learn that and tried to follow the example from Loki. New ideas and good plots first, Jokes later and only when they're needed, not every five seconds.

[@jacindaellison3363]

I agree with Yondu's interruption. Also with M'Baku, he didn't care if Black Panther was planning to save his kingdom because he had opposition against him. So when he yawned, sarcastically asking were they done, it worked. However, and yes, I haven't seen either movies, those interruptions jokes from Spider-Man: Home Coming + Far From Home are bad.

[@sonicdihedgehog1]

Eric doesn't seem to get how these humors work though.

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

While I really like black widow it still got nothing on the winter soldier

[@theknight1803]

I get what he's saying about the mcu being more comedic but i personally love it. If a story is too serious it can get to boring for me so i prefer when it gets funny but i can tell like people like him don't like it and prefer it being more serious (no offense or anything great video)

[@noosaibazahrah1318]

I like these comedic scenes cause they humanise our characters and makes us care about them. But I do agree they sometime go overboard with the comedy

[@alexbellon1892]

@@noosaibazahrah1318 You can put jokes in a superhero movie (heck, even Batman has made some jokes in comics and shows), but you shouldn't abuse this trope unless your characters are design for that purpose (Beast boy or plastic man can be all the silly as you want, but other characters like Hulk or Red Hood should be taken with more serious plots)

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

@@alexbellon1892 a perfect example of doing it right in earlier films was having characters like Yondu, M'Baku ect doing it because yes they are established enough that you would buy that they are that kind of guy.

[@nicholascahyadi2770]

Shang chi had that interrupt a serious conversation joke too fyi

[@EricCarter12]

Did it really?? I've heard some people say the jokes weren't that bad in the movie and others saying that they practically have another Kat Dennings in the film. When the film comes to streaming I will watch and try to review it.

[@nicholascahyadi2770]

@@EricCarter12 Just one or two of those types of jokes and your typical forced humour, also 2 annoying side characters. But the film is overall really good. Personally, one of my favorite mcu films. Action is on par with The Winter Soldier. I am looking forward to your review on this movie and every other film and series you plan on reviewing.

[@dukeacureds4589]

@@EricCarter12 I am really getting confused on whether or not Shang chi is good because some people say it is one of the best marvel movies and some people say it is awful

[@stanleylemon5113]

I would have preferred a movie a bout black widow and Hawkeye in Budapest

[@marlonclark1896]

same

[@EricCarter12]

Likewise.

[@FULANODETAL]

now prepare to see WILSON fisk being PG13ed in hawkeye

[@aydenpayne8504]

The post credit scene in black widow made no sense to me

[@thomaspanditfan2435]

Hey Eric, was wondering if you have seen the what if series yet. If you have, what did you think of it?

[@EricCarter12]

Hey Thomas. I haven't seen Loki or What If. I will watch an episode or two of What If at some point. But right now, I am just feeling much happier not watching any MCU stuff as I just spot way too many storytelling and filmmaking problems when I watch them. Also Wandavision and Falcon and The Winter Soldier didn't really do anything for me in the end. So I feel put off of watching the other MCU shows.

[@thomaspanditfan2435]

@@EricCarter12 trust me on this one. The 1st 2 episodes of what if are not at all very good. The 3rd one is from where the really interesting stuff starts. And you know how you said the MCU cannot do dark and serious? Well then, you are in for a treat. Also I know you complained how this should have been live action, but trust me on this one, they did a good job by choosing animation as there is no way in hell they would allow Disney to show the violence in live acrion that they showed here. Not spoiling anything, but let's just say lots of bodies get sliced and heads gets chopped off...

[@EricCarter12]

Ok. Consider me intrigued. The first two episodes did sound dull to me. I will give some of the others a try.

[@thomaspanditfan2435]

@@EricCarter12 keep in mind by that I don't mean just skip them, cause pretty sure all of the episodes are gonna combine into some big finale sort of thing. And plus, I found the relationship between Steve and peggy in episode 1 really cute. Plus some other good moments too

[@sonicdihedgehog1]

@@EricCarter12 Yeah, no. The first two episodes are actually really good. Also, you need to be able to do the effects well which. Doing a What If in Live Action is pretty hard. Abd when doing it in Animation wouldn't be. Also, most of the What If episodes are Great as well as some interesting things you could see in Loki as well as that series gives off more to the whole Marvel world and lore of Loki and the cosmos.

[@modded1958]

lol it’s not even a contest, obviously The Winter Soldier is superior.

[@anorak3334]

Me here still waiting for the Loki review. Though still, good video man

[@victorphan6274]

I liked the film overall but the Taskmaster-Twist was a big let-down imo. I feel like Taskmaster shouldve been the son of Dreykov. Like have Dreykove have 2 children, one is the Taskmaster and the other is his daughter, Antonia. Dreykov having a son as The Taskmaster would be more interesting and instead of being mind-controlled, he is motivated by the cause as his father and will be more closer to the comics. As for Antonia, she could be the next Taskmaster after her brother is defeated in this film and this would set her up to be the main-antagonist for a potential Black-Widow sequel but with Yelena as the main-lead. Personally, I don't mind or care if they gender-swapped but this is the direction I would take.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

They are both great movies. I enjoyed both Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Black Widow.

[@ethansdrawings3086]

Hey, Eric! What was the music in 27:43 Sorry! The tone of the music just sounds soo good! 😄😄😄

[@angelvasquez1592]

Underworld vs resident evil

[@mckinniesmovies3598]

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[@Eric_Black134]

Okay, I understand the repetitive joke of cutting people off, but the Yonduu one was actually pretty funny

[@chris24m34]

Black Widow Should have Been Like Captain America 2. Just Disappointed ☹️

[@Matt-wb8ni]

7:32 tbf, this joke does kind of establish the frenemy relationship that they always had with each other, so if anything it’s natural.

[@lexigirl9511]

I think when yelena was joking about her getting sterilized was made as a joke cause yelena was using humour to cope it’s something a lot of people to do it’s also because the script was originally very sexist so they improvised this scene

[@EricCarter12]

I've heard a lot of people make that excuse. But if that's what they were going for, it did not come through. It just felt like another generic and out of place MCU joke.

[@yobabycolin2933]

@@EricCarter12 I agree, but understand what the MCU was going for. At least they didn't go as far as to shame her for what happened like other movies would have done. Still, this scene alone pissed me off.

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

@@yobabycolin2933 the closest thing to this is actually Iron Man, but Iron Man worked because he didn't joke about being nearly killed by terrorists and made it perfectly clear that he was traumatized. I'm guessing they are leaning to self parody after it worked in Endgame but Endgame worked better because it was an end of a series and was done to contrast the present day Avengers to their past selves.

[@bennyfisher9157]

When are planning to make The Avengers Vs. Zack Snyder's Justice League?

[@aadivivekpadhi7248]

i think the winner will be ZNJL, cuz Eric gave that movie a 9/10 and The Avengers a 7/10

[@fivenightsattrollsworldtou9417]

I want to see Godzilla king of the monsters vs Godzilla vs Kong I just want to see it really badly.

[@skeptical_aristotle]

SPOILER FOR HAWKEYE 8 months later, the post credit scene is particularly irritating since they just resolved it by being like “you killed my sister”. “No I didn’t”. “Ok. Let’s be friends”