Talk:Thunderbolts (Earth-11584)/@comment-29421682-20180706181830/@comment-4079-20180706221125

It's mostly reflective of the time in which the film was released, within the conext of the historical MCU. Basically, 2013 saw Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World released to somewhat middling reviews (especially the latter) and so releasing a third film in that environment invites franchise fatigue. Plus the director's output (Clark Johnson was chosen simply because I couldn't think of a better choice at the time) and the lack of star power for the film (outside of Will Smith for the villain) make it a film that would be less likely to do well with both critics and audiences, hence the tempered response in "my world."

Also it was a film that, for some reason, never really came together in my mind. Structurally it's very similar to Suicide Squad (though done with the usual Marvel tropes) and, frankly, not my best work in terms of the original films I've crafted for this universe.