It was good, but will ultimately end up a middle of the road MCU film

My sentiments exactly. Liked it but didn't love it. I rank it in my Top 10 MCU, right around #9.

The hype going in - as I suspected - was classic hyperbole.

Just one more disagreement with you, alright now. I have to say... it’s too bad for ya. The social commentary in this film, which actually didn’t feel as heavy handed as the negative critics say, reasonated with a lot of people. Its messages and themes of unification are being seen as a positive thing by most. And why wouldn’t they? A blockbuster with predominantly black actors is representing people of color in an uplifting way and showing them to stand up for one another. How dare they! Didn’t Civil War also tackle those dreaded political themes? Yet some like you are responding less kindly to Black Panther. I wonder...

Now apart from some “underdeveloped” CGI, the film was amazingly well-crafted and acted. I fail to see how it doesn’t compete with Marvel’s best in terms of direction, cinematography, visuals (most of them), dialogue, performances and villains.

Middle of the road? All the hype surrounding it (hasn’t backfired in any way despite what some have said) and all the raves it’s getting by critics & audiences says otherwise. Also, no Marvel or DC film can match its high score on certain sites. So love it or not, the film is unique, it’s breaking new ground, and yes it’s making history. Black Panther, my man, is here to stay. But as always, only time will tell. I say its chances look good.

I wouldnt say Middle of the road MCU film....But IMO not A top 5 MCU film

I like Black Panther, I'm a huge MCU fan...But I just think BP is a Good to very good movie...not Great

something went badly wrong with the final Battle....The CGI was so bad and The fight was so short and so poorly done, something had to have gone wrong in post production....Marvel Studios just doesnt make mistakes like this....they wouldnt release this film with that Bad Effects and Poorly done if something didnt go wrong(IMO)

for me the ending keep BP from being a true Great CBM....its a shame to because everything else was there...

My rankings are-

The Avengers-10/10
The Winter Soldier-9.5/10
Civil War-9/10
Guardians Of The Galaxy-9/10
Thor Ragnarok-8.5/10
Thor-9/10(I know I'm in the Minority here)
Black Panther-8.5/10(Key Note, I feel Black Panther is a better overall movie than Thor 3, But I'll rewatch Thor 3 more and IMO its way more fun)

So not quite middle of the road...slightly better

Yeah a 6/10 or 7/10 sounds about right. Upper-class in the MCU but not cream of the crop.