Avengers Assemble... Awesome!!!

XIII · Post by **XIII** » Sat May 05, 2012 12:06 pm

MGM wrote:It was pretty good. Better than Thor, not as good as Iron Man. But not by far the best superhero movie I'v ever seen. Nonetheless, it was non-stop fun.

There are names for people like you : killjoy, party-pooper, etc...

XIII · Post by **XIII** » Sat May 05, 2012 12:08 pm

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jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Sat May 05, 2012 12:42 pm

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Do you mean purple instead of red? Since, you know, you'd expect him to be red given his name is Red Skull?

Don't worry, there are a lot of other people who got confused by the identity. Even if I hadn't been spoiled automatically, the whole "courting Death" comment made me know exactly who it would be.
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MGM · Post by **MGM** » Sat May 05, 2012 4:30 pm

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Yes. Dude, it was so obviously the big Marvel cosmic dude. Especially with what was said to him about courting certain people and all. It's a good fit for part 2, but it begs the question how they can top that villain for a third movie.

Also, shoarma is by far better than gyros.

XIII · Post by **XIII** » Sat May 05, 2012 11:50 pm

It's easy : KANG THE CONQUEROR.

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Sun May 06, 2012 1:00 am

I just saw it.
It could be the best popcorn big blockbuster I have ever seen.

Everything was great, I will try and post more when I'm not so tired.

Kang and Ultron makes sense for a third film.

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Sun May 06, 2012 1:02 am

I will say I think this is the best super hero movie done to date.
The Dark Knight was a better movie, but just not quite as a super hero movie. Anyone know what I mean?

MGM · Post by **MGM** » Sun May 06, 2012 3:07 am

I suppose so, it's basically the same argument Newsarama makes. As a movie, it definitely doesn't come close, but as a superhero non-stop action romp, it surpasses it by far.

Stocky Boy · Post by **Stocky Boy** » Sun May 06, 2012 3:35 am

I know what you both mean. I fully expect the upcoming Spiderman film to have a stronger, more emotional narrative, but for pure superhero action I think Avengers will be the better film.

It's kind of expected. A film with lots of cast members is more likely going to have all out action in it, when the solo films could concentrate more on the individual character journeys.

Mr Wallstreet · Post by **Mr Wallstreet** » Sun May 27, 2012 6:47 am

I finally saw the Avengers, this past Friday. After successfully avoiding spoilers for 4 weeks, I was so proud of myself. I go into the theater to take my seat and as were all waiting for the movie to start, some asshole a few rows in front me spoils the ending!!! I was so furious I wanted to take off my shoes and Iraqi Journalist style throw them at his head but I refrained.

I realize that after a certain period of time, spoilers don't apply but common courtesy dictates that you don't discuss specific details of a film while in the theater minutes before a film starts.

Regardless, it was a great film. I disliked Caps costume though, it just looked so terrible. The Hulk's looked changed. In this film he looked more like a savage brute; a little ape-like. I really preferred the look he had in 08 film.

Looking forward to seeing Spider-man (within a reasonable amount of time after it comes out). I agree that it will be a more emotional and deeper story than the first one. I suspect they might take it along the path of Nolan's Batman films and make it almost completely character driven.

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Sun May 27, 2012 8:56 am

I actually liked the ape like Hulk we got in this film. It felt like it fit the idea of a brute and wild type of man unleashed from within.

Stocky Boy · Post by **Stocky Boy** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:54 am

Yeah, I really liked the Hulk in this film.

The face was more neandethal and early Hulk like. I thought I wouldn't like this, but it worked. Also, if you look at some close up art of the Hulk, you can see grey hair, stubble and quite a bit of hair all over the body. They went to fucking town making him look realistically like a blown up human gone green.

XIII · Post by **XIII** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:49 am

Jesus, it's now the 3rd biggest movie in the history, behind Titanic and Avatar but ahead of all Star Wars or Harry Potter... Who would have thought that?

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:06 am

I expected it to be big this year, but I can't say I expected it to come in 3rd all time. I actually thought that Spider-Man would end up beating it at the box office solely because it's Spider-Man and it would have more of an appeal than Avengers. Now I'm wondering if Spider-Man can reach that!

Mr Wallstreet · Post by **Mr Wallstreet** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:09 am

Avengers, while an amazing film, did as well as it did, due in very large part to inflation. Ticket prices are now 3-4x what they were in the 90s; Regular tickets are between $10-$15. IMAX & 3-D are $20-$30.

Titanic made its total box office haul after 9-12 months in theatres charging a third of the price.

Your bubble has been burst!

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:42 am

I'm fairly certain that the gross is adjusted for inflation on those lists isnt it? That's the entire reason Titanic has never been topped.

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:24 pm

Yeah, it is. If you adjust for inflation there are way, way bigger movies than those 3.
Gone With the Wind beats everything by a couple hundred million, followed by Star Wars episode 1.