The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

[Galvatron]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

Good God, what a movie. Though I was never really a big fan of the Avengers comics(with the exception of the Hulk), I enjoyed the **** out of this, possibly the finest comic film to date. I feel the bar has been set with this, with The Dark Knight Rises being the only film that will possibly match this anytime soon, and also why I feel rebooting Spider Man the same year of these two releases is a HUGE mistake, being only five years after the last film and could believe it or not, actually get lost in the shuffle.

I think everyone has pretty much summed up what makes the Avengers great, the acting, action and bits of humor throughout was spot on, and yes, the Hulk absolutely stole the show hands down. The best Hulk representation by far IMHO, Ruffalo was fantastic.

But I think the best thing about the film was that, as an aspiring filmmaker, I was very impressed with how these franchises were brought together after 4 years and five films almost seamlessly. I seriously had doubts about them pulling this off and thought it was too much a risk, but it paid off in huge dividends (literally) thanks to Whedon and the amazing performances. I can't wait to see these character continue on, especially after the end credits scene.

[DaveDQ]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

Good God, what a movie. Though I was never really a big fan of the Avengers comics(with the exception of the Hulk), I enjoyed the **** out of this, possibly the finest comic film to date. I feel the bar has been set with this, with The Dark Knight Rises being the only film that will possibly match this anytime soon, and also why I feel rebooting Spider Man the same year of these two releases is a HUGE mistake, being only five years after the last film and could believe it or not, actually get lost in the shuffle.

I think everyone has pretty much summed up what makes the Avengers great, the acting, action and bits of humor throughout was spot on, and yes, the Hulk absolutely stole the show hands down. The best Hulk representation by far IMHO, Ruffalo was fantastic.

But I think the best thing about the film was that, as an aspiring filmmaker, I was very impressed with how these franchises were brought together after 4 years and five films almost seamlessly. I seriously had doubts about them pulling this off and thought it was too much a risk, but it paid off in huge dividends (literally) thanks to Whedon and the amazing performances. I can't wait to see these character continue on, especially after the end credits scene.

I agree on how it was all brought together. Especially for kids right now, I think it's great that my boys will have this to look back on and then set up a night where they watch them all together. I'll go ahead and say it's right up there with the first 3 Star Wars movies.

[ab713]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

I don't know why anyone would go in expecting the movie to be serious; the individual characters can have dark moments/story arcs in their own series' but The Avengers has always been about fan service and making the stories as big and exciting as possible.

I think that might be why all of the jokes kind of stood out to me. It seemed like every major scene had some kind of joke in it (even the more serious scenes). For me at least, it took a little away from the movie.

[bomberooski]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

Actually surfing on my iPad today for Avengers comics... I'm officially sucked in

[Cj7298419]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

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[bomberooski]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

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I enjoy that picture thoroughly

[DaaBoTownSox]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

I don't know if anyone reported, but The Avengers broke the opening weekend record. 200.3M in the first weekend.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=89933

[Blzer]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

I saw it and thought it was great, as far as comic superhero movies go. It was light, fast on its feet, set a goal and stuck with it. Characters were well fleshed out, and all got their due time to shine (including Black Widow and Hawkeye).

I never did like the Thor connection with the Marvel universe (though it is a universe, after all), simply just because. It's no fault of theirs, and in fact he's the only one who presents enemies who can rise to a challenge against this newly alleged unit. The only other thing that's felt weird with all of these heroes is how "unbeatable" they all are. Not against their enemies in particular, but just against each other. I see Iron Man shooting his crap, Thor hammering people to oblivion, Hulk "smashing," and Captain America... doing his thing... and yet I don't really know what it all ends up meaning if they can't hurt each other in their least vulnerable states. It almost makes it feel like a wasted effort.

The last forty or so minutes would be worth multiple repeat viewings, as well as the consistent humor throughout the film. Definite 3D Blu-ray purchase although I didn't see it in 3D, and it completely stands well above the other Marvel films (possibly with the exception of the overall character arc in Iron Man 1).

[bomberooski]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

The last forty or so minutes would be worth multiple repeat viewings, as well as the consistent humor throughout the film.

The more I think about this movie post viewing the more I loved the comedy! So good

[ExtremeGamer]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

I saw it and thought it was great, as far as comic superhero movies go. It was light, fast on its feet, set a goal and stuck with it. Characters were well fleshed out, and all got their due time to shine (including Black Widow and Hawkeye).

I never did like the Thor connection with the Marvel universe (though it is a universe, after all), simply just because. It's no fault of theirs, and in fact he's the only one who presents enemies who can rise to a challenge against this newly alleged unit. The only other thing that's felt weird with all of these heroes is how "unbeatable" they all are. Not against their enemies in particular, but just against each other. I see Iron Man shooting his crap, Thor hammering people to oblivion, Hulk "smashing," and Captain America... doing his thing... and yet I don't really know what it all ends up meaning if they can't hurt each other in their least vulnerable states. It almost makes it feel like a wasted effort.

The last forty or so minutes would be worth multiple repeat viewings, as well as the consistent humor throughout the film. Definite 3D Blu-ray purchase although I didn't see it in 3D, and it completely stands well above the other Marvel films (possibly with the exception of the overall character arc in Iron Man 1).

Spoiler

They are unbeatable, that's part of the point. Loki planned this all out to defeat the humans, but knew about The Avengers. Hawkeye was used to get at Black Widow. When in Germany, had the humans bow to him, knowing it would call out Captain America, Iron Man's ego/tower, and wanted Hulk to be on the ship to destroy it. He obviously didn't factor in Thor as he didn't think Odin had the power to send him back.

The only superhero I can think of with a true weakness is Superman. The others are either human or have to be beaten another way.

I was betting you were going to hate this movie, surprised me

[Blzer]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

The more I think about this movie post viewing the more I loved the comedy! So good

Best laugh-out-loud moments (though they've been referenced in spoilers earlier as well)... I like how they're really spread out per character as well:

Spoiler

- The S.H.I.E.L.D. guy turning back to his computer to start playing that 8-bit space shooter game (might be a classic that I've never played before).
- When Hulk and Thor take out a storm of enemies and are standing side-by-side with each other, and I assumed some sort of "teamwork handshake" when Hulk just pounds Thor off to the side.
- Captain America gives orders to NYPD officers, and they ask why they should listen to him when he suddenly tears **** up. They follow up with his orders thereafter.
- Coulson shoots Loki with that big-*** gun (again, to no avail when it comes to damaging him) and says "So that's what it does." Also Coulson with his fan-crush over Rogers.
- When Stark pokes Banner with the needle, and stares closely into his eyes looking for any sort of hint that the Hulk would come out.
- I wish I remember what was asked before it, but a S.H.I.E.L.D. member asked Nick Fury something, and he said, "Is the sun rising? [answers yes] Then turn left!"

[Blzer]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

Spoiler

They are unbeatable, that's part of the point. Loki planned this all out to defeat the humans, but knew about The Avengers. Hawkeye was used to get at Black Widow. When in Germany, had the humans bow to him, knowing it would call out Captain America, Iron Man's ego/tower, and wanted Hulk to be on the ship to destroy it. He obviously didn't factor in Thor as he didn't think Odin had the power to send him back.

The only superhero I can think of with a true weakness is Superman. The others are either human or have to be beaten another way.

I was betting you were going to hate this movie, surprised me

Spoiler

LOL I'm no goh. But I'm not the biggest fan of the movies which preceded it (except IM1), even though I own them all except Thor.

Again, my point was more about anybody fighting each other, not just heroes versus villains. When Iron Man and Thor go at it, or Captain America comes into the mix (or when Thor fights Hulk), there's really no losing for any of them. Why is it that C.A. and I.M. go at Loki with their brutal weapons and shots earlier in the film, then Thor just tries to throw punches at him? Basically, what are they trying to accomplish? Will fighting actually do anything to them? It didn't seem like it, thus I never felt imminent danger for any character, villains included. The most threatening weapon was the nuke, of course for good reason.

I wouldn't hold my "lack of understanding" to a high focal point, because I've felt this way with all of the movies preceding this film as well. That's probably why people have always felt underwhelmed by all of these films' "final battles," because the cheap shots and blows simply felt to be all for naught. The fights are awesome, but they are essentially fought to no avail. I simply didn't understand why the characters felt they were accomplishing anything by fighting each other, not why the movie felt it was necessary to have them.

[thaima1shu]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

Only thing that bugged me about the movie was some of the CGI used towards the end.

Spoiler

A few of the parts where Black Widow's flying the enemy ship things looked really fake and the green screen was obvious. Not sure if I'm the only one that noticed this, but I dunno, just sort of was jarring to see since the rest of the effects looked phenomenal.

[Leon]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

Spoiler

LOL I'm no goh. But I'm not the biggest fan of the movies which preceded it (except IM1), even though I own them all except Thor.

Again, my point was more about anybody fighting each other, not just heroes versus villains. When Iron Man and Thor go at it, or Captain America comes into the mix (or when Thor fights Hulk), there's really no losing for any of them. Why is it that C.A. and I.M. go at Loki with their brutal weapons and shots earlier in the film, then Thor just tries to throw punches at him? Basically, what are they trying to accomplish? Will fighting actually do anything to them? It didn't seem like it, thus I never felt imminent danger for any character, villains included. The most threatening weapon was the nuke, of course for good reason.

I wouldn't hold my "lack of understanding" to a high focal point, because I've felt this way with all of the movies preceding this film as well. That's probably why people have always felt underwhelmed by all of these films' "final battles," because the cheap shots and blows simply felt to be all for naught. The fights are awesome, but they are essentially fought to no avail. I simply didn't understand why the characters felt they were accomplishing anything by fighting each other, not why the movie felt it was necessary to have them.

Spoiler

Technically, Thor could destroy every single one of them except for the Hulk (maybe, depending on the comics). And as Loki mentioned, "the Humans think us immortal. Let's put that to the test, shall we?" If you've seen Thor, you'd know that one of the "gods" was killed. Loki and Thor CAN be killed, just not that easily.

As for their fighting, it's merely an extension of their misunderstanding of each other. And I honestly can't see anyone ACTUALLY being worried for the well-being of the characters. Aside from the fact that we know they're getting movies after this, do we really think they'd do anything so gutsy as to kill a main superhero at the start of a franchise? Don't think so.

Besides, resurrection is a messy business. Thor would be the only one they can do that to without it being too unrealistic for the universe they've set-up.

[Blzer]

Re: The Avengers (May 4th, 2012)

Only thing that bugged me about the movie was some of the CGI used towards the end.

Spoiler

A few of the parts where Black Widow's flying the enemy ship things looked really fake and the green screen was obvious. Not sure if I'm the only one that noticed this, but I dunno, just sort of was jarring to see since the rest of the effects looked phenomenal.

Spoiler

I would agree, but I won't nitpick about it. One instance with a Black Widow shot, however, was part of a continuous shot that ended up showing all six Marvel heroes in sequence. When I realized what was going on, that shot made me nod a "Hell yea" and smile haha.