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Just got back from seeing it.

Short: See it. Now.

Long:

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The only downside is, when making my top ten/five I'll need to decide if it was better than Cabin in the Woods.

Gonna See it Tonight! It it really as good as it looks?

That's a high compliment, I plan on watching it but to be honest I'd be very surprised if it can match the Dark Knight.

I've been looking forward to The Hobbit and the next Batman movie far more than the avengers but am still excited to see it (on Tuesday).

i just got back from it and thought it was good  . . the start was a little slow for my taste  . . . i just about died laughing when the hulk beat the tar out loki

def worth the 8 dollars i paid to get in

I just watched it, I would say I liked it better than The Dark Knight, and Batman Begins. I can understand the reasoning behind people liking TDK better though. I am not particularly a fan of either Nolan or Joss, I would rather say I am a fan of their works and it is not influenced by them directing them (besides how good the movie is because of them).

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Loki was incredible, his ability to use psychological warfare is beautiful, however not showcased nearly enough.

The fight scenes were well done and even though I don't watch a movie for the fights, I definitely enjoyed them. Also you could see how human most of them were, the "normals" got tired, even Captain America was fairly tired by the end.

I loved the character interactions, especially those with Tony Stark.

I haven't watched the Incredible Hulk recently, but I think the point wasn't that Banner was in control, it was that he had made peace with the Hulk (at least to some extent) and if you are still confused about the Black widow incident, he didn't have anyone to fight, the Hulk wanted to "smash" and when he was let loose to smash he did a good job.

There were many other things about it I liked, but for the most part I think you should watch it for yourself and make your own decisions. And I will say I am somewhat biased toward Marvel over DC, ao tou don't have to agree with me.

The final thing that I loved about the movie, it was from right at the end:

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THANOS

Awesome movie.

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Hawk Eye was just so cool. I liked his no eye snipe on the alien.

I loved when Hulk punched Thor in the middle of the fight.

Loved the fight between Iron Man and Thor and then the hammer vs. shield. I think the shield won.

Tony Stark's car at the end was sweet.

The Avengers set the record for 2nd highest opening day venue. Not even close to number one though.

It did not blow Batman out of the water. It was good but TDK was amazing. I don't think another superhero movie will ever beat it.

What was the number one movie anyways? Was it The Dark Knight?

It did not blow Batman out of the water. It was good but TDK was amazing. I don't think another superhero movie will ever beat it.

What was the number one movie anyways? Was it The Dark Knight?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (and my bad, 11 mil behind, not 9, but still not a huge gap). TDK didn't even beat the Twilight movies.

Got to see it last night, and I was very impressed with the whole film. I didn't have too much hype going in, but I was still excited for it, so it pretty much met all of my expectations. There's definitely a lot of Joss Whedon's style infused in the movie, which I think really worked well. Loki's whole "humans were made to serve" thing was definitely related to Whedon's atheism, which, while I obviously don't agree with it, was a nice touch. All in all, if one really liked Firefly, Dollhouse, and Buffy, odds are one would like this movie, and vice versa. If one isn't a Whedon fan, there's still enough in the movie to satisfy non-fans. I was very pleasantly surprised just how much Whedon the movie had, and it made me happy.

Regardless of personal preference, the movie is not better than The Dark Knight. Over the course of the next two years, I'll probably watch The Avengers more than I'll watch all of the Nolan Batman trilogy combined, but TDK is inarguably a better movie.

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Okay, first off, it was a great movie, but NOT EVEN CLOSE to TDK. Or Batman Begins.
Problem 1: No real themes. Except maybe unity, but seriously, that's lame. I thought they'd have something interesting with Loki's "You don't want freedom" thing, but it was pretty much just a one-liner and was never developed, even though he seemed to think it was important.
Problem 2: They didn't develop the army at all. Okay, so they're alien robot things that are rather easy to kill. The big ones, less so. Um, okay?
Problem 3: Iron Man made it back. Seriously, he should have not made it OR not made it and have the same ending as Holmes 2. Okay, maybe not. But I'm pretty mad Collins died and Captain America never signed his cards. That would have been a cool ending.
Problem 4: What was with Hulk randomly being able to control himself with being...the other guy? "I'm always angry." That doesn't control it at all, and if it WAS because of that, why didn't you almost kill Black Widow earlier?
Problem 5: Where was everybody else in all of this? You kinda-not-really find out about Portman and Potts, but nobody else. At all.
Problem 6: No Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer. I do love Samuel L. Jackson, but Batman also has Morgan Freeman and Liam Neeson (well, the first one), so Batman is still definitely better.
Problem 7: I really don't like Joss Whedon. Now nobody will take me seriously, but it's true.

Feel free to explain how stupid I am and all the things I missed.

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Problem 1:The whole point of the movie is learning to work well with others. A lesson best learned in first grade, but if you're looking for morals in a superhero movie, you can't set your standards too high.

Problem 2: The movie during the credits elaborated on the villain for the rest of the trilogy. We'll likely get a better idea of what the army is and its functions later.

Problem 3: I never really understood why he couldn't just steer the missile upwards and break away at the last minute. I get that it was satisfying the foreshadowing when Capt. America accused of him never being willing to make the sacrifice play, but it wasn't really thought out.

Problem 4: I think the point is that Banner, at least this early, hates "the other guy". When he almost killed Black Widow, he completely lost control, which is what he feared, and why he only changed willingly when everyone needed him to. He could control it at that point, but that doesn't mean he liked being the Hulk, even with the ability to control.

Problem 5: Who else needs to be elaborated on? I never watched The Incredible Hulk, so I don't know about that, but Captain America's loved ones are dead, or like, super old, and Iron Man doesn't need anyone other than Pepper and Jarvis. Thor's return isn't well-elaborated on, but it sounds like Odin had to make some kind of big sacrifice or something just to send him, so it makes sense that he may have been the only one that could come, especially since he's the only one with a personal investment in Earth. While it doesn't make any sense that he didn't go see Portman while he was around, I don't feel like it's too big a loss, considering she was terrible in the Thor movie. Is there anyone I'm missing?

Problem 6: I think this movie had a better cast, but that's mostly because it's bigger. I don't think anyone will argue that Stark being played by Downey Jr. wasn't a great decision, and Ruffalo did really well as The Hulk. I'm not as crazy about Chris Evans as Captain America and the casting for Thor (his name escapes me), but they still fit the roles extremely well. Downey Jr. bouncing off everyone else's personality (along with his banter with Pepper at the beginning) was masterful.

I haven't seen Avengers yet, but I didn't think TDK was so uber awesome like some of you guys seem to. It was a good movie for sure, but it wasn't super spectacular or anything.

*prepares to be tar and feathered*

I'v have not seen either of these movies

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The Dark Knight, from an artistic standpoint, is inarguably the better superhero movie ever made.

I do not think that word means what you think it means.

I agree, it is obviously not inarguably better, or else people wouldn't be arguing the other way.  I for one when I saw TDK didn't see this "GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME" I kept hearing that TDK was (although I think it was a very good movie), and I personally like the Avengers more.