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Avengers
« on: May 04, 2012, 04:32:18 AM »
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Just got back from seeing it.

Short: See it. Now.

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Re: Avengers
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2012, 06:44:41 AM »
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Joss Whedon was behind them both...so...yeah. :)
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Re: Avengers
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2012, 11:13:50 AM »
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Gonna See it Tonight! It it really as good as it looks? :o
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Re: Avengers
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2012, 11:39:23 AM »
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Gonna See it Tonight! It it really as good as it looks? :o
It gives The Dark Knight a run for its money.
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Re: Avengers
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2012, 12:03:28 PM »
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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).
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Re: Avengers
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2012, 11:29:50 PM »
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Re: Avengers
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2012, 12:00:04 AM »
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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
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Re: Avengers
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2012, 01:06:55 AM »
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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

The whole theater was laughing so hard we didn't hear what Hulk said.  Did he say "puny god" or "dummy god" or something else.

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Re: Avengers
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2012, 03:38:32 AM »
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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).

My reasoning for liking it is:
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Re: Avengers
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2012, 11:01:33 AM »
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I Liked it. It had lots of explosions but also "Sentiment" (in the words of loki) and Fixing of Relationships between the Characters.

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Re: Avengers
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2012, 11:28:38 AM »
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Awesome movie.

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Re: Avengers
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2012, 12:21:53 PM »
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Re: Avengers
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2012, 01:24:09 PM »
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The Avengers set the record for 2nd highest opening day venue. Not even close to number one though.

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Re: Avengers
« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2012, 03:13:08 AM »
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The Avengers set the record for 2nd highest opening day venue. Not even close to number one though.

Are you kidding? It was only 9 mil behind.

Just got back from watching it in IMAX 3D. Seriously, you would be doing this movie a SERIOUS injustice if you do not watch it in 3D.

Also completely blows Batman out of the water.

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Re: Avengers
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2012, 08:35:30 AM »
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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?
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Re: Avengers
« Reply #15 on: May 06, 2012, 08:57:22 AM »
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The Avengers set the record for 2nd highest opening day venue. Not even close to number one though.

Are you kidding? It was only 9 mil behind.

Just got back from watching it in IMAX 3D. Seriously, you would be doing this movie a SERIOUS injustice if you do not watch it in 3D.

Also completely blows Batman out of the water.

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Re: Avengers
« Reply #16 on: May 06, 2012, 12:01:57 PM »
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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. ::)
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Re: Avengers
« Reply #17 on: May 06, 2012, 12:10:55 PM »
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I miss read the article it said HP8 Got 162 Mil opening WEEKEND not opening day Thats the number I thought wasn't even close.

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Re: Avengers
« Reply #18 on: May 06, 2012, 12:47:55 PM »
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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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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.

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Re: Avengers
« Reply #19 on: May 06, 2012, 01:00:18 PM »
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FWIW The Thor thing is just a problem with timing, Thor 2 is supposed to show how he gets back to earth which I why I don't understand why they released The Avengers first.

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« Reply #20 on: May 06, 2012, 01:08:38 PM »
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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.

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« Reply #21 on: May 06, 2012, 01:21:31 PM »
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FWIW The Thor thing is just a problem with timing, Thor 2 is supposed to show how he gets back to earth which I why I don't understand why they released The Avengers first.

A quick Google search didn't turn up anything confirming this; is there a link or anything? It's not that I doubt you, I'm just curious.

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.

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The Dark Knight, from an artistic standpoint, is inarguably the better superhero movie ever made. The content, tone, etc. is most certainly not for everyone, but even if you don't like the movie, it's hard not to respect it. It's kind of the OK Computer of the action genre of film.

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Re: Avengers
« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2012, 02:05:28 PM »
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I'v have not seen either of these movies ::)
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Re: Avengers
« Reply #23 on: May 06, 2012, 03:23:54 PM »
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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.


TDK had its good points but I agree that it wasn't the ultimate superhero movie, artistically or otherwise.  I thought the movie was about 30 minutes too long and the ending was weak.  I was not real impressed with Two-Face; they should have wrapped up the movie after Joker was caught.  I also have had no desire to see the movie again since the first time. 

Not sure how I would rank the top 10 superhero movies though. 

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Re: Avengers
« Reply #24 on: May 06, 2012, 04:09:08 PM »
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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.
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