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The Avengers movie. Wow.

CinorjerCinorjer Veteran
edited May 2012 in General Banter
Just... Wow!

The twenty-first century has been a bit disappointing to my geeky generation's childhood dreams. I didn't get my jet pack. I didn't get my flying car. I didn't get my moon colony. I didn't get most of the futuristic stuff promised to me in the science magazines of my childhood. But, I was also promised that one day computer graphics would be so good, they'd be able to bring our comic book worlds to life on the big screen in a true realistic experience.

So my childhood fantasy world on the screen went from a guy in tights jumping off stage with a "whoosh!" sound, to a bionic man running and jumping in slow motion, to finally last weekend, when the child in me squeeled for joy at a promise kept.

It's not the holodeck fully immersed experience, but for once my fantasy world of superheros fighting for justice came to life in all its CGI, special effects glory. It took fifty years, but one promise was kept.

I'm still waiting for my jet pack.




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  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited May 2012
    "Hulk? Smash!"

    absolutely loved it.
    didn't think I would, but I'm going to have to either go see it again, or get the DVD out, because there were so many funny wisecracks, I missed a whole load of dialogue, being the deaf-lugs that I am.....

    Great fun.
  • CinorjerCinorjer Veteran
    The Hulk had the best comeback line in the movie. Won't spoil it for others.
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    Quite.
    his actions were pretty hilarious too... who'd have thought a thirty-ton green mass of angry muscle could have such exceptional comic timing?
  • LincLinc Site owner Detroit Moderator
    You can thank Joss Whedon for this delight. As soon as I saw the credits, I understood why this movie knocked my expectations out of the park.
  • CinorjerCinorjer Veteran
    I especially love the lineup since Captain America was always my favorite, and they actually got his character and history right in both his movie and this one. I have one bone to pick with Whedon. The Cap never,ever goes anywhere without his shield. It's strapped to his back if not needed. Yet an important action scene has him wandering around without his shield in sight. He'd better fix that for the next movie.
  • ToshTosh Veteran
    Yes, great film; I saw it last night with the family. I didn't think it'd be my cup-of-tea, but it was good.
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    Did they have the human torch? That would be cool :)
  • CinorjerCinorjer Veteran
    No, he's one of the Fantastic Four, and those movie rights are owned by a different production company. You'll never see their characters interact with the Avengers or the Xmen or Spiderman, for that matter. It will make for some interesting movie writing. Who gets the rights to common enemies that have fought just about everyone?
  • personperson Don't believe everything you think The liminal space Veteran
    I've been trying to cut back on the amount of TV and movies I watch, particularly ones with violence or criminal behavior and I wasn't planning on seeing this movie. The hearts of men are easily corruptable though :) and you got me to go see it. It really was very good especially the final action sequence. I did laugh at the Hulk's comeback line and his 'punchline' just before that.
  • CinorjerCinorjer Veteran
    When written well, the old comic book world I loved was about what makes a hero and how sometimes doing the right thing means sacrifice and standing up to injustice. With a dose of lighthearted playfulness thrown in once in a while. They were morality plays in colorful costumes.

    The writers and producers lost their way over the past years, and I don't even buy and read them anymore. They became about blood and vengence and how the good guys get stomped on by the bad guys (after being raped, sometimes).

    Fortunately, the movies have nothing to do with the comic books, which are slowly dying from self-inflicted mortal wounds.

  • MountainsMountains Veteran
    I saw a trailer for it and it was LOUD!!!!!!!!! I'm not sure I'm up for two and a half hours of LLLLOOOOOUUUUUDDDDDD!!!!! That seems to be a common trend in films these days. Put the hand held camera into the middle of a fistfight and make it REALLY LOUD and you've got a hit on your hands.
  • personperson Don't believe everything you think The liminal space Veteran
    edited May 2012
    Make sure to stick around during the credits there's a little bit of film after that's a prelude to a sequel.
  • cazcaz Veteran United Kingdom Veteran
    It was a great movie, Thoroughly one of the best :)
  • RichardHRichardH Veteran
    really? all these glowing reviews... I'm playing hooky this week and taking in a matinee.. at the very least it will be a great excuse for popcorn.. popcorn...mmmm.
  • taiyakitaiyaki Veteran
    When I saw this movie I felt powerful.

    What a damn good movie.
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    really? all these glowing reviews... I'm playing hooky this week and taking in a matinee.. at the very least it will be a great excuse for popcorn.. popcorn...mmmm.
    Make and take your own.... damn daylight robbery.....

  • cazcaz Veteran United Kingdom Veteran
    really? all these glowing reviews... I'm playing hooky this week and taking in a matinee.. at the very least it will be a great excuse for popcorn.. popcorn...mmmm.
    Its very well done, Good Doses of humor and action. Im thankful there will not be a Justice league on the horizon they couldn't top the Avengers.
  • Invincible_summerInvincible_summer Heavy Metal Dhamma We(s)t coast, Canada Veteran
    I'm skeptical about this film... I wasn't too impressed by any of the films leading up to this (Iron Man, Thor, Captain America), and I don't like the heroes.

    I guess I'm more into the existential problems that consume Batman, Spidey, and the X-Men.
  • CamCam
    I'm definitely going to see this, I'm yet to hear a bad thing about it.
  • CinorjerCinorjer Veteran
    We geeks have an interesting discussion going on the Tropes forum about the various plot points of the movie. It has a lot of holes, if you stop to think about it after the movie. But, most of these are because this is a fantasy world as different from our own as Lord of the Rings, really. Not just because there are gods and aliens. Good and Evil really exist as obvious forces in this universe, entire races can be evil and exist only to destroy, and no matter how many buildings the Hulk destroys, he'll never accidentally hit a school full of children. It's fantasy.

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    Yeah, i know what you mean about the 'holes'... but hey - the whole thing is just a fantasy... my H saw a couple of those and began his criticism and i replied,
    "You're "picking holes" in a movie where a man with a nuclear heart flies around in a futuristic metal computerised suit, and another turns into a green raging monster 10 times his size....?
    really?"

    :rolleyes:
  • RichardHRichardH Veteran
    edited May 2012
    really? all these glowing reviews... I'm playing hooky this week and taking in a matinee.. at the very least it will be a great excuse for popcorn.. popcorn...mmmm.
    Make and take your own.... damn daylight robbery.....

    ....ah yes, the artist's life of leisure.

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    Oh come on... it takes minutes!
    If i can do it between - loadingthedishwasherclotheswashingcookingthedinnervacuumingputtingtherubbishoutclearinbgouthtefireplacewashingthebathroomhangingupawashloadputtingthenextoneinunloadingthedishwasherreloadingitcleaningthekitchenfloorfoldingthedrywashingputtingitintheairingcupboardandsweepingthehallway -

    - I'm sure you can.
  • RichardHRichardH Veteran
    edited May 2012
    I did, air popped. Not quite as yummy as the mysterious butter flavoured goop the theatre provides...


    So... first of all... there is no way... NO WAY, those four turbo fans would lift that aircraft carrier... I mean come on!

    .... best part was when the biomechanical thingys were attacking New York and the superheroes finally got that team spirit...

    There was a goody for every part of American demographic... Hulk for the ten year old smasher. Stark for the capitalist playboy aspirant... Capt. America for conservatives.. notice his retort when he is told that Thor and Loki were gods.. "There is only one God, and he doesn't dress like that". Black widow for both the gals (my wife liked her) and the teen boys, and Thor for the..uh weightlifting.. pagans. Favourite character was Loki.. he hammed it up great. Best line... yeah... "Hulk.. Smash"

    Good flick, the beginning of a heavy duty franchise.


  • ArthurbodhiArthurbodhi Mars Veteran
    Thanos!
  • CinorjerCinorjer Veteran
    Yes, Thanos seems to be the next villian, for those comic book readers out there who need no other explanation. And if you sit all the way through the credits, you're treated to a final scene, where all the Avengers are sitting in a diner silently munching on sandwitches and looking about as beat up and exhausted as they should be while the owner sweeps up broken glass in the background. I think Captain America is actually asleep with his head in his hand because he never moves once.

    And yeah, that aircraft carrier would never get off the ground in real life and the turbulance would be like a tornado sucking the planes into the blades as designed. Love that fuzzy comic book physics.

  • still_learningstill_learning Veteran
    Yeah, The Hulk stole the show. But he did need the others to play off of. I'm not a Mark Ruffalo fan because I think he's boring. But he seemed to fit the Banner role well, as a very toned down person.
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