The Avengers [Spoilers]

[3 Justin 3]

Like others have said a thread should probably be made just for The Avengers as this movie will be huge.

Comes out midnight tonight. I know some of us have tickets for the midnight release and some have tickets for tomorrow (like me).



Now that the movie has been released, there are no need for spoiler tags (in this thread anyway).

[LGA]

It's an awesome movie. Great action and plenty of wit. Plus, the mid/post-credit scene has me absolutely stoked.

Spoiler!

The Hulk has my two favourites scenes in that movie, first the "Puny God" scene is by far my favourite moment in that movie, and second when he and Thor are standing around during a random mid battle pose down, and he just randomly punches him.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

I am boldly going to proclaim that this will be the best superhero movie of all time. This will be the perfect amalgamation of an action movie and comic books (think Sin City meets TDK).

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Do I nap or not before I go to the midnight show?

I fell asleep for 10 minutes of Star Wars Ep 2. I went back the next afternoon.

[CaptainCrunch]

Think of it like a pre game ritual. load up on carbs. take a nap, drink 4 2l bottles of jolt cola, then buy a bottle of chocolate syrup and choke it back

You'll never sleep again.

[LGA]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Think of it like a pre game ritual. load up on carbs. take a nap, drink 4 2l bottles of jolt cola, then buy a bottle of chocolate syrup and choke it back

You'll never sleep again.

Do they still sell Jolt? I use to drink their Cherry Cola all the time.

I'll be going to see it in UltraAVX Saturday, wonder if it will seem even better when everything is bigger and louder.

[showtime]

Originally Posted by LGA

It's an awesome movie. Great action and plenty of wit. Plus, the mid/post-credit scene has me absolutely stoked.

Spoiler!

The Hulk has my two favourites scenes in that movie, first the "Puny God" scene is by far my favourite moment in that movie, and second when he and Thor are standing around during a random mid battle pose down, and he just randomly punches him.

Spoiler!

That was my fav part!! The Hulk is the most bad ass. If they made a movie of him fighting like Iron Man or Thor it'd be amazing

[LGA]

Originally Posted by showtime

Spoiler!

That was my fav part!! The Hulk is the most bad ass. If they made a movie of him fighting like Iron Man or Thor it'd be amazing

Spoiler!

I like how they focused on him being the scientist and the Hulk, not some introverted guy that is constantly brooding. They definitely had a lot more fun with the character than either of the two previous renditions.

[Coys1882]

Got tickets for my son and I for 11:15am showing on Sunday. Reserved seating = no lineups! BAM!!!

[VANFLAMESFAN]

It's 941pm. Pre AVX theatres, I would be in line right now for a midnight show so I could get a good seat.

Sitting at home for these extra two hours is so worth the extra couple of bucks.

[LGA]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

It's 941pm. Pre AVX theatres, I would be in line right now for a midnight show so I could get a good seat.

Sitting at home for these extra two hours is so worth the extra couple of bucks.

I definitely love the ability to reserve seats, especially with these big movies. So much better, especially when you have a decent sized group going.

[TurnedTheCorner]

As a Hulk fanboy, I am thrilled with the treatment he got in the movie, as previously discussed.

Spoiler!

Nice cameo by Thanos at the end of the movie. Not sure if they'll go down an Infinity Gauntlet type path for a possible sequel - but he could work as a villain IMO, given how well the universe has pulled off Asgard and general extra-dimensional weirdness.

[wireframe]

I really didn't like the movie at all. I thought the 3D took away from the action and the cinematography was completely amateur. Why does every scene with CGI need to hve a spinning camera?

On top of that, there was almost no plot. Most of the film was dedicated to character development even though we have seen all the characters before.

The fight scenes were the only part that didn't have me yawning.

Spoiler!

My biggest beef with the film is with the Hulk, who everybody else seemed to love. He is a great character played by a great actor until he returns to New York. Inthe final battle he instantly becomes sentient; transforming from a raging monster into an intelligent strong man. The only reason Hulk is cool is because he is uncontrollable.

Judging by reaction in the theatre and on this board, I'm not going to have many supporters on this.

P.S. Did anyone see the costumes at Chinook?

[TurnedTheCorner]

Originally Posted by wireframe

On top of that, there was almost no plot. Most of the film was dedicated to character development even though we have seen all the characters before.

The fight scenes were the only part that didn't have me yawning.

Spoiler!

My biggest beef with the film is with the Hulk, who everybody else seemed to love. He is a great character played by a great actor until he returns to New York. Inthe final battle he instantly becomes sentient; transforming from a raging monster into an intelligent strong man. The only reason Hulk is cool is because he is uncontrollable.

Judging by reaction in the theatre and on this board, I'm not going to have many supporters on this.

P.S. Did anyone see the costumes at Chinook?

I didn't go to Chinook, the costumes would have been fun to see. I didn't see any costumes at Sunridge.

A definite weakness of the movie is that the story assumes you've seen the prerequisite movies - without those, even the character development is hard to follow. It's very comic book-y in that sense - you're joining a serialized story mid-stream, and it's not the easiest jumping on point for new viewers. I don't think there's a great way around this without a ton of additional exposition in a movie that is already almost three hours long. And for fans of the movies to date, it's really a non-issue.

Spoiler!

Regarding Hulk, a few more minutes explaining that he actually controlled the change and was aiming his rage would have been nice. It follows what happened in The Incredible Hulk, where Hulk was able to focus on Abomination and not just anything that moved. Even if they could have explained earlier that Hulk was chasing Black Widow or clobbering Thor because Banner was genuinely annoyed with them would have helped. And he wasn't even totally sentient in the final battle - this wasn't Peter David's Professor Hulk, quipping at villains and shooting BFGs while wearing bunny slippers. He was targeted and aimed at "the bad guys" and could differentiate friend from foe.

[troutman]

Hulk should not be in the Avengers. Give me Wasp, Scarlet Witch, Vision and Black Panther.

[TurnedTheCorner]

Fair enough. But it's a package deal and you also get Starfox.

[wireframe]

Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner

I didn't go to Chinook, the costumes would have been fun to see. I didn't see any costumes at Sunridge.

A definite weakness of the movie is that the story assumes you've seen the prerequisite movies - without those, even the character development is hard to follow. It's very comic book-y in that sense - you're joining a serialized story mid-stream, and it's not the easiest jumping on point for new viewers. I don't think there's a great way around this without a ton of additional exposition in a movie that is already almost three hours long. And for fans of the movies to date, it's really a non-issue.

Spoiler!

Regarding Hulk, a few more minutes explaining that he actually controlled the change and was aiming his rage would have been nice. It follows what happened in The Incredible Hulk, where Hulk was able to focus on Abomination and not just anything that moved. Even if they could have explained earlier that Hulk was chasing Black Widow or clobbering Thor because Banner was genuinely annoyed with them would have helped. And he wasn't even totally sentient in the final battle - this wasn't Peter David's Professor Hulk, quipping at villains and shooting BFGs while wearing bunny slippers. He was targeted and aimed at "the bad guys" and could differentiate friend from foe.

I certainly agree.

Spoiler!

My biggest beef with the film was that the absolute majority of scenes were completely boring and padded with elementary jokes and weak character development. Some of the later action was cool enough to deal with some of that, but not all.

[Hemi-Cuda]

well IMO The Avengers is the best comic book movie to date. i loved almost everything about it, and it perfectly brought together all the movies that came before it (which i thought would be the hardest part). and Hulk's treatment of Loki is now one of my favorite movie moments ever. can't wait for the sequel

[mac_82]

There are 2 scenes in the credits. The first is after the main 3D credits, the second is after the wall of scrolling text. Most of the theatre stuck around for the first, there was only 6 people watching the 2nd. The 2nd isn't as important, but it's a nice scene to end the movie on.

Spoiler!

First scene shows Thanos, second shows the team eating shwarma.

[The Goon]

Just got back from an 11:10am showing at Chinook. I really loved the movie - it was just fun from start to finish. I will concur with those who say The Hulk (and Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner) stole the show. Surprised to see Black Widow featured as much as she was.

I also wasn't expecting the twist of

Spoiler!

Hawkeye being on Loki's side for the first half of the movie.

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Probably the most complete comic book movie I can recall seeing.

The only downside is that the UltraAVX 3D has given me a splitting headache. Man, that was loud!