The Avengers (Whedon, 2012) — The Reviews Thread

[CharlieK]

Originally Posted by Jacoby Ellsbury

Dr. Doom appears after part of the credits roll along with who appears to be Thanos.

I think that's actually the space dude Loki was talking to throughout the movie.

[starman9000]

I thought it was the alien leader speaking with Thanos.

ETA: What Charlie said ^

[fumanstan]

Originally Posted by Superboy

It is, and it isn't.

I had so many problems with this movie, and yet, people are calling it the greatest thing ever. It's no better than the Transformers. When the movie started, I instantly recalled "in the beginning, there was the cube...".

But you hate almost everything...

[Solid Snake PAC]

Originally Posted by Jacoby Ellsbury

I don't think that is safe to say at all.

"That raised the film's worldwide haul to $641.8 million in barely a week and a half, more than its Marvel superhero forerunners "Iron Man," "Iron Man 2," "Thor" and "Captain America" took in during their entire runs.'



Yes, I know nothing about Norse mythology.

I guess I saw Loki in the trailer, but didn't recognize him and wasn't expecting it to be only him as the main villain.

Dr. Doom appears after part of the credits roll along with who appears to be Thanos.

You've got to be Thread Crapping or blind as hell.

This is Doom from the last FF movie. I totally forgot wtf he looked like exactly in these films.


and I can't find a pic of The Other. But anyway...they looked nothing alike aside from a hood, sounded nothing alike, Doom isn't part of Marvel Studios' properties. Where the hell did you conclude that Doom was in Space w/ control of an Alien army? Also...did you not see the film?

[musick]

Originally Posted by Jacoby Ellsbury

Yes, I know nothing about Norse mythology.

I guess I saw Loki in the trailer, but didn't recognize him and wasn't expecting it to be only him as the main villain.

Dr. Doom appears after part of the credits roll along with who appears to be Thanos.

quit while you are behind

[slop101]

Originally Posted by Jacoby Ellsbury

Dr. Doom appears after part of the credits roll along with who appears to be Thanos.

Why would anyone for a second think that's Doom when he's talking about the Earth as a planet that's not his (Doom's a human).

I did like when he said to Thanos that it would be like "courting death", to which Thanos smiles, as all nerds know Thanos is in love with Death - and I don't mean the act of death, but the literal personification of death in the Marvel universe, which is a hot chick in a robe.

[starman9000]

A guy in the theater at my showing was explaining to his friend that it was Dr. Doom and Galactus.

[Groucho]

Originally Posted by Jacoby Ellsbury

I don't think that is safe to say at all.

"That raised the film's worldwide haul to $641.8 million in barely a week and a half, more than its Marvel superhero forerunners "Iron Man," "Iron Man 2," "Thor" and "Captain America" took in during their entire runs.'

Blu-Ray? DVD?

[Supermallet]

Originally Posted by Superboy

I had so many problems with this movie, and yet, people are calling it the greatest thing ever. It's no better than the Transformers. When the movie started, I instantly recalled "in the beginning, there was the cube...".

For someone who constantly complains about the lost art of filmmaking (that is you, right?), you seem to be unable to tell the difference between a shitty, poorly written, spastically directed, padded out series of films and a tight, well written, well directed, perfectly cast one.

[Supermallet]

Originally Posted by starman9000

A guy in the theater at my showing was explaining to his friend that it was Dr. Doom and Galactus.

[fumanstan]

I think that just shows a lot of average movie goers lump all these comic book movies together. Not many people know who Thanos is, and not many people know that different properties are with different studios.

Although I don't think there's an excuse for not knowing who Loki is; even if you haven't watched Thor, he's in trailers, movie descriptions, previews, whatever. Although knowing norse mythology is kind of a silly expectation

[Solid Snake PAC]

Also...some of you didn't like like Jackson in this. I think he played a pretty badass fury. Took command when he needed, was serious, had some heart, and got shit done.

Ditto on Maria Hill, also...that little action bit w/ her was pretty badass. Didn't imagine her to do that little bit of jumping in the vehicle.

[starman9000]

Originally Posted by fumanstan

I think that just shows a lot of average movie goers lump all these comic book movies together. Not many people know who Thanos is, and not many people know that different properties are with different studios.

The funny thing is, this guy sounded like Toby from American Splendor, so I wasn't expecting such wrongness.

[Groucho]

Originally Posted by fumanstan

Although I don't think there's an excuse for not knowing who Loki is; even if you haven't watched Thor, he's in trailers, movie descriptions, previews, whatever.

To be fair, only one person has complained about this, and I suspect he's attempting to pull one of these on the thread:

[kgrogers1979]

I bet some people thought it was Darkseid, due to him being more well known than Thanos because of the DCAU.

[superdeluxe]

Originally Posted by mcfly

Since Renner has become the actor that can headline a film I wonder if a Hawkeye movie is in the works.

A Hawkeye/Black Widow team up would be good.

[Solid Snake PAC]

I'd take a Hawkeye/Black Widow film over a film over just one of them. They work well together. And if they did...I'd hope it'd be a spy thriller of sorts while also having some good action. Which is funny cuz not since The Ultimates has Hawkeye ever been a SHIELD agent, correct? I don't mind it...fits well in the cartoon too.

It hit me a bit after the movie ended...that Hawkeye never did take down The Hulk. I remember Renner saying that Hawk could do that. Wonder if that's somehow in the deleted scenes....but even w/ that...where could that happen storywise? Does Hawk take down Hulk while still on the helicarrier and that's when Hulk falls from the sky?

[Supermallet]

The surprise twist to the Bourne Legacy is that it takes place in the Marvel universe and that Renner's character in that film becomes Hawkeye!

[Solid Snake PAC]

Originally Posted by Supermallet

The surprise twist to the Bourne Legacy is that it takes place in the Marvel universe and that Renner's character in that film becomes Hawkeye!

holy shit!

[superdeluxe]

Originally Posted by Supermallet

The surprise twist to the Bourne Legacy is that it takes place in the Marvel universe and that Renner's character in that film becomes Hawkeye!

I want to see a fight between Bourne Legacy Renner vs Hawkeye Renner vs MI4 Renner.

[superfro]

Originally Posted by superdeluxe

I want to see a fight between Bourne Legacy Renner vs Hawkeye Renner vs MI4 Renner.

Hurt Locker Renner would end it all from a safe distance.

[HN]

I may have missed it in the last 18 or so pages, but here is a clearer version of the post-post credits scene:

http://youtu.be/CJU2-43TsvI

[RocShemp]

Bud Light Renner won't be allowed to play, however.

[Solid Snake PAC]

While 28 Days Later Renner would snipe Hurt Locker Renner.

[philly1981]

Originally Posted by RocShemp

Actually, the implication was that Loki was influencing him rather than he was Loki in disguiise. But, regardless of the intent in that scene, it was completely ignored in The Avengers. Perhaps that's part of the 30 minutes worth of deleted scenes that Whedon mentioned. Things may have been lost or muddied in the effort to streamline the movie.



It looked nice in 3D (especially considering it was a conversion) but nothing necessary to enjoy the flick.

thanks alot