Marvel's The Avengers |OT| (Dir. Joss Whedon) [Spoilers unmarked]
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He'd miss a good movie, and oh yeah, it leads into The Avengers.
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Why would you skip the only worthwhile, must-see movie leading up to The Avengers? It's also the one that ties in more closely than any other.
That seems like terrible advice. Why would you skip the movie about the First Avenger? @_@
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From what I've seen in the trailers Thor is important as well.
Napoleonthechimp
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I didn't know what "shawarma" was but google tells me its nothing more than a... kebab? That stuff is the food of drunks in the UK. Please don't tell me that's something new and exotic in New York. That would be hilarious.
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It has a decent first half and that's about it. And it doesn't really establish anything important enough without an understanding of which would detract from the experience of watching The Avengers. Manos was asking what was required viewing to understand The Avengers.
Because there is no such thing as an Avenger in the Captain America movie. The Avengers explains his role in the team well enough.
I think my currently feeling is something like:
Captain America >> Iron Man > Thor >> Incredible Hulk > Iron Man 2
But I enjoyed all of them. Marvel Studios has done a good job of keeping true to the tone of the comic characters and providing an interesting story in each movie. Some ended up more successfully executed than others. Captain America has the best tone and is the most fun in terms of being a unique adventure introducing a cool hero. The rest are fun too. Incredible Hulk suffers from being kinda TV-movie-ish but I still liked it. Lacked ambition though. Iron Man 2 had ambition but is kinda muddled in pacing and had a weak conclusion. The race track scene was awesome though.
Leaving now, will return with Avengers impressions later.
Captain America >> Iron Man > Thor >> Incredible Hulk > Iron Man 2
But I enjoyed all of them. Marvel Studios has done a good job of keeping true to the tone of the comic characters and providing an interesting story in each movie. Some ended up more successfully executed than others. Captain America has the best tone and is the most fun in terms of being a unique adventure introducing a cool hero. The rest are fun too. Incredible Hulk suffers from being kinda TV-movie-ish but I still liked it. Lacked ambition though. Iron Man 2 had ambition but is kinda muddled in pacing and had a weak conclusion. The race track scene was awesome though.
Leaving now, will return with Avengers impressions later.
Skiesofwonder
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Awesome, this makes me even more excited for Saturday! I love coming out a movie were we both enjoyed what we just saw (Muppets, Kung Fu Panda 2, First Class, Crazy Stupid Love, etc.) because it stinks to come out and be met with a "that sucked" (Grey, Cabin in the Woods, etc.) while you actually enjoyed it lol.
Edit: for me it is Iron Man = Iron Man 2 > Thor = Captain America >>> Incredible Hulk
Overall I think Iron Man is the best film, but Iron Man 2 is just wall to wall fun (in a good way). Both Captain America and Thor start off awesome-ly, and though Thor declines a bunch in quality in the latter part while Captain America has a strong ending, I enjoyed the characters of Thor a lot more so it's a bit of a toss up. The Incredible Hulk is awesome for the first 20 or so minutes then pretty much sucks for the rest.
They MIGHT be filming a post-credit scene for the US release, based on some rumors we've heard, but as-is there is only a mid-credits scene.
No way! It's chicken (or beef, but usually chicken), sliced up into very thin pieces from this big rotating thing and then put into either a sandwich or spread exotically on a plate. I eat it all the time, i'd kill if it caught on in the states. :lol
Just one mid-credits scene...so far
A lot of the good places for it are closing down actually in favor of more trendy food.
I'll sit through all of it. wooooooo
Napoleonthechimp
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That is exactly how it is presented in the UK... as a kebab. Only the meat is completely tasteless in the fast food places here.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7852168.stm
ratcliffja
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I think my currently feeling is something like:
Captain America >> Iron Man > Thor >> Incredible Hulk > Iron Man 2
But I enjoyed all of them. Marvel Studios has done a good job of keeping true to the tone of the comic characters and providing an interesting story in each movie. Some ended up more successfully executed than others. Captain America has the best tone and is the most fun in terms of being a unique adventure introducing a cool hero. The rest are fun too. Incredible Hulk suffers from being kinda TV-movie-ish but I still liked it. Lacked ambition though. Iron Man 2 had ambition but is kinda muddled in pacing and had a weak conclusion. The race track scene was awesome though.
Leaving now, will return with Avengers impressions later.
I look forward to hearing your impressions, as your ranking is exactly the same as mine (well, I might switch the last two, but not 100% on that either). Captain America is just such a fun, feel-good movie with a great love story and ending. The last line actually tore at my heart a little. It sucks that the Avengers doesn't seem to have much of a real plot, but it's understandable that they'd rather just focus on character development and interaction rather than advancing plot. I suppose the bigger plot stuff will be saved for the sequel.
Thought I should post these, since not very many people seem to know about them, and they're some amazing posters;
Those are the largest I could find, I would totally plaster some of these on my walls if there was a way to buy the physical posters or something. I wonder where to source of these posters comes from..click for max size said:
Hahaha, eww. Even here we only eat the chicken version. Kebab = this, basically. But I guess the beef shawarma can bee considered kebab to some, though if you're not eating the chicken one you're doing it wrong imo. :lol
Except a really shitty movie. WHY DEPRIVE HIMSELF OF THAT?????
Well there are people over hear who really liked it and he might like it.
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Captain America is even better than ironman. It's superior to the rest of the marvel flicks.
It's also ok to dislike good things.
Anyway Manos, there are lots of people who like it. Rent it for a night and decide for yourself.
What? You might make that argument if the movie cuts out halfway through.
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bwahahahaha
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I'll have peace on those terms.
More like Solo's regular wambulance of superiority opinion complex.
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Avengers mostly ties to Thor. The post credit scene in Thor is a direct lead in to the opening scene in Avengers.
I liked the first 20-30 minutes of Captain America. Everything else is pretty bad. When they started going into the weird weapons and the futuristic looking soldiers it really goes down the drain. Nevermind the awful villain and horrible montage and really terrible train sequence with the death of a character I honestly didn't care one bit. Really lame, uninteresting characters in the film. Captain America is honestly below Incredible Hulk for me. One thing I'll say for Hulk is at least while watching it I never felt like wanting to leave the theater/room.
And yeah Avengers ties with Thor the most by far, although it's interesting how all four heroes are tied into the movie's main set up somehow.
And yeah Avengers ties with Thor the most by far, although it's interesting how all four heroes are tied into the movie's main set up somehow.
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I liked Hulk more than IM2 for sure. Hard to say where it stands vs. Thor, those movies are close for me, but I agree with Captain American = Iron Man.
I watched Green Lantern on video after hearing about how bad it was, and even going in with low expectations couldn't prepare me. Just a mess of a movie. Even Mark Strong couldn't save it.
You'll get no defense of it from me. But Cap was every bit as awful for me. Two of the very worst "blockbusters" in recent memory.
Yeah was good stuff, 3/4 for me. Wasn't enjoying it until Thor showed up and after that when everyone was together it was fun. RDJ killed it, Ruffalo and Hulk were awesome, Hemsworth is the perfect Thor and Scarlett was good as well. Not that impressed by Hawkeye, Chris Evans and Sam Jackson didn't have much to do.
Good fun.
Good fun.
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I believe it's more like $175 mil. Which is exceptionally.
There are three international markets it hasn't opened in. A big one, Japan, won't have the film until August.
BannedEpisode
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I am glad to hear such glowing reviews and impressions.
I'm looking forward to seeing this with my buddies.
Edit: Man Captain America is a real divider of opinions isnt it? I was let down when I saw it in theaters but enjoyed it much more the second time when I saw it on DVD with my friends.
I'm looking forward to seeing this with my buddies.
Edit: Man Captain America is a real divider of opinions isnt it? I was let down when I saw it in theaters but enjoyed it much more the second time when I saw it on DVD with my friends.
Count me among fans of Captain America. My rank of the lead-up films:
CA> Thor > IM > IH > IM2
The Elite
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This is good to hear.
Fuck, I wish I could get into the Toronto premiere tonight!!
Someone hook a Doctor up.
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