Not sure what it is ... but I felt like I was kid again when he hit Thor and wrecked up Loki.
I'm 36, an I really can't remember the last time I laughed with such wide-eyed, childish glee at a movie scene.
Marvel's The Avengers |OT| (Dir. Joss Whedon) [Spoilers unmarked]
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I'm 36, an I really can't remember the last time I laughed with such wide-eyed, childish glee at a movie scene.
Backwards Marathon
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Well you pretty much answered my previous question
Affeinvasion
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Infinity Gauntlet wouldn't really make sense given that Thanos obliterated the heroes almost instantaneously and the two most vital characters were Silver Surfer and Adam Warlock (with Dr. Strange a close third).
Scapegoat
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I thought the rocket launcher bit was just as unbelievable. Weren't the jet's carrying nukes to level Manhatten? Surely shooting an RPG at it isn't the best idea.
He knew the nuke wasn't armed yet.
If you like the depth 3D gives you, I'd say it was a pretty good post-conversion.
Certainly if you don't particularly like 3D though ... this ain't gonna convince you.
XiaNaphryz
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Nukes need to be properly armed to set off a nuclear reaction. Blowing them up would at worst trigger the conventional explosives inside it and spread nuclear material around, but no nuclear blast.
I think the first jet was a decoy or just another jet moving down the runway, and I'm guessing that he was going to sacrifice himself and the rest of the ship to save New York and The Avengers. That, and I'm not sure if a RPG explosion could even cause a chain-reaction explosion from the nuke, as I think they use exremely resilient casings, but that's just a guess.
EDIT: Beaten with a better answer.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Most nukes even if armed aren't designed to allow for say a secondary explosion to allow for detonation.
Raitosaito
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Man, people are going to nitpick this movie to death huh?
Nah, nukes won't go off if its in an explosion.
Movies tend to bend reality, especially when it comes to weapons. Shooting a gas tank won't make a car explode, a silencer doesn't turn a gunshot into a whisper, and guns don't shoot wildly if someone drops it.
Yeah, but that happens with any great movie.
You can't have one without the other, imo. And I don't think they could do the gauntlet right without the gem-collecting.
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This is a great movie?
God why are you still here ?
Yes, and easily.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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It's no better or worse than Nolan's Batman movies, but still below Lexi Alexander's work.
It's not like they're combustible in the traditional sense a la gun powder or dynamite. An explosion isn't going to start the nuclear reaction.
What could be argued is whether it was smart to risk contamination by blowing up the plane since the warhead casing could be breached. Then again, it's a movie.
K, that's pretty impressive.
I think a more useful measure is to look at stuff like it's rotten rating.
Clayton Bigsby
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I dont know, Nolan has faults, but he actually makes me care about the characters in his films. I cared about no one in The Avengers. I still thought it was a fantastic piece of entertainment. One of the best popcorn action movies in a long time. But Nolan's bat films give me something a little more.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Yeah, I mean granted you have to cycle it, but that's insane. You really only hear the bolt (ignoring the target) and that's for a 7.62 Nato rounds that now sounds like a 22!
TOM f'N CRUISE
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You mean this?
exactly hahaha. a big ass scene where him and thor handle business then hulk does that lol fuckin priceless.
I think a man of Fury's caliber would have no problem sacrificing the helicarrier to stop Manhattan from being nuked.
EYEL1NER
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It's too bad the gauntlet was seen in Thor already. People are saying that they wouldn't do it justice without Thanos collecting the gems. I wouldn't mind then doing a Thanos movie. Give him a whole movie where he collects the gems. It would show everyone how powerful and how much of a big baddie he is. Make the villain the star of the movie.
And then make the Gauntlet storyline into two parts, Avengers 2 and 3.
And then make the Gauntlet storyline into two parts, Avengers 2 and 3.
True, but it's relevant to note that it just broke the record, pretty big deal. 8/19 = great movie. This is at least that.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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I actually think The Avengers is better paced than TDK. Then again I never even liked Batman Begins that much so I may not be able to comment as fairly on it. I do truly feel Avenger is a better paced and edited movie.
I cared about Coulson.
That's also true. The stakes were a bit high right there.
XiaNaphryz
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Do note those aren't standard rounds, they're subsonic to help reduce noise.
I actually think The Avengers is better paced than TDK. Then again I never even liked Batman Begins that much so I may not be able to comment as fairly on it. I do truly feel Avenger is a better paced and edited movie.
I cared about Coulson.
Shit...I don't know. Those are like two of my favorite movies from the past decade or so. I feel like TDK and Avengers are great in different ways. TDK is leagues better than BB though.
I thought Coulson was great as well. Thought he was a great side-character.
Clayton Bigsby
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I actually think The Avengers is better paced than TDK. Then again I never even liked Batman Begins that much so I may not be able to comment as fairly on it. I do truly feel Avenger is a better paced and edited movie.
I cared about Coulson.
Pacing issues have always plague Nolan, but I wasnt talking about that. There was no emotional depth to The Avengers. There was no sense of danger either. It was a fun, action romp, but not much more. For as much praise Whedon gets for his character work, there was little of that besides funny dialogue.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Well if I can discount BB, I really feel that Avengers wins due to pacing and editing.
Yeah, it would be humorous if they bring him back as an AI or LMD in the next film, he is clearly dead though.
I felt the character work was done in the previous movies, personally I didn't need, nor want anymore of the character work.
Of course, hence the need to cycle it, but still it's a really good job they did considering 7.62 Nato is a full sized battle cartridge.
I'm pretty sure you were seeing things, because there's no way you're the only one who's noticed it on the entire internet by now..
but you give me false hope
I actually think The Avengers is better paced than TDK. Then again I never even liked Batman Begins that much so I may not be able to comment as fairly on it. I do truly feel Avenger is a better paced and edited movie.
I cared about Coulson.
That's because it is. Begins was Nolan's best paced film
It's pretty hard to have emptional depth conpared to Batman considering both film's source material, and that there are six main characters in The Avengers to balance and have screentime for. I think what Whedon pulled off was extremely impressive and I think Nolan has a much easier job.
Individual movies for the in depth character development, Avengers for them to team up and smash stuff seems like the correct way to go.
Saw it just now... I kind of regret not seeing Thor now, but I did see the other standalone movies so most of it made sense.
All in all it was very enjoyable... probably the most fun I've had at the movies in a while... although having seen the IMAX 3D version, the post-conversion really stood out to me.
All in all it was very enjoyable... probably the most fun I've had at the movies in a while... although having seen the IMAX 3D version, the post-conversion really stood out to me.
Thanos
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I went into this movie not particularly caring about the Avenger universe, but loved it. I expected each hero to have their 1 big moment in the sun, and was continually impressed as Whedon spread the love and gave them multiple moments each.
Great pacing, superb special effects...man, what a fun movie.
Great pacing, superb special effects...man, what a fun movie.
It was a bit of a tall order to expect much character development though. While most of the characters were known, this still had to take a lot of time to set up the team coming together. So in many ways it was still an origin story. To have that, give face time to an ensemble, and fight baddies ... it's just doesn't leave much time.
There's a reason ensemble stories are more typically done as TV shows are a mini-series (well, not including movies that are entirely based on character development). It's a lot to do within an action movie. I'm hoping that A2 will have more space for that though since less exposition will be necessary. That's the benefit of doing a trilogy.
The good thing about the MCU approach is that characters can be introduced in the side movies (either with standalone movies or as side characters other characters' standalone movies). That should help with bringing new characters into the fold for future Avengers movies. I don't want origin stories within every movie unless it's a primary plot-point.
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Why did the Hulk punch Thor at the end of their battle?
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