Avengers: Age of Ultron |OT| If you open this thread, you're an Avenger

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Was this shot in IMAX or 70mm? Trying to see if watching movie at a real IMAX screen would be worth it or just just see it at an "ultrascreen" for a third of the cost.
 
thecouncil said:
Don't 3D showings involve some kinda filter that cuts down on brightness? A filter that they often leave on for 2D showings in the same theater? Causing both 3D and 2D to be incredibly dim?
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No.

The only things that "cut down brightness" are the glasses you have to wear, which is why the proper way to project a movie is to do it with increased brightness. If a theater is doing it correctly then there's no effective difference in terms of brightness compared to a regular projection.
 
2nd RT review, also fresh

http://www.awardscircuit.com/2015/04/21/film-review-avengers-age-of-ultron-★★★/


From a technical standpoint, there are no shortcomings. The Visual Effects seem to be cleaner and more intricate as bigger, louder battle scenes are taking place. The score by Danny Elfman and Bryan Tyler is spectacular and orchestrated very well in key scenes. Cinematographer Ben Davis captures some gorgeous action scenes and frames them magnificently and Charles Wood‘s production design is heavily apparent as seen in many of his works in film.
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And finally, James Spader, another living, breathing reason we need a special award for voice work and casting at the Oscars because he was just the perfect choice for everything that Ultron had to offer and performed it incredibly. His standard yet sophisticated explanations of plans, hatred, and humor was truly the defining moments of the film. Even though his “diabolical” plans for destruction are as confusing as anything Marvel has produced thus far.
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“Avengers: Age of Ultron” is a super fun ride. The best action film of the year so far. With killer fight scenes, interesting assemblies, and fantastic action sequences, you can’t do any better during the weekend than a trip to see the must-see film of the summer.
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Kind of a weird review, he seems to be all over the map. The first half of the review reads as pretty negative, but then in the end he calls it the best action film of the year.

I guess maybe he just feels it does enough good stuff to override any flaws?
 
bananafactory said:
2nd RT review, also fresh

http://www.awardscircuit.com/2015/04/21/film-review-avengers-age-of-ultron-★★★/








Kind of a weird review, he seems to be all over the map. The first half of the review reads as pretty negative, but then in the end he calls it the best action film of the year.

I guess maybe he just feels it does enough good stuff to override any flaws?
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Read the way I expect a number of reviews will...that their impressions were majorly positive, but they specifically call up flaws to not come off as pure gushing. Happens with every majorly anticipated blockbuster movie.
 
MattyG said:
It is. I read the first couple paragraphs and clicked out. They basically just explained every little even that happens in the introduction within 2 or 3 paragraphs. I'm glad I stopped reading.
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I absolutely hate their film/TV sections anyway, I rarely ever agree with anything they write.
 
RT page is updating fast

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/avengers_age_of_ultron/

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Some quick quotes

Improves on its predecessor on many fronts even if it doesn't fully recapture the magic of the 2012 endeavour.
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Age of Ultron [is] one of the most thoughtfully driven monster vehicles you are likely to see in a summer rammed with powerful, glossy, mechanised beasts.
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It has a definite mid-season feel to it, telling a compelling but never game-changing story while laying the foundations for the epic, two-part Infinity War due in 2018.
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If this is what the apotheosis of branded, big-studio entertainment has come to look like in 2015, we could be doing much worse. Unlike its title character, "Age of Ultron" most definitely has soul.
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Freewheelin' said:
Still amazed people dislike IM3. Shit is the best Marvel film.
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YES DEAN

Absolutely. Iron Man 3 is fantastic. The scene when Tony summons all the suits in the final battle is one of the hypest things in the entire MCU.

bananafactory said:
I absolutely hate their film/TV sections anyway, I rarely ever agree with anything they write.
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IGN is fucking wank. babby's first entertainment website and utter dross throughout.
 
huh, acording to the IGN review, HUGE SPOILERS
the hulkbuster battle happens in Wakanda
, thats interesting
 
Crud said:
this is fucking stupid lol.
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What I don't get is how are people who are marathoning everything even going to stay awake for AoU?? I did a marathon of all blu Ray released MCU films late last year over 3 days and the Nolan Batman films I was completely exhausted and this was on my couch all comfortable and shit.
 
TacticalFox88 said:
Why the fuck does IGN ALWAYS spoil shit? Fucking dumbasses
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It's gotten to the point where I think they think a review is actually supposed to be in a shitty book report style. From what I saw, their review is basically a summary of the movie with critique inserted ever couple paragraphs.
 
Forbes really didn't like it

http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottme...-ultron-is-a-galactus-sized-disappointment/2/

That Stark (and an all-too-willing Banner) didn’t consider the possibility that Ultron might reach this conclusion makes him an idiot, and the damage done to the world renders him an indirect villain at best and a genuine threat to global stability at worst. Now if you’re thinking that this is all about setting up a conflict between Stark and Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) for Captain America: Civil War, you’d be incorrect. If anything, it ignores or actively undoes status quo changes and/or character growth from Iron Man 3 and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (to say nothing of making his behavior in Iron Man 2 even more reprehensible). The narrative thrust of the film is less “Earth’s mightiest heroes teaming up to save the world from evil” and more “See the Avengers rally together to clean a horrifying mess wholly of their own making,” which is noticeably less satisfying.
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Just saw the AMC non spoiler review. Disappointed at the lack of the civil war plot in the movie and them ignoring the events of Iron Man 3. I was really hoping they would lay the groundwork for Civil War here.
 
Emarv said:
Devin Faraci's review is out, too. He liked it, it seems.

http://badassdigest.com/2015/04/21/avengers-age-of-ultron-movie-review/
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I kinda get the sense that it's one of those "the movie is better than the first one but it doesn't feel as 'special' " kind of deals, which is perfectly fine by me because a lightning bolt like the first Avengers never strikes twice, meaning it has to stand up just by being a damn good movie... which impressions so far point to that it's living up to that promise.

95% on RT right now.
 
*WARNING: SPOILERS IN THE LINKED REVIEW. Click at your own risk (None in the quoted section below though)*

This should please the "looks like TV" crowd

http://www.themoviewaffler.com/2015/04/new-release-review-avengers-age-of.html#.VTbCyCFVhBd

It's clear from Age of Ultron that Whedon has listened to the critics of both his previous Marvel outing, and contemporary blockbusters in general. One of the biggest criticisms of Marvel has focussed on how visually homogenised their movies are, thanks in no small part to their recruiting of directors with primarily TV or writing backgrounds. In his fascinating Every Frame a Painting video essay on Kurosawa, Tony Zhou used Whedon's work on the first Avengers as an example of bland staging. In attempting to answer those criticisms, Whedon has delivered the most visually exciting Marvel movie to date. The opening set piece begins with an elaborately staged tracking shot that brilliantly introduces each member of the team in their own unique manner. Even Captain America gets to do something impressive here, using his motorbike as a weapon in one of the movie's standout moments.
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NotLiquid said:
I kinda get the sense that it's one of those "the movie is better than the first one but it doesn't feel as 'special' " kind of deals, which is perfectly fine by me because a lightning bolt like the first Avengers never strikes twice, meaning it has to stand up just by being a damn good movie... which impressions so far point to that it's living up to that promise.

95% on RT right now.
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That feeling is kinda expected though. The first Avengers was, well, the first Avengers movie. Like most sequels, I don't expect this to feel as "special" as watching the first Avengers on the big screen for the first time. Might get that feeling again with Infinity Wars though.
 
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