Nah the kick is great. And the detail of Cap using his shield to knock away the chitauri gun before launching into the roundhouse is on point.
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Avengers: Age of Ultron | Production Thread
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Nah the kick is great. And the detail of Cap using his shield to knock away the chitauri gun before launching into the roundhouse is on point.
Mix Master
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some scenes made avengers look like a direct to ABC family movie
I just find that bit looking weird. His leg looked too "rubbery."
The Silver
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Goddamn did Cap's Avengers 1 costume suck.
Of course she will show up. Who do you think is going to kill Ultron?
This scene is the best in the whole movie for me. On this gif, we can only see a part, but the camera stays following the fight from Avenger to Avenger.
Absolutly perfectly and awesome to watch, for me the best fighting scene in all superhero movies ever created.
Is there a gif from the complete scene?
Yeah, it was definitely the most stylized scene in the movie.
Too bad there wasn't a lot more of it.
Okay, I have to...
What was good about that scene? I'm genuinely curious, because I don't get it. Didn't get it in the cinema in 3D, or in the cinema in 2D, or on Blu-Ray. And I kinda want to know why other people are so enamored with it... clearly I'm missing something, and it's bugging me ever so slightly.
And if the reply is 'it's awesome' then...
it felt the most 'stylish' out of all the action scenes in the movie. the point in the movie where you really felt like they were a team, and working together as a team.
Oh? Best?
opinions will differ as what is the best is very subjective but my favorite action scenes in superhero movies are spidey vs green goblin final fight in spiderman 1, the captain america TWS highway fight, superman vs faora in MoS
and as far as comic book movie action scenes go I adore the first TMNT movie end scene
where the turtles get their ass kicked by the shredder, and then the shredder charges at splinter and gets killed....until the sequel
Yeah, I consider TMNT 1 to be a comic book movie since tmnt was originally a indie comic.
it's a single take tracking shot showcasing all of the heroes teaming up together against an alien army.
what's there not to like?
I dunno. I just love the scene because its perfectly done and for me perfect executed.
Bingo! From the moment Cap flings Widow up to carjack a Chitauri to Widow Jumping on the roof of a skyscraper is literally a wildly creative comic splash page brought to life. This is the shit that should have BEEN in those wack ass X-Men films. Teams working together to bring down a massive foe.
Had never been done before until the gawd Whedon stepped to the scene.
Just the way that scene is staged, it literally looks like a comic book page come to life on the screen.
This is what makes the scene so perfect.
To be fair to X-Men, DOFP set a new bar on that (mostly thanks to Blink).
This discussion reminds me how bland Justice League animation fights are. It's often each member taking on his/her respective nemesis and easily winning.
*brofist*
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
That wasn't the original shot footage. They decided to change that part of the shot completely, if they had more time they could have made it look a bit better. But given how quickly the scene was moving at the time, I think they figured that making it look a bit more exaggerated would make it look better in your peripheral vision if you happened to be focusing elsewhere on the screen.
Demoncarnotaur
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SketchTheArtist
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Yeah I remember that. It was the first time they actually did an action scene and interacted together.
More of that please.
Chezzymann
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I think this is as close as a perfect answer we're going to get as to why that scene is incredible.
I was just in nerd bliss when I was witnessing it. I remember looking over to my friend and we were just like, 'holy shit, this is actually happening'
I hope there will be a lot more of those in Avengers 2 & 3
Can Crusher
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Blade's opening and Spiderman 2 train sequence remain the best action sequences in any super hero movie ever.
George Oscar Bluth II
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And in the same shot you got Hulk stabbing the Leviathan with a piece of its own armour and then Thor striking down on it with Mjolnir. Awesome sauce.
The awesome sauce clip.
The awesome sauce clip.
That was part of it, but I think what bothered people more was the lighting in some interior shots, particularly the first sequence when Loki arrives, and the lab inside the Helicarrier. Other complaints are with the type of shots used and how the aspect ratio limits the amount and kind of beautiful or elaborate wide shots movies are known for. But that latter part comes up less often.
Like many have said, it was likely done on purpose to bring up the colors in the suits and the flares on the Tesseract and Staff, but the lighting in both scenes is very simple, very plain, with bright, clear backgrounds and no apparent color filters. This kind of lighting usually makes the materials on the sets stand out differently, and the sets in this movie are very slick, so the plasticky texture of the furniture and beams stands out.
Other scene that is often brought up is the night forest with Loki and Thor. It doesn't have complex scenery backdrop even though it's very moody, so it kinda feels like a set with a green-screen backdrop, which I imagine it's what it is. I don't share that feeling though, I think it looked great and the fight between IM and Thor afterwards as well. I liked that one a lot.
All in all, "it looks like a TV show" is lazy and outdated criticism. Plenty of TV shows look as good or better than movies nowadays. Looks "cheap" is another one. It might look flat, but the sets are complex and big, and have tons of detail, and it's obvious they were going for sets that looked slick and new for thematic reasons. The production values are there, and the money is there. It had a few missteps, and Whedon maybe isn't the guy with the greatest cinematic eye (Snyder is for example, so it prolongs the comic book wars discussion beyond what is reasonable criticism), but AoU looks much improved.
ffejeromdiks
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The cinematography wasn't the problem in Avengers, it was simply the lighting, mainly the scenes on the Helicarrier. Everything is so flourescent and sterile, and it made intricate costumes that look great in the right lighting look super cheap (Thor, Cap)
The Shogun
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Exactly. That scene is the most "comic faithful" action scene so far. Literally looks like it jumped off the pages onto film.
it's not my favorite comic book fight, that belongs to The Winter Soldier, but its a glorious scene for sure.
The Shogun
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Its actually a reverse Tornado kick. Here's a perfect example of a Tornado kick. He doesn't land it but the execution is on point.
Mauricio ''Shogun'' Rua - Tornado Kick: http://youtu.be/1VV6b38668A
To me there is nothing wrong with the original Avengers. It perfectly represents the "feel good and heroes save the day" side of comics and early animated series. I honestly do not really see how they could have pulled it off better than that, aside from cap's suit (which is really a minor thing to me). There are plenty of good shots, the colours fit early comics, the action was awesome and the humor timed neatly. And the acting is good. All heroes are cast perfectly and the chemistry is there, this is something the Marvel Cinematic Universe really excels at (also see GOTG).
Not every superhero movie needs to be gritty with symbolism and thoughtful reflections on society. AoU looks awesome and I love that they slowly move to the more serious side of things, but that is exactly what keeps the series interesting for me, the tone and stakes gradually change. There is plenty of character development present.
Not every superhero movie needs to be gritty with symbolism and thoughtful reflections on society. AoU looks awesome and I love that they slowly move to the more serious side of things, but that is exactly what keeps the series interesting for me, the tone and stakes gradually change. There is plenty of character development present.
Mister Wilhelm
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Would Quicksilver in DOFP qualify as action?
I always like to tell people that scene almost didn't make it into the movie. Isn't that crazy?
More like a 15 year late tech demo.
True of 99.9% of movies ever made. Even Michael Bay's Transformers movies, despite the giant robots and insane battles, have plain scenes in them. Unless you're watching something like the Fountain, there's bound to be some plain moments.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
It's at 1:32 or so of this clip and was completely different. They replaced it with a CG double.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZsEwUuBjio
http://gfycat.com/VacantGraveCoelacanth.mp4
Mighty Chin
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Why would anybody ever watch the Fountain?
Different kind of action, but barrel of monkeys scene in IM 3 was fantastic, especially because so much of it was actually done in the air.
My jaw dropped the first time I saw this.
BronsonLee
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Man, I forgot how fucking good that scene was. Christ on sale, Nightcrawler!
boiled goose
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Dofp action was great. Awesome interaction and also violent.
I appreciated the brutal deaths. Heroeos never getting hurt is boring.
I appreciated the brutal deaths. Heroeos never getting hurt is boring.
The best action from DOFP was basically lifted from Portal.
Do you think Portal invented the idea of the "Portal"?
amen. it's all about Narbacular Drop
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