So who's going to the midnight showing of the Avengers movie? This guy is (pointing both thumbs at self)! I'm so excited about this movie that I feel like a kid on Christmas. I went out today and bought some Avengers figures and a life size cardboard cut out of my favorite hero Captain America. I have no idea where I'm putting this in my house, but I don't care, it was just too awesome to pass up.
Well, about 2 hours and 15 minutes until the show. I'll re-post when its over to give my "unbiased" review. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Okay.
Me and the lil lady went to the midnight showing to a packed theater, with fans excited and dressed as their favorite character. The mood was vary joyous with tons of anticipation for a great show. The theater however was not prepared for the amount of people that would be attending. After braving the confusion with lines and the understaffed concession stand, we mad our way into the packed theater and found two seats.
From beginning to end, the movie was excellent and can be appreciated by anyone with little to no knowledge of the characters or comic books. For us comic nerds, we will appreciate the little things in the movie that are a huge part of the Avengers comic book mythos. I wont give any spoilers, you just have to see the move.
This was by far my favorite comic book movie and favorite all-time movie. 2 1/2 hours went by just way too fast.
P.S. Stay until the credits are over!
Captain America is my favorite of this lineup as well. Can't wait, and hoping they're staying true to the comics (dissapointed there's no Ant-Man). From your discription of the crowds, maybe we can assume the super hero trend in movies will have a long run. I'll be seeing this Sunday.
Saw it this afternoon and I will certainly see it again! Fantastic film, fun and action-filled with a decent plot. Every character gets a chance to shine, and although the Hulk is carefully held back at first, when he gets to smashing, it's worth the wait! Be sure to stay for the closing credits as the hidden villain who partners with Loki stands revealed..long time comics fans will be thrilled when they see who it is.
Cant wait for the sequel!!
Quote from: CreepysFan on May 04, 2012, 04:09:43 AM
Captain America is my favorite of this lineup as well.
That makes 3 of us.......Jordan and I will have to hit this one!
I can not wait-I am propably going to see it at the drive-in this weekend. it's playing with john carter, which i also want to see. Does stan lee have a cameo? that's alwys one of my favorite parts in every Marvel movie.
Yes, Stan Lee has a cameo, but I won't spoil the hunt!
Saw it afternoon with my son. I can't recall when I had a better time at the movies. The perfect super-hero film, and just a fun, well written, well-acted, well-executed film.
Stay past the main credits, and then the FINAL credits. There are actually two codas with this one!!!
Seeing it again this weekend with the whole family.
Chris
Saw it at midnight.... Hulk def f-ed up everything in his path... In a good way of course !! Good movie. Def a whole lotta one liners. Stay through the credits. I think there will be another Fantastic Four-esque movie to come from this, and probably another character as well to get there own movie to build up to another avengers movie in the near future. This is what the great swami thinks. ;D
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Getting excellent numbers on Rotten Tomatoes. 93% positive.
I just saw it last night! FANTASTIC!!! Better than I expected - I think I may see it again as there is so much to take in. For those who don't know, Thor and Capt. America solo films are a MUST watch before seeing this. Consider this movie a direct sequel to those films
Quote from: seed_murda on May 04, 2012, 10:10:30 PM
Saw it at midnight.... Hulk def f-ed up everything in his path... In a good way of course !! Good movie. Def a whole lotta one liners. Stay through the credits. I think there will be another Fantastic Four-esque movie to come from this, and probably another character as well to get there own movie to build up to another avengers movie in the near future. This is what the great swami thinks. ;D
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I did read something last week that the Fantastic Four movies would get a reboot. Hopefully Marvel Studios has the rights now so the movie will get done properly.
All I can say is wow....I was blown away! What a great, great time at the movies; I can't recall when I've enjoyed a movie so freakin' much?! Iron Man/Robert Downey owned the movie even though all were given their chance to shine! At first when they cut away from Iron Man during the big battle and focused on Black Widow/Scarlett Johansson and Hawkeye/Jeremy Renner, I was just thinking get back to Iron Man and what he's doing up in the sky but...and it's a big butt....the thought was quickly diminished when Black Widow and Hawkeye started kicking some alien tail!! Holy friggin' mackerel, not sure if I'll be seeing it again in theaters but I'll definitely be picking it up the day it hits on dvd!! Finally glad to see Hulk battling for a purpose, although with the Hulk it's always fun to just watch him smash!
While sitting thru the credits waiting for the bonus scenes I noticed something that struck me as odd, there was a stunt double for the Hulk?!?!
It's a mo-cap performance. There were probably certain moves Ruffalo couldn't pull off.
Quote from: Count_Zirock on May 05, 2012, 10:06:22 PM
It's a mo-cap performance. There were probably certain moves Ruffalo couldn't pull off.
Yeah, that's what I figured I just thought it was funny that a CGI character would have a stunt double. I'm sure it wasn't the first time but I usually don't sit and watch the credits.
Quote from: zombiehorror on May 05, 2012, 05:12:59 PMHoly friggin' mackerel, not sure if I'll be seeing it again in theaters but I'll definitely be picking it up the day it hits on dvd!!
Yea, I just might go see it again but this time in 3d.
What did everyone here see the movie in? 2d or 3d ?? I saw it in 2d because I honestly didnt want to pay 15 bucks to see a movie that might not even be worth the 3d. I am interested to hear from the peeps who saw it in 3d. Was the 3d worth it? Or was it mostly in 2d but with a few extra 3d scenes?
I'm a comic book nut and this went above and beyond what my expectations were.
I don't even know what to say....I'll say this.....when I saw Thanos, I should've brought extra boxers.
Holy crap, that was awesome.
Think I'll see this next weekend, just to mess with "Dork Shadow"'s opening weekend. It'll be lucky to open at #2.
Just saw it yesterday. BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE EVER! Hope everyone stayed after the credits to see the ending. It was funny.
Quote from: Scatter on May 04, 2012, 04:04:22 PM
That makes 3 of us.......Jordan and I will have to hit this one!
Make that four!! (Strangely I wasn't a huge fan of the Cap film...Thor was a lot better to me, but I like the idea of a moral compass on the team. The world needs more heroes like Cap) I posted in the other Avengers thread my thoughts on this. To paraphrase...really good film. I think the SHIELD characters are kind of lame. I want more superheroes in the next one...Ant Man, Wasp, Black Panther and Vision please.
Anyone interested??
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Yes please!
Really enjoyed it with my two sons!!
We enjoyed it so much we saw it twice this weekend. The scale is huge, yet everyone gets their moment or two to shine. I felt like all the characters were pitch-perfect, except Hawkeye, who seemed to have little personality. But that didn't bother me at all, given that the film had so many moments we Marvel fans have been wanting to see our whole lives! The action was epic and the humor was well done, not forced. I also think they've finally figured out how to do the Hulk. I was concerned when I heard Mark Ruffalo had been signed to play Banner but he does an excellent job. It was a good move to do motion capture and have Ruffalo also play the Hulk. Hulk has much more personality in this film.
This movie was just flat-out fun. We may go see it again in a few weeks when our niece and nephew visit!
Just got back from seeing it. Most fun I've had at a movie in a very long time. Will be seeing it again, maybe twice.
I saw it in 2D and enjoyed it and would like to see it again. It was a lot of fun.
A little bit of fun facts- Did you know they used a combination of Mark Ruffalo and Lou Ferrigno's voices for the roars and growls of the Hulk?
Ted Cassidy did the growls on the '70's TV HULK, not Lou Ferrigno, interestingly enough. Ted Cassidy also narrated the intro to the TV show.
This movie was written by Josh Whedon. Considering how successful Whedon has been in the past with Vampire material, I think WB made a mistake not getting Whedon to do the new Dark Shadows film. I really liked "Cabin in the Woods", and I think he may have actually made a film that wouldn't have upset fans of the original series, and would have had a broader appeal to anybody unfamiliar with the old soap opera.
Quote from: Haunted hearse on May 10, 2012, 03:27:07 PM
This movie was written by Josh Whedon. Considering how successful Whedon has been in the past with Vampire material, I think WB made a mistake not getting Whedon to do the new Dark Shadows film. I really liked "Cabin in the Woods", and I think he may have actually made a film that wouldn't have upset fans of the original series, and would have had a broader appeal to anybody unfamiliar with the old soap opera.
Joss Whedon also wrote the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" movie with Kristy Swanson and Rutger Hauer. It was such a bomb, Fox Broadcasting passed on the series and was shocked when The WB picked it up. Of course, with control over the material, Joss was able to give it the darker tone he'd originally intended for the film. Joss is really good at handling large, ensemble casts.
Marti Noxon, a producer & writer on "Buffy" and "Angel," wrote the "Fright Night" remake and "I Am Number Four." She's not as good a writer as Joss, but she'd have turned in a capable "Dark Shadows" script, I bet.
The thing is, Burton/Depp wanted a comedy. They chucked out John August's supposedly darker version and hired Mr. "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies," Seth Grahame-Smith. That's how Burton ended up producing "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"-- which SGS also scripted, and it looks a lot darker and scarier than "Dark Shadows."
Quote from: Count_Zirock on May 10, 2012, 05:21:55 PMJoss Whedon also wrote the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" movie with Kristy Swanson and Rutger Hauer.
But let's be clear. Joss didn't have any creative control over that movie. Exec producers and director really screwed that one up. Not Joss. We saw his true vision of the story in the series which brought to life what Buffy should have been in the movie.
Quote from: FACTO2 on May 10, 2012, 05:49:44 PMBut let's be clear. Joss didn't have any creative control over that movie. Exec producers and director really screwed that one up. Not Joss. We saw his true vision of the story in the series which brought to life what Buffy should have been in the movie.
Didn't I make that clear? I thought I'd made that clear.Quote from: Count_Zirock on May 10, 2012, 05:21:55 PMOf course, with control over the material, Joss was able to give it the darker tone he'd originally intended for the film.
Ooops. My bad. :-[
So, "Iron Man 3" in 2013, "Captain America 2" in 2014, and "Avengers 2" in 2015? Isn't there a "Thor 2" and "Ant-Man" in there, somewhere, too?
Quote from: Count_Zirock on May 10, 2012, 08:58:01 PM
So, "Iron Man 3" in 2013, "Captain America 2" in 2014, and "Avengers 2" in 2015? Isn't there a "Thor 2" and "Ant-Man" in there, somewhere, too?
THOR 2 is coming out in November 2013.
Cost to repair all the buildings in The Avengers
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/avengers-damage-manhattan-would-cost-160-billion-322486 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/avengers-damage-manhattan-would-cost-160-billion-322486)
Quote from: Gillfan on May 11, 2012, 08:42:25 AM
Cost to repair all the buildings in The Avengers
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/avengers-damage-manhattan-would-cost-160-billion-322486 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/avengers-damage-manhattan-would-cost-160-billion-322486)
Lol!!! That's hilarious!
Avengers joins the Billion Dollar club...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/05/dark-shadows-avengers-box-office.html (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/05/dark-shadows-avengers-box-office.html)