New Avengers clip

[Talya]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/54699

This is particularly Whedonesque humor...plus it showcases Black Widow rather nicely.

(Couldn't find any of the old Avengers threads to post this in...seems most of this forum recently disappeared.)

[Dumbledore lives]

Looks awesome, I actually shouted when the clip ended, it's nowhere near long enough. I'm really glad that I'm seeing it on the 28th of April, because for some reason it releases then in New Zealand.

[Talya]

Looks awesome, I actually shouted when the clip ended, it's nowhere near long enough. I'm really glad that I'm seeing it on the 28th of April, because for some reason it releases then in New Zealand.

Bah. Lucky Kiwis. A curse upon you all!

[Androgeus]

Bah. Lucky Kiwis. A curse upon you all!

Almost everywhere is getting it earlier than the USA -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/releaseinfo

[Talya]

Almost everywhere is getting it earlier than the USA -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/releaseinfo

I'm technically not in the USA.

[Androgeus]

I'm technically not in the USA.

That'll teach me to read locations then, my apologies. Still loads of places get it before North America.

[Soras Teva Gee]

It seem my faith in Whedon controlling the "hollywood movie' aspects may be rewarded.

Also Coulson's expression is priceless.

[The Glyphstone]

Yeah, he's totally "hum de dum, another day at the office". You can practically hear the elevator music he's playing in his head while he waits.

Though what did he say there? "Your pardon's been compromised?'

[kpenguin]

Barton. As in Clint Barton. As in Hawkeye.

Related: My first thought about the clip was "Needs more Hawkeye"

[The Glyphstone]

Barton. As in Clint Barton. As in Hawkeye.

Related: My first thought about the clip was "Needs more Hawkeye"

Oh, 'Barton's been compromised'. Okay, that makes sense, I didn't know Hawkeye's name.

[Dienekes]

Ugh, amateur hour. Come on guys, never give the spy a phone, and tie her legs to the chair. Really, this is thug 101.

Fun clip, I hope they give Black Widow more personality than she had in Iron Man 2, but this is Whedon, of course he will.

Really my only fear with this movie is that there's going to be too much stuff. We're going to have at least 6 leads all that will be given character arcs, probably going to get some answers on SHIELD, Loki, giant monsters, and what appears to be aliens.

If this was a tv show yeah that sounds awesome, but it might be hard to pack into a movie, especially since apparently they've had to cut 45 minutes.

[Saph]

I love Agent Coulson. :smallbiggrin:

[Dr.Epic]

We have a hulk.

:smallbiggrin:

[Talya]

First reviews are in from the UK.

Sounds like they are good. Very, very, VERY good. (http://io9.com/5903852/first-avengers-reviews-best-superhero-movie-ever)

[Dr.Epic]

So, what scenes from the trailer won't actually be in the movie?

[Muz]

First reviews are in from the UK.

Sounds like they are good. Very, very, VERY good. (http://io9.com/5903852/first-avengers-reviews-best-superhero-movie-ever)

If it does turn out to be very, very, VERY good, and smashes box office records, this will of course be a good thing, and possibly encourage studios to risk a little more on such non-traditional ventures (by which I mean the way in which Avengers is a culmination of 4 arguably separate franchises).

That said, who thinks we'll have to suffer some attempts to replicate it by studios who just don't get it? I can see execs saying, "Hey, people loved this movie because it had characters from a bunch of other movies! Let's do that! That's the only element we need!" and then completely forget to, ya know, hire good actors, writers, and other talent.

Cynical? Me?

[Dumbledore lives]

The following post is entirely spoilers, for the entire movie. I can't really be bothered to differentiate plot or character or choices at this late, so I'll just lay it all out in a spoiler.

The movie is great, amazing even. It is exactly what it was built up to be, and possibly even more. It is full to the brim with Whedonesque humor and amazing fight scenes, as well as good character development for those who didn't get their own movies, though doing less for those who did. The humor I think was quite possibly the best done part, with laughs at all the right moments, and none during the tense moments.

Loki works well as a villain in this movie only because he is clearly not the biggest threat, he is captured early on and shows that he is merely the one who opens the gate, the aliens are the true villains. This works especially well because we have seen him beaten before, whereas this new threat is untested, and when fighting earth's mightiest heroes they better be good.

As for the heroes themselves they were amazing, with the sheer power of Hulk and Thor shown extremely well in their fight scene, throwing around power that would cripple any lesser being. The Hulk I think is actually one of the best characters in the movie, because everyone is waiting for him to come out, but Banner still puts on a good performance and gives a good reason for not wanting him to. Iron Man is shown to be one of the most versatile if not most powerful members, dueling with Thor on almost equal footing, if only because ranged spam defeats melee. We got Captain America showing the power of a vibranium shield, and Hawkeye showing that an arrow can do a lot more than expected. The only one who kind of disappointed was Black Widow, but since she was out of her element it was fairly expected, and she still performed admirably.

Let me just say that Hawkeye actually works really well. Before I felt he would be clearly outclassed and be reduced to basic ranged support, but as a villain in the first half and competent spotter and precision damage worked really well, with explosive and EMP arrows allowing him to deal with robots. He also got a fair amount of characterization through Black Widow despite his little screen time. I mean previously he had what, like 1 minute in the Incredible Hulk? Samuel L. Jackson did everything that was expected of him, pulling off the all-knowing leader well, and delivering the cool confidence necessary for the role, I now know exactly why they chose him as the inspiration for Ultimate Nick.

The plot was solid, and the 2 and a half hours just don't seem quite enough to contain everything that was shown in the film. I don't know what to say, other than I'm not really familiar with the aliens they used, but I only really know the Skrull empire, so I don't know my Marvel aliens that well. They worked well as mooks, though it would have been nice if they had some big bruiser elites for the Hulk and the like to fight on sort of even terms. Also the Hulk is now officially invincible, in that a headshot while Banner did not kill him. Maybe he can be killed in Hulk form, but I seriously doubt it. So he will definitely be a foe of the Avengers at some point in the future, possibly at the end of 2.

I've got more to say but it'll be better organized in the morning. The long and short of it was the movie was amazing, and I have more faith in Joss Whedon than I did before, at least his scriptwriting prowess, and this is coming from someone that has loved everything he has previously done, excluding some seasons of Buffy and Angel. I don't like assigning numbers to reviews, but this is the closest to a perfect Avengers movie we'll ever seem, and it was beautiful.

[Talya]

Currently 97% on Rottentomatoes.