you'd think RDJ would love all the nudge-nudge-wink-wink shit that storyline would offer
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 7 May 2012 22:51 (twelve years ago) link
I also really liked Scarlet Johansson in the movie, particularly the scene with Loki (featuring a word that would probably not have gotten past the censors if it wasn't as old as it was rude!).
i was gonna mention this -- pretty funny that the dirtiest word in the thing was "quim". hiddleston ripped into it!
― goole, Monday, 7 May 2012 22:53 (twelve years ago) link
RE: The poster who earlier wondered whether the military had any involvement with the movie:
We couldn't reconcile the unreality of this international organization and our place in it. To whom did S.H.I.E.L.D. answer? Did we work for S.H.I.E.L.D.? We hit that roadblock and decided we couldn't do anything [with Avengers].
― I serve at the pleasure of Dr. Dre and a team of Sorbonne scientists. (R Baez), Monday, 7 May 2012 22:56 (twelve years ago) link
One of the next few posts will mention Transformers.
― I serve at the pleasure of Dr. Dre and a team of Sorbonne scientists. (R Baez), Monday, 7 May 2012 22:58 (twelve years ago) link
Whedon's decision to give Hiddleston one speech designed to give him "motivation" is a failure imo -- it's spotty writing -- but I was surprised by his well-calibrated intensity. Usually actors who go for Shakespearean fire look like Richard Burton-esque fools.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 22:58 (twelve years ago) link
The other "I am impressed they slipped this in" moment was Tony Stark asking Banner if his methods for keeping it together included mellow jazz / bongos / a huge bag of weed.
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 7 May 2012 23:01 (twelve years ago) link
I'm so used to Downey's MO that I laughed without noticing.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 23:05 (twelve years ago) link
I would love to see security footage of movie audiences to identify the 5% who jerked forward suddenly because WTF Harry Dean Stanton?
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 7 May 2012 23:08 (twelve years ago) link
.002% = wtf jerzy skolimowski?
― I serve at the pleasure of Dr. Dre and a team of Sorbonne scientists. (R Baez), Monday, 7 May 2012 23:14 (twelve years ago) link
DoD aside, the soldiers seen on the ground in the attack at the end were played by real-life Army reservists.
― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Monday, 7 May 2012 23:16 (twelve years ago) link
Baez, thanks for that.I know dod is really involved in a lotta hollywwood these days
― (Name Withheld to Avoid Hassle) (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:26 (twelve years ago) link
'these days' = 30 years at least
― balls, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:32 (twelve years ago) link
HEY PEOPLE WHO KNOW THAT CYCLOPS' DAD IS A SPACE PIRATE -
Was there a ref. buried in that first Fury meeting up w/ the shadowy org. who boss him around? I'm thinking a quick split-second mention of some kind of contingency plan that was gonna gonna supercede the Avengers Initiative, which then looked like it was a no-starter.
― I serve at the pleasure of Dr. Dre and a team of Sorbonne scientists. (R Baez), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:45 (twelve years ago) link
fwiw the hulk-loki moment got the most lols, but my favourite gag was when fury left the bridge and radar guy alt-tabs back into space invaders
― underleg aeroboots i have smithed (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:48 (twelve years ago) link
it was GALAGA man
― Number None, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:51 (twelve years ago) link
eh i dunno i saw it as bearla meself
― underleg aeroboots i have smithed (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:54 (twelve years ago) link
that is my second irish language joke in ten mins btw
alright, i smirked
― Number None, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:55 (twelve years ago) link
talking dogs, rly
― underleg aeroboots i have smithed (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:57 (twelve years ago) link
These days and many days, battleship is basically a recruitment film
A starjammers plot would be dope.How fractured are marvels film rights? Can spidey be in the next avengers?
― (Name Withheld to Avoid Hassle) (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 01:33 (twelve years ago) link
If they're starting a new (hopeful) trilogy, then I doubt it. I'm guessing Fantastic Four and X-Men are all tied up as well.
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 01:33 (twelve years ago) link
Fox has Daredevil, Fantastic Four, and any and all mutants (including Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, so don't expect to see them in any Avengers sequels). Sony has Spiderman. It seems unlikely that either studio is going to want to have any of those characters appear in any Marvel Studios pictures. Of course, if Fox doesn't get their planned reboots of Daredevil and Fantastic Four off the ground soon, those rights revert to Marvel.
As far as a contingency plan by the Joss Whedon-brand SHADOWY CONSPIRACY WITH THEIR OWN MYSTERIOUS AGENDA, I think they were referring to Phase 2, which was the whole "weaponizing the cube" thing.
― Hellhamster 2: Hamster Smashed Face (J3ff T.), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 01:40 (twelve years ago) link
This breaks down who exactly owns what
http://screenrant.com/marvel-comics-movies-characters-carl-6766/
― Number None, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 01:41 (twelve years ago) link
apparently the Navy "balked" at helping with the Avengers film because they didn't want to be seen taking orders from Nick Fury.
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 03:47 (twelve years ago) link
man, this was fun. saw a late matinee in an almost completely empty theater this afternoon, and even without a peanut gallery, it was a blast. agree that it took its time ramping up (the first all-cylinders scene, imo, was fury's bridge gathering with the galaga joke), but i guess that's to be expected with such a large ensemble. after that, once things really got moving, it never let up.
a lot's been made of the comedy element, so i was a bit surprised that while it's certainly got moments, it's nowhere near as laugh-a-minute as i perhaps foolishly expected after cabin in the woods. just funny enough, i'd say.
I also agree with the point about how there are a lot of well-put-together charming actors reading some well-written lines that exhibit character and move plot forwards, and then there's Mark Ruffalo, showing them how it's done. ― Andrew Farrell, Monday, May 7, 2012 3:48 PM (5 hours ago).
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, May 7, 2012 3:48 PM (5 hours ago).
all the talk about the rest of the marvel universe and "established canon" is interesting, but kind of irrelevant, imo. i would say that these movies create canon as they go and ignorate as they will. it seems pretty clear, wr2 the avengers, for instance, that there are no other known superheros in this universe. there's no west coast branch, no spiderman, no x-men, etc. at least not yet... in the x-men movies, xavier's group was international news in the 60s, and that's very clearly not the case here. so canon exist only to the extent that it's been ratified, i'd say.
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 04:39 (twelve years ago) link
was there a second post-credits scene?
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 05:33 (twelve years ago) link
yup. was nothing you should feel bad abt missing (though funny).
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 06:10 (twelve years ago) link
I saw a still of them all eating at a restaurant.
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 06:15 (twelve years ago) link
SPOILAR:
yeah, that's it, the shawarma joint that stark talked about earlier. just one long shot of them eating.
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 06:19 (twelve years ago) link
Hey, how did Thor get back to earth for this?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 11:56 (twelve years ago) link
Odin did it, but it pretty much exhausted his power. Something like that
― Number None, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 12:12 (twelve years ago) link
Magic telephone booth
― bark ruffalo (latebloomer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 12:19 (twelve years ago) link
Was that mentioned in the movie? I totally missed that. Just suddenly, Thor was landing on a plane.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 14:11 (twelve years ago) link
I think it was the scene just after, with Loki taunting Thor. I _think_ it was a barb about how Odin would spend all this energy to let Thor go chase after Loki, but not to let him see Natalie Portman.
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 14:25 (twelve years ago) link
Odin is wise.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 14:33 (twelve years ago) link
and who could blame Odin?
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 14:33 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, Loki said he must have used all the energy to get there, and he would need the Tesseract just to get back.
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
How did Loki astral mind control project back from the trans-dimensional abyss at the end of "Thor," then? Tricky, that Loki.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:00 (twelve years ago) link
The South Park episode that made fun of Natalie Portman in the Thor movie was so good.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
(That is, at the end of "Thor" he's mind-controlling Stellan Skarsgard [who sounds like he could be a Norse warrior].)
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
i think he's in dethlok
― Mordy, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
skolimowski!
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 10 May 2012 13:13 (twelve years ago) link
"i'm always angry" was my favorite line out of the whole thing
I really enjoyed this, too. The minimal Bruce Banner character development scenes were almost better than the two overwrought Hulk movies combined.
― mh, Thursday, 10 May 2012 14:37 (twelve years ago) link
btw & imo girl from 'how i met yr mother' > scarjo
― pet tommy & the barkhaters (darraghmac), Thursday, 10 May 2012 14:57 (twelve years ago) link
She's the other hot one they kept cutting to, even though she didn't look like she was doing anything? Right?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 10 May 2012 15:07 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, she was the "look! we do have more than one female character!" character
― dethklok piccalo (c sharp major), Thursday, 10 May 2012 15:09 (twelve years ago) link
she managed to avoid being hit from point-blank range by hawkete about ten times at the start, i wasn't too sure about that tbh...
― pet tommy & the barkhaters (darraghmac), Thursday, 10 May 2012 15:10 (twelve years ago) link
the other hot one that wasn't doung anything could also = hawkeye, cpt america or a couple others tbf.
― pet tommy & the barkhaters (darraghmac), Thursday, 10 May 2012 15:12 (twelve years ago) link
Ah, I knew I'd seen that actress somewhere before. Her character in the comics is kind of interesting -- high level SHIELD operative (incl a stretch as Acting Director in Fury's place) who more often than not has to clean up after superheroes who don't have to deal with consequences of beating up cities.
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Thursday, 10 May 2012 15:15 (twelve years ago) link
I thought this ok, not as fun as, say, Star Trek or M:I4. Banner definitely a highlight.
― raw feel vegan (silby), Thursday, 10 May 2012 15:21 (twelve years ago) link