also kind of silly to expect anything near equal representation considering every single one of their current toplining characters is male
― Simon H., Wednesday, 29 November 2017 15:29 (six years ago) link
that's an excuse, not a justification
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 15:37 (six years ago) link
I see Spider-Man, but... no Ned, no deal!
Quite right. Oh wait.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 15:40 (six years ago) link
Ned is in the movie according to Wikipedia, as is Shuri. (Also lol that this trailer is basically a series of low-level spoilers for the Black Panter movie)
― the Hannah Montana of the Korean War (DJP), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 15:41 (six years ago) link
Like, I'm pretty sure everyone is expecting Black Panther to make it out of his own movie alive but it wasn't guaranteed that Okeye would until this trailer came out, plus Shuri is listed in the Wikipedia cast.
― the Hannah Montana of the Korean War (DJP), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 15:42 (six years ago) link
it's neither - just a reminder of their shitty state of affairs on this score
― Simon H., Wednesday, 29 November 2017 15:42 (six years ago) link
Speaking of which, where is Monica Rambeau?
― the Hannah Montana of the Korean War (DJP), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 15:43 (six years ago) link
so we agree, then - great!
i really enjoy the MCU movies, just this trailer seems to double down on everything i find least enjoyable about them (i.e. fight scenes, brooding, thanos cgi)
hopefully movie won't reflect trailer etc
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 15:48 (six years ago) link
I appreciate the one-two
.@JohnBoyega is all of us watching the #Avengers​ #InfinityWar trailer... 😂 pic.twitter.com/RguGFWM92s— IGN (@IGN) November 29, 2017
Yall know I was watching star wars right? 👀👀👀👀😂😂😂 https://t.co/PojthPjDXA— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) November 29, 2017
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 16:46 (six years ago) link
A short new thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVxOVlm_lE8
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 5 February 2018 03:37 (six years ago) link
One less week to wait before we all get to go infinitying.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 1 March 2018 22:56 (six years ago) link
Apparently two and a half hours long. (How else are they going to show everyone.)
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 March 2018 21:19 (six years ago) link
And one last trailer, things go boom, there is snark, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwievZ1Tx-8
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 March 2018 14:05 (six years ago) link
i lold at the gag
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 16 March 2018 14:19 (six years ago) link
Yeah, Dr. Strange getting clowned over his name will always be funny.
― Millennial Whoop, wanna fight about it? (Phil D.), Friday, 16 March 2018 14:43 (six years ago) link
oddly unpsyched for this tbh
― in conclusion, it is good to peel the sheeps (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 16 March 2018 14:44 (six years ago) link
apparently this thing is coming out on my birthday, so my expectations are lower? even a half-assed gift is a nice gesture and I appreciate the effort
― mh, Friday, 16 March 2018 14:46 (six years ago) link
xpost Eh, it's not that odd, really. The Avengers flicks have been among the more underwhelming MCU entries imo.
― Another helping of mouthwatering cobbler? (Old Lunch), Friday, 16 March 2018 14:53 (six years ago) link
I think the dilemma's similar to the comics -- any single threat you're thinking, didn't Iron Man take out one of these guys on his own in the last story? So the team movie ends up with such an outsized threat that the stakes for any individual character drop, and there isn't enough time to give anyone a real plot arc.
― mh, Friday, 16 March 2018 14:56 (six years ago) link
well they dumped out the whole bucket of action figures but it does look appropriately epic and suspenseful, some crazy looking villains and heroes-in-distress moments, ie fighting faceless CGI monsters will only be a small part of this plot.
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 16 March 2018 14:57 (six years ago) link
i don't think it helps that it's coming so hot on the heels of black panther, a bona-fide cultural sensation - another couple of months without a marvel movie would be fine by me, honestly
― in conclusion, it is good to peel the sheeps (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 16 March 2018 15:01 (six years ago) link
definitely a weird vibe, now it's more like "want to see more Black Panther plus these other characters you kind of liked? drop by the theater in a few weeks!"
― mh, Friday, 16 March 2018 15:06 (six years ago) link
hopefully there will be some actual stakes involved with this one!
― piper at the gates of d'awwww (voodoo chili), Friday, 16 March 2018 15:13 (six years ago) link
kind of think that these two infinity war movies are gonna be the end of RDJ as Tony Stark
― piper at the gates of d'awwww (voodoo chili), Friday, 16 March 2018 15:14 (six years ago) link
Wonder how much work it would take to rebrand this as Black Panther 2: Infinity War.
― Another helping of mouthwatering cobbler? (Old Lunch), Friday, 16 March 2018 15:18 (six years ago) link
I'm unsure why the nerd websites are so intent analyzing "what Thanos wants" when the only subplot of this thing that'll be interesting is the characters discovering what angry space dude wants
― mh, Friday, 16 March 2018 15:27 (six years ago) link
tbh I think this trailer halfway spoiled that, it's the classic infinity war thing -- too many people alive right now compared to the history of the universe, gotta kill half of em
― mh, Friday, 16 March 2018 15:28 (six years ago) link
the macguffin in the story makes whoever holds it a god so I expect some reboots and reshuffles on various hero fronts using the gauntlet as way to wave it off
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 16 March 2018 15:31 (six years ago) link
yeah, it def seems like this would be the most sensible place to rejig things for the next phase of the mcu - seems kinda telling that they're holding off on revealing the title of the second part of this one, presumably because it's gonna be avengers: teen tony unleashed or something similar spoilery
― in conclusion, it is good to peel the sheeps (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 16 March 2018 15:36 (six years ago) link
Avengers: Heroes Reborn surely. Or The Liefeldening perhaps?
― Another helping of mouthwatering cobbler? (Old Lunch), Friday, 16 March 2018 15:39 (six years ago) link
Avengers: DJP's Triumph
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 March 2018 15:42 (six years ago) link
Avengers: Deemsnarok
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 March 2018 15:43 (six years ago) link
lol what if the main purpose of the infinity gauntlet is to recast the avengers
"I have rewritten reality and Iron Man has always been... played by Robert Pattinson"
― mh, Friday, 16 March 2018 15:43 (six years ago) link
the title of the 2 infinity war movie will probably spoil the most important point of the 1st film: the Electric Boogaloo
― piper at the gates of d'awwww (voodoo chili), Friday, 16 March 2018 15:43 (six years ago) link
Avengers: Shakey's Complaint
"Nobody likes this multimillion dollar ridiculously successful and widely praised franchise at all!"
"By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth, such harsh words."
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 March 2018 15:44 (six years ago) link
xpost 2 Aven 2 Gers
the movie ends when Thanos accidentally uses the infinity gauntlet to transform himself into Jonah Hex
― piper at the gates of d'awwww (voodoo chili), Friday, 16 March 2018 15:47 (six years ago) link
and the whole MCU was merely prelude to the long-awaited Jonah Hex sequel
*movie ends, Deadpool appears*
"Did you buy it?"
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 March 2018 15:51 (six years ago) link
which is set to be titled the league of extraordinary gentlemen 2: jonah hex vs catwoman
― in conclusion, it is good to peel the sheeps (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 16 March 2018 15:51 (six years ago) link
RIP Michael Fleisher
― Ward Fowler, Friday, 16 March 2018 15:53 (six years ago) link
A tiny extra detail:
https://io9.gizmodo.com/peter-dinklage-is-definitely-in-avengers-infinity-war-1823832569
Speculation is he's voicing a Black Order member.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 March 2018 16:27 (six years ago) link
I'm suddenly fearful of the ill-advised introduction of Pip the Troll to the MCU.
― Another helping of mouthwatering cobbler? (Old Lunch), Friday, 16 March 2018 16:32 (six years ago) link
Cap has been my favorite MCU character until BP came along. Now fresh off BP it's going to be almost painful to see a movie where Cap is the Team Leader when T'Challa is clearly his equal as a leader in every way.
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 16 March 2018 16:36 (six years ago) link
RIB Michael Fleisher
― just noticed tears shaped like florida. (sic), Friday, 16 March 2018 17:06 (six years ago) link
Bringing the Guardians.. lot in for this. Fuck's that about?
― piscesx, Friday, 16 March 2018 17:32 (six years ago) link
For avenging.
So...got Thursday night opening tickets, come what may.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 March 2018 19:06 (six years ago) link
#BREAKING Avengers: Infinity War has been Rated R by the MPAA for Intense sequences of sci fi action, grisly imagery, some sexuality, nudity, strong language. This marks the first ever R rated MCU film pic.twitter.com/gD4Oggm2R9— Unreel News (@Unreel__News) March 15, 2018
― groovypanda, Friday, 16 March 2018 21:40 (six years ago) link
NUDE THANOS CONFIRMED
― in conclusion, it is good to peel the sheeps (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 16 March 2018 21:43 (six years ago) link
thought his face was wrinkly? we have news
― mh, Friday, 16 March 2018 21:44 (six years ago) link
this thread covers both halves of this two-part movie
― huge rant (sic), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 11:40 (three years ago) link
Ah.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 12:20 (three years ago) link
My daughter watched "Endgame" again last night. Still think it's super weird that the kid from "Iron Man 3" gets a cameo appearance at the funeral. I had totally forgotten who that was all over again and had to look it up. Doesn't help, of course, that he is no longer a little kid, but even having seen "Iron Man 3" again more recently than "Endgame," I didn't even know the character's name
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 March 2021 14:16 (three years ago) link
i think it's "Pepper Potts"
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 3 March 2021 18:27 (three years ago) link
Salt Shaka.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 March 2021 18:35 (three years ago) link
Idk, that's the kind of narrative continuity that I appreciate and makes it feel a little more like the comics. I mean, even by IM3 Tony was still mostly a stand-offish asshole, but that kid broke through to him and it just showed that he stuck with the kid as a mentor after gifting him that whole new lab.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 3 March 2021 18:40 (three years ago) link
No prob with the kid being there, but he's only in the one movie, has never been mentioned or referenced since, and is one of the only people in that pile of funeral guests who is not a superhero or movie star. Plus there is absolutely no one that saw this and recognized him as that kid at that time, anyway, because he is five years older and literally looks totally different. I guess that makes him a really conspicuous human easter egg?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 March 2021 19:26 (three years ago) link
i do find it amusing that any lessons Tony learns about not being a jackass pretty much fade by the next movie's start.
well...not anymore i guess
― Red Nerussi (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 3 March 2021 19:27 (three years ago) link
xpost - I mean, it's the MCU, so I wouldn't write him out just yet. According to wikipedia, the actor has a three film deal for the MCU and has appeared in two so far... so, who knows. Now maybe that's just the standard contract they sign with minor characters to leave their options open, but who knows.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 3 March 2021 19:36 (three years ago) link
Be funny if that contract was iron clad, and the MCU is struggling to justify another two second cameo in one of the upcoming movies.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 March 2021 19:44 (three years ago) link
There were some rumors swirling that he'd put on the armor as Iron Lad in a Young Avengers spin-off.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 3 March 2021 19:48 (three years ago) link
Avenger: "If only we knew where Tony hid that last transponder tech doodad."Random young guy at funeral: "I think I know a garage in Tennessee where we can find one ... "
Oof, insult to injury, I think the entire 6 paragraph wiki description of the Iron Man 3 plot doesn't even mention the kid once!
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 March 2021 19:48 (three years ago) link