The Avengers, Movie [Spoilers Allowed]

[*Admin Manda]

I really, really, really enjoyed this movie.

Actually, to be honest, going in to each and every one of the superhero movies that led up to it (Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, Thor) every single time I thought "this looks SO LAME!" And ended up loving it, so I was kinda excited for The Avengers.

One thing that I noticed about this movie, though - besides the fact that I enjoyed this Bruce Banner more, actually, though I'm no comics expert - is that every single one of the characters had so much depth. I'm going to attribute that in part, probably, to the fact that Joss Whedon is just AWESOME at ensembles, but still, each of the actors did an amazing job. The whole time while watching it, actually, I kept noticing how Bruce Banner was constantly aware of his surroundings and sizing up the room, you could see Cap's solider background in his actions, and so on. It was brilliant.

That was the first time in a long time that I've left the theater thinking "Wow, I want to go see that again."

Also, the Shwarma scene? Classic. So classic. Omg.

[Ryan Woods]

I really enjoyed the movie too. its a popcorn movie and not meant to create any lasting impression as such, but one post I found around the internet, provides a acceptable insight into the film, though its quite confusing to understand.

Yes, it is basically a forgettable popcorn action movie, airy and fluffy. One brawl action set piece after another with very little substance to be enjoyed between. I agree about Thor but I cant say the Hulk and Captain America movies were all that great either now that I've mentioned it.

I dont see this film providing much stimulating discussion beyond the final credits unless one is a serious comic geek anticipating the Avengers sequel.

[Michelle Ravensdale]

I've never really seen a Joss Whedon production because I honestly thought Buffy was really dumb and I side-eyed at a bunch of his other stuff. So when I heard he was doing the Avengers, I was a little disappointed. Then I saw Cabin in the Woods a week before the Avengers came out and hoooooly crap. I had complete faith in the man.

What I really loved about the film was how evil they made Loki. Now, I'm a Loki sympathizer from Thor, but the scenes he had in that entire movie (AND THEN COULSON) made is SO difficult to even like him anymore. The chemistry between the entire cast was so amazing and you can tell they had a good time.

Someone on Tumblr said they didn't like the Avengers because they weren't sure whether it was a superhero movie or a comedy sitcom and compared it to the DC films (namely Nolanverse Batman at this point because no one really likes DC to begin with lbh). And I honestly find the humor in the Avengers refreshing - the Batman films are SO depressing that I just... get depressed.

[Hayden Bardsley]

._. Yah, Z loves Loki and I really hated him in Avengers (mostly because Coulsin amused me even though he was such a jerk in Thor). But I so agree with the chemistry. I love seeing all the interview clips and posts all over the place because the guys were so amusing working together (Like Tom Hiddleson (Loki) telling Mark Ruffalo's (Hulk) son that Loki ended up taking over the world at the end, or the kid was like "You were good in the movie dad, where's Tom Hiddleson?" because he liked Tom more than his dad in the movie).

I quite prefer Marvel films over DC... x.< Though I really never got into Spiderman and him being an Avenger makes me go "Wait. What?" every time. But I agree, the humor in the movie made it even better. Because if it's just all fighting and talking, it'll get a little boring. But the humor will keep people interested and laughing. The whole theatre erupted into laughter when Hulk just punches Thor out of the blue.

[Ryan Woods]

I remeber a poster that was posted to my facebook account . In frame, was speiderman, sitting below a street light and the footnote bleow read "It isnt fair, they didnt call me to join Avengers, Now I am left jobess". I honestly think a mix up with spiderman would make the movie go very far away from 'being enjoyable' though its my personal opinion.

Iron Man's humor was good, and perhaps the most breathtaking scenes were at battle. I could hear the audience laugh out loudly, when Hulk kicked Thor after a brief fight not containing his anger.

[Michelle Ravensdale]

omg I loved how adorable they made Bruce Banner when he wasn't Hulk'd out. How soft-spoken he was and all that. TONY AND BRUCE ARE SCIENCE BROS.

But I'm gonna pause for a second and talk about all my Natasha (Black Widow) feels. I.. have never been more in love with a character in my entire life. Like, I idolize this character - she is everything I want to be, but am afraid to even become. She's an amazing gymnast, a skilled marksman in terms of guns, AND RUSSIAN. I just - NATASHA WAS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN A MOVIE.

brb crying in a corner from all my Natasha feels.

[Jason Knight]

Well... Spiderman IS an Avenger, not just in the group that they're showing in the current movie. It's in a newer Avenger group (there are actually TONS of generations of Avengers and the Avengers used in the movies aren't a complete group from the comics, but I'm not complaining).

Tony and Bruce together in that room... I was just waiting for Bruce to Hulk out and punch him in the face. I leaned over to my friend and went "And this is why Tony always gets punched by everyone, he's a jerkface." But Bruce was adorable in this movie~

Haha, Alex. Black Widow was amazing. xD I much enjoyed her over Wasp (not that I have anything against Wasp but Black Widow is ten times cooler, in my opinion at least).

omg I loved how adorable they made Bruce Banner when he wasn't Hulk'd out. How soft-spoken he was and all that. TONY AND BRUCE ARE SCIENCE BROS.

But I'm gonna pause for a second and talk about all my Natasha (Black Widow) feels. I.. have never been more in love with a character in my entire life. Like, I idolize this character - she is everything I want to be, but am afraid to even become. She's an amazing gymnast, a skilled marksman in terms of guns, AND RUSSIAN. I just - NATASHA WAS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN A MOVIE.

brb crying in a corner from all my Natasha feels.

Why is RUSSIAN such a big thing? xD

Well... Spiderman IS an Avenger, not just in the group that they're showing in the current movie. It's in a newer Avenger group (there are actually TONS of generations of Avengers and the Avengers used in the movies aren't a complete group from the comics, but I'm not complaining).

Tony and Bruce together in that room... I was just waiting for Bruce to Hulk out and punch him in the face. I leaned over to my friend and went "And this is why Tony always gets punched by everyone, he's a jerkface." But Bruce was adorable in this movie~

Haha, Alex. Black Widow was amazing. xD I much enjoyed her over Wasp (not that I have anything against Wasp but Black Widow is ten times cooler, in my opinion at least).

And duh there is a bunch of different Avengers groups. But you have to take into consideration what we're working with in the movies here. And add and subtract factors, they won't use every universe (that would be NUTS), so they might as well factor in Spider Man into the universe they are using now. Duh.

[Jason Knight]

>_> Not everyone reads the comics like us, so not everyone would know about Wasp and Ant man. It was more of a general thing.

And although the title says "The Avengers" it doesn't mean the thread is JUST about the movies.

[Jason Knight]

Also... Just because this is funny.

[Michelle Ravensdale]

Why is RUSSIAN such a big thing? xD

Oh Robert, you don't know me well yet. I'm the resident Russophile around here. I even majored in Russian studies in college.

But we'll talk more about that in our lair.

>_> Not everyone reads the comics like us, so not everyone would know about Wasp and Ant man. It was more of a general thing.

And although the title says "The Avengers" it doesn't mean the thread is JUST about the movies.

Maybe we need a separate thread then for the movie and then for the comics. Because I honestly have no idea what anyone is talking about and the title IS misleading xD

[Jason Knight]

:D Done~ Changed this to just the movie and created a thread to talk about the comic books.

[Dresden Mathers]

On the thing with Antman, Wasp, Spidey - There's also Luke Cage, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver, too! I think also, depending on the run, almost every hero has been an Avenger ( Including Wolverine! ). I think in Runaways Spiderman mentions he was trying it out because of the health benefits, which could just him being sarcastic or actually telling the truth.

I really want to see the new Amazing Spiderman movie, it looks promising. I know that the first three movies do not apply to the Amazing Spiderman continuity, which is the "Avengers" movie universe that was started with Ironman. ( I think I'm right, I might be wrong. ) Kinda like how everyone forgot about the 'first' Hulk movie, my god that was terrible.

I really like the Avengers movie, it blew me away. If I had the money, I would've seen it three or four times by now.

[Jason Knight]

Haha. My friend was like "There's another Hulk movie?" referring to the first one and not the 2008 one.

It's on my list of movies to own as soon as it comes out. I also want to collect all the Avengers plushies that FYE has. *__* The Captain America one is adorable (but it might be just because I'm a Captain America fan since little). Haha, but I also plan to make an entire Avengers crew, and when I saw entire I mean all generations. omg I really hope Rhodey can come out as cool as he is, but I have no hopes of making an amazing Loki because Loki...can't be as cool as he is in the movie.