[Log4Girlz]

Avengers was so fucking enjoyable, so beautiful to behold... I wish Disney would re-release it yearly for 1 night in Imax, just so I can joygasm all over again.

[ZackieChan]

This post hurts all of me.

Truth hurts, brah.

[Future Foundation]

Yes it is, and I really hate the notion that some people peddle that you can't compare the two because "they're totally not the same movie!" Yeah, they have drastically different tones, but that's not the only way you can compare movies, especially because one is extremely well made and the other is riddled with plot holes, continuity issues, and lack of attention to detail.

Guess you didn't see the Blastr article.

EDIT: Fuck. Beaten, by a lot.

EDIT 2: As a matter of fact, forget this list. Most of this is nit-picking.

[not psycho]

Who do you guys want to see join the team?

Not to join the team, but Spider-Man and Thing. Basically steal the idea from that comic where Thanos defeated the Avengers, and Spider-Man and Thing showed up to set them loose. They play really well off each other.

[LosDaddie]

This thread got a lot better since I last checked! :) But I need to stop watching those GIFs because it'll ruin the re-watch on blu-ray.

[bro1]

It was a lot better.

TDR was boring and uneven while this was much more fun and entertaining

[richiek]

Not to join the team, but Spider-Man and Thing. Basically steal the idea from that comic where Thanos defeated the Avengers, and Spider-Man and Thing showed up to set them loose. They play really well off each other.

Too bad Sony and Fox will cockblock this.

[Discotheque]

Avengers had the best action scenes in a comic book film since Spiderman 2. I was really impressed by them.

[ilnadmy]

I guess the reactions to TDKR should be expected given this is an Avengers thread, but for what it's worth I enjoyed TDKR a lot more than I enjoyed Avengers, and I loved The Avengers.

My first thought when TDKR ended was, "This movie makes Avengers look like a cartoon." I'm a sucker for gritty superhero movies.

[Discotheque]

TDKR was fucking sloppy though. I liked the film but God-damn it was nowhere near as tight a film as the first two in the trilogy. Great ending though, last 5 minutes made up for the first hour of shit.

Avengers had much much better action scenes but overall I enjoyed TDKR more. However I certainly wasn't expecting it to be so close a call a few months ago.

[DonasaurusRex]

I guess the reactions to TDKR should be expected given this is an Avengers thread, but for what it's worth I enjoyed TDKR a lot more than I enjoyed Avengers, and I loved The Avengers. My first thought when TDKR ended was, "This movie makes Avengers look like a cartoon." I'm a sucker for gritty superhero movies.

ah yes the ever gritty super hero movie...with hover cars...

im just glad we got both in one year , amazing.

[LakeEarth]

Why is there any DKR discussion on here? They're on two different ends of the spectrum with what you can do with a superhero movies. I loved both movies, and I would never rank them because in my head, they aren't comparable. It's like comparing Friday the 13th to The Exorcist because they're both horror movies.

I saw Avengers 3 times in the theatres, and DKR twice. So if my money is my opinion, there ya go.

[LosDaddie]

I saw Avengers 3 times in the theatres, and DKR twice. So if my money is my opinion, there ya go.

I watched both movies twice on IMAX. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHICH MOVIE IS SUPERIOR?


I had way more "fun" with The AVengers, but will own both movies on blu-ray Day 1.

[Hero]

I will probably watch Avengers a lot once I get the Bluray. I don't think I could stomach another viewing of TDKR.

[Funky Papa]

Joe Mangienello for Herc! Him and Hemsworth in a film together would get so much money from the ladies too.

This sounds way too fucking good. The crowd could be a bit unconfortable for me, though.

[Parallax]

Not anymore he's not. :'( As for my picks: Ant-Man, Iron Fist, Black Panther, Wasp, Ms./Captain Marvel (whichever they decide to call her), Doctor Strange. Just one or two of these would make me happy. Ant-Man is confirmed cause of his movie, so I'm gonna assume he's bringing Wasp with him. And...*sigh*...the Falcon will likely join too. :/

falcon is gonna piggyback on captain america like he always does.

[SuperEpicMan]

It would be interesting to see how a major flop would influence the MCU. Up to this point all films have done extremely well and have also been well received, some more than others. At this point however, I think the MCU has enough forward momentum to recover if any of the new movies are met with bad reviews.

[Aske]

Not anymore he's not. :'( As for my picks: Ant-Man, Iron Fist, Black Panther, Wasp, Ms./Captain Marvel (whichever they decide to call her), Doctor Strange. Just one or two of these would make me happy. Ant-Man is confirmed cause of his movie, so I'm gonna assume he's bringing Wasp with him. And...*sigh*...the Falcon will likely join too. :/

No Black Panther? That's lousy. He feels like a shoe-in, he'd translate perfectly to the screen. That's a shame. I hope he makes the cut by the second movie.

People are pretty down on Falcon, but he can control all birds, see through their eyes wherever they are, and also fly. To be honest, I feel like he's a blank enough slate to really shine on film if he's cast well (Donald Glover). He's not a fan favourite because he doesn't have much of a personality in the comics, but he has an interesting power set and a ton of potential in the MCU. He's like the opposite of Hawkeye.

So the Ant-Man movie is definitely going ahead? I thought it was back up in the air. Edgar Wright makes great movies, but I didn't love his pitch for Ant-Man. If he has to use Scott Lang, I hope he's a much more peripheral character than Wright suggested. I'd like the film to focus on Hank and Janet, and leave us with a post-breakdown Pym ready to join the Avengers along with the Wasp. I like Scott well enough in the comics, but I don't want him to replace Hank in the MCU.

[dmshaposv]

I've only seen Avengers once, opening day.

How is it on repeat watches? I remember disliking the first half but the movie really came on its own by the end. Superbly directed action segments, there.

[DieH@rd]

OH MY FUCKING GOD.

Alexis Denisof played the leader of Chitauri in the Avengers! He is the guy who talked to the Thanos in the post credit sequence!

MIND.
FUCKING.
BLOWN.

http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/08/02...and-man-speaks

[Mengy]

I've only seen Avengers once, opening day. How is it on repeat watches? I remember disliking the first half but the movie really came on its own by the end. Superbly directed action segments, there.

I actually enjoyed it more the second and third time around. It's just a fun, satisfying comic book movie. I can't wait to watch it on blu-ray at home with some snacks and a beer or two. I have a feeling this is going to be one of those feel-good movies that you just never get tired of watching.

[Auron_Kale]

OH MY FUCKING GOD. Alexis Denisof played the leader of Chitauri in the Avengers! He is the guy who talked to the Thanos in the post credit sequence! MIND. FUCKING. BLOWN. http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/08/02...and-man-speaks

Yeah, it was mentioned in the Avengers movie artbook (don't have mine on me right now, but I believe I read about it there). I honestly thought imdb was kidding about listing him, but the artbook, as well as a few other sources confirmed it.

I'm more amused by the fact that there are so many actors involved in The Avengers that have already worked with Joss. Hell, I nearly forgot Renner worked with Joss on one episode of Angel until I saw the episode in question again.

[StarCreator]

I've only seen Avengers once, opening day. How is it on repeat watches? I remember disliking the first half but the movie really came on its own by the end. Superbly directed action segments, there.

I can't say I disliked it at any point but I was pretty neutral about it during my second viewing; knowing all the beats took away from the suspense factor that kept me in the first time around. Pretty much nothing got a reaction out of me, though I did enjoy watching the reactions of the friends I was with who hadn't seen the movie before then.

[rekameohs]

I've only seen Avengers once, opening day. How is it on repeat watches? I remember disliking the first half but the movie really came on its own by the end. Superbly directed action segments, there.

Sadly, it really loses quite a bit from that first watch. Going opening weekend with the huge audience and reaction was part of the enjoyment. When I saw again in a smaller theater, the first half really really trudged along. You'll still probably like the action stuff, but part of the experience was definitely seeing it towards the beginning of its run.

[KevinCow]

I don't think anything will be as magical as that first viewing*, but it's still an extremely fun movie on rewatches.

*Until Avengers 2, of course.

[LosDaddie]

I definitely enjoyed my second viewing

[bernardobri]

Sandy Rivers being The Other sure is... strange.

[Retrocide]

Sandy Rivers being The Other sure is... strange.

I had to laugh at that.

[Log4Girlz]

Too bad Sony and Fox will cockblock this.

Man remember when Spider-man was drawn like a fucking man, with fucking real muscles.

[richiek]

Attaché Company Attacks Marvel, Alleging Avengers Infringement

German luxury travel-case maker Rimowa claims in a federal lawsuit that the packaging for the forthcoming Blu-ray box set of the Marvel Entertainment hit movie Avengers is an unauthorized knock-off of its Topas attaché case. The “Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One — Avengers Assembled Box Set” comes in a briefcase that looks like the one used by Samuel L. Jackson’s character, Nick Fury, in the movie. The German luxury concern said it supplied Marvel with a genuine attaché for the blockbuster movie, but did not grant permission to make plastic replicas.

[Zzoram]

Attaché Company Attacks Marvel, Alleging Avengers Infringement

Seriously? LOL

[XiaNaphryz]

fxguide's recap of the Siggraph Avengers production panel:

One of the most popular sessions on Monday was the Avengers session. We have covered the film extensively, but this session which was partly a repeat of FMX, was completely packed with making of clips, reference material and even blooper reels from this blockbuster film. The panel was made up of two speakers from each of ILM and Weta. Some highlights included the last section on the actual character animation of the fight between Thor and Iron Man in the forest. This large and complex sequence has many technical aspects, but it was seeing the developments and subtle work in animated the characters, from analyzing hundreds of comics to see how Iron Man’s hips and shoulders align in most poses, or – how he flies posed very symmetrically but fights posed exactly the opposite, right through to the use of motion capture and physics sims to inform the animators and allow them to better understand what might happen - even if the motion capture is never directly used. It was brilliant. It must be weeks of work to build up the making of reels that show how ILM created NY and animated the characters fighting and destroying it, or how the Hulk evolved and was animated, but the audience seemed to really appreciate the effort and soak up every last before and after wipe.

Hopefully all those making-of reels make it on the home release.

[KevinCow]

xia you need to sneak a neogaf easter egg into avengers 2

[thecouncil]

Quick and dirty gif job. Someone should probably mirror it so it doesn't disappear down the road:

pointless move using the shield to reflect, but its awesome regardless...

[NullPointer]

Quick and dirty gif job. Someone should probably mirror it so it doesn't disappear down the road:

hnnnnnngggggghhhhhh

[J10]

Rumor has it they edited the bloody blade sticking out of Coulson's chest from the DVD release.

Why would they do that?

[Talladega Knight]

Rumor has it they edited the bloody blade sticking out of Coulson's chest from the DVD release. Why would they do that?

you know why...

[bryanee]

So are we getting an extended cut or was that a load of old cobblers?

[S1kkZ]

So are we getting an extended cut or was that a load of old cobblers?

was never confirmed. but why release it now? avengers will have great sales on dvd/br, so they could hold the dc (if it exists) back for the release of avengers 2.

[TacticalFox88]

Everyone's already mentioned the obvious highlights, but this:



Seeing that raise out of the water, made my jaw drop on the floor. Holy SHIT.

[DieH@rd]

So are we getting an extended cut or was that a load of old cobblers?

There is a chance for DC run in cinemas.

[J10]

you know why...

I know what I want the reason to be, but I doubt they'd go that far. Can't wait to see for myself if true.

[sharbhund]

One of the deleted scenes has been uploaded to Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNhqV...layer_embedded

[Cosmic Bus]

I know what I want the reason to be, but I doubt they'd go that far. Can't wait to see for myself if true.

It's gone.

[Mr. Sam]

Looks... silly.

[FyreWulff]

It looks like someone accidentally used the near-final shot without the VFX applied, with the way they executed it

[S1kkZ]

It looks like someone accidentally used the near-final shot without the VFX applied, with the way they executed it

i saw the film 3 times (in germany) and i am pretty sure it never showed a bloody blade sticking out. maybe its different versions for different markets?

[LakeEarth]

Probably forced them to take it out. In Canada, there was definitely a bloody blade going through him.

[Auron_Kale]

i saw the film 3 times (in germany) and i am pretty sure it never showed a bloody blade sticking out. maybe its different versions for different markets?

Saw it enough times in theaters (in US) and you could see the bloodied blade end sticking out of Coulson's chest after being stabbed.

Everyone's already mentioned the obvious highlights, but this: Seeing that raise out of the water, made my jaw drop on the floor. Holy SHIT.

Dude, I had GOOSEBUMPS during that portion - coupled with the music... I was freaking giddy at that point and smiling like an idiot.

[J10]

i saw the film 3 times (in germany) and i am pretty sure it never showed a bloody blade sticking out. maybe its different versions for different markets?

You can find the scene on youtube. The bloody blade was there in the theatrical version I saw, also 3 times.