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Badfinger		#61	[-]
May 5 12 9:17 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	luluthebeast wrote: Ah, it was you who did that David. I figured I've seen his name spread all over other boards so it would be OK. Sorry. Yeah, I figured the same. I heard about the credits scene well over a week ago and I avoid spoilers. Even if I hadn't heard, it was pretty obvious who it was (although a fellow sitting in my row exclaimed "No freaking way" at the end of that scene). Unless you are somewhat familiar with the post 1970 Marvel Comic universe, you aren't going to know who he is anyway. It's an Easter egg for Marvel fans.
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creepycrawley		#62	[-]
May 5 12 9:24 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The Hulk actually speaks in the movie. He says two words during a key scene bud it was hard to hear as everyone is cheering their heads off. The scene during the middle of the credits was awesome and the one at the end of the credits was hilarious.
Badfinger		#63	[-]
May 5 12 9:40 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	creepycrawley wrote: The Hulk actually speaks in the movie. He says two words during a key scene bud it was hard to hear as everyone is cheering their heads off. The scene during the middle of the credits was awesome and the one at the end of the credits was hilarious. The post credit scene wasn't included on the foreign prints as it was just recently filmed and tacked on to the U.S. prints.
Doctor Lamont		#64	[-]
May 5 12 11:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My wife and I loved it. Best Bruce Banner and best Hulk so far. The script was better than expected, setting characters up in ways that really played up their strengths. A good example is when a character who has just taken out several tough thugs while actually tied to a chair cringes in fear when she is alone in a room with Banner. It was a great way to introduce his character. As for the Imax 3-D, I didn't really notice it much in the film itself. The Imax introduction, however was a trip. If you decide to see the film after dropping acid you may want to wait until the movie starts to take your seat. Lots of flying numbers and swirling colors.
RKS		#65	[-]
May 6 12 12:32 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Badfinger wrote: luluthebeast wrote: Ah, it was you who did that David. I figured I've seen his name spread all over other boards so it would be OK. Sorry. Yeah, I figured the same. I heard about the credits scene well over a week ago and I avoid spoilers. Even if I hadn't heard, it was pretty obvious who it was (although a fellow sitting in my row exclaimed "No freaking way" at the end of that scene). Unless you are somewhat familiar with the post 1970 Marvel Comic universe, you aren't going to know who he is anyway. It's an Easter egg for Marvel fans. I amit, I didn't have a clue who it was. Excuse me......You want me to do what with my what now?
Dudley Manlove		#66	[-]
May 6 12 12:39 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Badfinger wrote: creepycrawley wrote: The Hulk actually speaks in the movie. He says two words during a key scene bud it was hard to hear as everyone is cheering their heads off. The scene during the middle of the credits was awesome and the one at the end of the credits was hilarious. The post credit scene wasn't included on the foreign prints as it was just recently filmed and tacked on to the U.S. prints. Yeah i sat all the way through the credits for nothing here in Aust. can someone PM with the details of it??? Last Edited By: Dudley Manlove May 6 12 12:55 AM. Edited 1 times.
Dudley Manlove		#67	[-]
May 6 12 12:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	**** SPOILER ******* http://www.youtube.com/wa...89dk&feature=related LOL is this it? Totally suits Weldon and his Firefly type of on and off type heroics very nicely LOL Thor at the end!!!! Last Edited By: Dudley Manlove May 6 12 12:56 AM. Edited 2 times.
Joe Karlosi		#68	[-]
May 6 12 6:20 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	creepycrawley wrote: The Hulk actually speaks in the movie. He says two words during a key scene bud it was hard to hear as everyone is cheering their heads off. Yes, but two words in the course of a two and a half hour film doesn't make the grade of the classic comics for me. And the two words were a variation on the same two words they gave him in the first Hulk fiasco. "Guy named Squeamy got thrown from the fifth floor. He's deader'n a mackerel."
creepycrawley		#69	[-]
May 6 12 10:05 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	At least he said something.
delgadosaur		#70	[-]
May 6 12 11:30 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Saw this last night with the family, and it was good to see the film with a real audience instead of a cast and crew screening where everyone cheers their bosses. To me, the film was still a gargantuan, sprawling, fun film. I mean, just the Thor/Hulk confrontation is enough of a climax for one film, but this movie is HUGE. The character who grows the most is the Black Widow, in my opinion, while Hawkeye gets the short end of the character development stick. We now know her origins, her Russian roots, etc. SPOILER!!! I would have had Tony talk to Pepper at the end. Just me.
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luluthebeast		#71	[-]
May 6 12 11:38 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	642 million for it's opening weekend. Not bad.
luluthebeast		#72	[-]
May 6 12 11:49 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts
Badfinger		#73	[-]
May 6 12 11:55 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	delgadosaur wrote: Saw this last night with the family, and it was good to see the film with a real audience instead of a cast and crew screening where everyone cheers their bosses. To me, the film was still a gargantuan, sprawling, fun film. I mean, just the Thor/Hulk confrontation is enough of a climax for one film, but this movie is HUGE. The character who grows the most is the Black Widow, in my opinion, while Hawkeye gets the short end of the character development stick. We now know her origins, her Russian roots, etc. SPOILER!!! I would have had Tony talk to Pepper at the end. Just me. He did, you just couldn't hear what they were saying. The gist of what you wanted was there, as their exact words were unimportant. Oft times, less is more. It was the final shot before the credits. You couldn't end the film with a filled out Tony/Pepper scene. This was The Avengers, not an Iron Man movie. Hawkeye did get the short end of the character development stick. Understandable, considering the situation he was in. That being said, he really isn't the Hawkeye from the comics. Hawkeye is a wise cracking, arrogant, iconoclast and they have already made Tony Stark that character. A lot of the Stark dialogue sounded exactly like things Hawkeye would say, particularly the jabs at Cap.
taraco		#74	[-]
May 6 12 12:06 PM Burgomaster Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	AVENGERS is headed for a $200 million domestic opening weekend, the biggest ever and way beyond expectations. Critic and audience ratings are through the roof too. It's nice to see my childhood was on the right track! david
Rick		#75	[-]
May 6 12 12:34 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Joe Karlosi wrote: creepycrawley wrote: The Hulk actually speaks in the movie. He says two words during a key scene bud it was hard to hear as everyone is cheering their heads off. Yes, but two words in the course of a two and a half hour film doesn't make the grade of the classic comics for me. And the two words were a variation on the same two words they gave him in the first Hulk fiasco. And here we have the filmmakers' problem (well, one of them)...Joe, and others I assume, are upset because the Hulk is not "their" Hulk from the comics. But most people, if they know the Hulk at all, know him from the two movies or the tv show. And that's -- evidently -- not the comics' Hulk either. So, what do the filmmakers' do? What they decided evidently doesn't please the comic fans. But if they'd had a chatty green monster a lotta folks woulda thought --WTF? I know I would. I feel a leetle guilty about posting here at all, since I doubt there's anyone on the Board less interested in THE AVENGERS than I am. It makes me feel really old, but it just looks silly to me in the trailers and commercials. When I was a kid I probably would have drooled over the thought of a ~~Justice League~~...err...Avengers movie. But I gave up comic books almost 50 years ago, and I guess I really gave 'em up. I can still get a nostalgic thrill from a little Superman action, but, other than that, superhero stuff just hits my sillybone really hard, and I can't get much from them. edit: Of course, with eighty gazillion dollars already in the bank, the filmmakers don't really have ANY problems, do they? Last Edited By: Rick May 6 12 1:03 PM. Edited 1 times.
Carl Eyesnheart		#76	[-]
May 6 12 1:04 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well, there are many versions of the Hulk that can be seen as somebodies Hulk, even in the comics. My fanzine all about Rock N Roll: www.sonicruin.com
taraco		#77	[-]
May 6 12 1:11 PM Burgomaster Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	THE AVENGERS is so true to super-hero comics that filmakers now find themselves with the same dilemma DC and Marvel had after they created the Justice League and the Avengers -- how do you not have one hero ask other heroes for help when battling world-shaking menaces? USA TODAY's Bryan Alexander deals with this and other topics in a long interview he had with the four main stars on the morning after the Hollywood premiere: Q: With all the star power on set, do you keep the egos in check? Was there a team-unity pep talk needed? Evans: There doesn't need to be a pep talk. My opinion is fact. These movies wouldn't have happened if Iron Man hadn't been a big success. This guy (Downey) was like the dad. His attitude was so fantastic on the set. So there was this instant unity. Downey: This was a very controlled shoot because it was a complicated pregnancy. It needed to be managed so that we made sure the mom was OK, and that we got the kid to the incubator. Me and these guys, we could have brought it to another level? Yeah, we could have the baby in the tub. And almond milk. And it would have been a disaster. It's that thing where how can the highest good be done? It's to make compromises that are really uncomfortable in the short term. And have faith. Which sucks. Because day to day on these schedules you just want to get your ya-yas out where you go home and say, "Dude, we nailed it." But often on Avengers we went home and said, "I think we kinda got it." So last night seeing the jokes land made it all worthwhile. .... Q: What was it like to see it all last night after shooting disjointed scenes? Ruffalo: Damn satisfying. Hemsworth: There's one big shot where they did a 360 circle around all the Avengers. At the time, that was all green screen. I was thinking, "Wait a second, why didn't we shoot this in the middle of New York? This is the shot." But last night it got the biggest applause. It worked. Whether you doubted it at the time, (director Joss Whedon) pulled it off. Downey: As long as the defects are not glaring. And the movie is not without defects. I still cannot exactly tell you what the bad-guy plot is. During the course of the journey, as long as you don't leave me with these lingering questions, so that I feel like you are being sloppy. But with the difficulty and complexity of it all, I don't like to say this, but I was humbled by it. .... Q: Now that the Avengers have assembled, can we go back to individual stories like Iron Man 3, Thor 2? Evans: If they can bring us together they can break us down. The real obstacle was making this happen. Going back to the individual stories — a piece of cake. Downey: We've got it all figured out. Trust that there is a plan. And that it all makes sense. Q: What excuse would you have not to come to your fellow Avenger's side? Evans: There could be dozens of reasons of why you couldn't be around. Hemsworth: Doctors, dental appointments. Family issues. Evans: Vacations. Ruffalo: Fighting your own battles somewhere. Hemsworth: Lucky that's not my responsibility. But I'm sure they will come up with some sort of clever way to have this all happen. Q: In the meantime, will you have moments to call out 'Avengers Assemble?' Downey: Probably at a kid's birthday party when they didn't expect it. That would be fun. I wouldn't call it out unless I had set it up in advance to have the Avengers actually there. Avengers dismissed To read the rest of the interview: USA TODAY talks to The Avengers' core four (There's also a very fun video interview with Mark Ruffalo where he confirms that the Hulk speaks only two words ('---- ----'), in the whole film. Last Edited By: taraco May 6 12 1:29 PM. Edited 2 times.
Joe Karlosi		#78	[-]
May 6 12 1:59 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Carl Eyesnheart wrote: Well, there are many versions of the Hulk that can be seen as somebodies Hulk, even in the comics. In the comics, certainly. But not in the TV series and these three major movies, there aren't! It's only one stifling personification. I think it's time for a change there. Maybe next time. "Guy named Squeamy got thrown from the fifth floor. He's deader'n a mackerel."
Wich2		#79	[-]
May 6 12 2:02 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	>Ruffalo: Fighting your own battles somewhere.> Nail-on-the-head. Once you posit this kind of hero, there's PLENTY of work for all of them at all times in the world.
taraco		#80	[-]
May 6 12 2:24 PM Burgomaster Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That might be true in the old days of The Flash trying to stop Mirror Master from robbing a bank. But the stakes are so high to raise the special-effects ante in these super-hero films that almost anything the heroes face will be world-shattering threats. If Thor is around and the Red Skull is going to unleash nuke-carrying Sleepers, how could you not call him? It will be quite interesting to see how they explain that Thor is off-planet or Iron Man is down for repairs or... On another front, some movie writers are saying that outside of the Alien, Predator or Godzilla franchises, these Marvel films are the first to truly cross-pollinate characters from different films in a shared universe. I'd for sure include the Universal monster rallies (imagine if the 'House' films had been done as coherently as this Marvel mash-up? The three movie Hulks are far more similar than Lugosi-Chaney Jr.- Carradine). Anyhow, can anyone think of other franchsies that have crossed over like this? It does seem rare. david
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