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How many times have you seen it, or plan to, in theaters?

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Jay520 on 14 May 2012

I actually think Spiderman 3 is the best super hero movie.



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rocketpig on 14 May 2012
Signalstar said:
Mr Khan said:
d21lewis said:
Huge comics fan, here. I liked the movie a lot, mostly because I like any story where a bunch of Superheroes with different personalities come together. That's why I used to love team books so much. Just the character dynamics alone would wow me. This movie had that. I liked how it was pretty faithful to the comics when it came to who got along with who and who was respected.

Probably my favorite part was when Cap faced off with Loki early in the movie. I was thinking to myself, "That's just what Captain America would do." Yeah, he always has a plan and a way to win, but whenever a despot is ranting and trying to subjugate people, Cap can't help but walk up to them and punch them in the face!

It was a fun movie with some great moments and a cool culmination of a good experiment but, in the end, it was pretty forgettable. Aside from a lot of great characters in one place, the story was pretty weak. If I watch it again (and I will), I'll likely tear the movie a new ass by asking "Why did he do this? Why didn't he just do that?" As a comic come to life, I gotta say that it almost did everything that I wanted it to--especially the super-hero face offs like Hulk vs. Thor or Iron Man vs. Thor. The story just needed more time in the oven. Just seeing all of the heroes in one place will make it my favorite Marvel movie but X-Men First Class is easily a better package.

Good comic brought to life. Great fun for a summer blockbuster. Kind of weak as a movie. Again, coming from a HUGE comic geek.

My qualm with the movie is similar, mostly because i didn't buy the alien invasion bit (or rather that Loki was commanding the aliens).

If they had brought in, say, the Masters of Evil, or even the Kree or the Skrulls, that would have been something.


The aliens were the Skrulls actually. They used an alternate name (Chintauri I think) because the Skrulls are more associated with the Fantastic Four and Fox owns the rights to those characters.

The Chitauri are from Marvel's Ultimate universe. They're not Skrulls. 




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Chevinator123 on 14 May 2012
Jay520 said:
I actually think Spiderman 3 is the best super hero movie.

I don't think it's the best, but i allways thought people were a little bit harsh on it tho, i thought it was pretty good

:P

 



Adamx509 on 15 May 2012

The dark knight king? Naw, thats not what the #s say, the avengers already topped the dark knights final gross...lol

Im not saying #s make a good movie but the dark knight is replaced...



Mordred11 on 15 May 2012
superchunk said:
pezus said:
superchunk said:
kljesta64 said:
dark knight crushes this movie in every aspect only not in comedy

still great movie better then any previous marvel movie

wtf.... there is almost no comedy in TDK. Story and emotion... yes, TDK wins... comedy/action/all characters combined... Avengers tops TDK.

What? There's lots of comedy tied to the joker. It's not often you remember a joke from a movie many years after seeing it (magic trick).

I actually misread his orginal statement, but I did say *almost* no comedy. There were a couple good comments from joker.

And who the hell says that humour makes a good SUPERHERO movie ?



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Mordred11 on 15 May 2012
pezus said:
Mordred11 said:

And who the hell says that humour makes a good SUPERHERO movie ?

Exactly! Get your hollywood comedy out of my gritty superhero movie I say

They include a bit of humour so that the movie can be more appealing to casual people that don't know anything about the respective superhero/s.



rocketpig on 15 May 2012
pezus said:
Exactly! Get your hollywood comedy out of my gritty superhero movie I say

But... The Avengers aren't really gritty. They're Marvel's flagship team, full of slightly flawed good guys. X-Men has always been a far darker series than The Avengers.

Again, Whedon pretty much nailed it here. The movie may not have been what you expected from it but as someone who has read a couple hundred issues of the comic, I can say with utmost certainty that the film was true to the source material.




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rocketpig on 15 May 2012
pezus said:
Mordred11 said:

They include a bit of humour so that the movie can be more appealing to casual people that don't know anything about the respective superhero/s.

Dem casuals. I've yet to see the Avengers still though, but I HIGHLY doubt it even challenges TDK in quality. Maybe in explosion and hollywood factor, but certainly not quality

I'd say the movie doesn't appeal to those who think they aren't casual fans. Every comic fan I know has gone absolutely ga-ga over the film. Like "this is one of the top three superhero movies of all time" crazy about it. And it's not only people I know. I listen to 5-7 comic podcasts and every single one of them has raved about the film. I follow loads of comic creators and fans on Twitter and universally, they have praised the movie.

The "hardcore" fans are the ones most thrilled about the movie. The fact that it appeals to other people is just icing on the cake for us.

Personally, I think TDK is a better film. But that's just because I heart Batman and darker stories appeal to me. But as a straight blockbuster superhero flick, The Avengers is just as good. They're different enough where comparing them is difficult.




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rocketpig on 15 May 2012
pezus said:

I'm sure the film works well with the characters, but it might just be that...that I like Batman as a character much more than this Marvel mash-up. Spider-Man looks to be going for a gritty feel as well. I like that.

Except for the fact that a Spidey movie shouldn't be gritty. It can be dark (as some Spidey stories have been) but mostly, Spider-Man is a really light and fun character. Spider-Man is one of the funniest characters in the Marvel Universe and so far, they've done a really bad job of capturing that lightness.




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cyberninja45 on 15 May 2012
Mr Khan said:
d21lewis said:
Huge comics fan, here. I liked the movie a lot, mostly because I like any story where a bunch of Superheroes with different personalities come together. That's why I used to love team books so much. Just the character dynamics alone would wow me. This movie had that. I liked how it was pretty faithful to the comics when it came to who got along with who and who was respected.

Probably my favorite part was when Cap faced off with Loki early in the movie. I was thinking to myself, "That's just what Captain America would do." Yeah, he always has a plan and a way to win, but whenever a despot is ranting and trying to subjugate people, Cap can't help but walk up to them and punch them in the face!

It was a fun movie with some great moments and a cool culmination of a good experiment but, in the end, it was pretty forgettable. Aside from a lot of great characters in one place, the story was pretty weak. If I watch it again (and I will), I'll likely tear the movie a new ass by asking "Why did he do this? Why didn't he just do that?" As a comic come to life, I gotta say that it almost did everything that I wanted it to--especially the super-hero face offs like Hulk vs. Thor or Iron Man vs. Thor. The story just needed more time in the oven. Just seeing all of the heroes in one place will make it my favorite Marvel movie but X-Men First Class is easily a better package.

Good comic brought to life. Great fun for a summer blockbuster. Kind of weak as a movie. Again, coming from a HUGE comic geek.

My qualm with the movie is similar, mostly because i didn't buy the alien invasion bit (or rather that Loki was commanding the aliens).

If they had brought in, say, the Masters of Evil, or even the Kree or the Skrulls, that would have been something.

But thats the thing, I thought the movie made it pretty obvious that Loki wasn't THE bad guy early on. I think its in Loki second scene when he visits the other realm that this is made clear to the viewers, I mean the guy basically smacks Loki upside the head, by then you could have guessed that he was just a puppet they really did not try to hide it and then if you stayed for after the credits well.  Am I the only one that saw those scenes really am I?



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