The Avengers: The Motion Picture Discussion Thread- Open SPOILERS -enter at own risk!

[Sweet Rabbit]

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I'm tired of seeing Banner. Make with The Hulk Marvel Studios.

hopefully the hulk won't just be a 5 minute cameo

 

[The Mike]

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Kevin Feige has already said that while The Avengers contain all of the Marvel Heroes that it will be separate from the rest of the films. That the events of the film will influence but not drive the rest of the films. He quote was something a kin to "You won't see Thor all of a sudden stopping for tea with Tony Stark".

Even if this flops hard, Marvel Studios will still continue with Thor, Cap, Iron Man. There is even rumor that another Hulk film with Ruffalo is in predevelopment for after The Avengers.

The reason it's a Hail Mary is because everyone, industry as well said that a film like The Avengers wouldn't work, that is why WB kept their heroes separated. Iron Man seemed to be working and the The Incredible Hulk tanked. Thor wasn't done as well as it could have and Cap was mixed in terms of reviews, all of the pieces didn't align as they should have (remember originally Cap was to come and then The Avengers the month after), things didn't set up as originally planned but Marvel Studios still has to throw it because of everything leading up to it. That's the Hail Mary analogy.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

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that would suck. I think marvel is just trying to save the best for last hopefully.

I would be pissed if it's a banner fest

 

[Oscar_the_Gungan]

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Kevin Feige has already said that while The Avengers contain all of the Marvel Heroes that it will be separate from the rest of the films. That the events of the film will influence but not drive the rest of the films. He quote was something a kin to "You won't see Thor all of a sudden stopping for tea with Tony Stark".

Even if this flops hard, Marvel Studios will still continue with Thor, Cap, Iron Man. There is even rumor that another Hulk film with Ruffalo is in predevelopment for after The Avengers.

The reason it's a Hail Mary is because everyone, industry as well said that a film like The Avengers wouldn't work, that is why WB kept their heroes separated. Iron Man seemed to be working and the The Incredible Hulk tanked. Thor wasn't done as well as it could have and Cap was mixed in terms of reviews, all of the pieces didn't align as they should have (remember originally Cap was to come and then The Avengers the month after), things didn't set up as originally planned but Marvel Studios still has to throw it because of everything leading up to it. That's the Hail Mary analogy.

That makes sense. The movie is a heck of a gamble. I guess they are banking on it being greater than the sum of its parts.

 

[thenammagazine]

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It probably would have been better if I had said if 2011 had been a crap year for Marvel Studios. I guess back in 2008 Iron Man's performance probably compensated for the Incredible Hulk's performance. If Thor and Captain America had gotten the reaction that Green Lantern did I would think we might not be having this discussion or we would be discussing a movie called Iron Man and Friends.
I was always most worried about Thor panning out because I imagined that would be the most difficult to adapt.

I think the success of Thor was with two very key aspects. The first was downplaying him as a "god." I didn't see how that would work in a "real life" world and what they did, "mankind has a habit of deifying that which they can't understand" was perfect. The second was casting Kenneth, a Shakespeare nut, to do the film. Unfortunately, what kept it from being truly epic was what wound up on the cutting room floor and with him gone, I have little faith in the sequel.

I hope at this stage of the game Marvel isn't thinking of this movie as a "Hail Mary." If it comes off as a total cash grab and a stinker, they throw several franchises down the toilet and are looking at either rebooting everything or they start hoping they can let Iron Man, Thor and Cap take a back seat for a while as they focus on less high profile properties.

It is hard to wrap my brain around how they are going to pull it off but I'm hopeful. Being four months and having not really seen a "money shot" yet is a little disconcerting but so many elements of this movie are still shrouded in secrecy I guess its anyone's guess at this point.

Not to sure. They know there are several franchises depending on the success of The Avengers. So I don't think they'll tread lightly. A blessing in disguise too is they have Disney's pocketbooks to reach into. And I think they'll utilize that here as the grand scheme of things calls for an epic action movie, not campy coffee shop dialogue between characters. And as Carl and Mike have already mentioned, this is where the worry about Joss comes into play and I agree, it's entirely warranted.

 

[jye4ever]

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I think I need to see the midnight show with the following folks, in no particular order

Mike
Nick
Snoop
Nam
Buffy
Josh
Irish
Ink
Khev
OscarGungan

Please don't be late or i'm leaving you all behind

Nam is buying the popcorn for everyone



I could see it now:

 

[jye4ever]

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I think the success of Thor was with two very key aspects. The first was downplaying him as a "god." I didn't see how that would work in a "real life" world and what they did, "mankind has a habit of deifying that which they can't understand" was perfect. The second was casting Kenneth, a Shakespeare nut, to do the film. Unfortunately, what kept it from being truly epic was what wound up on the cutting room floor and with him gone, I have little faith in the sequel.



Not to sure. They know there are several franchises depending on the success of The Avengers. So I don't think they'll tread lightly. A blessing in disguise too is they have Disney's pocketbooks to reach into. And I think they'll utilize that here as the grand scheme of things calls for an epic action movie, not campy coffee shop dialogue between characters. And as Carl and Mike have already mentioned, this is where the worry about Joss comes into play and I agree, it's entirely warranted.

My sis works for Disney, she believes her team is being moved over to Avengers production soon

I think she will be designing the 7-11 straws

 

[Khev]

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I think I need to see the midnight show with the following folks, in no particular order

Mike
Nick
Snoop
Nam
Buffy
Josh
Irish
Ink
Khev
OscarGungan

Please don't be late or i'm leaving you all behind

Nam is buying the popcorn for everyone



I could see it now:

Its true that for such a "high profile" movie its very strange to have such lackluster previews a few months from release. Just a bunch of quips and poses and some exploding gridlocked cars circa the 1995 Independence Day teaser.

 

[thenammagazine]

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I think I need to see the midnight show with the following folks, in no particular order

Mike
Nick
Snoop
Nam
Buffy
Josh
Irish
Ink
Khev
OscarGungan

Please don't be late or i'm leaving you all behind

Nam is buying the popcorn for everyone



I could see it now:

Kidpacks for everybody but myself, Carl and Mike. You'll also have to sit in the front row, well away from us.

 

[jye4ever]

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Kidpacks for everybody but myself, Carl and Mike. You'll also have to sit in the front row, well away from us.

How about TDKR, can I sit next to you then

 

[Oscar_the_Gungan]

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My bar for success for Thor was kind of low because I wasn't sure how it would translate into a live action movie. In the end it did better than I thought it would. I do think Chris Hemsworth was key to it being as successful as it was. I would think the role of Thor would be hard to do in a convincing manner and he seemed pretty committed to it.

 

[thenammagazine]

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How about TDKR, can I sit next to you then

Not seeing TDKR in the theatres. I want to enjoy the film without the sound of wagging tongues and macaroni stirring and inhaling the putrid stench of stale bologna from the fapping fanboys.

 

[jye4ever]

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Not seeing TDKR in the theatres. I want to enjoy the film without the sound of wagging tongues and macaroni stirring and inhaling the putrid stench of stale bologna from the fapping fanboys.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

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[jye4ever]

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I forgot Lambo944 and intothevoid on my 12 midnight Avengers list

How could I

They're my lol cat buddies.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

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I forgot Lambo944 and intothevoid on my 12 midnight Avengers list

How could I

They're my lol cat buddies.

 

[jye4ever]

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[thenammagazine]

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I forgot Lambo944 and intothevoid on my 12 midnight Avengers list

How could I

They're my lol cat buddies.

i.e. "I don't want to be the only one escorted out for indecent exposure and lewd behavior."

 

[jye4ever]

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i.e. "I don't want to be the only one escorted out for indecent exposure and lewd behavior."

I say that's about 10% accurate.

Ok, 98%.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

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One more...just for you, Jye!