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

[IrishJedi]

The bluray should come with 100 people.

 

[Khev]

Avengers is like a superhero version of Raiders of the Lost Ark for me.

No, CA: TFA is the superhero version of Raiders, Avengers is Star Wars: A New Hope AND Return of the Jedi in one insanely fun package. It really shows how LOTR, HP, and Avatar are just NOT Star Wars. They are great experiences (even masterpieces in the case of LOTR) but they just don't exhibit the unadulterated FUN of SW and The Avengers.

 

[Maglor]

They mean the dialogue was almost mumbled and it was drowned out by the cheering of the movie audience. Hence, you wouldn't have heard what Hulk says in the theatre.

Finally, someone's speaking English!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnwlywX-fFw&feature=related

 

[IrishJedi]

I like CA:TFA, but it's not nearly good enough for me to directly compare it to RAIDERS.

It strikes the tone a couple of times, and there is the unofficial tie-in line "And the Furor digs for trinkets in the desert...", which is great. But overall? Not even close.

It's good, though. And perfectly fine for what it is. So I don't feel the need to compare it to a perennial classic and arguably perfect film like ROTLA.

 

[Niltusk]

It was the same first time we saw it, the Loki ragdoll scene was very cool, but almost distracting by how loud it got.

I also didn't know the lines.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Been thinking about the Avengers lately.

Above everything else Avengers truly is an audience movie.

That's the one huge difference over TDK.

I loved TDK but every screening I attended felt like a funeral, quiet, everyone in deep thought (or boredom ), keeping to themselves.

Avengers is like a superhero version of Raiders of the Lost Ark for me.

The bluray should come with 100 people.

I 100% disagree with this. I purposely try and avoid large crowds in the theater because I HATE when an audience goes wild. I would MUCH rather sit in the funeral procession where I can actually hear the dialogue and not be distracted by hooting and howling. We just go through saying the audience on opening weekend drowned out the brilliant "Puny God" line. That would have pissed me off to no end. That said, I'm fine if everyone laughs/gasps/reacts at the appropriate time in the appropriate degree. My audience was nice and small (a Thursday night) and we all laughed out loud at the jokes, but just enough to not distract or drown out the movie. But when the audience is packed, you get some kind of mob mentality where everyone's reaction is ridiculously over the top and they're just making noise to make noise. This was especially true in Manhattan. And I am so glad to have moved out of there so I can enjoy movies in peace!

 

[Khev]

there is the unofficial tie-in line "And the Furor digs for trinkets in the desert...",

I've watched Cap about 10 times and that line never hit me. That's AWESOME!!!

 

[thenammagazine]

I've watched Cap about 10 times and that line never hit me. That's AWESOME!!!

Really?!

 

[Khev]

Yeah, double

I don't know what's wrong with me to have missed that.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

CA:TFA is not even close to Raiders! I'd compare it maybe to the Rocketeer, but better.

And yeah, I caught that trinkets line.

 

[The Josh]

Yeah, that line was pretty cool.

 

[Khev]

What'd you guys think of Hawkeye in the movie? More and more I'm just impressed with his insane emotional fortitude. To do what he did and then bounce back and kick ass with such a pivotal role in the final battle was just awesome.

 

[thenammagazine]

What'd you guys think of Hawkeye in the movie? More and more I'm just impressed with his insane emotional fortitude. To do what he did and then bounce back and kick ass with such a pivotal role in the final battle was just awesome.

I'd like to see a Hawkeye/Widow movie. Doubt it'll ever happen since both will likely just be relegated to cameos in the bigger core character movies, but I think it'd be a great espionage flick and add another layer to the Marvel films.

 

[The Josh]

No, CA: TFA is the superhero version of Raiders, Avengers is Star Wars: A New Hope AND Return of the Jedi in one insanely fun package. It really shows how LOTR, HP, and Avatar are just NOT Star Wars. They are great experiences (even masterpieces in the case of LOTR) but they just don't exhibit the unadulterated FUN of SW and The Avengers.

I would disagree about fun though. The Lord of the Rings have been the most fun I've ever had in a movie going experience. The Marvel movies while not the same have provided similar fun.

 

[Khev]

I would disagree about fun though. The Lord of the Rings have been the most fun I've ever had in a movie going experience. The Marvel movies while not the same have provided similar fun.

Sure the LOTR have some fun parts, but they aren't two and a half hours+ of UNADULTERATED fun like SW and The Avengers.

 

[jye4ever]

I 100% disagree with this. I purposely try and avoid large crowds in the theater because I HATE when an audience goes wild. I would MUCH rather sit in the funeral procession where I can actually hear the dialogue and not be distracted by hooting and howling. We just go through saying the audience on opening weekend drowned out the brilliant "Puny God" line. That would have pissed me off to no end. That said, I'm fine if everyone laughs/gasps/reacts at the appropriate time in the appropriate degree. My audience was nice and small (a Thursday night) and we all laughed out loud at the jokes, but just enough to not distract or drown out the movie. But when the audience is packed, you get some kind of mob mentality where everyone's reaction is ridiculously over the top and they're just making noise to make noise. This was especially true in Manhattan. And I am so glad to have moved out of there so I can enjoy movies in peace!

That's cool, we each have our likes, wants and dislikes.

For me, I will forever remember the awesome experience of the Avengers midnight show alongside fellow fans.

It's the best theater experience i've had in years, better than the Prequel Trilogy and Kindom of the Crystal Chimps.

That was my correlation to Raiders, great crowd movie, that's all.

TDK was no less of a movie because the audience wasn't laughing out loud or cheering, not that kind of movie.

But Avengers was great in that regard.

 

[Khev]

I'd like to see a Hawkeye/Widow movie. Doubt it'll ever happen since both will likely just be relegated to cameos in the bigger core character movies, but I think it'd be a great espionage flick and add another layer to the Marvel films.

I'd be down for that!

 

[thenammagazine]

I would disagree about fun though. The Lord of the Rings have been the most fun I've ever had in a movie going experience. The Marvel movies while not the same have provided similar fun.

I dunno, I understand where Khev's coming from. While I considered LOTR to be enjoyable, I didn't really consider it "fun." LOTR was more dramatic and rich vs. Avengers which was funnier and considerably more light-hearted. That probably doesn't make sense.

 

[Khev]

I dunno, I understand where Khev's coming from. While I considered LOTR to be enjoyable, I didn't really consider it "fun." LOTR was more dramatic and rich vs. Avengers which was funnier and considerably more light-hearted. That probably doesn't make sense.

My cheeks were seriously hurting from smiling/laughing so much at one point midway through Avengers. Just the fact that the one SHIELD agent in the middle of a crisis was A. playing Galaga and B. went BACK to playing Galaga in middle of said crisis as soon as the boss left the room.

 

[The Josh]

Sure the LOTR have some fun parts, but they aren't two and a half hours+ of UNADULTERATED fun like SW and The Avengers.

Depends on the viewer I guess.