biggest failing was the sudden + inexplicable turnaround of hulk from uncontrollable rage monster to valuable team player, but obv the movie is v rewarding if you just go with it so
I thought it was pretty obvious in the movie why there was such a difference between his two metamorphoses... Banner has learned to control him changing to Hulk to some degree (see his "I'm always angry" comment), but the first time he transforms he's shocked by the attack to the helicarrier, plus he doesn't trust Black Widow and the other S.H.I.E.L.D. folks, feeling that they've lured him in to use him – hence Hulk's angry at everything and everyone around him. The second time, however, Banner transforms at will, not because of some shock, and he trusts the good guys and knows who the bad guys are, so Hulk goes to attack the latter.
― Tuomas, Monday, 10 September 2012 20:33 (twelve years ago) link
So it isn't random or inexplicable, it's part of his character arc.
― Tuomas, Monday, 10 September 2012 20:34 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah that's a good point. His mindset going into the transformation affects the direction of Hulk's rage. And of course talking with Harry Dean Stanton.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 10 September 2012 23:15 (twelve years ago) link
Ta-da
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDajL441mZc
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 25 September 2012 19:35 (eleven years ago) link
lol @ the repair scene, good call
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Tuesday, 25 September 2012 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
"gay bane"
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Monday, 8 October 2012 17:11 (eleven years ago) link
leather boobs
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 8 October 2012 17:17 (eleven years ago) link
"which doesn't matter, because that shot was awesome" does sum it up
― da croupier, Monday, 8 October 2012 17:19 (eleven years ago) link
Q: What’s most important in shooting a film?A: What’s really important is storytelling. None of it matters if it doesn’t support the story.I thought “The Avengers” was an appalling film. They’d shoot from some odd angle and I’d think, why is the camera there? Oh, I see, because they spent half a million on the set and they have to show it off. It took me completely out of the movie. I was driven bonkers by that illogical form of storytelling.
A: What’s really important is storytelling. None of it matters if it doesn’t support the story.
I thought “The Avengers” was an appalling film. They’d shoot from some odd angle and I’d think, why is the camera there? Oh, I see, because they spent half a million on the set and they have to show it off. It took me completely out of the movie. I was driven bonkers by that illogical form of storytelling.
Wally Pfister on The Avengers
http://arts.heraldtribune.com/2012-10-16/section/home/q-a-with-oscar-winning-cinematographer-wally-pfister/
― Alba, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 09:25 (eleven years ago) link
why do they keep referring to Inception as The Inception
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:16 (eleven years ago) link
i was going to rofl at dude who shot batfilms complaining about an "illogical form of storytelling" but it sounds like he didn't care for the batshit either in that interview
― da croupier, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:26 (eleven years ago) link
he still shot them though
― Number None, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:29 (eleven years ago) link
oh if he was the bateditor i'd definitely be roffling
― da croupier, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:30 (eleven years ago) link
instead of showing off the set like a hack, batcarvaggio was more interested in making sure the lighting on the turdmobiles looked natural
― da croupier, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:35 (eleven years ago) link
article buries the lede imo
On Tuesday, dressed in jeans, and a black polo shirt with several silver rings on each hand (the two on the right are skulls), he addressed everything from his many projects with award-winning director Christopher Nolan to a recent feature he considered “appalling.”
― da croupier, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:40 (eleven years ago) link
"Black polo shirt" with all the Affliction stuff on the back.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:43 (eleven years ago) link
"life model decoy" right out the gate, lol
FINALLY seeing this damn movie for the first time
― Raymond Cummings, Saturday, 20 October 2012 18:49 (eleven years ago) link
Wasn't disappointed, didn't top The Dark Knight though
― Raymond Cummings, Sunday, 21 October 2012 00:35 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/joss-whedon-avengers-2-script-446540
In the current version of the story, Whedon teases the introduction of a brother-sister duo from "back in the day" and, of course, new villains, on which he is keeping mum.
Some speculation he's referring to Quicksilver & The Scarlet Witch. Fun reason for Marvel to get Quicksilver on screen is that, by having both a super-archer and a super-speedster in the Avengers, they make Justice League that much more unlikely.
― da croupier, Saturday, 27 April 2013 02:10 (eleven years ago) link
Scarlet Witch!?!? You mean #14 in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" !?!?!?!?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 27 April 2013 13:10 (eleven years ago) link
There's been an internet theory going around for a while that Agent Coulson didn't completely die in the movie, and that he'll become The Vision in Avengers 2, and that the "cellist" he mentions seeing is actually Wanda Maximoff. (Also, Coulson was was probably trying to recruit her to join the Avengers, not dating her, as he claims to Pepper.) If The Scarlet Witch is actually gonna be in the A2, then the theory could be true.
Regardless of whether The Vision is in, I think SW is pretty likely to be in the next movie though. They gotta include more female heroes besides Black Widow, and SW and Wasp are the most iconic female Avengers, but I suspect Wasp migth look a bit silly on the big screen, so SW seems like a more likely choice.
― Tuomas, Sunday, 28 April 2013 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
Coulson is presumably appearing in the TV series, though, as Clark Gregg is the primary cast member last I heard. So we'll find out soon enough.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 28 April 2013 18:28 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, the vision thing seems pretty likely. they're definitely integrating that actor into the longterm plans for the franchise in the same way as sam jackson
― brb buying poppers w/my employee discount (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 28 April 2013 19:39 (eleven years ago) link
Wouldn't mind a bit of Ultron.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 28 April 2013 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
I like the versatility they're building into this franchise -- I hope they're willing to take advantage of it. Large scale superheroics and smaller scale espionage stuff, cosmic and terrestrial, theatrical releases and tv. Guardians of the Galaxy and a Hawkeye/Black Widow comedy-adventure (in a Romancing the Stone vein) in the same storytelling universe -- why not?
― WilliamC, Sunday, 28 April 2013 20:58 (eleven years ago) link
they just got the Daredevil rights back too...
― Number None, Sunday, 28 April 2013 22:35 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PerIAuv27SQ
― Number None, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
looks quippy
― Number None, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 21:03 (eleven years ago) link
i am unrealistically hopeful.
― UTW, USA, ILX LIFER (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 21:05 (eleven years ago) link
^^^
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 21:05 (eleven years ago) link
so they're doing power man now with this?getting a very BBC vibe off the trailer.
― UTW, USA, ILX LIFER (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 21:07 (eleven years ago) link
FYI!
S.H.I.E.L.D. -- Marvel meets Joss Whedon meets...TV!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 21:08 (eleven years ago) link
http://24.media.tumblr.com/50ea70cf0ea25a2f7488fe3006883bcb/tumblr_mq9lh7277g1qzvnpdo1_500.jpg
― Number None, Sunday, 21 July 2013 09:23 (eleven years ago) link
OK I'm hoping that's not a hoax
― "Turkey In The Straw" coming from someplace in the clouds (Sparkle Motion), Sunday, 21 July 2013 18:07 (eleven years ago) link
There's a reason I already started this thread, folks:
The Avengers 2 -- Age of Ultron
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 21 July 2013 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
i finally watched this
yeesh
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 8 August 2014 14:34 (ten years ago) link
I still can't figure out how so maybe people praised the hell out of this
― Maggie killed Quagmire (collest baby ever) (frogbs), Friday, 8 August 2014 14:39 (ten years ago) link
will admit i'm not in a rush to see it a second time, though that's partially cuz of word the sound mix is very "mumblemumblemumbleKABOOOM" on dvd
― da croupier, Friday, 8 August 2014 14:46 (ten years ago) link
but there was also was a bit of novelty rush when seen in theaters by people eagerly anticipating the team-up
― da croupier, Friday, 8 August 2014 14:47 (ten years ago) link
as opposed haters hating from their little entertainment room of hate
Hey, don't worry:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BuYVniuIEAEPXUr.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 8 August 2014 14:49 (ten years ago) link
This movie held up surprisingly well on a second viewing. OTOH, if you do not enjoy superhero flicks, don't bother watching it.
BL
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 8 August 2014 17:32 (ten years ago) link
This might sound stupid but: see if there's just a 2.0 stereo option. I was seriously worrying I'd started to lose my hearing from too many loud shows, headphones up too high, etc until I realized that most DVDs released nowadays default to 5.1 and other exotic stereo setups and make dialog impossible to understand for those of us with normal-people TVs. I was watching Thunderball the other day and was wondering what the hell was going on until I realized that this movie from 19-fucking-65, released in mono, defaulted to a 5.1 remix.
― You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Friday, 8 August 2014 17:38 (ten years ago) link
looking for a 2.0 mix is the first thing I do on just about any dvd.
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 8 August 2014 17:51 (ten years ago) link
Also realized I signed my initials to previous post, lol@work.
thanks for the tip re: stereo. i've got a ps3 going into a goofy old tv so i'll give that a look
― da croupier, Friday, 8 August 2014 17:53 (ten years ago) link
who knows what kind of profit they could've turned with an agent coulson movie
― JIM THOMETHEUS (zachlyon), Sunday, May 6, 2012 2:06 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 8 August 2014 18:07 (ten years ago) link
i gave this another shot. it got better.
things this movie has going for it:
- robert downey jr- some pretty wikkid fights
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 10 August 2014 00:41 (ten years ago) link
Yeah but that battle vs aliens in the city was freaking interrrrminabllllle. Liked the SHIELD helicarrier battles, tho.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Sunday, 10 August 2014 02:48 (ten years ago) link
i think i sort of snoozed off during that scene
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 10 August 2014 11:17 (ten years ago) link