Welp, just got back from seeing the Avengers. And it. Was. Awesome. I haven’t seen a movie in theaters for ages, but this was completely worth it. If only there were an IMAX theater close enough for me to see it there!

I have to say, I don’t really get why everyone’s so gaga over Hawkeye. Hulk was clearly the best part of the film.

EDIT: Non-spoilery review: if you haven’t seen this thing, go see it. It’s amazing. I really have no complaints about it. A few parts in the beginning maybe dragged a teensy bit, but once they got into action, it was just nonstop awesome from there. It made me laugh, it made me maybe have a couple of manly (womanly, I guess) tears, and there were sufficient “Aha!” moments for me that I didn’t feel like it was mindless. Everyone was gloriously in-character, and I reiterate that while Hawkeye was pretty cool, the Hulk completely stole the show from everyone.

And very spoilery stuff:

Okay, normally, I don’t like the Hulk because let’s face it, he’s kind of boring, but in The Avengers he’s just hilarious! I actually liked Mark Ruffalo.

Yeah, seeing the component films isn’t really necessary, and none of them really stand up to The Avengers anyway, except perhaps the original Iron Man.

Excellent summary. One note, though.

but actually from the plant Asgard

ROFL

I watched the Les Miserables movie. It was . . . short

Missed this.

WHICH movie? there’s like a million.

The one with Liam Neelson and Geoffrey Rush.

The one with Liam Neelson and Geoffrey Rush.

That one sucks, ugh.
It completely misses the point of the book.

We watched the Liam Neeson one in one if my classes instead of reading the book.

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KARAMAZOVA RAGE

Does it make the ragers feel better that the movie sparked my interest in the book, so I kind of want to read it now? The movie was okay for a movie (without knowing how much it butchered the source material), but Cossette really irritated me.

I thought it was a bit silly, too, for a literature class to have us watch a movie based on a book instead of just reading the damn book. Her argument was that it was too long.

Hulk was clearly the best part of the film.

This. I went tonight, thought it was pretty cool, and the Hulk was obviously the winner. The rest of it was fine, though not worth hyperventilating over.

Does it make the ragers feel better that the movie sparked my interest in the book, so I kind of want to read it now?

I’ll be honest, the movie did that for me, too. Which is good. What I don’t understand are teachers who substitute the movie (any movie) for the book. Many of my friends have had the experience in their academic careers, and few of them wanted to go on and read the books. It’s ok that books get made into movies, I just wish teachers wouldn’t unintentionally imply that watching the movie is almost as good (or, in the case of some teachers, as good) as reading the book. Books and movies are two totally different experiences (which I’m sure we all know, so I’m kinda preaching to the choir here). It just really irritates me when the book is so amazing (like Les Miserables) and the movie is so ridiculous in comparison.

OK, my rant’s over. :)

The rest of it was fine, though not worth hyperventilating over.

Yeah, it’s not a thinking man’s film, it’s just damn fun. Which is what it set out to do, so it’s a great movie by my standards. It’s not a Christopher Nolan Batman movie, but honestly, I’m glad it isn’t. I almost feel like those movies would be tarnished by imitators.

Also, while I watch Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, I’m sitting there thinking ‘Oh, this is really good’ but with Avengers, it’s just so much more fun to watch. I have a special place in my heart for movies I can geek out over with my geeky friends. Thus the hyperventilating. A guilt-free guilty pleasure in my book. :)

lol you said power levels lol

Seriously, though, playing rock paper scissors with superhero characters is beyond ordinary levels of geekiness.

Yeah, those kinds of things go completely over my head.

For me, the biggest flaw of the movie was that the antagonists’ motives were not very well defined. Loki was a lot of fun to watch, but I had no idea what was going on with the alien deal, etc.. I knew the basics, but it was still kind of sketchy for me. I can see why it happened- the movie really focused on the team more than the adversary, so maybe now that the Avengers are better established, the next movie can really flesh out the villain.

(Oddly enough, this is the trajectory of the Batman movies, but Scarecrow and Ra’s Al Ghul were pretty well defined, I think, mostly because the message was hammered at the audience again and again.)

He’s a master of chaos, not master of clearly defined and sensible plans.

Yeah, I had a feeling that this is what Loki is supposed to be (haven’t read the comics, so don’t take me as a reliable source). But the mythological Loki was definitely a trickster and not above stirring some mischief just for the lulz. I think the movie didn’t go too far with that just because of the Joker comparisons, which I completely understand, but it left the waters kind of muddy.

Anyway, I love the Loki in the myths, so I’m slightly disappointed that we didn’t see the original troll on screen.

I think Loki’s plan was presented as a lot more complex/convoluted than it was.

I mean, seriously… he still kicks ass and is a legitimate threat, but… wat.

Meh. It seemed like he spent most of the time beating up on regular schmoes.

I don’t know, he struk me as more of a schemer.

Yes, you’re right, I take back what I said before. It’s more obvious in Thor than in Avengers though…I guess his logic went a little slipshod after his incident.

Is this Tesseract thing the same source of energy that the Frost Giants were trying to steal in Thor or is that some other blue mystical energy source?

Nopedy nope, SWQ. That was a casket that freezes stuff. The Cosmic Cube/Tesseract is from Captain America: The First Avenger.

EDIT: Yeah, Sansa. Hydra found it in Norway during WWII and used it to power energy weapons and stuff. Then it got dropped in the Atlantic Ocean. Then Howard Stark fished it out, and worked on it, then hid it. Then Tony Stark found it during Iron Man 2 (I’m guessing on this part, because I haven’t seen Iron Man 2).

Pretty much. “Alter reality” and what have you.

“Tesseract” makes me think of Madeline L’Engle.

Yes! I loved A Wrinkle In Time.

“Low-Key” Lyesmith!

I just got to that part in American Gods. Wow, I’m stupid for not realizing it beforehand. facepalm

So apparently The Avengers cast played DDR until five in the morning at Hawkeye’s house. And Loki always won. This will never not be funny.

Currently watching a version of HMS Pinafore.

Gilbert and Sullivan FTW

“Low-Key” Lyesmith!

JUST NOW realized not only Low-Key(Loki) but also Lye-smith(lie-smith!!!!!!)

Brain asplode.

Isn’t is about wolves trying to eat Liam Neeson? Or something? Anyway, I might have to see it now.

I am officially disturbed.

The Grey is about Liam Neeson and six other oil workers being stranded in the artic after surviving a bloody plain crash. They have to hike south, while battling blizzards, each other, and a pack of wolves whose territory they’re intruding upon. There’s also a deeper emotional and philosophical side.

I have now seen The Grey. I thought it was alright. Depressing, but it was well done. I felt really cold the whole time I was watching it, though.

I feel the same, BlueMask! I just watched it yesterday and I was pleasantly surprised to say the lease. :D

Oh, my god, that Shiitake Mushroom page is the best thing I’ve ever seen.

The new II error page, I assume. And it is really great.

That error page has been here for weeks now, though.

...WHERE.

I was about to answer your question before I realized you posted the links in the first place. (Unless you are genuine, in which case check your links.)

Here, Willow, you might be able to see it through here.

Avengers

Saw Tintin. As great as everyone said it was. A really fun throwback/knowing nod to Raiders and Last Crusade.

Saw Chernobyl Diaries. Not too bad, in my opinion. I wrote up some thoughts, if anyone’s interrested.

I saw that you were the last one to post in this thread, Inspector, and I thought, “I bet it’s Les Mis pictures.” I was close. ;)

I saw that you were the last one to post in this thread, Inspector, and I thought, “I bet it’s Les Mis pictures.” I was close. ;)

I’m the forum Les Mis Twit. :D

That is going to epic!!! An amazing story with an amazing cast! Can’t wait to see it!

I NO RITE.

Actually, I’m kind of apprehensive about Crowe. He looks a bit too cuddly for Javert.

I saw the trailer and it looks interesting even if I have no idea what the plot is I may see it when it is out of theaters.

It’s about a convict who gets out of jail after serving 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread. After an encounter with a Bishop, he decides to turn his life around for good and breaks his parole and going into hiding, emerging as a new man. He devotes his life to raising an orphan girl, who thinks of him as her father. Throughout the years, he keeps running into Javert, an officer of the law who wants to bring him to justice, and ends up fighting at the barricades during the student revolution of 1832.

In a nutshell.

Really, I can’t do it justice, but it is my favourite book ever and I’m super excited for the movie. (I love the musical so much. But not as much as the book.)

It’s about a convict who gets out of jail after serving 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread. After an encounter with a Bishop, he decides to turn his life around for good and breaks his parole and going into hiding, emerging as a new man. He devotes his life to raising an orphan girl, who thinks of him as her father. Throughout the years, he keeps running into Javert, an officer of the law who wants to bring him to justice, and ends up fighting at the barricades during the student revolution of 1832.

Yes perfect.

(Curse me for not having those images saved!)

The Les Mis trailer gave me goosebumps!! That has to be one of my favorite musicals of all times! SO EXCITED! AND IT’S COMING OUT AROUND ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE HOBBIT!! Guys, it’s going to be an EPIC winter!

The Great Gatsby anyone?

My thoughts on Amanda Seyfried are, “has she been in anything not Twilighty?” Regardless of her actual credits, she just feels like the person who’s in stuff targeted at teen girls and nothing else.

She was also Lily Kane in Veronica Mars. I’m not really sure why we’re hating on her.

Kate Beaton says we’re going to have to shut down the B Files

Amanda Seyfried is pretty. What are you going to do about it?

Never saw Veronica Mars. Just… I dunno, I get weird about actors. Some just annoy me for various reasons. Like… Robin Williams. Or Channing Tatum. With Amanda Seyfried, it’s just she always looks so smug.

With Amanda Seyfried, it’s just she always looks so smug.

Yes! I never realized it, but she totally does! (Still doesn’t mean I don’t like her.)

I enjoyed it, and I haven’t read the book. Then again, I still knew some things that weren’t explained because of wikipedia.

Making Money or Going Postal? Going Postal’s the earlier of the two books. And I’m going to have to look that one up, mainly because Moist is (usually) my favorite Discworld character. (It varies depending on what I’m reading. )

bq.Presumably the producers/screenwriters thought a superhero movie about domestic violence wouldn’t go over well with the public and therefore did not include Ant Man and Wasp.

Oh yikes, I never knew their story went that far! From what I remember, one of them just cheated on the other and then break up.

EDIT: “From what I remember” being what I’ve read about them, not from actual comics.