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You'll need to cover up the spoilers. The First Avengers spoilers:
Damn.
Damn.
I'd imagine because he's still a very powerful, recognizable symbol in it.
Living Legend brought back from the past.
Plus, frickin ALIEN INVASION. Troop morale is more important than ever.
Chicks dig the costume.
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Yes they do. Directly in fact.
Am I right?!
Nah, movies need to be like the original Star Wars or Jaws for that to be okay IIRC. CA: TFA is still really new. Posters can get really pissed when spoilers are leaked, even accidentally.
Since Auroch wants to keep completely spoiler free:
I liked the WWII one better, even the helmet, which made a lot of sense in a friggin' war and didn't look bad at all.
The modern-day costume was giving me a Captain Condom vibe, but I must say that in the movie it looks much better (minus the helmet) and once he gets it through some action it loses that freshly minted condom look and appears like some cool action armor/suit.
It definitively grew on me, and Evans rocks it.
He doesn't use much the helmet in the movie, anyway.
The movie? IT IS AWESOME.
Joss Whedon is god.
BIG DAMN PAINFUL SPOILER
He was my favourite.
Still sad that there will be no more Agent Coulson.
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Some more in depth feelings (Spoilers abound here):
Mark Ruffalo was perfect as Banner/Hulk. He has a sense of, nervousness around while playing Banner that is perfect. Like he knows what lies beneath at all times. He really stole the show in many places.
RDJ as Iron Man was great as always. It was nice to see Pepper in the movies for a few short scenes. They have great dynamic.
Agent Coulson, noooo! I liked his parts in the movie though. Even after being mortally wounded, his lines were good.
The fight between Iron Man and Thor was pretty great in my opinion...in some ways I liked it the best. The second action sequence was definitely the weakest.
I thought they did a good job of giving the lesser powered folks stuff to do that actually made them useful...but the power gap was definitely noticeable.
Loki was great, and I really enjoyed how he's kind of become unhinged. You could still see jut a shred of the mischievous character he was at the beginning of Thor, but now just completely bonkers. I was kind of underwhelmed with how un-menacing he came off as. He was always getting his ass kicked, or getting one up'ed by the Avengers. In some ways I think that was a good thing, as it showed how desperate he was, and how ultimately he was just a pawn. Hulk beating the crap out of him at the end was perfect.
With regards to post-credits scenes, the US got two of them, one halfway through the credits, and another at the very end.
Halfway through:
Post credits scene:
In comparing both costumes, using the battle worn WW2 outfit and the Battle worn new outfit when he's standing by Thor, they honestly both look good, and I noticed something else.
The WW2 costume was very period. It was heavy, bulky, meant for front assault, very "go army!" in it's mentality, as where the new costume is meant to elicit the same response, but also recognize the evolution of combat apparel.
Really it's just the damn helmet. I think, since everyone and their brother knows Steve Rogers is Cap and there's no need for anonymity, he should just go maskless since it's not like that mask offers any defense whatsoever.
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As has been stated a few times in the thread, basically the helmet is just there because it's an iconic Captain America thing, and he barely wears it in the movie.
He should just not have it at all since he doesn't even wear it and plus most people already know who he is.
Not only that but I'm sure Disney is thankful this will help them break even for the year from John Carter's impact crater earlier this year.
Internet, you're too fucking cynical, I came to see a movie that's like a michael bay movie from an alternate universe where michael bay is extremely competent, and I was not disappointed. The humor was funny, the action was good (some of it okay some of it phenomenal). Some plot elements make no sense
But seriously, it was a blast
Go for it, saw it that way last night, and it was amazing, easily the strongest conversion 3D work I've seen and IMAX actually has decent color saturation and contrast levels compared to RealD, so you can in fact see what the hell is happening.
The extra contrast would be necessary in this one, as a lot of the action in the first 2 acts takes place in fairly low light environments, would probably be muddy and hard to track w/ RealD.
Overall, I loved the shit out of this movie, and am carefully planning when I can see it again. Hulk was awesome, Black Widow got some nice character moments, Hawkeye becomes a total bad-ass in the 3rd act, and the Banner + Stark interplay was to die for.
I'd give it a solid 4.5/5. Has a few melodramatic/overwrought moments, the rest is pure, distilled fuckawesome.
You can imagine me refreshing Fandango several times throughout it(spoilered for length):
On the brighter side, I ordered tickets for this Sunday with some brothers in my fraternity for IMAX 3D. So not as soon as I hoped, but I will see it and it will be glorious.
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I saw it in Real3D and the colors and lighting felt fine to me. A little dark of course, but I didn't have any trouble tracking the action.
Though I did occasionally have my eyes forced out of focus due to the way some of the nearer elements were made 3D. I can't say if that was a problem with the post-processing or my slight far-sightedness causing problems.
Whedon's experience with ensembles really shows. Everyone gets their moments and there are a few group scenes that are fantastic.
Also, I spent a year trying to figure out how they would work Thor into the film given how his film ended. Turns out it's in the most comic-booky way possible, and I love it.
The Prometheus trailer looked gorgeous.
It was..pretty good. Not as good as Iron Man (1) or Hulk in my opinion, but still great.
What I liked:
- Iron Man / Robert Downey Junior. They could release hundres of Iron Man movies and I'd watch them all. He's just..perfect.
- Hulk. Damn, he was kicking some ass. Almost made me forget that Edward Norton could / should've played that role.
- Scarlett Johansson. Her character was kinda boring, but..it's Scarlett Johansson. In a tight bodysuit. What more could you want?
- The action. As expected from a Marvel movie, flawlessly executed.
- Surprisingly, the 3D. I still think 3D is a blight on movies and can't disappear fast enough, but it really didn't bother me here. No "OMG shit flying in your face!" effects, mostly subtle stuff that didn't me wanna claw my eyes out.
What I didn't like:
- Captain America. Bland as hell. Also, that scene set in Stuttgart made me groan..yeah yeah, we get it, Amurrica (fuck yeah!) here to save the day again in Germany. Ugh.
- Loki. Probably my biggest problem with the movie. He's just a weak villain, just as he was in Thor. Yeah, his plan and eventually his army is pretty threatening, but he himself? Nope. I lost count on how many times he got his ass kicked in the movie.
- Consequently and unfortunately, Thor. I don't dislike the character or the actor at all, in the contrary..but what really made him great and enjoyable to watch in his own movie was the interaction with the other characters. Here, he pretty much only interacts with Loki, who I didn't like, so yeah..
Still, an enjoyable movie overall. I don't regret seeing it.
Question regarding the stinger:
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And why does Loki have to be physically threatening? He's not a bruiser, he's a trickster and played that role perfectly. But if you put him in a fistfight, of course he's going to get his ass kicked.
Loki's not a bad fighter, it's just not his strong suit. Being an Asgardian