The Avengers Panel - Comic Con 2010 - Cast And Director Introduced

[Tribal Warfare]

[ThaVirus]

Just watched it. Knee-jerk reaction says its the most satisfying movie I've ever watched. This is definitely one I want to talk about so Ill go into more detail tomorrow..

[bowener]

I am not one to clap or cheer during a movie, but...

Spoiler!

when Hulk turned Loki into a godly rag doll, I verbally expressed my pleasure... along with the rest of the audience. Awesome scene. Even if it was silly.

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by bowener

I am not one to clap or cheer during a movie, but...

Spoiler!

when Hulk turned Loki into a godly rag doll, I verbally expressed my pleasure... along with the rest of the audience. Awesome scene. Even if it was silly.

Spoiler!

Hulk: right God

[BWillie]

Am I the only one that laughed out loud when i watched the trailer to this? Thor lol, Scarlett Johanssen as a super hero lol. Looks lame to me but I guess iif so many ppl are saying it is good ill go see it. Still think they just should have made ironman 3

[Aries Walker]

Iron Man 3 starts shooting in about a month.

[Amnorix]

So I'm not a huge comic book fan, but I grew up watching and enjoying every TV show and movie based on comic book characters.

I will need to see it a couple more times, but my immediate reaction walking out of the theater is that that was the best superhero movie I've ever seen. I really, REALLY enjoyed it. Really good plot, character interaction, action scenes and the writing was fantastic. I probably had more laugh out loud moments in that movie than any other movie that wasn't a comedy. Just a really FUN movie.

The buildup to The Avengers was long, but oh-so-worth it. They met and even exceeded the high expectations.

Thor 2 - 2013 - with all main characters (including the delicious Natalie Portman) back. Anthony Hopkins is also back as Odin. Filming begins in 3 months. Loki will be in it but reportedly won't be the main villain.

Ironman 3 - 2013 (filming begins in 5 weeks)

Captain America 2 - currently scheduled to be released 2014


Hulk -- nothing specific in the works for Hulk 2, but the actor who played the Hulk has a 6 movie deal to play the character

Good stuff!

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by Wallcrawler

Spoiler!

Im just saying, if you actually read the comics, then the expectation for an Avenger to die in a theatrical movie is pretty far out of left field. Especially so in the first one where they initially form the group.

Helluva team. You all get together, and already one of you is dead. Maybe this Avengers thing wasnt such a great idea. Heh.

The only time any of them started kicking off was in that shitty Civil War storyline where a clone of Thor (still can't believe they actually went that route.....) kills Giant Man, and of course it ends with the death of Captain America.

It looks like theyre going for the Infinity Gauntlet story arc though, which is going to be kick-ass. I think that not just because its Thanos, but the manner in which they introduced him, with that alien dude saying that "To challenge the humans is to court death.

In the Infinity Gauntlet story, Thanos was obsessed, and in love with death. Hearing that line delivered and then seeing the smile from Thanos seals the deal.

We wont be seeing any mains die anytime soon, thankfully so. Maybe Nolan will throw us a swerve and off Batman for you. Never know. Last movie he is doing, same for Bale and the rest, and Bane did break him in half in the comics.


As far as the idea of Iron Man getting stranded in Thanos' realm...I suppose it could be okay, but Id rather see him against some of his classic enemies. I dont know what the fecking holdup is with getting The Mandarin introduced. Thats crazy. Going into the third film in the franchise and still no Mandarin. Probably Crimson Dynamo or Titanium Man next, which might be kind of a drag. We've already had two movies where the main villain has some form of Starktech style armor. A third in a row would be getting dangerously close to stale.

Also consider that some of the best parts of the Iron Man films are Tony's banter with Pepper and Rhodes. If he's basicly pulling the Iron Man version of Castaway, there's not going to be much opportunity in there for Stark's witty banter and one-liners.

Lastly, it goes back to the movie being about them first forming the Avengers. You cant have some catastrophic fail like the death of one of them, or Stark getting stranded in another universe. It had to end the way it did, with the good guys all kicking ass (and surviving), Loki gets dragged back to Asgard in chains, casting aside the cheap death of the villain in favor of what happens in the books, and the forming of the team considered a resounding success.

Spoiler!

I've been waiting for this story to be a movie since I was 12 years old. It gives me chills to the core. it just seems like it's being a little rushed. It's going to take a hell of a lot more than just the Avengers to take on Thanos if he does indeed get his hands on the gems.
supposedly the marvel universe is about to get real Cosmic real fast. So we'll see how it goes, but can they really move forward without the Silver Surfer or Warlock or Galactus. We're gonna be missing some huge pieces I imagine.

[007]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

So I'm not a huge comic book fan, but I grew up watching and enjoying every TV show and movie based on comic book characters.

I will need to see it a couple more times, but my immediate reaction walking out of the theater is that that was the best superhero movie I've ever seen. I really, REALLY enjoyed it. Really good plot, character interaction, action scenes and the writing was fantastic. I probably had more laugh out loud moments in that movie than any other movie that wasn't a comedy. Just a really FUN movie.

The buildup to The Avengers was long, but oh-so-worth it. They met and even exceeded the high expectations.

Thor 2 - 2013 - with all main characters (including the delicious Natalie Portman) back. Anthony Hopkins is also back as Odin. Filming begins in 3 months. Loki will be in it but reportedly won't be the main villain.

Ironman 3 - 2013 (filming begins in 5 weeks)

Captain America 2 - currently scheduled to be released 2014


Hulk -- nothing specific in the works for Hulk 2, but the actor who played the Hulk has a 6 movie deal to play the character

Good stuff!

6?

damn

[Deberg_1990]

I appreciated the fact that Marvel could have just settled and made an average movie (*cough* Transformers *cough*) with these characters and still made a sh*tload of money but refused to do that. They aimed high. They hired the right creative talent, actors, etc.

They got so many of the small details right and made a great story......Captain America became the team leader on the ground, Stark was the "Lone wolf" at first who came around in the end, The Thor and Loki brother drama was great, they finally got the Hulk right and made him the star of the flick.



The list goes on.....How the team doubted SHIELDs true intentions.....Fury was a commanding leader of SHIELD...they even made me care about Black Widow and Hawkeye and i honestly didnt think i would care much about them going in. Just amazing the work Whedon accomplished here. Its really nice to see him have this huge payoff success after so many years of being a "geek" cult god.

[Aries Walker]

Originally Posted by Guru

6?

damn

I'm guessing 2 Avengers movies and 4 cameos. I'm not convinced that they're all that excited about making another Hulk movie.

[Micjones]

Can't wait to see this. If it weren't for a new episode of House I'd go see it after work.
Ah well... Tuesday night though! "Avengers" is MINE! And for $4 at Cinemark!

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by BWillie007

Am I the only one that laughed out loud when i watched the trailer to this? Thor lol, Scarlett Johanssen as a super hero lol. Looks lame to me but I guess iif so many ppl are saying it is good ill go see it. Still think they just should have made ironman 3

Scarlett Johanssen isn't really a super hero in the sense that I think of it (Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America). She is a master assassin/agent of SHIELD. You may be aware of that but I just wanted to clarify in case you weren't.

[kaplin42]

Originally Posted by Valiant

Seriously, though it is an anime or animated movie.. Go watch planet Hulk, it is on streaming netflix..

Watched this over the weekend before seeing Avengers, it was pretty awesome.

[kaplin42]

Saw the movie last night. It was epic. I don't read the comics, but watch animated stuff when ever I see it.

In any event, the movie did everthing that's already been mentioned. Action, character development, comedy, special FX, all of it top notch.

I would ask one of the more informed comic readers to spoiler Thanos for me a bit please. Just a basic who is he/it"?

[mr. tegu]

So The Incredible Hulk was on FX last night and I have to say Edward Norton cannot even come close to Mark Ruffalo as far as being Bruce Banner/The Hulk. I found myself not being convinced that Norton was a doctor or that he was a good transition to The Hulk. Norton did not have the same presence or mysterious genious to him that Ruffalo had in the Avengers. As has already been mentioned Ruffalo just looks like he could transfer to the Hulk. As Dr. Banner, Ruffalo exhibited much more of a believable and tormented side than Norton did. I am convinced that Ruffalo had just as much a part, if not more in The Hulk stealing the show than the writing and story did.