Category Archives: Avengers
Edgar Wright Knows What We Want
Chalk another one up to my random, obscure pop culture blog changing the world, but no sooner do I mention I want to see Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man movie than he tweets this picture:
That was Tweeted Saturday morning, so right in the middle of The Avengers making their $200 million+ opening weekend. Is it possible that Edgar Wright is starting to realize that he could be a part of that? That everybody wants to see his Ant-Man film, and that I’m not the only one who wants his Ant-Man to be in Avengers 2?
Stop teasing us, Edgar! Make that movie!
The Avengers Reject Batman
The Avengers parody video continue! Because that movie made $200 million+ at the US box office over the weekend, a certain Caped Crusader with a movie out in July is getting a little antsy. And if you can’t beat’em, join’em! If they’ll let you. Also there’s Robin in it, so I’m definitely going to post it. The video may also have some off-color humor if you’re not into that kind of thing.
Check out this funny video from Booya Pictures.
The Avengers to Break $200 Million with Opening Weekend!
Holy crap that’s awesome!! The Avengers is going to make $200.03 million this weekend! That completely shatters the last record breaker: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, which had about $167 million only last year. I knew The Avengers was going to be popular, but nobody predicted it would be this popular! $200 million!! Jeez louise!
And it’s already made twice that internationally!
Another kind of Avengers ‘record’
Check out my review of The Avengers to understand why it’s so awesome. This is absolutely spectacular news. It means we’ll definitely be getting more Marvel movies in the future! And definitely more Avengers!
Also, fun trivia, the first movie to break $100 million in one weekend was the first Spider-Man film. So it’s great to know that the world loves superheroes as much as I do!
Review: The Avengers
The Avengers was phenomenal. It was amazing. It was deliriously wicked. It was the perfect blend of mind-blowing action and heart-tugging giddiness. I could wear out the Thesaurus with the ways in which The Avengers movie lived up to everything I had hoped, and shined in ways I could not have imagined. We comic book geeks have been waiting for this movie our entire lives (and more specifically, since 2008), and Marvel Comics and director Joss Whedon have delivered a superhero extravaganza!
The new kings and queen of Hollywood
The Avengers is not only now the definitive superhero movie, it has raised the bar for all Hollywood blockbusters that will ever be made from this day forth.
Rating: 5/5: Great!
With The Avengers, this grand, long-gestating experiment by the Marvel movie people has come to glorious fruition. I always had faith that they could pull it off. Iron Man in 2008 was a brilliant film, and when Samuel L. Jackson appeared at the very end and teased ‘The Avengers Initiative’, I knew there was hope. Then The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger, all came along over the past few years, each one exciting and highly entertaining. I’m a fan of all of these films. But could Marvel really pull off The Avengers? Could they not only bring all of these major characters together into one film, but have it make sense and live up to the overwhelming hype?
I should be ashamed for even including those questions in my review. The answer is so incredibly ‘HELLS YES!!’ that I’m almost afraid of having my Internet License revoked.
Every Avenger gets a moment (or more) to shine. The humor is legitimately funny and delightful. The fights and action scenes are clear and exciting, with no blurring or over-editing. The Avengers are people first, action stars second; with a lot of character-based drama. Loki as the villain is far better here than he was in Thor, and easily carries the antagonist role. The climax was sufficiently chilling and climactic.
And the Hulk absolutely steals the show, smashing his way into our hearts. I could not be more pleased with this movie.
Some **SPOILERS** to follow.
Avengers was Awesome! Review Forthcoming!
Quick review: The Avengers was freakin’ awesome! Everything I wanted it to be, and more. Hulk was awesome. I’m currently working on my official, full length review. But considering I went to the midnight showing and then had work this morning at 7 a.m., it’s not done yet. So stay tuned to share in my geektacular opinions later this morning or afternoon.
Oh man, that movie was fantastic!
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