Avengers Gag Reel is Quite Funny
Watch this quick, friends, because it seems that Marvel and Disney are working to shut down all copies of The Avengers gag reel that have hit the Internet. It’s already been taken off Youtube. Fortunately, I found it on Vimeo, so enjoy it while you can! Seriously, it’s quite funny.
The Avengers Item 47 Now Online
Along with all the spectacular deleted scenes from The Avengers (which you can see by scrolling down my homepage), the Item 47 short film has also hit the Internets in glorious fashion. This is just a silly, in-canon tale about a young couple who discover one of the Chitauri weapons that was leftover after the Avengers defeated the alien invasion. And like any young couple struggling in today’s economy, they put the alien ray gun to good use.
Even the short films from the Marvel Movieverse are delightful! Someone out there in movie land should just be making this stuff all the time. I wanted to post all of these videos up as early as possible in case some suit at Marvel/Disney comes through and shuts them all down. Here’s hoping they stay up. But you can check out the deleted scenes here as well as the Hulk deleted scene here.
New Avengers Deleted Scenes Goodies!
UPDATE: Unfortunately, all these videos have since been taken down off the Internet. I guess Marvel actually wants people to buy The Avengers DVD for the extras. Who knew?
After that Hulk deleted scene yesterday, more deleted scenes from The Avengers have hit the web. They’re all pretty sweet, but you can kind of tell why they were deleted. Some are a little long in the tooth, and give away some of the awesomeness that would come later in the film. These are still some fantastic deleted scenes. New Avengers content is like early Christmas!
First we have an alternate opening/closing sequence using Maria Hill to bring us into and out of the movie.
The opening:
The closing:
And then there is this awesome new Captain America intro that showcases his ‘man out of time’ aspect. It even gives us a look at Peggy Carter and that waitress who becomes so important at the of the film.
There is even more Avengers goodness to reveal today! I’ll post some more later.
Cats and Game of Thrones, Together at Last
The insanity of the Internet has finally brought together Lolcats and Game of Thrones.
This delightfully insane piece was done by Herbert Costa, and I found it on Topless Robot.
It also works as a splendid segway into revealing that I’m currently reading my way through the Song of Ice and Fire series by writer George R.R. Martin. I’ve written about the HBO show Game of Thrones before, and I’ve watched both seasons. But recently I decided to start the books as well, because they’re supposed to be very good, and I’m always looking for something to read.
As of right now, I highly recommend both the TV series and the books, for anyone interested. I’m watching the show first and will be reading the books second. Which sadly means I’ll have to wait an entire year until I can read the third book. There are 5 books published so far, with 2 more on the way. I’m currently reading the second book, A Clash of Kings. I’m about halfway through.
The obvious question is: which is better, the books or the show? And I, honestly, don’t have an answer to that. Both are very good, but both are also very similar. The first season of the show, for example, is almost a shot-for-shot adaptation of the first book. The two compliment each other very well. The show provides visual cues to characters and locations, while the book helps put them in context. Both the book and the show are the type of fiction that doesn’t hold your hand when introducing many characters, settings and shared history. Martin and those folks at HBO expect you to be able to keep up, and I’ll admit to getting more than a little lost while watching season 1. Reading the book helped put characters into context.
It’s not exactly the same for the second book and the second season. The two stray further apart. But it’s still a very captivating read. Like I said, I recommend both the books and the show to anyone.
To Hulk or Not To Hulk
Ever wonder why legendary actor Harry Dean Stanton had a brief, uncredited scene in The Avengers alongside Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner? Well it turns out that scene was supposed to be longer! The full deleted scene will be available on the DVD release on Sept. 25. Or you can just watch it now. Fun scene of Hulk-like introspection. If only we all had a Harry Dean Stanton in our lives to help us answer the tough questions.
