Avengers Movie *Spoilers*

[merlintocs]

I love the fact that this movie will pretty much allow Whedon to do whatever passion projects he likes with big studio support. Finally people get to see what a lot of us in the geek community have known for years.

I really hope this is the case. He just nailed all aspects here.

[Ness]

I felt this was the perfect and most realistic portrayal of Captain America.

I mean, what can Captain America really do against an invasion of alien armies flying on hover jets?

I love how his shield does not automatically return to him all the time like mjolnir.

I liked how he couldn't beat loki one on one. He shouldn't be able to.

He knows he's underpowered standing besides hulk, thor and iron man, but he's not overawed or feeling sorry for himself, because he still believes he should be there. to save the world.

That's a good point. It kind of rivals the first movie in the facet. The Captain America movie where as a skinny young man, he is deemed "not good enough" to join the army. Of course he finds a way to beat the odds, just like he finds a way to beat the odds with more obstacles in his way: being the future, and being the weakest Avenger in a lot of aspects.

[Gorviss]

Hulk....smash

[Pauly T]

I fully admit these are 2 rather popular and obvious comments, but...

1. Ruffalo is a stand-out as Banner.

2. I've read enough comics to know that this movie's biggest spoiler is not really a spoiler... if you know what I mean.

[Smokey17]

Why do I feel that Coulson for some reason will be back. I just think with Thanos popping up we might see Coulson again. However it might not be good for the Avengers.........

[Van Custo]

then something is truly wrong with your sense of humor. there were many lol moments that didnt involve the hulk, infact "hes adopted" was probably the funniest line in the movie

Yea, everyone in the theater I was at erupted in laughter when Thor said that. That and Loki vs Hulk was the funniest. Also Tony's Shakespeare in the park.

Is it just me that i'm still not bored by Tony Stark/Iron Man after all these movies? I could watch another dozen of Stark/IM flicks. Hulk got to shine but damn Iron Man was pretty awesome too. It's a testament of the superb pick of Downey as Tony.

About the Hulk, it's so fantastic that he stole the show here. Everybody thought he would be the weak link since no films of him has really satisfied anybody, his box office did not deliver, yet amongst all heroes there, Hulk comes out on top of them all and the film may reach I Billion. Seems to me he's ready for another crack at a solo flick.

That was the whole point of the push.

[Blinny]

I loved the line when Banner was walking towards the huge alien and said something along the lines of, "here's the thing, I'm always angry" and instantly transformed and started the beat down.

Loved that SO much.

[sephiroth61787]

[QUOTE=Optimus;15130029]2 scenes I really liked:

1) The Scene where Natasha jumps on cap's shield and he throws her up to take over the alien vehicle

2) Ironman shooting Cap's shield to take out some aliens seemed like a nod to the Marvel Ultimate Aliance video game's Fusian abilities.[/QUOTE]

That was extremely awesome and I'm glad Whedon threw it in there. We all know how they use their powers individually due to each of their own movies, but we hadn't seen the combining of those skills until now.

[Van Custo]

Hands down, the greatest comic book movie I've ever seen. Simply epic.

My favorite parts:

Hulk vs. Loki (of course)
When Hulk punches Thor after they take down the flying alien-worm looking thing.

I've always been a Hulk fan (he is one of my favorites) so this was really a fan boy dream to see him shine on the screen. I've always been in the camp he could take Thor 1v1, so to see them fight was great. Especially since it was clear that Hulk had the upper hand before he got attacked by the fighter jet (I believe he had him over his head and was throwing him through a wall).

Then when he punched him towards the end, it was done in a playful, "big brother picking on his little brother" kind of way. Great stuff. I hope they continue this type of rapport in the sequels.

Yea, their rivalry was transferred from the comics to the movie in a perfect way.

But I saw that scene on the helacarrier differently. Hulk was rampaging mindlessly, while Thor was just trying to get him under control. Basically like every meeting they have in comics. He flat out stopped the Hulk's blow and tried to reason with him, as Thor always does. He never looked like he was trying to seriously hurt him. Especially because they were surrounded by innocent people. He even smiled after getting punched in the face. Sure they landed blows on each other but neither ever looked seriously hurt. It was obvious they kept having Thor lose his hammer because with it, he's too much. Also, with one blow he cracked the cell Loki put him into, and he broke out of it with the next while falling through the sky. That cell was designed to hold and kill the Hulk.

As for the "big brother" part -- pleeease. Don't patronize us Thor fans He hit him because he knows he can take it. Because he feels the rivalry. Because he's got a chip on his shoulder for Thor smacking him around and being the only one that can match him. Thor = bigger brother in your analogy.

You can argue for a slight physical edge for the Hulk, but Thor was clearly more powerful in both movies.

[graffiX]

Yea, their rivalry was transferred from the comics to the movie in a perfect way.

But I saw that scene on the helacarrier differently. Hulk was rampaging mindlessly, while Thor was just trying to get him under control. Basically like every meeting they have in comics. He flat out stopped the Hulk's blow and tried to reason with him, as Thor always does. He never looked like he was trying to seriously hurt him. Especially because they were surrounded by innocent people. He even smiled after getting punched in the face. Sure they landed blows on each other but neither ever looked seriously hurt. It was obvious they kept having Thor lose his hammer because with it, he's too much. Also, with one blow he cracked the cell Loki put him into, and he broke out of it with the next while falling through the sky. That cell was designed to hold and kill the Hulk.

As for the "big brother" part -- pleeease. Don't patronize us Thor fans He hit him because he knows he can take it. Because he feels the rivalry. Because he's got a chip on his shoulder for Thor smacking him around and being the only one that can match him. Thor = bigger brother in your analogy.

You can argue for a slight physical edge for the Hulk, but Thor was clearly more powerful in both movies.

LOL! I was waiting for a Thor fan to chime in!

I respecfully disagree with your assessment. However, instead of derailing this thread in a never ending argument, we'll just have to agree to disagree.

I think we both agree though that this was a great movie....and a wonderful showing for all the characters involved!

(p.s.- I *am* a big brother, and I would always punch or kick my little brother when he least expected it....just to remind him, you know, of who was boss. In case he forgot )

[Vic Vega]

Yea, their rivalry was transferred from the comics to the movie in a perfect way.

But I saw that scene on the helacarrier differently. Hulk was rampaging mindlessly, while Thor was just trying to get him under control. Basically like every meeting they have in comics. He flat out stopped the Hulk's blow and tried to reason with him, as Thor always does. He never looked like he was trying to seriously hurt him. Especially because they were surrounded by innocent people. He even smiled after getting punched in the face. Sure they landed blows on each other but neither ever looked seriously hurt. It was obvious they kept having Thor lose his hammer because with it, he's too much. Also, with one blow he cracked the cell Loki put him into, and he broke out of it with the next while falling through the sky. That cell was designed to hold and kill the Hulk.

As for the "big brother" part -- pleeease. Don't patronize us Thor fans He hit him because he knows he can take it. Because he feels the rivalry. Because he's got a chip on his shoulder for Thor smacking him around and being the only one that can match him. Thor = bigger brother in your analogy.

You can argue for a slight physical edge for the Hulk, but Thor was clearly more powerful in both movies.

What is good about it is you could see it either way.

Before the fighter jet shows up, depending on your point of view, Hulk was either beating Thor around the H-carrier or Thor was matching Hulk blow for blow.

But Hulk did one shot the Space Whale/Ship thingy and took the alien salvo without any damage.

[graffiX]

Why do I feel that Coulson for some reason will be back. I just think with Thanos popping up we might see Coulson again. However it might not be good for the Avengers.........

I hope Coulson does NOT come back. Don't get me wrong, I loved the character....but I think it was important for him to die. Afterall, he did say "This would have never worked if they didn't have something....." and I assume the last part was going to be "to avenge". Perfect line.

[Van Custo]

What is good about it is you could see it either way.

Before the fighter jet shows up, depending on your point of view, Hulk was either beating Thor around the H-carrier or Thor was matching Hulk blow for blow.

But Hulk did one shot the Space Whale/Ship thingy and took the alien salvo without any damage.

Yes but honestly, those things were dropping like flies Lol. A whole swarm of alien ships were destroyed when Thor used his lightning. And if Hulk one shotted the thing, we both know Thor's hammer could as well. We all know what we saw from the Hulk was pretty much what Hulk does, but what we saw from Thor was maybe 50% of his full abilities and power. Also, Thor never looked hurt either except that little blood when Loki stabbed him. Don't get me wrong, Hulk stole the show, I like him, but it was obvious Thor was pulled back a bit so Hulk could shine.

@ graffiX, nah dude, it's not derailing -- we're discussing the movie and scenes from it. It's all good. However you want to see the helacarrier scene, I still stand by my statement: You can argue for a slight physical edge for the Hulk, but Thor was clearly more powerful in both movies. The sheer versatility of his powers is enough to lock that down. Hulk fans often forget that Thor always fights Hulk in Hulk's element, trading blow for blow in a fist fight -- but Hulk never fights Thor in Thor's element. Because he can't.

[Blinny]

I keep thinking about how awesome this movie was, and in my head I hear the very distinct, high-pitched sound-effect of Iron Man's blasters.

I don't mind it at all :)

[Rheged]

something i did notice that was bothersome, but didn't impact my overall enjoyment:

1. why is the council asking fury where the avengers are? some of them i can understand, but isn't tony's identity public at this point? hello, just go ring his doorbell if you want to know where he is?

Yep, they know at least where one Avenger is, since Stark isn't exactly a wall flower. I wasn't really all that impressed by the Council and their 'intelligence.' I'm also wondering who they are supposed to correspond to?

I love the fact that this movie will pretty much allow Whedon to do whatever passion projects he likes with big studio support. Finally people get to see what a lot of us in the geek community have known for years.

This would be GREAT!