tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post6233123826232340175..comments2024-03-29T11:25:48.458-04:00Comments on my new plaid pants: I'm Holding Out For A Hero(es)Jason Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-82102902884156423382012-05-09T08:02:22.432-04:002012-05-09T08:02:22.432-04:00@ Drew F:
Totally agree with you. Watching The A...@ Drew F:<br /><br />Totally agree with you. Watching The Avengers was like reading a comic book. Ang Lee tried to translate into the big screen the whole "comic book language" but, honestly, dividing the screen into squares and rectangles -- to make it look like a comic book page -- simply isn't that.<br /><br />I think Joss Whedon's done an amazing job. And I highly doubt anyone else could have done it better.<br /><br />I watched it again yesterday -- at least to me, the movie still looks fantastic after a second viewing.Evenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-47686962503010917292012-05-09T02:03:00.071-04:002012-05-09T02:03:00.071-04:00Not being particularly sensitive (or knowledgeable...Not being particularly sensitive (or knowledgeable, for that matter) about framing and shot construction and the like (though I like to think I can appreciate when it is particularly good and/or interesting), I cant comment much about that part of the movie or whether or not it should bother you. <i>However</i>, being the (quite obviously) total fanboy that I am I can tell you that Mr. Whedon hit pretty much EVERY SINGLE comic-nerd button he could. All of the random fighting in the beginning of the movie is one of two major reasons why most people read comics: showdowns between peoples' favorite characters. Everyone has a favorite (of the choices, I happen to be a Capt. America guy) and they want to see them punch everybody else's face in.<br /><br />Also, to RJ who commented that the parts where people were standing around soliloquizing are boring: have you ever read a comic book? Thats how exposition happens. Fantastical, cosmos-altering stories are the other reason most people read comics, and that requires ALOT of exposition. It makes the action have that much more meaning when it does happen. Im actually really glad they've started to have more of that element in the movies. It adds a bit of <i>mysterium tremendum et fascinans</i> to the whole thing that I, for one, truly enjoy. If you dont, thats fine. But I suggest that you skip <i>Avengers 2</i> b/c the last button Joss hit for us fanboys was the Big Bad (THANOS!) revealed in the first credit scene, and he promises a <b>whole lot</b> more standing around giving exposition...which I anxiously await :)Drew Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-80583444254334884732012-05-07T13:38:56.360-04:002012-05-07T13:38:56.360-04:00Just want it on the record that I do NOT co sign a...Just want it on the record that I do NOT co sign any uppity 'fanboy' shaming related to this movie. Didn't knock it out of the park for me, but doesn't mean it didn't do it for someone else for perfectly valid reasons.RJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-19307707213183066642012-05-07T13:38:50.255-04:002012-05-07T13:38:50.255-04:00Shit I meant out of the Avengers individual movies...Shit I meant out of the Avengers individual movies - I should fix that. That's not what I meant at all, Jee Jay! And I knew Spider-Man and X-Men are Marvel, I don't know why I said it this way. Thanks for straightening that out.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-58415551162077458382012-05-07T13:35:07.890-04:002012-05-07T13:35:07.890-04:00"let me make it clear that this is already my..."let me make it clear that this is already my favorite Marvel movie."<br /><br />I haven't seen this yet -- but you liked this more than the Raimi Spider-Man and the Singer X-Men? <br /><br />Really?<br /><br />It just surprises me because based on all the trailers,etc. this movie seems like such a generic, corporate product, regardless of who is the director-of-record.<br /><br />And, yes, when I see it I might have to eat those words.Jee Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217405064210778890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-75465418103826674762012-05-07T13:30:56.811-04:002012-05-07T13:30:56.811-04:00Also, give the costume designer an Oscar for the t...Also, give the costume designer an Oscar for the tailoring of everyone's pants.RJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-25613538218259570362012-05-07T13:29:12.679-04:002012-05-07T13:29:12.679-04:00I'm with you on everything you said, although ...I'm with you on everything you said, although I'm a little more negative than you. The last act was such a blast and did a fantastic job of using all of the characters (even if it was A LOT like the last act of Transformers 3), but I was honestly pretty bored by a sizable chunk in the middle of the movie that involved everyone on that floating ship staring out of windows and delivering exposition about things I didn't understand or care that much about. This had the same problem as Captain America (which I liked a bit more) in that the villain didn't have a clear, well-articulated objective other than 'use magical MacGuffin because ...'<br /><br />There is so much fun to be had here (Agree especially about Scarlett Johansson who was my favorite character), but every time the movie had to stop to get back to the plot, I was kind of unengaged.RJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-4923677242609827672012-05-07T13:11:14.763-04:002012-05-07T13:11:14.763-04:00It's a fair and balanced review, I guess...I d...It's a fair and balanced review, I guess...I disagree with some things you've said though (but that's ok).<br /><br />P.S.: you mentioned stoning and I immediately remembered that scene from Monty Python's Life of Brian.Evenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-50951599256746726032012-05-07T12:58:17.882-04:002012-05-07T12:58:17.882-04:00You tell 'em, JA. I fel the same way. It's...You tell 'em, JA. I fel the same way. It's a good & very fun movie, but it's not some sort of masterpiece of cinema that some (cough annoying died-in-the-wool fanboys cough cough) seem to be touting it as. The hype is just in hyperdrive at the moment - sooner or later folks will calm down and maybe look at it more objectively. In the meantime, can I just say Chris Evans had no shirtless scene and I was so disappointed. He be so pritty prittty.Rob K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09241314629038688364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-71631319140111955752012-05-07T12:53:51.292-04:002012-05-07T12:53:51.292-04:00If you liked it so much then you'll go see it ...If you liked it so much then you'll go see it with me the second time and convince me otherwise like that time we saw Southland Tales.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-66562218972567948372012-05-07T12:43:36.437-04:002012-05-07T12:43:36.437-04:00Boo.Boo.Joe Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com