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Post by Mr. McCluer on May 4, 2015 13:47:13 GMT -5
Just had my second viewing. I love this movie. I think it's just as good if not better than A1!
I loved the twins. Thought the accents for them worked great! Loved Quicksilver, loved this iteration more than Singers, this was far more truer to the comics.
Ultron was great, but not as menacing as I would've liked, but man did James Spader knock this one out. So good. I loved the humor, I just wanted this bot to get the best of one of the avengers and really show how menacing he can be.
HawkEye so good! Loved him in this! Loved how he was really the backbone.
Hulk an Widow were awesome. I think it makes a lot of sense and they have terrific chemistry.
Cap was great as always. Leading the team, he's the best. Thought Thor sorta got the shaft.
Stark was probably my least favorite in this movie, not that he was bad, he was just Tony and he was everything I expected him to be.
VISION! My GAWD loved him! Paul Bettany Killed it. Full ok killed it.
8.5/10
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Post by Suckasays on May 4, 2015 17:44:44 GMT -5
One of the things I'd like to point out about the other Avengers not mourning Quicksilver's death...
After he died, they were still caught up heavily in the battle. Once Ultron died, it didn't show Scarlett Witch again until the scene where the new Avengers form and at that point, quite a while seems to have passed considering they built an entire new Avengers fortress.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2015 17:54:06 GMT -5
It was okay.
I enjoyed the action and a lot of the dialogue, but thought it was boring in the middle. We went to a matinee and my kid fell asleep. He's 10.
I could have done without Clint's storyline. I feel the same way about Bruce and Natasha's storyline.
I also feel like Ultron was more humorous than threatening. Heck, Scarlet Witch seemed like more of a threat.
There were a lot of unanswered questions stemming from previous movies this movie didn't address like how did the band get back together after going their separate ways at the end of Avengers and why did Tony come out of retirement after the end of Iron Man 3?
I could go on but I don't want to poop on the thread anymore than I already have. These are just my opinions and I'm glad so many liked it.
I'd rate it anywhere between a 5 and a 7 out of 10 stars.
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Post by Spicoli~! on May 4, 2015 20:20:36 GMT -5
I saw it today. I thought the humor was on par and really liked that party scene in particular. Just to see all these different characters in that setting was fun. I was bummed that Falcon wasn't brought in until the end, but I'm glad he's part of the new Avengers team.
I also think Quicksilver will come back. It's a comic inspired movie afterall...so anything can happen. I think the build up with Clint was great, showing he's a family man. I kept thinking he would get killed in the movie then boom, there goes Quicksilver
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 5:02:09 GMT -5
There were a lot of unanswered questions stemming from previous movies this movie didn't address like how did the band get back together after going their separate ways at the end of Avengers and why did Tony come out of retirement after the end of Iron Man 3? That's actually my one big critique, especially in relation to Iron Man. At the end of IM 3, he has no house, destroys all of his suits and had practically nothing. You get the impression that he's giving it all up for Pepper but now he's back at it in AOU no questions asked. It would have been nice to see or atleast have a reference to him rebuilding or something along those lines.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 5:42:51 GMT -5
There were a lot of unanswered questions stemming from previous movies this movie didn't address like how did the band get back together after going their separate ways at the end of Avengers and why did Tony come out of retirement after the end of Iron Man 3? That's actually my one big critique, especially in relation to Iron Man. At the end of IM 3, he has no house, destroys all of his suits and had practically nothing. You get the impression that he's giving it all up for Pepper but now he's back at it in AOU no questions asked. It would have been nice to see or atleast have a reference to him rebuilding or something along those lines. I agree. Also, last we saw QuickSilver and Scarlet Witch they looked like they were prisoners, but in Age of Ultron they said they volunteered to be experimented on by Hydra. I don't know. It almost seems like they feel like it's enough to "set things up" for a future film, but they don't feel obligated to deliver on those promises.
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Post by King Silva on May 5, 2015 6:10:30 GMT -5
I am curious did people see it in 3D or not?
I wanted to see it in 3D initially but my brother hates it since it hurts his eyes so I let him have his way..
It ended up being okay though because a site I always check to see if I should see a movie in 3D rated it low like (25/35 overall) so I didn't really care much after I read that.
So for those who did see it in 3D were you happy you paid extra to see it that way?
And for people who have seen it twice was it both in 3D, both in 2D, or one in each version (IMAX 3D would be its own category as well I suppose)?
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 7:44:19 GMT -5
AOS sets up AOU very well lads in terms of why the team reformed. as for Iron Man? so many folks seemed hung up on the fact he was done at the end if IM3.....but that was never stated. Its folks connecting dots that weren't there.
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Post by Yambag Jones on May 5, 2015 12:02:18 GMT -5
I'm going to have to see it again. I was pretty disappointed with it.
The thing that hit me the hardest is that it felt like Joss did a mediocre job on the main characters. He's one of the best character writers in the business. Banner was the only one with a unique voice, everyone else had the same dialogue and quips. I'm actually glad he's not doing the next Avengers movie...as weird as that feels to say.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 13:04:21 GMT -5
one HELL of a debut for AOU.....over 190 mill opening weekend. 2nd biggest of all time behind Avengers itself.
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Post by Mike Giggs' Munchies on May 5, 2015 15:31:34 GMT -5
My university is the Avengers tower at the end. I was there when they filmed it - saw Cap, Stark and Thor from a distance. Was cool.
I too keep forgetting Spidey will join. I hope they add him delicately - he's quite clearly Marvel's biggest/most popular superhero, and should be a leader of the team(Stark probably took what would have been Spidey's role if they had the rights, though Spidey wouldn't make Cap irate) along with Cap. Hard to do in a short time though. I assume he'll be in the New Avengers? Or maybe he'll ride in to help with the Old Avengers and GOTG during IW?
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 18:34:14 GMT -5
That's actually my one big critique, especially in relation to Iron Man. At the end of IM 3, he has no house, destroys all of his suits and had practically nothing. You get the impression that he's giving it all up for Pepper but now he's back at it in AOU no questions asked. It would have been nice to see or atleast have a reference to him rebuilding or something along those lines. I agree. Also, last we saw QuickSilver and Scarlet Witch they looked like they were prisoners, but in Age of Ultron they said they volunteered to be experimented on by Hydra. I don't know. It almost seems like they feel like it's enough to "set things up" for a future film, but they don't feel obligated to deliver on those promises. I could gave sworn in The Winter Soldier post credits they said they were volunteer test subjects too.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 18:49:07 GMT -5
I agree. Also, last we saw QuickSilver and Scarlet Witch they looked like they were prisoners, but in Age of Ultron they said they volunteered to be experimented on by Hydra. I don't know. It almost seems like they feel like it's enough to "set things up" for a future film, but they don't feel obligated to deliver on those promises. I could gave sworn in The Winter Soldier post credits they said they were volunteer test subjects too. You might be right, but my memory has them in cells looking like prisoners. I'm probably wrong. The old memory isn't what it used to be.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 18:52:21 GMT -5
I could gave sworn in The Winter Soldier post credits they said they were volunteer test subjects too. You might be right, but my memory has them in cells looking like prisoners. I'm probably wrong. The old memory isn't what it used to be. Your sig works well with this.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 18:54:05 GMT -5
You might be right, but my memory has them in cells looking like prisoners. I'm probably wrong. The old memory isn't what it used to be. Your sig works well with this. I'm pretty sure my memory of past Marvel movies was implanted by Recall.
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Post by Ace Bennett on May 5, 2015 21:15:47 GMT -5
I could gave sworn in The Winter Soldier post credits they said they were volunteer test subjects too. You might be right, but my memory has them in cells looking like prisoners. I'm probably wrong. The old memory isn't what it used to be. I imagine they were in cells because they weren't able to control their powers at that point and to be kept safe from the non powered people. If memory serves, Quicksilver especially seemed to be having a really hard time controlling himself in that end credit scene. Agents of SHIELD mentions how dangerous the procedures to experiment on these people are, and that the twins were the only ones to survive. Who knows what happened with the other subjects.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2015 5:04:48 GMT -5
You might be right, but my memory has them in cells looking like prisoners. I'm probably wrong. The old memory isn't what it used to be. I imagine they were in cells because they weren't able to control their powers at that point and to be kept safe from the non powered people. If memory serves, Quicksilver especially seemed to be having a really hard time controlling himself in that end credit scene. Agents of SHIELD mentions how dangerous the procedures to experiment on these people are, and that the twins were the only ones to survive. Who knows what happened with the other subjects. I have just recently watched TWS and I can confirm that it defo looks like they are locked up for observation. AOS was also VERY informative in this regard.
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Post by Mr. McCluer on May 6, 2015 7:45:22 GMT -5
So, why does Thanos Gaunlets appear different in each time we've seen them?
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Post by noir on May 6, 2015 18:09:59 GMT -5
Just saw it. Did not dig it at all. To preface, I am not a huge marvel fan. I feel like they lift everything from the comics in too literal of a sense and it can often lead to scenes which are cheesy or insult your intelligence. Having said that, I LOVED Winter Soldier and it is by far my favourite marvel film, I also really enjoyed GOTG, Iron man 1 and 3 and the first avengers as fun popcorn flicks and that was exactly what I was hoping for with Age of Ultron. Some notes: - Very little character development. What Whedon is known for is how well he manages ensemble casts and seems to make everyone important. First avengers was a perfect example of that. Everyone demonstrated the role they played in the set up of the film and came together in the finale to show how great they work as a team. It was a great moment and really got the emotions flowing. In age of Ultron, there was really nothing of note that ANY character did beside the poorly handled love plot of Hulk and Black Widow. Sure, we got a bit of back story but I'd have preferred conflict moving forward. There was a tiny bit of that but it never went anywhere. - Ultron sucked ass. Barely any motivation, he's an AI who stumbles through sentences and makes bad quips, couldn't really figure out his power, he can escape... through...the Internet??? - Most of the humour missed the mark. Again, Whedon surprised me because he's known for his witty dialogue but it was sorely lacking here. There was a line in Avengers Assemble that stuck out like a sore thumb because it was so corny and out of place with the rest of the humour in the film. Something like "we need a plan of attack", "we do have a plan - attack". Cringey as but it stood out because it was a bad line in an otherwise really funny script. In age of Ultron, almost every supposedly 'witty line' felt like that one. A swing and a miss. To end on a good note, I loved the scene when the core group and co were chilling at a party and end up trying to lift Thor's hammer. That was about the point Ultron appears and at that point the movie went down the toilet for me.
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Post by Ben - #6 Munchie on May 6, 2015 18:32:20 GMT -5
I am curious did people see it in 3D or not? I wanted to see it in 3D initially but my brother hates it since it hurts his eyes so I let him have his way.. It ended up being okay though because a site I always check to see if I should see a movie in 3D rated it low like (25/35 overall) so I didn't really care much after I read that. So for those who did see it in 3D were you happy you paid extra to see it that way? And for people who have seen it twice was it both in 3D, both in 2D, or one in each version (IMAX 3D would be its own category as well I suppose)? I've watched it in 3D and 2D, 3D against choice though, and I definitely preferred 2D.
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