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Title: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Trevor on April 22, 2015, 02:11:38 AM
I've been invited to the South African premiere of this tonight (Wednesday 22nd April) and I will let you guys know how it is. Hopefully it will be in 3D but I'll take what I can get. :teddyr:

Sneak peek:

(https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/8481153536/hF2F78446/)

 :wink: :wink:


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Alex on April 22, 2015, 03:44:02 AM
Only feeling slightly jealous honestly. Hope you have a great time Trevor and remember the way in is always marked by a red carpet. Make sure you use it. ;)


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Trevor on April 22, 2015, 03:50:38 AM
Only feeling slightly jealous honestly. Hope you have a great time Trevor and remember the way in is always marked by a red carpet. Make sure you use it. ;)

Will do: I went to a premiere last month and accidentally walked down the red carpet meant for the cast and crew. One of the press there asked me "Who the hell are you?" Exit idiot stage left.  :wink: :wink:


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Archivist on April 22, 2015, 03:58:49 AM
Wow, have a great time!  I'll be paying to see Age of Ultron, hahaha.  And most likely for IMAX tickets, too.  Gotta love the IMAX theatre!


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Alex on April 22, 2015, 05:44:52 AM
Only feeling slightly jealous honestly. Hope you have a great time Trevor and remember the way in is always marked by a red carpet. Make sure you use it. ;)

Will do: I went to a premiere last month and accidentally walked down the red carpet meant for the cast and crew. One of the press there asked me "Who the hell are you?" Exit idiot stage left.  :wink: :wink:

I am actually tempted to see if its being covered on any SA TV channels that would broadcast on the next just so I can see if you saunter past as Robert Downey Jr is being interviewed or anything. :)

PS If you did that, it would be totally awesome!


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Trevor on April 22, 2015, 06:12:23 AM
Only feeling slightly jealous honestly. Hope you have a great time Trevor and remember the way in is always marked by a red carpet. Make sure you use it. ;)


Will do: I went to a premiere last month and accidentally walked down the red carpet meant for the cast and crew. One of the press there asked me "Who the hell are you?" Exit idiot stage left.  :wink: :wink:


I am actually tempted to see if its being covered on any SA TV channels that would broadcast on the next just so I can see if you saunter past as Robert Downey Jr is being interviewed or anything. :)

PS If you did that, it would be totally awesome!


 :teddyr: :teddyr:

I don't know if any of the cast will be there tonight but I will keep a look out for anyone I know.

Just so long as THIS GUY doesn't pitch up:

(http://i50.tinypic.com/2cmw1zc.jpg)


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: HappyGilmore on April 22, 2015, 08:21:01 AM
Jealous.

I can't wait to see it, myself. 


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: messedup on April 22, 2015, 11:04:13 AM
I might not be able to see it in theaters. There is a story going around that Disney is demanding too much rent from the cinemas in germany. Smaller cinemas like the ones near me can't really afford it, so they boycott it.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Trevor on April 22, 2015, 03:37:37 PM
I walked out, sad to say. Having a snack now and I might go back in later.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Archivist on April 22, 2015, 11:16:03 PM
I walked out, sad to say. Having a snack now and I might go back in later.

You walked out?  What is the world coming to?1?!


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Trevor on April 23, 2015, 12:54:08 AM
OK, I did eventually go back.

Verdict: the film will make a lot of money, it is technically good but most of it left me gobsmacked and not in a good way.

Slight spoilers:

Two of the Avengers fall in love. One wants it and the other doesn't. :tongueout:
Johannesburg's city centre gets trashed in a major way.  :buggedout: :buggedout:
Hulk has to have a building dropped on him to try and calm him down.  :buggedout:
The film was 150 minutes long: where was the editor?
One of the Avengers has a wife and kids: when did that happen?
The 3D used in the film was not needed: go see the 2D version instead.
Ultron as a villain? All I can say is  :tongueout:

The scene that put me off of the movie was when the building collapses and the survivors stagger out, covered in white dust and bleeding. I walked out then.  :buggedout:



Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Alex on April 23, 2015, 02:34:24 AM
Damn, sorry you didn't enjoy it Trevor. Was really hoping you'd come out telling everyone how awesome it was.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Trevor on April 23, 2015, 03:34:35 AM
Damn, sorry you didn't enjoy it Trevor. Was really hoping you'd come out telling everyone how awesome it was.

I think I am in a minority here - I really liked The Avengers (2012) and I wanted to like this but I didn't unfortunately. That 9/11 style sequence - where the survivors stagger out of the dust cloud covered in white dust and bleeding - caused me to get up and walk out.  :bluesad:


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Trevor on April 23, 2015, 03:42:33 AM
My friend Chris and I at the premiere last night.  :smile: :smile:

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11188166_10152677917561612_2724848919252657616_n.jpg?oh=61c3f6ef0b564a75ec50dc98ccda880b&oe=55DE1FC6&__gda__=1436233680_36753926394b6502a06d68d554aebb71)

I didn't have much to smile about afterwards.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: HappyGilmore on April 23, 2015, 08:20:03 PM
Hulk's powers are funny like that.

And as someone with a rage issue myself, yeah, a building falling on me might calm me down. :bouncegiggle:


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on April 25, 2015, 02:55:28 PM
Obviously, this film was made for those of us who do not have Trevor's taste or perception, including myself, which is why I am planning on seeing it, when it opens here in the U.S. Though, I do appreciate the questions that Trevor asked, and I'll try to keep them in mind, as I said, when I see it, when it opens here in the U.S.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Archivist on April 25, 2015, 08:24:50 PM
I'm going to see it this afternoon, being in Australia and it having opened a few days ago.  A few others have seen it and they are not raving about it like the first Avengers, interestingly.  But I remain optimistic.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Archivist on April 27, 2015, 08:02:23 PM
Having seen the movie, I can kind of understand why Trevor walked out, although I didn't want to.  The first Avengers movie is simply better.  I'm finding it hard to specify exactly why it's better, but it just is. 

There is character and relationship development which seems almost out of place in what ought to be a straight-up no-brain-required action movie.  Perhaps they thought this would add depth to the characters; even so, I feel that the development could have been handled different, somehow.  The relationship in the Iron Man series was handled better, IMO.  The AoU relationship felt a bit more pasted in rather than something integral to the plot.

I didn't feel as emotionally invested in this story than other Marvel movies, despite the overt use of relationships and family themes.  Maybe it's because it was overt that I didn't feel that draw. 

Don't get me wrong.  This is a very enjoyable popcorn movie.  Lots of inventive and breathtaking action, and the CGI must have taken a small town full of servers to render.  Quite a few quips. rejoinders and scenes that had the audience laughing very hard, especially the Hulkbuster armour.  Now THAT was very cool.  Not sure how they are going to top the Hulkbuster in terms of sheer coolness.

The post-credits scene is after the initial director and actor credits, so you don't have to stick around until the curtain closes after that scene has run.

Movies at this level are never 'bad', as in of poor quality.  The direction, cinematography and all other technical aspects are always top notch.  Whether the movie is superlative is a matter of execution.  Marvel movies I liked more than Age of Ultron include the first Avengers, Iron Man, Captain America Winter Soldier, and Thor.  These movies engaged me at an emotional level that Age of Ultron unfortunately didn't.

Is it worth seeing in the cinema?  Yeah.  On the big screen it is spectacular.  Will you come out of it absolutely screaming for the third movie?  That's up to you.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: bob on April 28, 2015, 04:08:10 PM
My friend Chris and I at the premiere last night.  :smile: :smile:

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11188166_10152677917561612_2724848919252657616_n.jpg?oh=61c3f6ef0b564a75ec50dc98ccda880b&oe=55DE1FC6&__gda__=1436233680_36753926394b6502a06d68d554aebb71)


I've never seen anyone wear a suit and tie to a movie theater before.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Trevor on April 29, 2015, 01:20:59 AM
My friend Chris and I at the premiere last night.  :smile: :smile:

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11188166_10152677917561612_2724848919252657616_n.jpg?oh=61c3f6ef0b564a75ec50dc98ccda880b&oe=55DE1FC6&__gda__=1436233680_36753926394b6502a06d68d554aebb71)


I've never seen anyone wear a suit and tie to a movie theater before.

Yeah, Chris looks good, doesn't he?  :wink: :teddyr:

Well, it was a premiere, so... :smile:


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Trevor on April 29, 2015, 06:34:54 AM
Obviously, this film was made for those of us who do not have Trevor's taste or perception, including myself


That's the first time anyone's said that I have taste in movies.  :wink:

I just reacted very badly to that 9/11 inspired scene - you will know it when you see it - and went and walked around this place www.montecasino.co.za (http://www.montecasino.co.za) for about an hour. I went back in about 15 minutes before the end. I liked the 2012 film which was funny, action filled and everything else you need from a film like Archivist said.

Having said that, I unfortunately didn't care for it but don't let that put you off seeing it!

One plus point: the Il Grande Theater where I saw it is an incredible place indeed with a huge curved screen and great sound. Unfortunately, Chris and I sat in the middle and if you sat there, you would have some guys' bald head blocking out a small part of the screen. :buggedout: :buggedout:  :teddyr:

(http://www.christiedigital.com/img/Customer%20Stories/Nu%20Metro%20Montecasino/gallery/Nu-Metro-Group-Montecasino-Casinos-Digital-Cinema-Image1.jpg)


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on April 29, 2015, 02:37:10 PM
Well, whatever we may think of it. Those who have already seen it. Those of us who plan on seeing it. And those who have no plans of ever seeing it.

$202 million so far and counting. And, that is better than they expected. And it has yet to open in the U.S., where . . .?!

The opening gross is expected to be $180 to $200 million,
and it is expected to earn a total gross of $550 and $575 million.

nor in China, where . . .?!

it is expected to earn a total gross in the neighborhood of $300 million.

That $202 million, while there has yet to be a country, where it opened, that it has not opened at #1, 25% of which was earned in just 2 countries.

In Korea, where . . .?!
it had an record opening among all films opened there.

and in the U.K., where . . .?!
it had a higher opening than the original "Avengers."

And the total . . .?!
If expected $1.575 billion.
35.7% domestic gross.
64.3% international gross

Still . . .?!
That percentage of domestic gross is higher than the average American film, as last year or 2014, the average American film earned 72% of its gross overseas. Yes, we Americans are becoming less and less important, when it comes to films.

Still . . .?!
The money is not in ticket sales, but . . .? in the junk (ah, merchandise) that the ticket buyer buys after he or she has seen the film.
For example, in the U.K., where an American-style Halloween has become big recently. Can you see all the little Thors and Ironmen and Hawkeyes running around. And that's just the girls. No! But . . .?! It does show the potential and importance of merchandise sales, which can exceed the take at the box office.

As for profit . . .?!
If all the above holds true, and there is no surety that it will, the pure profit is expected to be one third of the total gross or somewhere around $547.5 million or $17.30 for ever second, since the start of this year to the end of this year. (Nice work. If you can get it.)

As for Joss Whedon . . .?
He was offered the directorship of the next in the "Avengers" series, but turned it down, as he said, he wanted to take some time off and create something, instead of directing something that someone else has created. Therefore, the next two films in the "Avengers" series are expected to be helmed by the Russo Brothers. One brother taking one film, and the other brother taking the other film.

Finally, . . .?!
As for those complaints about the story, that is not the first I heard that, which I think is "Interesting!"  As, actually, I like story in my films. The more complex and complicated the better. That is, if it is done well, which it is not often done, and clear, which is not often the case. Still . . .?! I might have more to say about that, after I see the film.

P.S.

And, oh ye-s! Say hello to your new Spiderman. Asa Butterfield. Who is the odds on favorite for the role, and is expected to appear in "Captain America : Civil War." A teenage Spiderman . . .!? I like that, for, at least in the comics, I find the teenage Spiderman a much more interesting character than the adult Spiderman.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on May 01, 2015, 04:54:42 PM
That $202 million is now $255 million, or, more than it cost to make the film, if the figure holds, and that is before opening weekend in the U.S., where the film took in $27.6 million Thursday night, or, more than any Marvel film to date and the 6th best Thursday opening. And, if you wondered what 5 films, opened better on Thursday night, as I did they were, in order . . .

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow, Part II
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn, Part II
4. Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn, Part I
5. Twilight Saga : Eclipse

And we wonder, why there are sequels, and why they break films into two parts?

Thursday night's opening numbers have pushed up the weekend box office gross, by some estimates, to over $300 million.

Here the demand to see the film this weekend is reaching insane portions.

The local urban cinema, in the downtown area, where I live, where I sometimes see a film, when I don't see it at the local suburban cinema in the strip mall, which I prefer, because it has dollar hot dogs, is dedicating 3 of its screens to the film, with 17 showings, showing on alternating screens. The first show beginning at 9:20 a.m. Saturday and the last showing beginning at 1:00 a.m. Sunday morning. And that is only in 2D. There are 11 showings in 3D, during the same time period, on two alternating screens.

And the local drive-in (yes, we still have a drive-in theater in the area in which I live) which normally shows 2 different films on its 2 screens, is dedicating both screens to this film. And, while the film is suggested for 13 and over, those who have children 12 and under, and want to see the film as a family, my suggestion is to see it at the drive-in.

Of course, you can see the film and eat it, too. There are now a Black Widow Parfait, a Captain America Shield Cookie (hopefully, not as big as the shield) and an Iron Man shaped waffle with edible glitter + an Iron Man helmet-shaped collector's cup + a poster for $10.00, which you can buy at the pizza place in Fantasyland in Disneyland.

Next time: a review


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: The Burgomaster on May 02, 2015, 01:39:32 PM
I saw it today.  Good but not great.  I loved the Scarlet Witch.  Ultron didn't seem to be a big enough threat.  Not enough Nick Fury.  I rate it about 78 on a scale of 100, as opposed to the first Avengers movie, which I'd rate about a 92.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Zapranoth on May 02, 2015, 03:13:16 PM
I watched it yesterday.  I think Burgomaster's overall rating is about right.    It tried to do too much, for me.

The first film is upbeat, energetic, and has some real threats in it.  (That scene in which Natasha recruits Banner is tense!  Loved it!)
Also, you have Loki as an enemy - so engaging, charismatic, and complicated a villain in his way.

So Ultron wasn't going to be able to measure up, as a villain, compared to Loki... and the overall glut of arcs and characters to handle did bog the movie down and make it breathless by comparison to the first.

I still enjoyed Age of Ultron quite well.  :)


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: HappyGilmore on May 02, 2015, 08:46:08 PM
I haven't seen it, yet, but the general consensus I've heard is that's it's a decent placeholder until the next one, in which Thanos will finally have all the Infinity Gems and is a 2-part film.

I should be seeing it sometime in the next few days. 


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: dean on May 03, 2015, 10:01:50 AM
Haven't seen Ultron yet but the comments about the next Avengers film and building up Thanos, well, how can you build a character up who has done NOTHING yet? I mean they're trying to build him up and make him into some big threat but it'd be nice if it involved more than him in a floating chair to be honest.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Trevor on May 06, 2015, 02:03:19 AM
I saw it today.  Good but not great.  I loved the Scarlet Witch.  Ultron didn't seem to be a big enough threat.  Not enough Nick Fury. 

My thoughts exactly.  :smile:



Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Trevor on May 06, 2015, 02:05:55 AM
It tried to do too much, for me.

The first film is upbeat, energetic, and has some real threats in it.  (That scene in which Natasha recruits Banner is tense!  Loved it!)
Also, you have Loki as an enemy - so engaging, charismatic, and complicated a villain in his way.

That is why I was looking forward to this after seeing the 2012 film: I was quite disappointed. Other than seeing Johannesburg getting trashed, it was OK but not great. At least all I had to pay for was my parking and the snack I had.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Archivist on May 06, 2015, 10:07:06 PM
Believe it or not, Joss Whedon has deleted his Twitter account because angry feminists have been bombarding it with criticisms of Black Widow.  Yes, that's right, the ultra-feminists have forced Joss to delete his Twitter account over a comic book character.  Look it up and facepalm.

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/avengers-age-of-ultron-director-joss-whedon-quits-twitter-after-sexist-backlash/story-e6frfmvr-1227337971744 (http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/avengers-age-of-ultron-director-joss-whedon-quits-twitter-after-sexist-backlash/story-e6frfmvr-1227337971744)

Okay, Joss denies that the militant feminist idiocy made him leave Twitter, but heck, the amount of crazy vitriol those people spout is literally insane.

http://screenrant.com/joss-whedon-avengers-ultron-twitter-exit-explanation/ (http://screenrant.com/joss-whedon-avengers-ultron-twitter-exit-explanation/)


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Ted C on May 11, 2015, 09:31:40 AM
Haven't seen Ultron yet but the comments about the next Avengers film and building up Thanos, well, how can you build a character up who has done NOTHING yet? I mean they're trying to build him up and make him into some big threat but it'd be nice if it involved more than him in a floating chair to be honest.

I think the teaser was meant to imply that Thanos will be taking a more active role. We may see the results in Thor 3 and Guardians 2 before Avengers 3 rolls around.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: indianasmith on May 11, 2015, 06:50:05 PM
I finally saw this last Friday night with my wife.
I haven't read a comic book since the 1980's, but I must say overall it was a
thoroughly enjoyable popcorn flick.  I have no idea who some of these characters
are, nor how they fit into the mythos.  I just enjoy watching them blow up androids!


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Trevor on May 12, 2015, 03:12:42 AM
I finally saw this last Friday night with my wife.
I haven't read a comic book since the 1980's, but I must say overall it was a
thoroughly enjoyable popcorn flick.  I have no idea who some of these characters
are, nor how they fit into the mythos.  I just enjoy watching them blow up androids!

When the Avengers fought in Johannesburg, destroying several landmarks, including the City Hall  :buggedout:, the audience cheered when Hulk knocked a police van flying.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: retrorussell on May 12, 2015, 04:05:35 AM
Just took my mom to it for Mother's Day.. great action flick!  Glad they introduced The Vision.  Kind of surprised Loki didn't make an appearance.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on May 12, 2015, 12:30:27 PM
Just took my mom to it for Mother's Day.. great action flick!  Glad they introduced The Vision.  Kind of surprised Loki didn't make an appearance.

Vision, as a New Avenger, is set to appear in next year's "Captain America : Civil War," where he'll again be played by Paul Bettany. (A nice gig if you can get it.)

And Loki is scheduled to appear in the next Thor film "Thor : Ragnarok" in 2017, where he'll again be played by Tom Hiddleston. (Again a nice gig, if you can get it.)

I don't know the storyline for the film, but I do hope they follow the storyline that I have seen in the comic books, where Loki buys the farm trying to save Valhalla, and is then brought back as an young boy. Because, I find Loki a far more interesting character, when he is a boy, then the adult version of Loki.

Anyway . . .?!

This is a review, not so much of the film, which we'll get to later, but . . .?! of myself, as the films we see can act as a mirror to ourselves and a reflection of ourselves to others.

I was a DC baby. I was born and bred on "Superman," then on "Batman," and then on "Superman" again, and then something strange happened. Some 3 and a half decades after I started watching my Superheroes, I just stopped. I wouldn't watch them in the theater. I wouldn't watch them on TV. I just stopped. Then something strange happened again. Some 3 decades after I stopped, I started up again, watching them, with "The Avengers." Now I'm Marvel, having switched my allegiance from DC to Marvel. Which does bring up . . .?!

Once upon a time . . . I can remember, being old enough, a time when films that were highly praised were also big box office draws. Now . . .?! We seemingly have two types of films.

Type A film
Highly praised, but little seen, relatively speaking, which we'll call "Birdman." and . . .

Type B film
Mildly praised, but much seen, relatively speaking, which we'll call "Avengers : Age of Ultron."

Anyway . . .?!

I want to thank everyone who posts here for keeping his board an "Isle of Intelligence" in a "Sea of Stupidity." I swear. I read the postings on some of the other boards, and I feel my I.Q. beginning to drop, and it was never that high to begin with.

Next time: 16 reasons I like the film. 2 reasons I dislike the film. And we'll try to respond to Trevor's questions, which I'm glad he asked, as they gave me something to think about, as I watched the film.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: WingedSerpent on May 12, 2015, 05:32:10 PM
Haven't seen Ultron yet but the comments about the next Avengers film and building up Thanos, well, how can you build a character up who has done NOTHING yet? I mean they're trying to build him up and make him into some big threat but it'd be nice if it involved more than him in a floating chair to be honest.

That comment made me realize something I hadn't really thought about until now.  For a lot of people, these movies are their introduction to these characters.  I mean I know what a big deal Thanos is, and the threat the Infinity Gauntlet pose but for some just now getting into comics, they might be thinking "Who is this big purple guy and why should I care".  

I think I liked the first movie just a bit more then AoU, this was still a great fun film.  

Seeing Hawkeye get some real character development was good.  Considering he's the main Avenger who probably won't get his own feature film, I'm glad they utilized him here.  

Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen played a brother and sister in this summer's big action move when they played husband and wife  in last year's Godzilla (2015).  Anyone who has read Marvel's Ultimates comics knows there is an  unfortunate parallel.

Ultron was a better villain than Loki.   While Loki may have been a more charismatic bad guy Ultron was by far a more competent bad guy.  Able to strike at the team emotionally/mentally thanks to the Scarlett Witch and far more physically threatening able to hold off Iron, Captain America and even fighting Thor and holding his own.  

Some Spoilers below.

Wish that Baron Strucker wasn't just such a small side player in the film.  Yeah, they've taken care of the Hydra storyline in Agents of SHIELD-but it felt like a big final battle to end a major plot point in the MCU didn't occur.

 


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: El Misfit on May 17, 2015, 08:28:24 PM
It is a nice film to watch with your brain turned off. One thing though Trev, you said there was the 9/11 scene, but I'm having trouble seeing how 9/11 and that scene are connected. It felt like any other monster fight scene that has a building involved. As for me, I'm glad Joss took out the Quicksilver/Scarlet Witch incest theme that is in the Ultimate Marvel's universe (because being edgy means you have to write some dumb stuff to get noticed. -_-) Also, I wished that they wrote Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver a bit better, to me they felt like a generic revenge story villains. It's one thing for them to have that as a driving force, but not the main character reasoning.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Trevor on May 18, 2015, 12:19:23 AM
One thing though Trev, you said there was the 9/11 scene, but I'm having trouble seeing how 9/11 and that scene are connected. It felt like any other monster fight scene that has a building involved. As for me,

To explain why I said that: there is footage of the 9/11 survivors emerging from the dust cloud after the two towers collapsed. Almost almost of them are covered in dust and some are bleeding: when I saw the Johannesburg scene in AAOU and the same thing happened, I got up and walked out.


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: Trevor on May 18, 2015, 12:22:22 AM
(https://i.imgflip.com/kgid7.jpg)

 :wink: :wink:


Title: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on May 19, 2015, 04:44:18 PM
OK, I did eventually go back.

Verdict: the film will make a lot of money, it is technically good but most of it left me gobsmacked and not in a good way.

Slight spoilers:

Two of the Avengers fall in love. One wants it and the other doesn't. :tongueout:
Johannesburg's city centre gets trashed in a major way.  :buggedout: :buggedout:
Hulk has to have a building dropped on him to try and calm him down.  :buggedout:
The film was 150 minutes long: where was the editor?
One of the Avengers has a wife and kids: when did that happen?
The 3D used in the film was not needed: go see the 2D version instead.
Ultron as a villain? All I can say is  :tongueout:

The scene that put me off of the movie was when the building collapses and the survivors stagger out, covered in white dust and bleeding. I walked out then.  :buggedout:




We'll start with the Dislikes, as that list is shorter.

2 Dislikes

1. Disjointed story line

2. The visions did not really work for me.

17 Likes

1. A full crowd. I grabbed the last ticket available for my showing. I have not seen that many people, since I saw 1979's "Moon raker," when they oversold and had people sitting in the aisle.

2. Story and characters 100% fictional. Attitudes expressed 100% factual.

3. More and better Hawkeye.

4. Better Villain.

5. More and better Black Widow.

6. Better music.

7. More and better action.

8. More humor.

9. More and better bonding.

10. More emotion.

11. Best pre-credits opening in over a thousand films seen.

12. "Here come the Marines!"

13. Best Stan Lee cameo to date.

14. Proud to be a New Avenger. SIGN ME UP!

15. Best use of profanity since 1969's "True Grit."

16. "He gave his life for tourism!"

17. And here comes the brunette b.i.t.c.h. Never p**s off a brunette. They are slow to anger, but . . .?! When they do, they come out smoking with both hands.

As for Trevor's remarks

"Two Avengers . . ."
No answer to that one.

"Johannesburg . . ."
Who can now take its place among the other great cities in film, such as . . .
Washington (D.C.) -- Tokyo (Japan) -- San Francisco (California) -- Rome (Italy) -- New York (New York) -- Los Angeles (California) -- London (England) -- and Copenhagen (Denmark.) Well, maybe not Copenhagen.

"Hulk . . ."
It's called humor. Of course, humor varies from person to person. My favorite humorous moment comes when the Avengers come upon an enemy bunker that stops their assault on Hydra's headquarters. Black Widow: "Would someone take out this bunker?" Hulk, hearing this, just runs straight through it, destroying the bunker. She: "Thank-you." Me: ROTFL! A simple thank-you will suffice.

"The film . . ."
It may have ran that long, but it did not seem that long to me.

"One of the Avengers . . ."
Yeah, I wondered about that. Not from the last film, and as far as I can tell, not from the comic books, but . . .?! When you get ready to "buy the big 1," you want to be around people you respect and who respect you, and there is no greater sign of respect than naming your child for the man or woman who gives their life for yours. For every time you look at that child, your remember. And your pass that remembrance along to the next generation. "Son, I want to tell you the tale of the man who saved your Dad's life."

And that is not a new concept. It dates back more than a century. If not longer. For in Bram Stoker's "Dracula," the novel, not the film, when one of their friends dies in pursuit of Dracula, the couple in the novel name their child after their dead friend.

"The 3-D . . ."
Just a way to upping the take at the box office for most films. Still . . . There are times I wish I had seen a film in 3-D. Such as the recent "Mad Max : Fury Road."

"Ultron . . ."
I agree.