Obligatory "Movie I saw" post - Avengers "age of Ultron"

Post by **thesalmonofdoubt** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 1:34 am

So - son's 17th was this week which coincided nicely with the local (global?) release of the latest Avengers instalment and decided that it would be a good opportunity to make a day out of it and take all the kids.. Cost of that decision - about $120 .. fuck I hate going to the theatre here.

Anyways - was it any good, yes it was.

It wasn't perfect and on reflection I guess I'd be willing to say that the story was probably more disjointed/complex/hurried than the original but the effects and humour were on the whole, better.

Paced in much the same way as the first, starts off fast with an enormous action sequence - team falls into disarray, little bit of "establishing who the enemy is and bit of back story on why we're all at where we are all at in term of our hero's" .. which I felt didn't always make a great deal of sense, unless I'd missed something in the previous Avengers and all the individual projects that feed into it, I was a bit confused, even despite some of the explanation as to why things were the way they were (for example - Shield being completely disbanded, the budding romance between Hulk and Romanov) nothing too distracting but it felt like "things were missed and things were added just to develop a story line rather than anything that felt organic or needed.

Anyways - it was much what I expected, good fun, great FX, big budget action sequences, nothing taxingly deep or life changing but good fare for all the family. Script could have been tighter in some way and certain key plot points just seemed to have happened with me sitting there wondering why the fuck they were doing that (one scene in particular has Thor taking a cave bath in lightening water that really just seemed to happen for ostensibly no reason than to get Chris Hemsworth wet and shirtless and resolve some sort of angst owing to some vision he has that also isn't really very well fleshed out)

But - overall it was what it was and what it was was jolly good fun. Watched it in 3d cos my projector at home doesn't have 3d so figured that was the only way I get to see it in that format, 3d was well done but didn't really make an enormous change to the experience.

I'm giving it 7.9/10

Unvoiced_Apollo · Post by **Unvoiced_Apollo** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:55 am

Local. America doesn't get nationally 'til next weekm

Post by **thesalmonofdoubt** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:26 am

well - that is a genuine surprise, we never get movies here before the states - Huzzah to Oz

BruceSmith78 · Post by **BruceSmith78** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:29 am

I think Marvel always releases their movies everywhere a week before they release them in the states.

Dr_Liszt · Post by **Dr_Liszt** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 4:33 am

The important question to this is:

Is Tom Hiddleston in it?

I need to know this for reasons.

BruceSmith78 · Post by **BruceSmith78** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 5:16 am

If only there was a movie website that lists the cast of a film.

Dr_Liszt · Post by **Dr_Liszt** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 5:41 am

Google is for sissies!

Post by **thesalmonofdoubt** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:26 pm

Dr_Liszt wrote:The important question to this is:

Is Tom Hiddleston in it? I need to know this for reasons.

nope - not in this one.

Not short on eye candy tho

BruceSmith78 · Post by **BruceSmith78** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:42 pm

Dr_Liszt wrote:Google is for sissies!

Google? I was thinking more along the lines of a website we all used to frequently post on.

Unvoiced_Apollo · Post by **Unvoiced_Apollo** » Sun May 03, 2015 10:58 am

7.9 sounds about right.

I admit I had a delayed reaction when Vision picks up Thor's hammer. It just happened so quick, it took me a moment to process.

You haven't seen Captain America: The Winter Soldier?

This is the drawback of a shared universe as it's now gotten to the point where the movies can't stand alone.

It's also why I never got into comics in general.

Blade Azaezel · Post by **Blade Azaezel** » Sun May 03, 2015 11:06 am

It's getting to the point where it'd just be easier to wait for the super deluxe massive fuck-off boxset that will almost inevitably be produced, with all the Marvel tv series and films crammed into one $1,000 set, so you can watch it chronologically and understand what the hell is going on

BruceSmith78 · Post by **BruceSmith78** » Sun May 03, 2015 5:04 pm

Went to see this at 11 AM on a Sunday morning and the motherfucker's sold out. Jesus. What the bloody fuck? Don't you people have church or something?

Unvoiced_Apollo · Post by **Unvoiced_Apollo** » Sun May 03, 2015 5:41 pm

BruceSmith78 wrote:Went to see this at 11 AM on a Sunday morning and the motherfucker's sold out. Jesus. What the bloody fuck? Don't you people have church or something?

MCU is going to be the new Christianity.

Post by **thesalmonofdoubt** » Sun May 03, 2015 11:57 pm

Unvoiced_Apollo wrote:7.9 sounds about right.

I admit I had a delayed reaction when Vision picks up Thor's hammer. It just happened so quick, it took me a moment to process.

You haven't seen Captain America: The Winter Soldier?

This is the drawback of a shared universe as it's now gotten to the point where the movies can't stand alone.

It's also why I never got into comics in general.

I figured someone or something was gonna pick up Thor's hammer given how much time they invested in setting that up.. actually, I thought they were gonna go with black widow..

And yup - I did see The Winter Soldier but don't know what you are referencing? .. Saw it a while back and so, probably forgot something that was set up and expanded on in this one if that's the reference.

It's getting to the point where it'd just be easier to wait for the super deluxe massive fuck-off boxset that will almost inevitably be produced, with all the Marvel tv series and films crammed into one $1,000 set, so you can watch it chronologically and understand what the hell is going on

Possibly a plan for the future. These sorts of movies are exactly the reason why I go to the flicks tho, love me some big screen effects and sound engineering .. plus the 3d usually adds something to the whole deal .. so, will watch them all at the flicks and then download and rewatch!

Unvoiced_Apollo · Post by **Unvoiced_Apollo** » Mon May 04, 2015 12:05 am

I thought you were confused about SHIELD being disbanded, which is pretty much the plot of TWS.

Post by **thesalmonofdoubt** » Mon May 04, 2015 12:07 am

lol - yup, I was confused about SHIELD being disbanded - and have no memory of this happening in TWS .. so I guess I didn't pay too much attention.
Have that on download so will rewatch!

BruceSmith78 · Post by **BruceSmith78** » Mon May 04, 2015 3:26 am

Saw it today, and meh. Captain America 2 and Thor 2 were both better movies. 6 of 10. I thought Iron Man destroyed all his shit at the end of Iron Man3?

Unvoiced_Apollo · Post by **Unvoiced_Apollo** » Mon May 04, 2015 9:07 am

BruceSmith78 wrote:Sâ™§ I thought Iron Man destroyed all his shit at the end of Iron Man3?

Because a guy with tons of money who built dozens of suits can't build more.

BruceSmith78 · Post by **BruceSmith78** » Mon May 04, 2015 12:14 pm

Sure he can, but they didn't explain why he would. I mean they made it seem like he destroyed them because he was done building shit like that, and then in this movie it was like Iron Man 3 never happened, unless I missed something.

Unvoiced_Apollo · Post by **Unvoiced_Apollo** » Mon May 04, 2015 3:41 pm

BruceSmith78 wrote:Sure he can, but they didn't explain why he would. I mean they made it seem like he destroyed them because he was done building shit like that, and then in this movie it was like Iron Man 3 never happened, unless I missed something.

I'd say it was just his catharsis (which is my admission that yeah, I'll admit I kind of noticed that too). I guess He built his suit and Iron Legion with Banner since the two worked on "Veronica" and likely the Hulkbuster attachments.

Had I not been watching Agents of Shield, I wouldn't know what it was that brought the Avengers back together.

Post by **Gendo** » Mon May 04, 2015 9:39 pm

thesalmonofdoubt wrote:lol - yup, I was confused about SHIELD being disbanded - and have no memory of this happening in TWS .. so I guess I didn't pay too much attention.
Have that on download so will rewatch!

That's like what the entire movie TWS was about.

Unvoiced_Apollo · Post by **Unvoiced_Apollo** » Tue May 05, 2015 12:38 am

Gendo wrote:
thesalmonofdoubt wrote:lol - yup, I was confused about SHIELD being disbanded - and have no memory of this happening in TWS .. so I guess I didn't pay too much attention.
Have that on download so will rewatch!
That's like what the entire movie TWS was about.

Looks like we're going to have to start giving salmon shit they way the Avengers were giving Cap shit throughout Age of Ultron.

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Tue May 05, 2015 2:22 am

BruceSmith78 wrote:Sure he can, but they didn't explain why he would. I mean they made it seem like he destroyed them because he was done building shit like that, and then in this movie it was like Iron Man 3 never happened, unless I missed something.

The final scene shows Stark tossing his old arc reactor/electro magnet into the ocean post heart surgery, standing in the rubble of his old home. He then turns and finds a screwdriver in the grass, he grins and puts it in his pocket. He then gets in his car and drives off, revealing a trailer on which he is towing his old robotic helper arm, saying something along the lines of "you can take away my tricks and toys, but you can never take away one thing: I am Iron Man."

So, I think that destroying his suits was a gesture showing Pepper he'd be willing to give it all up for her, but in the end she probably comes around to realizing this is who he is.

Post by **Gendo** » Tue May 05, 2015 3:12 am

Unvoiced_Apollo wrote:
Gendo wrote:
thesalmonofdoubt wrote:lol - yup, I was confused about SHIELD being disbanded - and have no memory of this happening in TWS .. so I guess I didn't pay too much attention.
Have that on download so will rewatch!
That's like what the entire movie TWS was about.

Looks like we're going to have to start giving salmon shit they way the Avengers were giving Cap shit throughout Age of Ultron.

Um, Language.

Blade Azaezel · Post by **Blade Azaezel** » Tue May 05, 2015 7:09 am

^ not sure if serious

Post by **thesalmonofdoubt** » Tue May 05, 2015 9:56 am

Blade Azaezel wrote:^ not sure if serious

Pretty sure he's just taking the piss as - well, that was exactly what I was gonna say till work got in the way of me posting.

Unvoiced_Apollo · Post by **Unvoiced_Apollo** » Tue May 05, 2015 12:31 pm

Is no one going to deal with the fact that Gendo said "Language"?

Blade Azaezel · Post by **Blade Azaezel** » Tue May 05, 2015 12:51 pm

Unvoiced_Apollo wrote:Is no one going to deal with the fact that Gendo said "Language"?

Or that he only highlighted 'shit' once.

Unvoiced_Apollo · Post by **Unvoiced_Apollo** » Tue May 05, 2015 2:44 pm

Blade Azaezel wrote:
Unvoiced_Apollo wrote:Is no one going to deal with the fact that Gendo said "Language"?
Or that he only highlighted 'shit' once.

(heat of battle)

Iron Man: Shit!
Captain America: LANGUAGE!

(a few moments of gameplanning)

Iron Man : Everyone is going to ignore the fact that Captain just said LANGUAGE!

Post by **Gendo** » Tue May 05, 2015 3:14 pm

Blade Azaezel wrote:
Unvoiced_Apollo wrote:Is no one going to deal with the fact that Gendo said "Language"?
Or that he only highlighted 'shit' once.

Ha, totally missed that.

Blade Azaezel · Post by **Blade Azaezel** » Tue May 05, 2015 3:52 pm

Unvoiced_Apollo · Post by **Unvoiced_Apollo** » Tue May 05, 2015 6:28 pm

Blade Azaezel wrote:

If you had seen AoU, you would.

I have a summarized interaction in spoiler tags up above.

Unvoiced_Apollo · Post by **Unvoiced_Apollo** » Tue May 05, 2015 7:11 pm

And let's not forget Joss Whedon is a sexist because Black Widow called herself a monster because she's barren

Derived Absurdity · Post by **Derived Absurdity** » Mon May 11, 2015 6:52 am

Just saw it yesterday. It was, as I expected, crap.

I would explain why but I pretty much completely forgot everything that happened in it a few hours after I left the theater.

Unvoiced_Apollo · Post by **Unvoiced_Apollo** » Mon May 11, 2015 11:47 am

Derived Absurdity wrote:Just saw it yesterday. It was, as I expected, crap.

I would explain why but I pretty much completely forgot everything that happened in it a few hours after I left the theater.

Why do you keep watching mainstream movies? Given your reactions to the majority of them, they don't seem to be for you.

Not that I care that you don't like them, except that if I had the same tastes you did, I probably wouldn't be spending money on them.

Derived Absurdity · Post by **Derived Absurdity** » Mon May 11, 2015 12:05 pm

I was coerced.

And I don't dislike mainstream movies, lol. I dislike bad movies.

Unvoiced_Apollo · Post by **Unvoiced_Apollo** » Mon May 11, 2015 1:08 pm

Derived Absurdity wrote:I was coerced.

And I don't dislike mainstream movies, lol. I dislike bad movies.

It just seems that you find most recent mainstream movies bad.

Post by **Gendo** » Mon May 11, 2015 1:55 pm

Unvoiced_Apollo wrote:
Derived Absurdity wrote:I was coerced.

And I don't dislike mainstream movies, lol. I dislike bad movies.
It just seems that you find most recent mainstream movies bad.

He just finds most good movies bad; and most bad movies to be good.

Derived Absurdity · Post by **Derived Absurdity** » Mon May 11, 2015 6:08 pm

Well, it's not my fault most recent mainstream movies are bad!

Post by **aels** » Mon May 11, 2015 6:19 pm

Age of Ultron came up at work today. I said I hadn't seen it and everyone was like 'OMG Steph, how could you have not seen it?!' like, maybe because you motherlovers all went to the cinema and didn't ask me. And then we all started discussing Captain America's butt. But dispassionately and entirely without underpants feelings.

Whitey · Post by **Whitey** » Mon May 11, 2015 7:30 pm

This is for you Aels.

Post by **aels** » Mon May 11, 2015 7:32 pm

Whitey · Post by **Whitey** » Mon May 11, 2015 7:34 pm

There's more with the rest of the Avengers here. http://www.viralhunger.com/gunter-gets- ... -avengers/

Unvoiced_Apollo · Post by **Unvoiced_Apollo** » Tue May 12, 2015 12:23 am

Whitey wrote:There's more with the rest of the Avengers here. http://www.viralhunger.com/gunter-gets- ... -avengers/

WTF is wrong with people?!

I ask as I laugh my ass off typing this in reaction to those.

Post by **thesalmonofdoubt** » Tue May 12, 2015 2:13 am

He just finds most good movies bad; and most bad movies to be good.

Altho you could just as happily swap "good" for "Popular"

BruceSmith78 · Post by **BruceSmith78** » Tue May 12, 2015 2:25 am

DA is obviously a hipster.

Derived Absurdity · Post by **Derived Absurdity** » Tue May 12, 2015 3:42 pm

obviously