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  • #1

    The Avengers

    Watched The Avengers tonight. It was a really good flick. The writing was excellent, direction was great, and the banter between heroes was excellent. The action was awesome, of course.

    Though the Hulk stole the show. I would watch a Hulk movie if Mark Ruffalo played the Hulk again.
    “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
    –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett
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    Tomato-meter 93% critics, 96% fans, an A+ CinemaScore, and it's heading towards $500+ million worldwide by the end of the weekend ($334 million overseas because of an early release there and $170-$200 million in the US)

    Wow.....

    The fan and critical reaction to Mark Ruffalo's Banner/Hulk has caused a huge re-think from Marvel on the characters TV and movie future. They were already talking about a new series on ABC TV but no more movies, but now there is talk about another Hulk feature with Ruffalo for ~2015. There is also renewed talk about a film for Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow.
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    • #3
      Record breaker: $200.3M in the US and $641.8 worldwide

      http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120506/ENT02/205060326/-Avengers-smashes-record-200-3-million-debut?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s

      'Avengers' smashes record: $200.3 million debut

      Hulk, smash.

      That's what Captain America tells the Incredible Hulk to do in "The Avengers," and that's what the Marvel Comics superhero mash-up did at the box office, smashing the domestic revenue record with a $200.3 million debut.

      It's by far the biggest opening ever, shooting past the previous record of $169.2 million for the debut of last year's "Harry Potter" finale.

      "The Avengers" added $151.5 million overseas over the weekend to bring its total to $441.5 million since it began opening internationally a week earlier.

      That raised the film's worldwide haul to $641.8 million in barely a week and a half, more than its Marvel superhero forerunners "Iron Man," "Iron Man 2," "Thor" and "Captain America" took in during their entire runs.

      If distributor Disney's domestic estimate Sunday holds when the final weekend count is released Monday, "The Avengers" would be the first movie ever to haul in $200 million in a single weekend.

      A $200 million total for every movie in release is considered a great weekend for the business as a whole, so "The Avengers" redefines the standards for a blockbuster debut.

      "If 'The Avengers' is any indication, we're going to see a leap rather than a gentle little nudge into new territory, and the lineup is there to justify it going forward," said Greg Foster, chairman and president of the huge-screen IMAX cinema chain.

      Crowds were so anxious to see the film on IMAX's giant screens that Foster said the company had only one problem: it ran out of seats to sell.

      Hollywood launched a potentially record-shattering summer with a vengeance, "The Avengers" landing as just the first of three huge superhero tales that highlight a lineup filled with other blockbusters in the making.

      "The Amazing Spider-Man" follows on July 3 and "The Dark Knight Rises" wraps up the current Batman series on July 20.

      Until the "Harry Potter" finale, 2008's "The Dark Knight" had held the revenue record with a $158.4 million debut. Before that, the record-holder was 2007's "Spider-Man 3" with $151.1 million.

      From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...#ixzz1u7X2wUxd
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      Dr. Mordrid
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      An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

      I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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      • #4
        Marvel seems to be doing really great the past few movies.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Dr Mordrid View Post
          The fan and critical reaction to Mark Ruffalo's Banner/Hulk has caused a huge re-think from Marvel on the characters TV and movie future. They were already talking about a new series on ABC TV but no more movies, but now there is talk about another Hulk feature with Ruffalo for ~2015. There is also renewed talk about a film for Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow.
          What I liked about this Hulk the most was the total lack of melodramatic self-pity. In the Hulk movies of past they queue all the sappy violins, and woe is me lines, when Banner loses his temper. In this one he knows what he is and owns that. No sappy backstory, no excuses...just Banner and the other guy living in as much harmony as possible.

          That and this Banner actually seemed smart. The other movie Banner's could never quite get that right. Ruffalo's Hulk/Banner was more like the old TV series with some flare and spunk added to the role. Even my wife, who went primarily for the Hemsworth/Evans eye candy, thought Ruffalo stole the show.
          “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
          –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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          • #6
            Really looking forward to seeing this.

            I'v always liked Ruffalo, so I'm glad that he was able to own the role.
            “And, remember: there's no 'I' in 'irony'” ~ Merlin Mann

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            • #7
              Just saw it with the family. Very well done.
              FT.

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              • #8
                Just a reminder: Hulk's voice was done by Lou Ferrigno.
                Dr. Mordrid
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                An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

                I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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                • #9
                  Over-achieving again (official) -

                  Domestic: $207.4 million

                  Worldwide: $654.8 million

                  EW story about the callback to shoot the post-credits 'shawarma scene' -

                  http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/05/04/backstory-avengers-secret/?hpt=hp_bn16
                  Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 7 May 2012, 23:24.
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