not about the Super Bowl

[luninosity]

Technically, we had a Super Bowl party. What we in fact did, well...

One of our friends (Medievalist Friend) has just acquired a new broadsword. One of our OTHER friends (actually, my co-author on the World of Warcraft article!) has several swords, and theatrical combat training. So what we ended up having was a party in which we went outside and

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[telperion_15]

That sounds like my kind of Super Bowl party! Not that I would actually have one of those, or watch that, so in fact, it would just me my kind of party, period, without the Super Bowl part at all... *end ramble mode*

However, I unfortunately cannot seem to get in any way excited about the Avengers movie. Perhaps if I'd seen Thor or Captain America... (I have seen the Iron Man movies)

[luninosity]

Yeah, it was sort of like..."We have swords. We should have a party." "Hey, it's Super Bowl weekend! No wonder all the snack food is on sale." "Are we having a Super Bowl party?" "Well, we can turn the game on and then go hit each other with swords."

I am excited, because it is Joss Whedon, who is responsible for so many of my favorite things. On the other hand, I'm kind of nervous, because Joss and big-budget Hollywood spectacles have never gotten along. So...fingers crossed. (You should at least see Captain America! I was really happily surprised; I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was.) Also, sirona_gs has made me write Coulson/Hawkeye AND Steve/Tony comment!fic this afternoon. (Maybe I should post those over here?) So there's that. :-p

[disbelief11]

Please post it!

[luninosity]

Tomorrow, then! After I clean them up a bit and maybe give them titles. Don't let me forget, though. :-)

[telperion_15]

Actually, just watched the trailer, and it looks like it might be rather fun, so well done trailer for being kind of awesome! (and totally agreeing about Joss Whedon!)

Still might have to make some kind of effort to watch Thor and Captain America beforehand though... *g*

[luninosity]

Indeed! I feel like Robert Downey Jr gets some of the best lines, and I can actually see his sort of humor working well with the Whedon writing style, so, that has to be a good thing, right?

Yep, you should! Thor is mostly just silly fun (though Chris Hemsworth is obviously enjoying the heck out of the role), but Captain America spends a lot of time really focusing on character development, which I really love, and in some ways it's really a war movie. The Red Skull is a bit disappointing as a villain, but then, I have a feeling he'd be hard to take seriously ever; it's not the fault of the film.

Have posted the Steve/Tony and Hawkeye/Agent Coulson comment fic, now! Still can't believe I wrote fic based on a movie trailer. This fandom, I swear. :-)