Movies!
So something a little lighter now, I've been watching more movies in the theater lately than I usually do. (Two in the last two weeks or so, woo!)
First off, I saw Brave earlier today. Yes, by choice. It looked pretty good, and I'm glad I went to see it. It was good! It wasn't what one would expect from a Disney princess flick for sure, and anyone comparing it to Mulan would be way off the mark, too. The plot was actually pretty good, and we were debating what a part near the ending (with the wisp) meant when we walked out of the theater, so I'd call that a pretty good movie. In fact, we ended up making a case for seeing non-action-heavy movies at the theater due to it.
The Avengers...
It. Was. Awesome.
I toss that word around a lot, but yeah. It was. I like happy endings to movies, so I was pretty pleased with that. And I'm really glad they didn't try to make it grimdark. It was a nice contrast to the Batman movies that keep clogging up the theater--and I use clogging because I don't like them. Too dark for my tastes. Diabolus ex machina is as tired a plot device as deus ex machina. Moreso now, because critics and such seem to prefer it being 'gritty' and ugh. That's getting really old now.
Avengers was not gritty. Avengers was everything a comic book movie should be. Awesome characters, punchy dialogue, cool action scenes, teeth-clenched teamwork. Holy crap, yes.
Tony Stark/Iron Man: Okay, he was pretty damn cool, and if the Iron Man movies are with him like he was here, I totally have to see them. See this, Bruce Wayne? See this? This is how a multi-billionaire should fight crime, in an awesome robot suit! With a snarky AI buddy! Yesss. And he got the best lines in the movie, I swear.
Steve Rogers/Captain America: Ditto to above, gotta see the Captain America movie. What I like about Cap is that he's not putting on airs or pretending to be a hero or upholding some sort of legend. That's his actual personality. Steve Rogers IS Captain America. He really is that good. Superhero identity, what's that? Heh. Also, I dig the unconventional weapon choice. Shields are cool.
Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow: Okay, I had heard the fandom gushing over her, but I was a bit skeptical, because female character, superhero movie, etc. And I'm always a little wary of non-powered people fighting alongside heroes with superpowers. But she was pretty damn cool. When you trick a trickster god...wow. And I loved her introductory scene, too. Plus her one fear is totally relatable--if you're going to be afraid of something, The Hulk is a pretty logical thing to be afraid of.
Thor: ...Eh. Eh. I don't hate him, but he's my least favourite, and I'm not fussed to go see Thor. He had a few good lines, yeah, but I don't know. I guess his character didn't do a whole lot for me. Particularly when he fell for Loki's trick, which he had to have seen before, which let Coulson (who I liked!) get killed. I guess he just wasn't that interesting to me, that's all.
Clint Barton/Hawkeye: I love archers. This is no secret. I was a little upset he spent a large chunk of the movie brainwashed, but he definitely made up for it later--especially with the exploding arrow bit that led to one of the best scenes. The fact he used real archer terminology ('feather him,' be still my heart!) as only another draw. Yeah, he's not powered, but...eh, a bow's an easy sell for me.
Bruce Banner/The Hulk: Oh hell yes. I am not a huge Hulk fan, but he nailed it. I'm glad it wasn't Edward Norton, because I want to punch him in the face whenever I see him onscreen. He may not have been onscreen much, but he definitely took over the scenes he was in. I loved how he even trolled Black Widow in his recruitment scene. "Haha, that was me, not the other guy, just wanted to see how you'd react." Kickass.
Others: I heard Nick Fury and Maria Hill are going to be possibly getting more time in the Marvel movieverse. I approve! Especially of Nick Fury. More action movies could use an extra dose of Samuel L. Jackson. And I guess Maria Hill will probably be taking over Coulson's old role in S.H.I.E.L.D.? (Assuming he's actually dead!) That's cool too, what little we saw of her she was kicking ass.
Coulson was just so cool with his awkward fanboy glee over Cap. If he's not dead, then he'll be so mad Fury got blood on his trading cards. And he got a shot off on Loki, that actually hurt him! And got to be cool right to the end. I guess I should've known he would die, he was a friend of the heroes and a fun character in a Joss Whedon movie. Oh well...
Loki...was a jackass. I don't get where the woobiefying comes from. I was waiting the whole movie for him to get his comeuppance, and that it was Hulk, who he was trying to manipulate from the start, and was a 'dull creature' to him, was awesome. "Puny god," indeed. I'm also not sure how the term 'mewling quim' made it into a PG movie. I suppose the raters didn't know what it meant.
This. This is a superhero movie. You know, the reason I liked Green Lantern was because it wasn't all dark and depressing and awful. (Some might debate the 'awful' part, mind.) It was refreshing when it feels like so many movies are trying to hard to be dark and edgy. And so was this. It was basically just what was needed in the middle of a swath of depressing things, and that's why I think it did so well and everyone is still talking about it. Yes, it was a great movie, but it was also a breath of fresh air.
So was Brave. I didn't want to see the new Spider-man or Batman movies, cause they looked...dark. There's enough of that in the real world, I don't need it in movies too.
First off, I saw Brave earlier today. Yes, by choice. It looked pretty good, and I'm glad I went to see it. It was good! It wasn't what one would expect from a Disney princess flick for sure, and anyone comparing it to Mulan would be way off the mark, too. The plot was actually pretty good, and we were debating what a part near the ending (with the wisp) meant when we walked out of the theater, so I'd call that a pretty good movie. In fact, we ended up making a case for seeing non-action-heavy movies at the theater due to it.
The Avengers...
It. Was. Awesome.
I toss that word around a lot, but yeah. It was. I like happy endings to movies, so I was pretty pleased with that. And I'm really glad they didn't try to make it grimdark. It was a nice contrast to the Batman movies that keep clogging up the theater--and I use clogging because I don't like them. Too dark for my tastes. Diabolus ex machina is as tired a plot device as deus ex machina. Moreso now, because critics and such seem to prefer it being 'gritty' and ugh. That's getting really old now.
Avengers was not gritty. Avengers was everything a comic book movie should be. Awesome characters, punchy dialogue, cool action scenes, teeth-clenched teamwork. Holy crap, yes.
Tony Stark/Iron Man: Okay, he was pretty damn cool, and if the Iron Man movies are with him like he was here, I totally have to see them. See this, Bruce Wayne? See this? This is how a multi-billionaire should fight crime, in an awesome robot suit! With a snarky AI buddy! Yesss. And he got the best lines in the movie, I swear.
Steve Rogers/Captain America: Ditto to above, gotta see the Captain America movie. What I like about Cap is that he's not putting on airs or pretending to be a hero or upholding some sort of legend. That's his actual personality. Steve Rogers IS Captain America. He really is that good. Superhero identity, what's that? Heh. Also, I dig the unconventional weapon choice. Shields are cool.
Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow: Okay, I had heard the fandom gushing over her, but I was a bit skeptical, because female character, superhero movie, etc. And I'm always a little wary of non-powered people fighting alongside heroes with superpowers. But she was pretty damn cool. When you trick a trickster god...wow. And I loved her introductory scene, too. Plus her one fear is totally relatable--if you're going to be afraid of something, The Hulk is a pretty logical thing to be afraid of.
Thor: ...Eh. Eh. I don't hate him, but he's my least favourite, and I'm not fussed to go see Thor. He had a few good lines, yeah, but I don't know. I guess his character didn't do a whole lot for me. Particularly when he fell for Loki's trick, which he had to have seen before, which let Coulson (who I liked!) get killed. I guess he just wasn't that interesting to me, that's all.
Clint Barton/Hawkeye: I love archers. This is no secret. I was a little upset he spent a large chunk of the movie brainwashed, but he definitely made up for it later--especially with the exploding arrow bit that led to one of the best scenes. The fact he used real archer terminology ('feather him,' be still my heart!) as only another draw. Yeah, he's not powered, but...eh, a bow's an easy sell for me.
Bruce Banner/The Hulk: Oh hell yes. I am not a huge Hulk fan, but he nailed it. I'm glad it wasn't Edward Norton, because I want to punch him in the face whenever I see him onscreen. He may not have been onscreen much, but he definitely took over the scenes he was in. I loved how he even trolled Black Widow in his recruitment scene. "Haha, that was me, not the other guy, just wanted to see how you'd react." Kickass.
Others: I heard Nick Fury and Maria Hill are going to be possibly getting more time in the Marvel movieverse. I approve! Especially of Nick Fury. More action movies could use an extra dose of Samuel L. Jackson. And I guess Maria Hill will probably be taking over Coulson's old role in S.H.I.E.L.D.? (Assuming he's actually dead!) That's cool too, what little we saw of her she was kicking ass.
Coulson was just so cool with his awkward fanboy glee over Cap. If he's not dead, then he'll be so mad Fury got blood on his trading cards. And he got a shot off on Loki, that actually hurt him! And got to be cool right to the end. I guess I should've known he would die, he was a friend of the heroes and a fun character in a Joss Whedon movie. Oh well...
Loki...was a jackass. I don't get where the woobiefying comes from. I was waiting the whole movie for him to get his comeuppance, and that it was Hulk, who he was trying to manipulate from the start, and was a 'dull creature' to him, was awesome. "Puny god," indeed. I'm also not sure how the term 'mewling quim' made it into a PG movie. I suppose the raters didn't know what it meant.
This. This is a superhero movie. You know, the reason I liked Green Lantern was because it wasn't all dark and depressing and awful. (Some might debate the 'awful' part, mind.) It was refreshing when it feels like so many movies are trying to hard to be dark and edgy. And so was this. It was basically just what was needed in the middle of a swath of depressing things, and that's why I think it did so well and everyone is still talking about it. Yes, it was a great movie, but it was also a breath of fresh air.
So was Brave. I didn't want to see the new Spider-man or Batman movies, cause they looked...dark. There's enough of that in the real world, I don't need it in movies too.