The Avengers (no spoilers)
For starters, yup, I'm still around. Sorry for not posting here more often.
Yeah, I just got home from the theater after seeing "The Avengers", first time I go since September of 2009, bumped into my friends there and even Dad decided to tag along he ain't been to the movies since Jet Li's Kiss of the Dragon. Plus getting to pay only $3.50 a ticket and smuggling in my own snacks was satisfying. And, well, I think I creamed my pants while watching the movie. Several times. And not just me, the whole audience had a fucking blast.
This movie rocked my fucking socks off and blew them right through the wall. Perfection. Yes, absolute perfection. I'm the guy who will find even the slightest bit of negative in everything you put in front of me, and I could find absolutely nothing negative to say about this. This movie was fucking amazing! The way the story is set up is superb, the acting is excellent by the whole entire cast, the characters all get their chance to shine, even minor ones like Maria Hill. The main actors were all in tiptop shape, and my gosh, everybody just oozed charisma and charm. You get the superhero feel, the action and reactions, and now I really, truly understand what non-spoiler early reviews said when mentioning that Hulk really stole the show, because every moment where the Hulk himself is onscreen is just golden.
The action! Oh, God, the action! There's not that much action at first, but the fight scenes are good, and once the final conflict starts, it's a nonstop rollercoaster ride of pure, unadultered amazingness! There is the ocassional bit of shaky cam, but you can actually tell what is going on! The adrenaline rush you get from this will blow your mind and will leave you on the edge of your seat, pumped like hell. And the humor! My God, the humor was actually, genuinely funny. The lines of dialogue were witty and smart and got some good laughs, the more physical things were also great, the standout being during the final fight when I'm not gonna spoil it for you but I know you'll now what I mean when you see it, the theater was laughing like mad for a good long while after it. The sequel hook during the credits was probably the one small bit I didn't much like. I geeked out, of course, but still seems too big and too soon.
Ultimately, this is it. As a person who buys and enjoys comic books (and as a fan of The Avengers as it is), this is the pinacle, the epitome of comic book movies and superhero movies. This is what superhero/comic book movies are all about, you cannot possibly get any better than this, it cannot be done. Even people who don't read comic books, like my father and friends, will have a blast with this movie. And because this is me talking, I can't go without snarkily belittling something, so to the Batman movies and their "edginess, darkness and grittiness", I give you a big fat FUCK YOU! The Avengers is where it's at! Oh, gosh, I already wanna go see it again!
Okay, I think I need a cold shower, I'm still too energetic and pumped from the experience. Funny thing is I feel filthy in a way, having enjoyed something so thoroughly and finding it 100% positive, when it was made by that fucking moron Joss Whedon, whom I dislike quite a bit. But I guess if there was ever one single thing that an asshole could do that was completely awesome, I'm glad it was this. Kudos to you, Joss Whedon, for achieving a true shining star of perfection amidst the shit you normally spew out. Cheers!
Yeah, I just got home from the theater after seeing "The Avengers", first time I go since September of 2009, bumped into my friends there and even Dad decided to tag along he ain't been to the movies since Jet Li's Kiss of the Dragon. Plus getting to pay only $3.50 a ticket and smuggling in my own snacks was satisfying. And, well, I think I creamed my pants while watching the movie. Several times. And not just me, the whole audience had a fucking blast.
This movie rocked my fucking socks off and blew them right through the wall. Perfection. Yes, absolute perfection. I'm the guy who will find even the slightest bit of negative in everything you put in front of me, and I could find absolutely nothing negative to say about this. This movie was fucking amazing! The way the story is set up is superb, the acting is excellent by the whole entire cast, the characters all get their chance to shine, even minor ones like Maria Hill. The main actors were all in tiptop shape, and my gosh, everybody just oozed charisma and charm. You get the superhero feel, the action and reactions, and now I really, truly understand what non-spoiler early reviews said when mentioning that Hulk really stole the show, because every moment where the Hulk himself is onscreen is just golden.
The action! Oh, God, the action! There's not that much action at first, but the fight scenes are good, and once the final conflict starts, it's a nonstop rollercoaster ride of pure, unadultered amazingness! There is the ocassional bit of shaky cam, but you can actually tell what is going on! The adrenaline rush you get from this will blow your mind and will leave you on the edge of your seat, pumped like hell. And the humor! My God, the humor was actually, genuinely funny. The lines of dialogue were witty and smart and got some good laughs, the more physical things were also great, the standout being during the final fight when I'm not gonna spoil it for you but I know you'll now what I mean when you see it, the theater was laughing like mad for a good long while after it. The sequel hook during the credits was probably the one small bit I didn't much like. I geeked out, of course, but still seems too big and too soon.
Ultimately, this is it. As a person who buys and enjoys comic books (and as a fan of The Avengers as it is), this is the pinacle, the epitome of comic book movies and superhero movies. This is what superhero/comic book movies are all about, you cannot possibly get any better than this, it cannot be done. Even people who don't read comic books, like my father and friends, will have a blast with this movie. And because this is me talking, I can't go without snarkily belittling something, so to the Batman movies and their "edginess, darkness and grittiness", I give you a big fat FUCK YOU! The Avengers is where it's at! Oh, gosh, I already wanna go see it again!
Okay, I think I need a cold shower, I'm still too energetic and pumped from the experience. Funny thing is I feel filthy in a way, having enjoyed something so thoroughly and finding it 100% positive, when it was made by that fucking moron Joss Whedon, whom I dislike quite a bit. But I guess if there was ever one single thing that an asshole could do that was completely awesome, I'm glad it was this. Kudos to you, Joss Whedon, for achieving a true shining star of perfection amidst the shit you normally spew out. Cheers!