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Thrillho:
I know it's not an A-list movie at all (I knew literally none of the characters in it), my point was that I've heard people fellating its proverbial genitals all over the shop, and while yeah it's good I don't think it's amazing or anything.
Aimless:
Seeing Avengers tomorrow, expecting to be a little disappointed
Aimless:
Unfortunately I was kinda disappointed. The first movie had its flaws but, overall, it was thoroughly enjoyable. This movie had its high points, but, overall, it was kinda flawed. The intro wasn't all that good. The pacing was off, the use of tension was ineffective, the dialogue and acting both uninspired, the score was a little meh, the action was frequently kinda boring, etc etc. Ultron was, to my surprise, not a compelling villain, although it was a little funny seeing a robot version of Reddington. The Vision was all right, I guess. I liked the twins, on the whole. Character development and showcasing was a bit hit and miss, but Renner as Barton did the best job of it :) the budding romance between Romanoff and Banner had a lot of potential but they didn't really manage to do it justice. I have other specific complaints but I think I should stop before I ruin what little enjoyment I did get out of the movie. All in all, I'm glad I saw it but I'm also unusually glad I didn't have to pay full price. I didn't feel like the big screen added much to the experience.
Oh yeah, the Ant Man trailer made me less enthusiastic about that movie, while the Terminator trailer made me more enthusiastic. The post credits button was... well, it was a little shite.
That being said, I had to revise my opinion of Daredevil summat so that's good! The costume is crap but the episodes leading up to the end were really good and even D'Onofrio redeemed himself with his telling of the tale of the good samaritan :)
BenRG:
Here's a brief but interesting article about the rise of the MCU and its role in pretty much saving Marvel's bacon in financial terms.
The key name seems to be Avi Arad, the director of Marvel Studios and the man who seems to have forced Marvel to develop MCU against the judgement of the rest of the board. He seems to have been the man who came up with the ideas that made the MCU commercially viable in terms of licensing and production. Given the troubles of the major studios, I have no doubt that Universal, Paramount and Fox will be sniffing around if he even hints that he wants to move on from Marvel.
Edguy:
Avi Arad moved away from Marvel Studios years ago. Last films he produced was Iron Man and Incredible Hulk.
What he's been working on the last years are such masterpieces as Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and the Spider-Man reboot.
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