Mr. Hakujin Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 We saw Thor last night and now all I have left is to see the two Iron Man's and I'm caught up, I think... Dang, Dy! You still haven't seen Iron Man!?!? You're working' it back to front on this one ain'tcha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aartemys Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 It never interested me and honestly, still doesn't...but I want to see The Avengers seeing all of the previous ones...Ben says I'm going to like it, but eh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Iron Man is a movie that I think pleasantly surprises everyone who watches it, and 80% of the credit goes to Robert Downey Jr's charm. Who honestly thought back in say, 2005, that an Iron Man movie would have been among the best superhero movies ever made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 What Jax said, Dy. (Although I'd put it more 60% on Downey's performance). Hurry up and watch it so you can come back and tell us how right we were about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Ummm Anthony and Joe Russo are set to direct the sequel to last year's Captain America: The First Avenger, Variety reports. The sibling pair are known for feature films like Welcome to Collinwood and You, Me and Dupree as well as television series like "Arrested Development," "Community" and "Happy Endings" (the latter two of which they also executive produce). They're also attached to Ciudad, based on their own graphic novel and set to star Dwayne Johnson. The second installment will pick-up where Marvel's The Avengers leaves off, as Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) continues his affiliation with Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D and struggles to embrace his role in the modern world. Still untitled, the Captain America sequel is set to hit theaters on April 4, 2014. wut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Were you really unaware that each of the Marvel movies that fed into Avengers would get a sequel? They announced that not too long after Avengers came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 (edited) Lol no of course not, I was confused by the choice of director whose credits include a buncha sitcoms. Good sitcoms, but still. Edited June 7, 2012 by axel_napalm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Ah, ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Well Favreau and Brannagh were odd choices too and they worked out pretty well. I have faith in Marvel. don't you fucking dare mention Ang Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Ang Lee doesn't count. Nor does that boring pretentious stupid fucking movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Don't besmirch the good name of pretentiousness by associating it with that movie. It was bad for a lot of reasons, silly contrived fights being chief among them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 (edited) I think that the years have been kind to it. I remember leaving the movie theather in shock at the torrent of sloppy green Hulk cum that had been shot all over me after being so excited for it. I caught it a few years later on TV and while yes it had it's problems it wasn't all bad. I'll see if I think the same abour Green Lantern down the line. Edited June 7, 2012 by Testes McManballs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 It was pretentious for daddy issues and most of the dramatic plot. But the action scenes were also big and stupid too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I think that the years have been kind to it. I remember leaving the movie theather in shock at the torrent of sloppy green Hulk cum that had been shot all over me after being so excited for it. I caught it a few years later on TV and while yes it had it's problems it wasn't all bad. I'll see if I think the same abour Green Lantern down the line. Hulk's biggest problem was that it was a "classic" comic book movie (thankfully the last) which is to say that it involved an auteur taking a classic character with a large fanbase and then going "I shall change this thing so that it is more accessible to adults" not realizing that a very large number of adults preferred it the way it was. Then making a series of broad over-artsy choices to make it more "real" for movie-going audiences. Tim Burton was the most egregious example of this horseshit but you can see it from everything from Howard the Duck to Dick Tracy, everybody wanted to put their stamp on an existing property by making it nothing like what it was. The only example of this working was the Blade series which was based on something far too silly to work as a straight-faced movie. Arguably the 1980s Punisher movie was the only movie until X-Men that was actually true to its source material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I'm surprised they've decided to release it in early April. I know it didn't make as much money as Thor (like $80M less), but Thor was the first movie of the summer, which is arguably the best release date of the year, and Cap was release like 3 weeks after 4th of July weekend, when the summer movie season is beginning to slump. To me, picking this release date shows that they don't have much confidence in that property. Thor and Cap made almost the same amount of money domestically, that $80M gap was almost all overseas, which makes sense, but Cap was in The Avengers, which is now the 3rd highest grossing movie off all time worldwide. Overseas audiences are gonna give a post-Avengers movie a chance even if they didn't show up for the pre-Avengers cap movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Jax, just take a look at the movie posters and most of the merch. You'll see where Cap ranks in the Marvel Movie U - behind Iron Man & Thor, tied for third place w/ Black Widow's TnA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 (edited) I get Iron Man being front and center, both his movies made way more money than any of the other Marvel Studios solo movies, but like I said, Cap made almost as much as Thor in the US (within $5M of each other I think), and it had a much shittier release date than Thor did (there is no comparing first weekend in May to end of July). Cap way underperformed Thor internationally, as anyone could have predicted, but I think The Avengers being the highest grossing movie of all time not directed by James Cameron is a game changer for Cap with international audiences. People who might have been wholly disinclined from watching a movie called Captain America might have taken a liking to him after Avengers. I'm not saying they should give priority over Thor and Iron Man, I've just saying giving him a early April release date surprises me, and shows me they have WAY less confidence in that property that I think they rightfully should. Edited June 7, 2012 by Reverend Jax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. Hakujin Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Why would he sign "Nicholas Fury" yet type "Nick Fury"? Hmm...I'm not saying for certain, but that could be a forgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 ...so, finally revisit this one (first time since in theaters!), and i think i got caught up in space cowboy's knock on montages, cause there was more action there than i recall. mind you, there's still a huge gap between this & winter soldier (possibly still my favorite marvel flick), but this was so much fun - even if i did manage to miss the human torch cameo this time also i can say totally unbiased that having rewatched all 3 in the last year or so, the cap trilogy > nolan's bat trilogy, though both are great. but yeah, totally unbiased. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I didn't know who the Russos were back then apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatella Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 6 hours ago, The NZA said: also i can say totally unbiased that having rewatched all 3 in the last year or so, the cap trilogy > nolan's bat trilogy, though both are great. but yeah, totally unbiased. You are out of your damn mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Cap'n 2099 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 The Dark Knight Rises is ridiculous. I agree with the Cap trilogy being greater statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatella Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Yeah, I thought that one was flawed but enjoyable. But still, for me, TDK alone is better than all three Cap movies combined. I found them all highly forgettable. And I love Cap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Cap'n 2099 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I can agree with that statement too, BUT we're talkin about trilogies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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