There was disagreement among the critics as to whether The Avengers was the best comic movie of all time or not.
If you're in the discussion you're doing okay.
I'm psyched about the movie, but I'm even more psyched that it looks to be a critical and financial hit which gives Joss Hollywood leverage (aka, money) to do other projects.
In my dream world, that actually means Joss gets a production deal with HBO to do a series there. Joss putting out a 13 episode season every year for five years? Without network interference? Yeah, that'd be good stuff. But that's just a pipe dream.
Y'all have sparked my interest in The Avengers. I'm not a comic book person, but I've been rewatching both Iron Main movies and watching Thor, Captain America, and The Hulk. Is there any other homework I should do in preparation?
Is there any other homework I should do in preparation?
Find out who that archer guy is. Then tell me.
Also, who is the woman who is not Scarlett Johansson?
There are two Hulk movies; the one with Ed Norton is the more relevant one.
Is there any other homework I should do in preparation?
Not really. The movie has to stand on its own, because although comics fans will obviously go see it, the majority of viewers are going to be people who have never picked up a comic.
Will there be things in it that comics readers will catch that you won't (like Hawkeye in Thor)? Sure, but the movie won't hinge on it. You can't make a movie that way and expect it to do huge box-office numbers.
Archer guy is Hawkeye. He's... an archer. Not superpowered or anything.
There are two Hulk movies; the one with Ed Norton is the more relevant one.
I never did get around to seeing that. Maybe this weekend.
Not superpowered or anything.
Doesn't he have a thing where he's unable to miss a shot? Which isn't technically a superpower, I suppose. (Also, I don't know if it's true, since I never read any Avengers.)
I just put all those pre-Avenger movies in my Netflix queue yesterday! I guess it's about the right time to start prepping. I've only seen the first Iron Man, and I'm going to go ahead and watch it again because I know I liked it the first time but I don't really remember specifics.
I'm actually not 100% sure - I'm pretty much the "huh, is that some Marvel thing?" person in my comics group. But he doesn't, like, grow to giant size and become radioactive or anything Marvelicious like that.
