the explicit expressed racism coming out of every corner these days has me on the fucking edge.
I honestly don't know how my ancestors coped with all this bullshit. I really don't.
Me too. On both counts.
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Sean K - May 05, 2012 4:18:51 pm PDT #19914 of 30000
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DavidS - May 05, 2012 5:29:20 pm PDT #19915 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Re: The Avengers I'm curious about reactions to the first after-credits scene.
Has Thanos been regularly used in Marvel comics? Would he be readily recognized by folks who just read the comics, or only people who read the original Starlin stories in the 70s? Do people get that the whole "courting death" line is a specific reference to Thanos (aka, Thanatos, Freud's Love Of Death) primary motivation? Also, that he's basically Marvel's knockoff Darkseid?
Frankenbuddha - May 05, 2012 5:41:20 pm PDT #19916 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Ruffalo was so good.
Best Bruce Ever! And Hulk!
It was wonderfully obvious they used Ruffalo as the model for the Hulk. "I'm always angry." was such a Joss line, and fits so many of his other characters I cheered when he said it.
DavidS - May 05, 2012 5:47:21 pm PDT #19917 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Regarding Hulk and Loki:
Two things I have gleaned from the internet:
1) That scene where Hulk smashes Loki like a ragdoll was shot exactly like the scenes in a Tex Avery cartoon where Droopy Dog grabs somebody by their ankles and smashes them about.
2) Unconfirmed, but I heard that Lou Ferrigno was used to deliver the "Puny God" line.
Tom Scola - May 05, 2012 5:50:47 pm PDT #19918 of 30000
hwæt
David, 2) is true, and it was also true for the last Hulk movie.
Frankenbuddha - May 05, 2012 5:54:43 pm PDT #19919 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
That is both hilarious and awesome. Go team Joss.
And heh on 1). I'm not angry, I'm just terribly, terribly hurt. SLAM SMASH!!!!
Amy - May 05, 2012 6:46:37 pm PDT #19920 of 30000
Because books.
I just watched Thor and loved it to pieces. It was so much fun! Definitely had a bit of an Iron Man feel. And Chris Hemsworth has a brand-new fan. Mmph.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 05, 2012 6:57:22 pm PDT #19921 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Re: The Avengers I'm curious about reactions to the first after-credits scene.
David, the character in question was almost Wolverine-ubiquitous in the 90s, featuring heavily in one big crossover after another. And starred in his own critically acclaimed limited series a couple years ago. Marvel comics readers would likely recognize him.
DavidS - May 05, 2012 6:59:42 pm PDT #19922 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Thanks, Matt!
DavidS - May 05, 2012 7:06:19 pm PDT #19923 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh yeah, some other funny lines:
Cap: Getting the Flying Monkeys joke.
and
On the SHIELD base: the guy playing Galaga.
eta:
Thor: He's adopted.