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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.
Thanks, Matt!
Oh yeah, some other funny lines:
Cap: Getting the Flying Monkeys joke.
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On the SHIELD base: the guy playing Galaga.
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Thor: He's adopted.
It wasn't even Thor's "He's adopted," as much as the delivery, timing-wise. I don't remember the character getting anything close to that smart-assed in Thor.
And Cap was SO PROUD of getting the flying monkeys reference. Bless. I also loved the way he just wordlessly pulled out the $10 bill and handed it to Nick Fury.
Hulk punching Thor instantly reminded me of Angel punching Xander in -- was it "Enemies"?, where he pretended to be Angelus again to trick Faith and the mayor? I tried really hard to not look for Buffyverse-inspired moments, but that one just jumped out at me so hard.
And, honestly, I got the biggest kick out of Cap's delivery of "Hulk? Smash." Such a well-executed twist of the cliche.
Also? At the end, Tony's line -- was it "Nobody better have kissed me"? made me laugh for about 30 seconds. You can't tell me that wasn't Joss, fully aware of slashy fanfic.
The final post-credits scene? Funniest one since Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Holy crap, we laughed and laughed and laughed at that.
I just got back from seeing Avengers. But I missed the second post-credit scene.
On my way home, my life of crime resulted in me being caught by a red-light camera. I was in a pissy mood when I got home, but seeing the final post-credit scene on YouTube just cracked me up so much I stopped caring about my soon-to-be ticket.
Off to see Avengers soon! I'm super excited! And holy heck! How did I not make the connection that Chris Hemsworth and Liam Hemsworth (Gale from Hunger Games) are brothers?!
We just got back from seeing The Avengers in IMAX 3D, I have to say the 3D was pretty good and not really in your face too much. We had a great time and even if the movie had sucked, the final post-credit scene would have made up for it. My son leaned over to me as the "The Avengers" title came up and said "Joss knows how to open a movie". He wanted to go see it again right away, so I have a feeling that we will be seeing it at least once if not twice more.
Oh my God, these numbers are hilarious. Projected, from Deadline Hollywood:
1. Marvel’s The Avengers (Disney) NEW [4,349 Theaters] PG13
Friday $80.5M, Saturday $68+M, Weekend $185+M
2. Think Like A Man (Screen Gems/Sony) Week 3 [2,010 Theaters] PG13
Friday $2.6M, Saturday $3.3M, Weekend $8.0M, Cume $73.0M
To quote Nick Fury: Ant. Boot.
Off to see Avengers soon! I'm super excited! And holy heck! How did I not make the connection that Chris Hemsworth and Liam Hemsworth (Gale from Hunger Games) are brothers?!
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Spoiler alert: Phillip Island makes no appearance in this movie. Would it have been improved by the addition of penguins? I don't see why not!