HULK SMASH GRITTY REALISM
PUNY REALISM
You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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Zenkitty - May 20, 2012 4:38:29 pm PDT #20446 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 20, 2012 4:50:33 pm PDT #20447 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
In other news, I went to see Battleship this afternoon. It was as cliched and corny as everyone says, but also immensely fun. It made good on the twin promises of lots of shit blowing up and Taylor Kitsch looking hotter than the incoming fire, so my money was well spent.
Gris - May 20, 2012 4:58:09 pm PDT #20448 of 30000
Hey. New board.
It just needs another 225 million to knock Jurassic Park out of the top 20 when adjusted for inflation.
"just" is a funny word. I plan to See it twice, eventually. Summer vacation (and the attendant days-at-daycare-while-not-working) cannot come quickly enough)
smonster - May 20, 2012 5:25:02 pm PDT #20449 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
In other news, I went to see Battleship this afternoon. It was as cliched and corny as everyone says, but also immensely fun. It made good on the twin promises of lots of shit blowing up and Taylor Kitsch looking hotter than the incoming fire, so my money was well spent.
Word, that's all I needed to hear.
tommyrot - May 20, 2012 5:30:35 pm PDT #20450 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah, I'll go see Battleship, mostly because I like battleships.
§ ita § - May 20, 2012 5:40:08 pm PDT #20451 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Here looks to be a haven for Battleship discussion: [link]
Kalshane - May 20, 2012 5:52:06 pm PDT #20452 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I finally saw Avengers yesterday (wanted to wait until my dad's eye had healed enough from surgery that he could see-it see-it with me). So much fun.
I had a feeling Coulson was going to die just because I knew Joss and it was totally his M.O. so I'm actually kind of surprised it wasn't his fault this time.
However, others have pointed out that 1) We only have Fury's word for it, and he lied about the cards and 2) Tony makes a joke about Life Model Decoys earlier in the movie that could potentially be foreshadowing.
That said, I think the team would be super-pissed if they were lied to about it.
In any case, without re-treading all the stuff that's been said too much, I loved that everyone got their moments to shine, that Joss took the time to let all of them interact and play off each other, and I really hope they have Joss locked down for the sequel (and get him to at least throw his two cents in on any future Hulk and Black Widow movies).
Let me also echo the request for a Black Widow and Hawkeye in Budapest movie.
Polter-Cow - May 20, 2012 5:56:16 pm PDT #20453 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Tony makes a joke about Life Model Decoys earlier in the movie that could potentially be foreshadowing.
Oooh, good call.
askye - May 21, 2012 5:33:57 am PDT #20454 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Yesterday I stumbled across a review of Avengers (don't remember where) that talked about the first Hulk Out and mentioned Loki's glowing staff & how the Avengers were being influenced by it prior to the attack.
So maybe it was a combo of Loki's magic and being stunned by the attack that led to the loss of control.
SailAweigh - May 21, 2012 5:40:46 am PDT #20455 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
That's what I think, askye. Banner seemed like he was really trying to hold back the transformation as much as possible and you could see the regret and fear in his face when he turned it to Black Widow. I think the fact he held off so long pissed the Other Guy off so much, he tried to take it out on Black Widow.