AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel **SPOILERS** - Page 106

Captaindemotion · September 25 2012, 08:41 PM

I'm not too bothered about the spear thing (I might be able to watch the movie with my 5 year old as a result) but I'm disappointed about the lack of commentary. I'd asked my wife to buy the blu-ray for Xmas but I won't ask her to get a US Import, that's just taking the piss.

Wereghost · September 25 2012, 09:10 PM

I thought the Honest Movie Trailer for The Avengers was amusing.

JD · September 25 2012, 09:35 PM

Is it weird that I know what they say in there is probably true, but I really don't care?

Chris3123 · September 25 2012, 09:51 PM

Info on Avengers prop replicas by eFX

Captain America trading card set, like what Coulson had (bloodied and un-bloodied versions)

WW2 propaganda posters featuring Captain America

Full-scale Thor's helmet

Full-scale Mjolinr

Trekker4747 · September 25 2012, 10:12 PM

Mjolnir would be cool to have.

Brikar99 · September 26 2012, 05:46 AM

Those Cap posters are pretty cool.

Turtletrekker · September 27 2012, 11:28 AM

Got my copy. The Joss Whedon commentary was interesting as Joss's commentaries always are. Two bits that I liked were Joss commenting that he wasn't proud of the choice to just have the Chitauri fold immediately after the nuke detonation, and that if the only thing he accomplished in two years had been the "Puny God" scene, he would have considered it a worthwhiile endeavour.

"Item 47" was "meh".

I loved all of the deleted scenes. A shame that there will never be an expanded cut.

Ian Keldon · September 27 2012, 09:30 PM

JarodRussell wrote:

Turtletrekker wrote:

RE: the edited version of the film--
Disney UK reports that they removed the spear tip as it was deemed "inappropriate".,

That's what you get when Disney buys Marvel.

No, that's what you get with overly complex and irrational censorship schemes.

Why is it that the one-disc version no longer has any significant extras? Up until a few years ago, we didn't have to buy the "deluxe" or "collectors" editions to get a good range and amount of extras. Now they expect us to pay more to get the behind the scenes stuff.

Oh, and I spotted something cool re-watching the film last time...in the scene where Fury is telling the Helm officer to head south, watch how he handles the control and how the console lights respond. The man is literally spinning a digital "ship's wheel".

Procutus · September 28 2012, 04:55 PM

Is anyone else besides me disappointed that the BD/DVD wasn't released in 16:9 widescreen? Didn't read over the packaging too carefully, and it kinda through me a curve when we started watching it.

That said, it still looks great on our TV.

DWF · September 28 2012, 06:23 PM

Procutus wrote:

Is anyone else besides me disappointed that the BD/DVD was released in 16:9 widescreen? Didn't read over the packaging too carefully, and it kinda through me a curve when we started watching it.

That said, it still looks great on our TV.

It was filmed in 1.78:1 so on a widescreen TV there's no bars.

Samurai8472 · September 28 2012, 06:46 PM

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I like it when blu-ray movies are like that. The movie just engulfs your tv screen. Especially if your TV is 40 plus inches.

I do love wide screen more than full screen.

Ethros · September 28 2012, 09:55 PM

I read that it was filmed in 16:9 as opposed to 235:1 because of the radically different hights of the Avengers themselves. So in a group shot they better fit the 16:9 ratio

Procutus · September 28 2012, 10:52 PM

Samurai8472 wrote:

^
I like it when blu-ray movies are like that. The movie just engulfs your tv screen. Especially if your TV is 40 plus inches.

I do love wide screen more than full screen.

Yeah, we've got a 42 inch screen and my wife was commenting that she liked it totally filled from top to bottom like that. I guess I expected the aspect ratio to be the same as the other MCU movies.

Samurai8472 · September 29 2012, 03:58 AM

If only all "widescreen" epic movies were like that.

I sometimes change my movie settings to stretch the picture so the black bars are less than an inch at the top and bottom.

"The Dark Knight" kept shifting back and forth from the IMAX scenes(full screen) to the standard 16:9 format after the IMAX scene was over.

Trekker4747 · September 29 2012, 04:02 AM

I've long out grown the need for the picture to "fill the screen." I do wish some 4:3 movies were matted to that ration rather than it being a bright, gray-white, dead space on the sides of the screen (a bit more annoying than the black space) so for some 4:3 shows I watch on DVD I do "stretch" the picture through TV functions. (The TV's stretching method causes minimal distortion.) But the black bars on the top and bottom of non 16:9 movies? Meh.

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September 25 2012, 08:41 PM	#1576
Captaindemotion Vice Admiral Location: Ireland	Re: AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel SPOILERS I'm not too bothered about the spear thing (I might be able to watch the movie with my 5 year old as a result) but I'm disappointed about the lack of commentary. I'd asked my wife to buy the blu-ray for Xmas but I won't ask her to get a US Import, that's just taking the piss. __________________ Hodor!!!!!!!

September 25 2012, 09:10 PM	#1577
Wereghost Commodore Location: Ireland.	Re: AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel SPOILERS I thought the Honest Movie Trailer for The Avengers was amusing. __________________ "As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular." Oscar Wilde

September 25 2012, 09:35 PM	#1578
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel SPOILERS Is it weird that I know what they say in there is probably true, but I really don't care? __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)

September 25 2012, 09:51 PM	#1579
Chris3123 Vice Admiral Location: Pensacola, Florida	Re: AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel SPOILERS Info on Avengers prop replicas by eFX Captain America trading card set, like what Coulson had (bloodied and un-bloodied versions) WW2 propaganda posters featuring Captain America Full-scale Thor's helmet Full-scale Mjolinr __________________ "I can't tell the future, I just work there."

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September 25 2012, 10:12 PM	#1580
Trekker4747 To boldly go... Location: Kansas City	Re: AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel SPOILERS Mjolnir would be cool to have. __________________ Just because it's futuristic doesn't mean it's practical.

September 26 2012, 05:46 AM	#1581
Brikar99 Rear Admiral	Re: AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel SPOILERS Those Cap posters are pretty cool. __________________ SNW 9: 'Mestral' - 'Ninja Werewolf Assassins!' - Movie/TV reviews: For Reelz

September 27 2012, 11:28 AM	#1582
Turtletrekker Vice Admiral Location: Tacoma, Washington	Re: AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel SPOILERS Got my copy. The Joss Whedon commentary was interesting as Joss's commentaries always are. Two bits that I liked were Joss commenting that he wasn't proud of the choice to just have the Chitauri fold immediately after the nuke detonation, and that if the only thing he accomplished in two years had been the "Puny God" scene, he would have considered it a worthwhiile endeavour. "Item 47" was "meh". I loved all of the deleted scenes. A shame that there will never be an expanded cut. __________________ Coulson lives!

September 28 2012, 04:55 PM	#1584
Procutus Admiral Location: Back behind my keyboard	Re: AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel SPOILERS Is anyone else besides me disappointed that the BD/DVD wasn't released in 16:9 widescreen? Didn't read over the packaging too carefully, and it kinda through me a curve when we started watching it. That said, it still looks great on our TV. __________________ I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure. Last edited by Procutus; September 28 2012 at 10:50 PM. Reason: typo

September 28 2012, 06:46 PM	#1586
Samurai8472 Vice Admiral	Re: AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel SPOILERS ^ I like it when blu-ray movies are like that. The movie just engulfs your tv screen. Especially if your TV is 40 plus inches. I do love wide screen more than full screen. __________________ "Inception" is a layer cake.

September 28 2012, 09:55 PM	#1587
Ethros Vice Admiral Location: 1123 6536 5321	Re: AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel SPOILERS I read that it was filmed in 16:9 as opposed to 235:1 because of the radically different hights of the Avengers themselves. So in a group shot they better fit the 16:9 ratio

September 29 2012, 03:58 AM	#1589
Samurai8472 Vice Admiral	Re: AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel SPOILERS If only all "widescreen" epic movies were like that. I sometimes change my movie settings to stretch the picture so the black bars are less than an inch at the top and bottom. "The Dark Knight" kept shifting back and forth from the IMAX scenes(full screen) to the standard 16:9 format after the IMAX scene was over. __________________ "Inception" is a layer cake.

September 29 2012, 04:02 AM	#1590
Trekker4747 To boldly go... Location: Kansas City	Re: AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel SPOILERS I've long out grown the need for the picture to "fill the screen." I do wish some 4:3 movies were matted to that ration rather than it being a bright, gray-white, dead space on the sides of the screen (a bit more annoying than the black space) so for some 4:3 shows I watch on DVD I do "stretch" the picture through TV functions. (The TV's stretching method causes minimal distortion.) But the black bars on the top and bottom of non 16:9 movies? Meh. __________________ Just because it's futuristic doesn't mean it's practical.