AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel **SPOILERS**

[Kemaiku]

Doesn't he need to go into the Odinsleep once a year or something like that? Why is it treated as sort of a big deal/like he's dead when he enters it?

It looks like they all sleep normally, but Odin is so old that much like the Goa'uld he needs something more from time to time, perhaps increasing in frequency as he ages, like the sarcophogi.

In the film it looked like a weak forcefield, maintaining a type of life support/artificial environment for him, but the FG's state that he is technically "aware" of everything around him, even able to hear whats happening, just immobalised by the field.

 

[Thestral]

It's too bad his best line ("He's adopted") is so out-of-character. I don't think he cracked wise the rest of the movie.

Maybe he was going to with the Hulk before he got punched off-screen?

 

[Avalon]

It's too bad his best line ("He's adopted") is so out-of-character. I don't think he cracked wise the rest of the movie.

Maybe he was going to with the Hulk before he got punched off-screen?

You're saying Hulk beat him to the punch?

 

[captcalhoun]

Loki's line to Thor was "how much Dark Matter did Odin (or Father, i forget) use up to get you here?"

 

[Captain Craig]

With Monday daily totals The Avengers crossed the $1.3 Billion mark!!!

The latest numbers from Disney:
Dom: $10.6M
Represents holiday Memorial Day Monday
The Avengers estimated cumulative performance to date:
Int'l GBO: $781.6M
Dom GBO: $524.0M
GLOBAL: $1,305.6M

International
It currently stands as the #5 film of all-time internationally.

Domestic
It currently stands as the #4 film of all-time domestically, and crossed $500M in just 23 days, setting a new speed record overtaking Avatar which took 32 days to reach the same threshold. #3 is The Dark Knight which stands at $533M.

The Avengers stands as the highest grossing film in Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures history.

Global
The Avengers currently stands as the #4 film of all-time globally. #3 is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 which stands at $1,328M.

CONGRATS to The AVENGERS for crossing $1.3 BILLION!!!!

 

[Harvey]

Adjusted for inflation, it's not doing so badly, either. Ranked that way, it's the 42nd highest grossing film of all time at the domestic box office, and it will probably finish in the 30s, if not slightly better.

 

[DWF]

Doesn't he need to go into the Odinsleep once a year or something like that? Why is it treated as sort of a big deal/like he's dead when he enters it?

It looks like they all sleep normally, but Odin is so old that much like the Goa'uld he needs something more from time to time, perhaps increasing in frequency as he ages, like the sarcophogi.

In the film it looked like a weak forcefield, maintaining a type of life support/artificial environment for him, but the FG's state that he is technically "aware" of everything around him, even able to hear whats happening, just immobalised by the field.

In the comics Odin regularly enters into what's called the "Odinsleep" to allow him to repower himself, in reality it's a plot device to get him out the way because he's just too powerful.

 

[Crusher Disciple]

So a greasy-haired, chisel-faced scrawny guy is considered hot?

You expect the ladies to go for Thor, the generic blond?

I'm not sure the "generic blonde" trope translates to men. But, yeah, I'd expect them to go for the muscular accented man, or the suave egomaniac, or even the other chiseled blonde guy.

The "Loki Love" seems... Odd. Not sure what the attraction is there (even going with we're talking about Hiddleston and not Loki himself who effectively calls BW "the c-word" and wants to destroy all of humanity.)

But you know that he'll be lots of fun in bed. Thor, not so much.

Besides, women don't like being told who we should be attracted to. Giving us blonde hair and big muscles is just too much of a cliche.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

Yeah, it's kind of absurd to think all women are into the buff Adonis type, as if all men want blonde, big-breasted supermodels.

 

[Crusher Disciple]

Plus, a younger brother who's always felt he had something to prove will work harder in bed.

 

[zephramc]

Yeah, it's kind of absurd to think all women are into the buff Adonis type, as if all men want blonde, big-breasted supermodels.

Yeah us men are fine with big-breasted supermodels with other haircolors.

 

[Kirby]

Yeah, it's kind of absurd to think all women are into the buff Adonis type, as if all men want blonde, big-breasted supermodels.

That's not true... I don't care at all about a woman's hair color.

Edit: Ah... zephramc beat me to it by one minute. Damn you!!!! **shakes fist angrily**

 

[Caliburn24]

Supermodels have breasts?

Does not compute, does not compute.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

It's too bad his best line ("He's adopted") is so out-of-character. I don't think he cracked wise the rest of the movie.

I had the same reaction. A little of that kind of underplayed humor would help his character a lot - what Hemsworth is handed in the role, in two movies so far, is almost all stereotype.

Well, with this many characters someone was going to get shorted I suppose.

 

[stj]

Like Stark with Pepper and Coulson, Thor would be most emotionally relatable interacting with the people in his life, which would be Jane Foster, Selvig and Loki.

Foster's off-stage.

Selvig and Thor never interact.

Loki mostly spends his time making stupid speeches so that a hero can clobber him (metaphorically or literally) as a punch line. What precisely Loki means to do with Earth is never certain (which is why it isn't interesting either,) and his "plan" to distract attention by being taken prisoner is rather like planning to win a fight by breaking your opponent's fist with your chin.

Which is to say, the interesting Loki who actually had mixed feelings about Odin, Thor, Asgard and his place in the greater scheme of things is replaced by a cliche dumbass heavy. Since the brother is gone, Thor's relationship with his brother is gone. I suppose that Loki could have let the others take him prisoner so that they would end up fighting Thor when he came to collect Loki. And Loki could have sponsored the invasion so that he could offer to call it off in exchange for amnesty. In that kind of plot, interactions between Loki and Thor could have had an interest and intensity far greater than the silliness with the Black Widow.

But a real characterization for Loki was never a part of this script. Obviously the decision to keep apart the villain and his brother is a peculiar one but given that, Thor has nothing to do but be too powerful for the plot. So he had to be shunted aside. Too bad for Hemsworth. I read that he had reservations about Thor's most popular line which speaks well to his talent and judgment.

As for wisecracking, Robert Downey Jr. gets to do most of it, for the good reason that he does it best. You give the ammo to the sniper.

 

[Dream]

Yeah, definitely not down with the "Thor as dullard", either. I thought he was great, as was everyone else here. They all had unique roles to play, as very few (like Joss) and this cast can make it plain..

This reminds me of how badly the first three X-men movies turned out. They were pretty much the Wolverine show and the rest of the characters, especially Cyclops, got screwed in terms of character development. Avengers was all about the TEAM and everyone got the chance to shine.

 

[captcalhoun]

fwiw, my sister prefers Hawkeye. She said the Chrises were good looking, but she prefers Renner. She never mentioned Loki...

 

[Kira's Mom]

fwiw, my sister prefers Hawkeye. She said the Chrises were good looking, but she prefers Renner. She never mentioned Loki...

I prefer Hawkeye, too... Loki is interesting, but does nothing for me. And Renner has the best ass in the cast.

 

[Captain Craig]

The entertainment world can't stop talking The Avengers. Despite MIB3 being #1 over the weekend this article at USA Today is exploring what long term implications the film has on releases and it's place in cinematic history.

Though analysts doubt The Avengers can topple either Cameron film, Batman is dead in the water. The Avengers will overtake Knight this weekend, if not before.
Even for a second-place finish, "The Avengers was still very impressive" this weekend, says Ray Subers of Boxofficemojo.com, who notes that the film was easily the fastest to reach the $500 million mark, doing it in 23 days. Avatar held the record at 32 days.

"I'm not sure I've seen people talk about a movie the way they did like this," he says. "It was an old-fashioned cinema experience: popcorn, larger than life, fun. This may be the greatest word-of-mouth movie ever."

"In the past, the superheroes' moneymaking powers would have been good news for other summertime movies, like Dark Shadows, The Dictator and Battleship," the column said of films that challenged and fell to Avengers. "Instead, those movies have struggled to stay afloat."

In all seriousness if those films were either good enough or marketed properly(looking at you DS) then they would pull the business they deserve. Even in the face of the tidal wave that is The Avengers.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Yeah, the business is set to have a real bad season. The movies themselves are no better or worse than most summers these days.

Be interesting to see whether DKR really competes with Avengers.