The Avengers (1 Viewer)

[Andy Dufresne]

I thought the guy at the end was going to be Galactus.

 

[Wyld Stallyns]

Thinking about it a little more, a Masters of Evil preview that would have Crusher Creel, some woman to counter Black Widow and a leader role - maybe Zemo.

The 3 of them having just pulled a heist are watching the Avengers on the news. All is quiet and Zemo says, "We are going to need a little more firepower."

On a scale of 1-10, my level of disappointment had that been the bonus scene would've been around 1,000,000,000. It would've been the equivalent of Batman Begins ending with Gordon telling Batman there's a mysterious penguin shaped guy stirring up trouble in Gotham. Total letdown to not go with the #1 baddie in the 2nd movie.

Don't be hating, F-bot. Truth is you would have been geeked either way.My only qualm about using Thanos as the next baddie is that I don't know how the story is going to be different from Loki. God/Demi-God - his power level is off the boards for Cap, Hawkeye, Widow - so he will likely have to send in the cronies (like Loki) to do battle.

And I do not know that I would refer to Thanos as #1. There's a reason he isn't used all that often in the comics - because they don't know who to develop the character. He's no Doctor Doom.

I would have dug the Masters of Evil - throw in a vintage Power Man in that scene. You would have been stoked.

Or how about this scene - introduce Hank Pym and the Wasp. Pym in adult form, Wasp in tiny form - and they are in the lab working on ...Ultron. That's the Avengers #1.

Ha, good call. You're totally right – I would've been geeked regardless. I was probably over-hatin' the Masters of Evil angle a bit, I would like to see 'em at some point of course - and I totally get the redundancy thing with the multiple Demi-God villains. ...I do wonder though, if they'll maybe shift Thanos to more of just a powerful alien character and not even touch on the whole God/Demi-God thing for him. Either way, I just think there was definitely a buzz for finally getting to see Thanos on screen but hopefully it doesn't end up too similar to Loki's storyline. Would love to see Ultron in Round 3.

 

[The Dude]

Thinking about it a little more, a Masters of Evil preview that would have Crusher Creel, some woman to counter Black Widow and a leader role - maybe Zemo.

The 3 of them having just pulled a heist are watching the Avengers on the news. All is quiet and Zemo says, "We are going to need a little more firepower."

On a scale of 1-10, my level of disappointment had that been the bonus scene would've been around 1,000,000,000. It would've been the equivalent of Batman Begins ending with Gordon telling Batman there's a mysterious penguin shaped guy stirring up trouble in Gotham. Total letdown to not go with the #1 baddie in the 2nd movie.

Don't be hating, F-bot. Truth is you would have been geeked either way.My only qualm about using Thanos as the next baddie is that I don't know how the story is going to be different from Loki. God/Demi-God - his power level is off the boards for Cap, Hawkeye, Widow - so he will likely have to send in the cronies (like Loki) to do battle.

And I do not know that I would refer to Thanos as #1. There's a reason he isn't used all that often in the comics - because they don't know who to develop the character. He's no Doctor Doom.

I would have dug the Masters of Evil - throw in a vintage Power Man in that scene. You would have been stoked.

Or how about this scene - introduce Hank Pym and the Wasp. Pym in adult form, Wasp in tiny form - and they are in the lab working on ...Ultron. That's the Avengers #1.

Ha, good call. You're totally right – I would've been geeked regardless. I was probably over-hatin' the Masters of Evil angle a bit, I would like to see 'em at some point of course - and I totally get the redundancy thing with the multiple Demi-God villains. ...I do wonder though, if they'll maybe shift Thanos to more of just a powerful alien character and not even touch on the whole God/Demi-God thing for him. Either way, I just think there was definitely a buzz for finally getting to see Thanos on screen but hopefully it doesn't end up too similar to Loki's storyline. Would love to see Ultron in Round 3.

Think what I like most about a Masters of Evil bit would be that it's at the other end of the spectrum - this one was a team against an allpowerful villian - where MOE would be set with multiple 1 on 1 great fights. Capped with Crusher Creel absorbing the Hulk or Thor's hammer and Wonder Man turning from bad to good in the finale.

 

[Dentist]

I intend to see this despite the fact that I was underwhelmed by Captain America, Thor, both Hulks, and Iron Man 2.

My question... how long is this heavy hit of comic book movies going to last?

Obviously with this movie crushing the numbers, a lot more... but what will be interesting to me is if another Spider Man is actually going to make the numbers.

This summer's spider man won't even have J Jonah jameson, who is a critical character to the franchise... will it work?

I know i'm wearing out on these things, yet will still see Batman, the Avengers, and probably the spider man just to see what its like..

So I guess maybe they'll keep pumping them out.

 

[Mario Kart]

Maybe they will do the sequel right and have the bad guys win.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

I intend to see this despite the fact that I was underwhelmed by Captain America, Thor, both Hulks, and Iron Man 2.My question... how long is this heavy hit of comic book movies going to last?Obviously with this movie crushing the numbers, a lot more... but what will be interesting to me is if another Spider Man is actually going to make the numbers.This summer's spider man won't even have J Jonah jameson, who is a critical character to the franchise... will it work?I know i'm wearing out on these things, yet will still see Batman, the Avengers, and probably the spider man just to see what its like..So I guess maybe they'll keep pumping them out.

I'm sure there will be heavier years, like this one, and lighter years with only one or two major comic book films. But considering superhero programming has been around on Radio, TV and the movies for 70+ years, and the technology to make them is only getting better, I wouldn't expect a slowdown anytime soon.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I enjoyed it, all except for the audience clapping and making loud noises so others couldn't hear any dialogue, but other than that the movie seemed well done.

This may be a dumb question but why go see this type of movie on opening night/weekend if the above bothers you especially knowing how good the reviews were going into it?

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Maybe they will do the sequel right and have the bad guys win.

Please explain. I didn't get the sense people were really rooting for the aliens to win.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

I intend to see this despite the fact that I was underwhelmed by Captain America, Thor, both Hulks, and Iron Man 2.My question... how long is this heavy hit of comic book movies going to last?Obviously with this movie crushing the numbers, a lot more... but what will be interesting to me is if another Spider Man is actually going to make the numbers.This summer's spider man won't even have J Jonah jameson, who is a critical character to the franchise... will it work?I know i'm wearing out on these things, yet will still see Batman, the Avengers, and probably the spider man just to see what its like..So I guess maybe they'll keep pumping them out.

Hey Dentist, after SM3, I have little interest in the franchise at this point. I liked the 1st one, was blown away by SM2, equal to batman Begins and Dark Knight IMO...also a pretty big fan of Iron man, also was disappointed in IM2, there will be a third out soon. This film I am sure I will see but I typically go about 2-3 weeks after these films are released and then I can enjoy them with lesser crowds. So when the next big thing is released over Memorial Day, that's when I will see the Avengers.

 

[Dentist]

I'm sure there will be heavier years, like this one, and lighter years with only one or two major comic book films. But considering superhero programming has been around on Radio, TV and the movies for 70+ years, and the technology to make them is only getting better, I wouldn't expect a slowdown anytime soon.

i don't expect comic book stuff to go away....But it used to be that only Batman and Superman could get a movie.... then Spider-Man... and now everyone's getting a movie.I guess I wonder at what point audiences are like... oh forget it.What is the current popularity of comic books anyway? i picked up an Amazing Spider Man at the bookstore the other day and flipped through it and it was unrecognizable for me. Would not read.

 

[Arizona Ron]

I have a 4 year old daughter. After seeing it, the only thing that would bother her is the time. It's too long for her to sit through.

Did she also give up her blackness? If she did, then I would wait. If she didn't, then it's all good.

She hasn't declared either yet.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I'm sure there will be heavier years, like this one, and lighter years with only one or two major comic book films. But considering superhero programming has been around on Radio, TV and the movies for 70+ years, and the technology to make them is only getting better, I wouldn't expect a slowdown anytime soon.

i don't expect comic book stuff to go away....But it used to be that only Batman and Superman could get a movie.... then Spider-Man... and now everyone's getting a movie.I guess I wonder at what point audiences are like... oh forget it.What is the current popularity of comic books anyway?

It is a pretty simple equation IMO.If they make a ton of Green Lantern level quality movies, people will say "oh forget it". Similar to when Westerns lost popularity because the quality plummeted. If they make a ton of Avenger/Dark Knight level quality movies, they will stay popular.I believe comic book reading (both physical and digital) is at an all time high right now because of the vast numbers of adult males reading the Vertigo (and like) lines of comics. Comics are similar to video games. We have never had more adults doing both activities as we do today, which raises the bar.As for whether kids themselves are reading more or less comics, I don't know for sure.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

I'm sure there will be heavier years, like this one, and lighter years with only one or two major comic book films. But considering superhero programming has been around on Radio, TV and the movies for 70+ years, and the technology to make them is only getting better, I wouldn't expect a slowdown anytime soon.

i don't expect comic book stuff to go away....But it used to be that only Batman and Superman could get a movie.... then Spider-Man... and now everyone's getting a movie.I guess I wonder at what point audiences are like... oh forget it.What is the current popularity of comic books anyway? i picked up an Amazing Spider Man at the bookstore the other day and flipped through it and it was unrecognizable for me. Would not read.

Comic books have probably never been more popular, particularly as they branch out into digital media. Starting in June this year, every major Marvel book will have a download code for a digital copy that can be read on computer and tablets. I personally love reading comics on the iPad, and they are starting to get more creative with content developed specifically for digital consumption. The quality of the writing and art is fairly broad an variable, which has always been the case.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

I intend to see this despite the fact that I was underwhelmed by Captain America, Thor, both Hulks, and Iron Man 2.

If thats the way you feel, I wouldn't bother.If you got punched in the face 5 times, you think a 6th is going to be better?

BTW what happened to Dentist and Otis? Once the epitome of cool, now reduced to whining married men.

 

[Copeman]

I enjoyed it, all except for the audience clapping and making loud noises so others couldn't hear any dialogue, but other than that the movie seemed well done.

This may be a dumb question but why go see this type of movie on opening night/weekend if the above bothers you especially knowing how good the reviews were going into it?

I wasn't aware that this only happens on opening weekends.

 

[Hawks64]

I intend to see this despite the fact that I was underwhelmed by Captain America, Thor, both Hulks, and Iron Man 2.My question... how long is this heavy hit of comic book movies going to last?Obviously with this movie crushing the numbers, a lot more... but what will be interesting to me is if another Spider Man is actually going to make the numbers.This summer's spider man won't even have J Jonah jameson, who is a critical character to the franchise... will it work?I know i'm wearing out on these things, yet will still see Batman, the Avengers, and probably the spider man just to see what its like..So I guess maybe they'll keep pumping them out.

The only reason there is a reboot of Spiderman happening is so Sony doesn't lose the rights. I believe if they didn't release a movie this year the rights revert to Marvel. IMO Marvel should do whatever it can to regain the rights to Spidey and X-Men since they have shown that they are far and away the best option for live action movies for their characters.

 

[AcerFC]

Have they come out with final numbers for the opening weekend yet

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Have they come out with final numbers for the opening weekend yet

I don't think the final is out, but the estimate based on Sunday has been revised up to 207.1 Million.

 

[AcerFC]

Have they come out with final numbers for the opening weekend yet

I don't think the final is out, but the estimate based on Sunday has been revised up to 207.1 Million.

Wow. I think I remember someone suggesting Hunger games would do better in that thread. Looks like I will be right on that one

 

[jdoggydogg]

The more I think about this movie, the more I like it. The only beef I had was with the aliens. They were pretty cheesy, and their design could have been better. Still, a solid A- for The Avengers. I expected light humor, but I laughed out loud several times.

 

[Dentist]

I intend to see this despite the fact that I was underwhelmed by Captain America, Thor, both Hulks, and Iron Man 2.

If thats the way you feel, I wouldn't bother.If you got punched in the face 5 times, you think a 6th is going to be better?

BTW what happened to Dentist and Otis? Once the epitome of cool, now reduced to whining married men.

Look.. i really enjoyed dark knight, i really enjoyed spider man 1 and 2, I thought Batman Begins was solid, I liked the X-men's.. i liked the New Class X-Men as well... I even liked the first fantastic 4.

But there sure have been a lot of mediocre ones as well.. the newest superman, some of the horrible val kilmer and george clooney batmans, green lantern, and the ones i mentioned above.

I'm not whining.. I'm just demanding quality.

 

[Dentist]

Comic books have probably never been more popular, particularly as they branch out into digital media. Starting in June this year, every major Marvel book will have a download code for a digital copy that can be read on computer and tablets. I personally love reading comics on the iPad, and they are starting to get more creative with content developed specifically for digital consumption. The quality of the writing and art is fairly broad an variable, which has always been the case.

Thanks, i didn't know that.I did assume they were available for consumption on digital format given that i've seen copies on the torrentz.I decided a few months ago to download all the old amazing spider man's.. 1 to like 500.I've been reading them on my computer... it's fun... I'm on issue 50ish.. Some issues are good, some suck...But I guess after reading those 60's spiderman's and then looking at a current one, the art is obviously a ton better, but the story line seemed just weird and lame... and then there's some new black spiderman? dumb.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I enjoyed it, all except for the audience clapping and making loud noises so others couldn't hear any dialogue, but other than that the movie seemed well done.

This may be a dumb question but why go see this type of movie on opening night/weekend if the above bothers you especially knowing how good the reviews were going into it?

I wasn't aware that this only happens on opening weekends.

Yeah pretty much it is the full crowds and hard core fans/geeks that cheer. Go a month from now in a 1/2 full theater with many having already seen it and that will be much much less.

 

[hutchins929]

My 5 year old daughter has shown some interest. Yes or No

Two potential issues - Hulk may scare younger kids, and it's nearly a 2 1/2 hour run time.

my brother's 3 year old loves superhero, he is taking him. i would be more worried about the length of the movie for young kids

I took my 5 year old son. He loved it. He started to get a little bored during some down scenes "plot setting scenes", but when the action was going, he was glued to the screen. He absolutely loved. As soon as we got home he was in his room re-enacting the whole movie. BTW, he has seen all the other movies as well so he was prepared for what he saw. He knew all the characters already.

Wife is not on board with taking our 5 year old. Is it kid friendly?

Watch it for yourself on your computer then decide if you want to take him to see it in theaters.

 

[Cecil Lammey]

comic book movies are more popular than ever, but comic books themselves aren't as popular as they were in the early 90s. Print runs for titles back then like Jim Lee's X-Men #1, Todd McFarlane's Spiderman #1 were in the MILLIONS. today, the best selling comic is Batman (or JLA) and the print run is around 120,000.

It's why a comic released in 2003 like Walking Dead #1 is so expensive. The print run for that issue was less than 8,000.

print run/sales figures for comics here: http://www.comicschronicles.com/

Comics are dying, comic book movies are keeping them on life support.

 

[NewlyRetired]

print run/sales figures for comics here: http://www.comicschronicles.com/

Comics are dying, comic book movies are keeping them on life support.

That link seemed to be very positive saying the sales are at their highest point in 9 years for Aprilof this year. Also if I am not mistaken trade paper back sales of comics have gone up. I know I personally have never purchased a comic book but have purchased a ton of TPB as I prefer reading them in that form.

From the link for TPB's

Dollar Sales for Diamond's Top Trade Paperbacks from each month (est.)

1997 n/a n/a

1998 $15.84 million

1999 $17.31 million

2000 $19.20 million

2001 $20.51 million

2002 $32.64 million

2003 $30.73 million

2004 $40.99 million

2005 $45.84 million

2006 $48.45 million

2007 $57.15 million

2008 $59.57 million

2009 $77.65 million

2010 $76.31 million

2011 $70.06 million

 

[Dentist]

print run/sales figures for comics here: http://www.comicschronicles.com/

Comics are dying, comic book movies are keeping them on life support.

That link seemed to be very positive saying the sales are at their highest point in 9 years.

i agree, but maybe that means they were on the absolute verge of extinction 9 years ago.

 

[NewlyRetired]

print run/sales figures for comics here: http://www.comicschronicles.com/

Comics are dying, comic book movies are keeping them on life support.

That link seemed to be very positive saying the sales are at their highest point in 9 years.

i agree, but maybe that means they were on the absolute verge of extinction 9 years ago.

Look at the TPB numbers I posted. This looks like good growth. Also because of eBay, the secondary market for comics and tpb's is huge and that obviously cuts into sales that would not have happened in the early 90 's.

I won't/can't argue whether comics are more popular today vs 20 years ago because the variables have changed significantly (secondary market and digital torrents).

But I think saying comics are dieing is going a bit overboard.

 

[Socrates11]

So does anyone else want to try some shawarma after seeing the movie?

Anyone already tried it? Good?

 

[NewlyRetired]

So does anyone else want to try some shawarma after seeing the movie?Anyone already tried it? Good?

I had never heard of it until the movie but when I looked it up it sounds awesome.

 

[The_Burning_Bush]

Maybe they will do the sequel right and have the bad guys win.

Please explain. I didn't get the sense people were really rooting for the aliens to win.

maybe not directly, but I wouldn't mind seeing a comic book movie do something different and have the bad guys win. Every one of these movies all ends the same: with the good guys winning, it's very predictable. so I wouldn't complain with in the Avengers 2 Thanos wrecking havoc on Earth, then in the Avengers 3 he's brought down. Would make a good trilogy, ala Batman right now.

 

[Dentist]

print run/sales figures for comics here: http://www.comicschronicles.com/

Comics are dying, comic book movies are keeping them on life support.

That link seemed to be very positive saying the sales are at their highest point in 9 years.

i agree, but maybe that means they were on the absolute verge of extinction 9 years ago.

Look at the TPB numbers I posted. This looks like good growth. Also because of eBay, the secondary market for comics and tpb's is huge and that obviously cuts into sales that would not have happened in the early 90 's.

I won't/can't argue whether comics are more popular today vs 20 years ago because the variables have changed significantly (secondary market and digital torrents).

But I think saying comics are dieing is going a bit overboard.

you are right... a lot of things have changed.

on the other hand i think people were more likely to share with each other 20 years ago... 1 guy buys a comic and passes it along to like 10 of his friends... but since our society is anti-social now, torrents are the new "sharing"

Moreso than money generated, i'd be interested to see the numbers of issues sold relative to the population.

I think that would be heavily in favor of an industry that had seen better times.

Having said that, I also think any particular medium of anything is going to have diluted numbers due to the sheer number of choices... just like TV is probably more popular than ever, but any one show isn't as popular as shows were 20 years ago simply due to the number of choices.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

I enjoyed it, all except for the audience clapping and making loud noises so others couldn't hear any dialogue, but other than that the movie seemed well done.

This may be a dumb question but why go see this type of movie on opening night/weekend if the above bothers you especially knowing how good the reviews were going into it?

Usually here at the 1200pm showing it is quiet and not busy at my local theater even for big movies. The Dark Knight for example wasn't very crowded for that showing. Avengers was packed and loud. If I had known, I might have waited a week. Glad I saw it though.The reason is that there are like 5 theaters within 30 minutes that are vastly superior. I live 3 minutes from this one which is why I go there and its good enough for me.

 

[hutchins929]

So does anyone else want to try some shawarma after seeing the movie?Anyone already tried it? Good?

I had never heard of it until the movie but when I looked it up it sounds awesome.

did you see them all eating it after the credits? it was hilarious... I think the lack of dialog is what made it so funny!

 

[Tom Servo]

Maybe they will do the sequel right and have the bad guys win.

Please explain. I didn't get the sense people were really rooting for the aliens to win.

maybe not directly, but I wouldn't mind seeing a comic book movie do something different and have the bad guys win. Every one of these movies all ends the same: with the good guys winning, it's very predictable. so I wouldn't complain with in the Avengers 2 Thanos wrecking havoc on Earth, then in the Avengers 3 he's brought down. Would make a good trilogy, ala Batman right now.

I dunno...that kind of movie seems to need to have the good guys win. As a dad, I've been using these superhero movies to help teach my boys about good and evil and that good does win out in the end. Speaking selfishly, I'd hate to have to explain to my boys why the bad guys won ("Well, it's so they can make another movie" isn't going to cut it and won't make sense to them.)As a movie watcher, I'd have no problem with it.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Maybe they will do the sequel right and have the bad guys win.

Please explain. I didn't get the sense people were really rooting for the aliens to win.

maybe not directly, but I wouldn't mind seeing a comic book movie do something different and have the bad guys win. Every one of these movies all ends the same: with the good guys winning, it's very predictable. so I wouldn't complain with in the Avengers 2 Thanos wrecking havoc on Earth, then in the Avengers 3 he's brought down. Would make a good trilogy, ala Batman right now.

I dunno...that kind of movie seems to need to have the good guys win. As a dad, I've been using these superhero movies to help teach my boys about good and evil and that good does win out in the end. Speaking selfishly, I'd hate to have to explain to my boys why the bad guys won ("Well, it's so they can make another movie" isn't going to cut it and won't make sense to them.)As a movie watcher, I'd have no problem with it.

When you think about it, the bad guys appeared to have won at the end of Empire Strikes Back and kids had no real problems understanding it.Not saying that was appropriate for Avengers, just saying that kids can likely comprehend this stuff better than we give credit for.

 

[NewlyRetired]

So does anyone else want to try some shawarma after seeing the movie?Anyone already tried it? Good?

I had never heard of it until the movie but when I looked it up it sounds awesome.

did you see them all eating it after the credits? it was hilarious... I think the lack of dialog is what made it so funny!

yeah we talked about this earlier in the thread. Some did not like the scene but I thought it was pitch perfect. Having it be silent outside of them chewing was a perfect ending for me for such a hectic movie.

 

[Dentist]

When you think about it, the bad guys appeared to have won at the end of Empire Strikes Back and kids had no real problems understanding it.Not saying that was appropriate for Avengers, just saying that kids can likely comprehend this stuff better than we give credit for.

Same with Revenge of teh Sith.Padme dies, Darth Vader born, jedi all dead, death star being built... the good guys got pwned.It still worked.

 

[Cecil Lammey]

But I think saying comics are dieing is going a bit overboard.

I'll just say this, as a lifelong comic book collector, and former comic book artist (Legend Comics back in early 90s), my view of the industry is different than yours...and I see the monthly books selling a lot less (120k compared to 4MM for print runs/sales). That's why I said comics are dying. It's unlikely they'll ever go away, but we've certainly seen the market slide in a big way. Now, back to shawarma !!!BTW, going to see it again this week....anybody have current numbers for ticket sales?

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

But I think saying comics are dieing is going a bit overboard.

I'll just say this, as a lifelong comic book collector, and former comic book artist (Legend Comics back in early 90s), my view of the industry is different than yours...and I see the monthly books selling a lot less (120k compared to 4MM for print runs/sales). That's why I said comics are dying. It's unlikely they'll ever go away, but we've certainly seen the market slide in a big way. Now, back to shawarma !!!

BTW, going to see it again this week....anybody have current numbers for ticket sales?

Those highs in the 90s were a bubble caused by a very specific reason though. Take out all the speculative buying that was going on, with people trying to get the next Action Comics #1, and the context is entirely different. 207.4 Million was the final official number.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Maybe if they did an Infinity Gauntlet story.

If you pay attention in Thor, the Infinity Gauntlet can be seen in the treasure room/armory.Also, for whoever said it might involve the Cosmic Cube instead...the Tesseract was already one of those. There are many versions.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Here's a good, serious article on the Comics bubble/crash for anyone really interested.

The Crash of 1993

 

[thecatch]

I enjoyed it, all except for the audience clapping and making loud noises so others couldn't hear any dialogue, but other than that the movie seemed well done.

This may be a dumb question but why go see this type of movie on opening night/weekend if the above bothers you especially knowing how good the reviews were going into it?

I wasn't aware that this only happens on opening weekends.

Yeah pretty much it is the full crowds and hard core fans/geeks that cheer. Go a month from now in a 1/2 full theater with many having already seen it and that will be much much less.

This was by far the most engaged crowd I've ever seen in a theatre, even on opening weekend. Clapping in the middle of the movie, really loud laughter throughout - I didn't mind it and it was kind of fun, but I could see how some would be put off by it. For example, after the scene with Loki and hulk near the end, nobody could hear hulk's one liner because of the applause and laughter. I had to YouTube it when I got home.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I enjoyed it, all except for the audience clapping and making loud noises so others couldn't hear any dialogue, but other than that the movie seemed well done.

This may be a dumb question but why go see this type of movie on opening night/weekend if the above bothers you especially knowing how good the reviews were going into it?

I wasn't aware that this only happens on opening weekends.

Yeah pretty much it is the full crowds and hard core fans/geeks that cheer. Go a month from now in a 1/2 full theater with many having already seen it and that will be much much less.

This was by far the most engaged crowd I've ever seen in a theatre, even on opening weekend. Clapping in the middle of the movie, really loud laughter throughout - I didn't mind it and it was kind of fun, but I could see how some would be put off by it. For example, after the scene with Loki and hulk near the end, nobody could hear hulk's one liner because of the applause and laughter. I had to YouTube it when I got home.

My crowd was active and loud for Avengers but it did not touch the opening night crowds for the Star Wars rereleases in the late 90's in terms of applause, which was more like a concert than a movie. Of course for those movies missing dialogue was meaningless since we knew the movies by heart.

 

[thecatch]

I enjoyed it, all except for the audience clapping and making loud noises so others couldn't hear any dialogue, but other than that the movie seemed well done.

This may be a dumb question but why go see this type of movie on opening night/weekend if the above bothers you especially knowing how good the reviews were going into it?

I wasn't aware that this only happens on opening weekends.

Yeah pretty much it is the full crowds and hard core fans/geeks that cheer. Go a month from now in a 1/2 full theater with many having already seen it and that will be much much less.

This was by far the most engaged crowd I've ever seen in a theatre, even on opening weekend. Clapping in the middle of the movie, really loud laughter throughout - I didn't mind it and it was kind of fun, but I could see how some would be put off by it. For example, after the scene with Loki and hulk near the end, nobody could hear hulk's one liner because of the applause and laughter. I had to YouTube it when I got home.

My crowd was active and loud for Avengers but it did not touch the opening night crowds for the Star Wars rereleases in the late 90's in terms of applause, which was more like a concert than a movie. Of course for those movies missing dialogue was meaningless since we knew the movies by heart.

Those movies were probably the second loudest I've been to, but the applause was more carefully timed because, as you noted, everyone knew what was happening and when.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Here's a good, serious article on the Comics bubble/crash for anyone really interested.

The Crash of 1993

That is a very informative article. Thanks.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Questions for the comic book guys:

If it is illegal to torrent a comic that is currently in print I have two questions

1) Why is it not illegal to purchase a comic in print in the secondary market? (same could be said for DVD's, books, video games etc)

2) Is it illegal to download/torrent older comics that are no longer in print?

 

[NewlyRetired]

I enjoyed it, all except for the audience clapping and making loud noises so others couldn't hear any dialogue, but other than that the movie seemed well done.

This may be a dumb question but why go see this type of movie on opening night/weekend if the above bothers you especially knowing how good the reviews were going into it?

I wasn't aware that this only happens on opening weekends.

Yeah pretty much it is the full crowds and hard core fans/geeks that cheer. Go a month from now in a 1/2 full theater with many having already seen it and that will be much much less.

This was by far the most engaged crowd I've ever seen in a theatre, even on opening weekend. Clapping in the middle of the movie, really loud laughter throughout - I didn't mind it and it was kind of fun, but I could see how some would be put off by it. For example, after the scene with Loki and hulk near the end, nobody could hear hulk's one liner because of the applause and laughter. I had to YouTube it when I got home.

My crowd was active and loud for Avengers but it did not touch the opening night crowds for the Star Wars rereleases in the late 90's in terms of applause, which was more like a concert than a movie. Of course for those movies missing dialogue was meaningless since we knew the movies by heart.

Those movies were probably the second loudest I've been to, but the applause was more carefully timed because, as you noted, everyone knew what was happening and when.

very true. No where near as spontaneous. But in the end I think that is part of the fun of going to opening night as well is the active crowd.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Shoot to Thrill!

Just got back, what an absolute fun ride.

 

[Dentist]

Questions for the comic book guys:If it is illegal to torrent a comic that is currently in print I have two questions1) Why is it not illegal to purchase a comic in print in the secondary market? (same could be said for DVD's, books, video games etc)2) Is it illegal to download/torrent older comics that are no longer in print?

1) i don't know, there's such a fine line on that stuff.. what's the real difference between borrowing something from teh library or getting it for free second hand from a friend and torrenting it? The "artist" receives no money from your secondary use in teh transaction... it's a real weird gray area.2) yes, because the argument is that they are still selling "re-issues" of those comics. I saw entire books of "Spider man 1-10, 11-20, and so on and barnes and noble" there must be some sort of "right" or license to it.However, I didn't know these existed, so I admit to torrenting these old comics simply because i figured there was no way for me to realistically acquire them anyway until i saw those books.