It's Ganke in all but name, so ... Miles territory again.Man, judging by the trailer I guess Riggan Thomson went down a darker road than we thought! But seriously though it looks awesome. But whose Pete's friend while we're at it? Eddie Brock? I hope so, can't wait for the not-racist racists complaining about it.
From what others are saying, it's Ned Leeds.Man, judging by the trailer I guess Riggan Thomson went down a darker road than we thought! But seriously though it looks awesome. But whose Pete's friend while we're at it? Eddie Brock? I hope so, can't wait for the not-racist racists complaining about it.
Yep Tobey was a great Peter, okay Spiderman. Andrew, not a great peter, awesome Spiderman.This Spidey cracks wise when he's fighting. Tobey Maguire didn't. He's sufficiently nerdy and awkward out of costume. Andrew Garfield wasn't. I look forward to this.
HYPHEN! Spider-man!Yep Tobey was a great Peter, okay Spiderman. Andrew, not a great peter, awesome Spiderman.
Why does She-Hulk need web?HYPHEN! Spider-man!
That's not web... she, uh, kind of gets around.Why does She-Hulk need web?
For me, at least, it's because Ultron (the character) was such a crappy villain, for me, mostly. He had one moment of being genuinely menacing, right near the beginning, but after that, he completely and utterly failed to act like Ultron. He felt generic. Like a random guy in a metal suit, not a horrifying AI gone genocidal.And to this day, I still don't understand the hate for Age of Ultron. Even if I'll admit it has its issues.
Yeah, I kinda agree there.. Civil War was the sequel Avengers deserved, and Ultron was... well...I'll always look at Civil War as Avengers 2, and Age of Ultron as Avengers 1.5.
I thought the action was great. Not as good as the first one, but still very good. And you're certainly not wrong about Ultron. It felt more like an excuse to give the team something to hit for two hours.For me, at least, it's because Ultron (the character) was such a crappy villain, for me, mostly. He had one moment of being genuinely menacing, right near the beginning, but after that, he completely and utterly failed to act like Ultron. He felt generic. Like a random guy in a metal suit, not a horrifying AI gone genocidal.
That, and the action was kinda blah, and it felt like they killed off quicksilver to check a box on a list, and just all in all it was a pretty sorry followup to the epic and amazing Avengers 1.
The "everybody tries to lift the hammer" bit was endearing though, and is pretty much the reason I didn't demand a refund.
This is exactly the problem I had with Nolan/Ledger's Joker. Aside from the makeup, he was a generic psychopath villain. He could've been pulled from any of those mid-to-late 90s movies that were obsessed with psychopaths. There was nothing particularly "Joker-y" about him. I realize I'm outnumbered in thinking this, but think it I do.For me, at least, it's because Ultron (the character) was such a crappy villain, for me, mostly. He had one moment of being genuinely menacing, right near the beginning, but after that, he completely and utterly failed to act like Ultron. He felt generic. Like a random guy in a metal suit, not a horrifying AI gone genocidal.
That, and the action was kinda blah, and it felt like they killed off quicksilver to check a box on a list, and just all in all it was a pretty sorry followup to the epic and amazing Avengers 1.
The "everybody tries to lift the hammer" bit was endearing though, and is pretty much the reason I didn't demand a refund.
Movies with Mikey made me appreciate - at the very least - Ledger's performance more than before. I think he raises a lot of solid points about this particular Joker.This is exactly the problem I had with Nolan/Ledger's Joker. Aside from the makeup, he was a generic psychopath villain. He could've been pulled from any of those mid-to-late 90s movies that were obsessed with psychopaths. There was nothing particularly "Joker-y" about him. I realize I'm outnumbered in thinking this, but think it I do.
This is my beef with most of these movies, including dumb shit like Transformers. The villains are all awful.For me, at least, it's because Ultron (the character) was such a crappy villain, for me, mostly.
Arnim Zola was a better technovillain for his 5 minutes in Winter Soldier than Ultron was in all of Age of Ultron (except for the post-party initial confrontation).This is my beef with most of these movies, including dumb shit like Transformers. The villains are all awful.
I think only Loki manages to be an endearing villain, probably because they didn't just kill him off immediately like they normally do.
Not to mention, Alexander Pierce was a terrifyingly effective villain throughout Winter Soldier, and was very nearly successful in his goals. And he never took a threat lightly. Blew up the heroes with a missile? Send a platoon of armed goons to be sure. Taking him captive in an elevator? Use a dozen large, well trained men with stun weapons, restraints, and armed backup at the ready.Arnim Zola was a better technovillain for his 5 minutes in Winter Soldier than Ultron was in all of Age of Ultron (except for the post-party initial confrontation).
What weak-sauce characters and how were they shoe-horned in?I didn't like that they shoe-horned weak-sauce characters in those films.
I'll get flak for this, but Hawkeye and Black Widow.What weak-sauce characters and how were they shoe-horned in?
They're both staple characters of the Avengers comics, though, so that's hardly shoe-horned in. I wouldn't call them weak-sauce, either. They both got their hits in on Loki during throughout the movie (Widow actually tricking him by playing the weak woman, Hawkeye with his trick exploding arrow that blasts Loki out of the sky). Like Hawkeye said himself, "The city's flying, there's an army of robots, and I have a bow and arrow. None of this makes any sense." That's them literally saying, "Don't think about it too much."I'll get flak for this, but Hawkeye and Black Widow.
They haven't done well with their female characters (the secondary roles are good, but the leads are weak), IMHO. Hawkeye was better in Civil War, but has been a dud for me.
That might be exactly why. It's a movie you gotta watch from beginning to end, I think, to really appreciate the pacing and intrigue. Not to say it's some deep political thriller, but it's definitely more complicated than Marvel's usual basic story arcs.Disclaimer: I have two toddlers, and most nights, we (my wife and I) get to watch 1/2 a movie a night. So, movies enjoyment does suffer a bit. I'll give it another shot some day.
Heh, I can almost hear the dialog already.Second, it would just be weird having a character named Ms. Marvel.