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Posted: May 01 2015 11:03 am

I saw this last night and had mixed feelings about it.

First, either the audio was really poorly done or the speakers at the movie theatre weren't working. The bass (especially the ground-shaking bass during fight scenes) was completely non-existent which really took me out of the experience. Also, the background music was barely audible. Can anyone confirm if they had the same experience or if it was just my crappy movie theatre?

Also, the dialogue and camaraderie that I really liked in the first movie just felt forced and unnatural in Avengers 2. The comedic lines tended to be hit or miss.

I liked James Spader as Ultron. Vision was boring. I felt mixed about the amount of comic characters that made an appearance. It was fun to see so many but the result is that it dilutes the screen time that each of them gets so some were barely there at all.

Overall, I give it a 7 and I think the first movie was much better.

Posted: May 03 2015 03:38 pm

i liked it, but i didnt think it was that amazing. it felt as though the purpose of the movie was to setup phase 3 of the MCU. they left too many subplots unresolved imo. i still enjoyed the ride though. i liked the easter eggs they had and i cant wait for the next movie to roll thru.

Posted: May 03 2015 05:34 pm

I was way off about who the villain would be were Hawkeye ever to get a solo movie.

Incidentally, anyone read this yet?
http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-reasons-avengers-are-bad-guys-marvel-movies/

Posted: May 03 2015 05:49 pm

I thought the movie was great. It didn't beat out Winter Soldier or Guardians, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought James Spader was great as Ultron, and I thought Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Vision were perfect. I loved the twist with the Infinity Stone, and how Hawkeye was actual a useful member of the team. It certainly doesn't stand alone as a one-off film though.

Posted: May 03 2015 11:51 pm

I have to agree with everyone else. It was a great film, but not as good as the first, and it really did feel like a placeholder. Basically, give the Avengers something to do until the big finale with the supercast of all the Marvel movies vs Thanos.

James Spader was fantastic as Ultron. And, I now have a huge crush on Elizabeth Olsen. She was great as Scarlett Witch. And, incredibly hot.

Posted: May 04 2015 10:10 am

Growing up, I had a huge crush on the Olsen Twins growing up, but I definitely carry a torch for their sister now.

Joined: Aug 05 2008 Location: CA Posts: 867

Okay, this is by far the best movie in the MCU IMO. Super clever and very well done.

Just saw it and want to see it again.

Posted: May 10 2015 01:12 pm

I don't like it more than Winter Soldier or Guardians, but I absolutely loved it.

Joined: Aug 05 2008 Location: CA Posts: 867

I just feel that the first Avengers was quite boring. Yesterday was my girlfriend's birthday and she basically had to drag me to it. I went in with zero expectations and came out with a "what the fuck that was awesome" look on my face that didn't fall off until I fell asleep.

Yeah, it is not a stand alone movie but it just pushed MCU into now I actually give fuck. Can't wait for CA: Civil War.

Also find it interesting that Joss Whedon got so much shit from feminazis over the Hulk/Black Widow relationship that he closed down his Twitter account...

I mean really? This guy is known for strong female leads.

Posted: May 20 2015 02:58 am

No doubt it was a great movie. I agree that Spader was really clever as Ultron. I enjoyed that he took on some of Stark's less desirable traits. And the part when the Hulk jumps on board Ultron's getaway craft and Ultron says, "Oh for gawd's sake"... hilarious.

Joined: Apr 14 2006 Location: Lake Michigan Posts: 3332

Good movie, if a bit overstuffed. It was hard to see what was happening in the action scenes sometimes, but that's modern film for you. There was some weird, random character stuff that I found odd too, like Hawkeye's family, the Hulk/Widow romance, and Thor's vision quest. Still a fun movie though, and as everyone else mentioned, Spader was awesome as Ultron. It was like he was an evil robot version of his Red character from Blacklist.

Joined: Aug 04 2009 Posts: 2515

I found Hawkeye particularly annoying. The whole - "hey I am responsible family man" routine was annoying.

Overall I had mixed feelings about it.

Wizard Joined: Jun 12 2009 Posts: 4209

I remember wanting to enjoy it much more than I actually did. I'm not sure if my experience from the first one kind of colored my perception of the movie, but either way it did not satisfy as well as I thought it would be. The plot felt pretty convoluted, or just moreso than usual--too many different elements doing their own thing. Instead of being able to enjoy the Hulk/Iron Man fight for what it was I was slightly confused as to how it had started.

Maybe I just wasn't paying as much attention as I should have. It was okay.

Posted: Jul 03 2015 01:36 pm

I really did dig the whole movie a lot, but I just found the Hulk/Widow scene at Hawkeye's house really awkward. I think the idea could've been cool, but the delivery was just kind of awful (one single shot of Widow the whole time and Johansson just stammering the whole time made it seem really forced).

Posted: Jul 03 2015 05:12 pm

If Scarlett Johansson was hitting on me like that, I'd grow a Hulk in my pants.

Posted: Jul 08 2015 02:19 am

i would definitely hulk out and smash that

Posted: Jul 25 2015 08:58 pm

saw AntMan thursday night. i liked it. thumbs up. not one of the best marvel movies, but it was still fun, engaging, entertaining, and sprinkled with marvel easter eggs.

Posted: Jul 26 2015 12:47 am

And you didn't start a thread for that movie because...?