Fat Spanish Waiter Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I don't particularly care but the idea that Tom Hiddleston is a big movie star is ridiculous. Let me know when he main events a real movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 He doesn't even main event his Marvel movies! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Exactly. He's like Chris Evans and should retire once he's emancipated from Marvel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty J. Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Just saw The Winter Soldier. By far my new favourite Marvel movie and I'll just leave it at that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigertooth Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Evans retiring is quite a loss I feel. Interesting point in this article: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Why-Chris-Evans-Retiring-Why-Other-Actors-Might-Follow-Suit-42251.html Really being in the Marvel movies (or other majorish franchises) doesn't help people like it used to. Exception obviously being RDJ. I'm not sure about this, but did it ever help? With the (big) exception of Harrison Ford, Star Wars didn't make any stars. I'm not even sure the prequels made anybody bigger stars than they already were. In Ewen McGregor's case, maybe smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Does Natalie Portman count? I know she was in stuff before Star Wars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Evans retiring is quite a loss I feel. Interesting point in this article: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Why-Chris-Evans-Retiring-Why-Other-Actors-Might-Follow-Suit-42251.html Really being in the Marvel movies (or other majorish franchises) doesn't help people like it used to. Exception obviously being RDJ. I'm not sure about this, but did it ever help? With the (big) exception of Harrison Ford, Star Wars didn't make any stars. I'm not even sure the prequels made anybody bigger stars than they already were. In Ewen McGregor's case, maybe smaller. It didn't make celebrities, That might be a difference. Fisher and Hammill had long steady work, just not on camera. Hell, most of Fisher's money came from stuff she isn't even credited for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 McGregor mostly didn't do mainstream work, and claimed the only reason he did Star Wars was because his brother and him used to have light saber fights as kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antacular Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Meaning he was a fan as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Plus, his uncle played Wedge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty J. Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Alright some spoiler-free thoughts:- Definitely enjoyed the story. Has some nice twists which you wouldn't expect in a Marvel movie. - Black Widow does Black Widowishy stuff. Which is cool. - Falcon is a surprisingly more useful character than I expected. - Whenever Winter Soldier shows up you know shit is about to go down. The people in audience reacted to pretty much everything. Plenty of badassery. - The action. Anyone was has seen the leaked first ten minutes knows what I mean. The movie is pretty much like that. - The comedy wasn't as cringe worthy as Thor 2. As with pretty much every other Marvel movie there is a post-credit scene. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 Hawkeye and Avengers: Age of Ultron. New costume! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Just wanted to share this. I love cranky old Samuel L. Jackson! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Rich johnston posted a big cap/agents of shield spoiler today, so be wary oflinks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Hawkeye and Avengers: Age of Ultron. New costume! OhpleaseohpleaseohpleaseletHawkeyedothatsupercoolthingwherehedoesthearmthingand"CLICK"there'smybow,motherfucker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 I watched Captain America: The Winter Soldier Friday night. You’ll be aware that since the subtitle to this film was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2012, it’s the film I looked most forward to mainly because of the source material but also for Captain America: The First Avenger and Avengers Assemble. Captain America: The Winter Soldier is great. Captain America: The Winter Soldier is easily the best Marvel Studios Phase Two film and one of Marvel Studios best films in the top tier with Avengers Assemble and Iron Man. The film is a spy thriller mixed with a comic book film, I got a Jason Bourne feeling which as a big fan of that trilogy, played well with me. The film addresses themes of security with those in power, how far is too far etc. There’s great action in this film, might well be the best in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Only Avengers Assemble rivals it. SPOILER thoughts: The fallout with S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA’s infiltration of it should have an impact with Avengers: Age of Ultron, later films and TV’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. There was gasps at the screening when the Winter Soldier loses his face cover having had to previously take off his glasses and you see its James “Bucky” Barnes. Great action as previously noted from the way Captain America fights, the tanker sequence, Nick Fury trying to get away from assailants/Winter Soldier, the elevator fight and the two Captain America vs. Winter Soldier fights. Those two fights are some of the best from the MCU. It’s the most violent film from it. Good and moving seeing Hayley Atwell return as Peggy Carter, now as an elderly lady. I also liked Toby Jones’s return as Amin Zola. This is the third Marvel Studios film when someone comes back from death (Agent Phil Coulson in Avengers Assemble, Loki in Thor: The Dark World and Nick Fury in Captain America: The Winter Soldier).You could also add Bucky Barnes supposed death in Captain America: The First Avenger. While I enjoyed the mid-credits scene with Baron von Strucker/Quicksilver/Scarlet Witch, I don’t know much about the characters. I preferred the post-credits scene as Bucky Barnes visits the Smithsonian Institution to learn more about who he is. I’ve liked the character since I read the second part of Captain America: Winter Soldier and other Ed Brubaker books. For that reason, I'd have liked more Winter Soldier scenes. With the first two quality Captain America entries, I’m hoping the third will keep the form up. I want it to feature the return of the Winter Soldier and Falcon. Falcon was my biggest surprise character wise. My provisional Marvel Studios film rankings: 1. Avengers Assemble (2012) 2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) 3. Iron Man (2008) 4. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) 5. Thor (2011) 6. Thor: The Dark World (2013) 7. Iron Man 3 (2013) 8. Iron Man 2 (2010) 9. The Incredible Hulk (2008) I say provisional because I’m not sure about the order of the top three. I’ve watched Avengers Assemble and Iron Man a lot more compared to Captain America: The Winter Soldier. I look forward to Captain America: The Winter Soldier’s DVD release so I can see what a second viewing does. I look forward to getting your reactions to the film. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Fuck just two more days. I can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 I liked the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer on release and its even better seeing it in 3D and hearing it in the cinema. We also got trailers for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 which looked better on the big screen, Divergent and Godzilla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Natural Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 I forgot about this in my Captain America: The Winter Soldier review. Watch out for a Pulp Fiction reference regarding Samuel L. Jackson! The traditional Stan Lee cameo was funny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basara Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 1. Avengers Assemble (2012) 2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) 3. Iron Man (2008) 4. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) 5. Thor (2011) 6. Thor: The Dark World (2013) 7. Iron Man 3 (2013) 8. Iron Man 2 (2010) 9. The Incredible Hulk (2008) List time already is it? ok lets see. There is bound to be some slight movement depending on what i watched recently and some of the older ones may need re-watching now, 9 films in 6 years is a hell of a run, so off the top of my head: 1. Avengers Assemble 2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3. Iron Man 4. Thor: The Dark World 5. Thor 6. The Incredible Hulk 7. Iron Man 2 8. Captain America: The First Avenger 9. Iron Man 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 50 Greatest Marvel Studios Easter Eggs: http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-greatest-marvel-easter-eggs Skip #43 for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Captain America and Avengers: Age of Ultron. A mixture between the slightly modified Captain America: The First Avenger suit in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the Super-Soldier suit in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. I like this one as those suits are great. Looks better than the Avengers Assemble one. There's the Avengers logo on the shoulder! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnhbXERaq5A I'd see Captain America: The Winter Soldier first before watching this, some shots are from the climax. The Winter Soldier appears unmasked as well if you've got people who don't know who he is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Ha! Like anybody could pick Sebastian Stan out of a lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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