The action in Avengers 2 is better than transformers because it's coherent and in service of the story. As fun as the action was, it did irk me a little. The action seemed at times very unrealistic and cartoonish, which is in stark contrast with the gritty and realistic action in tws and gotg. Too much cgi was used.
The chief problem with this movie is that Whedon didn't stick to his strengths, which are character development, character interaction and emotionally raw sequences in the plot. He focused more on the typical blockbuster summer popcorn tropes to satisfy whatever. Still a good movie, but it's not great.
Originally posted by DARTH POWERI seriously doubt that.
^ Going by Whedon's interviews I get the strong feeling he did this one for the money.
Originally posted by ares834I agree, this is more likely.
I dunno. Seems more likely the film got butchered in the editing process in an attempt to make it shorter. I mean they've already announced an extended cut and I'm fairly certain no previous Marvel film has had an extended cut released.
Originally posted by Firefly218IF this isn't Whedon's strength he should do it more often imo. As I think this was better than the first Avengers.
The action in Avengers 2 is better than transformers because it's coherent and in service of the story. As fun as the action was, it did irk me a little. The action seemed at times very unrealistic and cartoonish, which is in stark contrast with the gritty and realistic action in tws and gotg. Too much cgi was used.The chief problem with this movie is that Whedon didn't stick to his strengths, which are character development, character interaction and emotionally raw sequences in the plot. He focused more on the typical blockbuster summer popcorn tropes to satisfy whatever. Still a good movie, but it's not great.
Originally posted by ares834To expand on this, the actual run-time of AoU is over 3 and a half hours long. Kevin Fiege said "lol nope" and had Whdeon take out almost 70 minutes of footage.
I dunno. Seems more likely the film got butchered in the editing process in an attempt to make it shorter. I mean they've already announced an extended cut and I'm fairly certain no previous Marvel film has had an extended cut released.
So... Yeah. 70 minutes of plot and dialogue are missing from the theatrical cut.
Originally posted by TzeentchIsn't that the norm though in movies? Having to cut lots of minutes out of movies to shorten the running time.
To expand on this, the actual run-time of AoU is over 3 and a half hours long. Kevin Fiege said "lol nope" and had Whdeon take out almost 70 minutes of footage.So... Yeah. 70 minutes of plot and dialogue are missing from the theatrical cut.
Originally posted by Mindset
The one about fighting.
Well, life is like a box of chocolates, I'll be back to make you an offer you can't refuse. By the way what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow, I'm asking cause I don't want to go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line, especially cause we are not in Kansas anymore.
Originally posted by Bardock42Yea, that one.
Well, life is like a box of chocolates, I'll be back to make you an offer you can't refuse. By the way what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow, I'm asking cause I don't want to go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line, especially cause we are not in Kansas anymore.