I agree that a likely subplot will be the Hulk running rampant- it would give Thor and Iron Man an opportunity for some big CGI destruction scenes. Those fruit pies are a crime against humanity. They should have just made Hostess the leader of AIM out to take over the world by making all the children obese sugar zombies.
On Jul 19, 2011, at 3:33 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Wellll....I agree with Luke that they probably didn't show the Hulk because > CGI is almost always off-putting in trailers unless it is excellent (and it > is almost never excellent). So many trailers end with a big, screaming > monster whose scream is answered by the audience with a yawn. Additionally, > there's deep audience confusion as to who the "real" Hulk is. Neither movie > version was fully embraced, but people know and will never forget The Hulk, > so...it almost doesn't matter who Banner is. Puny Banner!! > > The Skrulls would be a good villain because they can be so many different > types of creatures, they'll present good challenges for the different heroes. > Big things for Thor to fight, subtle things for Black Widow to karate chop, > etc. My guess is, it's Skrulls and one of them releases the Hulk and then > the heroes have to fight the Hulk! Then Loki steals all the Hostess Fruit > Pies while the heroes are distracted. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Todd Elliott <[email protected]> > To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Jul 19, 2011 8:24 am > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Avengers! > > Newbs, Ultron was the villain in Voltron. Gosh! > > --------------------------------------------- > Todd Elliott | Profile | Unique Geek > > > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > Good point. I wasn't considering movie villains- having a horde like the > Skrulls or Kree would make for a good story, everyone would have an opponent > to overcome. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 19, 2011, at 3:02 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ultron is good too. Only problem I foresee is how to do Ultron > > without Hank Pym -- ie, who builds him? > > > > On Jul 19, 2:05 pm, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The best Avengers villain is and always will be Ultron. > >> > >> On Jul 19, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>> I did not know about the rewrite. Interesting. > >> > >>> I can't see introducing the Infinity Gauntlet on the heels of the > >>> Cosmic Cube/Tesseract (as it is called in Captain America, > >>> apparently). One super artifact should be enough. > >> > >>> I could see using the Skrulls, I guess. I never really liked them. > >>> But I can see a movie where Nick Fury has the Avengers work together > >>> because SHIELD has found out that high ranking officials are being > >>> replaced with Skrulls with the intent of obtaining the Cube in order > >>> to openly invade the Earth. Skrulls just don't seem like a good foe > >>> for Thor. Iron Man, alright, I can give you that. Maybe they have > >>> super ray guns or something which can damage the armor. But Skrulls > >>> can't stand up to Thor, especially as he was portrayed in the movie. > >> > >>> I guess they're a better choice than the Space Phantom. > >> > >>> Honestly, my favorite Avengers villain is Kang and I know we won't get > >>> him. > >> > >>> On Jul 19, 1:06 pm, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> keep in mind, thanks to Sam Jackson, we have a script re-write. I would > >>>> be > >>>> amazed if they went WILDLY away from what was written, but the leaked > >>>> script > >>>> is no longer valid. > >> > >>>> I am attempting to stay away from true story lines as i would like to be > >>>> as > >>>> suprised as possible with the story when i see the film, but speculation > >>>> is > >>>> all about the fun!!! > >> > >>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> Fair enough. I often come across online as more dickish than I > >>>>> intend. > >> > >>>>> Hence I would like to get this thread back on track to the Avengers > >>>>> and not Firefly/Serenity. Clearly that is a sore spot for me. > >> > >>>>> So is the rumor still that Loki is using the Skrulls somehow? Along > >>>>> with the Infinity Gauntlet and/or the Cosmic Cube? > >> > >>>>> On Jul 19, 12:58 pm, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>> Just attempting to keep up with your level of dickishness. > >> > >>>>> > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>> Sorry for steering this thread towards how bad Firefly and Serenity > >>>>>>> were. > >> > >>>>>>> Jason, I was going to agree with you regarding Whedon and the outcome > >>>>>>> of The Avengers, but since you're insulting me by saying I need "spoon > >>>>>>> feeding" you can go pound salt. > >> > >>>>>>> Ron, I think you are dead-on about the Hulk effects not being ready to > >>>>>>> show off, especially considering the sharp backlash from the fans when > >>>>>>> the unfinished ILM CGI Hulk was shown in trailers for Ang Lee's Hulk. > >>>>>>> I am willing to bet that Marvel wants Hulk to really "WOW" audiences > >>>>>>> when he shows up on the big screen in Avengers. > >> > >>>>>>> Considering the less than stellar performance of Thor (as compared to > >>>>>>> IM and IM2), I am curious to see what both Captain America and then > >>>>>>> Avengers will do fiscally. (Without looking up numbers I am pretty > >>>>>>> sure that Incredible Hulk did about the same as Thor.) Will Avengers > >>>>>>> be seen as the third Iron Man film, putting projections in the $300m+ > >>>>>>> range, or as the followup to Thor and such, putting it in the $170m > >>>>>>> range? > >> > >>>>>>> On Jul 19, 12:36 pm, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>> I wasn't a Firefly fan but I thought the movie was ok. Came across as > >>>>> a > >>>>>>> long TV show with better production values, but still watchable. > >> > >>>>>>>> On Jul 19, 2011, at 12:32 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >> > >>>>>>>>> In geek culture, "known fact" does equal "desperate (fill in the > >>>>> blank) > >>>>>>> wish". And I'd bet most on this listserve 'know' that Serenity was > >>>>> awesome > >>>>>>> and that those that disagree are just wrong :) > >> > >>>>>>>>> ~Ron > >> > >>>>>>>>> Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless > >> > >>>>>>>>> -----Original message----- > >>>>>>> > > From: Luke <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>> To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>> Sent: Tue, Jul 19, 2011 13:10:22 GMT+00:00 > >>>>>>>>> Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: Avengers! > >> > >>>>>>>>> "Known fact?" You mean "desperate nerd wish?" > >> > >>>>>>>>> I watched the show. It made my eyes hurt. Didn't help that, as I > >>>>>>>>> said in another thread yesterday, that it's a banal ripoff of > >>>>> Outlaw > >>>>>>>>> Star. And again, I'm not otaku so that's not just a typical > >>>>> Asiaphile > >>>>>>>>> argument. > >> > >>>>>>>>> Fact: The only feature film which Joss Whedon has directed made ~ > >>>>>>>>> $25m. Thus he has NO track record for being a successful film > >>>>>>>>> director. Hence my concern for the Avengers film. > >> > >>>>>>>>> In any event, after seeing Thor this past weekend (discount > >>>>> theater) I > >>>>>>>>> am very excited to see him and Iron Man interact on screen. > >>>>> Nevermind > >>>>>>>>> Cap! > >> > >>>>>>>>> On Jul 19, 9:04 am, Edward Crosby wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> That is your opinion, that Serenity and Firefly was a "dog of a > >>>>> show" > >>>>>>> when > >>>>>>>>>> it is a known fact that it was actually quite fantastic. > >>>>>>>>>> But, that is one of many things we accept here at TUG is that it > >>>>> is > >>>>>>> okay for > >>>>>>>>>> an opinion to be wrong. It's called diversity. > >> > >>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------- > >>>>>>>>>> Have a Better One, > >>>>>>>>>> Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby > >> > >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Luke wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>> No, I'm not wrong. You're wrong. That movie was a dog, and a > >>>>>>>>>>> rightful fiscal failure. Firefly was a dog of a show and the > >>>>> movie > >>>>>>>>>>> version was incomprehensible to anyone who was not a devotee of > >>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>>> show. > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> Whedon has not proven himself to be successful in feature > >>>>> films. > >>>>>>> The > >>>>>>>>>>> fact of the matter is that his only feature film was a bomb. > >>>>> And > >>>>>>>>>>> hopefully he will not apply his filter of crumminess which > >>>>> defined > >>>>>>> his > >>>>>>>>>>> television shows to The Avengers. > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 19, 8:00 am, Edward Crosby wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>> No it wasn't. You're wrong. It was a great, fun, and very > >>>>>>> entertaining > >>>>>>>>>>>> movie. Especially for the Firefly fans. There were only two > >>>>> bad > >>>>>>> parts of > >>>>>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>>>> entire film - SPOILER ALERT - when Shepherd and Wash died. > >>>>>>>>>>>> Although I am not much of a Marvel fan, I am looking forward > >>>>> to > >>>>>>> this. I > >>>>>>>>>>> was > >>>>>>>>>>>> hoping to see The Hulk in this. He's not in any of the clips. > >>>>>>> Wasn't he > >>>>>>>>>>>> supposed to be in the movie? IMDB.com has credits to Mark > >>>>> Ruffalo > >>>>>>> as puny > >>>>>>>>>>>> Banner (I remember the rumors of this) and Lou Ferrigno as > >>>>> the > >>>>>>> voice. > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------- > >>>>>>>>>>>> Have a Better One, > >>>>>>>>>>>> Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Luke wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>> "You've got a mean swing." Nice. I hope that we can see > >>>>> some > >>>>>>> of Thor > >>>>>>>>>>>>> And Iron Man Are Friends like we saw in the early 100s of > >>>>>>> Avengers. > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I too am very excited for this project but with the huge > >>>>> caveat > >>>>>>> that I > >>>>>>>>>>>>> hope to all the gods of the Marvel pantheon that Joss > >>>>> Whedon > >>>>>>> doesn't > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Whedon all over it and ruin it. The only film he has ever > >>>>>>> directed > >>>>>>>>>>>>> (Serenity) was a mindless, hopeless, jumbled clusterbomb of > >>>>> a > >>>>>>>>>>>>> disaster. > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 19, 6:35 am, Cary Preston wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Very amped for this now. > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 19, 2011, at 2:41 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> agreed. That "some assembly required" tagline is > >>>>> awesome. > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: shag > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: theuniquegeek > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Mon, Jul 18, 2011 6:39 pm > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [The Unique Geek] Avengers! > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks really good! > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Irredeemable Shag > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://firestormfan.com > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://onceuponageek.com > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://twitter.com/firestormfan > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------- Original Message -------- > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [The Unique Geek] Avengers! > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Date: Tue, July 19, 2011 12:01 am > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected] > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who knows how long this will be up - > >> > >>>>>>> http://gizmodo.com/5822377/the-avengers-trailer-leaked-and-its-rad > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to > >>>>> the > >>>>>>> Google > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group athttp:// > >>>>>>>>>>>>> groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to > >>>>> the > >>>>>>> Google > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group athttp:// > >>>>>>>>>>>>> groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to > >>>>> the > >>>>>>> Google > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group athttp:// > >>>>>>>>>>>>> groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted > >>>>> text > >>>>>>> - > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text - > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the > >> > >> ... > >> > >> read more ยป- Hide quoted text - > >> > >> - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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