Is it too much to hope for a The Avengers fight against The Hulk as per that whole post-Civil War story and then The Hulk is banished to Planet Hulk and then we have a Planet Hulk movie?
---------------------------------------- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://about.me/edwardcrosby On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> | > Profile<http://www.google.com/profiles/thelliott> | > Unique Geek <http://www.theuniquegeek.com/> > > > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Cary Preston < <[email protected]> > [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]>[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]> >> [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://firestormfan.com >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://onceuponageek.com>http://onceuponageek.com >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://twitter.com/firestormfan> >> 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]> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who knows how long this will be up - >> >> >> >>>>>>> >> <http://gizmodo.com/5822377/the-avengers-trailer-leaked-and-its-rad> >> 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]> >> [email protected]. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> <theuniquegeek%[email protected]> >> [email protected]. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group athttp:// >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en> >> 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]> >> [email protected]. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> <theuniquegeek%[email protected]> >> [email protected]. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group athttp:// >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en> >> 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]> >> [email protected]. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> <theuniquegeek%[email protected]> >> [email protected]. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group athttp:// >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.-> >> groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted >> >>>>> text >> >>>>>>> - 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