1 Very nice trailer. Not enough Hulk in it, though.

2 Looking forward to it.....being an action flick junkie.  ....Loved Thor and Iron Man movies.

3 What's up with Cap running around maskless?

4 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Can't watch the trailer at work- but I will when I get home tonight.  I've been salivating over the Avengers movie since they confirmed they were planning to do it several years ago.

And the fact they chose Joss Whedon (sp?) to be the Director?  Bonus.

5 Very Cool!

6 What's up with Cap running around maskless?

A lot of the new movies are based, in whole or in part, on the "Ultimate" series from Marvel (started around 2001).  In that version of the Avengers, Cap doesn't wear his mask (or didn't in the few issues I read).

7
re: fun to see to see heroes interacting

You know what else is neat? TV CROSSOVERS!

Remember when MAGNUM PI crossed over with MURDER SHE WROTE?

I loved when shows did that.

8 Looks boring. Robert Downey Jr is the only one who seems to fit his role, from what they showed. Yeah, not enough Hulk. Then again, I still don't think any movie really did the Hulk very well, anyways.

I'm sure the plot will revolve around an alien coming to earth to blow up a gas station or something to show how powerful it is. Maybe an amusement park.

9 quicktime, are you fucking shitting me. seriously dump this fucking worthless shit format

10

4....And the fact they chose Joss Whedon (sp?) to be the Director? Bonus.

Yup absolutely. .....Sucks that we've gotta wait till next May for it to be released.

The Trailer is great.

11 But can they save us from SCOAMF.  That's what I want to know.  Never underestimate the power of abject incompetence!

12

I was psyched for this, then Samuel L.Jackson opened his stupid mouth. Fuck him, I'll spend my money elsewhere. Thanks again Hollywood!

BTW, George Clooney sucks too

 

13 "If we can't defend the Earth, we will avenge it". If we can't defend the USA in the next election and it slides into fascism, socialism  or name-your-ism - we will avenge it.

14 Why are they releasing The Avengers ₍₁₉₉ ?  That movie sucked and blowed - it was so terrible that even the great Sean Connery couldn't save it...

Oh wait, wrong The Avengers movie. 

15 lorien, the plot is Loki taking over Earth.  My geekoid brother tells me this was actually the first villain the Avengers ever fought.  He may be lying, though;  he knows I'll never check.

I'm seriously pissed about Samuel L., too.  I watched every last one of the movies leading up to this, just to see the end bit with SLJ.  And he just couldn't keep his mouth closed for a few more months.

I'll see it anyway.  I still madly love Robert Downey, Jr.

16 Warning: 20,000 word movie review in your future.

17 16 Warning: 20,000 word movie review in your future.

Well, at least we have a while to prepare for it...

18 Will Barry be an Avenger or is he just Spiderman's little pal?

19 Samuel L.Jackson opened his stupid mouth

Jackson is in there for the same reason he was in Star Wars. He's the biggest drawing Black star.... no other reason...

20 You know what else is neat? TV CROSSOVERS! Remember when MAGNUM PI crossed over with MURDER SHE WROTE? Hollywood ought to be more creative with this sort of thing. How about Syriana crossed over with Spy Kids? Or Saw VII crossed over with Pride and Prejudice, featuring the cast of Glee? I would totally pay $12 to see that.

21 My geekoid brother tells me this was actually the first villain the Avengers ever fought.

It kind of depends on which version of the Avengers.  He is a major Avengers villain, though, so it works.

I believe the plot is (sort of) that Loki starts the Skrull invasion to take over earth.  That seems a little weird for Loki (based on the comics), but who knows?

I'd like to see the sequel ('cause you know there will be one) use Baron Zemo (the only guy who routinely causes the Avengers much grief).

22 Is this on the youtubes (I can't find it with a quick search)? QuickTime sucks balls.

23 I'm seriously pissed about Samuel L., too.  I watched every last one of the movies leading up to this, just to see the end bit with SLJ.  And he just couldn't keep his mouth closed for a few more months.

I'll see it anyway.  I still madly love Robert Downey, Jr.

Posted by: VKI at October 11, 2011 11:41 AM (TKoA3)

The same thing goes for Morgan Freeman.  He just had to ruin his on-screen image by opening his mouth without a script in front of him.  And he's a perv to boot.

24 I'm seriously pissed about Samuel L., too.  I watched every last one of the movies leading up to this, just to see the end bit with SLJ.  And he just couldn't keep his mouth closed for a few more months.

I'll see it anyway.  I still madly love Robert Downey, Jr.

Posted by: VKI at October 11, 2011 11:41 AM (TKoA3)

The same thing goes for Morgan Freeman.  He just had to ruin his on-screen image by opening his mouth without a script in front of him.  And he's a perv to boot. 

25

Yeah, yeah.  Heroes.  Moving.  Cool...

True story!  No, I am not being sarcastic.

Two Americans get Nobel Prize for kicking SCOAMF in the nuts.

Read it if you donÂ’t believe me.

26 And the fact they chose Joss Whedon (sp?) to be the Director?  Bonus.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at October 11, 2011 11:31 AM (8y9MW)

 

That little pinko nancy boy. So will the Avengers be fighting the Tea Party/Koch Brothers or some other liberal bedwetting nightmare?

27 Jackson is in there for the same reason he was in Star Wars. He's the biggest drawing Black star.... no other reason...

Well, and the fact the current version of Nick Fury in the comics really is base on SLJ.  Yes.  Really.

28 Marvel now keep the comics going just so they have source material for the movies - where the REAL money is. Sales numbers for comics are pathetic. Anyway, they're doing good with this Avengers push. I bet that they'll make sure the Fantastic Four reboot meshes into this universe as well. And the Spider-man reboot? Why Not!

29

Samuel L.Jackson opened his stupid mouth

Jackson is in there for the same reason he was in Star Wars.He (Was) the biggest drawing Black star.... no other reason...

FIFY

30 Sorry for the double post.  I'm working on the whole OWS repeat everything jedi mind trick, but the only voice I have to repeat right now is my own.

31

I can't wait for the Avengers reboot in 5 years!

 

Damn realplayer, can't watch the video

32 That little pinko nancy boy.

What?

Whatever his personal politics, I cannot find fault with any of the stuff he's directed being "pinko."  And I don't know his personal politics.  The number of closet conservatives on the Buffy and Angel casts suggests he's not all that pinko, though.

Firefly, especially, could easily be seen as a Conservative show.

33 Looks like fun!  I enjoyed Captain America more than I thought I would.

34 *adopting temporary role of wet blanket and all-around curmudgeon* Oh. Two and a half hours of overpaid Hollywood liberals pretending to be tough guys, tossing snappy one-liners to each other, surrounded by state-of-the-art computer motion graphics. *end curmudgeon*

35 This movie has already been done in thousands of countries.

36 Fantastic Four reboot meshes.

No!  A thousand times no! 

Jessica Alba as "hot scientist woman" did not work.  Her role as Susan Storm is  probably the third-worst rendition of a woman science I have ever seen in the movies.

37 > 27 Jackson is in there for the same reason he was in Star Wars. He's the biggest drawing Black star.... no other reason... Well, and the fact the current version of Nick Fury in the comics really is base on SLJ. Yes. Really. Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls No no. That's ULTIMATE Nick Fury. Separate universe. Regular Marvel Nick Fury is the the same guy he's been since the 1960s comics. People. There are two separate lines of Marvel comics. The regular batch (dozens and dozens of titles) and the Ultimate line. Ultimate is separate and typically just has 3-4 active titles at a time (plus lots of mini-series). The recent Marvel movies (both live and animated) draw lots of story points from the Ultimate line.

38

Here is how much I hate Joss Whedon - I have been waiting pretty much all my life for an Avengers movie.  I love RDJ like I love stompy boots.  My feelings for Chris Evans, let me show you them. 

I will not see this.  Not in the theater.  Not on bluray or ppv.  Not streaming.  GO TO HELL WHEDON YOU MISOGYNIST PRICK!

Hell hath no fury like a fangirl betrayed.

39

>>>Jessica Alba as "hot scientist woman" did not work. Her role as Susan Storm is probably the third-worst rendition of a woman science I have ever seen in the movies.

Christmas Jones begs to differ.

40 It's directed by Joss Whedon, which tells me it will probably be a quality film.  Of course, it also has colossal jagoff Mark "Don't call the OWS people filthy hippies!" Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, which sucks the big one.  At least that atrocity is somewhat offset by the fact they got Lou Ferrigno to do the Hulk's voice.  THAT is excellent.

41 > 36 Fantastic Four reboot meshes. No! A thousand times no! Jessica Alba as "hot scientist woman" did not work. Her role as Susan Storm is probably the third-worst rendition of a woman science I have ever seen in the movies. Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) A reboot typically means all new actors

42

I've never read any Avenger's comic books. I loved spiderman and would occasionally read x-men, but that's it.

While Iron Man was a great movie and essentially a homage to capitalism, individualism and Ayn Rand, I didn't care for The Hulk movies, and i didn't even bother seeing Captain America or Thor.

43 Oh. Two and a half hours of overpaid Hollywood liberals pretending to be tough guys, tossing snappy one-liners to each other, surrounded by state-of-the-art computer motion graphics.

Isn't that what we pay for, though?  And, with the exception of Thor, they're all nicely American heroes.

Iron Man: Capitalist King turns super-hero.  Oh, and he's pro-military to boot.
Hulk: Okay, well he's just a monster who happens to beat on bad-guys.
Captain America:  'Nuff Said.
Hawk-Eye/Black Widow: SHIELD (read: CIA) Agents

Really, what's not to like?  Besides, they'll get to beat up the rather effeminate Loki.

44

the third-worst rendition of a woman science I have ever seen in the movies.

I'm going to go with Christmas Jones as making it onto your list as well.

45

>>>At least that atrocity is somewhat offset by the fact they got Lou Ferrigno to do the Hulk's voice. THAT is excellent.

For 50 bucks Lou Ferrigno will come to your kids Bar Mitsvah. He's not exactly a tough get these days.

46 Of course, it also has colossal jagoff Mark "Don't call the OWS people filthy hippies!" Ruffalo as Bruce Banner In real life, when Mark gets angry he pees in his tighty whities a little.

47
The MST3K guys destroyed the FanFour movies.

48 paranoid what are you doing here so early?

49 GO TO HELL WHEDON YOU MISOGYNIST PRICK!

Errruh?  What'd I miss?

50 Yeah, if there's ever a trailer that I can watch without installing Quicktime I might be interested. Otherwise, not so much.

51 VKI at October 11, 2011 11:41 AM (TKoA3)

I guess that sums up my other problem with these comic book movies. The same, redundant, story lines. Loki was in the Thor movie. Why do we need to see him again? He was boring there - a totally uninteresting villain.

I guess we'll have a cameo by the Fantastic Four for the inevitable Super Skrull appearance.

52

>>The MST3K guys destroyed the FanFour movies.

Really? I thought that show was cancelled over a decade ago. Is it on youtube?

53

what are you doing here so early?

Procrastinating.

54

>>>Yeah, if there's ever a trailer that I can watch without installing Quicktime I might be interested. Otherwise, not so much.

I have a link to the trailer than only requires you to sign up for Compuserve. Does that work better for you?

55 Isn't that what we pay for, though? And, with the exception of Thor, they're all nicely American heroes. Oh, of course. It's my loss or shortcoming that I don't care for it. This sort of thing just doesn't thrill me any longer. If I rent something like this I just fast forward through the dialogue and look at the action scenes.

56 The only movie that I saw was Iron Man, and I never saw the sequel.  I'm not very excited about this.  I am curious about the Joss Whedon hate, however. 

57 Samuel fucking Jackson is not Nick fucking Fury--EVER!!

58 paranoid lol

59 Thor seemed like a chick-flic to me.  I wasn't impressed.

60 Ben @ 53: Rifftrax.

http://www.rifftrax.com/

61 I was psyched for this, then Samuel L.Jackson opened his stupid mouth. Fuck him, I'll spend my money elsewhere.

This.

62 Fucking sock.

63 Great. So another franchise gets ruined by casting that Mark Ruffalo dipshit as Bruce Banner. How is this fucking pothead going to pull off portraying a genius scientist? He sounds and looks like he's two brain cells above a talking monkey. The less screen time this dick and Samuel L. Jackson get, the better.

64

Procrastinating.

Mr Purple needs the batteries changed?

65 i wish there was a default back to my regular nic so after i post as a sock i don't have to remember to take it off.........because i'm lazy that way

66 @61, thanks

67 I watched part of the Thor movie while waiting for my flight to go on leave.  The costumes were so stupid I couldn't take the rest of the move seriously.

68

GO TO HELL WHEDON YOU MISOGYNIST PRICK!

Okay, this I probably have to agree with.  But darn it, he gave us Jayne Cobb and Spike!  I can't help but have a soft spot for him!

69 ...i didn't see that thor movie but the guy playing thor is pretty hot.....

70 Jessica Alba as "hot scientist woman" did not work. Her role as Susan Storm is probably the third-worst rendition of a woman science I have ever seen in the movies.

Well, that opens the debate for - who should be the hot science woman, I'm in with: Jennifer ODell from Lost World

71 Will Emma Peel be topless?

72

re:  The Whedon hate.  If you think ace's 20,000 word movie reviews are bad, ask the poor Morons who've been subjected to my hours and hours and hours and hours and hours of ranting about what Whedon did to Buffy. 

The I sum up version:  A.  The Buffy/Spike "relationship" took what could have been a fascinating plot about a woman using sex to punish herself and turned it into oh noes!  poor me!  A big bad guy is using me oh no look how helpless and faultless I am about this!  Fuck you Whedon, no.  B.  Whedon cannot deal with actual women.  Not at all.  Teenage girls?  He's your guy.  Actual women?  Not so much.  C.  Willow's magic = drugs storyline.  I'll just be over there making the hands at how stupid that was.  Annnnnnnnnnnd.  D.  He.  Killed.  Tara.  For no fucking reason.  Seriously, it didn't actually develop the plot or Willow's character or anything.  He.  Killed.  Tara.  DIAF Whedon, DIAF. 

73 Will Emma Peel be topless? I don't care what anyone says, Samuel T. Jackson looks nothing like John Steed.

74 74 george well then you must be a racist//////

75 Shoot, I forgot that ScarJo will be in this too. Here's hoping she has all of two lines.

76

Really? I thought that show was cancelled over a decade ago. Is it on youtube?

Posted by: Ben at October 11, 2011 11:55 AM (wuv1c)

http://www.Rifftrax.com

I am addicted to Rifftrax.  It's even better than MST3K because there're no awkward intermissions.  I've had the "Attack of the Clones" Rifftrak pretty much on a loop for the past month or so thanks to the SCOAMF; it never fails to make me laugh my ass off, even with this idiot in office.

77  I watched part of the Thor movie while waiting for my flight to go on leave.  The costumes were so stupid I couldn't take the rest of the move seriously. Posted by: Alex at October

I think Medved said Thor's planet looked like a casino.  I was thinking Rainbow Bright's home planet.  Way too colorful and sparkly for a tough guy's digs.

78 I am boycotting Samuel L Jackson

No thanks.

79 so the protesters are going to march through the rich neighborhoods today.....maybe some of them can stop in at mummy and daddy's and take a shower, eat and put on some fresh clothes........

80 Posted by: thegreatsatan at October 11, 2011 11:35 AM (RCSoG)

Ditto.

81 Most of the Marvel flicks I catch on DVD -- but then I always was more of a DC fan. I'm anxiously awaiting The Dark Knight Rises in 2012.

I'm certainly not the first one to comment on it, but don't forget that costumed superheroes are our culture's version of the Gods of old (Thor perhaps most explicitly). "Serious" people tend to roll their eyes at this stuff and call it juvenile entertainment, but recall that this was deadly serious stuff for most people throughout human history. Stories like this are how we transmit our deepest-held beliefs in morals, ethics, and -- for want of a better term -- spiritus mundi. In this post-religious age, superheroes are as interesting for what they're not as much as for what they are.

Modern comic writers are of the opinion that heroes are more interesting when they're flawed. They get divorced, get into fights with their spouses, have money troubles, and have problems with alcoholism (Iron Man) -- which is very much in keeping with the Greek/Roman mythology tradition. Superman -- guarantor of truth, justice, and "the American way" -- tends to be a fairly boring superhero simply because he is truly Godlike: all-powerful, immortal, pure in both heart and mind. Batman was created in many ways as Superman's antithesis while still being a "good" guy, and is the far more interesting character of the two. (Which is why, generally speaking, Superman movies suck and Batman movies don't.*)

*Yes, yes, Donner's Superman was good and the Val Kilmer/George Clooney Batman movies were bad. Gimme a break here; I'm trying to make a point.

82 So is the plot the gangbanging of wonderwoman?

83 Oh, and: NEEEEEEERRRRRRRDDDDDDSSSSSS!

84 64 Great. So another franchise gets ruined by casting that Mark Ruffalo dipshit as Bruce Banner. How is this fucking pothead going to pull off portraying a genius scientist? He sounds and looks like he's two brain cells above a talking monkey.

The less screen time this dick and Samuel L. Jackson get, the better.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at October 11, 2011 11:59 AM (vzFJV)

Thanks for throwing us under the bus, you jerk.

85

Christmas Jones begs to differ.

Ah yes, Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist..ugh.  Yes, she did occupy the top spot of my "worst women scientists ever" list for many years until I had the misfortune of seeing Tara Reid playing an archeologist in Uwe Boll's "Alone in the Dark".  Now "Christmas Jones" is 2nd on my list, but a very close second only exceeded by Reid's performance.

86 If they had guts they would do it in Beverly Hills. North of Santa Monica Blvd. But then they would all be in jail, possibly wounded.

87
Rifftrax!

Rifftrax, Ben. See link above.

If you loved MST3K, you'll love Rifftrax. It takes a little bit of effort to get the movie and then sync up the riff track, but it's worth it.

88 When will we have Magic Latino movies? 

89

Rifftrax!

Rifftrax, Ben. See link above.

If you loved MST3K, you'll love Rifftrax. It takes a little bit of effort to get the movie and then sync up the riff track, but it's worth it.

 

 

Thanks

90 @87 that was in response to so the protesters are going to march through the rich neighborhoods today oops

91
I didn't appreciate MST3K's lame  intermissions at the time, but now I miss them.

92  so the protesters are going to march through the rich neighborhoods today.....maybe some of them can stop in at mummy and daddy's and take a shower, eat and put on some fresh clothes........ Posted by: phoenixgirl

They'd better shoot video of the vermin walking through their neighborhoods.  I'm sure There Will Be Defecating.  Get evidence for later arrests.

93 Modern comic writers are of the opinion that heroes are more interesting when they're flawed.

My last trip to the comic book store showed me "The Girls of Steampunk", not sure about their opinions on good/evil - but I like their take on women's fashion.

94 OT - drudge headline on solar company, this one looks twice as bad as solyndra, plus bonus! creates jobs in mexico.

95 Think I just had a geek-gasm, never been so happy at work before :-p

96 89 cherry jose and the frijol tallo?

97

He.  Killed.  Tara.  For no fucking reason.  Seriously, it didn't actually develop the plot or Willow's character or anything.  He.  Killed.  Tara.  DIAF Whedon, DIAF. 

I acutually liked that he killed Tara, and with a gunshot no less.  I hated that character.  Of course, B:TVS got stupid after the characters graduated high school. 

98

I am addicted to Rifftrax.  It's even better than MST3K because there're no awkward intermissions.  I've had the "Attack of the Clones" Rifftrak pretty much on a loop for the past month or so thanks to the SCOAMF; it never fails to make me laugh my ass off, even with this idiot in office.

Yep, Rifftrax is great. It's how I decompress after a lovely day at the office.

99
MWR, did you hear the riff track for THE ROOM?

One of the best ones ever. Better than MANOS: Hand of Fate.

100 100
MWR, did you hear the riff track for THE ROOM?

One of the best ones ever. Better than MANOS: Hand of Fate.

Lisa, you're tearing me apart!!

101 I think Medved said Thor's planet looked like a casino.  I was thinking Rainbow Bright's home planet.  Way too colorful and sparkly for a tough guy's digs.

Posted by: Dang at October 11, 2011 12:04 PM (BbX1b)

Speaking of Rainbow Brite, it's only a matter of time before that beloved franchise of my youth gets turned into a shitty modern movie.  I'm surprised it hasn't happened already, given Hollywood's penchant for raping my childhood.  My guess?  They'll turn her into some kind of gay icon.  Buddy Blue will be a closeted homosexual with a crush on Red Butler.  You know, cuz rainbows and stuff.

FML.

102
the Rifftrack for BIRDEMIC! is good, too

(I think they're actually making a sequel to Birdemic)

103 can we have a dr. who thread?

104
Oh, hi, Mark!

105 Lisa, you're tearing me apart!!

oh, hewloo gun

106 Now that I'm thinking about it, Denise Richards played an even worse role than as "Christmas Jones".

If you dare, check out "Tammy and the T-Rex" sometime.  Trust me, it's as good as it sounds...it's the best rendition of a love story between a girl and a robotic T-rex that you'll ever see.

107 can't wait though I have to admit that I would have rather had Baron for for the villain but introducing a new villian would just drag out the film.

Now just give me my damn Doctor Strange film

108

Speaking of Rainbow Brite, it's only a matter of time before that beloved franchise of my youth gets turned into a shitty modern movie.  I'm surprised it hasn't happened already, given Hollywood's penchant for raping my childhood.  My guess?  They'll turn her into some kind of gay icon.  Buddy Blue will be a closeted homosexual with a crush on Red Butler.  You know, cuz rainbows and stuff.

I want to see a live action version of Strawberry Shortcake.  Written by the Penny-Arcade guys.

109 I'm sure the plot will revolve around an alien coming to earth to blow up a gas station or something to show how powerful it is. Maybe an amusement Zuccati park.

FIFY

The only reason I will see this movie is Robert Downey Jr.  The rest can blow me.

110 Alex, Tara's death is what caused Willow to go beserk at the climax of Buffy Season 6. It was a perfectly valid choice. Plus, Tara was fugly.

I'm with you on the "Magic = drugs" stupidity. It was not Whedon's finest effort.

111 David Hasselhoff will always be Nick Fury!!

112
Oh, hi, Danny Denny Dinny!


(Hawk!)

(or...Hawks!)

113 MWR, did you hear the riff track for THE ROOM?

One of the best ones ever. Better than MANOS: Hand of Fate.

Posted by: soothie at October 11, 2011 12:09 PM (G/zuv)

Oh man, I haven't yet.  I WANT to, but I have to get my hands on "The Room" the movie first. 

I have listened to Birdemic: Shock and Terror.  Holy sweet Christ in heaven, such a bad movie!  My brother-in-law was kind enough to send it to me as an early birthday gift, specificaly so I could get the Rifftrak.  Worst movie of ALL TIME, and that is including Manos!

Oh, if you haven't bought the pre-synced VOD for Laser Mission, starring Brandon Lee?  DO IT NOW.  SO FUNNY.

114  I think Medved said Thor's planet looked like a casino.  I was thinking Rainbow Bright's home planet.  Way too colorful and sparkly for a tough guy's digs.

Posted by: Dang at October 11, 2011 12:04 PM (BbX1b)

Speaking of Rainbow Brite, it's only a matter of time before that beloved franchise of my youth gets turned into a shitty modern movie.  I'm surprised it hasn't happened already, given Hollywood's penchant for raping my childhood.  My guess?  They'll turn her into some kind of gay icon.  Buddy Blue will be a closeted homosexual with a crush on Red Butler.  You know, cuz rainbows and stuff.

FML.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit


Whoa!  I just mentioned the character!  I don't know what you're going on about.

_{Didn't the Scented Rainbow Brite toys smell absolutely divine?  SO much better than that poser,  Strawberry Shortcake.}

115 As for The Avengers, I'm in. I'll just tell myself over and over that It's Nick Fury, not Samuel L. Douchebag; it's Bruce Banner, not Mark Douchebag; etc.

I've heard that Tony Stark spends a lot of time needling Bruce Banner, trying to get him to turn into the Hulk. That sounds awesome, and they give us a little taste of that in the trailer.

116

Oh, if you haven't bought the pre-synced VOD for Laser Mission, starring Brandon Lee?  DO IT NOW.  SO FUNNY.

Hulu - has at least two Rifftrax movies plus shorts. The 1930s one about washing clothes in gasoline is priceless/

117

I want to see a live action version of Strawberry Shortcake.  Written by the Penny-Arcade guys.

Posted by: Alex at October 11, 2011 12:12 PM (J2ejK)

LOL!  Oh God... I can so see that.

I'm actually surprised Strawberry Shortcake hasn't been stricken from the little girl record, what with obesity and Moochelle and stupid.

118 Question for you Rifftraxers: have you tried syncing up with a streamed movie? All of those were designed for DVD synchronization, weren't they?

Is it difficult to synch up to a stream?

119 He.  Killed.  Tara.  For no fucking reason.  Seriously, it didn't actually develop the plot or Willow's character or anything.

Nonsense.  It gave Willow a reason to become RAGE BIATCH and pay off the whole magic addiction thing.  You can argue about that whole plotline (I personally think Alyson is far too cute to pull that off, but the part where she was magic-battling Giles was awesome) but at least it got it to the end.

Also, Whedon is a secular hero at campus womyn's studies departments the world over, so you're on a serious uphill climb claiming he's misogynist.  They write actual peer-reviewed papers in journals about how Buffy made it OK for women to have pooters and stuff.  (Clearly they haven't met Ace).

Oh, and he's as pinko as charged.  (A lot of his fans took the university's side in the recent blowup about the Nathan Fillion poster).  But he's very good at keeping it out of his writing.  Serenity is pretty much all about what happens to the good intentions of liberals in real life.

120
I'll put laser mission on the list.

121 When Wesley gets out of jail, what's the chance we get another Blade movie - in which he rampages thru the casts of Willow, Buffy, and that show on cable?

122

Hulu - has at least two Rifftrax movies plus shorts. The 1930s one about washing clothes in gasoline is priceless/

Posted by: The Robot Devil at October 11, 2011 12:16 PM (136wp)

"Steam valves are for losers.  Pans of gasoline, baby."

Paper and Me is another awesome short.  Whoever thougth up the idea of a talking paper bag teaching a small boy about the paper-making process was either very high or...

No, just really, really high.  EPICALLY high. 

123

What's great is that the movie doesn't have to waste time with individual "origin" background storylines (like Marvel did with the X-Men movie) since that's all been established in earlier films.

Should make for a stronger overall story.  Glad to see Marvel learned from its mistakes.

124 David Hasselhoff Brian Dennehy will always be Nick Fury!!

125 so the protesters are going to march through the rich neighborhoods today.....maybe some of them can stop in at mummy and daddy's and take a shower, eat and put on some fresh clothes........

One of the targeted homes is Jamie Dimon's  (JP Morgan boss) who is currently out of town, so they'll be protesting at an empty house.

CNBC is delighted at the news, judging by how much coverage they are giving it. They've got reporters going along LIVE! I guess they what CNBC really likes is that they've got a story to cover without actually having to stray very far from their offices.

Oh, and I thought this was amusing. One of the talking heads was breathlessly reporting the group is very organized and has committees that meet every evening, to do things like figure out which stores to contact to solicit food donations. And, yes, they have a womins focus committee. Of course they do.

126

"Steam valves are for losers.  Pans of gasoline, baby."

Here's the link, the main movie is "Reefer Madness", but the shorts are first. It's done live:

http://tinyurl.com/5rucs5c

127 About Thor's home of Asgard looking like a "casino" -- the design was weird, but it was fairly true to Kirby's vision of it.

Thor always was kind of a silly superhero, and I actually liked the way the movie sort of played on that. The guy who played Thor played him as an arrogant but good-hearted galoot, and that's the right tone for that character. (I thought I'd hate Anthony Hopkins as Odin, but he did a pretty good job with it.)

128
Kensington, do you mean streaming movies that you can control (stop, pause, etc)?

The riff track is a small audio file (about 30mb) that you simply play like you'd play a song. All you have to do is play it while playing the movie. They tell you exactly when to start playing the riff track, too.

In other words, they choose a specific point in the movie (such as the production logo fade out) and tell you to press play at that point.

129 We will not discuss "Titan AE". Anyway I thought Whedon did okay with Inara in Firefly (although not the BigDamnMovie). Zoe was basically Marcie ("sir, sir, sir") and River was a plot device. The worst Firefly miscasting was Simon Tam. The actor really, really could not hide his gay.

130 I thought I'd hate Anthony Hopkins as Odin, but he did a pretty good job with it

Posted by: Monty at October 11, 2011 12:23 PM (/0a60)

Hopkins is great at Shakespeare and Thor has always been a Shakespeare-ian story. Having him and Branagh on the film was inevitable which ended up being a on par with Cap and Iron Man IMO. Wish Branagh was doing Thor 2 as I can't see anyone else hitting all the notes in the same way

131
MWR, are you familiar with megaupload? If you want, I'll link the address to The Room movie that already has the riffttrack on it.

132 other than the music video montages, Titan AE rocked. Some of Bluth's best work which you can never get enough of

133 Hopkins is great at Shakespeare and Thor has always been a Shakespeare-ian story.

I think it's the other way, Shakespeare derived his plot elements from the mythology...

134 I think it's the other way, Shakespeare derived his plot elements from the mythology...

Posted by: The Robot Devil at October 11, 2011 12:33 PM (136wp)

eh, I was going by the comics though you are correct

135 Soothie, what I'm getting at is that most streamed movies don't allow for the kind of precision navigation that DVDs do, so I'm anticipating a Rifftrack that's less enjoyable because I can't get the synch just right. Even if it's only a second or two off, that might make the difference.

I'm wondering if anyone has actually had that experience or has had a relatively good experience using a streamed movie rather than a DVD.

136 "MWR, are you familiar with megaupload? If you want, I'll link the address to The Room movie that already has the riffttrack on it."

Hey, that's not cool. Those guys put in the effort, and they should be paid for their work.

137 9 quicktime, are you fucking shitting me. seriously dump this fucking worthless shit format

Posted by: thegreatsatan at October 11, 2011 11:35 AM (RCSoG)

I second this.

Now I will go download QuickTime and allow it to infest my computer again because I'm a stupid fanboy.

138
Rifftrax allows people who don't want to go through the bother of getting the DVD and getting the rifftrack audio file to donate on their website.

Mike Nelson understands this happens and all he asks is that you pay for the track.

139 I think it's just going to be a standard comic book movie, when everything is said and done, but still, it's neat to see the heroes interacting, as they always do in the comics and never do in movies.

Ace, don't you understand now from this why you should be using your power to interact with President Obama? He's like Iron Man and you're working with Dr Doom and the Green Goblin

140  so the protesters are going to march through the rich neighborhoods today.....maybe some of them can stop in at mummy and daddy's and take a shower, eat and put on some fresh clothes........

One of the targeted homes is Jamie Dimon's  (JP Morgan boss) who is currently out of town, so they'll be protesting at an empty house.

Posted by: Retread at October 11, 2011 12:21 PM (W0b97)

In other words they'll be protesting in front of a bunch of big Obama donors homes. Barry should try to get a better handle on his little rent a mob or he'll end up pissing off his money men

141 I'd like to see Human Centipede crossed with Glee.

142 Here's a non-quicktime link: http://io9.com/5848592/the-new-avengers-trailer-assembles-so-much-awesome

143 "That little pinko nancy boy. So will the Avengers be fighting the Tea Party/Koch Brothers or some other liberal bedwetting nightmare?" Sorry, they already did that in the first issue of "Fear Itself"...

144 Here's a non-quicktime link: Posted by: IreneFingIrene at October 11, 2011 01:13 PM (JNqU9) Umm, unless something is hidden, that's just a link to Apple - quicktime. You can't find anything on YouTube because there are 9 million fake trailers on YT. Anyone find an alternate format? I actually have QT installed (recovering old iTunes stuff), crap just doesn't work.

145 "Ace, don't you understand now from this why you should be using your power to interact with President Obama?" Only if we get to see the city-shattering fistfight before they realize they have a common enemy in the Democratic Party...

146 Quicktime = me no watchy

147 It won't even let you download the file to try to get around the glitchy codec. Quicktime is like the Alfa Romeo of video codecs. Pretty, but don't use it if you actually need to get somewhere every time.

148 Sock trouble.

149

Joss Whedon has never done anything good. If you're gonna tell me, OH BUT BUFFY! OH BUT FIREFLY! OH BUT OTHER HIPSTER BULLSHIT! OH, THIS PIECE OF CRAP HAD AN ATTRACTIVE ACTRESS AND THAT'S ALL MY REPTILE BRAIN DESIRES, then leave your balls in the bucket by the door.

God, I hope he doesn't ruin this, but I bet he will. Fuck. Why couldn't it have been anything but Whedon?

150 Just go to youtube and search for avengers videos uploaded in the last 24 hours.

It's on there.

It's also pretty lame.

I don't need quicktime or itunes or other apple garbage on my computer.  Good grief.

Anyway, I will wait for it to be on netflix.  I doubt I'll watch more than fifteen minutes of it at that point.

151 Umm, unless something is hidden, that's just a link to Apple - quicktime. Nope... the io9 link is flash.

152 Thor is American.
He talks American, don't he?
Just like Jesus. And Nephi.

153 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

154


I am not clear if I totally understand the full thought pattern behind this.

155
As the article says ....I really enjoy your blog. Intelligent and to the point.

156 I hope you never stop!  This is one of the best blogs Ive ever read.  Youve got some mad skill here, man.  I just hope that you dont lose your style because youre definitely one of the coolest bloggers out there.  Please keep it up because the internet needs someone like you spreading the word.

157 The Avengers?  Second tier?  What the hell?

Captain America?  Iron Man?  The Incredible Hulk?  Second tier?

Dude...just...dude...