Comments on: Marvel Underwhelms With Brief ‘Avengers’ Showing, Inexplicable Cast Appearance & Nothing Else

By: Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:33 +0000

Getting just a little too defensive over this movie and someone not really popping an erection over it, don\’t you think? Relax.

By: Figures

Figures — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:33 +0000

OMG, they didn\’t do backflips from a promotional tradeshow by Disney for Disney enthusiasts that media now attend. You\’re right, cold-hearted hipsters, who should be crucified.

A lot of people would rather their coverage be like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UTURYLfZwaI

By: TedTheodoreLogan

TedTheodoreLogan — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:33 +0000

The footage was great, D23 not so much.

By: triplesix is an idiot

triplesix is an idiot — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:33 +0000

\”Case in point: Superman Returns was dubbed a failure in 2006 with BO numbers that surpass every superhero film of 2011\”

Superman Returns
Budget – $270 Million
Worldwide Gross – $391,081,192

Thor
Budget – $150 Million
Worldwide Gross – $448,150,968

Captain America
Budget – $140 Million
Worldwide Gross – $298,877,178

X-Men First Class
Budget – $160 Million
Worldwide Gross – $350,250,377

Captain America, Thor, and X-Men have not fully completed their world wide run yet, their production budgets were over $100 million less than Superman.

By: abe

abe — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:33 +0000

hey triple six, you realize the movie is still shooting? christ, no reason to write it off and start trying to question it or build negative buzz just because some blogger wanted \”more\” from a presentation almost a year away from release

i could care less about whedon, i\’ve never given a shit about buffy or anything he\’s done. i could care even less about \”geek cred.\” but its beyond lame how bloggers want to judge movies based on little reels and media created \”buzz\” that has nothing to do with how the actual movie is going to be.

By: P862010

P862010 — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:33 +0000

wait is that another snobby play list blog post yup

nothing new to see here

By: Kimberley Walsh

Kimberley Walsh — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:33 +0000

It would be great if they have a pre-credits mini-adventure opening sequence like with the James Bond movies to ground the movie in reality with the Avengers and the rebels in Libya fighting Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s forces or the Avengers and the police in England fighting the rioters.

By: triple six

triple six — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:33 +0000

@ abe: if you base your comment on Firefly/Buffy fans\’ expectations, I can see your point.

However, if you ever talked (in flesh or online) to people outside of this field you\’d know that not *everyone* is confident about this. Excited somehow but not overly confident, for many reasons: the overload of crossover stuff that plagued Marvel movies of late (Iron Man 2, anyone?), Whedon\’s relative lack of experience as a director, the diminishing returns of superhero films this summer (the X-Men, Thor, Green Lantern and Cap did nowhere near what Iron Man, Spidey, or the same X-Men were doing BO-wise a few years back)… Case in point: Superman Returns was dubbed a failure in 2006 with BO numbers that surpass every superhero film of 2011, so there\’s definitely some spandex fatigue looming.

Whedon does have his geek cred for him, but Marvel films being not exactly director-driven it\’s gonna take more than that to live up to the monstrous – and possibly counter-productive – hype Marvel has built since 2008.

By: abe

abe — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:33 +0000

looming skepticism?

typical prick blogger, with a sense of entitlement who thinks a movie studio needs to cater to his wants.

By: rotch

rotch — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:33 +0000

Your footage description sounds awsome, I say.

By: Nobody

Nobody — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:32 +0000

I was there. Disappointed with no Q&A or announcements, but the footage was fantastic and screened twice. Triple Six needs to talk to someone outside his circle of buddies, because the crowd went insane. The biggest gripes I heard were from the people who couldn\’t get in.