Comments on: The Good, The Bad & The Weird Of ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/ Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Cromby https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131801 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:33 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131801 I have a problem with The Vision. If Ultron, Tony Stark creation, is a bad guy why The Vision is good? Second, he is so powerful that he could actually deal with Ultron alone. Third – execution. He looks like a Paul Bettany without a skin. Verdict: too many characters Marvel.

]]> By: James https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131793 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131793 I feel the same about Vision. He shows up too late and he\’s nothing but the super powerful object that solves everything. Anyway, a great roller coaster with good script and characters.

]]> By: Lil' Zacky Sny Sny https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-149693 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-149693 It isn’t me, fool.

]]> By: Lil\' Zacky Sny Sny https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-133316 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-133316 It isn\’t me, fool.

]]> By: Zack snyder https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131800 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131800 Wait until the REAL superhero(s)/film Batman Vs Superman releases. We.will.solve all these probs.

]]> By: Jimbo https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131799 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131799 It\’s daft to talk about implausibilities in a franchise fusing real life with alien gods, but lazy things like this stick out like a sore thumb and insult our intelligence:

i) When the Avengers arrive at the Barton\’s barn, battle-worn and not expecting an overnighter, within five minutes, Cap and Stark both have perfect-fitting country bumpkin clothes. Don\’t tell me they just raided Hawkeye\’s wardrobe: those jeans on Chris Evans are a perfect fit.

ii) At the end, Nick Fury arrives just in the nick of time from the other side of the world and – would you believe it? – has exactly the thing they need to save the captives of a floating chunk of earth that only took off a few minutes before, and surely long, long after Fury left home. Flying lifeboats! Loads of \’em. How handy.

zzzzzzz

]]> By: Dave https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131798 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131798 This individual(s) posting as Zach Snyder on a number of superhero film related articles is intriguing. Is it a PA or intern on Man v. Steel? Or just somebody bored pulling a long-running gag?

]]> By: Your Brain https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131797 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131797 Dave, it\’s some moron. Best, your brain.

]]> By: Casey Tompkins https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131796 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131796 Wow. America created all those Islamist terrorist groups by her actions? Someone\’s been drinking too much Progressive kool-aid. By the way, these movies don\’t exist to sell toys, they exist to make money. They do that by telling stories people enjoy. I suppose this is too simple-minded for the sophisticates who run this site.

]]> By: Matt https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131795 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131795 Gee, there\’s a lot to talk about, ain\’t there?

I liked the Hulkbuster sequence, although I would\’ve preferred seeing at least one innocent civilian die or be maimed – somehow Hulk & Iron Man managed to not kill anyone with that battle. Am I a little morbid for this? Eek… I just realised this counters your point on \’Post Man of Steel\’, oh well.

You\’re right about the finale, which seemed to drag on a bit much, even as an avid fan my eyes started to glaze over, so I hate to imagine what general audiences will feel like…

Claudia Kim was used as an excuse to go Korea, and probably was part of a deal as Korea gave excellent tax rebates. Sure she could\’ve been a more fleshed out character, but that would another 5-10 minutes to a long film – perhaps the extended cut will deal with that.

This universe needs a female character with superpowers, then they\’ll start getting truly noticed. Thankfully, Scarlet is here but without a solo film, we won\’t being seeing her til Avengers 3. Black Widow is too human, I feel.

I don\’t think you can avoid the 9/11 imagery, any urban destruction is classified under this, and unless we have battles all over the countryside, it\’s unavoidable. I suppose you can do battles at sea, air, cliff-faces etc, but these will inevitably get the same \’this is in every film ever\’ treatment, rightly or wrongly.

I guess an extended cut will deal with the charactersiation issues, but would a 3 1/2 hour cut be worth it? Probably not for general audiences, but I for one can\’t get enough Avengers!

The main problem I have that wasn\’t covered was the complete lovey-dovey ending between Cap and Stark, there should be at least a tinge of animosity between the two in setting-up Civil War, thus it won\’t feel rushed once that film comes out.

@Cromby – Vision is the manifestation of JARVIS, who\’s a good guy. He wasn\’t quite powerful enough as he needed Iron Man and Thor to destroy Big Ultron, but yes, he\’s pretty strong. I suppose it\’s personal taste but I like having obvious makeup on a real person, rather than another CGI fest like Hulk.

@Dave – the last one

]]> By: Matt https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131794 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131794 P.S. can you guys format the comments to allow paragraphs? Rather than just having one massive block of text.

Cheers.

]]> By: Bigzilla https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131782 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131782 Your repetitive assumption that filmmakers are actively trying to invoke 9/11 with this "imagery" is beyond idiotic. Perhaps building collapses in movies keep looking the same because THAT\’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GIANT BUILDINGS COLLAPSE! Blame Hollywood for its lack of creativity in constantly leveling cities in these movies, not the physical result of a large building collapsing.

]]> By: Cal https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131792 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131792 Re: 9/11 imagery. I think this is an unfair criticism. You\’re suggesting that action movies about gigantic battles between superpowered combatants should never cause a building to fall down? And if a building does come down, you shouldn\’t show anyone near debris? How exactly would that work? I\’m a lifelong New Yorker, and you\’re being oversensitive.

]]> By: loudrockmusic https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131791 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131791 You know, at this point, it might not be 9/11 imagery. Maybe it\’s that now we all know what it\’s like when people are caught nearby a falling building. I mean, before that day, how many times had we seen people get anywhere close to one? Now that we know, you can use that info in the script.

]]> By: Lil\' Zacky Sny Sny https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131790 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131790 It isn\’t me, fool.

]]> By: Rcandy https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131789 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131789 Regarding the saving of civilians, it was an overreaction to Man of Steel. It was okay during the Hulk buster scene but Whedon went overboard in the final act. It became too obvious and irritating. We get it, MOS was bad, AOL was good! Just silly, really.

]]> By: Duder NME https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131788 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131788 "Go to sleep… go to sleep… go to sleep…"

Quote of the year.

]]> By: Duder NME https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131787 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131787 "Let’s just hope that (a character\’s death) sticks this time. " That\’s so cute, you thinking that Marvel kills off anyone permanently. So cute.

]]> By: Goonie Goo Goo https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131786 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131786 As for "getting over the 9/11 imagery", are you kidding? You\’re talking about a country that still uses Brits as villains, because the American Revolution just happened yesterday. Japan has yet to "get over" Hiroshima/Nagasaki, with kaijus representing American superiority.

]]> By: Dubya Baines Hussein https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131785 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131785 —– the character projects a kind of serenity that we’d love to have seen from cinematic Superman—–

You did. It\’s called Superman Returns. Fanwhores didn\’t want that, so we got Punchhappy Supercodex from Dicksplash of Steel.

]]> By: Hello Fiddy https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131784 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131784 The Battle of New York sequence felt less choppy because the fighting merely occurred between 4th and Broadway, with little scope to expound. Age deals with an entire city, so it\’s easier to get lost when no one knows where the Slokovian version of Broadway is.

]]> By: Christian https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-20150504/#comment-131783 Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:32 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/more/uncategorized/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-of-avengers-age-of-ultron-264419/#comment-131783 I really felt that Ultron was a rip-off of an exo from Destiny.

]]>