I remember the first Mad Max as being a bit turgid.
Then again it's donkey's since I saw it.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 23 Sep 2011, 14:51, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

I'm with you on this DG
The second one was more entertaining though
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 14:53, Reply)

I agree.
I note that Thor is out on DVD on Monday. I missed it at the cinema so I might treat myself.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 23 Sep 2011, 14:54, Reply)

That's going on the Lovefilm list
The missus' one in/one out policy on DVDs means I'd have to chuck something to buy it
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 14:58, Reply)

We probably have way too many.
Shelf space is getting tight. Still got about 100 VHS tapes as well.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 23 Sep 2011, 14:59, Reply)

It's okay
It's definitely a prelim story to a bigger film, doesn't stand up brilliantly on it's own.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:00, Reply)

I missed Captain America as well.
That's out in October though.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:01, Reply)

I want to see that too
But I heard it's a bit "meh" too.

I have high hopes for the Avengers.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:02, Reply)

The on set pics I've seen look promising.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:04, Reply)

Bit concerned about that
Basically has to be an origin story as well as having a suitbaly dramatic storyline and apocalyptic threat (who's the villain? A decent version of Doctor Doom would be nice please) whilst juggling seven major characters, all played by top Hollywood stars. Very tricky balancing act.

But Joss Whedon is bloody good at ensemble pieces, so you never know.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:06, Reply)

Not sure who the villain is
but Loki's in it I've heard.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:07, Reply)

Yes, you get a bit of a clue at the end of Thor

(Bazongaloid, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:09, Reply)

Well, the origin of them has all been done
so all it needs to do is have the emergence of the baddy, which I guess is your origin story, so you're right, but then Nick Fury just goes "Avengers! Assemble! I've had it with those mother fucking baddies on my motherfucking planet!"
(Bazongaloid, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:09, Reply)

I am really looking forward to it.
reserving judgement on the new Superman, though. Not sure about the costume for starters.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:11, Reply)

But it's being directed by Zack Snyder!
And he made that brilliant Dawn of the Dead remake. And 300 was ok, Sucker Punch was utter wank, but Watchmen was good.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:14, Reply)

True.
The costume just doesn't look right though. I'm not bothered about the 'no pants' look, but the colours are too dull and it needs a belt at least.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:15, Reply)

That Dawn of the Dead remake was fantastic.

( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:18, Reply)

Agreed
Completely confounded my expectations, which were along the lines of "Really? But WHY?"
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:21, Reply)

I was most pleasantly surprised
Or pleasantly horrified to be more accurate.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:22, Reply)

Yeah :-)
An excellent combination of hyperkinetic direction, excellent casting and FUCKING LOADS OF VIOLENCE
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:25, Reply)

MOAR VIOLENCE!

( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:28, Reply)

I really, really hope this happens
They will need to do a bit of origin for the team though, and Black Widow is massively underwritten thus far and Hawkeye hasn't been introduced at all.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:12, Reply)

Wasn't Hawkeye in a cameo in Thor, though?

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:13, Reply)

It did occur to me as I hit "post this message"
that I can't categorically state that Hawkeye hasn't been introduced without having seen Thor or Captain America. Can't imagine he'll have much to do in Avengers anyway. The trick will be getting the rest of the cast to stop glaring at Robert Downey Jnr for being much, much better than them.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:14, Reply)

Was he? Who is Hawkeye?

(Bazongaloid, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:17, Reply)

The character or the actor?

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:18, Reply)

Wasn't he in M*A*S*H?

( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:19, Reply)

Jeremy Renner is the actor playing him
Hawkeye the character was, as you might expect, an expert archer. Not as much fun as Bullseye, sadly. And he had a really bent costume.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:19, Reply)

Bullseye was the best thing about the Daredevil film.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:20, Reply)

You can't beat a bit of Bully

( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:21, Reply)

I want to replace "best" with "only good"
but Jennifer Garner was in it, and she's quite lengthworthy
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:23, Reply)

Nay, she's been sullied by the all-encompassing cloud of shit
that is Ben Affleck.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:24, Reply)

Oh yeah, I'd forgotten that
That man is a total charisma vacuum. It's no wonder everyone abhors him.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:27, Reply)

I enjoyed Gone Baby Gone and The Town
Pete Postlethwaite had a good role in The Town, one of his last ones
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 15:34, Reply)

It's pretty good.
It's not a patch on 2, but as a vengeance type road movie, it's pretty good.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 14:53, Reply)

Yeah, the second one's much better

( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 14:54, Reply)