Talk:The Avengers (2012)

Nick Fury's pistol

Didn't see it in the trailer, but you saw Nick Fury with a pistol in a promo image released a while ago. Can't make it out very well, but my guess would be a SIG-Sauer P228. --commando552 17:55, 11 October 2011 (CDT)

Airtronic RPG-7

That is one...ugly ugly...What are all those rails for? Excalibur01 20:55, 11 October 2011 (CDT)

I guess the makers of the weapon wanted it to be all... 'tacti-cool'? But I agree, the rails on that weapon are too much. What the hell is the shooter going to put on them? ACOG sights? M68 Aimpoints? Night vision scopes? Heartbeat sensors? Sorry, those would not look right on an RPG. --ThatoneguyJosh 03:40, 12 October 2011 (CDT)

You could put a PEQ2 on it. --AdAstra2009 00:42, 7 May 2012 (CDT)

Hawkeye's Bow

It plays an important role in the film (like with Rambo & his bow). If we can identify it can we include it? --ZombieKiller 01:26, 14 October 2011 (CDT)

I think it can be listed as it has a pretty prominent role but that is just my oppinion. I believe the bow is a modified Hoyt Buffalo, with a sight and cosmetic fake hinges added where the limbs attach (at least I assume they are fake for the working model). --commando552 15:25, 16 October 2011 (CDT)

Hoyt Buffalo

My review of The Avengers (may contain minor spoilers)

★★★★★

Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Hulk, Nick Fury all present and accounted for? Excellent, let the best comic book film since Iron Man commence. What a movie this was. Joss Whedon must have finally been able to prove that he is a fantastic film maker (I never doubted this as I loved Buffy and Firefly.) If you were to write a checklist of everything you need to make a great ensemble comic book hero film then you should take a notepad with you to write down a few extra things that you will not have thought of.

For starters it manages to introduce each different member of The Avengers team in their own special way best suited to each character, as usual we see Tony Stark drinking, Steve Rogers is still trying to come to terms with being a man out of time, Bruce Banner is off the grid and Thor, well Thor is just being Thor with his hammer and everything. What makes this film work for me is how well these characters interplay with each other, Tony Stark and Bruce Banner seem like a bromance made in heaven, and their scenes together are the highlight of the film for me. It's fun to see Steve Rogers slowly coming to terms with the fact that in 2012 things are not as black and white as they were in 1945. He still seems to believe in the patriotism that existed in his day and age and is all for kicking Loki's ass. Thor is a central part of the story as there is a lot with him and his brother, Loki. On to Loki, I was initially sceptical as to how Loki would be as a villain, however my scepticism has been diminished. Loki is the perfect character to bring all of these heroes together, he plays each of them perfectly and his plan is not as convoluted as some comic book villains plans are, so it's not too complex to follow. Bruce Banner is the real stand out for me personally, Mark Ruffalo slips into the role of Banner with very little effort, he plays Banner as more of a human than I have seen before, his constant warnings of "the other guy" throughout show that he is really trying to take control and not change, however there is a wonderful scene between Stark and Banner where Stark explains how Banner should accept the Hulk as a part of him and pushes Banner to change.

The final half hour of the film is a total thrill ride, I have yet to mention Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, he puts in a fantastic performance and I am really looking forward to his eventual spin off film (we all know it will happen at some point) and there are some moments that throw the book out of the window as it takes common film conceptions and tips them on their head, the scene between Loki and The Hulk in Stark Towers is a prime example of this. Whedon's dialogue is top notch, he seems to have managed to capture the essence of each character from their previous films, it's hard not to see that Whedon must be a huge comic book fan. His direction is brilliant, there are some stunning camera moves which really manage to put you right in the middle of the action with the camera literally swooping around the final battle sequence in one point. The score by Alan Silverstri really throws home the heroic nature of the characters, Silverstri's previous work has been era defining (he did the scores to both the Back To The Future trilogy and to Predator and Predator 2) and I don't doubt that his work on The Avengers will become a well remembered score along with his previous work.

I can see some similarities between the final battle sequence in this and in the last Transformers film, however where Transformers Dark Of The Moon seemed to not really have as much of an impact and really felt like it went out with a whimper at the end the final battle, The Avengers is non-stop and it doesn't get complacent and boring, it manages to keep throwing all these different obstacles that must be faced off by The Avengers. It also gives a nice conclusion which ties up the end of the film nicely and leaves it wide open for a sequel.

It's also great to see Agent Coulson get more character development, he is by far my favourite non-major character from the previous Marvel films. The way he plays with each character is fantastic and he really comes across as the one person who believes in The Avengers even when they don't believe in themselves.

All in all I think this is definitely the must see blockbuster of the year and I cannot really see any film being released this year topping it in terms of entertainment and merits of general film making. --cool-breeze 12:46, 6 May 2012 (CDT)

Not to sound rude, but since when do we post reviews of films? (i loved the film too)--Dillinger 16:27, 6 May 2012 (CDT)

If any mods have a problem then I will remove any review I have made, but so far nobody else has seemed to have a problem with it. --cool-breeze 16:57, 6 May 2012 (CDT)

Sorry, this is NOT the place for movie review. Short discussions on topical issues or even general trivia issues. Members can even argue about what was cool or stupid about the film. One can even rant about the film, but a formal full length review is not the purpose of IMFDB. There are plenty of sites that just hold reviews. MoviePropMaster2008 20:37, 6 May 2012 (CDT)

Agreed. Reviews would probably be better placed in the Forums. --Ben41 22:57, 6 May 2012 (CDT)

Weapon

I think soem of the SHEILD Agents had SIG 552s, and there may have been an AUG A3. Can anyone confirm that?--Mandolin 18:01, 6 May 2012 (CDT) I know I saw an AUGA3. I'm not sure about the SIG though I was too busy enjoying the film.Rockwolf66 18:19, 6 May 2012 (CDT)