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A blockbuster that is as epic as it is profound!

posted 10 years ago by Allswell007
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"The stakes on the line in this action adventure are not only sky-high but soul-deep. Whedon hits both points with an almighty wallop, resulting in a large canvas blockbuster that is as epic as it is profound." - Matthew Pejkovic Top Critic

Does anyone want to try and dispute this critic quote? I see angry bitter bash attempts that have sprung up out of jealousy over Marvel's success but I've seen very little actual critique of the movie itself.

The movie itself is damn good and is getting praise by most that have actually seen it. Most movie sites (fan based or otherwise) are pointing out just what worked and words like "epic" and even "profound" are popping up all the time. Some fans are taking time to point out what they would have liked to have seen instead in certain cases. With blockbusters that are this big, it's natural for expectations to run high.

Those are real indications of true word of mouth. On these pages at the moment, the haters are taking advantage of people in the USA avoiding IMDB for fear of spoilers. Yet, in life the truth often wins the day.

Watch and learn and try to refute that proper assessment above. You know you legitimately can't.

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[–] Allswell007 10 years ago

But you haven't seen it... just what I was talking about.

[–] hadialam 10 years ago

Then you obviously know nothing of his work

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[–] SpaceRain 9 years ago

Then you haven't seen Avengers or Serenity...

[–] MovieMystro 9 years ago

or actually seen this movie. Whedon is as cinematic as it gets. On and even now above Spielberg levels.

[–] SethOfTheFields 9 years ago

I doubt people would be making these "Whedon movies look like TV" comments if they didn't know that he first worked on TV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FE9SLJ2Xoc

[–] Iconoclast1234 10 years ago

Okay, I will take everything I read with a grain of salt then because the first Avengers movie, directed by Wheddon, was EPIC.

[–] directorscut 10 years ago

The first AVENGERS movie was TV with $200m effects.

If you thought that was epic you need to watch true cinema epics.

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[–] yvonneshusband 10 years ago

You only watched a movie on television, but you think you've actually seen it properly?

Always remember what Dirty Harry said about opinions before you express your own!

[–] Allswell007 10 years ago

Peter Travers says: AOU is "a spectacle that's epic in every sense of the word." And that guy may be the heir apparent to Ebert as far as critics go.

[–] IronBallsM 10 years ago

All I could think about after I saw AoU is how it instantly stacks up to the all-time great films. What I said about now classics like Iron Man, Avengers, Winter Soldier, Spider-Man 2, X2, X-Men DOFP and even Captain America The First Avenger is still all true and Avengers AoU hangs with the best of them. One of the best ever.

[–] Dash1969 9 years ago

That's why this movie did in fact blow everyone away.

[–] teather_m 9 years ago

it really didn't

[–] blackdoug 9 years ago

What a wonderful movie.

[–] Uberiffic 9 years ago

Not really off topic since everything Disney is related, Walt Disney has named Cindy Davis -- an executive VP of global customer insight and analytics for Wal-Mart, to a new post as its executive VP of consumer experience for the TV group.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gCBiJ3QJnk&feature=player_embedded

[–] blackdoug 10 years ago

Here we go again.

[–] alm_mla 10 years ago

If anyone think AOU is epic , than I think they are just die hard Marvel fans who dont care about what a movie lacks and just because it has a Marvel logo and a joking Robot and dumb one liners and declare it EPIC

It is a good movie and one of the best action in all CBM.But it is far from the word EPIC

[–] Iconoclast1234 10 years ago

Did you think the first movie was Epic? I'm expecting a no.

[–] alm_mla 10 years ago

I be honest. I didnt find it epic but Ihave seen the first for like 50 times and i enjoyed it a lot ( other than loor CGI ).

TDK is an epic movie for me in CBM genre.

AOU is not and never will be an Epic movie for me. It is below TWS, Avengers 1, IM1.

[–] blackdoug 10 years ago

The action-packed flick is a thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable experience. If you're a comic book fan, it's impossible not to love AoU!

That says it all right there.

[–] shacklefort 10 years ago

"Avengers: Age Of Ultron is a big, bold, funny, thrilling, absorbing triumph, and continues Marvel Studios' seeming push for world cinematic domination."

- Erin Free FILMINK

[–] Damienracer 10 years ago

It wasn't really that epic but it was close

[–] blackdoug 9 years ago

Close enough to make me smile when thinking about the movie two months later.

[–] rooee 10 years ago

I saw it last Friday here in the UK and I guess it fits the definition of "epic" insofar as it's a celebration of demigods (and it's quite long), but profound? Nah. An ensemble film like this can never really run deep because it needs to find a balance between a mass of competing egos. Surprisingly, Hawkeye is the best-sketched character in AoU, but his "ranch" scenes are like a whole different movie. Iron Man seems more constipated than ambivalent. The twins are an angsty bore. The darker tone doesn't fit with Whedon's tendency to finish every scene with a punchline. The romance felt forced and ends on a silly narrative note. The script lacks the sparky dynamism of the first film, which also had a more interesting baddie.

So, I would disagree with Mr Pejkovic. But to each their own I guess.

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[–] billbrown7071 10 years ago

Just So everyone knows twogunbud is The Uber Troll!

He has over 50 Sock accounts

These are just some of UBer's Sock Accounts

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The Uber Troll has been doing this for 3 years now on The Avengers,IM3 and Cap 2 boards, He makes Extremely positive threads about Marvel Studios films and then constantly bumps them with his Sock accounts, He literally pretends to be different people and actually has conversations with himself.

Just look at these threads The UBER troll started-

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/board/thread/197624949

^ This thread was started over 3 years ago, and has 175 Replies, Literally over 100 of the 175 replies are The UBER Troll Talking to himself and Pretending to be other people with his 50+ sock Accounts

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/board/thread/200257721?p=3

^ lol Literally almost every single Reply on Page 2+3 is from the UBER Troll and his 50+ sock accounts, The Uber troll created this thread 3 years ago, At least 90 of the 133 replies are The UBER Troll Talking to himself and Pretending to be other people with his 50+ sock Accounts

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/board/thread/216504920

UBER created ^ This thread 2 years ago, at least 50 of the 74 Replies are The UBER Troll Talking to himself and Pretending to be other people with his 50+ sock Accounts...

Honestly 50+ sock accounts is most likely an not right...

I remember in 2012 , a poster named blueberry had a list of The UBER trolls sock accounts, and it was 45! and that was 3 years ago! So I'm sure in the last 3 years this man has created many more .

He's Sick! Honestly out of every troll on the internet he is the saddest, Hes been doing this for at least 3 years on the The Avengers,IM3,Cap 2 and GOTG boards, there are dozens of threads just like the ones I posted on these other boards

leemall-"If AOU even gets close to The Avengers 1.5 Billion Total,Its a Rousing Success"

[–] ClumsySpirit 10 years ago

I find this accusation interesting. Do you have any evidence to back it up? How do you know all of those accounts are the same person?

[–] blackdoug 10 years ago

Thanks for organizing the links, William. It's easier to post in these threads that way.

Much obliged! I hope the rest of us fans use this link and your work to keep posting on these threads.

Links for all true fans to follow...

Also Just so everyone can see What The UBER troll does, These are all threads UBer started on this boards in the last 3 weeks. If you look at the replies in the threads, The Majority Of The replies are him on his sock accounts pretending to be different people

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UBER will literally bump these threads daily with his 50+ sock accounts for The Next 3 years.

Let's make it 4 years!

[–] shacklefort 10 years ago

I’ve noticed this trend in the past. Anyone who would give this movie a negative review is either trying to get attention for themselves, someone from a competing movie at the box office, a scrooge or an idiot. Take your pick.

Amen to that!

[–] Uberiffic 10 years ago

Avengers AoU is a masterpiece any way you cut. It takes the genre to new heights and there are even those that are say it should be nominated for best picture this year! When you deliver the best film your genre has ever seen, how is that not deemed a masterpiece?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gCBiJ3QJnk&feature=player_embedded

[–] dubzggately-239-137907 10 years ago

a masterpiece? are you joking? it was some-what entertaining fun but nothing more than explosions and big fight scenes and set pieces. what's so 'profound' about age of ultron? there's no underlying deep themes here.

if the 'dark knight' didn't get a best picture nomination, then why should a so-so comic book film get one? that makes no sense.

AND the first avengers film is FAR FAR superior to it's sequel in every way possible.

[–] blackdoug 10 years ago

Who would have ever thought that a few years back when we heard this....

“There was an idea, to bring together a group of remarkable people so when we needed them they could fight the battles that we never could. Gentlemen, what are you prepared to do?” – Nick Fury

...that we would have experienced two films that are this damn good?

[–] Paynebyname 10 years ago

Sorry but how is AoU profound?

"Small moves Ellie, small moves"

[–] blackdoug 10 years ago

Ever hear of themes and character depth? Whedon only does "profound" or he doesn't do it at all.