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THE AVENGERS!! Linkspam!!1one!! (with commentary)
Okay, you guys... I AM OBSESSED with this movie (and it won't come out for another year OMG). I go online and look up news articles about it almost every day. Sometimes, I even hit refresh a few times to see if anything is different. IT'S THAT BAD.
This is not, by any stretch, ALL the links I have pertaining to this movie, but they ARE the most recent. I was sort of gathering them behind a locked entry because I didn't want to inflict madness on anyone else, but FUCK THAT NOISE. COME JOIN ME IN MY CRAZY.
Also: THERE ARE PROBABLY SPOILERS IN HERE FOR ALL THE MARVEL MOVIES AND, OF COURSE, THE AVENGERS. I can't remember any, specifically, but be forewarned.
Also II: Son of Also -- Likely swearing, abuse of capslock, and a liberal gloss of personal opinion (Such as: I don't DISLIKE Joss Whedon, but I'm terrified he'll disappoint me. I've been burned before! *shakes fist dramatically* If your opinion is that this makes me a horrible person, that's fine and I accept that, but you may not want to read the commentary). There are no naughty images, so as far as THAT goes, it's work safe...?
Hilarious "F*ck Yeah" Review Of Captain America: The First Avenger!
* Chris Evans! FUCK YEAH!
* Tommy Lee Jones! FUCK YEAH!
* Musical Number! WAIT, WHAT?
* Strangely Good! FUCK YEAH!
* Alan Menken! FUCK YEAH!
Six Awesome (Unofficial) "Minimalist" Posters For The Avengers!
* So, I totally WANT THESE. I would buy them and frame them and hang the on my wall.
Samuel L. Jackson Dishes On The Avengers Set Experience And Role Expansion!
* Samuel L. Jackson: "Someone stole my script and tried to sell it."
Polite British Reporter: "Really?"
Samuel GQMF L. Jackson: "Oh yeah, there was tons of trouble about it."
Polite British Reporter: "Where did you leave it?"
Samuel Baby Eater L. Jackson: "I didn't 'LEAVE. IT.' anywhere."
To which I can only guess the Polite British Reporter's response expression was something like O.O and then maybe ;_;
* Also, RDJ has been seen all over the place sporting his styling Tony Stark beard, but SLJ is clean shaven? O.o
Probably the most exciting/most nerve-wracking thing that has happened for the movie thus far is the announcement of Joss Whedon as director. Hijinks Ensue tells us why in: Avengers Get All Assembley!
* These are pretty much my fears, exactly.
* "You're fired. Forever."
* Now, I WANT to love the idea of Joss Whedon as director of The Avengers, I DO. It's just....when he sucks, he sucks hard. Come on, Joss Whedon! I know you can do it! Don't suck like you sometimes do!
Brian Bendis Praises The Avengers Script And Captain America: The First Avenger!
* I am sort of infant-baby-like into the comics!fandom, having only gained interest after watching the first Iron Man movie and then, like the good little slash fan I am, went looking for a hot guy to pair him with (starting with Rhodey and then moving to Bruce Wayne--mostly out of curiosity, because I think there'd be some really interesting interaction, there; then settling on Cap, of course.) so I am vaguely aware that there is some animosity toward Bendis for reasons that I am unsure of, but I've always enjoyed his writing--what I've read of it. Most importantly (to me), I usually like how he writes/characterizes Tony and Steve and Tony-and-Steve (and Thor!). So if HE says he thinks the script is amazing, then I feel hopeful.
* "I think it's the best thing Joss Whedon's ever written. I was in awe of it, and I still am." High praise! Better than Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog? Better than some episodes of Buffy and Firefly? If that's true then this will be AWESOME.
Joss Whedon Talks About The Future Of The Avengers; Teases Franchise Potential!
* "My main goal is: make a movie that's good. If possible, make a movie that's super-good. Don't try to make a movie that's great, because then it will be pretentious."
Joss Whedon Reveals The Avengers Comic Book Influences; Describes On Set Experiences!
* Blah, blah, Buffy season 9 comic book (which I am somewhat interested in, but that's not the point--although, crossovers, whee!!)
* Skip to 3:26 for The Avengers questions.
* I like this reporter. He seems geek enough to ask interesting questions.
* I like that Joss Whedon talks about geeking out on set, and even more squee-worthy (to me) is the idea of everyone geeking out over EACH OTHER.
* "'I'm hanging out with THOR.' 'I'm hanging out with IRON MAN.' 'I'm hanging out with CAPTAIN AMERICA.' 'You guys are GEEKS.'"
* "That guy has horns. I'm going with it!"
Joss Whedon on THE AVENGERS - "It's not just big... it's BIG!"
* This is the written version of one of the interviews already posted further up the list for people who cannot play the video.
* Most of note on this page, if you've already seen the interview, is the close up of Cap's new uniform. Gorgeous!
CAPTAIN AMERICA TO BE MODERNIZED FOR THE AVENGERS?
* Short little one-question interview, Chris Evans talks about Cap's main conflict in coming to the modern era. Not so much the technology, but the quieter, more human aspect.
* Although, I still want a few moments of Cap like, "What's EMAIL?"
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant - Clip
"Agents Coulson and Sitwell face a problem in this clip from "Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant," available exclusively on the "Thor" Blu-ray on shelves September 13!"
* This. THIIIIIS. IT'S SO TOTALLY TONY STARK. I LOVE YOU, COULSON, AND I ALSO LOVE SITWELL, THOUGH I DON'T THINK HE'S BEEN IN ANY OF THE MOVIES, SO FAR.
* They are, apparently, planning at least two or three of these little movies featuring Agent Coulson which ties--or at least vaguely connects--all the movies together.
* That high-pitched sound you hear is my vocal chords attempting to put some kind of noise to my glee.
* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
That is all.
Also III: The Return -- x-posted to my journal. Apologies to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nightwalker who therefore has to see this twice.
This is not, by any stretch, ALL the links I have pertaining to this movie, but they ARE the most recent. I was sort of gathering them behind a locked entry because I didn't want to inflict madness on anyone else, but FUCK THAT NOISE. COME JOIN ME IN MY CRAZY.
Also: THERE ARE PROBABLY SPOILERS IN HERE FOR ALL THE MARVEL MOVIES AND, OF COURSE, THE AVENGERS. I can't remember any, specifically, but be forewarned.
Also II: Son of Also -- Likely swearing, abuse of capslock, and a liberal gloss of personal opinion (Such as: I don't DISLIKE Joss Whedon, but I'm terrified he'll disappoint me. I've been burned before! *shakes fist dramatically* If your opinion is that this makes me a horrible person, that's fine and I accept that, but you may not want to read the commentary). There are no naughty images, so as far as THAT goes, it's work safe...?
Hilarious "F*ck Yeah" Review Of Captain America: The First Avenger!
* Chris Evans! FUCK YEAH!
* Tommy Lee Jones! FUCK YEAH!
* Musical Number! WAIT, WHAT?
* Strangely Good! FUCK YEAH!
* Alan Menken! FUCK YEAH!
Six Awesome (Unofficial) "Minimalist" Posters For The Avengers!
* So, I totally WANT THESE. I would buy them and frame them and hang the on my wall.
Samuel L. Jackson Dishes On The Avengers Set Experience And Role Expansion!
* Samuel L. Jackson: "Someone stole my script and tried to sell it."
Polite British Reporter: "Really?"
Samuel GQMF L. Jackson: "Oh yeah, there was tons of trouble about it."
Polite British Reporter: "Where did you leave it?"
Samuel Baby Eater L. Jackson: "I didn't 'LEAVE. IT.' anywhere."
To which I can only guess the Polite British Reporter's response expression was something like O.O and then maybe ;_;
* Also, RDJ has been seen all over the place sporting his styling Tony Stark beard, but SLJ is clean shaven? O.o
Probably the most exciting/most nerve-wracking thing that has happened for the movie thus far is the announcement of Joss Whedon as director. Hijinks Ensue tells us why in: Avengers Get All Assembley!
* These are pretty much my fears, exactly.
* "You're fired. Forever."
* Now, I WANT to love the idea of Joss Whedon as director of The Avengers, I DO. It's just....when he sucks, he sucks hard. Come on, Joss Whedon! I know you can do it! Don't suck like you sometimes do!
Brian Bendis Praises The Avengers Script And Captain America: The First Avenger!
* I am sort of infant-baby-like into the comics!fandom, having only gained interest after watching the first Iron Man movie and then, like the good little slash fan I am, went looking for a hot guy to pair him with (starting with Rhodey and then moving to Bruce Wayne--mostly out of curiosity, because I think there'd be some really interesting interaction, there; then settling on Cap, of course.) so I am vaguely aware that there is some animosity toward Bendis for reasons that I am unsure of, but I've always enjoyed his writing--what I've read of it. Most importantly (to me), I usually like how he writes/characterizes Tony and Steve and Tony-and-Steve (and Thor!). So if HE says he thinks the script is amazing, then I feel hopeful.
* "I think it's the best thing Joss Whedon's ever written. I was in awe of it, and I still am." High praise! Better than Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog? Better than some episodes of Buffy and Firefly? If that's true then this will be AWESOME.
Joss Whedon Talks About The Future Of The Avengers; Teases Franchise Potential!
* "My main goal is: make a movie that's good. If possible, make a movie that's super-good. Don't try to make a movie that's great, because then it will be pretentious."
Joss Whedon Reveals The Avengers Comic Book Influences; Describes On Set Experiences!
* Blah, blah, Buffy season 9 comic book (which I am somewhat interested in, but that's not the point--although, crossovers, whee!!)
* Skip to 3:26 for The Avengers questions.
* I like this reporter. He seems geek enough to ask interesting questions.
* I like that Joss Whedon talks about geeking out on set, and even more squee-worthy (to me) is the idea of everyone geeking out over EACH OTHER.
* "'I'm hanging out with THOR.' 'I'm hanging out with IRON MAN.' 'I'm hanging out with CAPTAIN AMERICA.' 'You guys are GEEKS.'"
* "That guy has horns. I'm going with it!"
Joss Whedon on THE AVENGERS - "It's not just big... it's BIG!"
* This is the written version of one of the interviews already posted further up the list for people who cannot play the video.
* Most of note on this page, if you've already seen the interview, is the close up of Cap's new uniform. Gorgeous!
CAPTAIN AMERICA TO BE MODERNIZED FOR THE AVENGERS?
* Short little one-question interview, Chris Evans talks about Cap's main conflict in coming to the modern era. Not so much the technology, but the quieter, more human aspect.
* Although, I still want a few moments of Cap like, "What's EMAIL?"
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant - Clip
"Agents Coulson and Sitwell face a problem in this clip from "Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant," available exclusively on the "Thor" Blu-ray on shelves September 13!"
* This. THIIIIIS. IT'S SO TOTALLY TONY STARK. I LOVE YOU, COULSON, AND I ALSO LOVE SITWELL, THOUGH I DON'T THINK HE'S BEEN IN ANY OF THE MOVIES, SO FAR.
* They are, apparently, planning at least two or three of these little movies featuring Agent Coulson which ties--or at least vaguely connects--all the movies together.
* That high-pitched sound you hear is my vocal chords attempting to put some kind of noise to my glee.
* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
That is all.
Also III: The Return -- x-posted to my journal. Apologies to
nightwalker who therefore has to see this twice.
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Also, switching her to a wormhole!scientist who just happens to specialize in Asgard makes it seem as if she was created just to be Thor's love interest. "Thor! Need someone to make out with? That's cool, we've got a crazy repressed lady who's dedicated her entire life to trying to find you (even though she didn't know it was YOU, but whatever), so, you know, you won't even have to try or anything!"
Which brings me to the romance. I don't think it's unrealistic that two attractive people could be that into each other, no--I actually thought that they were adorable, in and of themselves. It was the SPEECHES, that EVERYONE AROUND THEM knew that Jane was The Love Interest and treated Thor and Jane's infant, budding romance like an Edward/Bella EPIC. I think the part that made me roll my eyes the hardest was the scene in the bar, when Erik gave Thor the, "Hurt her and I'll KILL YOU OMG" speech. This was after the only (on screen) interaction between them had been Thor kissing Jane's hand and Jane giggling a bit. If some random dude walked up to me on the street and said something gallant and then kissed my hand I'd giggle. He wouldn't even have to be as attractive as Chris Hemsworth! That doesn't mean that he's my One True Love.
So, in conclusion: a) Female scientists = awesome, but you can be a powerful, interesting woman and NOT a scientist. b) Movie!Thor/Jane love story = sweet, but sort of overshadowed by all the obnoxious posturing of the characters around them declaring them to be Immediately and Epically In Love. c) This got kind of obnoxiously long, and I'm sorry. This isn't even entirely about Thor or Marvel, this is a rant-button that has a lot of other movies behind it, so I am really really sorry for sort of rambling on and on. -_-
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I don't know how she's going to be integrated, but I think a technical interest in the Bifrost and Asgardian technology will make it easier. In the movieverse fic I'm writing, she goes on study dates with Heimdall so they can work on fully rebuilding the Bifrost.
Also, switching her to a wormhole!scientist who just happens to specialize in Asgard makes it seem as if she was created just to be Thor's love interest. "Thor! Need someone to make out with? That's cool, we've got a crazy repressed lady who's dedicated her entire life to trying to find you (even though she didn't know it was YOU, but whatever), so, you know, you won't even have to try or anything!"
But she doesn't 'just happen' to - if she hadn't specialised in Bifrost/wormholes, she'd never have met Thor. It's not like he bumped into her randomly and found out she was studying him, she was investigating the phenomena, and her initial interest in him was because he was a part of that phenomena. Also, why do you feel Jane was crazy or repressed? Sure, she's dedicated to her subject, but she's good friends with a colleague, she's friends with her somewhat-confused intern, and she's clearly recently had a boyfriend.
his was after the only (on screen) interaction between them had been Thor kissing Jane's hand and Jane giggling a bit.
It was also after Jane helped him break into a secure government facility and then persuaded Erik to fake official documents to lie to SHIELD to break Thor out of SHIELD custody. By the point Erik warns Thor, Jane has already done something risky, made Erik do something risky, and had her life's work confiscated due to Thor.
a) Female scientists = awesome, but you can be a powerful, interesting woman and NOT a scientist.
Yes, you can, but when there are hardly any female scientists in Marvel comics and lots of male ones, I think it's great to even the field a little. Sure, nurses can be absolutely be awesome, but so can female astrophysicists, and we see a lot more female nurses on the screen than female astrophysicists.
And I really don't see the characters around them proclaiming their love; I don't recall Darcy, Loki or the Warriors Three bringing it up, and Erik had reasonable cause for worry that Thor would cause trouble for Jane, as he already had caused her trouble.
Happy to have long conversations about Marvel movies! :D Not obnoxious at all.