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AVENGERS [movie] Review

*SPOILER ALERT*

This should have come out on Saturday (when I saw it) but I just moved and don’t have internet at home :/
SO, after 5 years of hype…was it worth it?     YES!

Thank you Mr Whedon; thank you for appreciating the fact that regardless of how much Hollywood wants to make, WE the fanboys and geeks of the world have been waiting for this movie since we were children. 
If that didn’t make sense…the movie is good, great even. It’s far better than any of the Marvel movies leading up to it. Not that they were bad, but this is definitely the best portrayal of the characters themselves. For example; Thor felt a little too cheesy, and Hulk had just…so many problems. You can definitely tell that Whedon (a fan of comics and continuity) was able to force his hand on certain subjects pertaining to the geekiness of this flick. Overall the flow of the film was perfect, going from realization and introduction to formation and problem solving smoothly while keeping me entertained. 

DID YOU WATCH TIL THE END OF BOTH CREDITS???
Who was the purple guy smiling at at the end: His name is Thanos, and he’s the baddest of the bad in the Marvel universe. What does this mean for the Avenger movies…that they’re only going to get bigger, and possibly involve some crossovers!
Also the Shwarma scene at the very very end: perfect!

This movie had the right amount of humor, action, suspense, drama, and that awkward tension between main characters that only Whedon seems to be able to create. 

Do you need to see previous Marvel movies before this? Yes.

My favorite scene? The NY final battle! When I was a child I dreamed of what it would be like to see my favorite comic heroes in real life, and this delivered that beautifully. I was in awe when Cap started barking orders to Hawkeye and IronMan. My childhood was pleased. 

My thoughts on the villains? I hate Loki, he’s friggin annoying. But that’s perfect when dealing with a storyline like this, so it works. However I really hope they use the pure brutality of Thanos to deliver an enemy who can put up a fight in then next movie. 

My favorite hero? It ended up being Thor, and that surprised me! Iron Man was my favorite character in the solo movies, and Captain America was my favorite film out of the bunch, but Thor delivered a really strong character to the Avengers story. 2nd place goes to Black Widow…Scar Jo will always have a place in my heart ;) haha

I could go on and on, so leave your thoughts in comments/replies/messages so we can keep the conversation going! 

My holiday art project…

Aside from inking my friends longboard, and (still) trying to come up with decent album artwork for a local band, I worked on this sketch of Captain America from the “Marvel Zombies” graphic novel series.

I opted for pencil crayons because I left my paints back home (I was house sitting for my parents). The Instagram filter makes it look grainier than it is, oh well, I like it!
 

Step 1: [line work]
Step 2: [shading]

Finally had a day off to work on some designs…

I was asked to do the cover art for a local bands album, and a friends business is looking to make some sweet hoodies!
Sooo after I was done I had some spare time to ink a personal project I’ve been meaning to finish :)
 

CAPTAIN AMERICA [movie] Review

This should have been the first of the “Avengers” setup movies (before Iron Man 1). It didn’t feel like filler material *cough*Thor*cough* but wasn’t quite as “epic” as Iron Man. It did however have the perfect blend of comedy and action, which is such a lost art in comic movies these days.
Sidenote: The trailer for “the Amazing SpiderMan” before CapUSA…still not stoked…it’s like Marvel is just trying to compensate for Nolan’s “Dark Knight” /rant.
Even though I doubted him Chris Evans played Steve Rogers brilliantly; I believed that he was a small guy just trying to prove himself. Even has a buffed up super soldier he kept that composure of a guy who had it rough. 
The CGI was impressive, with that soft ’50s style of fuzzing the edges giving it that classic noir look. Again, unlike Thor, I didn’t feel like I was watching something that was TOO far fetched - comic yet real (much like Iron Man & the original SpiderMan’s).
It was nice/weird to see Cap using guns, stabbing, and shredding guys in propeller blades :S maybe I’m just not familiar enough with his character but I wasn’t expecting it! And the end sequence, with the plane…and then after the credits…!!!! PERFECT

My favorite Marvel movie? No.
My favorite Avenger movie? No.
One of my favorite comic-book movies? Yes! 
SEE IT :) 

REAL or FAKE

This photo is being circulated around the web today. It’s a promo for the new X-Men movie (obviously) however many, if not most, are saying it’s shopped. While geek giants like i09 are stating that it’s real…what do YOU think? 

Either way, this IS the real cast, and their characters are as follows (left to right):
Michael Fassbender (Magneto) Rose Byrne (Moira MacTaggert) January Jones (Emma Frost) Jason Flemyng (Azazel) Nicholas Hoult (Beast) Lucas Till (Havok) Zoe Kravitz (Angel) Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique) and James McAvoy (Professor Charles Xavier)

My 2 cents; Just like I said in my previous Spider-Man post… 
Marvel is getting further and further away from what makes their comics great (which is continuity) in a weak attempt to measure up to the “gritty realism” that DC has displayed with it’s new Batman series. Why is Angel, a male character who wasn’t “birthed” until the 3rd movie, now in the prequel…and a girl??!!! Why is Havok there, but no Cyclops? How are we supposed to take Betty Draper seriously as Emma Frost :P

To stoke the fire here is another costume shot from the upcoming Captain America movie…everyone loves it…I think putting the Human Torch in red, white, and blue is a joke.
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