tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401903779540158679.post264668910197329154..comments2024-02-02T09:08:14.156-05:00Comments on A Space Blogyssey: AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON REVIEW & THE "GIRL BOX"msmariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15486729990673366769noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401903779540158679.post-10312177278586393622015-05-16T12:06:54.383-04:002015-05-16T12:06:54.383-04:00Hi Katy! You make so many good points. I completel...Hi Katy! You make so many good points. I completely agree with you. The movie has to be good before we get a Black Widow film. I do think Hollywood uses the failure of Catwoman and Electra as an excuse not to produce any female-led superhero films. The latest Avengers film was not good in so many ways. It does make me wonder what century we're in sometimes. Good points.msmariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486729990673366769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401903779540158679.post-8167733979512255592015-05-16T02:52:13.925-04:002015-05-16T02:52:13.925-04:00Nice review! The first Avengers didn't impress...Nice review! The first Avengers didn't impress me, so it's hard for me to want to see this one. Mostly, the mismanagement of how big casts and interesting characters are handled makes me less and less of a fan of huge superhero movies. Movies centering around one superhero / one villain are repetitive but seem to be handled as best as possible. Captain America's franchise started swaying me to give this series a chance, but the treatment of Black Widow just doesn't sit right. I, too, want to see her make it out of the girl box - but it has to be because there is a good film standing behind her. Sony using the failed female-lead franchises against her (Catwoman / Electra) makes me feel like if she got her own installment, and it failed, other female characters would be denied their chance to shine too. The lack of support towards Scarlett, her character, and other women is really appalling. This all may be a conjecture around fictional characters but it does have an effect on how boys/girls interpret a women's role in a "male-dominated" area of pop culture. Sometimes it makes me question what century are we living in.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287429151542133314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401903779540158679.post-41269071031007912862015-05-11T14:22:56.393-04:002015-05-11T14:22:56.393-04:00Ha, thanks!! I hope I didn't rip it apart. It ...Ha, thanks!! I hope I didn't rip it apart. It wasn't a bad movie, it just wasn't good. It was a popcorn flick. I guess I'm disappointed because Avengers 1 and Winter Soldier were so good. msmariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486729990673366769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401903779540158679.post-22386402101194424662015-05-11T11:47:52.412-04:002015-05-11T11:47:52.412-04:00WOW! This is probably the most detailed and intri...WOW! This is probably the most detailed and intricate review I've read on The Avengers...and so well written! I haven't seen this yet, but I feel like every day I read a rave review and then a review that tears it apart. So polarizing! I will eventually see it...but I'm skeptical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401903779540158679.post-54995525383266666522015-05-09T21:26:42.744-04:002015-05-09T21:26:42.744-04:00Hi Brittany! Thanks for comments. I couldn't a...Hi Brittany! Thanks for comments. I couldn't agree more. They butchered the black widow character in this film. I totally agree about Quicksilver too. If they wanted to kill someone Hawkeye would have been a much better choice. I don't really see the point of his character anyway. <br /><br />I think I read that memo from Kevin Feige about the Aeon Flux and Catwoman films. It's like those were terrible movies that's why they tanked. I'm amazed they don't hold other male-led movies to the same standard. It's not like "Green Lantern" was a success story! msmariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486729990673366769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401903779540158679.post-34342139634150892332015-05-08T11:33:53.545-04:002015-05-08T11:33:53.545-04:00**SPOILERS**
I'm so angry at Whedon right now,...**SPOILERS**<br />I'm so angry at Whedon right now, I'm glad he left Twitter. Turning Widow into a love interest/damsel in distress THEN killing Quicksilver just bothered me so much. The twins are the best when they're together and Whedon wasted that opportunity on a cheap shock value death. If he really wanted to kill someone and have it matter more, Hawkeye should've went. Having Quicksilver get shot when he was already dodging bullets (and he could've just moved them out of the way) was stupid.<br /><br />I hate that they won't get behind a Widow stand alone movie either. There was that leaked email where they were nervous because of how Aeon Flux and Catwoman tanked. Well, look at the Hunger Games. Look at Divergent. Women can sell, just give it a chance. I think more people would want to see Widow than Ant Man.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401903779540158679.post-79456650512365879742015-05-08T10:00:57.602-04:002015-05-08T10:00:57.602-04:00Hi Jeremy! I think the Agent Carter part was one o...Hi Jeremy! I think the Agent Carter part was one of my favorite scenes. If only it had been longer. I think that was the primary problem with this film. There were too many characters and too little time. It was a mess...msmariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486729990673366769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401903779540158679.post-41578101517669197822015-05-08T06:00:45.083-04:002015-05-08T06:00:45.083-04:00SPOILERS: I enjoyed it, it was messy and there wer...SPOILERS: I enjoyed it, it was messy and there were a lot of rushed moments... in the start all of the Avengers were just there... like you said fighting. Last we had seen Captain America left/quit in his own film, I thought that Loki's spear returned with them in the first film? At some point I turned to my wife and asked "eh what the hell is going on here". I didn't get my explanation I needed to why they were doing what they did from each character, it was messy. We did get Thor with his shirt off, Stark tech was there [not well explained], Sca-Jo's I felt got more time... and the big thing... half of them quit in the end... i will watch it again, when it gets released before "Ant-man"... most likely the extended edition that will hopefully give me my answers. Visionary Cool, Check! I liked Ultron's Baby make bad dialogue, check! Capt's sort of dance with Carter, check! Fight scenes, cool!<br /><br />Jeremy Jeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401903779540158679.post-19394804665733796172015-05-07T20:47:32.646-04:002015-05-07T20:47:32.646-04:00Hi Alex! I enjoyed certain aspects of the film. I ...Hi Alex! I enjoyed certain aspects of the film. I just didn't enjoy the totality of the film. You're right the first one made it difficult to live up to.msmariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486729990673366769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7401903779540158679.post-52511247536208193982015-05-07T20:28:59.499-04:002015-05-07T20:28:59.499-04:00Sorry you didn't enjoy it. The film had a lot ...Sorry you didn't enjoy it. The film had a lot to live up to after the first one, but I thought it did so splendidly. The banter between the characters was priceless. Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com