What a WONDERful Weekend | WW down only 16% on Sunday. 103M weekend. pg 226

[The Futurist]

1 minute ago, Last Man Standing said:

Superhero maybe not, but Transformers was years before, and its set pieces were at least on par.

 

I was gonna say exactly that, the only guy who was pushing the envelope hard as far as epic VFX heavy action set pieces was Bay with the TF franchise and Avengers was clearly of that ilk scale & spectacle wise.

 

I dunno at the time, Avengers felt super epic to me and got out of the theater in awe.

 

That s what I wanted to see in a superhero film , see the chacaters do superhero shit.

 

 

 

 

[Last Man Standing]

2 minutes ago, PPZVGOS said:

 

@Last Man Standing

 

That's the scene I had in mind as well (the one with Iron Man) There's also lots of great scenes with the Hulk or Thor in that final battle scene. 

 

That thing became generic and "same-y" once everyone started copying The Aveners blueprint, including their own sequel. 

Yeah, didn't really mean to drag this into a mutli-page discussion, but when I've heard The Avengers being referred to as groundbreaking before it was always because of the team up element. I agree with you that it was a good "hero shot" for sure, even if I don't think it was really groundbreaking.

[PPZVGOS]

1 minute ago, Last Man Standing said:

Yeah, didn't really mean to drag this into a mutli-page discussion, but when I've heard The Avengers being referred to as groundbreaking before it was always because of the team up element. I agree with you that it was a good "hero shot" for sure, even if I don't think it was really groundbreaking.

 

Maybe the effects (from a technical POV) in The Avengers did not go any further than where Transformers took them, but it was something new in terms of bringing that technology into the SH fold. 

[Brainbug]

We do SH Top 5s?

 

01. The Dark Knight - wont ever be topped

02. Logan

03. Deadpool

04. The Avengers 1

05. X2

Edited June 3, 2017 by Brainbug

[MrGlass2]

For superhero teamups there was already the X-Men series, including the closest in terms of scale (and budget) X-Men: The Last Stand.

[Hatebox]

Wait, are we talking about that shot where they're in a circle and the camera self-consciously spins round them all?

 

I always assumed that was just an exec decision foisted upon Whedon so there'd be a convenient trailer shot. I recall it really sticking out from the flow of action.

 

 

Edited June 3, 2017 by Hatebox

[Jordanstine]

Wonder Woman felt almost like Captain America the First Avenger

from the setting, the plot, the journey, the love story, even down to the film's ending. C'mon 2 people named Steve on a plane, I'll just leave it at that. But I think WW did it just a bit better.

Patty Jenkins could've made a real nice Cap movie too.

[MrGlass2]

10 minutes ago, Jordanstine said:

Wonder Woman felt almost like Captain America the First Avenger from the setting... C'mon 2 people named Steve on a plane, I'll just leave it at that.

 

You're not exactly the first to notice this... Also, careful of spoilers.

 

And it is actually completely different, like Chris Pine explained on SNL:

 

Edited June 3, 2017 by MrGlass2

[Krissykins]

16 minutes ago, Hatebox said:

Wait, are we talking about that shot where they're in a circle and the camera self-consciously spins round them all?

 

I always assumed that was just an exec decision foisted upon Whedon so there'd be a convenient trailer shot. I recall it really sticking out from the flow of action.

 

 

 

No, no. The one through tracking shot that goes to every Avenger while they're battling. 

 

It begins with Black Widow and ends with Iron Man.

[The Futurist]

8 minutes ago, Krissykins said:

 

No, no. The one through tracking shot that goes to every Avenger while they're battling. 

 

It begins with Black Widow and ends with Iron Man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZsEwUuBjio

 

Behind the Magic: "Marvel's The Avengers" - Anatomy of a Shot

 

 

 

Edited June 3, 2017 by The Futurist

[Cochofles]

Is there a list of all Cinemascores to every superhero film of this CBM golden age?

[thelich343]

14 minutes ago, Cochofles said:

Is there a list of all Cinemascores to every superhero film of this CBM golden age?

cinemascore.com

[grey ghost]

My top 5:

 

Blade 

Logan

Batman 89 

Winter Soldier 

Superman the Movie 

 

Honorable mention: Deadpool, The Avengers

 

i watch Wonder Woman in 7 hours.

[Cochofles]

16 minutes ago, thelich343 said:

cinemascore.com

Thanks!

[Cochofles]

My top 5

 

1- Wonder Woman

2-Superman The Movie

3-Spider-Man 2

4-Doctor Strange

5-Ant-Man

 

Honorable mentions in no order: X-men, Spider-Man, Captain America: The First Avenger, Man of Steel, Superman 2

 

Eagerly anticipating: Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Gotham Sirens, Justice League

[YM!]

6 hours ago, Ethan Hunt said:

I ain't seen BFG but no way it's worse than Tintin

 

God fuck Tintin

Tintin is fantastic

[YM!]

Since we are giving top 5 for CBMs, I'm giving a top 10:

1.) Logan

2.) The Dark Knight

3.) Spider-Man 2

4.) Winter Solider

5.) The Avengers/Guardians of The Galaxy Volume 2

6.) Batman Begins

7.) Iron Man

8.) Deadpool

9.) Guardians 1

10.) X-Men: Days of Future Past

 

Edited June 3, 2017 by YourMother

[Valonqar]

If Wondy acts like a family movie, it should have a healthy increase today. Nothing is over til Saturday numbers come out. 

[Kalderic]

5 hours ago, Jordanstine said:

Wonder Woman felt almost like Captain America the First Avenger

from the setting, the plot, the journey, the love story, even down to the film's ending. C'mon 2 people named Steve on a plane, I'll just leave it at that. But I think WW did it just a bit better.

Patty Jenkins could've made a real nice Cap movie too.

 

This isn't a spoiler is it... god damn it if it is, I've done such a good job going into this thing blind today.

[picores]

11 minutes ago, grey ghost said:

My top 5:

 

Blade 

Logan

Batman 89 

Winter Soldier 

Superman the Movie 

 

Honorable mention: Deadpool, The Avengers

 

i watch Wonder Woman in 7 hours.

 

Winter Soldier on top 5 is goodness  Best Marvel movie by a wide margin