May 4, 2012 Weekend (AVENGERS Opening Discussion): ACTUAL 207.4 mill!!!!

[Noctis]

Dude maybe for you but TDK's intro scene is miles better than both HP7/8 openings and most will agree

I'm only talking about the blockbuster franchise openings.

DH1/TDK/Inception/DH2/ have the best openings, IMO. I don't remember the openings of other blockbuster films.

Oh, Christ, Eclipse had a great opening. By very far the best scene of the series.

[Cedarpoint1111]

I found him hot in this movie.But Chris and Chris gave my friends and I multiple orgasms.

[Dementeleus]

It's funny, I agree almost completely with Noctis's rating/review (though I think I liked it a bit more than he)... But IM2 was just terrible.

[redfirebird2008]

For me personally, Batman '89 takes the cake on openings. It was the first time I heard Danny Elfman's incredible Batman theme, still my favorite movie music ever. Lion King would be a distant second place to that. Great, great intro for that one.

[SchumacherFTW]

I still think Star Trek '09 has the best opening of a blockbuster movie.

[MrPink]

It's funny, I agree almost completely with Noctis's rating/review (though I think I liked it a bit more than he)... But IM2 was just terrible.

In regards to Avengers, same. But, I find solace in reveling in IM2's goofiness. Sam Rockwell is utterly hilarious in that movie whether intentional or not. Not a very good movie though, a mess all around.

[Krissykins]

Saturday number looking nice.So happy for Avengers :-) Woop Woop!!

[Noctis]

I am confused. IM2 better than Avengers? WTF are you smoking?

It's not necessarily better, but Iron Man 2 didn't bore me (aside from the Samuel Jackson scenes). I thought the majority of the action in Avengers during the city's battle was coordinated incredibly well (far better than any Marvel film), but I didn't give a crap about the characters. I almost wanted to laugh when that Shield agent died. It's almost as if Whedon expected us to feel sad. Iron Man 2 is a film that decreases in quality to me. But I still find it enjoyable.

[MovieMan89]

I legitimately don't know how someone can enjoy Iron Man 2, let alone more than Avengers. But, you know, OPINIONS AND STUFF! :pcwhack:I won't discount a $100m second weekend yet. Spider-Man 1's second weekend adjusts to around that, and that's without 3D. No matter what though, I'd hate to be Dark Shadows...

$100m 2nd weekend is so possible I'm tempted to say lock. 4 times I've seen this thing now and every single time I can't even begin to describe the audience reactions. I've NEVER heard applause and cheering so many times throughout a movie outside of midnight screenings. WOM for this thing is running more rampant than Hulk on Loki's ass. Edited May 6, 2012 by MovieMan89

[GiantCALBears]

IM2 def near top of my most disappointed list, it just had none of the magic the first did.

[Dementeleus]

TTT had an amazing opening. Just stunning -- and unexpected, even for someone familiar with the books! -- yet pitch-perfect and a wonderful way to immediately immerse the audience in the continuing adventure.

[Fake]

Hawkeye was given enough. There was notvmuch more he could do with the lack of superpowers.

[redfirebird2008]

IM2 is thoroughly mediocre. The first 10 minutes of Avengers bored me into looking at my watch. The entire runtime of IM2 achieved the exact same thing. Hulk by himself is better than all of IM2, never mind the damn good banter that Whedon came up with in his script.

[Claire of Themyscira]

< That was us as they appeared. I swear to you. We were squirming and everything. I almost killed a bitch too. Some ho kept hitting my seat. I looked back twice and did the Santana Lopez. It was capital. I need to see it again. I'm going next week. c:

[blackspider]

I hate to come off as a prick but I haven't seen the movie yet so when you're talking about details of the film, use the spoilers tags. I keep on reading the comments and try to look away before reading too much.

[Cedarpoint1111]

It's not necessarily better, but Iron Man 2 didn't bore me (aside from the Samuel Jackson scenes). I thought the majority of the action in Avengers during the city's battle was coordinated incredibly well (far better than any Marvel film), but I didn't give a crap about the characters. I almost wanted to laugh when that Shield agent died. It's almost as if Whedon expected us to feel sad.Iron Man 2 is a film that decreases in quality to me. But I still find it enjoyable.

It was sad when coulson died you heartless shrew. Many people in my screening let out a gasp when he got hit. A lot of "awws" when he was announced dead.

[MovieMan89]

Hawkeye was given enough. There was notvmuch more he could do with the lack of superpowers.

Exactly. His seeming blandness stems from the fact that he has no super powers, no cool gadgets, and no Scar Jo kickass moves with a kickass ass. Whedon did the best he could with the character.

[Dementeleus]

Hawkeye was given enough. There was notvmuch more he could do with the lack of superpowers.

Might as well not even have him in it. He wasn't even

himself for most of the movie.

[GiantCALBears]

IM2 is thoroughly mediocre. The first 10 minutes of Avengers bored me into looking at my watch. The entire runtime of IM2 achieved the exact same thing. Hulk by himself is better than all of IM2, never mind the damn good banter that Whedon came up with in his script.

Spoilers careful, but yeah banter was best part of characters

[redfirebird2008]

Poor Black Spider. Massive spoilers being gushed in this here thread.