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I'm very surprised no one has posted about this one yet. So, I thought this one was an improvement overall. I was surprised how much I enjoyed the Captain America action and interaction. CA got the best of the CG, in my opinion.
One unintentionally hilarious moment: the look on Mark Ruffalo's (Dr. Bruce Banner) face as the Scarlet Menace (or whatever her name is) reveals she was forcibly sterilized at the completion of her badass assassin's course. The filmmakers repeated the same perplexed look twice during that stretch of dialogue; I know Mark Ruffalo is a much better actor than that. Seems that take was chosen for comedic purposes. Yet, even in mega-productions like this, I'm sure they miss some essentials.
As far as the score goes...I can't recall it.
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May 3, 2015 - 8:14 PM
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mastadge
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No spoilers.
I'd give it a solid 3/5, on par with the first but with a different set of strengths and weaknesses. The villain's nicely chatty, which is fun, but he also comes across as much less of a threat than he should. If you enjoy the Marvel stuff, as I do, you should have a blast with much of this; if you don't, this isn't the film to convert you. I'm in the minority who seem to prefer the individual character films to the big ensemble event films.
The score is only intermittently noticeable, but the movie's so busy that it hardly registers. Then again, I didn't feel like Silvestri's was any masterpiece either, so this didn't come across as a big disappointment on that front.
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May 4, 2015 - 8:06 AM
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Jim Phelps
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I love comics, so I suppose I'm a fanboy. 
As someone who is extremely cynical of super-hero films but also as one who adored the comics growing up--I really enjoyed the film. Lots of fun and superhero dramatics. I especially enjoyed seeing the spirit of what Marvel Comics used to be yet the movie maintained its own flavor. I loved the emphasis on teamwork--and the divisiveness that can come with it--Cap was magnificently noble and I loved the scenes where it was clear he was the leader; even Stark defers to him in a couple of scenes.
One small quibble: a thought going through my mind during some of the movie was "Hank Pym will be disappointed to learn that he didn't design Ultron." But then Ultron in the film is based on him anyway, so it works in that contextThankfully we are spared the Wasp, at least thus far.
Is that enough spoiler shield? 
There were moments where I was overjoyed by what I saw. Probably because I have a lifetime spent with these characters and to see them in live action is tremendous. The characters' interactions, the heroism, the appearance of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Heli-carrier, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury--such an effective cameo; Scarlet Witch being gorgeous and her pain when Quicksilver died, Hawkeye's family story was a huge plus for me, and I once again point out Captain America's steadfast indefatigable spirit--just fantastic. Oh, and Iron Man's wicked wit.
As for the score: there's nothing in this film that's memorable; certainly nothing worthy of any "in-depth" discussion. Serviceable at best. 
The Ant-Man trailer looked much more put together and focused than the one I'd seen where most of it was The Great Michael Douglas' monologue. The newer trailer had a better mix of what I hope the film actually is.
As for anyone who doesn't read the Avengers comics but are intrigued, DO seek out the trade paperbacks of Roger Stern's run on the book; you won't be disappointed.
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May 4, 2015 - 1:20 PM
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mstrox
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I thought it was just okay. On par with the first Avengers team-up movie. This one had too many characters, and (especially in the cases of the "very familiar" characters like Iron Man, Thor, Captain America) there wasn't really room for much development. Lots of cool stuff happening, fun banter, etc. Not unlike a comic book, which is fine to me. I don't regret spending my $10.
But I was let down, especially when compared to Iron Man 3, Captain America 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy, all of which had a certain sense of style, and all of which I really liked.
It does seem like there are quite a few people around here who log in just to complain about the newest superhero movie every time it comes out, and I'm not sure why you keep seeing them. But hey, your $10 counts the same as my $10 to the people who make them, so keep on going to them
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