#May2012
‘THE AVENGERS’ (Hulk) SMASHES All-Time Domestic Box Office Opening Weekend Gross. Hell Yeah.
Hellllllllll yeah. Avengers has broken the all-time domestic box office opening, farting on all those that dared come before it. Big, green Hulkian farts, flinging witty quips of disparagement as it does so.
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The Avengers: You’re Going to See It. Now You’re Here to Understand Why You’re Going to See It.
The Avengers should be as necessary to you this weekend as breathing, if:
– You saw and enjoyed the Marvel Universe films of the past five years — like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America.
– You read and enjoy superhero comic books.
– You have a fucking pulse.
If two of these things apply, you’ve probably already seen it. If all three do, you saw it last night at midnight like the rest of us.
Post-Premiere ‘AVENGERS’ Scene Makes Movie; Shown This Weekend
Remember the back and forth about the Avengers scene that may or may not have been shot after the movie premiered? It’s in the flick. It truly is! I promise.
There’s more (non-spoiling) details post-jump.
The Wasp Was Almost An AVENGER; That’s What Sequels Are For?
Janet Van Dyne has a rough go of it. Abused by Hank Pym, dying in multiple universes, getting cut out of flicks even as they were beginning to film.
Monday Morning Commute: multiple phantasms.
In 1992 Dave Mustaine welcomed us to tomorrow. To be fair, this presentiment was most likely the product of combining hours of guitar-slingin’ with label deadlines and, of course, heroin. But the man wasn’t wrong. By the end of the 1990s, the world would be altered irrevocably, requiring us to adapt or perish.
A new Allegory of the Cave called The Matrix bullet-timed its way into our collective consciousness, reminding us that its of the utmost importance to wonder about the very nature of reality. The Internet skulked into our homes, providin’ us with unprecedented access to democracy and porn and free/stolen/whatever music. And then Star Wars fucking died.
Again, Uncle Davey had tried to warn us.
Look around. Grandpa’s got a Bluetooth in his head, the teens use Twitter to goad one another into suicide, and SkyNet has invented a self-driving car in the hopes of obliterating human agency. So how do we survive the hustle in bustle of the post-cybernetic revolution?
We talk about the shit that makes us happy! Welcome to the Monday Morning Commute! This is the spot where I show you how I’ll be entertaining myself into the weekend. Your task is to hit up the comments section and share the wares you’ll be using. It’s really just show-and-tell with typing, but aren’t we all pretty much children these days anyways.
Let’s rock.
Third ‘DARK KNIGHT RISES’ Trailer Dropping With ‘AVENGERS’; Film Has Hour Of IMAX Footage
Hankering for some more Dark Knight Rises? Can’t wait for that shit to drop? Well you’re going to get some more off the tits right before another comic book movie milestone ‘splosiontime.
Update On ‘AVENGERS’ Additional Scene That Was Shot Post-Premiere.
Funny friggin’ stuff, Joss Whedon and the gang shooting a scene for Avengers after the fucking premiere. Kevin Feige was initially pissed that RDJ let it out of the bag. Then he said it didn’t happen. Now he’s saying it did happen. But! It’s not a scene. It’s a…something.
‘AVENGERS’ DVD Will Include “At Least” 30 Minutes of Deleted Scenes. Yeah Okay Cool.
The Avengers DVD is going to come with “at least” 30 minutes of deleted scenes, and the rate they’re going these might be the only scenes we haven’t seen prior to the movie being released. Like, come on Marvel. We’re all both jacked, and pumped about this flick. You don’t need to show full areola.
‘AVENGERS’ Is STILL SHOOTING? Robert Downey Jr Says WORD.
So, Avengers premiered last night and the general buzz from those lucky enough to see it is that the movie is ballin’ out of control. Generally. Despite that, according to RDJ there’s still shooting going on. Tonight.
CABIN IN THE WOODS Is a Blast, But Won’t Change Your Life
[Caff Note: With CiTW dropping this weekend, there’s bound to be spoilers discussion in the comments. I warned you, fools!]
You don’t need to be a fan of Joss Whedon – or, a Whedonite as his diehards are terribly named – to know that his output is wildly smart. The man knows how to play with genre tropes without rubbing how clever he is in our face. Nevertheless, after hearing repeatedly about how innovative The Cabin in the Woods is, I was afraid that it was going to be overly self-conscious like the Scream series and be a massive wink and nudge at how clever Whedon and director Drew Goddard are. Thankfully that’s not the case and Cabin manages to be immensely entertaining without any third act twists. From the first frame Whedon and Goddard slowly feed us information so by the end, you don’t feel duped by a left field twist.
