Remember that time Loki broke Manhattan? I do, because I watched his fine ass do it in glorious digital 2D (fuck 3D). But whether it be Loki, Doc Oc, the aliens from Independence Day, or whoever the villain was for the Fantastic Four movies (I’ve pretty much blocked them out, so it’s all very hazy), no one ever really thinks about the damages.

So, how much would it cost to beat the shit out of the Big Apple?

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Do you know how excited I am for the Avengers  movie? No? Well, I’m pretty fucking excited. Not as excited as I am for Prometheus  or The Dark Knight Rises — I mean, I haven’t taken a day off from work months in advance for the midnight showing,  but the excitement level is damn high.

Yesterday, a new clip from the film dropped where basically one bad ass snipes at another bad ass. It’s pretty awesome. Also, Tom Hiddleston, I decided over the weekend that I find you attractive. It was watching the interview you did in which you sang all the words to Will Smith’s “Miami” that clinched it. So…. yeah, good job.

Anyway, hit the jump to watch the clip.

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It’s almost too fucking bad that we live in a universe filled with eternal spoilers and the death of the reveal. I realize that I contribute to the  perpetuation  of this problem, but I can’t help it. I’m an addict. Word vomiting out of Ain’t It Cool News is that Marvel has already shot a secret trailer for The Avengers, which will be attached to either Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor, or both. And oh yeah, the trailer drops the reveal on the villain behind the enormo-flick coming out next year. This would have been a total balls-draining geekgasm to experience without foreknowledge, but c’est la internet or whatever.

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