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  January 14, 2013 at 6:00 PM, The Host said ...

• June 19, 2012 at 12:39 PM, said ...

  Wow talk about an awesome movie. The Avengers have always been a favorite of mine.

  
  
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  June 07, 2012 at 8:03 AM, The Host said ...

• May 31, 2012 at 5:14 AM, said ...

  I watched the The Avengers and it was FREAKING AWESOME! I like them all but the Hulk/Bruce Banner STANDOUT among the rest. Mark Ruffalo did an AMAZING job and he gave JUSTICE to Hulk/Bruce Banner compared to the other 2 Hulk movies. Marvel and Disney made an EXCELLENT decision for giving the role to Mark Ruffalo. We NEED a new Hulk movie of Mark Ruffalo! WE NEED MORE!

  
  
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  May 27, 2012 at 8:02 PM, said ...

  Loved this movie, but the aliens.....the chigari or whatever, they were weaksauce! Probably one of the crappiest alien attempts at invading earth.

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  May 18, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Jason said ...

  How the hell is this not Better then sex?  This is the best movie released in a very long time.

• May 14, 2012 at 2:08 PM, said ...

  Great review the ending has me cracking up. I've done a review/parody myself

  http://wondersandparodies.blogspot.fr/2012/05/avengers-first-draft-parody-script.html

  
  
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  May 13, 2012 at 1:44 AM, Tony Beers said ...

• May 12, 2012 at 4:30 AM, said ...

  It's hard to explain why, but I wasn't too impressed with the action scenes. The set-pieces were bland and the heroes never really interacted with them.   

  Ironman could have flown through a falling skyscraper instead of around one. Loki, Thor and Cap could have fought anywhere other than a boring forest. The Hulk could have used the Statue of Liberty's torch to beat someone.   

  The Avengers is much better than Transformers and Tintin, but I give the latter movies credit for having fun with their environments. With special effects you can do anything, and the Avengers never took advantage of this.

  
  
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  May 12, 2012 at 3:06 AM, Qui'Arrah Dobbs said ...

  @QuickKick

  Reminds me of that stupid controversy over that movie Orphan. It's just a movie. I don't get the issue. No matter what happens in a movie, people are still going to adopt a child if they're really that interested in doing so. No one is really that narrow-minded to go, "Oh my! The mythological being Loki killed 80 people in two days...because he was...was...adopted?!" That just doesn't happen.

• May 12, 2012 at 2:48 AM, said ...

  Exactly thank you Full Time Anthropologist

  
  
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  May 12, 2012 at 2:18 AM, Jason Baldwin said ...

  @ Qui'Arrah

  @Joshua McDowell

  @RoKita

   

   Yea I didn't find it in any way hinting at the idea that ALL adopted children are killers.  Hehehe for a second I thought they were making a joke on Norse Mythology and he was saying he was adopted because his body-count was so low. Eh, well, either way I think the controversy got WAY out of hand.  I mean really, it was a joke you'd expect a drum roll after. 

• May 12, 2012 at 1:37 AM, said ...

  http://my.spill.com/photo/sweet-jesus?context=user

  
  
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  May 11, 2012 at 9:33 PM, said ...

  WOW ! 30 min after movie ! WOW !

• May 11, 2012 at 8:00 PM, said ...

  Oh come on there is nothing implied in that joke about adoptions. It was merely a joke that accurately fit the fact that Loki was adopted.

  
  
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  May 11, 2012 at 7:05 PM, Qui'Arrah Dobbs said ...

  You know... I never thought of it being this serious. I guess I can see where people in the adoption community are coming from but I believe the joke was more off of the idea that Loki wasn't related to Thor rather than Loki being bad because he was adopted *shrug*

• May 11, 2012 at 6:17 PM, Jason Baldwin said ...

   

  Was 'Avengers' joke cruel to adoption community?

  
   

  By Courtney Garcia, msnbc.com contributor

  Disney’s “The Avengers” has earned almost universally positive reviews and made $200 million in its first weekend. Yet for some in the adoption community, a joke in the film goes too far.

  The joke is at the expense of Loki, the film's villain and adopted son of the god, Odin. Loki's brother Thor defends him to fellow Avenger Black Widow, who then points out that Loki’s “killed 80 people in two days.” Thor then replies, “he’s adopted.” 

  As noted in a petition created by Jamie Berke on Change.org, “According to your scriptwriter, the fact (Loki) was adopted is the reason he is a bad guy!...Being adopted is not something to use for the butt of jokes! Marvel, immediately cease using adoption as the butt of jokes AND issue a public apology to the adoption community!”

  Berke points out that she is not asking for a boycott of the film, though others have suggested it. Instead, she is requesting an apology.

  In an interview with MovieFanatic, actor Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, admits he didn't get the joke at first.

  "The line where I say, “He’s adopted.” I had no idea that would be funny," Hemsworth told the site. "When we shot that, I went, “Is this really funny?” But, that’s the thing. Joss is hilarious. The whole film, I was surprised how the comedy in it played so well."

  But did the joke go too far? Chuck Johnson, president and CEO of the National Council for Adoption, says it's not clear-cut.

  "I understand both sides. I think we do need to have a sense of humor about these things, but at the same time there are jokes that can hurt feelings,” Johnson told msnbc.com. “People who make movies are trying to be funny and I don’t think they realize how it will be perceived.”

  Johnson, who is father to an adopted son, observes that adoption has been a recurring trend in comic book tales -- Superman, for one, was adopted -- and perhaps the line should be analyzed in a larger context.

  “The adoption element is brought in a lot, it’s become a common theme in comic books and fantasy, and it’s usually portrayed very well,” he says. “The only problem I would have is that (the joke) feeds into the stereotype that adopted children have a pathos that turns them bad or hurts people. In that sense, I don’t like the joke, but I would use it as an opportunity to talk to children about stereotypes.”

  Matthew Rodriguez, a writer for the Sundance Channel and an "Avengers" fan tweeted after the film, “My mind is still blown over how MARVEL-ous The Avengers was ... although I DID NOT APPRECIATE THAT ADOPTION JOKE, THOR.”

  He later tells msnbc.com he did laugh at the line, but it's still a cause for concern.

  “As an adoptee, I didn't have a problem and chuckled at Thor's line. However, at one point in my life as a younger person struggling with identity issues, I probably would've felt some discomfort with it,” the writer explains. “Being adopted is a complication that can come, varying from person to person of course, with a baggage of additional issues that non-adopted people never have to worry or think about. ... While I personally wasn't offended by the joke, at the same time, as an adoptee, I also deeply understand why some would (be).”

  
  
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  May 11, 2012 at 6:10 PM, Jason Baldwin said ...

  http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/11/11643793-was-avengers-joke-cruel-to-adoption-community?lite

   

• May 10, 2012 at 5:15 AM, said ...

  ridiculously, amazing movie. I went in already thinking highly of this movie but it was much better than i was expecting it to be

  
  
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  May 09, 2012 at 7:47 AM, Murtuza Akailvi said ...

  i don't care about that niggas wall

• May 09, 2012 at 5:38 AM, Zachary Landes said ...

  Meanwhile at DC Comics...

  
  
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  May 09, 2012 at 4:41 AM, said ...

  I listened to the audio review before i saw this and although i agree that Loki's army is a bit cheesy they have maybe 2 scenes with dialogue; and are simply a punching bag for the rest of the film. And as someone who missed some and thought the other films leading up were ok i was blown away by how much fun i had with this film. Much like last years Planet of the Apes this movie is a stick of dynamite with a long fuse. They expertly build that nail biting tension for 2/3 of the film and proceed to blow everything to hell for a good 30-40 finale. And as far as that post credits teaser goes, the possibilities are "infinite".

• May 09, 2012 at 12:28 AM, said ...

  What a well-crafted movie.  Loved it and couldn't think of a single thing to suggest to make it better.  When a movie gels it's a marvel and a delight.  Quite a few laughs as well.  The individual match ups were great but the Loki/Hulk match up totally floored the me and the audience.  And yes, they finally got the Hulk right!

  
  
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  May 08, 2012 at 5:47 AM, said ...

  ‘The Avengers’ spoiler: Who was revealed in the final scene?

  By Matt McDaniel

  
  If you saw "Marvel's The Avengers" this weekend and stayed to watch the credits, you got to see an extra scene after the main titles ended.  .  The answer, obviously, was "The Avengers 2."The mid-credits scene seems to have revealed who the villain of the next installment would be. But if you aren't versed in Marvel lore, you might have been left scratching your head.If you want to know more about who the mysterious figure is, keep reading.  Naturally, this is a big SPOILER, so if you haven't seen the movie yet, don't scroll down past this video.The scene shows The Other, the leader of the Chitauri -- the alien race recruited by Loki in his attempt to vanquish the Earth -- talking to a mysterious figure.  The Other says that they were mislead by Loki and that humans are stronger than they believed.  He tells the figure, "To challenge them is to court death."  The figure turns, revealing the purple face and glowing eyes of Thanos."Who?" you might be asking.  Thanos, the Mad Titan, is a villain who has been part of Marvel Comics since his first appearance in "Iron Man" #55 in 1973.  .  Thanos loves and worships Mistress Death, a physical embodiment of death that appears in Marvel Comics.  Badass Digest explains that's why Thanos smiles when The Other uses the phrase "court death": "Because Thanos would like to LITERALLY COURT DEATH, as in take her out for a drink and a movie and back to his place to look at his etchings (in his face)."Thanos in 'The Super Hero Squad Show' (The Hub/Starz Media)Needless to say, Thanos does not get along well with The Avengers.  In the comics, he obtained the Cosmic Cube (the blue box of energy that Loki stole in the movie),  Later he gained control of the Infinity Gauntlet.  In an interview with /Film, writer/director Joss Whedon discussed why he wanted to include the character in "The Avengers."  Whedon said, "He for me is the most powerful and fascinating Marvel villain." .Whedon would not confirm that this means Thanos will be the main adversary in "The Avengers 2," but it stands to reason it will take some unearthly force to bring Earth's mightiest heroes back together again.  Or maybe it just takes good food.  There is one additional bit of footage at the very end of the credit roll.  Inspired by Tony Stark's declaration after defeating the alien invasion.  There's no word yet on when we can expect "The Avengers 2," but "Iron Man 3" is slated for release less than a year from now on May 3, 2013.  "Thor 2" will follow on November 15, 2013, and "Captain America 2" is scheduled for April 4, 2014.

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