The Avengers How long should The Avengers be?

[Weadazoid]

2 hour and 30 minutes



look TDK feels longer then that, but thats becuase of the intensity of that 2 hour and 30 minute film




Avengers can feel longer then it actually is, if they bring it and oh..... at this point Marvel can really bring it

 

[UnionJack]

1week or just sit me down and never let me leave

 

[StarkTheProdigy]

This needs to be at least 2 1/2 hours. It's going to be a big movie, and if rushed it'll be a total disaster.

 

[joker1524]

Iron Man - 126 minutes

The Incredible Hulk - 112 minutes

Iron Man 2 - 125 minutes

Thor - 114 minutes

If I had to make an educated guess, I'd say it will come in at around 2 hours flat.

yep thats my guess as well, only marvel movie i have seen that went over 2 hrs was spiderman 3t:

 

[psylockolussus]

150 minutes!

 

[DoubleM]

I'm going for a True cliff Hanger one part told 2013 and a rap up movie for 2014.

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

yep thats my guess as well, only marvel movie i have seen that went over 2 hrs was spiderman 3t:

Just because the solo movies were only that long doesn't mean this huge epic has to be.

 

[DyeLorean]

I would really like it to be 2 1/2+ hours long. It should be considered an epic movie much like LOTR.

 

[glorynation]

2 hours and 15 minutes on the dot.

 

[kedrell]

2 & 1/2 to 3 hrs IMO. Of course it's always true that it should be as long as it needs to be to get it right. Of all the 5 MS movies so far, I thought Thor & TIH needed a bit more time added.

 

[DyeLorean]

Yeah, Thor definetely needed more time.
And Iron Man 2's freaking final battle was 10 seconds long.

 

[kedrell]

IM2 needed more rearranging of priorities than extra screen time, IMO. Like having less War Machine so Whiplash could get more time. I still loved the movie, but War Machine should have been held off for future movies.

And TIH needed a bit of that cut 70 minutes added back in to flesh characters like Doc Samson out more.

 

[DyeLorean]

IM2 needed more rearranging of priorities than extra screen time, IMO.

Well yeah, that is true.

 

[Son of Coul]

While it's true that more running time =/= better movie and I'm refreshed by Marvel's non-bloated blockbusters I really hope this movie has some time to breathe.

What I mean is the number one complaint with pretty much every one of their movies since TIH is that they could've used more time, even just a little to flesh out some storylines/characters. I feel like they really don't get quite that much "breathing time" to just pace themselves a little calmer and not non-stop moving forward. There was a little of this in some nice scenes like Stark watching Howard's videos in IM2 and Thor having a beer with Selvig in his movie. But for the most part everything's just a tad too fast paced.

For example, in Thor him and Loki are being educated by Odin while young and we flash forward to the coronation. That'd be fine, but the way it happens sorta feels like (to me, at least) it just smacks you in the face with the music and big event happening after this more intimate scene, and not in a nice contrasting way. It seems there's a deleted scene with Thor and Loki before Thor heads out to showboat and I think this would've been nice to ease into it smoothly while fleshing the relationship out at the same time.

Another moment would be in Captain America where they discuss marching straight into HYDRA toward the end and Cap says, "That's exactly what we're gonna do." Then BOOM- Cap's riding a motorcycle into camp- which wouldn't be too jarring if it weren't for the fact that he was mid-chase with HYDRA soldiers. You'd think they'd have this cool "revving up for the mission, here comes the big third act showdown" moment but instead it shoots you right in there, and it takes a second to process. With a couple of preparation and "You ready?" shots the transitioning could've felt a bit smoother.

I loved the **** outta both movies, don't get me wrong, but some more breathing room in these films would be nice. It doesn't make it "boring" to have the movie chill out for a minute between big scenes. They do do this, I just feel not quite enough.

 

[psylockolussus]

I think this one should not have a post-credit scene for a change.

 

[DyeLorean]

I think this one should not have a post-credit scene for a change.

Why not? I was thinking it could work as a sequel hint for any of the characters or even the Avengers themselves.

 

[Kryptonian Warrior]

OK, since we know that there are sequels planned for IM, THOR and CA, do we know for sure that they are planning on a second Avengers movie?

BTW, I personally think that The Avengers needs to be at least 3 hours long, just because there are so many characters and there will have to be some sort of character development.

 

[DyeLorean]

OK, since we know that there are sequels planned for IM, THOR and CA, do we know for sure that they are planning on a second Avengers movie?

Not that I know of, but if the movie does well (critics and box office) I think it could also work as a vehicule for less-known characters to make their debut and then expand the story on stand alone features (but not in a X Men-6-new-characters-per-movie kind of way).
Hopefully, I'd like to see an Ant Man movie by 2013 and then take that character to a second Avengers.
I mean, if they keep it this way (with Ant Man, Dr Strange, Namor and Black Panther making their debuts) I think we're in for a great Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. It's like Geek Land. The thing they're achieving here could turn epic if they keep this quality