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[Poni_Boy]

Anyone notice how Thor seems to have some kind of armoured leggings or boots? Could just be the blur of the photo, but it definitely seems to be reflecting light.

Perhaps Thor sort of summons it with his armour like he does with his arms? Or perhaps not.

Either way, cool photo. Cheers Irish :P

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[Raiden]

just watched the trailers back to back. The american one is better i'd say, much better editing and flows alot smoother, but the Japanese one has better visuals.

Just the fact that the Japanese trailer has the first known footage of Helicarrier and Quinjet wins it for me. I've been waiting to see how amazing they would look and I'm not disappointed, but it will be even better to see them on the big screen.

 

[Lady Marion]

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Hehehe, funny.


@Wolvieboy: I see what you mean but the pic is so blurred that I can't say what it is. But armoured boots would look much cooler.

 

[Iceman]

The helicarrier should really be 1st named on the credits & all the posters after this showing. I wouldn't mind "Avengers: Helicarrier & his Amazing Friends".

 

[steintym]

That shot of the Hellicarrier really made that trailer for me (the shot of Potts was nice, too). I'm a liitle surprised they gave the carrier shot away, though.

 

[Wolvieboy17]

Yeah, it's a blurry pic but those boots/knee guards still look pretty shiny to me and they seem to match the belt.

 

[Gamma Burst]

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Good stuff!

 

[Praxis222]

My problem is that it's so overused now, pretty much every single superhero movie has a love interest storyline going on, it'd be nice to divert from the norm and explore the character in other ways besides the love interest.

Not to knock your point, I see what you're saying...but in fairness, MOST movies have a love story angle to them. That's not to say that it has to be "romantic" but to ignore love in a film (especially where love is, from a root level, generally what goes into making a hero a "hero") just to make room for more testosterone can easily remove some of the heart from the story.

And don't mistake my meaning of "love makes a hero". I'm not necessarily talking about romantic love. But for a hero to have compassion and to care they have to have a deep ability to love. Even the darker characters have to have this, otherwise they wouldn't give a damn what happens to the world.

And a lonely hero, even though it's part of the nature of the business, is more likely to feel disconnected from the rest of humanity. The farther removed from the world the less it seems worth saving.

 

[Scarlettess]

Just the fact that the Japanese trailer has the first known footage of Helicarrier and Quinjet wins it for me. I've been waiting to see how amazing they would look and I'm not disappointed, but it will be even better to see them on the big screen.

Yup Yup that's kind of what I meant with better visuals Helicarrier especially, it's beautiful!

Also I was thinking, I might try and edit the footage from the trailers, in continuiety of what i think the movie will go like. (purely from what i've seen thus far, as I havn't read any of the spoilers such as that book).

 

[batman44]

The Avengers logo in Japanese looks kinda cool.

 

[Kirmit]

Not to knock your point, I see what you're saying...but in fairness, MOST movies have a love story angle to them. That's not to say that it has to be "romantic" but to ignore love in a film (especially where love is, from a root level, generally what goes into making a hero a "hero") just to make room for more testosterone can easily remove some of the heart from the story.

And don't mistake my meaning of "love makes a hero". I'm not necessarily talking about romantic love. But for a hero to have compassion and to care they have to have a deep ability to love. Even the darker characters have to have this, otherwise they wouldn't give a damn what happens to the world.

And a lonely hero, even though it's part of the nature of the business, is more likely to feel disconnected from the rest of humanity. The farther removed from the world the less it seems worth saving.

I agree a hero should show compassion but again it'd be nice to explore other areas of the hero's character without having to resort to a love interest. In a way it's lazy writing that they have to use a love interest to show the hero is caring and has heart, there are other ways to show it, most of the time though, the easy route is taken.

 

[Khemik@L]

Here's the Japanese trailer, if it hasn't been posted it here yet:

WARNING: Don't watch if you don't want to be spoiled further, or want to keep Helicarrier and Quinjet scenes as a surprise.

If the score in the movie is anything like the first score in this trailer I would be very Happy t:

 

[FABSN13]

I guess I won´t watch any clips or something else. But it´ll be very difficult

 

[Donut]

I am going to be uploading to Youtube a shortish The Avengers Epic Video using footage from all of the trailers & Japanese one

 

[Praxis222]

I agree a hero should show compassion but again it'd be nice to explore other areas of the hero's character without having to resort to a love interest. In a way it's lazy writing that they have to use a love interest to show the hero is caring and has heart, there are other ways to show it, most of the time though, the easy route is taken.

Absolutely agree with that 100% (I've actually argued the same point to friends of mine lol) but I guess I just still feel that omitting it ENTIRELY just because other movies have done it doesn't work for me either. There's always a happy middle ground (or a way of taking all the grounds) and I don't think it needs to be in every superhero flick, but sometimes it's a good way of balancing out the character. It can always be done in a manner that is't heavy handed.

Having said all that, the Avengers won't really be crossing into that territory. Being that it's a "war" film, essentially, means that like most films of that nature, the love story will be referenced (IF referenced) as an exterior presence rather than something directly tied to the story at hand, which is exactly the way it should be.

 

[Wolvieboy17]

A love interest isn't to show a character is caring, usually it's to make the stakes higher for them when the proverbial hits the fan. Gives them a personal investment more than just "Oh, I have to save people". It is a perfectly valid way of adding tension to final battles, making the hero more human and less infallible and also showing a potential future for them outside of the way they are currently living.

If anything, not having a love interest is the easy, lazy way out with writing. If a love interest feels tacked on and lazy, it's been written badly. That's all there is to it.

 

[craigdbfan]

A love interest isn't to show a character is caring, usually it's to make the stakes higher for them when the proverbial hits the fan. Gives them a personal investment more than just "Oh, I have to save people". It is a perfectly valid way of adding tension to final battles, making the hero more human and less infallible and also showing a potential future for them outside of the way they are currently living.

If anything, not having a love interest is the easy, lazy way out with writing. If a love interest feels tacked on and lazy, it's been written badly. That's all there is to it.

Well said. I agree completely.

 

[Khemik@L]

I am going to be uploading to Youtube a shortish The Avengers Epic Video using footage from all of the trailers & Japanese one

Aight I'll check it out

 

[Rock Sexton]

Cmon guys ..... you're talking about not one .... not two .... but three or four "love interests"

This is not a rom-com like "Valentine's Day" or some other ensemble. The dynamic with this film is completely different and would borderline corny if you're forcing that many love stories into it. These films already have their own individual tent poles to explore that area.

 

[Alexei Belyakov]

I'll say it again, having Loki hold Jane prisoner during the invasion woulda made for some great emotional drama. I don't understand why the studio didn't throw her into the mix, specially now that Portman is such a draw to the GA.

 

[Wolvieboy17]

They don't need to force a love story into this film for everyone, they've already been established. All it needs to be is a shot of the love interest in the final battle, like we see with Pepper pots... Cap looking at a photo of Peggy, Bruce dialing Betty then hanging up, Thor talking to Selvig, Natasha and Clint reminiscing of their past relationship.... This is all easy 'eve of a battle' type stuff to throw in there.

 

[Kirmit]

A love interest isn't to show a character is caring, usually it's to make the stakes higher for them when the proverbial hits the fan. Gives them a personal investment more than just "Oh, I have to save people". It is a perfectly valid way of adding tension to final battles, making the hero more human and less infallible and also showing a potential future for them outside of the way they are currently living.

If anything, not having a love interest is the easy, lazy way out with writing. If a love interest feels tacked on and lazy, it's been written badly. That's all there is to it.

I agree having them there does create more tension and gives the hero a personal investment but it doesn't have to be a love interest, it could be family or friends, show how important those relationships are instead of 99% of the time taking the expected route of a love interested.

 

[marvel_freshman]

 

[Rock Sexton]

They don't need to force a love story into this film for everyone, they've already been established. All it needs to be is a shot of the love interest in the final battle, like we see with Pepper pots... Cap looking at a photo of Peggy, Bruce dialing Betty then hanging up, Thor talking to Selvig, Natasha and Clint reminiscing of their past relationship.... This is all easy 'eve of a battle' type stuff to throw in there.

Completely and utterly disagree. That sounds forced as hell.

 

[Rock Sexton]

Man, too bad Cap doesn't look that good.