Age of Ultron The Avengers VS Age of Ultron

[SkyIsBlue]

I find that AOU had some dragging moments here and there, but overall it easily wins between the two!

 

[The_Manhunter]

The Avengers was my real introduction to Marvel - it was the first of their movies I saw in the theater and I have been fascinated by what Marvel Studios has been doing ever since, so it will always have a special place with me in addition to being a really good film.

That being said, it's still Age of Ultron and it's not even close. It was just so good!

 

[warhorse78]

I saw The Avengers back to back on two days on opening weekend. I have no intention to do so with Ultron. The first Avengers is a much more exhilarating film.

I felt the same here, not only with the first Avengers, but with TWS and GOTG. AOU was a major disappointment. But, I guess according to the poll, comic book fans are easily pleased.

 

[The_Manhunter]

I felt the same here, not only with the first Avengers, but with TWS and GOTG. AOU was a major disappointment. But, I guess according to the poll, comic book fans are easily pleased.

It's just a difference in opinion

 

[DanielFM]

I felt the same here, not only with the first Avengers, but with TWS and GOTG. AOU was a major disappointment. But, I guess according to the poll, comic book fans are easily pleased.

Translation: "Your opinion is different from mine so you are dumb simpletons."

I respect you disliking the movie, even when I think AoU was absolutely better than A1. I see you can't do the same.

 

[divan]

I think Ultron is bolder and maybe even better but that Avengers had, for the lack of a better word, more "magic". For the moment I¡ll say tie.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Age of Ultron is too new. I refuse to vote, LOL! My gut says The Avengers today. Ask me in 6 months.

 

[hafizbat]

I felt the same here, not only with the first Avengers, but with TWS and GOTG. AOU was a major disappointment. But, I guess according to the poll, comic book fans are easily pleased.

That's pretty pretentious pal.

Age of Ultron is too new. I refuse to vote, LOL! My gut says The Avengers today. Ask me in 6 months.

Looking forward to it.

 

[hafizbat]

I'm starting to think "magical" is just another word for novel. I've seen many people use that word to say TA was better than AoU, and I've noticed that I haven't seen any compelling reasons beyond TA being more "magical" or memorable.

Now, TA is one of my favorite movies ever. I am incredibly attached to it for very personal reasons. I've seen the movie about a million times, and I know every scene like the back of my hand. I think that's why I strongly feel that AoU is just a much better movie. When you objectively compare the movies, it's not even close imo.

But I understand that people feel TA was better because they simply remember having an amazing experience watching it for the first time. And when you haven't watched the movie as many times as a fanatic like me, the initial impression is what you remember when thinking of TA. I do think that emotional memory is affecting people's reception of AoU. I think it's also a reason for the lower RT score, at least more so than the "superhero fatigue" myth.

 

[third3ye]

First one had a more developed villain, better storytelling flow, and novelty factor. Second one had way better action and balancing of character screen time. Overall I'd say first Avengers was better but both are somewhat different takes on the franchise and serve different purposes in the MCU continuity.

 

[Mjölnir]

I'm voting Age of Ultron but at the core I don't really want to choose, they are just two parts of the same thing.

But the Avengers movies are about the characters in the team and I think Age of Ultron portrayed the characters even better. The ensemble chemistry was the best out of any superhero movie, the characters all got to shine despite there being a ton of them, and the action was truly a comic book come to life.

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

I chose tie...cause I still love the first Avengers and Age of Ultron is so good and like Mjolnir said, they are two parts of the same thing

 

[The Chris]

They both give me exactly what I want. I feel like they both have the same awesome qualities, with the first being a little more effortless in feel and the second being more ambitious. I had the same feeling coming out of both. It was so awesome and i need more. So right now a tie.

 

[hafizbat]

I've been thinking about which movie had the better "Assembled" scene, which has become the the trademark highlight scene for Avengers movies.

Do you guys prefer the one in The Avengers, where Hulk has his "that's my secret, Cap" hulkout-punch and the Avengers are finally assembled?

Or AoU's slo-mo scene with all the Avengers defending the core, culminating in that epic tri-blast?

The first one will be a classic movie moment for all time, but I think the AoU scene was a bit more visually exhilarating.

 

[The Chris]

I've been thinking about which movie had the better "Assembled" scene, which has become the the trademark highlight scene for Avengers movies.

Do you guys prefer the one in The Avengers, where Hulk has his "that's my secret, Cap" hulkout-punch and the Avengers are finally assembled?

Or AoU's slo-mo scene with all the Avengers defending the core, culminating in that epic tri-blast?

The first one will be a classic movie moment for all time, but I think the AoU scene was a bit more visually exhilarating.

Damn, another difficult one. The first one definitely has the advantage of being the first one, and the second one has the advantage of being just so visually incredible and being multiple comic book panels in one. Right now I'll say the first one just because of how heart pumping it still is after three years, but I have a feeling that the Age of Ultron one will still play after years and years too.

 

[Metropolis_Man]

I've been thinking about which movie had the better "Assembled" scene, which has become the the trademark highlight scene for Avengers movies.

Do you guys prefer the one in The Avengers, where Hulk has his "that's my secret, Cap" hulkout-punch and the Avengers are finally assembled?

Or AoU's slo-mo scene with all the Avengers defending the core, culminating in that epic tri-blast?

The first one will be a classic movie moment for all time, but I think the AoU scene was a bit more visually exhilarating.

I loved that Assemble scene in Age of Ultron. The slow mo use and going around to each character with that music blasting over the scene. Great stuff. The first assemble was pretty cool to, just finally seeing them together.

 

[PunyGod]

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[Just_Human]

The pacing was better in A1

But Im not gonna complain


We are spoiled


Vision was amazing

 

[Joefixit]

That sums up the difference between the two films in general. They can always create more impressive action scenes but nothing can equal the magic of the first time.

Yeah it does..

Imo: It's not close.. Avengers is easily better just because of what he mentioned.. That iconic scene in which they first assembled.. Plus it was easier to follow the action.. Age of Ultron had to much going on, to many heroes on film to keep up with the action.. The more heroes they add the harder it will be to follow the action..

Age of Ultron was a good movie, but nowhere in the league of avengers or even the dark knight for that matter.

My top 5 is :

Avengers
The dark knight
The winter soldier
Spiderman 2 ( Tobey McGuire)
Batman ( Keaton)
Honorable mention - superman ( reeves) and Incredible Hulk ( bixby)

 

[The Joker]

The Avengers all the way. Better story, pacing, villain, humor.

 

[hafizbat]

I definitely get why Whedon was so keen on getting Wanda, Pietro, and Vision in the game. He talked about how the original team was too "punchy" and after seeing that slo-mo scene with all the various powers and abilities on display, I was floored. As great as The Avengers is, it seems so plain vanilla after watching AoU.

 

[Tony Stark]

OK, I've seen the film a couple of times now, and I feel more prepared to answer. I am still a little unsure where to rank AoU, but I watched Movie Bob's review and his thought's seem to reflect mine when he talked about the comparison between Godfather and Godfather pt.2. The Godfather is a timeless classic and was a milestone in the movie industry, but The Godfather pt. 2 was the better story. That's how I feel here.

Avengers is a game changing classic film that will be remembered for all time. There are those certain films that people relate to life events, where they were, what they were doing, what was going on in the world. Avengers is that film for this newest generation.

Age of Ultron is the better story though, and a better representation of what the Avengers were in the comics. Avengers 1 there were all these influences of how Shield formed things under Fury's influence. Sure Fury is in this film and has a key moment, but this is all about the Avengers. Tony financing the team and using Avengers Tower as their base. Cap leading the team, with a very classic lineup (only minus Wasp and Ant-Man). This film just felt more like the Avengers I knew from the comics. The story was larger, with them globe trotting, not just stuck in New York.

Loki was a great choice for the first film, since that was the first enemy they faced in the comics, but Ultron is the Avengers' nemesis, and while they didn't have Hank Pym around, they handled the creation story flawlessly, and created a great memorable villain.

I love A1, and always will. I will never forget the feeling seeing Cap and Tony, my two all time favorite Avengers standing side by side for the first time. The chill I got down my spine seeing the team lineup in formation facing the Chitauri. But Age of Ultron is the better film, and receives my vote.

 

[metaphysician]

Its too early to really say, but I am inclined to say Avengers 2 is better. Or rather, Avengers 1 is a better "standalone" movie, while Avengers 2 is more successful at being something different. Even more than the first, its a comic story arc set in a comic universe, but put to the big screen. Its pacing feels relentless and almost exhausting, in part because its not trying to have the pacing of a normal movie.

 

[mclay18]

The first one by a long shot.

As enjoyable as AOU is, it is a let down from the first. It's one of the few instances when Joss Whedon himself couldn't handle all these subplots and extraneous characters, and the plot is just messy. It felt like Whedon was trying to please everyone, including himself, and he lost track of what the movie is about. And don't get me started on the OTT stuff like Clint's family, the forced Natasha/Bruce pairing, and how Steve regressed to his pre-TWS self.

Perhaps it's good that Whedon left the MCU when he did.

 

[Pinky021]

Age of Ultron is better