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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Avengers Age of Ultron review

One of the most visually striking elements from the first Avengers movie was the long shot in which the camera showed all the Avengers in one swooping move through the city. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Captain America (Chris Evans) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) managed to beat their enemy by turning into a team. They are now back and this second film opens with a similar impressive scene, all in one shot, where all the Avengers are introduced while attacking a Hydra base. This action filled opening shows a lot of promise, but does Age of Ultron succeed in keeping the movie at that level? Continue reading →

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The Monday Question: Marvel!

The Monday Question

During the last couple of years there is one movie studio which has had quite an impact on the industry, showing that you can create a super universe, which links movies together with characters are willing to see, which is Marvel Studios (owned by Disney). Recently I was thinking that they have been extremely successful with movies like Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Avengers and their new franchise Guardians of the Galaxy. They have built up their name and people will go to see their movies simply because they are behind it. It is something we have seen in the past as well with Pixar. It might have changed a bit for that studio with some lesser loved movies like Cars, but I am wondering if Marvel can be compared to that studio whose movies would also be watched blindly:

Do you think Marvel is becoming the new Pixar?

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Review Captain America Winter Soldier

One of the best Marvel movies. That was my first reaction after seeing Captain America: The Winter Soldier. This really surprised me as I thought the first Captain America movie was not that good. The story about how a weak boy became a hero might have been interesting to many, but the film never hit the right notes for me. I still don’t like the fact that in that movie there was a montage of actions scenes as I thought the movie did not have enough of that. This sequel changes that all and if you were a fan of The Avengers than this movie surely will not disappoint either. Continue reading →

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Iron Man 3 (2013)

Review of Iron Man 3

The reason I really enjoyed the first Iron Man movie was not because of the fact that a comic book character was coming to the big screen. I don’t read comics, so to me it’s just another action movie. Iron Man could be any other character as long as the story keeps me entertained. No, the reason I really enjoyed the first Iron Man movie was mainly because the actor playing him, Robert Downey Jr. He brought so much humour to the role, of this rich guy feeling superior and able to back it up that it wasn’t difficult to root for Tony Stark. Because of that I really looked forward to Iron Man 2. It was a movie that ended up disappointing me, because the character seemed different, there weren’t as much wisecracks and the movie felt overly long. The Avengers brought everything back I was expecting from the character, which made me confident that Iron Man 3 would be a better movie than the sequel. The question is if that’s the case. Continue reading →