The Avengers

[certainthings]

I'm looking forward to this movie. Not as excited as some but some what yeee about it.

But. I don't know who they are.

Okay, I've seen Iron Man, Thor and Captain America. I've enjoyed them. I know the Hulk. But the others not so much.

What I mean is, I don't know the history of them, I never read the comics and what not.

I'm looking forward to seeing a good action flick.

But what I'm most excited about? Joss Whedon.

It fills me with stupid glee that Joss is involved. And yes, I'm aware that it'll be nothing like Buffy, Angel, Firefly or Dollhouse or any other thing that I might associate him with.

But still.

It's Joss.

And I love him.

Comments

[eilan.livejournal.com]

I have seen Iron Man (but not the second)
I have seen Thor, but not Captain America.
I feel like I need to see these before I can see the Avengers.

Comic book movies fill me with GLEE.

(Also, JOSS WHEDON)

[ames1010.livejournal.com]

It's hard not to love Joss. BTW: I love you, too (and way more)!

[hellopoe.livejournal.com]

DITTO THIS POST!

[citibyrd.livejournal.com]

YES, THIS EXACTLY. (Except for the part where I've only seen Thor so far....I should probably actually watch a few of the lead up movies, huh?)

[earlofcardigans.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's important to have seen them all to enjoy their collective movie. If you have questions, you can ask me.

I am also really excited about Joss being involved. I read an interview with him the other day and my heart was all full.

[bitterbird.livejournal.com]

Joss is Boss! I am looking forward to seeing his take on these characters :)

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

The only characters involved with the team that we haven't seen solo movies on are Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow and Clint Barton aka Hawkeye. I know they said they're eventually going to do Black Widow and I'm sure Hawkeye will prove popular enough to get a movie,too. I mean, it's Jeremy Renner. He can carry a movie.

I fully admit I don't know as much as I should about the Avengers-verse and I AM a comics reader. I've read some Iron Man stuff, but only what Warren Ellis did, because it's Warren Ellis, and I only saw Cap and anyone else involved with The Avengers via storyline crossovers with X-Men and The Runaways. I haven't noticed it as much in the last ten years, but Marvel used to have these LONG overarcing SLs where it involved numerous character titles. If you didn't read one title, you'd miss some part of the story. The only exposure I've had to Thor's characters was via the New Mutants in the 80s and 90s, when those characters ended up in Thor's world and crazy shit happened.

You'll probably get more of Joss's shows than you'd think in this movie. I read some of the stuff he wrote for The Astonishing X-Men (I hated his run on The Runaways because he basically turned every kid on that team into some alternate of a Scooby Gang Member) and he had the same wit and charm of his show dialogue in the characters but they were still in character. This man made me LIKE Kitty Pryde, for fuck's sake, I couldn't fucking stand her before he wrote the character.

[agt-league.livejournal.com]

I'm super duper excited for The Avengers. Should be amazingggggggg :)

[sonicbookmark.livejournal.com]

I'd be excited for this movie even if Joss wasn't involved, but him being the director makes it extra special.

[vunadiwai.livejournal.com]

I haven't read the comics either. Loved Thor, Iron Man was good, not impressed with Captain America. I liked Eric Bana's Hulk.

Didn't know Joss was involved. Interesting...

[giantlovetingle.livejournal.com]

YAY JOSS \0/