Avengers for the Tenth and Last Time

I will totally post about The Hobbit and my birthday, but not tonight. I need some space.

Parkway Cinema September 24, 2012

Yeah, technically, we had already watched it on my DVD copy...legally obtained through a store that was not supposed to be selling it yet...

It was nice to see it again on the big screen after settling for the small one. It made me appreciate the detail more, like the steps resembling teeth in the scene where Loki gets the spear. Since it was a weekday in Bradenton/Sarasota, we were surrounded by old people, hehe. It is interesting to see what everyone will laugh at and whether anyone seems to know anything about the characters already.

Ten times later, and Joss Whedon is still schooling me...that's one of the things I love about The Avengers, I really do notice something different each time.

Loki needed to mess up SHIELD and take them out of the equation of his invasion. Clint told him enough to realize that meant taking the Helicarrier out of commission.

Except that the Helicarrier was kept cloaked most of the time, using mirror tiles to look like the surrounding clouds, unable to be found except by those SHIELD wanted to come.

So, Loki let himself be taken ALONG with his cosmic spear. When everyone's arguing and Tony acts as though he's unwell, the spear is working full-blast so Clint can track its whereabouts. It's on the computer monitor of the Quintjet that Clint is leading to the Helicarrier. I'd never noticed that part before. I thought maybe Clint just had the right access codes or something...

Also, Clint deliberately says for them to disable all video for the detention levels...so I get annoyed when fanfiction has characters watching footage of Loki's attack on certain characters...it doesn't exist.

P.S. Mom is totally convinced that the guy on the bridge is Coulson; the mannerisms, the height, everything is VERY Clark Gregg so I'm inclined to believe her.

She totally forgot about Item 47 but then I decided that Coulson was immediately sent on an extended vacation and Sitwell and the other guy weren't told about it.

Robot & Frank

Right after seeing The Avengers, we watched Robot & Frank. It started off cute with a sad and thoughtful ending. One of the things that amused me the most was Frank's phone. This film takes place in the future. We're never given a precise date but I'd guess 2050 or so.

Anyway, Frank's phone is just like Tony Stark's phone in Avengers, hehe.

I also loved seeing James Marsden and Liv Tyler on the big screen again.

That there's some good in this world

Galadriel: Mithrandir, why the Halfling?
Gandalf: I do not know. Saruman believes that it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that it is not what I've found. I've found it is the small things, every act of normal folk that keeps the darkness at bay — simple acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps it is because I am afraid, and he gives me courage.

Steven Moffat and Peter Jackson

And if you thought Bilbo and Smaug were the only veterans of starring in Steven Moffat series, you were wrong. There was also Bofur, played by James Nesbitt.

If you like Sherlock, you must try Jekyll.