I think...therefore, I'm single...

So, there was some good Marvel news and some bad...

Good:

I love this article.

http://io9.com/5940888/weird-secrets-of-the-avengers-that-youd-never-have-guessed

3. When the Hulk is smashing Loki up and down, they inserted Tom Hiddleston's real agonized face.
This took a lot of shooting of Hiddleston looking pained, so they could paste it into the digital Loki. "We're not inventing how he looks when he's in pain," says Chu. "I had to get behind [Tom Hiddleston] and shake him violently," so they could capture his real expressions. (He mimes violent shaking.) "I did it so long, he started laughing. So we didn't use that portion."

This better show up somewhere...

Scarlett Johansson was on my TV tonight! CSPAN even! I loved her speech at Democratic National Convention. I heard rumors that Natalie Portman and Mark Ruffalo would also be attending but I never saw them.

Viggo Mortensen is rumored to be playing Dr. Strange in Thor 2!

I mean, Dr. Strange is AWESOME and to be played by Viggo?? In the same film as Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba and Chris Eccleston????

PLEASE LET THIS COME TRUE!

BAD:

Rephrase that...VERY BAD:

"ITEM UPDATE: The "Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One--Avengers Assembled Collection" will not be released by Marvel as we originally expected. We know this delay is disappointing, and we're sorry for any inconvenience this causes. Marvel is planning to offer a similar collection in new packaging. The new collection will include the original titles offered with the first version of the item, and we expect it will be available in the spring of 2013. Additional information will be available on our website and via email when available."

No mention of whether it'll be all 10 discs or just 6 like the international version or whether the files, PHIL!, will be included anymore...

*head meets desk and doesn't want to get up*

You know you're both a little too obsessed when your mom asks about the duel between "Phelps and Loki" and then you start calling him Loki, too...

Wow, I forgot how bad Loki looks at the end of Thor.



Actually, he REALLY resembles Rumpelstiltskin there...

Avengers again...Gee, it's good to see Avengers again...

Okay, I'm a bit behind with my posts...like a week.

Last Thursday, the nephews were away at Bible camp so we were going to use that time to see a movie. I had wanted to see Seeking a Friend for the End of the World but it didn't come locally. My mom was willing to drive but wasn't she wanted to see the film. After a discussion of whether Loki killed eyeball guy or simply maimed him and how funny the cane tripping is, she informed me that the only film that interested her was seeing The Avengers.

Me: Well, I did see it that time without you...
Mom: Or you could come with me...

Gah, I can't argue with that logic. Also, considering how it had left our local theatre, there were three films coming out last Friday and The Amazing Spider-Man on Tuesday, we were worried that this would be our last chance before it hit Parkway and the second tier theatres.

I'm not sure anyone cares but the Brandon AMC totally updated: seats more like Cobb and a soda machine with 75% of what you want, including Vanilla Cherry Coke. Alas, still no watermelon Coke...

This was also the first time I had seen the film on actual film. The other four times had been digital. While film isn't as pristine and crisp as digital, it does feel more alive, more unique. Each print is subject to its own special imperfections. However, you do sacrifice a few frames here and there depending on how fast the reel is changed.

When AMC renovated, they did add a bar to the audience. I always prefer the bar for my feet. I am both a bad sitter who can't stay still and not always tall enough to sit comfortably in some seats anyway. It's very annoying when you have to sit at the edge of a seat so your feet will rest on the floor. Anyway, the bar is closer than most theatre auditoriums which resulted in what felt like watching it on a larger screen. This is probably the closest we'll get to Imax. I was holding out for MOSI but they don't appear to show Hollywood films anymore. It's a pity, Avengers on a Dome Screen would have been AWESOME.

We both really liked how much detail we could see though, like I noticed that the Hulk actually has green blood. Some of it was dried from his nose after the Chitauri kicked the crap out of him.

( Do I still need to warn for spoilers? )

I still don't understand how the Tesseract got to Earth in the first place. Was it like an older Loki making sure that Odin would send it to Norway just so Red Skull would find it and the time-line would be preserved?

For the record, The Avengers is now tied with The Sorcerer's Apprentice for seeing it five times in the theatre. My record is still seeing Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest seven times.



P.S. With this viewing, I also started shipping Natasha with Steve.

is almost here.

Didn't I tell you like three weeks ago that the BBCA poll would come down to Tom vs. Benedict?

Since Wednesday is a holiday, voting is extended to Thursday and either late Thursday or on Friday, we'll have the final showdown.

http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/06/vote-in-the-anglo-fan-favorites-tournament-the-men-of-2012/

Here's the current standings, including Loki vs Merlin and Sherlock vs. Watson.

Tom Hiddleston 59%
Colin Morgan 41%

Benedict Cumberbatch 59%
Martin Freeman 41%

So, it turns out I was wrong. Natasha, Clint and the Skrull Soldier action figures are all out. I managed to find Hawkeye at Target but no Black Widow yet...

Also, where's the SHIELD love? Maria Hill and Phillip J. Coulson?

Anyway, Hawkeye is awesome. I haven't seen biceps that huge on an action figure since my brother's GI Joe figures.

They also have more Avengers books out. One is an Easy to Read book with sounds. However, not only does it only have the main four, it tells Thor's story without mentioning that he has a brother!!!!!

whatever

I do love the Seek and Find book. It has everyone, even Ghost Rider and Magneto. On the front, it has Natasha and Clint...less than an inch from each other.

Me: Look, they always have to be together.
Mom: Hmm...

I was also showing her the DC action figures especially the archers. When I showed her Artemis, she joked, "Green Arrow?"

"No, but there is a DC character with that name."

Mom looked totally horrified that her joke answer was real.

I keep wanting to put slayer...hehe.

So, I was looking forward to this: Howard Stark, Ramona, Wash, Celeborn, the other guy from The Hurt Locker and that bad guy from every other film ever made whenever Christopher Lee and Mark Strong aren't available...

Plus, the interviews claimed that Mary Todd would also be ass-kicking...

Unfortunately, they did lie about that but I did enjoy the film very much. Of course, hot vampires are a kind of weakness. There's a local commercial, in existence somewhere, for Queen of the Damned that proves this. It basically consists of clips from Queen of the Damned while I say things like, "Stuart Townsend is HOT!"

( Mega spoilers, I spare no expense )