So MovieCon has been going on this weekend on London’s Southbank.
Here is a round up of all the news you need to know!
Marvel gave us Brits the first play of the footage from the forthcoming releases of Thor, Captain America and The Avengers.
A preview of forthcoming relelase Monsters dubbed as the next District 9 but which shows much more promise than that. Gareth Edwards the man at the helm also held a Q and A where he dubbed the project an attempt at a ‘road movie for aliens’
Check the trailer out here… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7o7YMvKZtw
A sneak preview of Ryan Teynolds new movie ‘Buried’
Extended clip of ‘The Voyage of Dawn Treader’ an adventure movie soon to be hitting the big screen.
3D also got it’s fair share of screen time with features including Saw in 3D and The Hole in 3D.
For a complete roundup please visit: http://www.empireonline.com/movie-con/
There has been months and months of hype surrounding the Avengers movie and when it finally got released last week, I naturally headed to go see it ASAP and lets say this… it was phenomenal!
Whilst the storyline is the predictable good vs evil, this is the essence of superhero movies and I went into it knowing what I was going to get, except I got a lot more.
Joss Whedon has done a great job with the Avengers. The characters of Iron Man, Black Widow, Captain America and Thor were all resurrected, Hawkeye was on his first proper big screen outing and the Hulk returned in what can only be described as one of the best reincarnations in years. (previous Hulk movies were ok, but Whedon has injected personality and comedy timing to the character of the Hulk which Mark Ruffalo portrays brilliantly.
In fact the entire script is excellent. Its fast pace, quirky one liners and strong characters make it an absolute treat. And that is before we get to the action sequences
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The coming together of these big personalities was bound to create tension and it is played out in brilliant fight scenes, first amongst themselves and then in a coming together to save the earth.
The special effects are fantastic, not usually one for 3D I indulged on this occasion and I’m pleased I did. It was delivered spectacularly well and really embellished those amazing battle scenes.
Even if superhero movies are not your usual thing I urge you to check this out. Avengers Assemble is the most fun I’ve had at the cinema for ages, and Whedon has miraculously managed to make this full blown, in your face super hero fun, without it being cringeworthy or eye roll inducing.
Assemble your friends and enjoy, oh and stay for the credits and pray for a sequel!
@vickyhinault
Avengers Assemble Eclipses All of it’s Predecessors
As we know Avengers opened this weekend in the US, smashing all previous box office records taking over 207 million dollars.
IMAX theatres sold out of seats as Avengers fans flocked to see the heroes in action.
In the UK Marvel Avengers Assemble has already grossed more than then entire runs of superhero predecessors Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Hulk, Captain America, Thor and Spiderman 2, with audiences still flocking to see this summer’s most anticipated blockbuster.
The movie has now taken a massive 641 million dollars worldwide in just 2 weeks!
Haven’t seen it yet? Not convinced on why you should. Check out the clip above and see Captain America and Thor battle it out!
Read our review here and let us know what you think!
@vickyhinault
