Marvel Movie Reviews w/ Rambo - Thor (2011)

 

While the movie as a whole was not horrible, it had a good director and good chemistry between the actors involved in most aspects; the storyline just falls incredibly short and can not be made up for. It initially feels like we spend too much time getting filler information about very minor details that could have been conveyed in a shorter method, and then we start having everything thrown at us at once but even that information is still filler that probably could have been skipped over. Like did we really need the coffee shop scene with him smashing the cup? Oh, and what is the deal with them falling instantly in love with each other without knowing a single thing about each other, literally? He could have just as easily chosen to fall in love with the actress from Two Broke Girls before the wanna be Belle actress. 

I do realize, watching some of these films back, just how connected all the films are from the early stages, though, and the little nuances are not something I picked up on as a little kid, like the fact that Stark Industries is involved here too, and SHIELD literally being involved in everything everywhere. I do wonder, though, what the timeframe and travel are like for the Agents of SHIELD because if this were to be happening simultaneously with Iron Man, they would be screwed for staying within their non-existent government finance budget.

!!! SPOILERS BELOW !!!

• That was a very fast transition from the present day, running a person over, to the history of where Thor came from. I mean, the transition made sense; she literally asked where he came from, it was just very abrupt.
• Thor seems like the arrogant kid who had everything given to him on a silver platter and doesn't deserve the throne, but will get it anyway, while Loki worked hard and only turned evil because he wasn't the favorite,
• Thor is not very diplomatic. He is very much hands-on and aggressive.
• Why exactly are we getting so much background into Thor's origin? I know we need this to know why he was banished and ended up on Earth. And I do appreciate that it is filled with action, but why a full 30 minutes of this? The movie could've been shorter without all this filler.
• Respect your elders, my guy! How are you going to just disobey your father and dishonor your king?
• What is the likelihood of running over the same person twice? Maybe she should have her license revoked...
• Why did Loki start to look like he was turning to stone when he went to talk to Odin?
• She really doesn't know how to keep her mouth shut. If she hadn't said anything, she could have at least kept her notebook, which is better than nothing.
• Why do these 3 act like a family with all their bickering? Personally, I think it is great and shows that the actors get along well, have good chemistry, if you will.
• So if Thor is not worthy now and can't lift the hammer, why could he lift it before? He really hasn't changed since then; it hasn't been long enough yet!
• Can't the government just try and run him through data bases and realize he isn't human? Or would his biometrics just come back as human anyway?
• Do we ever figure out how Loki was able to hide himself or those frost giants?
• It's funny to think that we have been hearing the nme SHIELD for years prior to us actually putting a purpose to the name. They were building up this group and the storylines with connections for decades! Although I guess all the comic nerds knew that already huh?
• How can Thor cook and use the stuff that we have on Earth? Do they have the same ingredients that they have on Asgard? That would be wild.
• So, can only a frost giant use that cube thingy that Loki has? Shouldn't Loki's colors be blue and white instead of green?
• I never realized they mention Stark in this movie, too. Crazy.
• 7 Eleven really has not changed in the past decade ... like at all... and honestly, it may be even longer since its last branding update because those stripes are still the same vintage stripes they have always been. Honestly, Kudos to them for keeping it around. I wish Taco Bell was still just as nostaligic of a feeling.
• Girl, you barely know this man, but you are acting like his dying is you losing the love of your life that you have known your entire life.
• Why did the hammer fly back to him? Why didn't it just find somebody on Earth to fly to? Like Spiderman. Yes, I know he doesn't exist in the universe yet.
• Gotta love that Thor calling for the bridge keeper guy literally thawed him out enough to help them.
• Whatever happened to slow burn loves? Why are we falling in love within like 48 hours of knowing each other? YOU LITERALLY DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT EACH OTHER.
• Why does Loki feel like Thor never treated him as an equal?
• Is Thor wearing eyeliner in this film? I've noticed it a couple of times but really only when he squints his eyes.
• Was destroying the bridge really the only solution here?
• Loki could totally be related to Malfloy's character in Harry Potter lol
• So where did Loki fall to? Is he just floating in space suffocating?
• HE DOESNT EVEN KNOW HER HOW COULD HE POSSIBLY MISS HER AND HOW DOES IT CAUSE HIM TO CHANGE SO MUCH
• She should recruit Tony Stark to help her achieve space travel lol

Marvel Movie Reviews w/ Rambo - Iron Man 2 (2010)

 

While Marvel again delivered a good, thrilling, action-packed movie, there were points at which I hated the characters, and I hated the narrative they were trying to spin. I did not like this, " Whoa is me, I am dying anyway, so why not be a butt face of a person, version of Tony Stark that we got. I highly disliked his friend turning on him and stealing the suit. And while I will do it every time, I was not a fan of yelling at the screen how stupid and naive somebody was, trusting another person who clearly had no intention of being a trustworthy person! Also, sometimes I would really like some more insight into the science, but in a way that the common folk would understand!!

!!! SPOILERS BELOW !!!

• Who is this random long-haired guy who is watching all the Iron Man news reports?
• I do not remember these Iron Man cheerleaders.
• Why is he testing his blood toxicity levels?
• Is Stark Expo supposed to be like his version of Tomorrowland?
• That government meeting, which served as a court hearing, was not a very formal court trial.
• How is the device that is saving him also KOing him? Is the device also made of the metal that he keeps checking the toxicity for? Also, how did he jump from like 17% to 24% toxicity overnight?
• Why is Black Widow the notary? 
• We can sign documents with our fingerprints?
• And now his toxicity is at 53%, that is increasing at an alarming rate.
• Has Tony ever driven a race car before?
• They are driving a regular car backwards down the track to get Tony his suit? Are you serious? 
• Also, how is this guy, who is using electric whips to destroy cars, not cutting people's legs off in the process?
• How is the suit not getting overpowered by those cables? Also, why would he willingly wrap himself in the cables just to get closer to the guy?
• Oh, this guy with the electric whips is related to the scientist that Tony was in a cave with for 3 months.
• ...I know that the government really wants the power that Stark as but for them to break somebody out of a foreign prison just to get it? Seems like a bit much if you ask me.
• Wait...now I am confused... is the guy with the electric whips related to the scientist from the cave or the scientist who worked for Tony and built his own giant suit?
• Apparently, the way he wants to celebrate his birthday is in the Iron Man suit.
• Yeah, drunk Tony is too much.
• The military guy putting on an Iron Man suit to end the party is funny and serious all at the same time. Because now he will become the new defender.
• Iron Man vs War Machine is giving "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots" vibes.
• War Machine flew that suit out of there like he had been doing it for years.
• So I needed to pause for a second in the movie ... Black Widow didn't have her movie come out until 2021, right? How is she already in the MCU with SHIELD in Iron Man 2?
• So SHIELD is going to provide Stark with a special metal, and in return, they will want him to work for them, right? Is that how he got into the group, even after adamantly saying he wouldn't?
• Hammer isn't getting a suit; he is getting the droid army. Get ready for Star Wars to take over the MCU!
• I'm sorry, but isn't Hammer already working for the US military? Why is he offering up guns for the suit? I thought all his weapons should pretty much automatically go to the government for use. Or maybe I was misinformed on how that relationship works.
• He obviously got his humor and sarcasm from his father.
• I thought Tony wasn't supposed to be able to leave his home without getting zapped?
• How is he managing to drive that car with those giant models sticking up out of the seat like that?
• Oh to have money and no cares, to be able to just destroy your home to be a scientist.
• ...Did he just use a crude version of the Captain America shield to level out his new contraption?
• Sure, let's just burn the highly flammable cabinet into half of what it used to be, because that is totally safe.
• That was your first mistake Hammer. You never trust a crook who has ulterior motives.
• Tastes like coconut and water ... that is an interesting combination.
• Did we really have to make different suits for each branch of the military?
• I could have told them not to trust a convict. Oh wait, I did...
• Note to Stark Industries: install bulletproof glass in all expo buildings instead of regular glass.
• Well, I hope the government learns not to trust Hammer from here on out in the series.
• NOT THE LITTLE KID WEARING AN IRON MAN MASK!
• The fact that Stark can take out all of these bad guys himself before they can get a single shot off on him just shows that his is better, no questions asked.
• I really do love Black Widow's curls, I wish I could get my hair to stay like that.
• In the amount of time it took the guy to defeat one guard, she took out like a dozen xD
• The final boss has the crook in it! They wanted one to be worn with a suit, so he built it, for himself.
• Those electric whips are crazy!
• Aww, he cares about saving his not girlfriend, how sweet. I hope everyone else was out of the park, though.
• I like how the end credits scene literally shows us what movie is next in line, Thor.

Marvel Movie Reviews w/ Rambo - The Incredible Hulk (2008)

 

I know there were problems trying to get the original actor to come back for this film, but just taking in the film as a whole, I did not like the small changes that were made to the storyline and the background. One change would've been feasible, perhaps, but when you start adding change after change after change to it all, it loses the appeal to me. For instance, Bruce was last seen doing some medical volunteering in the third world country, and suddenly, he is working in a factory instead? Who is this random new boy toy that our Betty is dating, and why does he turn on them? Why does the General Dad suddenly want to work alongside the government and turn Bruce into a weapon? He just wanted to do right by his daughter by the end of the original film. Then you have the differences in who was doing what experimentation that led to his transformation into the Hulk, that's kind of a big part of the storyline, and it seemed like we were trying to overwrite it for some reason.

!!! SPOILERS BELOW !!! 

• I do not remember these movies being 2 hours long ... I thought that was a recent change to movies because there's just so much information to include.
• What is with all these flashes at the beginning? We don't actually get to see him turn into the Hulk? I thought we saw him on the base, living his life, and the accident happened.

(I took a break here and backtracked to the other films that you can read about from the past week of postings and then came back to this film because I decided I needed to watch the others first.)

• Ew. I do not like the new actor they got to play Bruce. He is not as cute as the original.
• Why is he working in a factory now? Wasn't he like a Doctors Without Borders kind of scientist when we left off?
• Okay, still a scientist at heart. Has all the geeky stuff in his home.
• I'm glad he tries the cures on samples of blood first instead of just injecting himself. The "cure" made the green even more powerful than it was before it disappeared just seconds before. Imagine if he had injected himself and made himself permanently green!
• Poor puppy.
• Run Forrest Run!
• The factory workers ganging up on him while he is trying to run from the military is not helpful at all.
• Is he really trying to walk his way home from Brazil to the US?
• Tracking how many days he has gone without turning green is kind of funny to me for some reason.
• I don't recognize this pizzaria guy.
• I'm not gonna lie, I thought his girl was the Mr.Blue character, but I guess not, since he broke into her lab to steal her info.
• The way she gets up and just walks away from her date without a word because she thought she saw Bruce (which she did, but that is not the point), is kind of funny. Wonder if she would leave the new guy for Bruce.
• I don't understand why they are trying to make another green giant. I thought we learned from the first film that it was not a good idea and could not be controlled.
• The fact that she addresses him as General first and then Dad just shows how messed up their relationship is.
• How do the canisters break through the first set of glass but not the second that is maybe 10 feet away?
• Why do they like forcing him to turn green? I thought the point was to make him human again.
• Wow. The new boyfriend turned them in, that's messed up. How did the general get him in on this? Who is this new guy??
• What does stomach acid do to a memory stick?
• I'm sorry, but she is supposed to make him calmer and more himself, so why is almost doing it almost making him turn now?
• Wait, the new boyfriend is Mr.Blue? That's kinda messed up that he betrayed them then.
• Oh, maybe it isn't the new boyfriend then. He looked like the new boyfriend in the photo SHIELD showed.
• Why does the new military Hulk guy look so skinny and sickly?
• That treatment looked painful.
• The fact that this professor used the blood to replicate the effects is horrible. We trusted him.
• They act as if the Hulk is something for him to give. It's a monster, and it shouldn't have existed to begin with.
• Is that professor going to become a Hulk, or did his brain just swell that much from the injury?
• Aww, Bruce is helping take the fall for this new Super Hulk that has been unleashed on New York.
• Sometimes I wonder if Marvel has that memory wipe technology that Men in Black did for these big city-wide devastation battles.
• Now, did Betty yell for Hulk to stop because she doesn't want the other mutant soldier to die, or did she yell for Hulk to stop because she doesn't want him to have death on his conscious which could taint him as the villain instead of the hero?
• Wait, General ad gets recruited intop the SHIELD initiative?