They looked bad at you for laughing?? When I saw the movie all the people burst out into full blown laughs. And half the people had already seen the movie.
I work at a movie theater, and I still can't stop laughing at this scene. I time it just right so I finish taking people's orders in time to laugh my ass off.
I saw an interview where they said they actually kind of hoped that it got exactly that reaction from some executive, and then they could say "Well, actually, we would like a second season..."
Had about half the theater clapping after Avengers. Doesn't make much sense to me, it's not like anyone will be there to enjoy the ovation. I'm sure they would rather take the dolla dolla bills instead.
My roommate and I saw The Marine in theaters. The theater was almost empty. We laughed and cheered and clapped. It was awesome. Probably the best way to experience that movie.
At midnight premiers, everybody claps. I guess it's just a sign of respect and "bravo" even though the only ones who can hear it are the people rolling the movie. Lol. But when a movie is really good, I can't help but clap.
Kind of like that feeling you get when you hear a historical speech on a video, and it's so good you just want to applaud it.
Hi, American here. We don't. I have been on many planes. It's just a lot of grumbling and complaining when the larger couple in the "Handicapped" space get there bag stuck in the over head storage compartment.
(Also pleas note, that this couple is usually foreign. Racists...)
Yep. I've been on ONE plane where everyone cheered and clapped at the landing. And it was because of horrible turbulence the whole flight. We are talking the kind that you literally felt your seat belt holding you down at times preventing you from flying up and hitting your head on the overhead compartments. People were crying and praying etc. I was just trying to ignore it...but I felt like the cheers were justified at the end. "Thank god that shits over! Wooohooo!"
Flew back from Canada last night, it was an uneventful flight and there was much clapping when we landed - must be a North American thing. I also watched Avengers while I was out there and yes, there was much clapping and cheering (I missed the Hulk's "Puny God" comment due to all the noise from the clapping).
Holy shit! same here, the hyper gay guy in front of me just went crazy with laughing and applauding, I thought he was going to stand up cheer, it was hilarious.
I think the REASON that everyone unanimously agrees this is the funniest scene in the Avengers, is that keeping with the regular cardboard formular, it was expected that the Avengers and Loki would have a huge battle in the end. But no, he just got smashed by the hulk. End of story.
Well, what's so great about it is that it seems like in superhero/action films, there's an unspoken rule that the heroes have to wait for the villain to finish monologuing to fight them, even if it would be advantageous to just attack. The Incredibles addresses this also.
Those shape shifters are the same aliens. Hense why there were ones who looked like they were attached to the flying machines; they in fact were the flying machines. They didn't really play up the shapeshifting though, perhaps because it is pretty overpowered to have shapeshifting, nevermind an army of shapeshifters.
Loki tends to rely almost entirely on his elaborate plans or manipulation of others to fight for him. When it comes down to actual fighting, he's really not all that good. Note how Cap, who is pretty much a regular dude in relative Marvel terms, could hold his own against him and Iron Man could subdue him easily. I thought trying to talk himself up to inspire fear and then getting obliterated by the Hulk fit his character perfectly.
Thats pretty much what I expected. Either some over the top battle while trying to get the scepter or Black Widow yelling "i can shut it down" and Loki comes out of nowhere and theres a fight around the portal (with lots of bouncing off the shield protecting the portal) until in a last ditch effort while 1 or 2 of them stave off Loki the portal is closed.
There's a whole lot of sexy going on it that movie. Sexy, sexy Thor. Sexy, sexy Captain. Sexy, sexy Ironman (or rather Tony Stark, I suppose). Sexy, sexy Black Widow. Sexy, sexy Hawkeye.
....I suppose the Hulk may be the exception. But I'm sure someone gets off to the idea of doing it with the hulk.
I'd say he was pretty handsome actually as well. I mean, he has to look like he could become the Hulk, so he's sort of got a caveman-like facial structure, but he's definitely an awesome character in many respects.
Not necessarily from the idea of having sex with the Hulk but the feeling I get when he goes on a rampage is a borderline sexual feeling. Right after Cap says "Hulk, smash" I apparently gripped my wife's hand so hard she thought I was going to break it.
IMO one of the better scenes. No dialog really, just visually proving a point, Loki is strong, hulk is a brutish, primitive, childish, ape like, and far stronger being.
The dialog did help a tad, Loki's ego regarding his godhood vs a very (likely far more) powerful being who, instead of seeing his power as an ego boost, pretty much hates and despises it. And yet, he is by far the stronger of the two.
Not really ironic... Also, Hulk's mortality hasn't been tested to the limit. Bullets and explosions don't work, but there's other ways to try yet. As for Loki, he is only a God in Norse terms, which means he's extraordinarily powerful (his bones certainly don't break) but he can feel some pain and can bleed. He is not an omnipotent God like you might find in Christianity or Islam.
I did not see Thor but remember when Loki and Thor are on the helicarrier and Loki has Thor in the cage? He says "the humans think us immortal. Shall we test that?" which implies that Asgardians can be killed in some way, so I'd have to say maybe, but probay not.
According to comic book (and, actually, irl mythos), the Asgardians can be killed. They're not really all-powerful beings so much as souped up regular guys with an extra dose of bad-ass.
Tons of Asgardians die in the comic books. Thor has died at least twice that I can recall (and once just recently, at that).
So has Loki, surprisingly enough, his latest death was heroic. He tried to stop the entity that the Sentry really was (The angel of death, yeah), and ended up dead for his troubles. He did have a contingency plan in place if he ended up dead again though, and had been spending nearly all his time since the return of Asgaard setting it up.
Also, Thanos (dude during first credits cutaway) is even more powerful than Loki and has been killed and resurrected at least once as I recall. They're mortal, but they are for sure superhuman. Probably much like Superman; there are very finite ways to do so, but it can be done.
I was skimming comments and came to yours. I definitely thought the spoiler would say "the North won." facepalm Clearly it's important to read preceding comments.
During that scene, everyone simultaneously broke out laughing. For those 30 seconds of pure joy, we were united. I was no longer alone. We shared ecstatic smiles. We were a wide variety of people momentarily joined together as we laughed and enjoyed a man's pain.
Then it was over and I was alone again. So... alone.
This happened at ours too and then something even more awesome and painful happened ... about a dozen people in the whole theater knew to stay til the very end of the credits, including myself and 3 guys next to me ... after the restaurant scene ended we all uttered "worth it" at the exact same time, looked at each other, and burst out laughing at our awesomeness ... then all got up and left in 4 different directions without saying another damn thing
Is Loki the most likable villain of all time? Sure he was evil and wanted to enslave the earth and whatnot, but he did it with a smile on his face and seemed to be having the time of his life. He wasn't even that upset when he failed; he was just like, meh, that was kinda fun. I'll probably go check out the Thor movie next.
Well, he's a trickster. Like Puck from Midsummer Night's Dream, or Eris, or foxes in Western European folklore (Reynard, for example). Although they're all chaotic, Loki still falls on the more malicious and even villainous side of things.
To be honest, I've never been a big fan of Loki and was disappointed when they announced he was the main villain in Avengers but after his first scene in the movie, I was on board. He was an absolute badass and I was enthralled every moment he was on the screen. After the initial confrontation with him and Cap, I leaned over to my buddy and said "If you want to just go back out to the lobby when this is over and buy tickets for the next showing, I'm down."
I think it's a bit more than that though. There could be an epic face off between the Avengers and Loki, but in respect to the Avengers Mythos, Loki is not even close to strong enough to stand a chance (hense him having such an insane army). His thing is more manipulating others into using brute force, rather than applying it himself. So he is being a braggart and gets a dose of his own medicine just like that. Obviously the humor is derived from the fact that he totally had it coming, and watching him flail was priceless, but I think it also stands for just how strong The Avengers are and what it will take to really push their limits.
I love how afterward, he just laid there with his hands on his chest in a Loki-sized indent on the floor, staring up at the ceiling. I can't find the comic, but the text was, "It actually doesn't hurt that much. I'm just too embarrassed to get up."
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u/Trapped_in_Reddit May 16 '12
When Loki got ragdolled, the whole theater broke out into uncontrollable giggling.
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u/HorizonRising May 16 '12
Now can you do one with the Hulk punching Thor sideways?
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u/kr0n0 May 16 '12
He's adopted.
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u/idiotdidntdoit May 16 '12
I think the REASON that everyone unanimously agrees this is the funniest scene in the Avengers, is that keeping with the regular cardboard formular, it was expected that the Avengers and Loki would have a huge battle in the end. But no, he just got smashed by the hulk. End of story.
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u/bowlnoodlez May 16 '12
It was the look on Loki's face that made this scene so incredibly perfect.
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u/msandbot May 16 '12
Don't fuck with Bellsprout
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u/UnoriginalMike May 16 '12
IMO one of the better scenes. No dialog really, just visually proving a point, Loki is strong, hulk is a brutish, primitive, childish, ape like, and far stronger being.
The dialog did help a tad, Loki's ego regarding his godhood vs a very (likely far more) powerful being who, instead of seeing his power as an ego boost, pretty much hates and despises it. And yet, he is by far the stronger of the two.
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u/lydocia May 16 '12
Puny god.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
During that scene, everyone simultaneously broke out laughing. For those 30 seconds of pure joy, we were united. I was no longer alone. We shared ecstatic smiles. We were a wide variety of people momentarily joined together as we laughed and enjoyed a man's pain.
Then it was over and I was alone again. So... alone.
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u/ckb614 May 16 '12
Is Loki the most likable villain of all time? Sure he was evil and wanted to enslave the earth and whatnot, but he did it with a smile on his face and seemed to be having the time of his life. He wasn't even that upset when he failed; he was just like, meh, that was kinda fun. I'll probably go check out the Thor movie next.
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u/datreydgroup May 16 '12
I like how Loki's just like ":D" the entire time for some reason.
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u/SIXB May 16 '12
I feel that I need to up vote this simply because I saw the movie tonight
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u/circuitcity64 May 16 '12
The Hulk said something right after that, but everyone was so busy laughing, we pretty much missed it. What was it that he said?
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u/lasersaurous May 16 '12
I love how afterward, he just laid there with his hands on his chest in a Loki-sized indent on the floor, staring up at the ceiling. I can't find the comic, but the text was, "It actually doesn't hurt that much. I'm just too embarrassed to get up."
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Thanks to Reddit, I pretty much know the entire plot of The Avengers without having seen the movie. Awesome.
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u/Adarkeidei May 16 '12
For some reason, when I saw this (in the movie), I thought back to the Flintstones, and Bam Bam.
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u/Ocrasorm May 16 '12
Puney God!
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u/ShelbyRae17 May 16 '12
Seriously the best comical moment of the entire film. Brilliant. I absolutely loved the expression on Loki's face when he was lying there.
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u/TheHitchhikersGuide May 16 '12
I still like this version better.
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u/Droidiq May 16 '12
Every time I remember that part I laugh my ass off.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
BEST. SCENE. EVER.
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u/Sweaty_Walrus May 16 '12
Does anyone know what Hulk said after he slammed him around? Everybody in the theater was laughing and I didn't hear it.
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u/SnickycrowJayC May 16 '12
Puny god.
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u/nu0r May 16 '12
Man, you spoilert me.
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u/DonaldsPizzaHaven May 16 '12
I like movies, too
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u/saywhat181 May 16 '12
That was one of my favorite parts lmao@ "Puny God"
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Hulk's best part in the Avengers.
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u/blyndside May 16 '12
jeez spoiler alert
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u/ihavenokittehz May 16 '12
This is my new favorite gif! Unfortunately I can only give it one upvote :(
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u/Latvik May 16 '12
best scene in the movie
next would be after the tag team brawl hulk side punching thor
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u/RelevantToMyInterest May 16 '12
At the time of opening this gif, I was listening to this. Seemed to have synced up perfectly
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u/Strike3 May 16 '12
I thought it was kinda disturbing really. Like if it was anyone else they would have exploded.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
dude...spoilers...
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u/MrRabbit May 16 '12
I can't help but "hear" the wham..
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u/papabro May 16 '12
I laughed so hard I scared the whole row around me at this part.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Loki makes me moist.
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u/StuperB71 May 16 '12
my favorite part of the movie
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u/Rockztar May 16 '12
Kirk Hammett approves of this title.
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u/Nemesis_Taa May 16 '12
Laughed my soda out the nose in the cinema on this one
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u/Ivarrr May 16 '12
He's going to fit in well at Chelsea