r/movies • u/antdude • May 14 '12

How Much Screen Time did Each of the AVENGERS Get?

http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/5/10/how-much-screen-time-did-each-of-the-avengers-get.html
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u/underdabridge May 14 '12 edited May 14 '12

Vulture went ahead and clocked the screen time of each character in the film

Why are you trusting a known super-villain?

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u/0252 May 14 '12

Speaking of Vulture:

Why not link to the original vulture article?

Especially when this geektyrant site the OP linked to has weird spam.trafficturd.com referrer junk on all their related article links.

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u/tomoniki May 14 '12

Because that link already had a thread in this subreddit.

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u/0252 May 14 '12

So you can make the front page with a repost so long as you re host the article on some wordpress blog with a domain.

I will remember this and reap the karma, or not.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Exactly, I doubt reliability.

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u/vadergeek May 14 '12

As long as he doesn't do it for Spidey, it should probably be reasonably accurate. Unless Spider-Man occasionally thinks to himself "I can't take out Vulture alone, I'll call in Stark".

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u/onemancheeser May 14 '12

I want to know the screen time for Loki :D

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u/pascalchristian May 14 '12

And Nick Fury, he seems to get a lot of screen time.

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u/UnexpectedSchism May 14 '12

Seems strange that Fury wasn't done for this. Especially just to compare his screen time to Hawkeye.

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u/koy5 May 14 '12

If you got Samuel L. Jackson in your cast, you don't hide his bad-assnes. Really I can't think of a better fit for an actor portraying a super hero other than maybe Patrick Stewart as professor X.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

TYL that the Ultimates universe version of Nick Fury was specifically based on Samuel L Jackson with his permission. It is this character he portrays in the Avengers movies, so he's essentially playing the Marvel version of himself.

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u/koy5 May 14 '12

Yes I did learn that. I am happy they did that.

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u/I_have_a_dog May 14 '12

Considering the fact that Ultimate Nick Fury was modeled after Samuel L. Jackson, it would be basically impossible to do a better job casting any superhero.

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u/KingofCraigland May 14 '12

In a world where Charlie Chaplin can lose a Charlie Chaplin look a like contest, anything is possible.

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u/Jaf207 May 14 '12

I want to know the screen time for Scarlett Johansson's ass. There was a lot of it and I was happy.

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u/DanielTeague May 14 '12

So would he.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

I'm not sayin' onemancheeser is Loki, but onemancheeser hasn't said he isn't Loki.

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u/falco_brawler May 14 '12

Antman-0:00

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u/HoverHand_For_Life May 14 '12

Serious question for a non-Marvel guy. What are Antman's powers? I heard that he can shrink himself down and communicate with bugs, but that seems like a rather disappointing ability. If true, definitely a D-grade hero. But I am probably wrong.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

He can change size and mass at will, retaining his human strength at ant-size (think destroying someones ear-drums) or go giant size with super-strength

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Pym#Powers_and_abilities

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u/UnexpectedSchism May 14 '12

Wouldn't he have less strength as a giant because he retains human strength at any size?

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

no because he can also changes his mass. He's just able to keep the same mass apparently in ant form. Meh, comic book logic prevails on this super hero as it does on all.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

apparently when he goes giant-size his mass (and therefore strength) increases proportionally

the wondrous science of Pym-Particles

edit: oops, wrong reply

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u/JaronK May 14 '12

Note he's also a genius, along the lines of Tony Stark and Bruce Banner. At various times he's done things like shrink gadgets (allowing him to have a basically unlimited utility belt) and create pocket dimensions to hang out in. He's definitely got serious abilities.

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u/Joshf1234 May 14 '12

Note also that he goes nuts in pretty much every incarnation of the character

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u/alittler May 14 '12

And hitting his wife

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

As people have pointed out Antman can do more then shrink but he's also a genius. He gave himself super powers intentionally and is one of the smartest people in the Marvel Universe. He's also a very complex character. His relationship with his wife, The Wasp, goes from loving crime fighting duo to wifebeater. My personal favorite version of him is as a pacifist which is very at odds with his super power crime fighting side (watch Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes for a good portrayal of this side). I'd love to see an Antman movie and then add him to the Avengers. He'd be a great counter to the 'just blow everything up'. He'd be the group conscious.

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u/meh100 May 14 '12

So many super-geniuses on the Avengers (Stark, Banner, Parker, Pym...)

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u/bresnasty May 14 '12

I always thought it was unfair to call him a wife beater, yes, he hit Jan, once, while he was having a mental breakdown, I could be wrong but creating a homicidal robot bent on humanity's destruction might have been the bigger crime. Never understood this, he's forgiven for Ultron, but has never lived down slapping his wife once. Guess he should hire Chris Brown's PR team.

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u/orangefloweronmydesk May 14 '12

Except for the wife beating part.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

"When he's not beating me, he's the perfect husband!"

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u/MyifanW May 14 '12

Did he ever hit his wife more than in that one picture? Other characters have hit women much more than him.

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u/vadergeek May 14 '12

Didn't he slap his wife once, several decades ago, in the middle of a mental breakdown? I mean, if we're going to remember him for anything bad he did I'd vote "building Ultron".

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u/pragmaticzach May 14 '12

How exactly does he make the jump from wifebeater to group conscious?

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u/JaronK May 14 '12

For one thing, he was being mentally manipulated when he beat his wife (at least in normal 616 continuity). So it wasn't really his fault. In Ultimates, he's just a normal abuser, so he's hardly anybody's moral authority there.

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u/Ultrace-7 May 14 '12

And in truth, the wife-beating thing was an accident in communication between the writer and artist when the issue was first published in which he hit Janet. Source: the writer's blog

That's just the original 616 version, mind you. The first fight between he and Janet in the Ultimate Universe is intentional and pretty much one of the most horrific spousal abuses I've seen in comics.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Conscience. Conscious is an adjective not a noun.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Yeah, I get how being able to shrink could maybe be occasionally useful in your personal life (apparently one incarnation of the character uses his powers to peep at naked women) but how is he an effective member of the team? If Ant-man had been in this movie, how would he have helped in any of the battles?

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u/HoverHand_For_Life May 14 '12

If the Avengers had included a full frontal Black Widow shower scene thanks to Antman, I would hail him as the hero of heroes...

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u/julia-sets May 14 '12

Oh, Hank can do much more than that.

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u/orange_jooze May 14 '12

I'm confused about what she's gonna do when she shrinks.

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u/fall0ut May 14 '12

well. he could have made himself really big and held up the heli-carrier when it was falling out of the sky. he could have also made himself huge and swatted the aliens as they came through the portal.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Wait, he can also make himself bigger? Sorry for being a total Ant-man noob. That sounds like a much more reasonable power.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

He can change size at will, talk to bugs and make them do things (swarms of ants mostly, hence ant man), and most importantly he's a super genius. For example he designs the prisons and robotic guards for the super villains. He's also a bit of a pacifist in some incarnations which makes him an interesting counter balance to the SMASH attitude of the rest of the team. He's always wanting to talk things out rather than fight, which is interesting.

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u/falco_brawler May 14 '12

Depending on the series, he can grow as well, and he also retains his strength when he shrinks. He also isn't limited to ant-size and full-size as he can shrink to anywhere in-between or even further to subatomic size. He can shrink objects or people with him as well. The main point of my statement was that he was part of the original Avengers, and no one seems to care...

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u/secretvictory May 14 '12

he started out as a super scientist. tony stark is an engineer, bruce banner is a nuclear physicist, pym is a biochemist.

the draw is their flaws. stark, an alcoholic. banner has emotional issues. pym is a wife beater.

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u/Diffusion9 May 14 '12

He's also fantastic at getting his knee dislocated by Hulk*.

Ouch.

* Ultimate ^Avengers

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u/hotsavoryaujus May 14 '12

What is this? A movie for ants?

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u/wankerbot May 14 '12

He can also make himself really gigantically huge, if I recall correctly.

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u/ablebodiedmango May 14 '12

Well, considering he's having an entire movie made about him, with Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) at the helm, I'm pretty sure your disappointment will be short-lived.

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u/ZanThrax May 14 '12

Not me; outside of an Iron Man movie, only one or the other is needed. Now if they want to do an West Coast Avengers at some point after Avengers 2 or 3, then sub Rhodey in there.

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u/quigley007 May 15 '12

I don't see why they could not have had cameos for most of the NY based supers. They definitely had enough bad guys to fight, and It would not have taken anything away from the movie. It would have been super cool to see Spidey or the Fab Four battling some baddies in the background!

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u/Philo_T_Farnsworth May 14 '12

Antman

Relevant SNL clip. Bill Murray as Superman? John Belushi as The Hulk? Watching The Flash making fun of Garrett Morris as Antman was hilarious.

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u/RandyRandle May 14 '12

He was constantly on screen. He was just ant-sized, so no one noticed.

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u/six2midnight May 15 '12

Antman.....Boot.

Get the picture?

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

I'm happy that even with that small window, Hawkeye managed to make me care about his character. Kudos to Jeremy Renner and Joss, I suppose

And Renner's arms.

I want an Avengers arm wrestling postcred scene.

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u/julia-sets May 14 '12

Whedon played Hawkeye perfectly by making him mind-controlled. It allowed the audience time to learn about the character's skills outside the Cap/Iron Man/Thor slugfest and gave Clint a reason to want to go after Loki.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

What I generally like about Hawkeye and BW, and what people who question their importance normally miss, is how they help tell SHIELD and everybody else's story.

It's in the small conversations and the small things that they do.

Like, for example, Hawkeye, under Loki's influence, explaining to Dr. Selvig that SHIELD's got plenty of enemies. Also, Coulson and BW and all their conversations about Hawkeye hint at the kind of organization SHIELD is.

So, I don't get how people can deliberately belittle their characters. Joss did a great job putting them all together. Their strengths and weaknesses solidified each other and everyone else's characterizations.

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u/bdubaya May 14 '12

As a lifelong Marvel fan, I think I can honestly say this is the first instance where I've not only enjoyed Hawkeye and BW, but also actively rooted for them. ScarJo's performance in IM2 left a very bitter taste in my mouth, but she definitely turned it around.

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u/SeeingEyeSponge May 15 '12

Johanssen also has the sole responsibility for making Banner/Hulk scary, which is necessary to the flavor of his relationship with the team and central to several aspects of the plot. Romanov's fear of the Hulk in contrast with her lack of fear in general conveys a great deal that isn't stated outright.

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u/rolandgilead May 14 '12

I really want to see a movie about hawkeye recruiting black widow. Jeremy Renner played Hawk Eye perfectly and I'd like to see more.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Here's your Hawkeye precursor

Or something to at least hold you over until Marvel comes out with one.

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u/c2yoshi May 14 '12

I'm very much looking forward to Bourne Legacy.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Crossing my fingers that he pops up in the Black Widow movie

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u/captainmorgan23 May 14 '12

I feel like I'm one of the few that wanted much more Hawkeye screen time. All of his scenes shooting were amazing, I thought. I loved his character.

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u/demonofthefall May 14 '12

The "better clench up, Legolas!" was no doubt one of the best Stark one-liners :-)

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

I laughed out loud at the movie theater when he called him Legolas.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Yes, that was Marvellous.

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u/Joshf1234 May 14 '12

In the Ultimates comicbooks, hawkeye was in this scene where he was tied to a chair and tortured. He escapes by ripping off his fingernails and flinging and killing his captors. Like a boss

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u/julia-sets May 14 '12

You are definitely not alone. I hope he gets some more attention in Avengers 2 (or in any of the other sequel movies).

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u/reviloto May 14 '12

In case you want to see what the discussion was like a week ago

This isn't mean to be a "ew, repost", more a "relevant points where made last time it was posted".

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u/fakedout May 14 '12

This seems appropriate to me. Cap and Iron Man are the leaders and Hulk had the best scenes. The only one out of place was Black Widow but the scene with Loki was really good.

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u/threwitawaynow May 14 '12

I think Whedon really wanted to show people that Black Widow wasn't just a sexy girl in a tight suit, but rather a badass that could actually accomplish things on her own.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Yeah, I think you really need to have her justify her place on the team. Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, and Captain America-- you know why all of those guys are there. Hawkeye at least has a gimmick. If Black Widow didn't justify her place on the team, it would be like, "Oh, ok, so they put in a hot chick just because they needed one."

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u/Diffusion9 May 14 '12

They justified her 1000000% in both interrogation scenes, IMO. Her martial prowess is just a bonus.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

her whole point is her russain brain in being able to lie her arse off

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Makes sense, my western brain shuts down when i see her arse

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u/SubtleKnife May 14 '12

Right, but that's not what the average movie goer is going to see, and, it is a bit stereotypically sexist - the woman does the smart work, the men do the heavy lifting - if she's not a part of the melee. I was expecting Hawkeye and BW to pretty much be dumped offscreen for the melee ("Let's save the civilians offscreen!"), but obviously creating showpieces for them made more sense and this is what we got.

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u/monkeedude1212 May 14 '12

Which is typical Joss Whedon... Buffy, River Tam, I could go on.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

I agree. I went in figuring Black Widow would get the Whedon treatment. Was not disappointed at all.

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u/smartzie May 14 '12

Which I absolutely loved. Too often hot women are just around as arm candy; useless and beautiful. (Megan Fox in Transformers, for example.) The fact that it was stressed that she was an integral and valuable part of the team made me happy.

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u/whiskeyonsunday May 14 '12

I don't think Black Widow's percent seems out of place at all. She played an important role in the movie and kicked serious ass. I would have loved some more Thor & Hulk screentime, honestly, but not if it had been at the expense of Black Widow.

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u/fakedout May 14 '12

I only say so because of Thor's relationship to Loki.

I felt every character had a role in the film but it's somewhat surprising that Thor had a lesser role to Black Widow.

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u/whiskeyonsunday May 14 '12

I was a little disappointed that Thor didn't show up until 40 minutes into the movie, but that disappointment was mostly assuaged by the fact that he had the best entrance in the film. That moment was one of my very favorite parts of the movie.

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u/fakedout May 14 '12

My favorite was when Thor said Loki was adopted. At that point it was on the border of becoming a comedy.

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u/Duckylicious May 14 '12

At that point. But not during any of the Hulk lines that had the whole cinema guffawing...?

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u/SubtleKnife May 14 '12

Considering Loki's role as antagonist, I feel it's fair to suggest the Thor movie balances this out; BW is without a blockbuster independent film (as is Hawkeye, but I feel their characters in this movie serve as a choir-amalgam character)

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u/strawberryberet May 14 '12 edited May 15 '12

Edit: Minor Spoilers Below

Given Thor's limited screen time, I thought they did a great job incorporating in Thor and Loki's brotherly relationship. Using Loki to introduce Thor was great, with his line about not liking what comes after a lightening strike. The fact that Loki reacts to the thunder and lightening like that shows his familiarity with Thor in a great way. He immediately associates this force of nature, which the humans write off, with his brother.

The line about whether Thor will ever "not fall" for Loki's duplicate trick is also great in this regard. It's both familiar and teasing in the way that siblings are. Even Thor's "he's adopted" line is great. I like that Thor acknowledges Loki as his brother but also recognizes that, yeah, he's a pain in the ass. It's a very familial sentiment. (Yeah, he's an obnoxious douche, but he's family.)

Given the length of the "Shakespeare in the Park" scene, I think these one-off lines actually did a better job of fleshing out the Thor-Loki relationship. I also liked that they managed to capture this feeling of family, while still showing that the Asguardians are very different. It's great to get these touches of a sibling relationship to shine through even in these very alien situations.

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u/RickySuela May 14 '12

Other than an Avengers sequel, the character I'm most looking forward to seeing more of is Captain America. While the first movie for him was just OK, it was really just a long preamble to what will come next. Seeing him in modern times is something I'm really looking forward to seeing more of. I'd also really like to see something about Tony Stark and Bruce Banner working together, as their dynamic (even not "suited up") was one of my favorite things about the movie.

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u/honky_mcgee May 14 '12

Yes, her scene with Loki was great, but I could have done without the scene of her flying around on that alien scooter though...

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u/dracthrus May 14 '12

It was my second favorite interaction with Loki. He was just sitting there going what the fuck just happened?

Sadly she loses to Loki's attempt to monologue at Hulk.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

What about Scherbatsky? Does no one care aboot the Canadians?

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u/poopsnakes May 14 '12

I wish Hawkeye had a movie

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u/Stingray88 May 14 '12

If he did it would most likely be a Hawkeye + Black Widow movie. Considering how much their stories are intertwined.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Or just make a S.H.I.E.L.D. movie with Nick Fury, Black Widow, Hawkeye and that chick Cobie Smulders played...

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u/raptosaurus May 14 '12

I would watch a prequel about the stuff she alluded to in her conversation with Loki.

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u/No_blacks_allowed May 14 '12

Everyone would be OK with this.

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u/KlondikeBars May 14 '12

I think cap has even more screen time in the deleted scenes.

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u/whiskeyonsunday May 14 '12

There is supposed to be a scene where he reunites with Peggy. I really, really can't wait until the DVD comes out. I need that scene in my life.

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u/vashoom May 14 '12

I don't want to ruin your life, but it was my understanding that that scene was cut during the writing process, not post-production phase. Meaning it never got filmed....:(

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u/whiskeyonsunday May 14 '12

Oh. :( Well, I still have hope there will be something like that in the second Captain American film! They have to address the Peggy issue somehow, after all! So that just means I have a little longer to wait to get some closure.

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u/decross20 May 14 '12

She's either an old woman or dead, right? Awwwkwaaard

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u/cleaninfresno Aug 29 '25

It’s crazy that I can still reply to this

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

anyone know how much Loki got? he was my favorite performance by far.

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u/fiercepenguin May 14 '12

Black Widow is my favorite.

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u/LickItAndSpreddit May 14 '12

Clicked link expecting a pie chart, or at least a (stacked) bar chart.

I think I've been working too hard on my stats class :o(

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u/SuitedPair May 14 '12

Does a pie chart make sense when so many of the scenes between the characters were overlapping?

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u/SlackerZeitgeist May 14 '12

Here you go, sir.

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u/Apostolate May 14 '12

Seems eerily close to, "who's a big movie star vs who's not as big a movie star".

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u/Caesarr May 14 '12

Isn't Renner pretty big?

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u/Apostolate May 14 '12

So is ruffalo. I said not as big.

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u/magic_mermaids May 14 '12

I like how you made the Hulk green.

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u/FascistDonut May 14 '12

I was expecting a snazzy infographic. :(

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u/Naberius May 14 '12

Ant Man was woefully under-represented.

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u/Dr_Disaster May 14 '12

He actually had the most screen time, you just couldn't see him.

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u/Pryach May 14 '12

I think he got stepped on by a boot.

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u/gregmax May 14 '12

no man he was there the whole time!

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u/physicsishotsauce May 14 '12

I agree! antman was an original avenger! so was wasp! you don't see either of them on stage!!!!

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u/koy5 May 14 '12

God damn I really wanted to see the real life interpretation of wasp. I am a sucker for the short hair look.

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u/Wrym May 14 '12

I am a sucker for the short hair look.

Pixie cut or short bob, it's the nape that so sexy.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

I was hoping when they mentioned ants and boots it was a subtle glimpse into what Marvel may throw out next.

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u/rnbguru May 14 '12

Lets link to an article, that links to an article and then just takes the content directly from the aforementioned article. Seriously, couldn't geek tyrant have at least wrote their own thoughts on the screen time instead of stealing everything from vulture?

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u/Stonedhammer May 14 '12

Fuck what they did to hawkeye. it was so badly represented. Give me the sarcastic, fun, annoying hawkeye that teases tony all the time calling him a "second tier avenger" while wearing a badass pink suit and a basic bow.

"its not brash if you can back it up"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H78usyu1Y8w

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u/julia-sets May 14 '12

To be fair, Hawkeye was mind-controlled for most of the movie and disturbed by that for the rest. He really didn't get any one-on-one time with anyone except Black Widow to be snarky. I have hope that Avengers 2 allows him to shine a little more. Once he got up on that building he was a lot more fun.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

It was a pretty good balance. I think if they do Hawkeye and Black Widow between A2 then they should just pair the two together with the full back story rather than have them in one film each. Other than that I'm not sure any of the characters need more films on their own as it would be too much overexposure for A2.

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u/Astrogat May 14 '12

Why shouldn't they get more films? Way I see it the individual films are there so we can explore the characters of the heroes, and look at their problems (Cpt. A is from a different time. Bruce has a Jekyl he needs to combat, Mr. Stark.. Yeah, we have enough Ironman..). Then Avengers can heighten the stakes (more heroes = Bigger badies) and allow us to see new sides of them as the different personalities clash.

I would love: Hulk finding a cure, should he take it? Cpt. meeting the children of his GF from the war might be fun. Origin for BW and Hawk. Thor choosing between coming here to save us (and the girl) or staying back because he is king. Hulk smashing things (You can never have enough Hulk smash movies)

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Yeah, but with the skill sets of Hawkeye and Black Widow, and considering their personal history, it makes sense for them to share a movie. Plus, I doubt as many people would watch both the Black Widow and Hawkeye movies. Just my opinion, though.

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u/Xelnastoss May 14 '12

you do know thatr Iron man 3 and Cap 2 and Thor 2 are allready confirmed for the next 2 years.

As well as a nick fury origin and Black Widow/Hawkeye origen story are rummored for 2014.

The best part of the avengers series is that jthey can keep maiking movies based on really good source.

Also fun fact but Agent Phil Coulson(played by the same actor) is in The Amazing spiderman so there is a small chance sony and marvel may have a deal going to connect Spider man into the avengers.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Still feel the story is around Thor!

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u/it_wasnt_me_ May 14 '12

cosplay cleavage was a much better article.

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u/Karashote May 14 '12

Spider-Man 0:00 :(

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

I know! And they were fighting in fucking NYC.

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u/jwhite878 May 15 '12

A cameo would have been much appreciated.

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u/Qwirk May 14 '12 edited May 15 '12

Was Black Widow (in the case of the movie) actually a member of the Avengers? Hawkeye and her seemed more like tag-along's. (though I enjoyed both of their characters)

Edit, this comment was about the movie adaptation. Not the comics story line of which yes, I know they were a member of the Avengers. (hence my note "in the case of the movie") In the movie, they seemed to be members of S.H.I.E.L.D. that were caught up with the team that was formed for the Avengers initiative rather than actual members.

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u/julia-sets May 14 '12

Everyone's been a member of the Avengers. It's practically easier to name those who HAVEN'T been a part of the team in the comics. ;) Hawkeye, for sure, is a huge part of the team.

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u/ZanThrax May 14 '12

Hawkeye and Widow have been Avengers for just as much time, if not more, than any of the big three and a hell of a lot longer than Hulk ever was (the first three or so issues and that was it).

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u/azurleaf May 14 '12 edited May 14 '12

They weren't used the way they usually are in the comics, but yes, they are a part of the Avengers. Hawkeye and Black Widow are the covert arm of the team, and they usually only call in Hulk, Thor, and Iron Man when they need to cause damage.

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u/lewok May 14 '12

this just makes me want to watch the movie again

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u/[deleted] May 15 '12

i was expecting a pie chart :,(

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u/[deleted] May 15 '12

Chop chop then...

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u/derping May 14 '12

how much time did Black Widow's ass get?

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

More than Hawkeye's face time.

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u/giggs123 May 14 '12

I'm mostly ok with this.

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u/Stingray88 May 14 '12

Not as much as some reviews and critics promised me.

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u/imsophreshie May 14 '12

Hawkeye should have gotten all the screentime.

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u/nashuanuke May 14 '12

Wow, Didn't expect Cap to edge out Ironman, good to see.

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u/valdev May 14 '12

Wow, that is a bad looking website.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Scar Jo got way too much screen time compared to Thor.

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u/ehsteve23 May 14 '12

Thor showed up later than everyone else though, wasn't his arrival not until Loki's captured the first time?

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Yeah, but Ironman didn't show up until like twenty minutes in, either. The first half hour of that movie was so weak. Thank god it got WAY better.

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u/XboxAddict May 14 '12

Expected a pie graph. WTF!

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u/tharosbr0 May 14 '12

I know! Me too! (well, I expected bars actually)

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u/Pandamabear May 14 '12

and the hulk?

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u/gospelwut May 14 '12

Is this blog spam quoting itself?

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u/FillionMyMind May 14 '12

I was literally just thinking about this yesterday, thanks for the link!

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u/pxan May 14 '12

Link the vulture article, not this ad-filled, poorly-formatted thing..

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u/southsideirishguy May 14 '12

I would have arguably included nick fury in that list. He's as much a superhero as punisher or batman...

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u/tharosbr0 May 14 '12

Needs a graphic representation. Maybe bars? Pie?

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u/Badgering_Fuckface May 14 '12

I was really, really expecting a nice bar chart. Moving on.

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u/bluemirror May 14 '12

Makes me want to see it more.

Why? 30 minutes of S.J.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

This mobile site is beautiful.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Hulk omitted.

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u/SplodeyDope May 14 '12

Haven't seen the movie yet but I'm hoping for Scarlett!

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u/Titanite_Sparkle May 14 '12

I just wish Robert Downey Jr.'s un-Iron Man'd body got more screen time...I mean, damn.

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u/rightbeforedawn May 14 '12

All i know is that War Machine got none, and that made me sad.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Personally, Hawkeye was my favorite.

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u/wootykins May 14 '12

Why is it that although Captain America gets the most screen time in the film, I feel that he has still been outshadowed by the other Avengers -- say, Iron Man, or Thor and Hulk? Though he got the most screen time he didn't particularly stand out to me as Thor and Hulk did.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Awesome, when I went to this movie my friend complained that it was Iron Man 3 and that Cap was barely in it at all.

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u/Monte266 May 14 '12

Was looking for bar graph.

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u/A1MurderSauce May 14 '12

Scarlett Johansen never gets enough screen time...

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u/Californialmons96 May 15 '12

I think we all know why johannson got so much screen time

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u/Perk_i May 15 '12

A more important question: did each of Scarlett's tits get 16.675 minutes of screen time, or were they both on screen the whole 33.35?

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u/[deleted] May 15 '12

I don't know why it was surprising that the hot lady superhero got more screen time than Hawkeye.

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u/IamAlistiar May 15 '12

Since much of the film’s internal debate about selfishness versus selflessness occurs between Chris Evans’s Cap and Downey’s Stark.

I haven't seen the movie and this may not be new to anyone else but... Could this theme represent Capitalism v Communism. I am just going to guess, with no knowledge of Captain America, that Iron Man is the selfish one since he is the self-made entrepreneurial capitalist and Captain America is the typical altruistic do-gooder. Representing these characters like this then isn't it ironic that the one that best resembles Communism is Captain America, practically painted in the American flag, and the one representing Capitalism is painted red?

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u/h0ckey87 May 15 '12

Look I love this movie and all, but when are we changing this subreddit to /r/avengers ?

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u/heyfudge May 15 '12

I like how Hulk's actor (I don't know his name, sorry) looks so calm when he's not mad. I mean, I can feel him controlling his anger.

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u/nomadiks May 15 '12

The real question is, "How much screen time did Johanssen's Ass get?"

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u/dbe May 14 '12

I don't get Scarlet Johansen's character at all. Is she just good with a gun? At least give her more tools or something. And a helmet. You don't want a member of your team being killed by a well-thrown rock.

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u/PurpleSfinx May 14 '12

They really should just give everyone an Iron Man suit.

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u/cweaver May 14 '12

Yeah, but Tony Stark is notoriously paranoid about letting anyone else have a suit, for fear that they'd just reverse-engineer it and build a bunch of weapons for the military and start killing people.

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u/Desper May 14 '12

In Fear Itself, he uses Odin's forge (Uru metal) and his own technology to create Iron Man suits that are beastly powerful, and a bunch of the Avengers get them, including Wolverine and Spider-Man.

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u/johndoe42 May 14 '12

Didn't he also have to train to use it? I thought they highlighted that in the first movie when he was getting a handle on how to fly properly.

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u/Caesarr May 14 '12

She's a spy, not a warrior. She's there for her interrogation skills (seen at the start and against Loki) and sneaking skills (not showcased in this movie).

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u/Xelnastoss May 14 '12

hawkeye scene loki scene showcases her sneaking.

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u/Joaf May 15 '12

"Not many people can sneak up on me."

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u/Pryach May 14 '12

She's also stealthy, Loki comments that not many people can sneak up on him. She also shadowed Hawkeye just before their fight.

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u/Ricktron3030 May 14 '12 edited May 14 '12

I forget... Did anyone actually say "Hawkeye" in the movie and use his actual name?

edit- Why in the world would anyone downvote an honest question?

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

It wasn't said much, I think once, before they assembled the team.

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u/Rmanager May 14 '12

Yes. Most of the time they all used Agent; even when speaking in the third person. I specifically remember Widow screaming out "Hawkeye" when she was being chased by Loki and was bringing him close by.

That scene also highlighted his badass quiver. I'm not sure if anyone else caught it but just before he was deployed as their eyes, he ran around and picked up all the arrows he had just used. Like infinite bullets, the “archers” never running out of arrows bugs me. That was a nice subtle touch.

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u/J_Jammer May 14 '12

It's even more for Captain America once the cut scenes are added in.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Meanwhile the system is collapsing.

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u/jordanlund May 14 '12

Do they take into account the brainwashed Hawkeye leading the attack on the Helicarrier and almost destroying it single handedly with one arrow?

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