tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26783085.post4552698676929183856..comments2022-02-08T11:00:26.600+00:00Comments on Pigasus Press: AssemblyTony Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02781999386013672559noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26783085.post-74738950478789535522012-04-29T10:30:06.348+00:002012-04-29T10:30:06.348+00:00I think it is/will be a classic although perhaps f...I think it is/will be a classic although perhaps for reasons not necessarily connected to quality: it's the first movie of a "type" we've not seen before. Different from a series of sequels, it's like a sequel to at least four other movies. When Ang Lee Hulk, at least, was made, this was little more than the vaguest sort of idea yet nothing here invaldates Hulk. It'll be regarded as a classic for years to come simply because they pulled it off.<br /><br />That said, I'm not sure that comparisons with other supers movies are always easy. The Dark Knight, eg, has a very different tone to.it than this. Both succeed in their goalsbut their goals are different. The darker tone makes The Dark Knight appear more profound but I'm not sure it is. Maybe all the Avengers has to offer are some airy thoughts on team work and playing nice with others, but they're no less true than the TDK's sententious deconstruction of good and evil.<br /><br />I feel that Avengers was a bit tighter, despite the length and slight drag in the final half hour. TDK seemed to have a whole other movie tacked on to the end of it.<br /><br />I've never been entirely convinced byt eh Ang Lee Hulk, either, but I'll be interested to read your book and see if you can change my mind!Patrick Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483247439912550014noreply@blogger.com