(Films discussed in this post: John Carter, Snow White And The Huntsman, Ted, and Savages.)
So, here’s the news coming out of summer 2012 — superheroes are a big deal. The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, and The Dark Knight Rises are all hits, with a slew of animated kids’ films (like Pixar’s Brave) also sizzling at the box office.
What’s not so hot? Practically everything else.
Well, I finally have time to write something about The Avengers. But what to say about a movie so massive? Something everybody’s already nattering on about? A film that easily took the record for the best opening weekend of all time?
I thought maybe I wouldn’t bother, but considering that it was my most anticipated film of 2012 and its colossal gross is likely to be the year’s biggest (though The Dark Knight Rises may put a pin in that), it seemed silly not to say something. So here it is.
First, let’s just get this out of the way — SPOILER WARNING!!
(As a rule, I don’t care much about spoilers. I think it’s a misnomer. Does knowing what happens really “spoil” or ruin a movie? I don’t think so. I enjoy things just as much if I already know the ending as if I don’t. But there are some things I prefer to go into reasonably blind, The Cabin In The Woods being one of them. So consider yourself warned. It’s impossible to say much about this movie without giving away a few things, though I will still attempt to be vague enough to not totally spell it all out — though I’m not convinced that would make this particular movie any less enjoyable.)
Since it was my Most Anticipated Film Of 2012, I obviously am riled up about this.
For any fan of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse, Angel, or Firefly, there’s pretty much nothing more exciting than new shit from Joss Whedon.
What shit? Doesn’t matter. Even actual shit… well, we’d talk about it.
