an afternoon at the movies

I went to see the Avengers this afternoon (more on that after the cut).  There was about twenty minutes of previews in front of it.  I just want to say a few things.

Expendables 2 - I haven't seen the first one.  The only thing i could thing of when i saw van Damme was that he is a"maj" (i have no idea if that is how it's spelled, but think of the j in jacques and you have the pronunciation) in WoW.  I don't really care for Sly, and sadly Statham makes movies that are hit or miss, but can i just say...Bruce and Arnold in a smart car = epic win.  (Oh, and Chuck Norris with guns...kind of weird but i can get used to it, after all, he is a hunter.)

Prometheus - I have seen this preview about ten times (well...five or six) now and it still gets me so excited.  The musical "scream" at the end is just...breathtaking.  I know, some people might think it's annoying, but all it does is remind me of the old tagline from the original Alien films..."In space, no one can hear you scream."  And scream the characters do.

Amazing Spider-man - Whining Spider-boy is more like it.  But i cannot help but be intrigued by this preview.  And i hate that.  I always expected more from Peter than we were ever given, and i don't think a new actor in the role is going to help that.

Battleship - I hope this is good.  They've got Aslan and a wanna-be Dee (from BSG), can they make me care?

Dark Knight Rises - This was the first time i had seen this version of the preview.  I was pretty psyched by the end of it.  There was the obligatory "flash a few seconds of all your favorite characters" in it, but Cat Woman/Anne Hathaway...i'm really intrigued.  I wasn't sure that she could pull it off but i think that she's going to do better than Pfeiffer.  But who is this bad guy?  I don't think they even say his name in the trailer, or if they do it was too fast to catch.  I thought Riddler was going to be in this one?

BRAVE - Another new preview, the second or third one i've seen for this film, and every time i see one i am dying to see this film.  I actually cried today.  Billy Connolly is so funny and Kelly MacDonald...maybe it's just because i loved her so much in Decoy Bride, but i am falling more and more in love with the characters she plays.  I think she's finally coming into her own and i love how the accents are thicker than what's usual for Hollywood.  Scottish is so sexy.  I hope this isn't going to be a "marriage is horrible" thing (though i'd run away with her options, too) so much as a "be true to yourself" with "and your family" realized at the end.  Gingers ftw.

And Avengers...