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Ultimate Avengers - The Movie DVD
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- Bad, Just really badIf you are a fan of the Ultimate Avengers comics, do not buy this DvD. The amazing artwork from the comics is in no way reproduced for this movie, it looks more like bad Saturday morning cartoons from the 80's. Which brings me to the story, it's sort of like the comics, close enough that you will notice some similarities, but far enough off that you will be left scratching your head & wondering what, if anything, they were thinking when they released this. It's really too bad, this could have been great, if anyone had bothered to actually care about their work when it was being made.
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- BUY THE TRADE PAPERBACK, NOT THIS STEAMING PILE OF COW DUNG...!If you are at all interested in the Ultimates Avengers, listen to me--DO NOT BUY THIS. You are much better served in buying the 1st Trade Paperback that collects the 1st Ultimates story arc, upon which this DVD is (allegedly) based. As we have seen recently, Marvel is very spotty in quality control when bringing its properties to screens (Daredevil, Punisher, Elektra, Hulk, X3 all being extremely substandard adaptions), and if Ultimate Avengers is any indication of what to expect in the future, well...we can only hope that DC will do better. Because Avi Arad (head of Marver Enterprises or whatever they call it) and Co. are basically ruining their characters everytime they adapt it. Everything about this film -- the voice acting, the story, the dialogue, and good god, THE ANIMATION -- is disappointing. And let's be honest, to the hard core fans who support Marvel...it's an insult and a disgrace. Because they are basically telling us that they can put together an extremely lackluster product and still expect us to buy it. AND THEY'RE RIGHT! This time. But let me tell you, when Ultimate Avengers 2 DVD hits the stores...well, then I'll break out the 2nd Ultimates trade paperback and read that. And maybe, just maybe, if I really want to torture myself, I'll dream about the kind of movie it could be if the dumb cheapskates at Marvel actually cared about their fans. Because that's more fictitious than anything Stan Lee and Jack Kirby dared dream up even in their headiest of heydays.
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- Ultimate Avengers!Ultimate Avengers, The Movie is the first-ever full length animated movie from Marvel.
Earth is in danger from age-old enemies on the verge of attack, and cannot be saved by a single hero. A team of heroes - all of whom are very independent in spirit - must be formed. The team is to be led by Captain America/Steve Rogers (voice: Justin Gross), who has been frozen in ice for over sixty years. He is revived by Bruce Banner (voice: Michael Massee)and Dr. Betty Ross (voice: Nan McNamara). My personal favorite, Thor, (voice: David Boat) was probably the hardest to convince to come on board with the team. But eventually the Thunder God does lend a hand and a warhammer to the cause. The rest of the team includes The Wasp/Janet Pym (voice: Grey DeLisle), Black Widow/Natalia Romanoff (voice: Olivia D'Abo); Iron Man/Tony Stark (voice: Mark Worden),and Giant Man/Hank Pym (voice: Nolan North). They are joined by Nick Fury (voice: Andre Ware).
Although these heroes manage to present a united front against Earth's enemies, their biggest threat comes from within - we all know what happens when Bruce Banner becomes angry - The Incredible Hulk! (voice: Fred Tatasciore).
For a long-time comic book addict, the only thing better than reading them is seeing them come to life on the small screen. Wonderful fun! Great storyline, fun movie!
And it's loaded with bonus features, including: "Avengers Assemble" featurette, The Ultimate voice talent search, Avengers trivia, "What Avenger Are You" DVD-rom game, animated interactive menus, and a sneak peek at Ultimate Avengers II.
And this is only the beginning - there are more full-length Marvel animated movies in the works - Ultimate Avengers II will be unleashed in August, 2006; Iron Man has his own movie in October, 2006; and Doctor Strange will be released in February, 2007.
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- EnjoyableI grew up during the 70's and was an avid comic book junkie (as weere most kids my age). The kid in me still gets excited to heard about a new Marvel movie. That's probably why I liked this movie even though there were a few things that bugged me:
- Bruce Banner was potrayed as an whiney, little rat-faced man. He wasn't like this in the comic book, why now?
- Thor seemed more like a alchoholic hippie. Always drinking his mead and trying to save whales. A "Hero" not interested in the wars of man. What's with his hammer having a blade on one end? I know Marvel revamped most of it's characters quite a while back, but if I remember correctly it's referred to as the HAMMER of Thor, not the AXE of Thor. This makes me think of how DC ruined Aquaman.
- Henry Pym was about as arrogant and self-centered as they come. He blamed everyone else for his mistakes. While I remember him as being arrogant this was went overboard. I did though, like the part of the movie where he puts on his old Ant Man helmet.
Overall, it's worth getting if you do not expect it to strictly follow the comic books of your childhood.
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- A Valiant attemptAny viewer of this film should be aware of the source,a series of fairly adult graphic novels from a few years back.Marvel takes the WATCHMEN approach to it's own characters and does a fabulous job.That said,the movie should have been twice as long
to get enough character development in,and possibly more of that real-world material.Is the animation good? yes. Is it as good as Warner or the average Japanese flick? no.
but it's worth buying.I'll be looking out for more.I hope they read these reviews,and make the right choice.
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