'Brad 'n' Laremy on Movies' Podcast #9: Captain America, Friends with Benefits and Why We're Not at Comic Con
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Just under 32 minutes this week as we open with our thoughts on Comic Con and why we've decided to skip the comic book convention the last two years in a row followed by our thoughts on Captain America: The First Avenger and Friends with Benefits.
Here's a minute-by-minute breakdown of this week's edition if you would like to skip around a bit:
- 0:00-14:53 – Comic Con and why we don't go plus talk of the new The Amazing Spider-Man trailer (watch here)
- 14:54-19:19 – Friends with Benefits review
- 19:20-28:06 – Captain America review
- 28:06-31:24 – Box-office talk and wrap-up
Also, Laremy is still using an inferior method for me to record his audio, which will hopefully be cleared up by next week, but he is a little lazy so I may need to cattle prod him a bit to get him moving. So apologies on that. Otherwise I hope you enjoy this week's episode.
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Actually, Renner was born in 1969, and Smith 1968.
Yeah, but Smith became a star at a much earlier age and I'm still not convinced Renner is a star, Bourne and Avengers will determine that to some degree.
In a way, Renner has established himself to be a star. He was able to pull off two consecutive Oscar noms. Smith did come early, but many blockbuster stars come at a later age.
And to correct myself, Renner was born in 1971
I'm kind of surprised neither of you knew about the cube's connection to Thor. One of the earliest scenes in Captain America has Weaving's character invading Norway to steal the cube from a church where he talks about the Norse gods leaving an object of immense power behind, one that was considered "the jewel of Odin's treasure room" or something. It's hidden behind a carving of the World Tree from Norse Mythology (which Thor sketches for Jane Foster in her notebook.)
They could have name-dropped Thor himself to really hammer it home, so to speak, but I thought they did quite a bit to make the connection.
And yes, the cube shows up in the post credit scene in Thor. Apparently the Allies never learned how to harness the power after Howard Stark found it (Zola either didn't continue to cooperate or something happened to him). I wouldn't be surprised, however, if we find out that the "element" that Tony Stark created based on his father's hidden designs was in fact derived from studying the cube and/or Zola's weapons that were powered by it.
It's not that we didn't know of its connection to Thor, the problem is a question of just what the hell is it? The connection to Thor doesn't matter, what it is does.
Unless I am mistaken there was never a moment in Captain America when it was explained.
I don't think we know what it does yet. It's a mysterious, all-powerful alien artifact, left on Earth by Norse gods. The Red Skull's scientist devised a method of siphoning off that power to use in war machines and weapons, because they were just interested in power.
It will feature in the Avengers, surely. Thor's people created it (or at least had possession of it) and Captain America fought (and froze) over it. SHIELD has apparently been trying to tap into it for 70 odd years, and without telling him likely had Tony Stark recreate a vital element related to it through his father's designs in Iron Man 2. Now they're bringing in the scientist from Thor to help them crack it, and he's possibly controlled or at least shadowed by Loki.
I find it a pretty interesting set up, and very original… none of this is lifted from any comic story that I'm aware of.
as a fan comic con is no fun anymore it is a train wreck i had a blast for 3 out of the last 4 years. that said i am not sure it is even thrown for fans anymore this year goes from $100 to $175 next year for 4 days passes. you cant tell me this non profit is not just sitting on top of the golden goose now this thing is a cash cow. i will just go to doctor who conventions and save money. not deal with this orgy of humanity.
Trust Joss Whedon. We know he will make something interesting, and we know the writing will be strong. Huzzah!