Watch: Honest 'The Avengers' Trailer
by Shannon KeirnanIf you liked the huge blockbusting flick, “The Avengers,” and, statistically, you did, then feel free to subject yourself to the ScreenJunkies’ Honest Movie Trailer version.
Hopefully you’ll get a chuckle or two, as the deeply theatrical trailer voice introduces you to the film, “from Joss Whedon, God of the nerds…”
Since apparently “The Avengers” blinds all nerds from admitting any legitimate criticism and put all of D.C. Comics on suicide watch, it might be worth a peek, right? Observe the inexplicably returned Loki’s vow of vengeance, forcing the “Blue-tooth obsessed government agency” to gather together all of the Marvel characters they have the rights to.
Get a run-down on these characters, including “Captain America, no one’s favorite character, who just kind of has to be there,” and “Leather Boobs.” Boooobsss.
Embrace the action-packed shots. “Witness the excitement of Iron Man repairing a space ship for twenty minutes” in “a movie so fulfilling you won’t remember that the first 45 minutes are actually kind of boring.”
Have your own questions justified when the announcer points out that they all seem to be communicating without actual ear pieces.
Giggle, just a little, when they call Hawk Eye “Pink Eye,” because why the heck not.
Scoff and frown when they show “the character in the middle of the credits who every nerd in the audience pretended to know,” because, whatever. You totally know who that is, but you don’t want to spoil it for everyone else.
The trailer promises, “If this doesn’t make your inner 8-year-old self squeal in delight, you’re likely dead inside. Or a girl.”
But the best part?
The sappy music laid carefully over some flirtatious staring and smiles between Tony Stark and “Not Edward Norton…”
Yowza.