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Film:  The Avengers

The birth of the uncool.  Somehow, this movie is the 3rd highest grossing film of all time and yet, no one talks about it.  It was as if the whole thing was just one big giant preview and marketing campaign. Think about this - 30% of the box office for the entire year thus far is the Avengers.  And yet, I've yet to hear one single conversation about the film.  To this day, if you are simply out and about you will hear the words "oh...that was like that episode in Seinfeld."  With respect to the Avengers people will say "oh did you see it?"  And another will answer "yeah."  And that's all anyone has to say.  Perhaps if they are a teenage boy they'll say "it was awesome."  Sure, I guess it was awesome.

Can someone tell me what the aliens were trying to accomplish?  Why did they just start attacking office workers in downtown Manhattan?  If I were an alien trying to take over earth, that seems like a pointless strategy.  Do these office workers pose some sort of existential threat to the aliens?  Why not just land and walk around in the middle of the street.  It isn't like the office workers are going to fight you.  And if they did, you could shoot them with your super high tech guns.  But why just wantonly destroy buildings?  Because the CGI is at a good price point?  Seriously.