Can't get enough of this movie.
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tim411 — 9 years ago(February 10, 2017 07:54 AM)
Oh come on. Sure, maybe she's more than an average girl. But, like a girl who takes up cross fit or something. she's still not kicking a dude's ass. It would have been more believable if they were fighting and he was getting the edge in it and then maybe they turned it into some romantic fling between the two. Now that stuff happens ALL the time and it would have been more believable.
"Russia's Red Room assassin program"?? That's just made up. I don't recall anything in the movie taking about some red room program. -
nillindeiel — 9 years ago(February 10, 2017 08:34 AM)
"Russia's Red Room assassin program"?? That's just made up. I don't recall anything in the movie taking about some red room program.
Not made up in the least. The Red Room program is character background that comes straight from the comics (
http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Room
) and Natasha herself mentions it in the next Avengers movie (Avengers: Age of Ultron. Plus how the Red Room was run back in the late 1930's was also shown in Agent Carter season 1 episode 5 "The Iron Ceiling"). So that she's a product of the Red Room assassin training is in fact film canon.
And again this is not some girl who decided to take up cross fit beating a guy.
She. Was. Trained. To. Be. A. Frickin'. ASSASSIN!!!
one of Russia's elites. Perfectly believable that a
highly trained assassin- regardless of gender - would be able to kick someone's ass.
It would have been more believable if they were fighting and he was getting the edge in it and then maybe they turned it into some romantic fling between the two. Now that stuff happens ALL the time
Because that type of stuff happens all the time is the exact reason why I'm glad they DIDN'T do it.
Nillindeiel
Agent Hill:
Then aliens invaded New York and were beaten back, by among others, a giant green monster, a costumed hero from the 40's. and a god.
Agent Ward:
I don't think Thor is technically a god.
Hill:
Wellyou haven't been near his arms.
~Agents of SHIELD; Season 1 Episode 1 "Pilot"
- regardless of gender - would be able to kick someone's ass.
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maypole27 — 9 years ago(February 11, 2017 12:35 PM)
I had read on one Marvel site that Hawkeye's fighting skills were ranked higher than Black Widow (and Wolverine, for that matter). They might be basing this on older comics, though. Regardless, one factor that the OP failed to take into account is that Hawkeye is exhausted by the time of the fight. Even factoring the two of them at the same skill level, Black Widow had the edge. I would even say that the only reason she didn't win the fight sooner was that she was working to stop him and not seriously injure him.
I was also so glad that they stayed away from Black Widow and Hawkeye as a romantic couple, in general. Having a romantic twist in the context of the fight would have been beyond idiotic. He was mind-controlled at the time. -
Socialman — 9 years ago(February 12, 2017 04:18 PM)
I could be mistaken, but I'm beginning to think you're struggling with the concept of a
girl
kicking some guy's arse. You know, almost as if that's entirely impossible unless there are some special circumstances or something. Did I read you right ?
Fabricati Diem, Pvnc !
RIP Terry Pratchett -
haxemon — 9 years ago(February 10, 2017 08:08 AM)
This thread is helping me deal with IMDB boards going away. Hard to believe that in 2017 there are still people who think "losing to a girl" is a problem.
I chose to reply to the only poster I respect in the thread (though I didn't read all comments).
Reading my signature constitutes admission that I am correct. (Too late)