The
next Avengers film isn’t due till next year. That means roughly 3 years is
going to span between the first movie and its sequel. What a way to keep kids
and fans interested but by producing a live action show that keeps the
Avengers, Loki, and the Tesseract in the minds of potential movie goers. I also
loved that Marvel Universe LIVE! used the many of the voices of the characters
from the cartoons. Drake Bell voices was dubbed for Spidey! Adrian Pasdar was
speaking for both Tony Stark and Iron Man! Very clever! And the production made
sure to use characters from recent Marvel films including the Extremis soldiers
and Electro in order to bridge the gap between this show and the movie
universe.
(Clockwise
from Left: Avengers face the enemy, Too many Lokis, On a Rampage, Hulk Smash!)
Before
I sign off, I just want to let you know that you shouldn’t come to this show expecting
things to be cheap. Parking was $15 a person and I expect some places like
Chicago, Vegas, and New York will be even more pricy. But when you get inside
is when things really hit you. For the same price of my parking, you can get a bag
of cotton candy and a foam mask of Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-man, or
Hulk. The mask is really cool but as my wife pointed out “the day I pay $15 for
a bag of cotton candy is the day you need to get my head examined.” Super-hero
themed snow cones, lollies, and other sweets are around the same price range.
If
you’ve read my blog, you know I am a big fan of t-shirts. Marvel Universe LIVE!
Was no exception. They had some sweet ones. But at $30 a pop for an adult
shirt, I could buy 3 really nice tees at Wal-Mart (5 if I check out their
clearance racks!)
This doesn’t mean that there wasn’t some
really cool merchandise that I wanted or that I didn’t buy anything. I highly recommend
the Souvenir Booklet. It’s a full colored book that one part program and one
part activity/ trivia book. There’s tons of great artwork but very few
live-action shots. Actually, there aren’t any except for a ‘behind the scenes’
section. I would’ve liked to have a few pictures of the show in action. As you
can tell, my pics are not the best quality. Maybe the show is too new for this.
Another reason to get the book however is the free prequel comic book that
comes with the booklet. It’s not available unless you buy the booklet. Plus, I
give major kudos to Feld Entertainment for presenting the comics bagged and
boarded.
Sure,
you can see the wires. Granted, the one-liners were corny. Yeah, paying $40 for
a stuffed Hulk is a lot of money. And there was a little controversy over the
run time being about 20 minutes shorter than expected. But Marvel, Feld, and of
course, the House of Mouse put on a great show. I left the show on a high,
ready to save my little corner of the world.
Worth
Consuming.
Rating:
9 out of 10 stars.
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