Hello Dear Reader!
I know that this one is WAY overdue, but I currently don't have a PC, so bear with me. I'm also using my IPad, which seems to make writing a grammatically correct blog impossible. Not everyone is American, Mr. WhoeverRunsAppleNow. The world does not revolve around you!
The Avengers is the flick I have been waiting for since Iron Man (that and Deadpool - but that seems to have been put on the backburner...again). All the subtle hints sprinkled through The Hulk, Thor and Captain America have seriously been doing my head in - and when it was announced that Joss Whedon had signed on to write and direct, bricks were shat. But enough about that, on to my opinion! Cos that's the most important thing here.
Now, those of you that know me (and I'm assuming that it is the vast majority of you), know that I am a huge comic book fan. That being said, I have to say, I LOVED this film. It was written by someone that is obviously a fan, very witty, well shot, and engaging.
Big budget comic book/franchise adaptions can be really disappointing (fuck you Michael Bay), and to be quite honest, this is probably the first that I have been genuinely impressed with since the original Batman.
The way that Whedon brought the characters together as a unit is fantastic - the first chunk of the movie explores what would happen when 7 individuals huge egos (and the odd super power) are thrown together and expected to work as a team. It involves a lot of bickering, power struggles, punching and hilarity. Then comes the pivotal moment when one of their own is lost (no spoilers), and they all band together to save the world (or New York...whatever).
It's pretty predictable plot wise, but with these kinds of movies, simple is always best.
It was a little disappointing that they were unable to bring Edward Norton back on as The Hulk, but they definitely made the right casting choice with Mark Ruffalo. He really NAILS Bruce Banner - playing him with the right amount of nervous energy, anxiety and underlying anger. Hopefully he stays on for the next flick, because he was fucking brilliant.
As he was really the only casting change, there's not really any point in my harping on about the rest of them. Scarlet Johansson is hot, so is Chris Hemsworth. Robert Downey Jnr is perfectly arrogant, and Chris Evans is confused. They're all just as good as they were in their previous films.
The only other thing I found annoying was that there are a few shots in the film that are obviously made for 3D, so if you're watching it normally, every now and then something will flash up screaming I'M A 3D SCENE! Other than that, I loved every second, and would gladly go and see it again (this time in 3D). Which brings me to my final question:
WHY ARE STUDIOS STILL GIVING MONEY TO MICHAEL BAY?! GIVE IT TO JOSS WHEDON FOR FUCKS SAKE!
4.5 Stars! Stop reading and go see it!
