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Not seen another review thread yet (though I've been purposefully avoiding Off Topic in case I stumbled across a spoilerific discussion about the film), so thought I'd start one.

In four words... a fantastic superhero movie... albeit one that probably needed four prequels to get it off the ground (newcomers may find it a bit rushed). It occurred to me on the way home why I enjoyed it so much. It's basically the superhero version of Seven Samurai i.e. recruitment followed by training / getting a feel for each other followed by the big arse battle. In much the same way as Seven Samurai, each one of these sections feels important to the film which means by the time we reach the big arse battle, you feel the film has really earned it (most blockbusters fail on this latter point IMHO).

All seven () principal characters get a decent amount of screen time to flesh out their characters. I thought the film would struggle with Black Widow, but Joss Whedon (who is after all master of this kind of character) does her proud and she definitely doesn't look out of place come the final dust up.

And what a dust up it is. Where I find fault with most blockbusters is that come the big arse battle. there rarely seems to be much of a point to it within the context of the story. Now Avengers doesn't do anything particularly original here but there is at least an obvious goal or two to accomplish. Also, where other blockbusters struggle to find a role for all of their participants, each Avenger gets properly stuck in, probably because all their powers / skills are a variation on hitting things

All in all, one of the most enjoyable blockbusters I've seen in ages and in superhero movie terms, I'd put this up there with Superman, X2 and The Dark Knight.

Finally, regarding the obligatory post credits (actually mid credits in this case) teaser clip, can anyone tell me...

I haven't seen the film yet but...

Hurray! Just tell me though, does the Hulk properly feth things up??!?!!!?!

I saw the film on Wednesday. I agree, it's fantastic. In regards to the post credit clip.

DiAF wrote:I saw the film on Wednesday. I agree, it's fantastic. In regards to the post credit clip.

Spoiler:

I believe it's Thanos http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanos

That is him indeed.

It currently it has a 96% approval rating and a 8.1/10 average on Rotten Tomatoes.

DIdn't see Thor
Didn't see Captain America
Saw 2/3 of Iron Man
Only care about Hulk

Am I going to like it?

Captain America was a good film.
Thor was good too.
You should watch the other two. Or else you won't get a good feel for the characters.

Asherian Command wrote:Captain America was a good film.

Thor was good too.

Eh...

Now Iron Man on the other hand...

Captain America was a mess with an extremely boring lead.

Thor was at least decent. Iron Man 1 and 2 were better, but that's just because Robert Downing Jr is awesomeness incarnate.

Amaya wrote:Captain America was a mess with an extremely boring lead.

Thor was at least decent. Iron Man 1 and 2 were better, but that's just because Robert Downing Jr is awesomeness incarnate.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

I thought Captain America wasnt a bad movie. I would rave about it either, but not bad

Aside from the Hulk films, I'd say Captain America was the weakest of the Marvel films, Iron man 1+2 definitely topping the lot. Thor had some funny moments, and the action was decent, the plot seemed a bit dragged out though.

How did you all see it early? Some sort of pre-screener?

Lord Scythican wrote:How did you all see it early? Some sort of pre-screener?

I haven't seen it, but the reviews from IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes all suggest that is is a very good superhero film.

Amaya wrote:

Lord Scythican wrote:How did you all see it early? Some sort of pre-screener?

I haven't seen it, but the reviews from IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes all suggest that is is a very good superhero film.

That is good news. I really have liked all the latest marvel movies. Iron Man 1 &2 were my favourites followed by The Hulk, Thor, and then Captain America. I have felt like they have declined a little over the last few that has came out, so I am glad the reviews are looking good for The Avengers. I only wish Edward Norton would have been in it...

Nice to see a Movie (or anything really) with Hawkeye it in.

Definitely looking forward to seeing it.

Lord Scythican wrote:How did you all see it early? Some sort of pre-screener?

It came out in NZ on the 25th of April.

KingCracker wrote:Hurray! Just tell me though, does the Hulk properly feth things up??!?!!!?!

Oh Yes As TBD noted in another thread, Hulk vs Loki is worth the price of admission alone.

Lord Scythican wrote:How did you all see it early? Some sort of pre-screener?

It was released in the UK yesterday.

Captain America actually made me like the character, previous to that film, Cap was a character I feel asleep reading about in comics.

So I rate it quite highly, also Hugo Weaving pretty much can save any film that guy is in, even if the rest is rubbish.


Thor I really liked as well, Marvel is basically been showing other film companies how to do Comic book movies with the Avengers line.

If only they would revist the X-men line from scratch and solve that car wreck I'd be very happy.

Looking forward too dragging the better half to watch it as soon as money (and time) allows.

I'm hankering for a Justice League movie now though. That would be great!

Now I'm mad that I have to wait another week for the midnight release here in America.

Think I'm gonna have to try and avoid the hell out of Off-Topic for a while to avoid spoilers. Thanks, by the way, for putting all spoilers in spoiler tags.

According to the newspapers and such, its good.

Aye, I liked Gutters take on it.

I'm probably going to catch a bit of flak here, but I wasn't a huge fan to be honest. The Black Widow and Hawkeye seemed to play diminished roles in comparison to the Hulk and Iron Man (that is to say, non-vital roles), and the end conflict was resolved with the magical application of a Deus Ex Machina.

@Pyrogeist

so just like a comic book then?

Pyrogeist wrote: ...and the end conflict was resolved with the magical application of a Deus Ex Machina.

Really? How so? Are we talking about...

I really liked it.

It was very much a Joss Whedon film though, not that I'm complaining.

I would say that Whedon seems to have altered Tony Starks personality a little.

As regards the post-credits scene;

A good movie on its own standing, but I'd recommend watching the prequels to really get attached to characters.