I haven't made a post (before that last one) in a while, but I forgot to mention the new way Blogspot lets you actually post things. It's quite streamlined, though call me old-fashioned, but I enjoyed the older way a little better. I was probably just used to that, though, so I'll probably get used to this one eventually too.
In any case, the REAL subject of this blog post...The Avengers! Before I actually type out my review of the film, let me just say that ever since Iron Man came out in 2008, and I waited (on opening night) for the post-credits scene, I have been excited for this movie. I never thought that Marvel would actually realize such an ambitious project, and yet four years later, here we are. The result is quite honestly nothing short of amazing; Joss Whedon definitely has the fanbase pegged, as the movie is rife with explosions, witty dialogue, amazing fight sequences, awesome CGI...pretty much everything a fanboy like me could want.
The movie itself is pretty formulaic, because after all, these are 'Earth's mightiest heroes'. They're not going to initially get along, and the movie spends a good chunk of time setting up how this dysfunctional group is actually going to, you know, save the world. One reviewer wrote that 'these super-powered people have super-sized egos to match', and it's definitely true. There's one scene in particular that has almost every single star in the movie, all participating in lightning fast dialogue, bantering back and forth...it's quite well written, for such a short scene. That is, in my opinion, where Joss Whedon (with Zak Penn) excel in this movie; they make the dialogue super entertaining. I mean, it's what Whedon is known for, with Firefly and Buffy the Vampire Slayer under his belt. But, yes, formulaic. The group gets together, they argue, an enemy arrives, they fight it, they win, the world is saved, everyone is happy. There was no other real way for this movie to pan out, in that order, simply because this is still (at its core) an origin story. Perhaps not an origin story for each individual hero (gotta see their individual movies, for that), but definitely for the team as a whole...and what a story it is.
But, while the dialogue is awesome, the explosions and fights are even better. Every character only has so much screen time, but in the climactic battle scene (the one so often referenced in the trailers), the camera seamlessly cuts from character to character, all fighting and walloping this mysterious threat to Earth's freedom. Maria Hill, Agent Coulson and Nick Fury, all SHIELD agents, they're all pretty awesome as well...oh, and Loki? Nothing short of phenomenal. I love Tom Hiddleston, really. Finally, the end-credits tag sets up an AWESOME sequel. I mean, it had been announced previously that the character they show was going to be in the movie, but I had quite honestly forgotten until I saw the scene, and realized a split second before...and the theatre (midnight screening) went absolutely insane. There is also ANOTHER post credits scene, so wait until everything is done, and you'll get to see that extra little tidbit. It's, quite honestly, hilarious.
All in all, I loved this movie. Prior to this film, this was my order of the Marvel films:
Iron Man >> Thor > Captain America >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Iron Man 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hulk
With The Avengers (which I am definitely going to see again in theatres) in play now, my order definitely looks like this:
The Avengers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Iron Man >> Thor > Captain America >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Iron Man 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hulk
It's THAT good. That's coming from someone who has read Iron Man since he was a little kid, and who LOVED the first movie (my dad has the original Iron Man comics, I got hooked on good ol' Mr. Stark from an early age =P), and it was that much better. I mean, it had Iron Man IN it, so it was definitely going to be awesome anyway. Regardless, the movie was just fantastic. Perhaps that's the fanboy in me talking, but...well, the movie was MADE for fanboys like me, so I think I'm justified in giving it the rating you see below. Avengers, assemble!
10/10
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