The Avengers
Okay, that pretty much rocked.
When the concept came up, I really wasn't sure how it would work as a movie. The Marvel superhero movies leading up to it were generally well done and worked (though I don't remember any prior Hulk movie being decent), but combining such major figures as Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America without totally overshadowing someone like Black Widow? But it works. It does. It takes some of the best beats from the comic genre source (though the hero vs. hero fights remind me more of cross-overs than team comics) and blends it up in a way that works on the big screen. You could nitpick about who gets the most screen time or makes the most of it, but all the major players do have their times to shine. It's better than I think anyone had a right to expect, even if you're a big Joss Whedon fan.
Recommendable to... pretty much everyone.
While I've read some people saying the Hulk steals the show - and he does have a few awesome one-liners/moments - Iron Man is still the one that draws my attention the most. He's so great and over-the-top with his ego, yet really someone that can be counted on when the chips are down. Honestly, watching Downey's Tony Stark always makes me think of Exalted. Even moreso than the Asgardians, he's got the "rock star" behavior that I associate with solar exalts.
Thanos? Really? Wow. That's gotta be a lead-in to the next Avengers movie, as he's a bit too big and extraterrestrial for any of the single-hero movies, I would think. I don't remember much of what he did outside the Infinity Gauntlet event... which is, admittedly, one of the few things that might be bigger than a cosmic cube, but are they going to start seeding Marvel movies with the gems next?
The killed Agent Coulson! I wonder if that would have happened without Whedon. What they make of it makes sense, but... awwww.
Shawarma? Heh. I guess that's the scene they filmed later (I read a story about one of the actors being seen in costume at a con for filming some credit scene). Cute. Funnier as the moments go by.
When the concept came up, I really wasn't sure how it would work as a movie. The Marvel superhero movies leading up to it were generally well done and worked (though I don't remember any prior Hulk movie being decent), but combining such major figures as Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America without totally overshadowing someone like Black Widow? But it works. It does. It takes some of the best beats from the comic genre source (though the hero vs. hero fights remind me more of cross-overs than team comics) and blends it up in a way that works on the big screen. You could nitpick about who gets the most screen time or makes the most of it, but all the major players do have their times to shine. It's better than I think anyone had a right to expect, even if you're a big Joss Whedon fan.
Recommendable to... pretty much everyone.
While I've read some people saying the Hulk steals the show - and he does have a few awesome one-liners/moments - Iron Man is still the one that draws my attention the most. He's so great and over-the-top with his ego, yet really someone that can be counted on when the chips are down. Honestly, watching Downey's Tony Stark always makes me think of Exalted. Even moreso than the Asgardians, he's got the "rock star" behavior that I associate with solar exalts.
Thanos? Really? Wow. That's gotta be a lead-in to the next Avengers movie, as he's a bit too big and extraterrestrial for any of the single-hero movies, I would think. I don't remember much of what he did outside the Infinity Gauntlet event... which is, admittedly, one of the few things that might be bigger than a cosmic cube, but are they going to start seeding Marvel movies with the gems next?
The killed Agent Coulson! I wonder if that would have happened without Whedon. What they make of it makes sense, but... awwww.
Shawarma? Heh. I guess that's the scene they filmed later (I read a story about one of the actors being seen in costume at a con for filming some credit scene). Cute. Funnier as the moments go by.
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