The Avengers Review

                THE AVENGERS…….since Iron Man dropped in 2008 the world has been waiting for the EPIC FAIL of the movie event that would could to be known as The Avengers. I mean, how it could be possible to make a movie that fans have been waiting for for more than 40 years could live up their every fantasy and expectation. Well, here’s the solution…get Joss Whedon for the job.  The writing’s witty, the action is quick and the humor hits the mark. It’s a wild ride that makes you want to come back for more.

                It’s hard to keep track of multiple characters, their motivations and their payoffs in films like this. So it’s understandable that there were some very worried people out there about whether it would become the Robert Downey Jr. show or the Captain America and The Avengers type flick.  The movie was at a good length that gave all of the characters time to develop and have their moment to shine.

                Now let’s talk a little bit about Joss Whedon. The man knows what he’s doing. I never took the time to check out his TV shows, Buffy or Angel and didn’t have a television when Dollhouse was on the air so I missed a lot. But I did fall in love with Firefly after watching the brilliant film Serenity and Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog (which inspired me into producing my own web series). When you’re watching these Whedonverse productions, it never crosses your mind that he would actually get handed the golden key to all geekdom. I mean, throughout conversations you would throw it out there with something like “oh it would be cool if he did this or it would be cool if he did that.” But you never seriously thought he would. Now it looks like hell has come into existence and thus forth frozen over and Marvel handed Joss Whedon the weight of one and a half billion drooling at the mouth fan boy fervor on his shoulders and said “work with it”. As a filmmaker, can you imagine that? “Here’s a movie that everyone wants to see and if you fudge it up they will all hunt you down and mutilate you” (pats you on the rear) “okay, now go out there and be somebody!” Talk about pressure, man. So not only is Joss directing this behemoth but he also wrote the thing too! Well, Joss has left my mouth on the floor with drool dripping from my tongue. I don’t know how, what, where, why he did it but he did. It’s time to tip our hats to the Whedon.

                The cast is top notch as usual. I loved the characters and the way to played off of each other. I could relate to the way they jumped down each other’s throats and had their quarrels. That’s what happens with there’s tons of testosterone in the room….or a lot of women. My favorite actors this time around was Robert Downey Jr. (of course), Mark Ruffalo was great as Bruce Banner and Tom Hiddleston as Loki. I have a soft spot for awesome villains.

                Well, you’ll be on the edge of your seat, your emotions will grow on end until the final climax and you will hoot and holler at the screen. Also, the girls I went to see the film with, enjoyed the man meat romping up and down the screen, as a matter of fact they're going to seeing again as we speak. See everyone will be pleased. The only hang up I had was that a few of the 3000+ visual effects shots looked a little unconvincing but other than that no real gripe from me. Get out there and see it! It’s a doozy this one, worth the wait and the money to see it in 3D on the big screen.

                I gave it a 9.5/10.

                                                                                                                                 Until next time, KJF