The Avengers

Hollywood's first major comic book adventure, Avengers Assembled managed to smash its way to history at the time, becoming the biggest box office hit, making $200.3 million in it's opening weekend! I can understand the big hype considering the build up. Little hints have been left at the end of each of the solo movies, but simply, I just thought it was ok!

Undoubtedly Robert Downey Jnr steals the show, he is the only one who manages to have a light hearted approach to the whole situation, even against the stiff's like Captain America and Thor. Thor who I don't even think should be there, at least all the others have plausible explanations for their abilities or suits of armour, where as Thor is a Demi-God what's he doing there, he's meant to be an ancient Norse God!

Although the action scenes are really cool, I watched the whole film thinking it was lacking something, it seemed predictable and stale, Loci is also a terrible bad guy! All the avengers pretty much take him down on their own and he's basically a massive wimp! In one scene the Hulk just picks him up and smashes him around like a rag doll which is funny but just shows that Loci is basically a massive girl.

Despite the lack of enjoyment I had watching The Avengers, it has been one of the biggest films of all time, it beat Harry Potter which got $169.2 in its opening weekend. Avengers is just the beginning in terms of the other Marvel films which are coming out The Amazing Spiderman comes out on the 3rd of July and The Dark Knight Rises on the 20th so were waiting for a superhero summer!

Admission prices have got more expensive in Hollywood so films often find they make more money but end up selling fewer tickets. Avengers has undoubtedly had the greatest debut though!    

My Rating: 6.5/10

Directors: Joss Whedon    Cast: Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Cobie Smulders, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Stellan Skarsgard, Tom Hiddleston