AVENGERS: Grade, Reviews, Discuss, DVD & Sequel **SPOILERS**

[Mutenroshi]

Tony looks like a 70s porn star!!

anyways, can't wait for tonight!

[Admiral Buzzkill]

That's what this movie is missing. Paul Lynde.

[Sindatur]

My Name Is Legion wrote:

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That's what this movie is missing. Paul Lynde.

Now, there's a Porn movie I never wanna be exposed to

[Captain Craig]

themiamiherald.com - impressed

Whedon keeps a tight rein on some potentially unwieldy material, and the result is a film that simultaneously should please purists (one of which he is) as well as those who aren't necessarily comic-book aficionados. He also stays true to the characters while establishing a tone that's very much his own. As he did with the recent horror hit "The Cabin in the Woods," which he co-wrote and produced, Whedon has come up with a script that's cheeky and breezy, full of witty banter and sly pop-culture shout-outs as well as self-referential humor, one that moves with an infectious energy that (almost) makes you lose track of its two-and-a-half-hour running time.

The dialogue sparkles as brightly as the special effects; these people may be wearing ridiculous costumes but they're well fleshed-out underneath. And so in every regard, this movie truly fulfills its hype.

variety.com - positive

However questionable an idea it may have seemed initially, and at times along the way, Marvel's cinematic master plan for its comicbook all-stars pays off in extravagant fashion with "The Avengers." Like a superior, state-of-the-art model built from reconstituted parts, Joss Whedon's buoyant, witty and robustly entertaining superhero smash-up is escapism of a sophisticated order, boasting a tonal assurance and rich reserves of humor that offset the potentially lumbering and unavoidably formulaic aspects of this 143-minute team-origin story. With fan-ticipation reaching Hulk pressure-cooker levels, Disney's domestic and international returns will be nothing short of stratospheric, ancillary streams close to eternal."The Avengers" fully keeps the promise implicit in that plea, taking one of the dominant movie trends of recent years -- the nonstop proliferation of comicbook-based superheroes -- and pushing it to orgiastic new levels of CG-inflated, 3D-augmented geek-out mayhem. Expensive and expansive though it may be, however, the film is no bloated behemoth. As written and directed by the ever genre-savvy Whedon, it's a clean-burning, six-cylinder entertainment that exudes discipline in every particular, from the script's balance of sincerity and self-effacing humor to the well-integrated visual effects to the keen sense of proportion that governs the ensemble. Whenever the possibility of boredom or excess rears its head, Whedon finds an elegant solution.

hollywoodreporter.com - praise

As creatively variable and predictably formulaic as the Marvel films have been, this one will not only make the core geek audience feel like it's died and gone to Asgard but has so much going for it that many nonfans will be disarmed and charmed. This is effects-driven, mass-appeal summer fare par excellence, that sought-after rare bird that hits all the quadrants, as marketing mavens like to say. As enormous as the production is, though, the appeal of the ensemble cast makes a crucial difference; you get enough but not too much of each of them, and they all get multiple scenes to themselves to shine.
'With only one feature directorial credit to his name, the middling 2005 sci-fier Serenity, Whedon of Buffy fame would not have been the first name on most people's lists to tame a potentially unwieldy project. But from a logistical point of view alone, he imposes a grip on the material that feels like that of a benevolent general, marshaling myriad technical resources (including an excellent use of 3D) while, even more impressively, juggling eight major characters, giving them all cool and important things to do.

[davejames]

Ayelbourne wrote:

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Final Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0jBF...layer_embedded

Not sure about this finished look of the sfx.

Wow, Iron Man looks badass in this.

[trekkiebaggio]

Just booked my ticket, going to see it on Friday at 2pm

[captcalhoun]

Jason King Lives!

[ElimParra]

About to disappear and see it now. Hopefully I can get a ticket for the session I want (in around 2 hours). I know that a few sessions have sold out today - so hopefully I won't miss out on getting a ticket.

[Admiral_Young]

"The Amazing Spider-Man" will join "The Dark Knight Rises" and have a new trailer attached to "The Avengers"!

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=89587

[Set Harth]

Ayelbourne wrote:

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Final Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0jBF...layer_embedded

Not sure about this finished look of the sfx.

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Col.Kilgore wrote:

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Someday this meme's gonna end.

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

[OdoWanKenobi]

^NO! No no! Not looking at that! I'm waiting a week and half to see it and be surprised on the big screen. I am NOT looking at that!

[Admiral_Young]

I have to admit, that was awesome!!!

[Turtletrekker]

It's blocked on my work computer. I hope it doesn't get yanked before I get home.

[Skywalker]

I played the first few seconds just to see if it was legit and not some prank...then quickly stopped it.