What’s going on fellow readers? This is Mr. Birdwell back again. Thanks for turning into this latest entry of reviews. Today’s review will be focused on one of the biggest box office returns of all time. This week’s review will be on 2012’s biggest smash “The Avengers.”
Directed by Joss Whedon, this film stars Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, and Tom Hiddleston. In this movie, Norse God of Mischief Loki and his alien army want to enslave humanity. But it is up to Earth’s mightiest team known as the Avengers, to work together and save the universe.
If you have read my about section, you’ll notice that I try to focus on movies and shows that got a bad rap when they first came out. Now you’re probably thinking to yourself, “Mr. Birdwell, what are you doing? “The Avengers” was received greatly. You’re contradicting yourself and just want an excuse to talk about this movie.” Well, to be quite honest, before this review, I had only seen “The Avengers” once, and that is when it was in the theaters. And I didn’t remember too much of it. Some people I had spoken with thought it was mediocre and not as great. But what did I think of it?
I have to say that re watching it, I thoroughly enjoyed “The Avengers”. The casting is excellent in this movie as well. I could go on all day about each member, but I want to give two shout outs. The first is Tom Hiddleston as Loki. As a villain, he is as menacing yet likeable as a character. I could not imagine anyone else playing him. The second shout out is to Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk. This is the third time this character has been in a movie, and the third time sure is the charm. He brings a sense of awkwardness to the role, and it is perfect. When I was watching him, I was not seeing an actor playing Bruce Banner. I saw Bruce Banner as if he was ripped from the pages. The Hulk’s design has never looked better too.
The action scenes were really great too. Never once did I suspect that it was CGI. I don’t recall being bored during these scenes. It was like literally watching a comic book come to life. Also, the way it is written, you really care about these characters. They all mesh well so together and just seeing them together is a nerd’s dream. I know a complaint that I had heard was the fact that the Avengers spend way too much time arguing with each other. Well, think about this reader. You have all these superheroes, each with different strengths and weaknesses. Of course there would be some conflict. Each hero has their own way of solving the problem.
If there were any complaints that I had to come up with, there were few and far between. I guess the one issue I had was the fact that the beginning felt a little slow. I understand you need time to build up, but there had five movies leading up to this. Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock has been prepared for this event. This just isn’t a movie anymore. This is an event.
Overall, I still would say “The Avengers” is an excellent movie. It was great to revisit it, and for those who love movies in general, this is one definitely checking out. For my overall rating, I am going to give “The Avengers” a 4.5/5. Let me know what you think in the comments below. Also, what is a movie that you enjoyed after a second viewing? This is Mr. Birdwell saying, “Keep Reading and Watching.”