Movie #146: The Avengers

Movie #: 146
Movie Title: The Avengers
Year Released: 2012

Director: Joss Whedon
Notable Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson

Short Description: Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

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IMDB.com: N/A
Ranker.com: N/A
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Empire.com: N/A
FilmCrave.com: #47
FlickChart.com: N/A

Note: This is the highest ranking movie that only appears on FilmCrave.com's list.



Date Watched: 3/29/2016

Grade: 4 out of 5 (Excellent)

Rationale: I love the concept of The Avengers and seeing the team all fighting together is clearly the highlight of the movie, but it felt like the writing was catered a little too much to new fans who didn’t know the characters well and they had to start from square one with reintroducing them. I mean, I understand that each of the superheroes had their individual movies previously without interaction and you need to set the story for how they come together, otherwise it doesn’t make sense. I just wish it had been done at a faster pace with less buildup and more Avengers butt kicking. Maybe that’s a bit too nitpicky, but oh well.