In the past few years, there have been many superhero movies, some spectacular, others awful. Even superheros are only as super as the actors who play them; from Toby McGuire's epic performance as Spider-Man to Ben Affleck's "blind" performance as Daredevil. This movie, however, did not have a bad actor in it. Marvel Avengers was super in every way.
Many of Marvel Comic's "Avengers" have had their own movies over the years and in this movie they all came together. It features Chris Evans as strong, patriotic Steve Rogers (aka Captain America), Robert Downy Jr. as the flashy, wise-cracking Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) and Chris Hemsoworth as deep-voiced, kingly Thor. Although there have been two Incredible Hulk movies in the past decade, neither one has been worth the time or money that went into making it. In The Avengers, Mark Rufolo outdoes both Eric Bana and Edward Norton as Dr. Bruce Banner and needless to say, as the Hulk himself. Samuel L. Jackson is very good as well as Nick Fury and Scarlet Johansen shines as Black Widow. Adding to the mix is Lokki, the younger brother of Thor, who descends upon Earth and instantly begins causing chaos, killing many people and laughing about it as he goes. Directly after declaring war, Fury gathers the Avengers aboard a floating air-fortress but before they get very far, things start going wrong...fast. Many personal conflicts arise as personalities clash. Steve Rogers and Tony Stark don't quite see eye to eye, nor do Thor and Fury. Dr. Banner does everything possible to control his temper, but it becomes very hard when Lokki is taken aboard. This movie truly has something for everyone, action, humor and even romance. The grand finale is truly incredible, with feats from every single hero. There's even a laugh now and then. This is not a movie anyone should miss. See if in 3D if you can, but if you can't its still worth seeing.
5 Stars.
