- Now THIS is a movie!
- Action, humour, characters, dialogue, all on point
- While the story beats are par for the course with a superhero team-up, the infighting followed by begrudging teamwork followed by triumphant coalescence were entertaining throughout
- And THIS is a villain. Tom Hiddleston is having a blast, and he's such fun to watch
- The Chitauri don't bring anything to the party from a character perspective, but since they pose a threat through overwhelming numbers, that's understandable, and it's good that Loki is there to serve as a single recognizable villain
- I still don't think back fondly to his role in Thor, though. There's a part of me that wants to watch Thor again to greater appreciate Tom Hiddleston's performance, but I still just don't care about the Asgard stuff, which is all he appears in. Perhaps, like Thor, Loki is best when he's on Earth
- If you're looking for a movie with a lot of cute butts, you could do worse
- CGI in this movie: better utilized, better quality, or both?
- Since this movie's one of the big ones, Ashley and I invited our friends Nick and Liz over for a viewing party. These are their two-sentence reviews
- Nick: I'm massively impressed with how they were able to take all six previously established characters and give them all seemingly equal screen time. It's an excellent blend of action, comedy, and drama, with a sprinkling of butts
- Liz: Joss Whedon is really good at action scenes. Everything is interesting
- Ashley: Butts butts butts butts butts butts.
- In case it wasn't obvious from my reviews, I've been underwhelmed by the other movies so far. I've stayed committed to seeing the franchise through, but I started wondering how much enjoyment I'd actually get from the experience, or if maybe the MCU just wasn't for me. However, I saw Avengers in the theatre with Nick, after having seen only Iron Man and Captain America prior. I remembered liking Avengers a lot, so I was pretty confident I'd like it just as much this time
- Furthermore, I can now say that the experience of watching The Avengers is richer for having seen the previous films. The recurring characters, the interactions, the references, I had a deeper appreciation for all of them
- On to Phase Two, baby
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