Just seen it. I usually get suspicious when everybody recommends something, so I wasn't expecting much. But yeah, the movie was good. And the 3d effects were the best I've seen so far in any movie. Every scene was made with 3d in mind. The amount of glass, corridors, wires, cockpits, tunnels, the camera movements, the way the actors are positioned in every scene... this was done by pros. The effects are usually subtle, at times you'll forget about it and just focus on the action. Most other 3d movies I've seen are harder to watch in 3d and your eye muscles hurt from so many things hurled at you, or from too many objects hanging around to close to the camera. The Avengers really pushes the bar for 3d movies.
As for the rest? Well, Captain America and Hulk are clear favorites in this movie (their solo movies were the best anyway). At first I thought that not casting Edward Norton again was a mistake, but the new guy is really really good. I don't really get Thor's role, even more so after Iron Man basically kicks his god ass... Iron Man just annoys the hell out of me, but I guess that's the whole point and he delivers where it counts. I never did cheer for him in his movies, so seeing him made fun of (a bit) here was a welcome sight. The normal guys, Black Widow and Hawkeye are fine I guess (Scarlet is Scarlet), but again, their role isn't very clear to me and they seem too "normal" for this particular superhero scene. At least the actors had chemistry, so kudos for them for making a decent entrance.
Captain America has less to do in this movie, but his innocent attitude of "protect the innocent" is even better here that it was in his own movie. He's the only clear "good guy", even when the going gets rough between them. The Hulk clearly shines here and delivers the best moments, you'll now what I mean when the entire cinema audience laugh their ass off on some occasions. On the downside, why he suddenly decides to stop acting berserk around his team mates, after previously loosing his mind over nothing is not explained well. Loki lacks credibility, although he has one scene in which he does look bad (in a good way). Otherwise he's as pathetic as he was in the Thor movie. If "The Dark Knight" thought us something is that you really need a good bad guy for the movie to work. The Red Skull was a far better bad guy (although Hugo had a splendid reputation as Agent Smith, which is simply cheating).
So overall, the "Avengers" idea seems well made and well explained, the movie clearly works. Which is indeed a miracle. BUT, when we'll see the movie again, some parts of the script might not be so good anymore. The middle act in particular was weird to say the least. More might've picked that up on the first watch, but with good cinematography and splendid shots, we didn't really care. So, money well spent. Will cheer for the next one. Already miss the Hulk.
As for the rest? Well, Captain America and Hulk are clear favorites in this movie (their solo movies were the best anyway). At first I thought that not casting Edward Norton again was a mistake, but the new guy is really really good. I don't really get Thor's role, even more so after Iron Man basically kicks his god ass... Iron Man just annoys the hell out of me, but I guess that's the whole point and he delivers where it counts. I never did cheer for him in his movies, so seeing him made fun of (a bit) here was a welcome sight. The normal guys, Black Widow and Hawkeye are fine I guess (Scarlet is Scarlet), but again, their role isn't very clear to me and they seem too "normal" for this particular superhero scene. At least the actors had chemistry, so kudos for them for making a decent entrance.
Captain America has less to do in this movie, but his innocent attitude of "protect the innocent" is even better here that it was in his own movie. He's the only clear "good guy", even when the going gets rough between them. The Hulk clearly shines here and delivers the best moments, you'll now what I mean when the entire cinema audience laugh their ass off on some occasions. On the downside, why he suddenly decides to stop acting berserk around his team mates, after previously loosing his mind over nothing is not explained well. Loki lacks credibility, although he has one scene in which he does look bad (in a good way). Otherwise he's as pathetic as he was in the Thor movie. If "The Dark Knight" thought us something is that you really need a good bad guy for the movie to work. The Red Skull was a far better bad guy (although Hugo had a splendid reputation as Agent Smith, which is simply cheating).
So overall, the "Avengers" idea seems well made and well explained, the movie clearly works. Which is indeed a miracle. BUT, when we'll see the movie again, some parts of the script might not be so good anymore. The middle act in particular was weird to say the least. More might've picked that up on the first watch, but with good cinematography and splendid shots, we didn't really care. So, money well spent. Will cheer for the next one. Already miss the Hulk.
