The Official Rate/Review Thread for Marvel's The Avengers! (TAG SPOILERS!!!)

[BigThor]

So is the shot of Thor landing next to that car actually in the film, because someone said it's not.

And yes, I'm putting this in multiple threads to get a quicker answer.

[Ixion]

10/10 - The Avengers is incredible. By far Marvel's best film (and I'm a huge huge fan of Iron Man 1) and easily up there with any of the great Superhero films. The finale is breathtaking, one memorable moment after another that makes it hard to pick anything particular out. The humour is fantastic and had the sold out showing I was at in stitches, some genuinely laugh out loud comedy that fits perfectly. All the characters get their moment to shine but Hulk of course steals the show, Banner's last transformation in the film is one of the coolest things I've seen in a film for a long time. Bring on the sequel.

[antonydelfini]

Originally Posted by BigThor

So is the shot of Thor landing next to that car actually in the film, because someone said it's not.

And yes, I'm putting this in multiple threads to get a quicker answer.

Oh it's in there alright. I've seen the film 3x already, it's an amazing shot.

[TheWallCrawler]

Originally Posted by spider-neil

nope, don't bother waiting to the very end. there is an mid credit scene and that's it.

Isn't there going to be the extra secret scene when the movie releases in US?

[BigThor]

Originally Posted by antonydelfini

Oh it's in there alright. I've seen the film 3x already, it's an amazing shot.

That's great

[elgaz]

Going to see it in an hour and it's been very difficult to stay away from these threads and avoid spoilers. Can't wait though, judging by all the good things everyone is saying.

[BigThor]

Originally Posted by elgaz

Going to see it in an hour and it's been very difficult to stay away from these threads and avoid spoilers. Can't wait though, judging by all the good things everyone is saying.

Man I can't wait to see your response Elgaz, I hope you have a great time.

[R_Hythlodeus]

Going to ssee it again tonight!

[BigThor]

Originally Posted by R_Hythlodeus

Going to ssee it again tonight!

R_Hythlodeus FTW!!!

[First Avenger]

Going to see it for the second time tomorrow,I have not written a review yet because I still have to elaborate the very fact that I've seen it,never happened before.

[(A)musings]

Hi guys,

I'm new to the forums and just wanted to point you in the direction of both my written and video reviews for the films.

I'm an affiliate with Walt Disney who distribute the film and went to the London press screening the other week and put together the following reviews, both of which have been selected as official external critics reviews on IMDB.

The video review (including behind the scenes footage and clips from the film) is my *first* ever Youtube video and edit so please be kind, and I've linked to it it below. All likes, comments and subscriptions will be hugely appreciated!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cR7vIekZMw

The written review can be found on my blog at:
http://www.wtfoosh.blogspot.co.uk/20...ie-review.html

As mentioned any feedback and comments will be hugely appreciated as although I'm an active and industry-trained film producer and critic, this is my first foray into online material.

[Lunar_Wolf]

Pros

-The flick did a great job balancing story and the action.
-The interaction between characters were fantastic, especially Banner/Stark & Rogers/Stark.
-Action was unreal.
-CGI was damn impressive, especially on the Hulk.

Cons
-I wanted a scene where Cap walks the streets, visits Peggy's grave and feels alienated in this time; you never really get that feeling.
-Chitauri didn't have any development, kinda wish they has more to do then just serve for action.
-I would've liked some dialog about Tony's dad between Steve and Tony.
-Asgard would have been nice to see considering Loki was the main player.

Overall these small cons are overpowered by the pros.

[xeno000]

Originally Posted by (A)musings

Hi guys,

I'm new to the forums and just wanted to point you in the direction of both my written and video reviews for the films.

I'm an affiliate with Walt Disney who distribute the film and went to the London press screening the other week and put together the following reviews, both of which have been selected as official external critics reviews on IMDB.

The video review (including behind the scenes footage and clips from the film) is my *first* ever Youtube video and edit so please be kind, and I've linked to it it below. All likes, comments and subscriptions will be hugely appreciated!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cR7vIekZMw

The written review can be found on my blog at:
http://www.wtfoosh.blogspot.co.uk/20...ie-review.html

As mentioned any feedback and comments will be hugely appreciated as although I'm an active and industry-trained film producer and critic, this is my first foray into online material.

Welcome aboard, (A)musings! Thanks for sharing your reviews. I'll check them out and comment.

[JAK®]

10/10

Perfect characterisation

Perfect humour

Perfect action

Perfect pacing

[(A)musings]

Originally Posted by xeno000

Welcome aboard, (A)musings! Thanks for sharing your reviews. I'll check them out and comment.

Thanks for the welcome, and for checking out my reviews, I hope you enjoy them! I should hopefully be getting more exclusive access to upcoming releases including Spiderman and Dark Knight Rises so by all means subscribe to both blog and channel

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by ronny

Saw this yesterday.

You justified why you were disappointed with the film which I can respect and I hope others who give the film very low marks do the same. 3/10 seems very harsh though. There are so many terrible comic movies. You're going to need negative marks out of 10 to cover those if you're giving this a 3 (which of course is your right). Have you seen Punisher Warzone for eg?

[Lunar_Wolf]

I want ronny to review Spider-Man 3.....NOW!

[BH/HHH]

I've just seen this and WOW, what a film it was, the greatest comic book film of all-time? definitely 10 out of 10

[Naite22]

Hey Guys (ladies, if any?)

I've seen 'Avengers' two times now, with only one day apart. For me, it was even better the 2'nd time around... For starters, I rated the movie an 8 - I would probably be hesitant to give it an 8.5, if possible in the poll.

I'll make this rather short, seeing how it's pretty difficult to write things about this flick which hasn't already been said, literally a 1000 times before, by now :-)

I will say this much though. Three weeks back, I wasn't hyped for 'Avengers'. I thought it would fail. Seemed impossible to balance all the characters and do things justice. But as you've all read, it succeeds in great fashion! I saw it at midnight three days ago, with a friend. Than again last night, with my brothers and our lady company.

There are many great scenes in this film. The Action is all so cool! But believe it or not. My favorite parts of the film, were actually when the team was together talking, or at least two-on-two chit-chat. Do I have a favorite scene? Actually, I do. And it's not what you might expect. I know I'm not allowed to spoil without tags, so I won't spoil specific lines (but Oh man are they cool!) I just wanna talk about something that I'm pretty sure hasn't been the center of attention yet.

The scene I'm talking about is brilliantly written. Brilliantly edited, and brilliantly builds up tension, right before the flying hangar action set-piece ensues! All of Whedons writing shines here, along with the great acting of our main leads. The whole team is together, talking. You'll notice how nicely the camera is sort of floating around between the character - all in one take - as they talk and discusses the situation. Each have great lines and ping-pong. You know that **** is about to hit the fan, because of how the music compliments the situation, dialog, leading to tension. You're not in doubt that big things are about to happen. Not only because of a flying hangar that's about to get ****ed, but because of the tension between our heroes! It's slowly "boiling", and it's all one great build-up, coming together! Stuff like Bruce Banner getting pretty damn pissed, and irritatingly emotional while explaining about loneliness and suicide attempts are all spoken off. Some secrets an truths about Banner being there, comes to see the light of day, and it's all bad_ass! I'm telling ya. ESPECIALLY the dialog spoken between Tony & Steve is so full of tension, people! The two are right up in each others faces. There is no_love here! Steve's facial expressions (no mask on) tells the audience (and Tony) that he's about one milli-second from laying a punch on Tony! Great, angry, right in your face acting from Chris Evans here! Downey Jr. delivers as well. It's just Chris Evans face that truly got to me right there. LOVED it! Tony says one line to Steve Rogers that would piss any one off in that situation! (such cool writing from Whedon! Think it's my favorite line in the film) It follows right after Cap-A asks what Tony is, when not wearing the armor (like seen in trailers. But it's differently spoken by Downey, which fits the situation better) It's really cool, guys! Let me put it this way. If Something did not draw their attention to suit up for other abrupt reasons, these two would've gotten it on in a much more MEAN way, then say Iron Man vs. Thor, which I'm sure you've all seen the fight clip to :-)

I'll leave it at that. Scenes like the one described above, is what boosts 'Avengers' to being something a bit more then just your standard blockbuster pop-corn flick. It definitely has heart. The film is really really good! It succeeds in all the places where it so miserably could have failed. You guys have a strong winner on your hands people!

X-Men First Class is still the best Marvel film for me, personally. But 'Avengers' is right after, biting its ass!

[BH/HHH]

Btw I forgot to say i saw the first showing of the day at 10.50 am and the cinema was full as I was coming out the cinema was rammed I havent seen it like that since the last Harry Potter came out.

[JAK®]

Originally Posted by BH/HHH

Btw I forgot to say i saw the first showing of the day at 10.50 am and the cinema was full as I was coming out the cinema was rammed I havent seen it like that since the last Harry Potter came out.

Same here. I went to the first showing of the day to avoid the crowds and it still had a decent amount of people there. When I got out the cinema was packed.

[Kaleb]

Watched it twice last (3D&2D) night,still trying to take it all in,I don't think anything postive I could write about could do it justice.

9.8/10

[Quasimod0]

Originally Posted by JAK®

10/10

Perfect characterisation

Perfect humour

Perfect action

Perfect pacing

Thats what I like to hear!

[Splat]

Great video review (A)musings! Really well put together. Glad you enjoyed it.

[xeno000]

Originally Posted by (A)musings

Thanks for the welcome, and for checking out my reviews, I hope you enjoy them! I should hopefully be getting more exclusive access to upcoming releases including Spiderman and Dark Knight Rises so by all means subscribe to both blog and channel

I just watched your video review and I have to say that it was the best I've ever seen on YouTube. You made great use of set videos and clips from the trailers, as well as the soundtrack, in your video. It's better than many of the reviews I have seen by professional critics. Very nicely done.