The Avengers The Avengers Critics Reviews Thread

[bonzob2000]

God, what a stupid review. Michael Bay comparisons make zero sense and never have, and seem to come from someone with no understanding of direction or filmmaking.

Plus, you know who was doing superhero team ups against giant monsters in the heart of NYC fifty years before Bay was doing Transformers? Marvel frickin' comics.

 

[Disney Man]

This is the negative review: http://www.boxofficemagazine.com/reviews/2012-04-marvels-the-avengers

The tagline is: "Apparently, bootleg copies of Transformers 3 made it to Asgard."

In her review she called Nick Fury... NICK FROST!!!

#PURE FAIL

 

[The Morningstar]

Although her review is pretty nonsensical, I gotta admit, i loved this part

As played by Tom Hiddleston, a tall, slender and smart Brit, Loki has Iron Man's brains, Captain America's brawn and Hawkeye's accuracy with a weapon, here, a mind-controlling staff that he wields with the grace of Fred Astaire-turned-assassin.

 

[Alexei Belyakov]

Her review isn't the greatest, but everyone's going to have a different opinion (even if it is a confusing one). No reason to slag someone personally. Let's keep an open mind unlike certain other Anonymous Bloggers around here.

Keep thinking this way & you're setting yourself up for failure.

Not everyone is going to try to defend this movie, and frankly if the movie is indeed great - then it won't need defending.

Either way, prepare yourself for the people here that will be honest about the film's flaws if it has 'em.

 

[J.Howlett]

I agree to an extent. Although i think Iron Man certainly did swing for the fences. Thor too, in terms of the actual concept.

But the point is, the MCU basically is a big scientific experiment. There will always be sacrifices along the way, it's inevitable. If it all pays off with Avengers, which so far, it seems to have done, i think Marvels critics should shut the **** up and appreciate what has been done here. Because like the genre or not, like Marvel or not, this whole thing is unprecedented.

See, I disagree. The post credits scenes in each film could've been the only link to a larger universe that got its main intro in this film. Certain aspects of each if the five films point to something larger when that focus could've and should've stayed on the main character in each film totally.

 

[Salemdog]

I'm not really gonna give credit to anyone who liked Burlesque but once again, if you read her past stuff, it seems that though she talked trash some it was still a passing review of the Avengers as compared to her past ones. Just saying

 

[J.Howlett]

That review was well written and the part about how Thor comes back and doesn't seek out Jane burns me. After renting Thor yesterday and watching it, I just don't see how Thor doesn't go to her.

And the criticisms of RDJ joking all the time was also a concern for me. Maybe I'll take it better than she did but she hits in a few points that were always concerns for me about this film.

 

[Alexei Belyakov]

See, I disagree. The post credits scenes in each film could've been the only link to a larger universe that got its main intro in this film. Certain aspects of each if the five films point to something larger when that focus could've and should've stayed on the main character in each film totally.

Agreed so very much.

Hawkeye's presence in Thor ruined what I was expecting to be the defining moment for that character's individual journey & SHIELD's presence in IM2 pretty much destroyed that film.

Same goes for Feige shoe-horning the Tony Stark scene in TIH from after the credits to before them.

 

[ThreadPool]

In my opinion they are in the top 10 most perfectly cast roles out of all comic book films.

But hey, that's just me

Going through them in my own head, I might agree.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

"Hmmm, go see that chick I met last summer, or stop my crazy evil supposedly dead bro from destroying the planet? Tough decision."

 

[Vulklin]

it is totally ******ed to have a negative opinion about one film, just because it reminds you of another film that you hated

she is not a real critic, she sums up what i said earlier, a good critic needs an open mind to appreciate all types of cinema, she has her mind closed to certain genres, so she should not be a critic

 

[Moridin]

I don't just watch CBMs. I watch everything.

 

[samsnee]

That review was well written and the part about how Thor comes back and doesn't seek out Jane burns me. After renting Thor yesterday and watching it, I just don't see how Thor doesn't go to her.

And the criticisms of RDJ joking all the time was also a concern for me. Maybe I'll take it better than she did but she hits in a few points that were always concerns for me about this film.

It irks me too but in honestly, I'd rather them save the reunion for Thor's sequel where it can hopefully be more meaningful and expanded upon. Otherwise, if it was in Avengers, it would have probably been a "Good to see you, gotta run though" scene that would have been less than five minutes.

 

[Raiden]

This worries me.



It was my biggest concern from the start, that these characters would have room to breathe with only 142 minutes after Whedon's initial cut was 3 hours and full of private moments (that are sadly being left for the Blu-Ray).

It's funny how you would only quote a bad review for The Avengers but ignore the other 18 positive reviews. Doesn't sound like you're really open-minded about this movie.

 

[The Morningstar]

"Hmmm, go see that chick I met last summer, or stop my crazy evil supposedly dead bro from destroying the planet? Tough decision."

Pretty much.

Thor is there to bring his brother back to Asgard and stop the other Avengers from just offing him, not **** around with some bird he met for a day or two.

Bro's before hoes, dude.

 

[craigdbfan]

"Hmmm, go see that chick I met last summer, or stop my crazy evil supposedly dead bro from destroying the planet? Tough decision."

"The chick brah totally!"

 

[Dr. Sid Jawtug]

I search and find her pic, looks same one as on RT

How is she a critic?

How many films do you think she has seen in her life?

I bet she seen around 200, 180 of them horrors and she likes Lady Gaga and High School Musical

Who cares? This movie wasn't made for her (the +35 female demo), it was made for us.
On another note she should turn that gun around. I kid.

 

[bonzob2000]

Thor going after Jane in Avengers makes zero sense. Again, as the trailers say "we are at war." Soldiers on the battlefield don't go chasing after girls.

Anyway, the critic at Boxoffice.com who disliked Avengers? Check out her other reviews. Her taste is kind of insane. She gave fresh ratings to: 2012, Disney's A Christmas Carol, Cirque Du Freak, AstroBoy, Dear John, G Force, Burlesque, The Proposal, Whatever Works, Four Christmases, My Best Friend's Girl, amongst much other crap. I'm almost glad for her slightly negative review now.

 

[Sockin]

That review was well written and the part about how Thor comes back and doesn't seek out Jane burns me. After renting Thor yesterday and watching it, I just don't see how Thor doesn't go to her.

And the criticisms of RDJ joking all the time was also a concern for me. Maybe I'll take it better than she did but she hits in a few points that were always concerns for me about this film.

It's not like they completely blow her off. Thor asks about her and you find out what's going on and where she is.

 

[J.Howlett]

Agreed so very much.

Hawkeye's presence in Thor ruined what I was expecting to be the defining moment for that character's individual journey & SHIELD's presence in IM2 pretty much destroyed that film.

Same goes for Feige shoe-horning the Tony Stark scene in TIH from after the credits to before them.

The first Iron Man is the only clean picture in the MCU. Captain America was damn near ruined by the horrible prologue and epilogue, which should've opened this film.

 

[The Morningstar]

It's also kinda you know, refreshing that a movie in this genre doesn't have any romance what-so-ever. I mean wow, Avengers just subverted a cliche! Let's not give it any praise for that!

 

[Alexei Belyakov]

The first Iron Man is the only clean picture in the MCU.

Agreed.

Captain America was damn near ruined by the horrible prologue and epilogue, which should've opened this film.

Captain America was ruined by alotta things.

 

[The Morningstar]

The first Iron Man is the only clean picture in the MCU. Captain America was damn near ruined by the horrible prologue and epilogue, which should've opened this film.

You've gotta be kidding? The ending of Captain America is one of the best in the genre. It ends with an emotionally powerful and well acted moment that leaves the audience interested to know the rest of Steve's story.

And again, bro's before hoes.

 

[samsnee]

Keep thinking this way & you're setting yourself up for failure.

Not everyone is going to try to defend this movie, and frankly if the movie is indeed great - then it won't need defending.

Either way, prepare yourself for the people here that will be honest about the film's flaws if it has 'em.

No one is saying that every critic should blindly defend this movie.

There will be people who have honest, valid criticisms, which I actually enjoy reading. And then there are people who will blindly latch on to a negative review to validate their opinions, even if concerns in that negative review go against what every other review has so far praised.

Guess where you fall, champ.

 

[craigdbfan]

It's also kinda you know, refreshing that a movie in this genre doesn't have any romance what-so-ever. I mean wow, Avengers just subverted a cliche! Let's not give it any praise for that!

Seriously.

That's something I always see fans droning on about. How they dream of a well written superhero movie without a love interest. Lo and behold The Avengers delivers in that front and those same people are nowhere to be seen.

What gives?