Avengers Review

Synopsis: Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow answer the call to action when Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., initiates a daring, globe-spanning recruitment effort to assemble The Avengers team to defeat an unexpected enemy threatening global safety and security. Despite pulling together the ultimate dream team, Nick Fury and longtime confidant Agent Coulson must find a way to convince the Super Heroes to work with, not against each other, when the powerful and dangerous Loki gains access to the Tesseract and its unlimited power.

 

 

Review: It was the perfect blend of action, adventure, and humor! They had the perfect actor for each character! It will be a while before anyone tops this movie!
It makes more sense (and is funnier) if you know the background story for each character, but even if you don't, you will still enjoy this movie. You won't even mind the new actor for the hulk.
It's fast paced and gets right to the point. You laugh and clap throughout the movie.

This is definitely worth every penny!

 

Managing this many famous characters without taking anything away from the other is THE HARDEST THING in the world and somehow Joss Whedon has done it perfectly. The humor through out the movie had Joss's signature humor but taken to a higher level which suits each character which was another thing that was done effortlessly. :) another thing was that Mark Ruffalo had to sell that he's The Hulk and he was flawless. Funny when needed to be, tortured, angry...just perfect. Do I even need to talk about the awesome special effects, fights, action, acting?? Oh and on top of that there are few surprises for Whedon fans that might be noticed after 2nd and 3rd time viewings. :)
I would DEFINITELY recommend this movie and give it an A plus for its awesomeness. :)

Marvel unleashes 'The Avengers' secret weapons

At this point Marvel really doesn't have to do anything to promote The Avengers ahead of its release next month. They have had us from day one, but why look a gift horse in the mouth?

Today's gift comes in the very shapely form of Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow character. You know, I was always curious what Black Widow brought to the table other than to round out the group and not make it such the proverbial boys' club.

Well, now I know.

For those of you, like me, who are able to look past certain bouncing assets you will see that Black Widow is a fiercely determined fighting machine that is capable of taking out three people while tied up in a chair. Or so they tell me.

For the rest of us, it's a nice 40 second clip of ScarJo tied up wearing an unnecessarily skimpy outfit that resembles lingerie more than an actual uniform. Yep, my job is tough.

The Avengers assemble in theaters on May 4.

6 New Avengers Posters Debut Online!!

These six new Avengers posters are a bit cut and paste, using some of the same elements in multiple designs – and elements that were used in a previous poster at that. Let’s call it cost effectiveness, shall we?

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The Avengers Assemble In 2 New Character Banners

You ready for some more Avengers? Check out two awesome new character banners featuring the cast of "Marvel's The Avengers" assembled together! These banners will appear in theaters nationwide in the coming weeks, with Captain America, the Hulk, Iron Man and Thor gracing one and Nick Fury, Loki, Hawkeye and Black Widow assembling on the other.You can check out both banners right here on Marvel.com, and keep your eyes peeled for them in your local theater soon. And as always, keep it tuned to Marvel.com for all things Avengers!

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SDCC 2011: Unveiling 7 'Avengers' Movie Posters

The first poster shows us a very photorealistic Chris Evans in the new uniform conveniently juxtaposed against his costume that most of us have yet to even see on the big screen (as the movie releases today). So, spoiler warning: he survives the first movie obviously .

Next up is Tony Stark doing his Tony Stark thing. No stark differences noticed in the Armor design this time other than the fact that in this rendering he seems to have returned to his circular arc reactor as opposed to the pentagon shape from Iron Man 2.

Next up: Hawkeye and Black Widow

Next: Thor and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Nicky Fury, Coulson and Maria Hill

Last but not least, the Hulk!

Marvel's The Avengers Begins Production

Production has commenced today in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated movie “Marvel’s The Avengers,” directed by Joss Whedon (“Serenity”) from a screenplay by Whedon.  The film will continue principal photography in Cleveland, Ohio and New York City. Robert Downey, Jr. (“Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2”) returns as the iconic Tony Stark/Iron Man along with Chris Hemsworth (“Thor”) as Thor, Chris Evans (“Captain America: The First Avenger”) as Captain America, Jeremy Renner (“Thor,” “The Hurt Locker”) as Hawkeye, Mark Ruffalo (“The Kids Are Alright”) as Hulk, Scarlett Johansson (“Iron Man 2”) as Black Widow, Clark Gregg (“Iron Man,” “Thor”) as Agent Phil Coulson, and Samuel L. Jackson (“Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2”) as Nick Fury.  Set for release in the US on May 4, 2012, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is the first feature to be fully owned, marketed and distributed by Disney, which acquired Marvel in 2009.

Continuing the epic big-screen adventures started in “Iron Man,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Iron Man 2,” “Thor,” and “Captain America: The First Avenger,” “Marvel’s The Avengers” is the super hero team up of a lifetime. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster.  

Based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series, first published in 1963, “Marvel’s The Avengers” brings together the mightiest super hero characters as they all assemble together on screen for the first time. The star studded cast of super heroes will be joined by Cobie Smulders (“How I Met Your Mother) as Agent Maria Hill of S.H.I.E.L.D., as well as Tom Hiddleston (“Wallander”) and Stellan Skarsgård (“Angels & Demons,” “Mamma Mia!”) who will both reprise their respective roles as Loki and Professor Erik Selvig from the upcoming Marvel Studios’ feature “Thor.”

“Marvel’s The Avengers” is being produced by Marvel Studios' President, Kevin Feige, and executive produced by Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Louis D’Esposito, Patty Whitcher, and Jon Favreau. Marvel Studios’ Jeremy Latcham and Victoria Alonso will co-produce.

The creative production team also includes Oscar nominated director of photography Seamus McGarvey (“Atonement”), production designer James Chinlund (“25th Hour”), Oscar winning costume designer Alexandra Byrne (“Elizabeth: The Golden Age”), Oscar winning visual effects supervisor Janek Sirrs (“Iron Man 2,” “The Matrix”), visual effects producer Susan Pickett (“Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2”), stunt coordinator R.A. Rondell (“Superman Returns”), and four-time Oscar nominated special effects supervisor Dan Sudick (“Iron Man,” “War of the Worlds”). The editors include Oscar nominated Paul Rubell (“Collateral”) and Jeffrey Ford (“Crazy Heart”).

Marvel Studios most recently produced “Iron Man 2” which was released in theatres on May 7, 2010. The sequel to “Iron Man,” starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow as well as Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson and Mickey Rourke, took the number one spot its first weekend with a domestic box office gross of $128.1 million. To date the film has earned over $620 million in worldwide box office receipts.

In the summer of 2008, Marvel produced the summer blockbuster movies, “Iron Man” and “The Incredible Hulk.”  “Iron Man,” in which Robert Downey, Jr. originally dons the super hero’s powerful armor alongside co-stars Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow, was released May 2, 2008 and was an immediate box office success. Garnering the number one position for two weeks in a row, the film brought in over $100 million its opening weekend and grossed over $571 million worldwide. On June 13, 2008, Marvel released “The Incredible Hulk” marking its second number one opener of that summer. The spectacular revival of the iconic green goliath grossed over $250 million in worldwide box office receipts.

In addition to "Marvel's The Avengers," "Thor," Marvel Studios will release a slate of films based on the Marvel characters including "Thor" on May 6, 2011; "Captain America: The First Avenger" on July 22, 2011; and "Iron Man 3" on May 3, 2013.