My fellow superhero nerds.
It is my duty to announce to you
that all is not lost! Marvel Studios, in pulling Disney’s rights, have
completely overturned their bad reputation for awful superhero adaptations and
made one whoopin' movie entitled The Avengers.
I’ve been on Marvel’s ride of highs
and lows starting with Spiderman and
ending with the horribly-written X-Men
Origins: Wolverine. I need not name all the disappointments in between
because I only have so much attention span for terrible cinema, as do you, I
imagine. But, just to remind you and make you see the studio’s progress, look
back for a moment on Ang Lee’s Hulk.
A moment of silence for those
weeping . . . .
Thank you.
ANYWAY. Ever since Iron Man came out, and rumors of Captain America, and Thor started circulating, I have sat and
rocked back and forth in impatient anticipation for The Avengers. The novelist in me LOOOOOOOVES when characters cross
paths and end up working together. Avengers
did not disappoint.
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| Arguably one of my favorite characters, Hawkeye |
From minute one—one!—action is the
key component, and then the story paces out from there with the barbed hook of
“WHOA” stuck in the viewers’ mouths. I got so excited, I downed a whole box of
Reese’s Pieces within the first ten minutes. (Sadly, I had no more food for the
rest of the movie.) A lot of the middle is spent aboard S.H.I.E.L.D.’s
Helicarrier, and this serves for good interactions between the Avengers.
However, just when you think everything is safe and secure, WHAM! More action
intertwined right with the story! Nothing is random! Everything makes sense!
The characters are consistent and keep to who they are! And comic book lore is
followed to the letter! HUZZAH! MARVEL SUCCEEDS IN CREATING AN AWESOME PIECE OF
CINEMA ART!
To say the least, I have not had the
chance to park it in a theater seat and enjoy this movie again, and with the
busy summer schedule of hopefuls coming out, I don’t know if I’ll be able to.
(I shed a tear here.) However, this is one to add to the Blu-Ray list, FOR
SURE. Nerds rejoice! Marvel is in big business! Seven big kernels out
of five.
P.S. Stay after all the credits.
It’s so worth it.
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