Avengers did what I previously thought was impossible… it Leonidas-kicked Iron Man 1 off its throne and now reigns on my all-time favorite comic inspired movie. Nolan has a tough act to follow. The gauntlet has been dropped. I attribute this remarkable feat to Joss Whedon’s screenplay and the cast for the most part. I will not spoil the film and simply state what I enjoyed in a vague manner.
What I loved:
- The cast embodied the characters that I grew up reading, especially Downey and Pines
- The incorporation elements of Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch’s version of Avengers (in my opinion at least) in the film
- The revelation of the Other’s Master
- The Other’s design and connection of the comic version of Fantastic Four
- The nod to the classic Thor and Hulk relationship
- Clark Gregg’s Phil Coulson
- Tom Hiddleston captured all the resentment, sense of entitlement and bitterness that represents Marvel’s iteration of Loki
- The more humane and decent version of Ultimate Nick Fury (he’s a rotten & ruthless so & so on Millar’s book)
Minor quibbles:
- The Black Widow’s lack of a Russian Accent (but it didn’t take away from Scarlett’s performance
- The lack of a Loki betrayal, he’s the god of evil after all
Through the Shattered Lens 