Gods and Monsters

Rating: 9/10 (3 May 2015)

One of Josh Whedon's talents is his ability to manage a story with multiple characters and giving those characters something interesting to do.
This film takes the original 6 Avengers and adds three new ones. Yet I had no problem following the story and what was going on. Tony Stark attempts to create an artificial intelligence in order to combat all the alien threats to Earth, and creates Ultron, a robot who figures out the best way to protect humanity is to exterminate it.
Not an original idea, and fans of Marvel Comics know these characters. Still, they manage to take a kind of hokey character and make him interesting. Heck, he was even able to make Hawkeye interesting as he conscience of the team.
Also kudoes for the way they handled massive violence. Unlike other Superhero movies that quickly turn into Disaster Porn, these heroes remember their primary goal is to protect innocent life. Well done.
Definitely worth watching.