Avengers Assemble!!

Rating: 8/10 (3 May 2015)

The question from the beginning was whether one could make a sequel, as good as the original. The Marvel specializes in successful sequel, either continuing the successful story, adding to tension, characters and plot, following the overall grand design of the company (e.g. Cpt. America: The Winter Soldier), or invest deliberately in their origin source i.e. the world of comics, which are the American version of mythology (e.g. Thor: The Dark World). The Greeks had Hercules, Americans have Superman, or Vision, the Cpt. Marvel etc., since we're referring to this particular company. Whedon, the man behind hits of modern American cinema (both artistic and commercial) having also credit for the screenplay, and without holding the position e.g. of Brad Bird, as the smoothest of narrators in an action movie, has a visible attribute that lends self-sarcastic humor in all his films, thus mitigating the possibility to be criticized by his accusers, for all the script excesses implied. This sense of humor has made his movies treasured by the two sexes. Because of this humor a grown man can easily enjoy a female, or a child movie (much a do about nothing, Toy Story), and a woman finds herself getting the "pulse" of an immature boyish movie(Avengers, Cabin In The Woods). All are in their positions, giving their best and giving moviegoers one more fine action movie to watch and cinema critics an action flick they can watch and praise without any remorse. This movie also gives to a comic buffer one more reason to feel proud for their childhood or teenage love, that was once mocked by some, but now is the biggest trend setter on the planet. With the small exception of the variation of the original comic story for obvious reasons (for the same reason that Marvel chose the Ant Man not to be Hank Pym or Captain Marvel to be a woman), serving Marvel's scheme a)to pass into eternity through cinema and b) to pass on to the younger generations who only read through tablets and therefore do not know the original material and are ready to accept anything. To that end the comic buffer stands alone as the largest and most strict judge. If he agrees with the whole effort, he will not grumble about the mind stone used to create the Vision, contrary to what has been written in comic books, nor that the Ultron, is the effective commander of Iron Legion and is essentially a fascist bastard, exact copy of his megalomaniac creator (which is implied and not explicitly mentioned in the film) and not an artificial intelligence that gets accidentally life from the same stone .. A huge festival special effects well shot and arranged unlike rather tedious action efforts (as eg was the 2nd episode of Star Wars), making good for its genre serving equally good the plot and the action, certainly well written, with interpretations as convincing as possible. In particular we must stand to the flirtacious Banner / Hulk - Romanov / Black Widow, who could give a comic buffer reasons to complaint, but serves the needs of the film and its promotion (must have female audience as well) and eventually do not harm the film,since both interpretations of Marc Ruffalo, and the (Goddess!!)Scarlett Johanson, is convincing and well placed within the mind blowing action sequences and the impending global threat. Now, it is time for the Gauntlet of Infinity (the last 2 films of Phase 3 of the Marvel Universe)..The 8/10 goes because it is sipmply impossible to outscore the first Avengers Movie..