Good but not as clever as the single hero pre-quels

Rating: 7/10 (2 June 2013)

I don't think I need to re-hash the plot details with 1000 reviews before me. In short, the Avengers come together, at first they don't like each other, but they band together to save the world from aliens. The technical gadgets and space craft were cool and looked great on the big screen. However, with so many main characters and so much action to fit in, the funny, quirky, bits about each character were lost. Everyone got in a one liner, but not much more than that. I missed the heart pounding heavy metal arrogance of Iron Man, the fish out of water grandeur of Thor and even the mysterious plot line of Captain America. With all the fab reviews, I must just have different taste in movies. I felt less endless battles and more banter and purpose would have jazzed this up a bit. I only bother to write review 1000 and something hoping that Joss picks up on this and makes the next Avengers a bit more clever.