Review

Rating: 7/10 (1 May 2012)

Avengers Assemble, a Marvel Studio film, directed by Joss Whedon. Comic fans most anticipated film of the year. The film slowly began gathering momentum since, The Incredible Hulk staring Edward Norton was released, back in 2008. Slowly over the course of years the other films followed, given the none comic book fan a look into some of the characters in the Avenger Team, before they became part of the Avengers. (In order of release date) Hulk, Iron Man, Capitan America; these films were a pre sequel to Avengers Assemble. The character development in this films comes from their interaction together and them becoming a team. The film follows the 6 superhuman characters known as Iron Man (Tony Stark), Captain America (Steve Rogers, The Hulk (Bruce Banner), Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff ), Thor and Hawkeye (Clint Barton );lead by the master of deception and secrets Nick Fury. On a journey of self discovery, and finding out what part or purpose they really have in been an Avenger. These hero's are tasked with the burden of saving the world from alien annihilation and from the wicked grasp Loki, Thor half brother. The film seemed to stick to the original Avengers comics faithfully drawing the necessary and integral parts from the comic and inserting them on the big screen, for example the Helicarrier (floating S.H.I.EL.D aircraft) . Like many action films of today CGI and special effects have become a household commodity It would have been easier to leave this comic book nugget out, but through the use of realistic CGI and special effects, Whedon was able to incorporate this in a none shoddy way. Although the film heavily relied on special effects and green screen, everything was appropriately placed. The all star cast, which had many in a pessimistic mood, pulled through, the actors gelled well which made their on screen chemistry believable, as a result they were able to bring to life and capture the mind-set of the character they were playing. All the characters were given their chance to shine with such precision, lost in many films of these calibre and actors. Yes the film had many clichéd lines, but the actors pulled them off without subjecting the audience through painful cheese moments. Does the film give you your money's worth, narrative, action, good special effects, and yet stays faithful to the comic? To answer that question you need to watch it yourself. But as far as superhero films go, this is one of the better ones in terms of entertainment, and realism many people expect to see in an action/ fantasy film.