Bar-None Best Super Hero Movie Ever

Rating: 10/10 (21 August 2012)

Joss Whedon pulled off what many said could not be done. He created a super hero epic with a team of super-heroes. Many excuses have been used over the years (It will be too expensive and never recoup the cost, too many plots to tie together, every actor(ess) will want to be the major focus and blah blah blah), but now everyone knows it can be done and done well.
The scope of this project was years in the making starting with Iron Man back in 2008, followed by The Incredible Hulk, Captain America and Thor. These movies filled in the back story for all but three of the characters in the Avengers (Hawkeye, the Black Widow and Nick Fury even though Nick Fury shows up in all of the movies and Black Widow and Hawkeye make guest appearance in Iron Man and Thor respectively). This "back story" allows Joss to focus on the plot of this movie instead of having to explain how all the heroes came to be.
There is not an actor or actress in this movie that didn't pull off their role excellently. I am not sure whether this is do the quality of actors or Joss Whedon's devotion to comic books and his directing prowess. I think the surprise in this film though has to go to the Hulk and Bruce Banner played by Mark Ruffalo. He had just the right amount of innocence and hidden angst as Banner and his one liners as the Hulk were spot on. Another discovered gem, although we saw her before in Iron Man, was Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow. Her ability to use her supposed feminine frailty as a weapon was a surprise each time it was used.
The villain Loki played by Tom Hiddleston was outstanding as well. Loki and the alien menace he contacted were the perfect combination to threaten the entire planet and bring together the worlds greatest heroes to defend their home.
If you do not know this it probably means you have been living under a rock in movie land. Almost all Comic Moves now have a "hidden" Easter egg after the credits. This movie had two such Easter Eggs.
I can't say enough good things about this movie so if you haven't seen it and you consider yourself a comic book fan then you should be banned from all geek fest's hence forth until you have seen this movie. For all the rest of you out there .... Go See This Movie.
The Panel votes: Cthulhu: 10 out of 10 (Thanos is awesome. I am so excited, I killed 300 dreamers on the cruise ship Atlantis when it floated too close to the lost city of Rlyeh) Fuzzy Toad: 8 out of 10 (Comic book violence is high and children under 8 might get scared of the Hulk and alien invaders. If they are a fan of Comic books however I am sure they will love it.) Mouth-Breather: 12 out of 10 (OMG! OMG! Best movie ever.... And I told all you losers Hulk could beat Thor.) Frat-Boy Bob: 10 out of 10 (Scarlett Johannson is delicious. The action was awesome. "Puny God" LMAO...) The Queen in Yellow: 7 out of 10 (Still tired of Comic Book movies but this one is very exciting.) Azathoth: Googol out of Infinity (Whispers of madness in the dark) (************Super Spoiler Alert*************) For those of you who have not seen the movie do not read past here.
I think one of the best part of the villainy is who was revealed at the end of the movie. The true menace to mankind and a power that dwarfs that of Loki and quite possibly the Avengers themselves.
The first Easter Egg showed us who the villain behind Loki was in this movie and who will be the villain in the next movie. That villain is Thanos the lover of Death herself.
The second Easter Egg you have to see for yourself.