"Great Comic Book Film!"

Rating: 8/10 (9 May 2013)

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Cobie Smulders, Clark Gregg and Samuel L. Jackson star in this 2012 action film based on the Marvel Comics. This begins with ruthless God of Mischief, Loki (Hiddleston) coming to Earth and wreaking havoc. Soon, S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement & Logics Division) director, Nick Fury (Jackson) assembles a team of unique heroes to stop him and his dark army from destroying it. Along with Jackson, Downey Jr. reprises his role as billionaire businessman, Tony Stark aka Iron Man, Evans as military soldier, Steve Rogers aka Captain America, Hemsworth as Asgard's God of Thunder & Loki's brother, Thor, Gregg as agent, Phil Coulson and Johansson as spy, Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow. Ruffalo joins the cast as scientist, Bruce Banner aka Hulk, Renner as agent, Clint Barton aka Hawkeye and Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) as Fury's agent lieutenant, Maria Hill. The team gets off to a rough start with each other at first, but eventually work together to save the planet and become legendary heroic icons. Powers Boothe (Sudden Death), Jenny Agutter (An American Werewolf in London), Harry Dean Stanton (Escape From New York) and creator, Stan Lee also appear. This is a great comic book film with a terrific cast I recommend, especially for comic book fans.