Simply Incredible!

Rating: 10/10 (29 April 2015)

Loki is looking to unleash hell down on earth and make people bow at his feet. Nick Fury is forced to assemble the world's greatest superheroes, in hopes of saving everyone. The Avengers must put their egos aside to make everything right again and stop Loki.
I'm hoping to see Age of Ultron later this week. In preparation for it, and to get myself more pumped, I decided to watch The Avengers again for the fourth time. This movie has almost everything you can possibly imagine. Ever wanted to see Thor face off against The Incredible Hulk? How about Thor fighting Iron Man? You'll get that here and more. If you're not fond of some of the superheroes in this movie, there is plenty of others to choose from. It really is a Marvel fan's wet dream. It's one thing to make great action, it's another to combine that great action with near-flawless storytelling. Joss Whedon manages to pull this off. This must have been an incredibly hard script to write! Whedon manages to deal with the pressure to give us a thoughtful script. I loved how the first 30 minutes or so focuses on introducing each character. I thought it was really neat how they delved into what everybody was going through at the time. The action scenes may take your breath away. I'm what you call an adrenaline junkie. I've seen tons of action movies, but there aren't many that make my jaw drop like this one. The last 40 minutes or so are filled with mind blowing action. It rarely gives you a chance to breathe. The performances are excellent. These superheros may have incredible abilities, but they have flaws. The character development was superb. Robert Downey is awesome as Iron Man. His obnoxious behavior tests my patience, but he is perfect for Iron Man. Captain America isn't my favorite by any means. Chris Evans is great at playing him though. He even manages to make him somewhat likable! Chris Hemsworth is tremendous as Thor. Mark Ruffalo isn't the best Hulk, but he does a really good job nonetheless. Scarlett Johansson was my favorite! She has a lot of depth to her character. Her checkered past, and reluctance to be a heroine made her character all the more interesting. She also has some great fight scenes. Wait until you see the stunts when she's tied up in a chair. Tom Hiddleston is amazing as Loki. He is so manipulative, smarmy, and I couldn't stand him. If you hated Loki in Thor, you'll hate him even more here. What a job! Samuel L. Jackson is the epitome of coolness. Jeremy Renner is very good as Hawkeye. I wish they'd have delved into his struggle a bit more, but I won't carp too much. Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Skarsgard, Paltrow, all do what they have to do well.
This movie is the closest thing to perfection. I can't see Marvel topping this. This is one of my favorite movies of all time, and it never fails to blow me away. I'm so pumped for Age of Ultron
10/10