Eyes Glued and Never Blinking

Rating: 10/10 (26 June 2012)

There is no way this movie could not score a fat, juicy ten out of ten. The Avengers Assembled is a work of genius and art which is flawlessly executed. This film is gold.
One scene flows into the next. There is no spot of disorientation when one wonders 'how did we get here?' because each scene moves effortlessly and easily into the next. As such it really feels as though the events are unfolding as the movie plays on, not as though a story is being told.
This film requires none of the lead up movies to be watched. However I do heavily suggest the viewing of Thor before hand for Loki's development as this film's villain can not be properly appreciated or understand without knowing the evolution of his character development. And yet, without viewing Thor, the Avengers is just as enjoyable and pleasing.
Tom Hiddleston as Loki is amazing. He is utterly spell bounding as the only bad guy. He doesn't bend, he doesn't break and he most certainly requires no support. He brings emotion, heart, soul, charisma, anger and insanity to a very complex role. He plays Loki like he's wearing a second skin. He makes the bad guy extremely likable even when he's causing utter destruction left, right and centre.
One should, however, not ignore the challenge that faced the Avengers. Whilst Tom Hiddleston has the burden of being the sole villain and so must not only step up and do a good job, but fill such a huge space on his own with no support, no back up and no assistance, the Avengers have to not only work together as a team but find their own spot light. Every single Avenger, with poise and grace brings heart and soul to their character, creates personal relationships with others, grabs the lime light whilst allowing the others to play too.
All the characters spark brilliantly together.
Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk was an interesting move. He's the first Hulk to be initially awkward and slightly timid but freakishly smart and seemingly cool under pressure. He is also the only one to have the privilege to work with Motion Capture Technology and so you can see Mark Ruffalo's face on the green giant monster giving the green giant a human quality as he smashes his way through life.
Avengers is face paced, serious, fun and light hearted. Viewers are guaranteed to laugh out loud on more than one occasion and not be able to wait to see what happens next. The film is so good that one will just want to see it over and over. The enjoyability of the film is not worn away with multiple consecutive viewings.