AVENGERS:A spectacular superhero showdown

Rating: 8/10 (5 May 2012)

Expectations were sky high because of the excellent reviews for Avengers flooding the internet during last week.It forced me to watch the first show and it was worth the price of the ticket.Truly amazing,thats what you can call this film in terms of entertainment.Film doesn't fall short of entertainment and actors.This is a genuine multistarrer and the fans of superhero movies cant afford to miss this one.
There is no point in going into the story of the movie.Its just regular stuff-A villain trying to take over the world and a superhero fighting him and saving the world.But in this movie,There is not one but 5-6 of them trying to save the world including Black widow and Hawkeye.The film begins with attack from Loki,The villain on a lab and stealing the power source.Loki also takes control of the Doctor and Hawk eye.Nick fury goes to assemble the superheroes Ironman,Black widow,Captain America,Hulk and together they fight Loki to stop his plan of raking over the world.Though there is an unexpected visit from Thor during the first hour.The rest of the movie is full of guns,shootouts,missiles and breathtaking action scenes which will hold your attention.The last 40-50 min is full of action and entertainment.The film also leaves a chance for a sequel.
The first hour is somewhat slow in the middle.Many dialogues were not much audible but the movie later picks up.The introduction of characters took a long time.Indeed there are many to introduce,still that hampers the pace of the movie.The dialogues of Iron man to Captain America was great.There are comic scenes here and there.The 2nd hour is the unlimited action,full of thrills and fights.The special effects are awesome.3D was really effective,I found myself blinking on approaching missiles,Ironman and all.That is something I really miss nowadays in 3D films.3D was worth after all in a pathetic theater.
On going to the performances,everyone did their part perfectly but the show stealer was Mark Ruffalo as Hulk.His intro was welcomed with tremendous applause.He rocked in the 2nd hour and his confrontation with Loki was hilarious and one of the best scenes of the movie.I didn't like the incredible Hulk but in this one,Hulk was excellent.After Hulk,credit goes to none other than one of my favourite actors Robert Downey Jr.His dialogues were cool and his performance was super cool as always.My pick is his scene with Loki.I am not adding spoilers,But Just watch out for that scene when Loki tries to take control of him and next one.That was the best scene in the movie.Chris Hemsworth as Thor did his part well.His intro was good than the others and also fight scenes.Chris Evans as Captain America was OK,nothing much to perform though.Samuel Jackson as Nick fury was good.Scarlett Johnson as Black widow looked great and performed well.Tom Hiddleston as Loki was convincing as the routine villain and Jereme Renner as Hawkeye was OK.
Direction was slow in the middle but later picked up and the 2nd hour was entertaining with comic and action scenes.Dialogues were good and funny.Fight scenes are well shot and blended in the movie and even though 2nd half is full of fights,Its does not become tiresome and boring.Special applause for that.
All together,Avengers is a spectacular Superhero Showdown that should not be missed for fans of Superhero movies and also for regular audience.In the box office,This one is sure to break collection records.As I said,a sequel can be expected as the film gives hints about it in the end credits.I go with a 4/5 for Avengers and it really is worth the price of the ticket.
Rating 4/5:Entertainer