The Avengers is a nearly excellent first movie featuring Marvel's Earth's Mightiest Heroes

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2012)

After waiting a couple weeks, I finally got to see The Avengers with my movie theatre-working friend. Yay, I have now seen Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and the Hulk battle Loki and his minions from Asgard as the latter try to invade New York City. Co-written and directed by legendary TV icon Joss Whedon ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Angel", and "Firefly"), he does not disappoint with his love of pop culture and comics as he gives the Marvel characters their justly celebrated status as the distinct characters we've grown to love growing up reading their illustrated adventures in the four-color world they inhabit. And seeing it all in 3-D is such an awesome experience! Oh, and it's great in also seeing Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Nick Fury in tow. Really, all I'll say is you must watch The Avengers. P.S. Seeing Cobie Smulders as one of the characters makes me wonder if she and her "How I Met Your Mother" co-star Alyson Hannigan, formerly a "Buffy" star, have traded stories of what it's like to work for Mr. Whedon. How I'd like to be a fly on that wall!