"The Avengers" was one of the best comic-book movies ever made.

Rating: 9/10 (16 April 2014)

"Marvel's The Avengers" broke box-office records in the summer of 2012, with the highest grossing opening weekend of all time, and the third highest grossing payout in it's movie-theater career, just behind "Avatar" and "Titanic." This major Hollywood blockbuster made cinematic history, by bringing together the "Earth's Mightiest Heroes," Marvel comic-book characters created by "Stan Lee"(Stanley Martin Lieber), and finally giving them their big-screen break.
The great thing about "The Avengers" is that there is no single leading character. Each of the characters, "Captain America," "Iron Man," "The Incredible Hulk," "Hawkeye," and "Black Widow" equally share screen time, having already been sufficiently established in their previous stand-alone films.
The antagonist in this film,"Loki," is portrayed by actor Tom Hiddleston. "Loki," in the "Marvel Comics" is actually the step-brother of "Thor," one of the primary "Avengers." He uses his cunning, sly, and deliciously-devious character to steal the power of the "Tesseract," a cosmic power source, and bring a "chitauri" army of aliens to take control of the Earth.
"Marvel's The Avengers" was directed by Joss Whedon, who is currently directing the highly anticipated sequel, "Avengers: Age of Ultron." A few of his other works include "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Cabin in the Woods," "Much Ado About Nothing," and "Toy Story," all reasonably known projects.
Although I can hardly imagine an audience that would disapprove of this film, I must give a warning out to movie-go'ers who are not keen to special-effects action sequences, and some intense scenes, as these are largely found in "The Avengers."
As made evident by the tone of my review, you can probably tell that I deeply enjoyed this movie. I greatly recommend it for all to view, as there is something in it for everyone, and will be remembered for decades to come.