Avengers Assemble at once

Rating: 7/10 (1 October 2013)

It takes effort and skill to pull off a project like this.
Twenty years ago Marvel had comic characters that translated into poor films while DC had Batman and Superman movies.
Now Marvel Films have a juggernaut. They released their second tier superheroes (Thor, Captain America) to great acclaim and it all lead up to The Avengers film where the characters of the Marvel cinema universe converged.
Iron Man as portrayed by Robert Downey jr is the main man with his witty one liners and conflicting with the more straight up Captain America. There is a lot of substance with Mark Ruffalo's Dr Banner keeping his alter ego monster at bay.
Joss Whedon as co writer and director balances action, adventure and laughs.
Each of the character gets his time in the sun, Loki is the malevolent presence.
No wonder the film was a behemoth at the box office.