Just Dive in

Rating: 9/10 (26 April 2012)

It's clear from the start that Whedon want's to honour the opportunity to show us what superheroes can do. We get to enjoy a classic comparison of "real people" in a world of "super people"... the beats are perfect... I found myself feeling hugely impressed at the skill set and technology of the shield operatives, then completely sorry for them when they are thrust into the world of the Avengers. The Avengers themselves were pitched at a power level far greater than set up in the preceding movies, but they were only the better for it. The speed of the impacts, the level of catastrophic damage that they leave in their wake... all perfect. The only missed opportunity I felt was for Captain America... still too much of the poster boy soldier, and not enough of the Captain, except when he is dealing with shield agents, or policemen... and I still wanted the Captain to move more like Bronski did in the Hulk. Thor is definitely a God in this, and the Hulk is definitely a poorly guided atomic bomb. Iron Man and Banner's intelligence was a blast to watch, and the swagger of Stark is nicely offset by moments of fear for the limitations of his tech.
I gripped my seat, with the peril, and I laughed out loudly (along with the entire audience) at the moments... you will know when you do too... I should have stayed in my seat for another viewing...