This is an Okay but overrated movie.

Rating: 7/10 (18 November 2018)

I like the movie, okay and I thought I'd review it since I will be reviewing Avengers Infinity war later. The first Avengers movie had its moments but I do have some issues with the movie. The main problem I have with the movie is the beginning. The beginning of the movie is VERY slow and very boring in my opinion. There is a lot of talking about things that don't interest me. I did not care about the scenes with Loki showing up on earth and attacking security guards and mind controlling people. I honestly found that lame and uninteresting. This movie just seemed to have no impact when it came to the action, except near the end. The movie does have some good action near the end during the last 45 minutes which I enjoyed, however, I was so bored with the first one hour and fifteen minutes of the movie, that the last half barely makes up for it. In other words, if the action at the end had not been so good I probably would have not liked the movie. If none of that Great action had been in the movie then I definitely wouldn't have liked it.
So yes I think it's an Okay movie but it could have been so much better if the first hour and fifteen minutes of the movie had not been so boring and slow. To be honest I didn't even care about black widow meeting the hulk scene. I thought I would like that scene but I really didn't. I'm not saying there is no action near the start of the film, There is but they are small bits that last maybe two minutes tops and I'm sorry but that's not nearly enough action, considering this movie's status. I expected a lot more than a couple of lame two-minute fights with black widow and these men who I don't remember!. That just goes to show you how impressive those villains were, I don't even remember them!. I'm guessing I'm alone in that of course. People probably love that scene, I'm sorry but I definitely didn't. I'm surprised that this movie gets a higher score than Avengers Age of Ultron, which is the superior movie in my opinion. I'm sorry folks but more things happen in Age of Ultron. That movie has a better story and better effects and better Action scenes. Even the fight scenes with the smaller Robots were great. That movie was shot very well and everything worked perfectly for me with that movie, even the ending was better and far more entertaining.
The first Avengers movie, on the other hand, was not as good as the second. The first one suffers from very bad pacing and uninteresting character moments that could have been better. Don't get me wrong I liked all of the characters. I thought the six heroes were very likeable which is one of the positives of the movie. They also make a great team and work well together. The only problem I had with them was their humour, I did not find them that funny. They had a couple of funny moments but most of their jokes were hit or miss for me.
Most people seem to like the scene on the shield ship when all the characters were standing around talking. I'm sorry but I didn't like that scene. I thought that was one of the most boring parts of the movie, in fact, I remember watching that scene and feeling very bored and tired, I nearly fell asleep too. In fact, I feel tired just writing this review because it was definitely boring at times. Loki being on the shield ship did not make the movie more interesting either. The man who plays Loki is a Great actor and his performance in the movie was very good, however even his good acting didn't stop me from being bored, and that's mainly because by this part of the movie, one hour has gone by with nothing happening. The two-minute fight with black widow doesn't count, that was nothing. Also, The start of the film with the agents chasing Loki was nothing either. It was a lame three-minute scene that went nowhere and ended in a crappy way.
The only other action scene I can think of that happened before the boring ship scene would be Loki's lame speech at the party scene. After giving a long-winded and boring speech about wanting to rule the humans, he gets into a lame scuffle with Captain America which was nothing special either. Captain America got his ass kicked and had to be saved by Iron man who shoots a laser beam at him, which leads to Loki surrendering and the Avengers taking him to their Ship. Which then leads to more scenes of nothing special. If people think the Avengers standing around arguing on the ship is entertaining they can be my guest, I just disagree. I would rather watch Age of Ultron instead which has 100 times more Action than This movie. Ultron is also a better Villain than Loki in my opinion.
There is a scene on the ship where Captain America walks off by himself and tries to fix the ship, and I must say that scene is VERY BORING. That scene goes on way too long and it was totally pointless and a waste of running time. If you took that scene out of the movie, it would be ten minutes shorter and faster paced and more fun because of it. You also have a lame scene where this guy or guys, (I don't remember because it was so boring) were firing bullets at Captain America, and he hardly even puts up a fight!! He just hides around a corner and uses a piece of metal to try and block the bullets. That scene was laughable and very lame!. Captain America pretty much spends that whole scene hiding! And everyone is okay with that for some reason!!??. SIGH and people call Ultron lame?? I'm sorry but Ultron is not lame. Captain America, on the other hand, was very Lame in that scene.
Yes I know I have probably pi##ed people off by saying that, but I'm sorry it's TRUE. There was nothing special about that scene. Captain America put up a better fight against Ultron then he did against this nobody guy who I don't remember And Ultron was a Machine. Captain America put up a Great fight against Ultron But for some reason, he struggles to fight a nobody guy that is 100 times weaker than him?? Why? I have no idea. Once again SIGH and Ultron is supposedly lame???. I think the people that call him that must be high on Crack or something because they make absolutely no sense. Ultron was a great villain that the Avengers struggled to fight against, and they only managed to beat him in the end because they all fought him together, It was about 10 against 1 which isn't exactly fair! So, of course, they are going to beat him! That does NOT make him lame!. I think people are forgetting he nearly destroyed the WORLD.
Getting back to this movie which is the weaker movie, it's a very slow one that did not impress me that much. Most of the movie is all talk and no action. When we finally get to the fight scene with Thor VS the Hulk, about an hour had gone by which is way too long. Don't get me wrong I liked the fight. I thought Thor VS Hulk was entertaining, and the fight was pretty evenly matched. The scene was also well shot with good effects. So yes the movie does have action, I'm not saying it doesn't have action, but the problem is it just takes TOO LONG to get to the action pieces. That's one of the many reasons why Avengers 2 is miles better because that movie moves faster, and it is not sluggish like the first movie.
Now getting to the good points of the first Avengers movie. 1 The acting. The acting is very good and everyone gives good performances especially Tom Hiddleston who plays Loki. He does a Great job not only acting but playing a good and believable villain. I can totally understand why people like him, I like him too! I just don't think he's the number one villain that's all.
My personal top three best Marvel movie villains would be 1. Thanos 2. Ultron 3. Loki. That's just my opinion and I know I'm probably alone in that. Sorry, but I had to be honest. Getting back to what I was saying, the acting was Great by Tom and There were a few times that his acting was so good he came across as intimidating, especially during the scene where he talks with black widow.
2. Another thing I liked were the effects. Now I'm not saying they were all great. Some were just okay but others were very good and I was impressed, I personally liked the CGI that was used for the Aliens, they looked pretty real to me.
3. The characters. Yes despite my moaning earlier about the boring scenes, the movie does have a lot of likeable characters, the main ones being our heroes. I just wished our heroes could have done more at the beginning of the movie instead of standing around talking or arguing with each other. However when they are not arguing and they are getting along they are actually very likeable people, and I grew to like them pretty fast. I also liked their teamwork and how they worked together at the end of the movie.
4. Now getting to the best point for ME personally, The Action during the last 45 minutes of the movie. The last part of the movie was very good!. The moment Loki and his army of Aliens come along and start attacking the city that's when it gets very fun and entertaining. There is a lot of action and a lot of chaos, buildings fall people run away screaming, and we get to see our heroes kick the Aliens asses, we even get to see Thor fight Loki again which was cool. The entire last part of the movie is good! My main issue with this movie is the first hour and fifteen minutes being boring and slow!
If people praised this movie ONLY for the last 45 minutes then I could understand the praise it gets, but I don't understand the praise for the WHOLE movie. I did not enjoy the whole movie but I did like some short moments near the beginning. Those moments being too short was the problem. I also enjoyed Thor VS Hulk, and the best part of the movie: The Avengers fighting an Alien army, which I enjoyed the most.
Overall The movie is just Okay to me. I have seen many other Marvel movies that I have enjoyed more. I only liked the movie, Okay, and it's worth one watch for the action at the end, but this is not a movie that I would watch many times considering the pacing problems it has.