Mediocre

Rating: 5/10 (8 May 2012)

This movie is rated as an 8.8 at the time of my writing this and I fully expect that to come down considerably now that all the fanboys (and girls) are finished pumping it up. The characters could spend 2 hrs napping and the fanboys would still give this movie a 9 or 10. It's like that with any movie franchise - those most predisposed to loving it are the first ones to see it and rave about it, as well as overlook the obvious faults.
Now that the rest of us are going to see it (and review it) that rating will reflect what the movie really is: A CGI fest that's really kind of mediocre. If it weren't for the very funny moments that punctuate the film, this movie would flat-out stink. It's riddled with cheesy clichés and seems more geared towards 10-13 yr-olds than to adults.
I really like "Iron Man", loved IM2, enjoyed "Thor", and was indifferent towards "Cpt. America". This movie was definitely the weakest.