Poor in quality, but it was what it was meant to be

Rating: 7/10 (21 August 2012)

The Avengers has been one of the most anticipated movies of the year, arguably of the decade. When so many super heroes are in one movie, the fans and nerds will flock; and that's what they did. I would say that it did not disappoint. Mostly.
Looking back on the experience, I have to say that the quality of The Avengers was surprisingly poor. the acting really didn't stand out with the exception of (guess who) Robert Downey Jr, completely overshadowing the rest of the cast. The dialogue, much like the acting was really skimpy. Most of the general conversation felt like it needed more time spent on it, and it seems most of the work went into the multitude of witty jokes that actually ended up working in their favor.
The story, much like the dialogue, felt familiar, and at many times I couldn't help but feel a sense of deja vu in the plot twists and the action scenes. The pacing in the story was also off, and in between the intense and exciting action sequences I felt bored of the cheap, although sometimes hilarious dialogue.
The characters were actually quite shallow. Individual character development was pretty much non-existent, with the movie focusing more on the relationships between the characters, and even that was shallow.
However, all of this aside, The Avengers was actually a good movie. The plain fact is that this movie is absolutely everything that fans wanted, and with that was able to bury most of the problems it had under romping good fun, something that many other movies have tried and failed to do. The Hulk smashed, Iron Man blew stuff up, Captain America bashed the badies, etc. If there was any analogy to describe The Avengers, it would be that it is like UFC. It's kinda cheesy and doesn't take itself too seriously; however when the good guy slams the bad guy, everybody cheers. When Hulk smashed, the crowd erupted. When Loki says some snide comment, there was booing and hissing. The Avengers was not a good FILM, it was merely an exhibition of the superheroes power, and that was exactly what the fans came to see, and I can appreciate that.