Hand-clapping good!

Rating: 10/10 (15 July 2012)

I felt compelled to review this, having just seen it 2 months after its release - the wait was agonising at times, but worth every second! Very few films have made me beam and laugh and cheer and clap so much. Terminator 2. Batman Begins. Iron Man. And a select handful of others.
The Avengers is a little bit of a slow burner, but with delightful ingredients on the screen, it makes for a fabulous, explosive and tasty finish.
I'd have to say, it was superbly orchestrated from start to finish, and the highlights must go to the Thor/Iron Man scuffle, and the grand finale which has - surprisingly - The Hulk as its main and certainly best attraction. After two average Hulk films, THIS one more than compensates for them, with humour ("I'm always angry") and punchiness (it stopping one of the megamonsters and slapping Loki around as it he were a Barbie doll - awesome!).
Other highlights are the Cap telling the NYPD what to do and Loki's masterful interrogation by Romanoff.
All in all, the best action I've seen in a few years. Cannot wait for them coming up against Thanos in AV2!