Avengers: Assemble

The coming together of Marvel's greatest superheroes makes for a very entertaining film that really packs a punch!

Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson & Tom Hiddleston
Dir: Joss Whedon
Writers: Joss Whedon, Zak Penn

The Super Six

What's it all about?
Set not too long after the climax of the Thor and Captain America films, the world once again comes under threat from Thor's evil brother Loki when he gets his hands on some Tesseract - an unknowingly strong energy source. So Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) launches the Avengers Initiative. This assembles the bravest, strongest, and potentially most dangerous, group of heros the planet can offer. This comprises of millionaire playboy philanthropist Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), dashing and heroic Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans), godly and noble Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the split personality of the volatile Dr Bruce Banner/The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), mean shot Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Jeremy Remner) and brining the girl power, sexy secret agent Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow... phew, that was a long list! Whilst the team doesn't instantly bond - in Tony Stark's own words, he is 'volatile, self-obsessed and don't play well with others', they soon overcome their egos and their differences and get down to the business of saving the planet, culminating a big climatic fight scene in New York. 

Worth a watch?

Not only does the film comprise of the epic fight scenes you would expect from such a great ensemble of superheores, it is also very will written - the story doesn't drag and the dialogue is just as good as the action, with plenty of banter between the characters. Robert Downey Jr is on usual good form as Tony Stark who comes forward as the leader as the gang. But surprisingly, a lot of the jokes come from The Hulk - who'd have thought an angry green man in just his pants could be so funny? Mark Ruffalo does a good job of playing the mild mannered Dr Banner too - there's a bit of pressure when two great actors who have played the same role before you in the last 10 years have both been slated for it, yes I'm talking to you Eric Bana and Edward Norton! There's also a lot of lyrca around some very toned bums - plenty of male bottoms for the ladies and plenty of Scarlett Johansson's bum for the boys! 

Let down?

I was surprised it took so long for any big fight scenes to occurred - for a long time it's more just action scenes and a few squabbles and punches thrown between the main 'supers'. But it's still effective, as it all eventually culminates into the mother of all comic book film fight climaxes. 

So overall...

I honestly can't think how director Joss Whedon and co. could make a better superhero/comic book film adaptation. The film has the whole package, so it's no surprise that it has been smashing box office records left, right and centre. Just writing this makes me want to go watch it again - the most epic film I have seen this year, make sure you watch it on the big screen to get the full impact! 

• Lives up to expectation  2/2
• Scenery/Effects 3/3
• Eye Candy 2/2
• Quality of Acting 2/3
• Plot 5/5
• Quality of film within it's genre: Action 4/5, Superheroes & Comic Books 5/5

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