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Saw it Wednesday in London; awesome film, IMO.

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In Reply to: RE: Avengers is Out posted by Brian A on May 04, 2012 at 12:02:23

Great co-writing and direction from Joss Whedon (formerly the driving force behind the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and it's major film sequel to Firefy, Serenity)
Every actor was given room to develop their characters and the performances were all stellar. One of the best if not the best super-hero fims done to date. It's still very much a popcorn flick, but the dialogue is so crisp and the pacing so perfect that you won't care that lofty ambitions are eschewed so that film that can build on internal character conflict. The beauty of the Avengers is that it is very much a character driven movie. These heroes just don't get along from the get-go, but they manage to overcome their Alpha personalities when crisis pulls them together.
Heck, I bet even ol' Victor would like it!
Minor caveats notwithstanding, The Avengers gets my highest recommendation. Four and one-haf stars ... **** 1/2
Thumbs up from the Jack Horner Pub in London...

Edits: 05/04/12

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