Comments on: Review: “The Avengers”

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:17:00 +0000

In reply to andy. After all those years of writing soon-to-syndicated TV for the WB, maybe Wheedon doesn't even consider human casualty an option in generating exigency.

By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:58:10 +0000

Avengers was a great superhero movie. The reviewer doesn't dislike the Avengers movie so much as he dislikes the concept of big-budget superhero films. This movie should have crashed and burned because of how ridiculous the concept is, but the fact that this was the most fun I have had in a theater in years and probably the best Marvel film next to Spider Man 2 just shows the brilliance of Joss Whedon as a writer and director. It's also a tremendous testament to Joss Whedon's skill as a filmmaker to make what is probably the best Marvel film ever made in the wake of the mess created by the directors/writers of Captain America, The Hulk, Iron Man 2, and Thor. Give the guy some credit for taking these broken franchises and creating not just a good superhero film but a great film. And it's hard to believe that audiences find the movie unforgettable when it smashes 2nd and 3rd weekend domestic gross records.

By: Ramin Honary

Ramin Honary — Sun, 20 May 2012 08:12:48 +0000

People have been talking about this film like it was really good, but I just cannot believe a Marvel comic movie could ever be good. Your review was very informative, much more so than that of all those other reviews I read which, had I not known better, seemed to be written by teenage fanboys.

By: James Frazier

James Frazier — Sat, 05 May 2012 08:13:54 +0000

Thanks! You're right, at least from the 60-90s. From what I've seen Marvel titles have gotten much more grim over the past decade, with lots of civilian casualties and gratuitous violence. In the case of this film, I mainly think it was shooting for something not too rough, although there is a nasty little scene where an innocent bystander suffers a grisly fate. Nothing near the level of violence of The Dark Knight, though, which probably should have received an R.

By: andy

andy — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:15:53 +0000

nice review. i hope to see it in theaters. did not see thor or captain america…. or any of the hulk films. i have a feeling i won't need to see them. it's one of joss' strong suits leaving human casualties to a minimum or not at all when he writes for the super-powered. but i have a feeling that it's more to do with the non-violence to humans that marvel adheres to in their comics (poorly aimed lasers instead of lethal bullets, webs instead of rope/cuffs). violence/death does come to humans in the marvel universe, but it is something that isn't depicted often… at least in the titles i've read.