The Avengers got too much hype, and it went on
for too long. It missed the mark in a lot of ways, but the dialogue was
good. Tom Hiddleston pretty much made the movie as Loki, and I like
Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downey Jr., too.
Somehow, I haven't been able to see The Avengers until now.
I did request it from the library four months ago, but the library system in
this county really sucks in terms of having enough media for the amount of
patrons they serve. So, I'm late to the party, and I already knew all of the
funny/interesting scenes.
I'm not a fangirl; I'm not into comics at all, but I've
spent enough time around them to be bored to tears. I haven't seen The Hulk or
Iron Man. I've seen enough parts of Thor and Captain America to know I'm not
interested in the rest. I did like Iron Man 2, and I liked Hellboy. They
should've brought him in, too. But I guess he's not Marvel.
The Avengers movie
got way too much hype, at least in my circles. I heard about it for months
before it came out. I didn't like the marketing, either. Too full of itself,
maybe. I wasn't expecting a whole lot out of the movie. I do like the Iron Man
character, and Robert Downey, Jr., and that aspect was good. The light on Tony
Stark's chest is always a distraction for me. I imagine filmmakers are always
thinking about when and to what extent it should be visible. I don't think they
always made the right decision on that in this movie. Chris Hemsworth does a
great Thor; that's a character I enjoy, too. Ruffalo was good.
I watched the featurette on the DVD, and I think it was
Whedon (maybe not though) who said something like, "You'll always see
Chris Evans as Steve Rogers now, it overrides all his other roles." No,
actually, I won't. I see him as the guy from The Losers, which I liked better
than this movie, anyway, thank you very much. I like Evans, but he looks kind
of weird as Captain America. It doesn't really work for me.
Johansson did a fine job with Black Widow. Renner didn't do
anything for me as Hawkeye, though. Loki was a great villain. That part totally
worked for me from his first scene. Tom does a leer that's perfect for the
role. Going in, I felt like the plot was going to be kind of dumb, but Tom at
least made that part of the movie better than I was expecting it to be. I loved
what they did with his hair, too; the little bits curling up in the back were a
great touch.
