Looking for the Tri-Fecta this weekend? No, the Tri-Fecta that I refer to is not Robert Downey, Jr-Samuel L. Jackson-Jeremy Renner...although, that's not a shabby set. Nor, is the Tri-Fecta their characters: Iron Man-Nick Fury-Hawkeye. It's not even Thor, Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow...heck, I could go on and on! Rather the Tri-Fecta to which I refer is: Action-Plot-Humor. Does The Avengers deliver? Well, The Avengers delivers each of the triple threat mentioned above and then some! It was five flicks in the making. All of them on a collision course with this epic movie and worth every penny of its $220 million budget.
It all starts with Loki (Tim Hiddleston). He's anything but low-key. Actually, if you remember from Thor, Loki is Thor's (Chris Hemsworth) brother. Half-brother if you must know and there-in lies the issue. When Thor was dubbed ruler of his world, Asgard, it prompted Loki to look for allies that could bring him down. Uh...he found them. These bad boys have promised him an army that will bring Thor's favorite home away from home (earth) to its knees.
Loki enters stage south packing plenty of power. That's when Nick Fury, leader of S.H.I.E.L.D. springs into action. He assembles a cast that can help save the day. It includes, Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.); Captain America (Chris Evans); Hulk/Dr. Bannon (Mark Ruffalo); Thor; Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner); and Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson). A collection of super individuals unite, begrudgingly to save New York City against Loki and his crew. Yadayadayada after several rounds are in the books, game and set go to...well, you'll just have to see it. And, you really have to see it.
It's great! I'll go with 4.5 Stars--pushing perfection with a near 5.0 Star effort. Yeah, I loved it. No, I'm not a comic book nerd that's going to love anything shoved on-screen that wears a cape. Actually, I've always been more into Batman, Superman and company on the DC side than Marvel's cast, but this is great stuff.
We're talking about a plot that moves quickly with plenty of action, interesting characters and moments of solid 'funny'. Come on, who's not going to bust a gut when hearing lines like, "Doth weareth Mama's drapes!" or when Thor defends his murderous half-brother with, "Well...he's adopted." Good stuff that drew tons of laughs and a few of those hard-to-get cheers from a near sell-out crowd at the Pinnacle.
The acting is great. No surprise, right? Robert Downey, Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Renner, Ruffalo, Johansson, no losers there. They serve to bring an interesting story to life and make you pull for equally interesting characters.
No real complaints at all. It is long--2:23 to be exact, but it moves along at a nice pace. Sure, there's plenty of CG, but it works and isn't over-the-top as we see so often in these action/adventure epics.
See The Avengers and see it BIG! My only regret is not going IMAX/3D with it, but...there's always tomorrow! If you're not a comic fan at all, heck--see it anyway. There's plenty to check out here and plenty of entertainment for the money.
True...OUT!
P.S. No--I'm not avoiding the yard with this writing. Actually, it's mowed...weed-eaten and the driveway and sidewalk grass has been sucked up by the ole B&D==my ass has officially been kicked, but reflecting on a great flick helped me get in some punches along the way.
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