Friday, 6 March 2015

Avengers Assemble (2012) review

We're only a few months away from the Avengers : Age of Ultron and I have just rewatched one of my favourite comic book films of all time the first Avengers film - Avengers Assemble.

The story of this film sees a team of combustible elements brought together to take down a mad man who has an alien army to try and enslave the earth.

Now obviously this film was a well thought out project with years and preparation and a huge part of that is Robert Downey jnr's performances as Tony stark/iron man. Over the films he has been in and this one his character grows but he is still the same narcissistic character that he has always been and it is awesome. Also Chris Evans as captain America is really important to this film, he comes across as the headstrong leader he is meant to be and the moral compass of the film.

The rest of the cast is also superb, first of all is the recasting of Mark ruffalo as Bruce banner/hulk. Now normally I am not a big fan of recasts but this is one that really worked and Ruffalo killed it in the role and surprised everybody with his performances and the incredible hulk is the biggest badass possibly put on screen ever. Chris hemsworth returns in his role as Thor, and this guy oozes movie star and this role is truly his best and he really gives this character personality. Scarlett Johansson returns as black widow and she truly shows her awesomeness in this film, she is sexy and tough which makes her the best female character in this universe. Samuel L Jackson is back as Nick fury and he totally owns the role and feels like a true member of the team. The only member of the team that feels a little underdeveloped is Hawkeye who for most of the film is unimportant, but even then in the final 30 mins he becomes relevant and a great character. One thing that is really important in a film like this is a great villain and Tom hiddleston as Loki is one of the best villains in recent memories he is just so entertaining and makes this film completely better.

The story for this film is really quite simple with a group of misfits having to get over their differences to work together and defeat a dangerous enemy. Sometimes simplicity really works for a film and I really believe this film was better for the simplicity of the narrative.

The script though is the best part of this film, the dialogue between all the characters is the thing that really keeps this film ticking. This makes the characters feel completely unique and all of them feel special.

The style is great, all the action scenes really work and the film looks great but then you see the show stealer which is the incredible hulk in all of his glory. This is the best The character has ever been and he truly stole the film.

Overall this film is completely epic and easily one of my favourite films ever.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eOrNdBpGMv8
This is the trailer for the film.

Final rating - 10/10




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