Iron Man, Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America and now its time for AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! With Joss Whedon in the engine room of this superhero powered money-train, you can consider my nerd powerfully gasmed.
So what could possibly go wrong exactly?
Well, not a lot. Sure there are a few talkie bits that might need a little trim. SURE the story is exactly the same as Transformers 1, in so much as a bad guy has a magic cube to rule the world, good guys want magic cube back, smash shit up etc. SUUUUURE its a little too long. But y'know if only blockbusters could look and sound this slick, if they all had a central Hulk performance this funny and awesome. If Joss Whedon could just be involved in every movi....OK maybe not but he certainly manages to make a really fun, cartoon of an action movie, with ludicrous bad guys who cackle and curly their mustaches with malevolent glee. A movie so crammed full of heroes but everyone gets a chance to shine. The dialogue is sharp and funny without be too heavy on the Whedonisms. Who really gives a hoot about story when shit it blowing up!
What we have here is a big, loud blockbuster that is tense and exciting but doesn't forget to be as fun and silly in all exactly the right places. Roll on Avengers Assemble 2: The Assemblinating...
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