5 Reasons "The Avengers" Was Incredible

This weekend, I had the delightful pleasure of seeing "The Avengers" in theaters; no 3D, no IMAX, just a regular movie experience. Here are my 5 reasons this movie was amazing...

1) There was 6 MAJOR superheroes, ALL on one screen.

You have Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk all one one screen together, and they all worked well together. The story line of the movie made each character have their shine (though it wasn't equal, it was enough for one character not to be out-shined by the other). Even Hawkeye and Black Widow were integral parts to the team, not just extra characters who filled up screen space.  

2) The story and action/fighting scenes were great.

Whether it was between Iron Man versus Thor, or Thor versus The Hulk, the fighting scenes in the movie were choreographed well. Probably the best fight to me was Thor vs. The Hulk, which was actually made into an animated film. The plot of the movie wasn't bad as well. I'm sure most die hard comic nerds would have wanted a more deeper villian, but Loki did well, to me. 

3) The HULK. Period.

Now, I didn't agree with the actor change of The Hulk from Edward Norton to Matt Ruffalo at first, but he did a good job as Bruce Banner, and this movie reinforced the fact that The Hulk is the sh*t!. He owned everything in his path and was unstoppable. 

4) The "After Credit" Goodies

I recently saw a picture meme which stated, "One doesn't simply leave a Marvel movie before the end of the credits." For those who did leave before the end (which I don't know why, but for some, "the credits" mean the end of the movie"), they missed out on some cool Avenger 2 hints.

5) The movie made you FEEL good.

The fact that this movie was playing out in front of your eyes made me extremely happy. This is my main reason for liking superheroes in general; the feeling of overcoming the odds is what we, as a society, need i order to survive these dark times that we seem to be living in sometimes. The Avengers leaves you with the feeling that we can all become heroes and succeed. 

If I had to give some critique about this movie, I would say that I would have liked to see Red Skull make an appearance or at least some mention of Ant Man (Dr Pym) or another known Avenger that would have raised some eyebrows. Nonetheless, this movie did a great job of delivering an all out cast of super-powered beings on one screen (X-Men did the same, but not to this caliber). 

On the technical end, as of now, The Avengers pulled in over $200M at the box offices this weekend in the U.S. alone, not to include the overseas sales, which grossed over $400M. Marvel does a great job of branding their movies, not to mention that Disney is behind Marvel, which always gives them a boost in reputability. I would love to see this movie over and over again, plus I can't wait for it to come out on DVD, so I can add it to my superhero movie collection. 

-Video Vix[o]n