THE CBR REVIEW: "The Avengers"

[CBR News]

CBR reviews Marvel Studios' highly-anticipated "The Avengers," an uproariously fun and funny film that proves a worthy successor to "Iron Man" and the Marvel movie franchise.


Full article here.

[Movieartman]

yeah seriously the scene where (NOT REALLY A SPOILER UN LESS YOU WISH TO KNOW ABSOLULTY NOTHING PERIOD) Black widow is trapped down in the bowels of the Helicarrier with banner and she is begging him not to loose control and when he does its Freaking Terrifying.

and her scene with loki is amazing both actors put in amazing preformences :)

here is my rating for the hulk actors

Edward Norton's Banner - 9 of 10
Edward Norton's Hulk - 9 of 10
Mark Ruffalo's Banner - 8-9 of 10
Mark Ruffalo's Hulk - 9-10 of 10 (his skin like the 2003 hulk is a little too bright, my singular complaint)

NOTE: i havent watched the 2003 hulk in a long while

Eric Bana's Banner - 3-5 of 10
Eric Bana's Hulk - 3-5 of 10

[joeshan]

I love how you have managed to write a review that clearly conveys your feelings for the film, as well as what you feel are its strengths/weaknesses, without spoiling anything. This is a feat that apparently very few "professional" movie reviewers are capable of anymore. The reviewer for the NY Times spolied at least two of the Hulk's awesome moments, for no real reason.

I saw the film earlier this week and share your enthusiasm! Can't wait to see it again.

[BeastieRunner]

The reviewer for the NY Times spolied at least two of the Hulk's awesome moments, for no real reason.

I'm sure his reason was along the lines of the following Sheldon Cooper quote: "There’s an economic concept known as a Positional Good in which an object is only valued by the possessor because its not possessed by others. The term was coined in 1976 by economist Fred Hirsch to replace the more colloquial but less precise ‘neener-neener’."

Modern reviewers are d***s.

[Aljira]

with Whedon's obvious success - i'm guessing WB will start reconsidering that Wonder Woman film no?

[custodes]

with Whedon's obvious success - i'm guessing WB will start reconsidering that Wonder Woman film no?

Who knows. I'll go see it though.

Important message of this thread: The Avengers movie is great! Go see it!

[Whitster]

One of the first things I said to the missus after leaving the cinema last weekend was "I guess no one saying no to Joss Whedon anymore" that's how good it is!

[Yeopop]

with Whedon's obvious success - i'm guessing WB will start reconsidering that Wonder Woman film no?

I think not. In this moment Whedon must be thinking more in a new Avengers film than Wonder Woman.

[Emissary of Justice]

here is my rating for the hulk actors

Edward Norton's Banner - 9 of 10
Edward Norton's Hulk - 9 of 10
Mark Ruffalo's Banner - 8-9 of 10
Mark Ruffalo's Hulk - 9-10 of 10 (his skin like the 2003 hulk is a little too bright, my singular complaint)

NOTE: i havent watched the 2003 hulk in a long while

Eric Bana's Banner - 3-5 of 10
Eric Bana's Hulk - 3-5 of 10

The Incredible Hulk was a ton of fun, but if there was one major issue I had with the film was Norton's portrayal of Bruce Banner. In that film, Norton plays the typical Hollywood everyman that is trust into a terrible yet compelling predicament due to powers beyond his control. At no phase does he appear the genius that would've been allowed anywhere near the program that resulted in him becoming Hulk. It's such a glaring omission that it's practically a plot hole.

Eric Bana and Mark Ruffalo both ensure Bruce Banner is every bit the genius we know from the comics. Unlike Norton's version, theirs could engage Reed Richards in a scientific conversation and not wind up scratching their heads like Grimm or Johnny would and demonstrated that despite being a typically nice person, there was clearly still a psychologically disturbed individual tucked inside there.