yellowjacket1

10/10

Marvel's Avengers is everything a movie should be, and more. It goes without saying that it's the best film of the year to date. There's a serious subtext to the story and great characterization throughout but its focus is on the amazing. As an adventure film, it really has no parallel. When a movie reinvents a popular genre, it speaks volumes. This movie does just that and accomplishes what they've promised us since the first Iron Man movie... giving us that "bigger universe" in all its glory. The movie gets just about everything right but maybe its number one strength is the casting coupled with the writing. Meaning that every character has the perfect dialogue and every quality actor inhabits the hero they portray perfectly.

The interaction, conflict/turmoil and the relationships all work well and is definitely one of the highlights of the entire movie itself. Add some of the best kick-butt action sequences that I've ever seen and Avengers is what other movies will be measured to in the years that follow.

I've seen it in every format. The 3D is actually quite good and adds to the experience. Normally I hate converted 3D but it works here maybe because there's really only one night scene. I was let down by IMAX. It seemed more blurry to me but maybe I was sitting too close.

Great film however it is seen.

It's so hard to choose! You know that's when a movie is doing it right. I'd say Hulk and Iron Man stole more scenes yet EVERYONE got to shine. Still, if I had to vote I'm voting Captain America.

All too infrequently, a much hyped blockbuster hits the mark right on the spot. Then there's the rare beauty that hits ABOVE the mark. The Avengers is such a movie. It EXCEEDS the already high expectations. It's the best big budget movie that I've seen in years. It honestly may be my favorite of all-time. It hits a high standard of excellence by combining a cool plot, breathtaking action sequences, charisma, crisp and witty dialogue, the perfect villain, actual character development and puts it all together in one amazing package.

Great film. I can see why everyone is praising Captain America in some way. Cap manages to deliver a little bit of everything and does it with style and integrity. This extremely talented cast fit each character perfectly, both large and especially the smaller roles. The story itself is told in a masterful, crisp manner. The dialogue is witty and the humor works its way seamlessly in to the natural order of the story. The film certainly is smart but it's fun first and foremost. Comic book style slugfests are certainly part of the fun but are inserted as a vehicle for the story and not just to see CGI things explode. Things aren't blown up just for the sake of seeing them go boom. What makes Captain America as good as any Marvel film is the fact that it's a fine film for kids but it's even greater if you're an intelligent adult. How many movies can pull that off? Like Thor and the Iron Man films, this is movie making of the most entertaining order and it easily deserves all the praise it has generated from both fans and critics alike. It makes anyone long for that Avengers film to be sure.

Can't wait for Avengers! Who would've thought years ago that ALL Marvel based films would rule the summer?!? Without question, Thor, X-Men First Class and now Captain America were/are the best movies of the summer. Nothing else has come close. If this summer movie season where the Olympics, I'd say Cap took the gold. First Class grabbed the silver and Thor finished fractions out of first with the bronze. Pirates, Hangover 2, Super 8 and Transformers finished out of the money and Green Lantern came up lame and didn't even finish the race. It's been a great summer. Everyone might as well label it correctly... a MARVELous summer!

Fact is that First Class is one of the top five adaptation films ever made however you cut it or whatever the other four films on your personal list.

Green Lantern (4/10)

As bad as most are saying. I think this film was created for the 6-12 age group and that's the problem with the WB. They toned down the characterization but then they forgot to spend the budget to make it fun. They have a script dumb enough for a 6 year old but very little fun to compensate.

First Class is not doing bad at the box office but it's not tearing it up either. Word of mouth has been awesome, however.

It looks like we can scrtach Green Lantern off the list. Critics are savaging that mess in a big way.

Great pace and action that's gritty and dark but complex and very enjoyable. Star power, sex appeal, a powerful and emotional script, and a great plot make this one memorable flick.

I guarantee that TDKR will be another Spider-Man 3. Let me clarify by saying I'm not one of those melodramatic fans that think SM3 is an abomination. It's just that when you compare it to SM2, it falls way short. TDKR has the same task ahead of it. It has to follow a legendary second installment and expectations are through the roof. The makers of the film will try the impossible and try to top the last film. They'll throw too much in to the script and the story will become overloaded. Plus, they have no epic Heath Ledger performance to fall back on. Despite Nolan's track record, all the cards point to a disappointment for TDKR even though it won't be a bad film... just like SM3.

As for Amazing Spider-Man, that's facing its own set of problems. They've pissed off or alienated a large chunk of their core fan base by even going forward with this premature reboot. It had better be an instant classic or else fans and enemies alike will rip it unmercifully.

Avengers is the horse to bet on next year, period.