Sure, it took Hollywood almost half a year to release a film truly worth seeing, but I’m okay with that. It’s good to have stuff to look forward to all summer and fall, and studios should pace themselves with their movies. They can’t splooge them on us all at once.
The Avengers is cool as shit. Most of all, Robert Downey, Jr. is hilarious, and you look forward to seeing him every time he shows up. But really the entire movie is funny, and that makes it a truly original superhero film with a personality all its own. It’s awesome to have so many stars together. (I wondered how they were able to afford all the names, but the film already made its money back in Europe before earning $200 million in one weekend here in the US. I think they’re gonna be okay salary-wise.)
Make sure you stay until the very end after all the credits have rolled for one last priceless scene. They really went all out to entertain from start to finish – the whole mikveh, if you will.
It’s great to see something live up to its hype, right? See it.