I wasn't too enthusiastic about The Avengers because of the movies leading up to it. With Iron Man 2, Marvel seemed more concerned setting up The Avengers than focussing on another good Iron Man flick. And Thor? I'm not into comics and the idea of a god featured in a superhero flick seemed so off to me that I didn't even watch it. To my surprise I really liked the Captain America character, but the movie was just meh. And of course they couldn't leave the door open for another WWII Cap flick, since he had to be in this damn Avengers movie. I was so pissed that at first I didn't even bother watching a teaser/trailer for it and when I finally did, I thought: Great, there is this Thor guy ... and the bad guy from that movie, too ... oh, and there's an alien invasion :sick
For whatever reason (that still is a mystery to me) I still decided to watch The Avengers last Wednesday and I must say that it is just freaking awesome! I went home and ordered the artbook right away and feel the urge to go watch that movie again...
And I agree that the Hulk vs. Loki scene is just full of win (as well as that Hulk and Thor moment).
But still, since this is the spoiler thread, here is some nitpicking:
- So they do have a flying aircraft carrier with stealth technology ... but yet the flight-deck shows some terribly outdated planes.
- When the camera circles around the heroes: Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America ... and a girl with handguns as well as a guy with a bow :confused
- To me the Aliens didn't leave the impression that the military couldn't have handled them (albeit probably not that fast).
- Even with a $200 million + X budget, Marvel still converts to 3D instead of shooting that way from the get-go.
By the way: Is the Alan Silvestri Score only available as a download?