THE AVENGERS

Joss Whedon’s THE AVENGERS is the most entertaining superhero movie of all-time.

That’s not hyperbole, people. That’s a motherf*cking fact. Accept it, live it, love it. You can slide THE DARK KNIGHT, X-MEN, SUPERMAN, UNBREAKABLE, BLADE, and even IRON MAN right down to a permanent spot at second place because I doubt highly there will ever be another superhero pic as entertaining as this one. Be sure to note I said “entertaining” and not “perfect” or “best“. There are very key differences between the three words.

THE AVENGERS is not a perfect movie by any means. Perfectly entertaining? Yes. But perfect? Not quite. It’s close but a couple of the scenes run a little too hot with exposition for my taste (Thor and Loki’s first scene together will make absolutely no sense to anyone who hasn’t seen THOR) and there a couple of glaring plot holes (I thought Loki had already possessed Erik Selvig). Those quibbles keep it from being perfect TECHNICALLY but don‘t prevent it from being perfect AESTHETICALLY.

And it certainly isn’t the “best” superhero movie ever because the best would have to feature a complete origin followed by section where the hero learns how to be a hero followed by a big finale where he/she battles a supervillain who’s origin mirrored the hero’s and …well, that kinda happens here and kinda doesn’t. You get the origin of The Avengers but absolutely no background about the heroes themselves (save for a minor flashback to Captain America’s WWII days). You have to have already seen IRON MAN, IRON MAN 2, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, THOR, and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER to fully appreciate what THE AVENGERS. So “best” is not the word I would use to describe this flick.

Entertaining, however, is a word I‘d definitely use. And frequently. THE AVENGERS is, without a doubt, the most entertaining superhero movie I’ve ever seen.

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