A new technology called "the Tesseract" has the promise of unlimited electric power for everyone. The demigod Loki comes to the earth realm and steals this Tesseract, intending to turn it into a fearsome weapon. Enter Nick Fury and his fighting force The Avengers (Hawkeye, The Black Widow, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Thor and Captain America), a group of superheroes tasked with taking the Tesseract back and stopping Loki once and for all.
The movie's been hyped to the heavens and has the potential of being one of the summer's best movies. Does it deliver? You bet! It takes a little while to get started-the movie does spend some time gathering the disparate heroes together and allowing them to iron our their respective differences, but once it does, you're in for a wild ride, with thrills galore as the Avengers defeat Loki and his minions time again, only to have Loki come back for more.
Not only is the movie thrilling, there's humor in just the right places, accentuating the action sequences. One of my favorite sequences occurs the Hulk Meets Loki. After a skirmish, Loki cries out "I will NOT be bullies," followed by the Hulk giving him the mother of all beatdowns.
Did I have fun? You bet? Did I think I got my money's worth? You bet. I'm definitely adding this big budget gem to my DVD collection when it comes out.