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- First reviewMay 6, 2012
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Best movie experience ever!
PostedMay 6, 2012
Minstrik
from Jasper, IN, USA
Age:35 to 44
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:few times per year
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As with all comic book movies, as a life-long comic book fan, I am cautious going in. Even more so when there is a lot of hype about a film (based on a comic book or not). I had enjoyed all of the big Marvel movies up to this point and I am very pleased to say that my mind was sufficiently blown away with The Avengers.
I saw The Avengers in 3D at Imax, but I will get to that in a moment. The main thing I'm always concerned with when it comes to a movie is the writing and the acting. As a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity, and his run on Astonishing X-Men, I knew Joss would deliver. His sense of humor and style is evident at times throughout The Avengers. There were many times that I would say to myself "Ah...that's classic Whedon." And the acting? Just right.
For those not interested in the fact that this movie is based on the comic book characters and just looking for an action-packed summer movie, The Avengers will fill that role for you as well. I'm usually not a fan of the traditional blockbuster, action-packed, special-effects-riddled movies, but The Avengers takes what I love about comic book movies and adds all of that as well.
This was my first time at a 3D Imax movie and, everything else removed, that alone was enough to render me speechless. Rather than removing me from the movie, as I would have thought, the 3D effects really served to draw me in. I am aware that some movies use 3D effects as a gimmick, but rest assured that isn't the case here. My only recommendation when attending a 3D movie at an Imax theater (mind you, based on this, my one and only such experience) would be to arrive early and sit in the back. The very back. My eyes felt a little strained during some of the faster-paced action scenes as they tried to keep up with everything going on, but those times were rare.
Overall this may be one of my favorite movies, based on a comic book or otherwise.
Pros well paced, great story, great actors, serves comic book and action movie fans equally
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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