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Where can I start? Where can I possibly start? Starting atthe beginning would require delving back to 2008, when Iron Man and TheIncredible Hulk were released. These two films were the beginning of aMarvel-lous work of cinema. Following the aforementioned films came Iron Man 2(2010), Thor (2011) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011, also). Thiswas the beginning of the Avengers… It was here the Avengers were to, indeed,assemble.
Directed by Joss Whedon (who helped write the Toy Story 1script; produced hit TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse and Firefly)meant that great things were expected. And boasting a cast of incredibly talentedactors – Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man); Chris Evans (Captain America); MarkRuffalo (The Hulk); Chris Hemsworth (Thor); Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow)…etc, put a lot of pressure onto what was already expected from this film:wonders. It definitely delivered. Another point worth making: so manysuperheroes. In a one-superhero film it seems perfectly… perfect, seeing themtake the limelight. In The Avengers, so many heroes – who was to dominate?Chris Hemsworth (Thor) was interviewed by Empire Magazine and quoted saying“It’s not an easy mix. They [the characters] all have some friction”. However,Whedon pulled it off…
I must say, I expectedaction-action-action-serious-save-the-world. Instead, there were genuinemoments in which the whole cinema-audience were laughing: the children, theteenagers, the grandparents… It was brilliant. Of course, even Whedon has theOne-Liner illness, but it was very much appreciated in this case. Of course,being the witty, handsome, rich, ex-weapon-maker, Tony Stark (Downey Junior)was given most of these. The occasional “guys, I’m bringing the party to you”and “I don’t play well with others” was much appreciated. The Hulk, terrifyingat times, also proved to be a character that could inspire hilarity to thepoint of hysteria – unfortunately, Loki found out the wrong way that the Hulkcould indeed “bully” a God.
The camera work was stunning; the acting was stunning; themusic was stunning. There is so much to praise.
The Avengers followsanother of Earth’s plights – honestly, will we ever
not be the target of an alternate race?! – this time the product ofLoki’s unwanted administrations. Loki steals the Tesseract (an object creatinga portal from Asgard to Earth) and uses it to unleash an army unto Earth,hoping – in typical villain style – to conquer Earth with his army and allies.However, one thing Loki couldn’t possibly have foreseen: The Avengers. All ofthe superheroes gathered to make a team, a rescue-mission for Earth. Or, as TheHulk (Ruffalo) put it: “not a team, we’re a time bomb”. Sure, the crew haverough patches – which friendship groups don’t? Friendship groups. Yes. That’swhat they are like: there’s the one who acts like a prat, and in doing so,becomes wittily charming – that would be Tony Stark (Downey Jr.). Then there’sthe one who doesn’t get on with him – Captain America (Evans). Then you havethe geek, who they use for science as well as credit – Hulk. The two assassins,which friendship group doesn’t have assassins? – those being Hawkeye (JeremyRenner) and Black Widow (Johansson). Then there is Thor.
Confession time: I love Thor. There we go. Deep breaths. Iam limiting myself to that little smidgen of adoration. Be thankful.
And of course, the leader of this rag-tag gang? It couldonly be Nick Fury, played incredibly well by Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson hasthis character down to a ‘T’. He masters the brooding, commanding Fury, rockingthe eye-patch all the while. It is hard not to appreciate acting like his,where he has obviously thought long and hard about his character, and it shows.
I’m going to stop ranting and raving now, because it couldget out of hand, especially if I start on Thor again… He is wonderful, though.Acting skills, heroic-abilities and all. Sorry. I digress.
Ten out of ten. Nothing less. If there was an eleven, itwould be that. Highly amusing, but not too much, filled with action, likeablecharacters – and legitimately
unlikeablecharacters – brilliant acting and directing. High standard.
I wouldn’t expect anything less.
On June 14th, the Cars 2 soundtrack will be available for purchase on CD and digital download. Today, we are learning new details of the songs that will be on it. Just like the original Cars soundtrack, Cars 2 will feature both songs and original songs made for the film. Brad Paisley who worked on the first Cars, will return with two new songs for Cars 2, working with Robbie Williams, a well known Britain recording song artist who has sold 57 billion albums worldwide. 
The L.A. Times caught up with Billy Crystal last week, and Monsters U. came up in the convo. 
