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SvennoJ on 29 April 2012
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spurgeonryan said:

Let us start with the review!

IGN:

The Avengers is an utterly unique film – both the payoff to something being set up by five other movies, yet also the launching point for its own series. Yes, with so much to deal with and so many characters, it can get a bit messy. But Whedon does an excellent job of giving nearly everyone their due and mixing and matching these amazing characters in several different ways, bouncing them off each other both physically and mentally and charting just what these heroes have to go through to find their footing as a team. For those who worry that the Avengers might sound, well, too "Joss Whedony" or out of character, don't worry: While I'm a huge fan of Whedon's TV work, this feels more like an Avengers movie with Joss Whedon's touch than a Joss Whedon movie with the Avengers in it, and that's the appropriate tactic.

It took nearly a half-century to make it happen onscreen, but The Avengers was worth the wait, pairing together the perfect cast and perfect writer/director.

Note: For those wondering about the 3D, it's fine. This was a planned conversion - not shot in 3D, but with Whedon and the studio always knowing it would be converted after the fact, so at least shots could be conceived with that in mind. I found the 3D to be decent and at least not too distracting (as I find to often be the case), but certainly not necessary. If you see it in 2D, you'll save some bucks and can enjoy this great movie on its own.

Eric Goldman is Executive Editor of IGN TV. You can follow him on Twitter at @EricIGN.

                                                                                  
I am really excited to see that movie this year!

Is this a completely different version from the 1998 one?
I guess, I just looked it up on imdb and it has nothing to do 60's tv show. All the better, the 1998 movie wasn't very good.
Good to know, I had ignored this movie so far based on how disappointing the last one was. Did we completely run out of original titles :/