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giandujakissI truly believe that these brief comments are non-spoilery. Nonetheless, in an abundance of caution, I am putting them behind a cut. But I do think this is pretty safe to read if you haven't seen the movie (if anyone comments, though, I make no promises about comment-spoilers).
Tom Hiddleston was amazing. I loved him in Thor - he was the only thing I really liked in Thor, actually - and he stole the show here.
Joss obviously went out of his way to make sure that every member of the team was given a decent amount of character exploration/action stuff, and I really appreciated that.
It was also obvious that Joss was trying to integrate his trademark character development/wit into the film, and it didn't always work. A couple of lines were too flip in the mouths of those particular characters. More commonly, it felt a bit like Joss was skipping ahead - like he didn't have time to lay the groundwork before jumping ahead to the more "climactic" moments between the characters, so suddenly we were hitting certain high-note points in character/relationship development without a proper foundation.
That said, the final big "battle" sequence was amazing. I am a person who loves action movies and dislikes action sequences (which tells you something of the tragedy of my existence). This is because I like watching what these outlandish, action-filled scenarios do to characters, but the actual action itself - fighting, blowing stuff up, etc - tends to bore me pretty quickly. In Avengers, however, Joss did a brilliant job of melding the characterization and relationships with the action, and so the final battle had me on the edge of my chair and literally clapping with glee.
So those are my comments. Now, I'm off to read all the reviews and posts I've been skipping!
Tom Hiddleston was amazing. I loved him in Thor - he was the only thing I really liked in Thor, actually - and he stole the show here.
Joss obviously went out of his way to make sure that every member of the team was given a decent amount of character exploration/action stuff, and I really appreciated that.
It was also obvious that Joss was trying to integrate his trademark character development/wit into the film, and it didn't always work. A couple of lines were too flip in the mouths of those particular characters. More commonly, it felt a bit like Joss was skipping ahead - like he didn't have time to lay the groundwork before jumping ahead to the more "climactic" moments between the characters, so suddenly we were hitting certain high-note points in character/relationship development without a proper foundation.
That said, the final big "battle" sequence was amazing. I am a person who loves action movies and dislikes action sequences (which tells you something of the tragedy of my existence). This is because I like watching what these outlandish, action-filled scenarios do to characters, but the actual action itself - fighting, blowing stuff up, etc - tends to bore me pretty quickly. In Avengers, however, Joss did a brilliant job of melding the characterization and relationships with the action, and so the final battle had me on the edge of my chair and literally clapping with glee.
So those are my comments. Now, I'm off to read all the reviews and posts I've been skipping!
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Date: 2012-05-06 01:49 am (UTC)