I liked "The Avengers" the first time I saw it. I finally saw it for a second time and enjoyed it even more. I'm still not ready to say it's the greatest super-hero movie of all time. in fact, I will never say that. I will say that I now believe it to be Marvel's best outing. I am again struck by the relationship between Tony Stark and Bruce Banner and how much I love them together and their interactions. Watching it for a second time I was struck by how little of focus there was on Captain America and his acclimation to now living in the future, the role of Thor despite the antagonist being his (adoptive) brother, and the dire peril the Avengers were in at the end. Here we have this epic, climatic battle in which they are sufficiently winning, and then for about 37 seconds they are losing, all hope is lost, before Iron Man saves the day. They hardly give you enough time to recognize, let alone digest, the hopeless nature of their predicament. Despite the flaws this movie has, despite the stereotypical problems Marvel has in all their movies, this movie is just a great time.
PS, Joss Whedon, I heart you!
PPS, I'm not the only one who thinks Chris Hemsworth is yummy, right?
PPS, Could Robert Downey Jr. be the single greatest decision by Marvel? Ever? Of all time?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/
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