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The Avengers (2012) 8.3
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8.3/10 from 515,487 users
Metascore: 69/100
Reviews: 1,451 user | 617 critic | 43 from Metacritic.com Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team of super humans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army. Director:Joss Whedon |
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | ||
| Chris Evans | ... | ||
| Mark Ruffalo | ... | ||
| Chris Hemsworth | ... | ||
| Scarlett Johansson | ... | ||
| Jeremy Renner | ... | ||
| Tom Hiddleston | ... | ||
| Clark Gregg | ... | ||
| Cobie Smulders | ... | ||
| Stellan Skarsgård | ... | ||
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | ||
| Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | ||
| Paul Bettany | ... |
Jarvis
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| Alexis Denisof | ... | ||
| Tina Benko | ... |
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Nick Fury is director of S.H.I.E.L.D, an international peace keeping agency. The agency is a who's who of Marvel Super Heroes, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When global security is threatened by Loki and his cohorts, Nick Fury and his team will need all their powers to save the world from disaster. Written by WellardRockard
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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, and a mild drug reference | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
4 May 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Marvel's The Avengers See more »Box Office
Budget:
$220,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$207,438,708 (USA) (4 May 2012)Gross:
$623,279,547 (USA) (28 September 2012)Company Credits
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The Other: The Tesseract has awakened. It is on a little world. A human world. They would wield its power, but our ally knows its workings as they never will. He is ready to lead. And our force, our Chitauri, will follow. The world will be his. The universe yours. And the humans, what can they do but burn?
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Written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson
Performed by AC/DC
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Clint Barton (Hawkeye) is an ambidextrous archer (although Jeremy Renner is left handed). He is seen shooting right-handed in Thor and both left-handed and right-handed in this film. See more »Goofs
In the end-credits scene, the Shawarma restaurant is indicated by signs, t-shirts, and a chalkboard with shawarma, kabob and vegetarian specials listed. However, the back-lit menu at the top clearly shows steak, sandwiches, soups, Thai chicken salad (among others) and onion rings, and no indication of shawarma, gyros or other middle eastern/Mediterranean fare. See more »Quotes
[first lines]The Other: The Tesseract has awakened. It is on a little world. A human world. They would wield its power, but our ally knows its workings as they never will. He is ready to lead. And our force, our Chitauri, will follow. The world will be his. The universe yours. And the humans, what can they do but burn?
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Crazy Credits
SPOILER: There is a scene part way through credits: Marvel Character Thanos appears with The Other by his side. They are both looking down on Planet Earth with Thanos smiling, stating that they underestimated Earth. See more »Connections
Referenced in Richard Roeper & the Movies: Halftime Report: The Best and Worst of 2010 (2010) See more »Soundtracks
"Shoot to Thrill"Written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson
Performed by AC/DC
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
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Consider: I am not a comic book reader.
Therefore my opinion probably means little to most of you. I just do not understand the love for this movie. The Avengers has every standard comic movie cliché that any movie goer has seen in the last decade. A typical, tired story arc involving a bland, evil, power-hungry, villain who seeks to make the inhabitants of earth submit to his authority. The only comic villain (or character for that matter) who has really challenged the audience in this age of comic movies was Heath Ledger's Joker. Loki, our villain, has been given nothing interesting to do.
Our heroes are then summoned to meet this threat. Instead of one hero coming to the rescue, The Avengers gives us a coalition of Marvel favorites such as Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Captain America, and the only intriguing member of the bunch, Iron Man. The rest of our heroes provide little humor nor have anything captivating to say. To top it off, we get a routine showdown in the end involving our heroes against an endless barrage of CGI bad guys summoned by the villain in... guess where? Manhattan, how original.
This humble reviewers opinion is obviously not the norm. Hollywood knows just what people and the box office receipts and IMDb rating indicate just that.
If you are looking for something fresh, smart, and innovate, skip The Avengers.