The Avengers (2012)

The Avengers did not turn out, for me at least, the way I expected it would. I, by no means, dislike superhero movies, but they're also not my absolute favorite type of movie. In addition, the only origin movies I had seen of the characters in The Avengers were Iron Man 1 and 2. So, when I went into the movie theater to see The Avengers, I expected it to just be a fun way to pass the time with my friends, seeing an entertaining, but not amazing movie.

I was wrong; I loved The Avengers. Even without the backstory that some people had that I didn't, I thought it was an extraordinary movie, and had a great time watching it.

There were tons of great things about The Avengers, and I can't list them all. The action scenes were great, and the fast pace of a lot of the fighting made it even better. I think the special effects in the movie were also very good. Practically every actor or actress did their job very well, and because of all these factors combined, I quickly became lost in the movie and ended up enjoying it much more than I thought I would.

Despite all the great things about The Avengers, I feel this wouldn't be a fair review if I didn't mention the one thing that bothered me throughout the movie: the lack of distribution of power amongst the team. It seemed to me that all the power in the team rested with Thor, the Hulk, and Iron Man, while Captain America, Black Widow, and, of course, Hawkeye, were left lagging behind.

Even with this one flaw, The Avengers was still a great film. There aren't many things I could say to make it better. I think The Avengers is a movie anyone should see, because you never know -- you might go in expecting one thing, and leave with a completely different experience.

Tyler Dewhirst

The Avengers (2012)

Marvel's The Avengers is the crown jewel of their collection. This movie exceeded my expectations and did not let me down. It's like all the other movies were leading to this grand climax and ... BAM!

You have all these heroes coming together to save the world from the hands of Loki (played by Tom Hiddleston, who does a great job as the villain). He definitely had the aura of a bad guy with his sharp eyes, and the confidence he spreads all over the place, believing he should be the ruler of the world.

There were extremely humorous moments between the characters, like Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.), tension building between Captain America (Chris Evans) and Iron Man, and touching, emotional scenes between Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson). Then there's the genius of Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), who brings them all together.

And, of course, there's the Hulk! Man, I have to say the Hulk killed in this movie. He was amazing, smashing and destroying everything in his way. Mark Ruffalo, as Bruce Banner, did a smash-tastic job with this role.

The effects looked so realistic. The way they made everything teleport, explode, and look completely destroyed. The costumes and props were great as well -- very detailed and realistic.

Director, Joss Whedon did an awesome job adding a little bit of everything, from action to drama to comedy to suspense. The movie was well directed and well put together. It will, by far, be one of my all-time favorite movies. It's what you might call a bloody fantastic film!

Clarissa Segura