Yeah, I don't know why everyone keeps hiding spoilers. If you haven't seen the movie yet (and really who hasn't?) then you probably shouldn't check out a discussion thread based on this one movie. In other threads maybe hide spoilers, but in this one I wouldn't bother hiding anything.
As for my take on the movie, I agree with all of the above sentiments. The movie was a fun ride, filled with excitement. My only issue is with the no-name "alien menace" villains, but they were in tough to introduce a bigger name with the time constraints of having to form the group. And yes I realize they were sort of in the comics, but they are not well known to say the least.
Whedon was a great choice as director as he handled all the roles and characters flawlessly. It seemed to me like each of the characters had almost the same amount of screen time, and not one dominated the movie as I had feared with Downey Jr. being the lead. No matter which hero you're a fan of, you should have no quarrels with how they handled your characters. I felt that they were even able to improve upon Captain American and The Hulk from their previous movies.
I can't wait to see where they go from this, it would be a shame if we were forced to wait until 2016 until the second movie, and then 2020 for the third (hoping for a Civil War type movie).
Be sure to pick up the three hour DVD release when it comes out as apparently Whedon was forced to cut many scenes.
Great stuff!
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