Just wanted to add my 2 cents. I saw the Avengers on Friday night and absolutely loved it. I agree with Cecil in that I think that they created one of the best comic book films of all time. The banter between the characters was perfect and the whole thing felt very true to the comics. Seeing the Helicarrier was awesome and something I honestly didn't expect to see on film. Watching the Hulk pummel the #### out of Loki was fantastic and one of the many highlights of the movie for me. The end fight was so well done. I loved watching the team ups such as when it cut to Iron Man flying in and firing a beam off Cap's shield.
Cecil brings up a great point that they succeed here because they don't try to change anything. The problem with films like Spider-man is that they forced changes where they didn't need to. Spider-man has been one of my favorite superheroes and I just could never really get into the movies because of their choices.
Yes I am going to complain about the lack of web shooters. It's a minor thing but in understanding the character it's actually really important. Peter Parker was a nerd, but he wasn't the awkward nerd that Toby portrayed him as. Parker has a confidence about him that Toby lacked. Parker is a pretty brilliant guy but he isn't unpopular. Hell, he has girls falling all over him in the comics. So by designing something like a web shooter it shows how smart he is even though his character isn't some pasty white nerd with zero social skills. He also made a very bad Spider-man. Spider-man is a cocky, sarcastic wise ass and Toby really failed at delievering this.
There are so many other things that I could complain about such as Dunst's terrible/cheesy portrayal of Mary Jane or the horrible costumes (looking at you Green Goblin). In the end, The Avengers is great because it avoids committing similar errors.
My only complaints are fairly minor in that I dislike Cap's uniform compared to the one he wore in First Avenger and that the film wasn't long enough. The thing that impresses me the most about this film is that they planned this since Iron Man. It could have easily been a turd of a film with all these characters and actors but they did an absolutely fantastic job of getting it right.
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Yeah, the Dark Knight definitely had some pretty major issues that were overlooked because of Heath Ledger's performance.
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I get a lot of hate when I mention this, but I actually think Batman Begins was better than TDK. I am not saying I didn't enjoy TDK or that I think it's a bad film. I think both films are great and I'd rank them in the top best comic films. However, I like Batman Begins more because I felt they did an awesome job at portraying Batman. TDK was less about Batman and I while I think Ledger did an awesome job as Joker, the film had weird pacing. The first time I saw the film I thought it was over when the Joker gets arrested but then there is a whole hour more.