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Mega-blockbuster featuring Marvel's superheroes - Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) - who unite to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Thor's nemesis, nefarious demigod Loki (Tom Hiddleston) brings the Chitauri alien race and the stolen Tesseract – a powerful energy source  – to destroy Earth. In response, SHIELD boss Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson) calls in the big guns to try and force the supervillain into submission. Also joining the team are Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). Directed by fanboy favourite Joss Whedon (Serenity, Firefly).  More

Based on Marvel's comic book series The Avengers, first published in 1963, this is the culmination of four movie sagas: Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Captain America. Hide

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595 votes / 132 comments The Talk

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    • Timos

      SO DAMN KEEN!!!

    • lofty

      Boo-ya. Send them to afganistan!

    • Makz

      Can't Wait MAAAANN!!!

    • Suabaru20

      Oh Yeah The macho Man randy Savage!!!

    • Joe Kiwi

      This is going to Rock

    • LOL

      . . .

    • Jordan

      Hope it will be greater than the sum of the parts. Most of the origin movies were great but capt america sux

    • Marieeee

      Yeah, Can't wait!! SAMUEL.L JACKSON!!

    • Stime

      This looks real good...I can not wait

    • person

      omg yes!!!

    • Dhruvjyot chhaya

      boo yah

    • steveisatree

      Not so keen on the music. But Joss Whedon! I have high hopes. However it could easily be a flop.

    • Chris

      AWESOME! Cant wait.

    • Pooppu Nunu

      I < <3 it but not!!

    • Max

      WOW cant wait to see it hurry up may 2012

    • Dylan

      Can this much awesomeness be contained in one movie??

    • Superheros rule

      Yes it seems my awesomeness meter is broken because of too much awesomeness

    • Jacob

      Looks pretty good, too bad Edward Norton isnt playing Hulk

    • alex128

      look up under Awesome in the dictionary/thesaurus n. Avenger, pl. Avengers

    • Lazza

      *giggle!!* It's the Avengers!!!! *giggle*

    • sala

      wow can't wait

    • Dan

      Hell yeah, can't wait

    • Matt

      OMG.

    • Chops

      Looks bloody awesome

    • clararar

      Good to see they finally sorted out ScarJo's hair!

    • NOOOO!

      Ed norton? The best Banner ever and they replaced him?!! NOOOO!

    • Chelsea

      Seriously cannot wait!!

    • Loho

      OOH UUh .... well i CAN wait!

    • Kane

      Well we now know why the worlds ending in 2012 (too much awesome)

    • khan

      i hope they have the wolverine too in it

    • lucy

      cannot wait! looks awesome!

    • Just Me

      Wow. Of course I need to catch up with all the associated movies first.

    • mike

      it looks awesome

    • trud

      if Thor gets his shirt off again I will very much enjoy this movie.. lol!!

    • von dink

      wow

    • Rob A

      Where's Optimus Prime?

    • Cass

      MORE Tony Stark...YES PLEASE!

    • Rugz

      Yo ! bring it

    • Meg

      Yes! We get it before the US release date haha. Can't wait

    • Grace

      Avengers Assemble!

    • reetz

      oh yeah....soooo cant wait 4 this one. yes

    • melmel

      so want to see this, but so dont like the new erick banner

    • kip

      wow this is awesome! so want it out now lol...

    • Honey Ryder

      Brilliant! I LOVE Chris Evans!:)

    • Kell

      Gah!!! I cant wait

    • ACE101

      Cant friggin wait! This is gonna be the cinematic event of the year, i cant beleive its been around 4 years since Iron man first came on.

    • Craig

      JOSS WHEDON!!!

    • Cjah

      the avengers is a group of hero's that we all love and read in comic books but it would be great if they was to add the transformer's in it

    • hazza

      sweet!!

    • Brett

      Gimme tickets NOW.

    • Sarcasticool

      I have waited my whole life for this. Collected the comics since I was a kid. Ok no Wasp or Hank Pym but still...AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!

    • sammmmy

      Is Tom Hanks in this one?

    • Syms

      Heck yes!

    • john

      It may have been said already.. but.. HULK SMASH!

    • JayC4Shaw

      this movie has some big shoes to fill, not sure if it will successfully but I cant WAIT!!!

    • TGERTSVT

      he just casually says "we have a hulk". this movie looks sick

    • Daniel

      This looks pants changingly brilliant!

    • t-rod

      if there is a chance to see thors abs again Im in!!

    • IZAAK

      HAWKEYE BICHZ!!!!

    • Phil

      I have a Hulk... in my pants, after watching that trailer.

    • stu

      phil thats hilarious

    • Kaitlin

      Ooo! Can't Wait! Black Widow AND Hawkeye!

    • Tasty hammer

      THOR!

    • super hero

      Can't wait!! the best of all?

    • lucas

      is it too far? thor with iorn man?

    • cameron

      that comes out on my b day

    • Honey Ryder

      Oh God yes, Chris Evans!!

    • Ryder

      O man trailer looks so good cant wait to see the movie

    • Someone

      I AM BATMAAAN! oh wait, wrong movie..

    • Flynn

      Omg I love this movie can't wat

    • DRF63

      Joss Whedon making, Super "Men" acting, should be EPIC!!!

    • Bert and Ernie

      Seriously, whats the guy with the arrow going to do?

    • Kane

      JUST AWESOME

    • astrix

      ....awesome

    • Chuckletrousers

      Gon be a sweet 1 to watch wasted

    • RexH

      The trailers keep getting better! It LOOKS great. Let's hope the whole film follows suit!

    • josh skux

      best movie ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Matt

      I am rock solid right now.

    • moviegirl

      Mmm, yes... but can I also say... Best trailer this year. There you are. I said it....

    • wow

      I don't think I've ever seen 80 comments on a trailer here before. This is the kind of hype I pay attention to.

    • Becca

      Mavel + silver screen = AWESOMENESS

    • Da 1

      The HULKS gona kick everybodys ass!!!Spoiler alert.

    • evldna

      Is this the guaranteed NZ release date? I need to know to get tickets to a potential midnight screening...

    • ace

      OMFGFANGASIM :D

    • dinx

      this looks hot just like Scarlett

    • berta

      so there

    • Jackass

      the guy who plays hulk in this doesnt suit it he is verry calm hulk needs to be angry

    • morgana1972

      & it's on ANZAC day how cool is that. To all the service men & woman thankyou for serving our country :)

    • Tusky

      Line up of a lifetime and a good runtime as well 2hrs 25mins= Win Win!!!

    • ella

      Needs more girls in the team but Im excited to see what Joss Whedon does with it :)

    • Papa Panda

      Screw uni tests. Im so watching this on the 1st screening!!

    • RattledWriter

      Might have to rewatch all their other movies before this one.

    • john

      mean ! :)

    • Ed-Flicks

      @evldna - yep, tickets on sale now at Event, Hoyts, Reading and independent cinemas.

    • Bluestar

      Definitely checking it out. I think Dark Knight Rises will kill it though. Nolan > Whedon

    • ian

      watching it on 25 apr. cool release date is on a holiday

    • Candyrox

      damm she is good. can't wait to see it :-)

    • caleb

      THIS IS AWESOME

    • caleb

      MINE

    • Mr G

      Looking forward to this, but agree with Bluestar that Dark Knight Rises will be better!

    • Tony

      Why? Why would these men fight? Can't they just get along? Be Wednesday next week already!

    • dino

      love it!!

    • Raul

      I just wet my pants with excitement

    • RexH

      AWESOME! Tony gets headbutted by Thor! So far every clip is a ten!

    • Magz

      WOW all the clips look awesome. Thank goodness it gets released on a public holiday =)

    • Esta*

      GO THOR!! hehe

    • shiftbutton

      Hah, its like batman and superman all over again. Superman should win but batman does. Annoying.

    • Nenad

      I can't wait to see the movie :) AWESOME

    • Luka

      AWESOME MOVIE

    • bilal99

      are we able to buy tickets on line, any1?

    • harry

      Seeing that today!

    • Jess

      My bro's bday today!!

    • karl

      saw it last night, absolutely amazing, a must see

    • Jean

      Absolutely amazing!! Hot male characters! (Thor and Captain American:) ) Awsome action scenes! A definite must see!!

    • hodstar

      Hulk Smash!! Very very cool and slick. Its like reading a comic on screen! Yeeahhh Boi!

    • Bo.B

      Stink, there was no Batman.

    • Ace

      of course there was no batman.. he is DC, this is Marvel.

    • MAUSALI SUCKS

      MAUSALIII!!!!!!!@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

    • Becs

      WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO

    • Shani

      So excited... seeing it tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Somebody

      Going to see it again

    • KImberley

      Need to see it Again

    • The Hulk

      Puny God.

    • hulk

      awsome hulk

    • Marty

      i so want t o take my boys to this...

    • Pop

      My gf went to this movie with someone else :(

    • Namedryyj

      You'fdahhhhhhhhhhhhhhe got 140 characters...go!

    • GRACE

      TO MUCH DRAME AND NOT ENOUGH ACTION

    • GRACE

      I MENT DRAMA

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  • orlando

    The Avengers is a fantastic film, great action, story, characters and effects. This film is an absolute winner.

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Steve Newall Flicks Writer

After years of setup in the form of individual hero-centric films, The Avengers had a hell of a lot to live up to. Not because the films that precede it are all awesome (they’re a mix of the good, the bad and the okay), but because this ambitious effort needed to transcend what preceded it and move beyond origin stories to immerse the audience completely in the Marvel Universe. Whilst visual flair may not be Joss Whedon’s strongest suit, the decision to offer him the director’s chair proves inspired as he goes about demonstrating the innate understanding of how to make an ensemble tick that we’ve seen in his TV work (Buffy, Firefly, Dollhouse), depicting a believable world populated by larger-than-life superheroes and striking a balance in the screen time they’re given that doesn’t diminish their individual stature. More

The Avengers suffers from some of the plausibility problems that plague the genre, but when it’s doing either of the two things it does best (making its farfetched characters as believable as you can without going down the gritty Dark Knight route, and breaking into some great action sequences), it lives up to its immense potential. It’s also the first Marvel film to capture the epic scale, excitement and humour of its source material, best captured in the Rampage-style carnage of the film’s huge final conflagration in which the audience is dazzled rather than bewildered by the way Whedon stages his action and uses CGI and alternately teased into bouts of laughter and applause. Superhero fan or not, The Avengers dares you to not leave delighted. Hide

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  • Tibbers

    I agree with your entire review, other than the reason you dropped the fifth star - surely there's a better reason than that. Cop-out.

  • John

    What happened if Dark Knight can't match the Avengers....

  • adamatdramatrain

    If Dark Knight can't better The Avengers? I guess in that case I'll eat that fifth star! :))

  • AdamatDramaTrain

    If DARK KNIGHT can't match AVENGERS?! Well, I guess I'll eat that 5th star :)

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Wonderful Mr. Whedon :)

adamatdramatrain Flicks Superstar (?)

We knew he could. We hoped he would. And Joss Whedon did - he delivered a fun, action-packed popcorn-fest with a heart. A script full of zingers, well-thought out action that enables each character a wee bit of development whilst retaining continuity with their individual Marvel movie franchises. Building on 'Captain America', 'Thor,' 'Iron Man,' and 'The Incredible Hulk,' Whedon brings it all together in a movie as funny as it is action-packed (delights include Iron Man telling Hawkeye: "Hop on, Legolas!" and, well I won't spoil it - but a wonderful retort from Hulk to Loki's posturing!) Solid acting (the cast are clearly having a ball), great special effects (although forget the 3D - see it as it was shot - in good ol' fashioned no-nonsense 2D), and the type of scripting and direction we've come to expect of the man who brought us the brilliant 'Firefly' on TV and the superb 'Serenity' on the big screen. Imagine for a moment if the same care went into the character and script development of the headache-inducing dullness that was 'Transformers' 2 and 3, 'John Carter,' 'Battleship,' or 'Clash of the Sh*tans' movies. Whereas those monolithic monstrosities had great CGI and art direction, but precious little else, 'The Avengers' starts from the place where all solid entertainment should begin - the page. CGI alone does not a decent movie make. You need characters to care about, a decent plot and at least a modicum of dramatic tension. Add a sprinkling of humour to offset the ridiculous premise of any superhero movie and you have fun family entertainment (it is a Disney movie after all!)

Black Widow has a surprising amount to do and Scarlett Johansson kicks butt as pleasingly as Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark), Chris Evans (Captain America), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) and Chris Hemsworth (Thor.) Samuel Jackson owns the role of Nick Fury (a character modelled on the actor, so as a comics loving fanboy, it's great to see things go full-circle) and Tom Hiddleston plays the baddie Loki with great relish and a gleeful twinkle in his eye. But for me? The standout part was Dr, Bruce Banner. The CGI is a perfect match of raging Hulk and Mark Ruffalo's features, and Hulk steals the last act of the movie as soon as Cap' gives him the, er, green light to: "Smash."

Great fun. Highly entertaining. But only four out of five stars because, let's face it, that fifth star I'm reserving for another comic-book movie; one concerning a certain 'Dark Knight'...

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Earth's Mightiest Finally Assemble

Jordan Flicks Superstar (?)

In 2008, Marvel began their journey to creating a film universe where the stories we have been watching were taking place in one continuity.
They began that year with the films "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk", each providing a minute amount of detail and background to something called "The Avengers Initiative".
These little easter egg's carried on through "Iron Man 2", "Thor" and "Captain America: The First Avenger" and now come to fruition as the ensemble film "The Avengers".

The job was always going to seem large for any director. It is a team film, which already complicates matters, as each character needs to shine rather than one or two leading the way.
But it is also a superhero team film. This is a world filled with things beyond our own, exaggerated characters of man that with the current audience still need to feel "real".
And who better to take the reins on this than Joss Whedon, beloved by fanboys of many mediums, particularly that of the comic book world.
If you look back through his profile, this is a man who has wanted to produce a great comic book adaptation, charged by the vision he has had for many of these (At one stage, he was attatched to a "Wonder Woman" film of which he wanted Cobie Smulders in the lead role).

Joss Whedon brings the majority of the previous actor's back for this film; Chris Evans returns as Captain America, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.
Mark Ruffalo steps in this time as the Hulk, being joined by Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, carrying on from his small cameo in "Thor" and Cobie Smulders joins as Nick Fury's right hand Agent, Maria Hill.
One other character also returns, a small role, but one that has been key to binding the universe together and that is Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, who first joined us in "Iron Man".

As previously said, the scope of this film is large and while the story does as best it can to make these larger than life things seem real, it is the action and set pieces where this film shines. The battles, the fights, the locations are all glorious, superheroic things brought to life.
It is impressive to see, and at no time does it feel too over the top or forced on us in the sense of "LOOK! WE HAVE AWESOME CGI!"

Overall, it does a great job at bringing a team of super powered beings together in a world similar to ours, but the strength of it lies in the way it portrays these individuals and the epic set pieces that really show how super this team is.

Avengers Assemble, indeed.

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Entertaining film

yournamehere Wannabe (?)

So... I hadn't watched some of the films leading up to this, (I missed Thor and Captain America), but was still able to follow the story. Fantastic effects, good story, funny one-liners - enjoyable film!

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Just A Marvel ;)

BrionyJae Flicks Superstar (?)

So, I've seen this film three times now - and I can honestly say it was worth every dollar I spent! Seeing it in 2D is just as good as seeing it in 3D, although there are some seriously cool shots that you should DEFINITELY see in 3D if you can.

Things I particularly picked up on the 2nd and 3rd times around were just the amazing subtlety of the actors in playing their respective roles - all the little gestures they make, it all fits so *perfectly* with their characters... love it! I was also able to enjoy the action sequences in a different way because I didn't have to concentrate so much on the plot - I could just kick back and 'marvel' (hehee) at the EPICNESS.

So, errr, yes. In case you didn't see my 3D review - JUST WATCH THIS FILM! :D

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Great Epic

JR A-Lister (?)

This has to be one of the best superhero films of all time hands down.

The fantastic performance from the whole cast is quite incredible. With none of the characters felling minor or major respectively. The new cast member of Jeremy Renner's hawke-eye is probably the weakest of all of the character's but still dose not feel to weak that he comes boring so to speak.

This is defiantly the credit of the director Joss Whedon who blends all of the characters to perfect balance and also proves that the team is not "Tony Stark and co". All of the characters have there moment as the hero of the moment which is great to see.Although full off plenty of plot holes the film is a whirlwind ride while watching it and once leaving the cinema you can only ask for more, more and more.

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Press Reviews

Boxoffice Magazine

Finally seeing the damned thing is a bit like standing around a cuckoo clock waiting for noon: you know what to expect, yet you're thrilled into smiling. Full review.

Empire (UK)

A joyous blend of heroism and humour that raises the stakes even as it maintains a firm grip on what makes the individual heroes tick. Full review.

Guardian (UK)

It's fun to watch Whedon pitch his heroes against each other. Child's play, maybe, but entertaining all the same. Full review.

Hollywood Reporter

Whedon and his cohorts have managed to stir all the personalities and ingredients together so that the resulting dish, however familiar, is irresistibly tasty again. Full review.

Total Film (UK)

Big, brash and very funny, Joss Whedon’s Avengers Assemble is equal to the sum of its parts – and for once, that’s no faint praise. Suit up. Full review.

Variety (USA)

Like a superior, state-of-the-art model built from reconstituted parts, Joss Whedon's buoyant, witty and robustly entertaining superhero smash-up is escapism of a sophisticated order. Full review.