Year: 2012
Comics by: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Adapted by: Joss Whedon, Zak Penn
Cinematographer: Seamus McGarvey
I swore to myself after seeing the horrendous "2012" that never again would I go see a movie whose trailer included the now obligatory summer blockbuster shot in which a monster, asteroid, or anything else chopped down a skyscraper like a lumber jack chops down a tall cedar. However, despite the felling of skyscrapers, I enjoyed myself. I never read comics growing up, which partially explains why I've missed most of the Marvel movie adaptations aside from Spider Man and Batman. Going into the movie I feared that due to the ensemble nature of the film, the story would be chaotic and not leave any time for character development... but somehow between all the action sequences and snarky comments, there was development for most of the characters. I followed who was who and most of what was going on even with no background, and I enjoyed when the team came together. Good summer fun. Not all that memorable, no images that will stick with me for a long time, so its shy of being Jaws or Jurassic Park (5-star blockbusters) and its even shy of The Dark Knight (my favorite super hero movie so far, a 4-star blockbuster) because it lacked the edge that Christopher Nolan has brought to the Batman franchise... but still, it was fun.
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