The Avengers: The story of a life long fan being let down

I was a little disapointed as well. However, as Michael Bay has shown us all, money does not speak for how good a movie is.

awww baby want a bottle?

maybe if you learned how to write you might understand the movie better.

If you want to voice your disappointment, write a REVIEW. This is half a paragraph describing two things you didn't like. Why do we need this?

@Thelovedoc That is very true, too many comments seem to read "It's made lots, that proves its the best film ever made" I loved it, but that's saying money earned proves quality is crazy, Avatar is number 1 at the moment and that script is very film 101, in it's approach.

I know people have been jumping up and down when people say the script was simple, however if they had added complexity the film wouldn't of worked. So not really sure what the basis of the defence of the simple story is. I know people say "You can break down any movie into a sentence or two" Yes I agree the difference is you can simplify a complex story into a paragraph, but it is harder if impossible to turn a simple story and turn it into something complex.

Yes there were slow points, and story wasn't a thinker, but I think it never marketed itself to be anything more than an action flick, so I went in to the movie with the mindset to sit back and relax and be taken for a ride.

@golden123
I enjoyed the movie, but expected more. That is what I meant to say.

So many Marvelites....

Just because YOU don't like it, doesn't mean it deserves less success. You do not set the standard. The majority does, and the majority loved the movie. If you don't like it, fine. You don't have to. If you want to openly say you were let down, say it. But to say that it deserves less success just because YOU were not blown away is such a self-righteous concept. The rules of the words don't bend for you, or any of us.

I just watched "The Skin I Live In". Fantastic movie, in some ways better than the Avengers.

What's my point? Do I offer any suggestions on how the Avengers could be better? Why am I talking about a foregin film which has nothing to do with the Avengers?

ELABORATION is required!
Now you don't want to see that troll face (first time I've ever used it or anything like it, by the way), but you yourself are trolling on this site with an article that is shorter than my usual comments on this site.

You say the Avengers was a let-down, ok. Differing opinions don't bother me, they only pique my curiosity. I want to learn MORE about why you thought it was a let down. I don't care about the money it's making, and although yes, that does mean it is successful, that doesn't instantly qualify it as good or bad (relative terminology anyway).

I'm all for the minority expressing their opinions. I clicked this article thinking you would really expound on it, offer something that other articles/reviews are missing, and even guide me towards your line of thinking. Instead, I got an article that comes off as whiny, like a spurned fanboy, or some spoiled brat who didn't like his Christmas present.

You want an informative comment?

I think yossarian pretty much told you what I would have, had I really cared enough to review your silly "editorial". You oversimplified everything.

Consider this. I work at McDonald's as an Area Manager. I encounter extremely stupid customers and about as equally dumb employees every day. I've witnessed this event at least twice a day:
Customer: "I want a number 2."
Order Taker: "Was that a meal or just the sandwich?"
Customer: "Uh, the Quarter Pounder."
Order Taker: "Ok, would you like to make that a meal today?"
Customer: "Sure."
Order Taker: "What size would you like that?"
Customer: "Um, whatever way it comes."
Order Taker: "Well the meal comes in either medium or large."
Customer: "What does that mean: 'medium or large'?"
Order Taker: "I'm referring to the size of the drink and fries that come with the meal."
Customer: "Oh, well just regular."
Order Taker: "So... medium then?"
Customer: "Sure, we'll go with that."
Order Taker: "What would you like to drink with that meal?"
Customer: "Diet Coke."
Order Taker: "Alright, if the screen is correct, your order comes out to $6.42 at your first-"
Customer: "How come you charged me for the Diet Coke? Doesn't the drink come with the meal?"
Order Taker: "Yes, but what you're seeing on the screen is the meal broken down. Meals have a drink and a fry..."
Customer: "Ok, but I want a receipt."

How could this have been averted? What should the order taker have done? What should the customer have done differently (if anything)? Do you even care? Exactly.

Urgh...Can't stand people who write things like and then people agree with it.

THERE'S BARELY ANYTHING TO AGREE WITH!

Lol, what happened to the right of free speech ? If he was let down, he was let down. You lot obviously were not so what does it matter ?

The movie was fun, awesome action, but i was was a little let down too, at least for all the hype it got. Marvel did a great job setting it up and i think thats why it was so sucessful. Not samual jacksons best performance, the other actors were great. I agree, i didnt feel a great threat to the heroes, as a matter of fact, loki's army seemed more like a small group of b list thugs. i also thought the hulk/loki scene was funny but it does take away the threat you should feel from the main villian. this shouldve been bigger for an avengers movie. thor or hulk couldve handled this threat on their own. i did enjoy it but no more than thor, the first avenger, or god forbid i say it, even green lantern.

That's not my point. To me you have not explained complexity, you have just explained the story which I was already aware of. It didn't do it for me. It just felt very bogged down by too many characters and lets face it, it was never going to be an easy task. How people feel about movies is subjective. One person can dislike it, whilst one hundred love it. Does that make either parties opinion invalid ? No because there is no right or wrong opinion.

Alos please don't question my intelligence on a forum because it actually makes you look incredibly stupid. Questioning someones intelligence about a film is extraordinarily juvenile. I don't have the same opinion as YOU, so that makes me stupid ? Truly inspiring.

I have to disagree with you about The Dark Knight. That was a film that had real complexities because it spent time developing it's characters and more importantly it's main antagonist. The film was full of meaning and depth. The amount of symbolism was exceptional. I don't want to turn this into a Marvel vs DC war because I am a fan of both. The Avengers for me did not have the meaning I crave in a film. Also you do know you are talking to one of the biggest Lost fans in the world right ? So please don't talk to me about only understanding spoon fed, simple films and TV because Lost was one of those shows that most people still don't understand.

The thing is, by me stating I didn't like certain parts of The Avengers it immediately makes me a hater by your logic. I am not I thought it was good but not as good as some have made it out to be. There are far better CBM's out there. I love the fact we have finally been given an Avengers movie and I am excited to see where this goes but it was not the strongest CBM I have ever seen. Simples.

I'm with @golden123 in my opinion X-Men: First Class and Batman Begins is way better than the Avengers.

marvel films

1st the avengers
2nd iron man
3rd spider-man 2

dc films

1st watchmen
2nd superman the movie
3rd v for vendetta

Oh boy. Marvel Fanboys freak out and act like its the Rapture when somebody criticizes The Avengers. After TDKR, they'll be the new Nolanites. Just wait.

Marvel

1. X-Men: First Class
2. Spider-Man 2
3. X-Men

DC

1. Batman Begins
2. Superman the movie
3. The Dark Knight

Marvel
1.Iron Man
2.X-Men: First Class
3.Spider-Man 2


DC
1.Superman
2.Batman Begins
3.The Dark Knight
Numbers 2 and 3 can be switched around depending on my mood