My first experience with the Avengers was when I was about 9 years old I was at the local convenience store (we actually still had some of those) and a comic cover caught my eye. The issue was number 305 and it was, I thought, a really cool cover. The Avengers are basically being swarmed by 'lavamen' (whatever they are) and are more or less completely surrounded. The funny thing about it is that I never bothered to get issue 306 or 307 which I gather should be related as there was a cliffhanger at the end. I was a kid so I'm sure the scourge of that day was pocket money, but I digress.
With this happy childhood memory it was with great relish and glee that I saw the Avengers movie. The movie is actually really good. As with a lot of these 'comic book' movies the film seems to set us up mainly for a big battle at the end and of course a sequel. I think this is a very standard format for this type of film, not good or bad... just expected. The plot follows the Avengers as individuals first, driven by egos , self-righteousness, and maybe arrogance until they can finally work together as a fully functioning team. Pretty standard but it works... this is an origin story after all and of course we have got to have these heroes free and individual for their own franchises (insert cha-ching noise).
The really funny thing is that I find myself with some sort of Avengers fever now... I have already *cough* invested in a thick collection of avengers comics I bought at a local bookshop and am hungry for more. It's really like being a kid again and maybe this is why I like these movies so much... I don't have to feel SO old.
Without any spoilers I can say that the Avengers, while a bit long winded at times, definitely delivered a childhood fantasy of seeing the ultimate Marvel superteam come together and kick butt on the big screen. I think the nine year old me would have never guessed this day would come, while reading issue 305 some twenty odd years ago. So I'm curious and waiting for the next comic book movie and now I am really curious what the hell happened with the damn lavamen! I guess I better go figure out how to buy issue 306 here in Malaysia....
With this happy childhood memory it was with great relish and glee that I saw the Avengers movie. The movie is actually really good. As with a lot of these 'comic book' movies the film seems to set us up mainly for a big battle at the end and of course a sequel. I think this is a very standard format for this type of film, not good or bad... just expected. The plot follows the Avengers as individuals first, driven by egos , self-righteousness, and maybe arrogance until they can finally work together as a fully functioning team. Pretty standard but it works... this is an origin story after all and of course we have got to have these heroes free and individual for their own franchises (insert cha-ching noise).
The really funny thing is that I find myself with some sort of Avengers fever now... I have already *cough* invested in a thick collection of avengers comics I bought at a local bookshop and am hungry for more. It's really like being a kid again and maybe this is why I like these movies so much... I don't have to feel SO old.
Without any spoilers I can say that the Avengers, while a bit long winded at times, definitely delivered a childhood fantasy of seeing the ultimate Marvel superteam come together and kick butt on the big screen. I think the nine year old me would have never guessed this day would come, while reading issue 305 some twenty odd years ago. So I'm curious and waiting for the next comic book movie and now I am really curious what the hell happened with the damn lavamen! I guess I better go figure out how to buy issue 306 here in Malaysia....
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