
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action throughout and a mild drug reference. Running time 142 minutes, Action/Adventure/Sci-fi
Plays like: Star Trek (2009), Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011)
Back in 2002, I remember reading an article for a possible Superman/Batman movie. This of course, was before they rebooted the Batman franchise altogether and I remember thinking “They’ll never do that! They can’t! It’d be too much and not enough at the same time!” And I think I was right about that still. So when there was talk of an Avengers movie in ’08 when the first Iron Man was released, I was skeptical. But with all the end-credits scenes and movie-by-movie, the heroes were introduced. Even as I was watching the Iron Man interract with Captain America, Thor, Nick Fury; I was still thinking “Man, I can’t believe they actually did it.” Well, they did and you’re gonna like it. Continue reading →