The Avengers

The biggest movie of the summer so far is The Avengers. And for good reason. It delivers. Action, adventure, and lots of explosions.
For years Marvel has been developing it's comic book lore through film for those of us who haven't been steeped in the books. It all comes together here in the fantastically entertaining Avengers.
(Minor Spoilers) Basically Loki (Tom Hiddleston) desires to rule the Earth, and brings an intergalactic army to conquer it. And the the planets only hope for total domination is Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). Code named The Avengers by Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and S.H.I.E.L.D.
The only new actor to the series is Ruffalo. Who did his work as Dr. Banner and The Hulk. He still portrays this disdain for the "monster" inside him. And when it comes time for "HULK SMASH!", Hulk smashes it's face in like a boss. Makes me love the Hulk again.
Everyone Else was just as good as they were in there individual pictures. Evans is the Captain we all want. Good, honest, and true. The only thing I would like better from the character would be his abilities need to be turned up a notch. In The Incredible Hulk Tim Roth's character Manages  the Hulk for a while by himself. I just don't get the feeling that out beloved Captain could do the same. Strong and capable he is he is, but a bit lacking.
Iron Man/ Tony Stark is still the coolest man on the planet, and he knows it. From all his too cool one liners, to his override of the com systems where he blasts AC/DC. He is the cool guy that everyone wants to hang out with.
Thor is a major component in this film because it is his brother that is causing all the mischief. Hemsworth is big, strong, and tough. He is just as regal and dashing as ever, being the god of thunder and all. I would have LOVED for Natalie Portman to have actually been in this movie, but you can't always get what you want.
That just leaves are mortals. Black Widow and Hawkeye are the totally unaugmented members of our group. They hold their own. Widow is used to handling her business in the shadows but brings it to the front line. And Hawkeye has such a wonderful set of skills that put out peoples eyes.
 Sam L. as Fury gets to see plenty of action. gun play galore. For a guy with one eye, and nodepth prception as we know it, he is a relly good shot
The A#1 of ouR huams is Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg). He doesn't have all the training or toys that the other agents have, but he gets his hero work done. All while being a total fanboy and all around cool cat.
Being such a special effects heavy movie I expected there to be more problems, but there was very rarely a focus on something that wasn't done well. And there are plenty of of opportunities to screw it up,but the keep it as tight as you can reasonably expect.
It has a really good tempo also. It doesn't let itself get bogged down with to heavy of a story. It has serious moments, but always lightens the mood with some awesome hero banter. It mostly expects you to have seen the other films, but they do throw back to the other movies (which I like) to help you along without over doing it.
The Avengers is just a fun movie for the Superhero lover in all of us. In IMAX 3D it is just so much fun. If you can tear yourself away from the real word and go to a place where superheros are everywhere that is also fun for the family, then this is where you should go.