The Avengers is awesome

The Avengers is a really awesome cinematic event, while I didn't get to see it on its opening night, I did over the weekend. Its the culmination of a decade of different movies made about the back stories of the Marvel super heroes. While it wasn't perfect, the Avengers definitely lived up to my expectations.
The movie begins right were Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, and Captain America left off. Loki, Thor's mischievous brother, is heading for earth with a new weapon, one that can fire beams of energy and brainwash people. S.H.I.E.L.D leader Nick Fury (played by Samuel L. Jackson... awesome) has gathered various superheroes together to create the "Avengers Initiative" and attempt to fight and stop Loki from taking over the world blah blah blah. In the beginning solo films we’ve gotten to know Tony Stark, old-fashioned idealist Captain America, arrogant Thor, Black Widow and the uncontrollable Hulk – but Avengers takes things a step further by showing us how these characters are growing and evolving – and better yet, growing and evolving because of their interactions with one another. For all of the impressive action the best moments in Avengers are arguably the slower, character-driven scenes. Whedon’s penchant for snappy dialogue is on full display, and it’s a great experience to see.Tony Stark and Dr. Banner talking about science so no one else in the room understands, or debating the value of the traumas that made them both into tragic heroes. The special effects in the movie are pretty great, especially Hulk, who finally looks like the actor playing him, and the classic version of the character first created by artist Jack Kirby. The aliens, Iron Man, Thor’s hammer and the rest, all look great. Visually, the movie is the most impressive work that Marvel has done to this point. As for the 3D version it’s totally unnecessary. It’s not a bad conversion and doesn’t detract from the viewing experience – but it rarely adds anything, either. If you’re debating which way to see the film: go 2D. However the story is very predictable in terms of its plot. A lot of the big sequences still have a very “TV” feel to them – and on the whole, Avengers plays like several episodes of a very well-built TV series, rather than a feature film that has truly “cinematic” moments in it. There are a few, but only a few.
Overall, it was a pretty great movie and I'm absolutely certain there will be more.