Who has seen The Avengers?

I only chose Loki because you made us pick one. I LOVED THEM ALLLLLLL!! I have been a comic fan since I was old enough to read. We traveled a lot as my dad was military and we crossed the country several times. My parents remained sane with 5 kids in the car by making sure we were constantly stocked with comic books. That was back when you'd find comics at every gas station. All these characters were my companions and friends during the difficult transitions from one military base to another.

So to see a movie that took such great pains to keep these characters true to their original cast and make them meld together in such a fun and entertaining way - FAAAAAAR OUT!! (now if that doesn't age me....)

The only part of the movie that was a "huh?" moment was how the Hulk was so out of control that he almost killed Black Widow in his first transition, but was able to handle the last battle as a mostly controlled Alli (with the exception of one hilarious side punch at Thor). I was surprised that such a tightly woven script wouldn't have given a better reasoning for that than just "I'm always angry".

There couldn't have been a more stellar and perfectly chosen cast for these characters.

Downing owns Tony Stark, even though in the comics he's not such a smart ass.

Evens played Cap America with just the right amount of controlled anger and integrity - I loved how, though he was among the weakest of the supers, he was the perfect leader.

Johansson was absolutely stunning as Black Widow and I loved the undercurrent of a love story there.

Renner's Hawkeye is just more evidence of how likable and intense Jeremy is as an actor and his costume was to die for.

Nick Fury - was there any doubt of who would play this character? Jackson was PERFECT!

Loki was perhaps the best nemesis I've seen in ages. Hiddleston's intensity and pure evil grin were mesmerizing. It's great when you love to hate the bad guy.

I liked Thor better in this movie than in his own. The Shakespearean touch was really nice.

And the Hulk was very subtle and honed down and I liked that better than Norton's frenetic enactment.

All in all, it was the perfect cinematic experience - and it's been a long time since I've had one of those!!!