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To paraphrase a quote by the redoubtable Mark Twain, reports
of the death of the superhero film franchise are greatly exaggerated. Every
time a superhero film arrives that doesn't instantaneously leap tall buildings
in a single bound (Green Lantern, anyone?), the press goes into hyperdrive
proclaiming the end of a genre that has been a staple of film at least since
the early days of Superman and Batman serials in the mid-twentieth century.
While those manning adaptations of DC Comics could pretend to ignore
disappointments like Green Lantern due to their stellar run with the
Christopher Nolan Batman reboot (aside from the horrendous tragedy in Colorado
earlier this year), they've had a tougher row to hoe with their proposed reboot
of the Superman franchise (with the long gestating Man of Steel). That property
is facing serious problems due to several lawsuits involving heirs to the
estates of Superman's creators, a tangle of litigation which may prevent any
adaptation from moving forward, at least for the foreseeable future. Marvel,
once the scrappy also-ran in the comic book wars, has had a much better time of
it, despite the occasional misfire along the way. While Marvel may have
stumbled at least a little bit with its two lackluster Hulk attempts, and with
second tier fare like the Ghost Rider franchise, the past several years have
seen a number of high profile superhero films culled from Marvel comics that
have met both with serious critical acclaim as well as humongous boxoffice
receipts. Several of these Marvel adaptations have featured huge casts
aggregating several superheroes in properties including The Fantastic Four and
X-Men. Still, nothing quite as immense as The Avengers had ever been tried
before, and Marvel took the rather unusual step of rolling out what is set to
be a major tentpole for the next several years over the course of at least a couple
of other films, with co-star Samuel L. Jackson providing cameos in single
superhero offerings like Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America: The First
Avenger, in a blatant if very smart attempt to whet viewers' appetites for what
was obviously going to be a major mashup of Marvel legends.
So was all that appetite whetting in service of a decent
main course? Absolutely. One of the first things that even casual appreciators
of The Avengers may notice is how brilliantly the little seeds that were
planted in the last few Marvel superhero outings blossom in this new film.
What's even more remarkable, however, is that while it can't be denied that
having seen the last few films (especially Thor) helps to set the stage for The
Avengers' major plot points, it isn't absolutely necessary. Rarely has a new
franchise built upon the veritable shoulders of several other films so
intelligently furthered those individual elements while at the same time
working just as well independently of them.
The sibling rivalry at the heart of Thor is the prime
motivator for much of what transpires in The Avengers. Black sheep Loki (Tom
Hiddleston) is in cahoots with a bunch of nasty aliens called the Chitauri,
with whom he has struck a deal involving the glowing blue cube of pure energy
known as the Tesseract (as a Madeleine L'Engle A Wrinkle in Time fan, may I
just interject that that term will forever be linked in my mind to L'Engle's
books). Loki's goal is to steal the Tesseract, deliver it to the Chitauri, at
which point a large horde of Chitauri will aid Loki in enslaving Mankind. In
the meantime, super-secret spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. (an acronym which has had
any number of definitions through the years in the Marvel universe) and its
spymaster Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) have been employing the services of
scientist Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgård) and agent Clint Barton, AKA Hawkeye
(Jeremy Renner) to run experiments on the Tesseract. Those experiments go
seriously awry when Loki utilizes them to open a portal and enter our little
corner of the universe, whereupon he uses his glowing blue spear to hypnotize
both Selvig and Hawkeye, making off with them and the Tesseract.
That in turn leads Fury to recruit all the members of what
S.H.I.E.L.D. has been referring to as the "Avengers Initiative".
Aside from Captain America (Chris Evans) and Tony Stark AKA Iron Man (Robert
Downey, Jr.), Fury and his aide Coulson (Clark Gregg) reach out to Natasha
Romanoff AKA Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), asking her in turn to track down
Dr. Bruce Banner AKA The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), since Banner's longstanding
research into Gamma Rays evidently equips him to track down the missing Tesseract.
Into this motley group flies Thor (Chris Hemsworth), descending from the
heavens to track down his errant adopted brother.
Whedon threads this multi-pronged needle with incredible
facility, managing to sum up characters in a just a beat or two before moving
on to the more important kind of beat, the beat down. The whole central section
of The Avengers actually sees a number of fantastic and often funny battles
between the superheroes themselves, before they turn their collective sights on
Loki and the Chitauri. Rather interestingly, these bombastic sequences actually
help to develop the characters rather than just act as adrenaline pumping
instruments, and it's also here that Whedon's fantastic sense of humor comes to
the fore and elevates the film above the often turgid and self-important
superhero ambience. Without spoiling any punchlines, suffice it to say that (to
give just two examples) Stark's snarkiness and Captain America's earnestness
each deliver some classic one liners which are not just laugh out loud
hilarious but actually help to develop the interrelationships between the
various characters.
The Avengers is a breathless and mostly elegantly structured
entertainment that manages to let each of the superheroes (and their merely
mortal helpers) have their moment in the sun while at the same time providing
some fantastic set pieces. Truth be told, virtually the entire final hour of
the film is one huge set piece as Loki's shenanigans allow the Chitauri to
start teleporting into a suitably distraught Manhattan. All of this said, is
this a perfect superhero film? Probably not. That same final battle might last
a little too long and I for one just couldn't warm to Ruffalo as Banner (one
assumes that's not him as The Hulk). But these are very minor quibbles in what
has to be one of the most rousing action films of at least the past decade.
Whedon expresses some surprise (consternation, really) that he was handed this
property without having a large film oeuvre already under his belt, but The Avengers
proves that he was an incredibly smart choice to man an incredibly entertaining
film.
The Avengers Blu-ray, Video Quality
The Avengers is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Disney –
Buena Vista (who distributed the film) with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in
1.78:1. This is a wonderfully sharp and well detailed high definition
presentation that only has one major issue, one that must be traced to Weldon’s
own wishes for the film's overall ambience: it is just incredibly dark a lot of
the time (especially in the first half of the film). This overall murkiness
robs the image of some shadow detail, though outright crush, while hinted at,
isn't really a major issue. The second half of the film is considerably
brighter, and the final, extended battle scene is a riot of fine object detail,
fantastically robust and well saturated color, and very strong contrast. The
CGI elements have a slightly soft look some of the time (as witnessed by some
of the screen caps accompanying this review). The film hasn't been overly
tweaked in post, so colors remain natural looking most of the time, and typical
bugaboos like aliasing on Manhattan's skyline are nowhere to be found.
The Avengers Blu-ray, Audio Quality
The Avengers features an astoundingly effective lossless
DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 mix. For those of you who are new to high definition
audio and wonder what all the fuss about "LFE" is about, pop The
Avengers in your Blu-ray player and prepare to feel the might force of
interstellar energy pulse through your very being. This is one of the most fantastically
robust mixes I've personally experienced, one that keeps the low frequency
effects coming from virtually the first second of the film, but which never
overplays its hand, allowing the listener to catch a little "breathing
room" before launching off on a new sonic attack. Immersion is simply
perfectly handled. Spaceships whiz through the sound field with clear panning
action, various punches and bone cracking moves are perfectly placed around the
surrounds, while at the same time dialogue is never sacrificed and rings
through loudly and clearly. Particular attention has been paid to various
ambient effects; notice Stark's "cloistered" sounding voice when he's
inside his Iron Man suit, or the creepy, bass heavy tones (very reminiscent of Darth
Vader) of Loki's Chita Uri collaborator. Fidelity is sterling and dynamic range
is amazing in this reference quality track.
The Avengers Blu-ray, Special Features and Extras
·
Commentary by Director Joss
Whedon Whedon is his typically dryly humorous self, starting out by agreeing
with those who question why he of all people was chosen to direct such a
humongous production. Whedon then goes on a hilarious "rant" about
how awful he wanted to make everything for the cast and crew. Whedon does get
into quite a bit of the technical details of shooting in 3D, talking about his
preference for fluid camera moves and midrange shots to emphasize
dimensionality. Whedon is incredibly self deprecating throughout this
commentary, something that makes his insights all the more enjoyable. It's nice
to listen to an auteur who has no ostensible delusions of grandeur.
·
The Avengers Initiative: A
Marvel Second Screen Experience allows viewers to access a supposed
S.H.I.E.L.D. database which includes information on the various characters and
story elements via their Ipad, Iphone or laptop.
·
Marvel One-Shot: Item 47
(HD; 11:20) is another direct to video release short which has a tangential tie
in to the main feature. In this outing, Jesse Bradford and Lizzy Caplan play
down on their luck would-be thieves who have stumbled onto a piece of
extraterrestrial gadgetry which they hope will help them achieve their wildest
dreams.
·
Gag Reel (HD; 4:05)
·
Deleted and Extended Scenes
(HD; 14:59) features eight scenes, including an alternate opening and ending.
Some of these feature raw footage and animatics and all of them have very small
timecode captions and other identifying features in very small text at the top
and bottom of the frame.
·
Featurettes (HD; 14:37)
include A Visual Journey and Assembling the Ultimate Team. Both feature Whedon
and others in interviews discussing the aims for this new franchise.
·
Soundgarden Music Video
"Live to Rise" (HD; 4:49). Who decided to offer this in Dolby Digital
2.0? I think the Hulk needs to visit them, whoever they are.
The Avengers Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation
The Avengers is a near-perfect "summer
blockbuster", a film which weaves together a glut of previously introduced
characters (and storylines) about as effortlessly as possible, while bringing a
new face or two into the mix. Rousing without ever seeming manic, and
wonderfully funny a lot of the time, The Avengers easily establishes Whedon as
one of the most formidable writing-directing talents of his generation. The
film has a couple of niggling issues, but its self-awareness helps to overcome
them without any false irony. The first half of the film is awfully dark,
making some of the action too hard to see, but once the final battle erupts
during the final hour or so, The Avengers is just a nonstop assault of visual
and aural treats. This Blu-ray offers superior video and reference quality
audio, as well as an appealing package of supplements. Highly recommended.
Cast
Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert
Downey Jr. ... Tony Stark / Iron Man
Chris
Evans ... Steve Rogers / Captain America
Mark
Ruffalo ... Bruce Banner / The Hulk
Chris
Hemsworth ... Thor
Scarlett
Johansson ... Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
Jeremy
Renner ... Clint Barton / Hawkeye
Tom
Hiddleston ... Loki
Clark
Gregg ... Agent Phil Coulson
Cobie
Smulders ... Agent Maria Hill
Stellan
Skarsgård ... Selvig
Samuel
L. Jackson ... Nick Fury
Gwyneth
Paltrow ... Pepper Potts
Paul
Bettany ... Jarvis (voice)
Alexis
Denisof ... The Other
Tina
Benko ... NASA Scientist
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