It's haunting and daunting seeing these crystal clear images of the ship at the bottom of the ocean. Especially striking is the handful of shots of the prow. Especially striking are shots of the disintegration of the ship in some areas as bacteria and rust claim the ship, followed by shots of components that looked like they were placed in the water just a few hours earlier. Some of the overlays with replays of scenes from the past on the current images of the ship were quite dramatic and striking ... others just made it hard to appreciate what was being shown. The only disconcerting feature were the cutaways to the people peeking out of the peepholes of the submarine ... they were… Read more
This is a great action movie ... emphasis on action. The character development is slight with the assumption you have seen the lead-up movies ... Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, and The Incredible Hulk. There is that little touch of humour from Joss Whedon for which he is famous, and the movie comes across as a larger than life adventure. I was in Visions Electronics on the weekend and saw The Avengers playing on a 90-inch LED HDTV ... this is certainly a big screen movie and the huge screen brought it to life in 2D mode. I was standing beside Captain America as he paid off his ten dollar bet to Colonel Nick Fury ... and it felt like you could reach in and shake their… Read more
