The Avengers - View on Film

The Avengers-

Holy Cow!  The be all, end all of movies is here.

Yes, I should be a even-keeled reviewer, but faithful reader, you must be told that this is what I've been waited for since a young boy.

Here's my review:

View on Film Extra- Why is this Important?

What makes the Avengers such a watershed moment for yours truly?  It started with my first comic book, Avengers 221.....and continued with a filmmaker who made us believe in Slayers, and that a Vampire could have a soul.

For some reason in my youth, one day I decided I needed to start reading super hero comics.  I was about 10 years old.  My Dad, who always wanted to help his son out, took me to a convenience store on the North side of Spokane Washington, and we got Avengers 221.  That was it.  Love at first sight!  So I got a subscription, which I would not recommend for anyone!  It was always slow and late.  So once that finally ended, I found the Comic Rack.  A comic oasis in Spokane.  There, I could finally get my Comics fix,  and the Avengers were always on the forefront of my purchases.  (I eventually started shopping at Merlyn's in Downtown Spokane....where I have shopped for about 25 years.  John Waite is the main man there.  I've known him longer than almost anyone else I know!  Free Comic Book Day is Tomorrow, May 5th....stop by and get some free stuff!)

So I became engrossed in the back history of the Avengers, and essentially had a ball doing it.  I've had some gaps in the 30 years since, but I've been a faithful reader for most of that time.

When the rumblings started about an actual Avengers movie coming to the screen, I asked myself who would I dream about directing it.  No kidding, there was only one name, Joss Whedon.  Damned if that's not exactly what happened. 

Joss Whedon is a master as making groups cohesive and work in the TV and Film medium.  Just watch any of the shows he wrote/directed.  Buffy/Angel/Firefly all had the essential ingredients that would make the Avengers work.  Also, he has written an X-men comic for two years, so he obviously knew what Iron Man was what.  (Here's a Great Profile on Joss in GQ , and here's a look at his work from Rolling Stone)

So last night, the movie finally came.....and it was a combination of my love for the source material AND the filmmaker which has made it something special.  Listen, I love movies.  This is what I do.  And the Avengers is a reminder of why.